SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGEL S EPISCOPAL CHURCH AUGUS T 14, 2022
11 AM CONTEMPORARY PARISH HALL
We’re glad you’re here! We would love to get to know you and help you get to know us. Saint Michael is a vibrant group of people choosing to live life as a community: pursuing Jesus, caring for one another, and serving those in need. While you’re here with us today, we’d love for you to do two things:
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Fill out a Welcome Card. They’re in the pew back in front of you, or use the QR code to use the quick, mobile-friendly “Get in Touch” form.
At Saint Michael we are all about connecting, serving, and growing. To learn more about us, find ways to get involved, or see a map of the campus, scan the QR code.
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Stop by the South entrance. You’ll see greeters wearing “Welcome” ribbons/lanyards and they can answer questions about a worship service, formation class, or childcare. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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Joy! Contemporary A Children’s Service Parish Hall Saint Michael Chapel
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OUR FOCUS: Build Christian Disciples for a Transformed Community Rob Springer leads our Welcome and Connection ministries at Saint Michael and he would love the opportunity to connect and answer any questions you may have. Feel free to contact him at (903) 405-7447 or rspringer@saintmichael.org. The cover reflects the color of the liturgical season, which is green during the season after Pentecost.
FROM THE VICE RECTOR Dear Friends, Our Fall Kickoff is today! Back together in person, we’re worshiping, blessing backpacks, enjoying fellowship in the Garden Cloister, and welcoming Chris Girata back from sabbatical. We’re also launching our new children’s book, “Stories from the Bible, from Creation to Pentecost,” featuring sermons from the Joy service by Father Michael Harmuth and illustrations by our Graphic Designer, Travis Harvey. Both men are signing books in the Parlor today. As we begin the new program year, I invite you to go deeper into the life of faith: pray and read the Bible daily; attend worship and formation classes weekly; volunteer with a mission and outreach project monthly. These are practical ways we can become Christian disciples and bless the world around us.
SPECIAL EVENTS 9:45 AM
Fall Kickoff!
Garden Cloister Join us as we kick off a new formation year with fellowship and fun! Enjoy caricaturists, refreshments, and be the first to pick up a copy of Stories From the Bible: From Creation to Pentecost to have signed by Father Harmuth and Travis Harvey, Illustrator.
Formation offerings will return next Sunday, August 21, at 10 a.m.
For a full listing of fall offerings and upcoming events, visit saintmichael.org/fall22.
In Christ,
Rector’s Bible Study Begins September 21 Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Join us in Saint Michael Chapel or tune in at saintmichael.org/rbs
FALL BLOOD
DRIVE AUG 26
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Theater The Parish Nurse Ministry, with the American Red Cross, will sponsor a Blood Drive on Friday, August 26. Driver’s license or ARC card/app is required to donate.
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To reserve a time, please contact Dianne Boyd, RN, dboyd@saintmichael.org.
Get Connected! Church Leadership Opportunities
Saint Michael’s Farmers Market
CALL FOR VESTRY & DELEGATE NOMINATIONS
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DAY
Now – September 1
Do you know a fellow parishioner who would be an excellent candidate to serve on the Vestry or as a Delegate to the annual Diocesan Convention? Scan the QR code to make your nominations now!
ACOLYTE TRAINING SESSIONS
August 20 & 27 9 – 10:30 a.m. Drake room, Church, & Bishop Moore Chapel The Acolyte Corps of Saint Michael is composed of 200+ parishioners who assist at services and on special occasions (Baptisms, Confirmations, Weddings, and Funerals). Yearly activities include training sessions and several social events. For more info, please contact Jennifer Cox-Seals at jcox-seals@saintmichael.org or Tony Briggle at tonybriggle@sbcglobal.net or 214-5057422. Only one training session is required.
Youth BACK TO SCHOOL TAILGATE PARTY Sunday, August 21 5-7 PM SMES Porte-Cochere saintmichael.org/youth
Catch up with your friends after a long, hot summer and bring a friend! We will eat hamburgers, hotdogs, and brats and play football and other tailgate games. Make sure you wear your favorite jersey!
Saturday, August 20 8 a.m. – Noon
The Saint Michael’s Farmers Market and Mission & Outreach are hosting an Electronics Recycling Day. Drop off all your unwanted electronics and help protect the earth! For a complete list of what is accepted, scan the QR code.
Women of Saint Michael SAINT MARY’S GUILD NEEDS YOU!
Calling all bakers! Start your ovens and join St. Mary’s Guild for the 2022-2023 season! For 75 years, our dedicated bakers have provided home-baked pies, cakes, cookies, and other goodies for sale each Sunday morning from late August through May. But we need new members to bake and sell at the Sunday tables. Each member joins one of four teams and is only responsible for baking and/or selling once a month. You can bake only, sell only, or bake and sell. Selling on Sundays is a great way to meet other parishioners, visit with new and old friends, and enjoy a new fellowship group. Members can choose their sell times between 8:30 and 11 a.m. and still attend a service. All proceeds go to local charities. Join us to enliven your Saint Michael experience. Contact Anne Rushing at arushing81@gmail.com or call 214-532-9450 to sign up.
SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOLY EUCHARIST: RITE II 11:00 A.M. August 14, 2022 WELCOME SONG Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship Your holy name The sun comes up it's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship Your holy name You're rich in love and You're slow to anger Your name is great and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship Your holy name And on that day when my strength is failing
10,000 REASONS
2 The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship Your holy name Worship Your holy name Lord I'll worship Your holy name OPENING ACCLAMATION Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
COLLECT OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
THE LESSON
HEBREWS 11:29-12:2
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell after
3 they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace. And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets-- who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented- of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. SONG May our hearts burn in us As You reveal Your Word to us Let us walk within Your steps We’re captured by Your holiness Word of God, move in us Speak the truth within our souls Restore lives, revive our hearts For Your glory’s sake We meditate upon Your Word As we pray that Your voice be heard Your law upon our hearts impress As Your name forever blessed
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Word of God, move in us Speak the truth within our souls Restore lives, revive our hearts For Your glory’s sake For Your glory’s sake THE GOSPEL
LUKE 12:49-56
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke. Glory to you, Lord Christ. Jesus said, “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed! Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! From now on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three; they will be divided: father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain’; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?” The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Christ. SERMON
NICENE CREED We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,
THE REVEREND BOB JOHNSTON
5 God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. Prayers of the People: Form IV Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world. Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer. Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good. Lord, in your mercy
6 Hear our prayer. Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory. Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer. Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he loves us. Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer. Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation. Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer. We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom. Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer. Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. CONCLUDING COLLECT Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
CONFESSION Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry
7 and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
THE PEACE The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. OFFERTORY SENTENCE Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God.
OFFERTORY SONG Worthy of ev'ry song we could ever sing Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring Worthy of ev'ry breath we could ever breathe We live for You Jesus the name above ev'ry other name Jesus the only one who could ever save Worthy of ev'ry breath we could ever breathe We live for You We live for You Holy there is no one like You There is none beside You Open up my eyes in wonder and show me who You are And fill me with Your heart And lead me in Your love to those around me
BUILD MY LIFE
8 I will build my life upon Your love It is a firm foundation I will put my trust in You alone And I will not be shaken Holy there is no one like You There is none beside You Open up my eyes in wonder and show me who You are And fill me with Your heart And lead me in Your love to those around me COMMUNION RITE II PRAYER A The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. [ Here the Celebrant includes a proper preface ] Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
9 Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom. All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN. “And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,” Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
10 on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving. COMMUNION SONG
BREAK EVERY CHAIN
There is power in the name of Jesus There is power in the name of Jesus There is power in the name of Jesus To break every chain Break every chain break every chain All sufficient sacrifice So freely given such a price Bought our redemption Heaven's gates Swing wide POST COMMUNION PRAYER Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us
11 strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE BLESSING The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
CLOSING CHORUS Holy there is no one like You There is none beside You Open up my eyes in wonder and show me who You are And fill me with Your heart And lead me in Your love to those around me DISMISSAL Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.
CHORUS OF BUILD MY LIFE
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