SAINT MICHAEL
and All Angels Episcopal Church
The Sixth Sunday After The Epiphany February 16, 2025
7:30 AM & 5:30 PM TRADITIONAL Saint Michael Chapel
WELCOME
FROM THE RECTOR
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
We’re so glad you’ve joined us at Saint Michael today. We’d love to get to know you better, so please take a moment to fill out the welcome card, either physically or digitally, that can be found on this page or in the pew back in front of you. Our Welcome Team members are in the hallways today to help you with anything you need.
Our Sunday classes help support discipleship for our youngest members and those young at heart, and you can see the schedule of the week in the back of this bulletin. Later this month, the Men of Saint Michael will host their next breakfast on Wednesday, February 26, featuring Colonel Ben Saylor. Colonel Saylor will share his journey of faith. Additionally, please save the date for our Spring Parish Meeting and Campaign Reception on Sunday, March 2 at 10 a.m. We will begin in the Church with our regularly schedule Spring Parish Meeting, then immediately following the meeting, around 10:30 a.m., we will go outside to the south patio to commemorate the remarkable achievement of fully funding our bold and transformative Building Our Future c apital campaign. This is a moment to honor our shared efforts and the impact we’re making as a community.
As we prepare to worship together, I invite you to take a moment and center yourself on God’s presence. Worshiping, learning, and giving together help us grow closer to who God created us to be, and you’re part of that work. May God bless you today and every day, and I hope to see you again very soon!
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Scan the QR Code to fill out the welcome card, sign up for emails, and register for Saint Michael 101. saintmichael.org/welcome
The Sixth Sunday After The Epiphany
7:30 AM Holy Eucharist: Rite I
The service begins on page 323 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
The Word of God
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing) BCP 323
The Summary of the Law BCP 324
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all) BCP 324
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The First Lesson Jeremiah 17:5-10 (seated) see page 5
Psalm 1 see page 6
The Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 see page 6
The Gospel (standing) see page 7
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Luke 6:17-26
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Reverend Greg Pickens
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all) BCP 326
The Prayers of the People: Form I
BCP 383
Confession of Sin & Absolution (kneeling, spoken by all) BCP 331
The Peace (standing) BCP 332
The Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing) BCP 340
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 336
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 337
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 339
The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 340
The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the marriage of Lillie Noe and Reagan Ginther.
Give online by selecting General 2025 from the dropdown menu.
All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.
The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the marriage of Lillie Noe and Reagan Ginther.
Give online by selecting General 2025 from the dropdown menu.
All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.
The Sixth Sunday After The Epiphany
5:30 PM Holy Eucharist: Rite II
The service begins on page 355 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.
The Word of God
Prelude
Entering Processsion (standing, sung by all) Hymn 423
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing) BCP 355
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all) BCP 356
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The Lesson Jeremiah 17:5-10 (seated) see page 5
Psalm 1 see page 6
The Gospel (standing) see page 7
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Luke 6:17-26
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Reverend Bob Johnston
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all) BCP 358
The Prayers of the People: Form IV BCP 388
Confession of Sin & Absolution (kneeling, spoken by all) BCP 360
The Peace (standing) BCP 360
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 635
Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer B (standing) BCP 367 Sanctus and Benedictus (sung by all) Hymn S 128
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364 The Breaking of the Bread BCP 364 Communion Hymn (seated, sung by all)
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all)
The Dismissal
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 537 Postlude
The Collect of the Day: 7:30 AM
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, give us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Collect of the Day: 5:30 PM
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because in our weakness we can do nothing good without you, give us the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Lesson Jeremiah 17:5-10
Thus says the LORD: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn away from the LORD. They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. Blessed are those who trust in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse—who can understand it? I the LORD test the mind and search the heart, to g ive to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Parish Prayers of the People
As of February 10, 2025
John Aldridge
Rami Angir
Kathryn Anschutz
Eric Bailey
Barbara Hart Bell
Becky Bell
Jose Bernal
Ken Brand
Cosette “Coco” Cathey
Carlos Cuellar
Mary Ann Denton
Kathy Dwight
Chris Garrett
Steve Gleason
Guy Griffeth
Jody Guenther
Anna Hackney
Josh Hight
Stephen Hill
Ada Lynn Jones
Lynne Kent
Danny Landeros
Jack Levens
Tom Luce
Cathy McGowan
Sarah Margaret Mannes
Dimitri Margetis
Blake Martens
David Martin
John Morelock
Heather Nemec
Jan Olsen
Bob Paddock
Aaron Pitchard
Santiago Rawlins
Terrell Reagan
Carl Shore
Brad Smith
Lynn Smith
Jane Stringer
Byrd Teague
Diane Thomas
David Tiller
Susan Wallens
Sheri White
Mary Wolf
The Psalm 1
Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, * nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful! Their delight is in the law of the LORD, * and they meditate on his law day and night. They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; * everything they do shall prosper. It is not so with the wicked; * they are like chaff which the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes, * nor the sinner in the council of the righteous. For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, * but the way of the wicked is doomed.
The Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christ-whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have died in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Jesus came down with the twelve apostles and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is g reat in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.”
The preceding text of the worship service contained in this order of worship is taken from the Book of Common Prayer 1979.
The Book of Common Prayer alone is of authority in the worship of the Episcopal Church. This program is provided for convenience of use on this occasion.
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FORMATION CLASSES
Sundays | 10 a.m.
2nd floor of the new Education Wing
Adults
Saint Michael 101
Led by the Rev. René Somodevilla | Room 200
Faith and Practice: The Book of Common Prayer
Led by the Rev. Ken Brannon | Room 201
The Story of Scripture: Isaiah 49 – 55
Led by the Rev. Chris Girata | Room 203
Class for Parents
Time Management for Families
Led by Dr. Tim Smith | Room 212
11 AM
Contemporary Church
Traditional
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Youth
Middle School
Youth Room A
High School
Youth Room B
Confirmation
Youth Center
Children
Godly Play
PreK – Kinder | Room 213
1st Grade | Room 208
Weaving God’s Promises
2nd & 3rd Grade | Room 209
Launch 45
4th – 5th Grade | Room 207
5:30 PM
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Saint Michael Chapel
Nursery is available in rooms 19 & 20 in the school’s hallway. Enter through the Chapel or the Sunday Education Wing entrance, which are marked on the map on the opposite page.