FROM THE RECTOR FORMATION & SPECIAL EVENTS
Welcome! I’m very glad you’ve joined us for worship today. Please take a moment to fill out the welcome card, either physically or digitally, that can be found on the opposite page, in the pew back in front of you, or in the racks in the Parish Hall. Our Welcome Team members are in the hallways today to help you with anything you need.
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord which remembers the moment when Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River. I hope you’ll join us tonight for an in-person Choral Compline Service at 8 p.m. in the church. At only 30 minutes, this meditative, candle-lit service is an incredible way to end the week and prepare for a new one.
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!
CANDLELIT COMPLINE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 8 p.m. in the Church Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
10 AM 8 PM
Adult Formation Class For Parents: Welcome!
The Rev. Christian Basel • Theater
Creed: Origins & Development Led by the Rev. Mary Lessmann Saint Michael Chapel
Life
in Christ: Reliving Christ’s
Death and Resurrection Led by the Rev. Ken Brannon Coke Room
Children Formation Godly Play
Room 203: Level 1 (Ages 3-6) Room 205: Level 2 (Ages 6-9)
Weaving God’s Promises
Room 214: Ages PreK-1st Grade Room 216: Ages 2nd-3rd Grade
What’s in the Bible? Room 213: Ages 4th-5th Grade
Youth Formation Middle School 6th – 7th Grade • Green Room
High School Orange Room
Other Events
Choral Compline Worship Service in the Church
This meditative service is aimed at concluding our weekend with reflection, calm, and peace. Consider bringing friends who don't regularly attend church. Join us for a reception immediately following the service.
SaintMichael.org/Compline
Childcare (3 & under) is available from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in rooms 13–16.
For a full listing of offerings and upcoming events, please visit saintmichael.org/epiphany23 .
Incense will be used during this service
The First Sunday after The Epipahny: Baptism of Our Lord Holy Eucharist Rite I
The service begins on page 323 of the red Book of Common Prayer.
The Word of God
Bach encircles the then known title hymn about Jesus’s baptism with a trio. The trio’s flowing bass line is thought to represent the flowing waters of the Jordan River, while the upper two voices outline a cross figure. Thus, a musical picture of a baptism in a river is created. The hymn melody (hymn 139) is heard in long notes in between the bass line and upper voices.
Prelude Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 Johann Sebastian Bach Entering
Procession
(standing, sung by all)
“The sinless one to Jordan came” Solemnis haec festivitas Hymn 120
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The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing)
Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. Celebrant Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Gloria (standing, sung by the choir)
Communion Service in F Harold Darke
Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
The Collect of the Day (standing)
Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray.
Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan didst proclaim him thy beloved Son and anoint him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with thee and the same Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
The First Lesson Isaiah 42:1-9 (seated)
Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed
Darke’s Communion Service in F was composed in the mid-1920s for use at St. Michael’s, Cornhill, where he served as organist from 1916-1966 (leaving only briefly from 1941-1945 to deputize for Boris Ord as Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge, during World War II). Darke’s studies began at the Royal College of Music where he took organ lessons with Parratt and composition with Stanford. His music was influenced by composers such as Parry, Stanford, and Elgar, though, unlike most of his contemporaries, his compositions were confined mostly to church and organ music. In his Communion Service, 16th century counterpoint is felt in the imitative writing, as well as its appearance on the page.
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he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
The Psalm 149 (seated, chanted by the choir)
Ascribe to the LORD, you gods, * ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his Name; * worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Percy Buck
The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders; * the LORD is upon the mighty waters.
The voice of the LORD is a powerful voice; * the voice of the LORD is a voice of splendor.
The voice of the LORD breaks the cedar trees; * the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon;
He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, * and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox.
The voice of the LORD splits the flames of fire; the voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; * the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
The voice of the LORD makes the oak trees writhe * and strips the forests bare.
And in the temple of the LORD * all are crying, “Glory!”
The LORD sits enthroned above the flood; * the LORD sits enthroned as King for evermore.
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The LORD shall give strength to his people; *
the LORD shall give his people the blessing of peace.
The Second Lesson Acts 10:34-43 (seated)
Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ-he is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all) “Christ, when for us you were baptized” Caithness Hymn 121
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The Gospel Matthew 3:13-17 (standing)
Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
Gospeler The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise be to thee, O Christ. The Sermon (seated)
Renewal of Baptismal Vows (standing)
The Rev. Christopher D. Girata
Celebrant Let us now join with Christians throughout the ages and around the world today and renew our own baptismal covenant.
Celebrant Do you believe in God the Father?
People I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Celebrant Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
People I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
Celebrant Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
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People I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Celebrant Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
People I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant May Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and bestowed upon us the forgiveness of sins, keep us in eternal life by his grace, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
Prayers of the People: Form I (standing)
Celebrant Let us pray for the whole state of Christ’s Church and the world.
Lector With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying “Lord, have mercy.”
Lector For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
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Parish Prayers of the People
Kathryn Anschutz, Barbara Hart Bell, Tom & Margaret Bell, Katsy Boyd, Len Bourland, Suzanne Buhrer, Frances Campbell, Rachel & Aaron Cathey, Carole Cook, Randy Davis, David DeKnock, Richard DeKnock, Carol Dotson, Rosalee Fillion, Michael Gratkowski, Laura Graves, Jody Guenther, Don Harp, Melissa Harrison, Amy Heller, Josh Hight, Jean Hurst, Carla Jones, Mike Jones, Bea Kappes, Gayle Kesinger, Nancy Kimbell, Jeff Kunzler, John Kyle, Jean Lattimore, Darlene Lueking, Vicki Sparks McCarty, Harrison Marcus, Heather Nemec, Haley Odlozil, Charles Peeler, Alex Powell, Lupita Rangel, Paul Risenhoover, Dorinda Scobee, Mike Smith, Callan Spence, Janet Stafford, Judy Talbot, Byrd Teague, Diana Teagarden, Valerie Guenther Unger, Mary VonDohlen, Jack Day Watson III, Tony Wilks, Catherine Carr Worley
Lector For Justin, the Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; George, our Bishop; our parish clergy and their families; for ___; and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For Joe, our President; Greg, our Governor; and Eric, our Mayor; for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector We give you thanks for___. For this city, for every city and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and for the sick and the suffering, especially those on the Saint Michael prayer list, and for___, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, especially___, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
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Lector In the communion of Saint Michael and of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.
People To thee, O Lord our God.
Celebrant Lord, hear the prayers of thy people; and what we have asked faithfully, grant that we may obtain effectually, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.
Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling)
Celebrant Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
All Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in thy will, and walk in thy ways, to the glory of thy Name. Amen.
Celebrant Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Peace (standing)
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And with thy spirit.
Announcements (please be seated)
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Stanford’s setting of the Justorum animae, a Scriptural passage long associated with All Saints Day, depicts the text in its melodies. Although the motet generally creates a sense of confidence and peace, of particular note is the smooth texture bringing a sense of serenity at sunt in pace (“are in peace”).
Offertory Anthem
Tribus miraculis
(sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
Hans Leo Hassler
Tribus miraculis ornatum, diem sanctum colimus: Hodie stella Magos duxit ad praesepium: Hodie vinum ex aqua factum est ad nuptias: Hodie in Jordane a Joanne Christus baptizari voluit, ut salvaret nos, Alleluia.
We observe this holy day, ornamented with three miracles: Today a star led the Magi to the manger; Today wine was made from water at the wedding; Today in the Jordan Christ desired to be baptised by John, so that He might save us, Alleluia.
- Epiphany Vesperal Antiphon
Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all)
“As with gladness men of old” Dix Hymn 119, v. 3 & 4
Hymn continues on the next page
The Holy Communion
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All baptized persons of any age regardless of their denomination and tradition are welcome to share in the banquet of the Lord’s Supper.
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God.
Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and singing, Sanctus and Benedictus (kneeling, sung by the choir)
Communion Service in F
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest.
Please kneel as you are able
All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, for that thou didst create heaven and earth, and didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy,
Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed.
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing)
Harold Darke
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At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated.
didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again.
For in the night in which he was betrayed, he took bread; and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my Body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.”
Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ.
And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this Holy Communion may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord;
By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost all honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. AMEN.
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
All Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
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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.
Fraction Anthem Ambrosian Chant Hymn S 152
Cantor People
Celebrant 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.
Agnus Dei (sung by the choir)
Communion Service in F Harold Darke
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.
The Post-Communion Prayer (kneeling, spoken by all)
Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that thou dost feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
Please 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.
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Hymn permission used by Rite Song, a one-time use reprint license for congregational use. The foregoing 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.
In 9/8 meter, the theme in the manuals climbs up the major scale in stepwise motion while the elephantine pedal notes outline a downward major triad. While the Prelude was not written for a specific feast day, Bach borrowed motives from his Epiphany cantata “Sie werden aus Saba Alle kommen” (They will all come forth out of Sheba), as the main building blocks.
The Blessing (kneeling)
The Dismissal (standing)
Minister Let us go forth in the name of Christ. People Thanks be to God.
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all)
“God the Omnipotent!” Russia
Postlude
Prelude in C Major, BWV 547
Hymn 569
Johann Sebastian Bach
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January 22 — New Service!
EPIPHANY LESSONS & CAROLS 4 p.m. in the Church
A special evening of music and lessons: the Contemporary and Traditional music departments will perform selections of Epiphany hymns and original arrangements to observe the Light of the World given to all.
SaintMichael.org/EpiphanyLC
SAINT MICHAEL 101
Sunday, January 29 | 12:15–1:30 PM | Parlor
Led by the Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata and the Rev. Mary Lessmann
If you are new to Saint Michael or just visiting, and want to learn more about membership, then this is for you! Come meet members of our clergy & vestry, and hear about our many ministries, opportunities for involvement, and the exciting future of our parish.
SaintMichael.org/101
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All adults are welcome!
Friday, February 3 | 7–10 PM
Featuring Emerald City Elevation On the Levee, Design District 1108 Quaker Street, Dallas
SAINTMICHAEL.ORG/MARDIGRAS
October 7–19, 2023
With the Rev. Greg Pickens
This trip has unique elements and the places we see will make every day a blessing to your faith. For more information, email Greg Pickens and plan to attend an information session.
INFORMATION SESSIONS:
January 14 11 AM | Parlor February 26 12:15 PM | Parlor
RSVP to Greg Pickens, gpickens@saintmichael.org
