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Today we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, “the birthday of the Church.” Today’s worship will reflect the arrival of the Holy Spirit and invite each of us to allow the Spirit into our own lives. Each of us is called to follow Jesus, and with the power of the Spirit, help build God’s kingdom on earth.
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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Incense will be used during this service.
The Day of Pentecost Holy Eucharist Rite I
The service begins on page 323 of the red Book of Common Prayer.
The Word of God
The Pentecost Vesperal hymn “Veni Creator Spiritus,” in our hymnal as #504, ranks as one of the most well-known plainsong hymns. Both de Grigny’s and Duruflé’s settings of this chant rank among the finest compositional examples of their respective eras. Born into a musical family, de Grigny most prominently served as organist of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Reims-famous as the cathedral in which France’s kings were crowned. De Grigny’s only published work for organ is the “Livre d’Orgue” from 1699 which includes five versets on “Veni Creator” of which we hear the first, fourth, and fifth today. The first presents the chant in notes of lengthened duration on a prominent trumpet sound in the tenor voice surrounded by majestic fivevoice counterpoint. The lyrical fourth verset is an ornamented solo line based on a portion of the chant accompanied by the most delicate sounds of French Classic organs. The Dialogue sur les grands Jeux was a bombastic genre typically found at the end of an alternatim set. It typically involves shifts between raucous full organ sections and more ornamented, slightly gentler sections.
Prelude
Plein Jeu, Récit de Cromorne, Dialogue sure les Grands Jeux, from Veni Creator Spiritus Nicolas de Grigny
Entering Procession (standing, sung by all)
“Hail thee, festival day!” Salve festa dies Hymn 225
Hymn continues on the next page.
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The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing)
Celebrant Alleluia. Christ is risen.
People The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.
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)
From Mass for St. Michael and All Angels
Gloria in excelsis Deo Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Philip Moore
Laudamus te, benedicimus te, Adoramus te, glorificamus te, Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe, Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis; Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe, Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris.
Amen.
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,
The brightly energetic Gloria, filled with driving rhythm, brass fanfares, and extreme contrasts in harmony and vocal range, is also marked by references to much older Mass settings. The movement opens with the intonation of a plainchant Gloria from the 10th century, a a motive that recurs throughout. Each person of the Trinity is invoked with unique musical figures common in choral Glorias since the beginning of polyphony: listen to how the Father is praised with great pomp and power, the incarnate Son is approached tenderly, in a slower tempo with longer melodic lines, while the Holy Spirit is represented by a fiery fugue.
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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.
O God, who on this day didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Savior, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
The First Lesson Numbers 11:24-30 (seated)
Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD; and he gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again. Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, stop them!” But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORD’S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit on them!” And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
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Lector The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
The Psalm 104:25-26, 29-35, 37 (seated, chanted by the choir) E. C. Bairstow
O LORD, how manifold are your works! *
in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Yonder is the great and wide sea with its living things too many to number, * creatures both small and great. You give it to them; they gather it; * you open your hand, and they are filled with good things. You hide your face, and they are terrified; * you take away their breath, and they die and return to their dust. You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; * and so you renew the face of the earth. May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; * may the LORD rejoice in all his works. He looks at the earth and it trembles; * he touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; *
I will praise my God while I have my being. May these words of mine please him; *
I will rejoice in the LORD.
Bless the LORD, O my soul. * Hallelujah!
The Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 (seated)
No one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit
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chooses. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-Jews or Greeks, slaves or free-and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all)
“Holy Spirit, ever living” Abbot’s Leigh Hymn 511
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The Gospel John 20:19-23 (standing)
Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
Gospeler The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
Renewal of Baptismal Vows (standing)
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.
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Celebrant Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
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.”
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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.
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.
Parish Prayers of the People as of May 18, 2023
Marjorie Adams, Ruth Andrade, Kathryn Anschutz, Norton Baker, Barbara Hart Bell, John Bell, Patricia Bell, Sharin Berg, Len Bourland, Suzanne Buhrer, Marty Candon, Paul Chancelor, Anna Willett Clifford, Ann Colocouses, Michelle Davis, Randy Davis, David DeKnock, Richard DeKnock, Kayla Donaldson, Jackie Doss, Nanette Fitz, Michael Gratkowski, Jody Guenther, Melissa Harrison, Josh Hight, Cynthia Jensen, Samuel Joseph, Guy Klossner, Jeff Kunzler, Shari Furrh-Lanham, Bettina Lang, Patricia McClendon, Samuel Masih, Hart Mason, Diego Moreno, Heather Nemec, Bob Paddock, Jim Ramsey, Sharon Richards, Rosemary Richards, Ron Rosa, Dorinda Scobee, Harrison Seveney, Mike Smith, Mason Spain, Stephen Sylvester, Byrd Teague, Valerie Guenther Unger, Katie West, Tony Wilks, Mary Wolf, Catherine Carr Worley, Jack Ygartua
People Lord, have mercy.
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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.
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 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 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)
Memorial Day Prayer
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Offertory Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
Veni Sancte Spiritus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Veni sancte Spiritus: Reple tuorum corda fidelium: et tui amoris in eis ignem accende. qui per diversitatem linguarum cunctarum gentes in unitate fidei congregasti. Alleluia.
Come, Holy Spirit, Fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Through the diversity of many languages, you have brought the nations together in the unity of the faith. Alleluia.
— Antiphon for Vespers on Pentecost
Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all)
“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow”
Lässt uns erfreuen
Composed in 1768 when young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was only 12 years old, this setting of “Veni Sancte Spiritus” is marked by a light-hearted joyfulness that fits the celebratory nature of Pentecost. This work is written in two parts: the main body of the text and an “alleluia” section of nearly equal length. The music alternates between full choir sections of polyphonic imitation and duets of soloists. The polyphonic sections demonstrate considerable mastery of harmony and counterpoint for a 12 year old, and illustrate the exemplary education the young composer received from his father. Listen for fast flourishes in the accompaniment and jubilant octave leaps in the second half of the work at “alleluia.”
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.
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing)
Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed.
In the Sanctus, the composer sets the music for two equal choirs. In our choir loft, the choir is divided equally on left on right. Like the angels in Isaiah’s vision of heaven, they sing to each other again and again: “Holy, holy, holy.” The gentle Benedictus, which is entirely a capella, with soaring soprano and tenor solos, reminds the listener of both the wonder of the Incarnation, and the miracle of the Eucharist: that the God praised by angelic choirs willed to be present on earth in the humblest ways.
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)
From Mass for St. Michael and All Angels Philip Moore
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis.
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.
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.
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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, 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;
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.
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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 glutenfree 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.
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, 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.
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.
Fraction Anthem (sung by all) David Hurd Hymn S 154
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Agnus Dei (sung by the choir)
From Mass for St. Michael and All Angels
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Philip Moore
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.
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.
The Blessing (kneeling)
The Dismissal (standing)
Minister Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia, alleluia. People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.
The music of the Agnus Dei references both the triple structure of the Kyrie, and the portion of the Gloria naming Christ as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. What is really new is the music of the third petition: Dona nobis pacem. This section is one of the few portions of the Mass to be set in an unambiguously major key, leading to a breathtaking portrayal of “peace,” in rich seven-part harmony, concluding as softly as the choir can sing.
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“Komm, heiliger Geist” is a Pentecost hymn text by Martin Luther which begins with an adaptation of the Pentecost sequence “Veni, Sancte Spiritus.” One of two settings of this hymn found in Bach’s “Leipzig Chorales,” today’s postlude is an extroverted piece ideal for celebrating the Feast of Pentecost. Perpetual motion writing for the hands presents never-ceasing excitement over a slow and fervent pedal line, which features the hymn melody.
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.
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all)
“Come down, O Love divine” Down Ampney Hymn 516
Postlude
Komm, heiliger Geist, BWV 651
Johann Sebastian Bach
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