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THE HOLY EUCHARIST
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Presider Almighty God, People 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.
Welcome to the Monastery Chapel. We warmly invite you to participate fully in our worship.
Collect for Purity
Presider Blessed be God who creates all things. People God’s love is new every morning.
T HE S OCIETY OF S AINT J OHN THE E VANGELIST 980 Memorial Drive Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 617.876.3037 www.SSJE.org
Entrance Hymn
Opening Acclamation
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Prelude Improvisation
Thou, whose almighty word
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Entrance Hymn Thou, whose almighty word Hymnal 371
Hymn of Praise Lord, have mercy
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People Amen.
Collect of the Day Presider Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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Proverbs 21:1 6, 10 13
The souls of the wicked desire evil; their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes. When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser; when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge. The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he casts the wicked down to ruin.
If you close your ear to the cry of the poor, you will cry out and not be heard.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart the lamp of the wicked are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want. The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
First Reading
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
PrayersSermonof the People
Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” But he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
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Gradual Psalm Psalm 119:1 8
The Holy Gospel Luke 8:19 21
Confession and Absolution of Sin As announced
The Collection of Gifts and Offerings
We are now allowing the option of offering the peace using physical contact. If you choose to do so please graciously observe the preference of those who prefer to offer the peace through a prayerful gesture without contact.
Presider Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through the grace of Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. People Amen.
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We greet one another, sharing the peace of Christ
Presider Let us confess our sins against God and God’s creation. Holy and merciful God, People we confess that we have failed to honor you by rightly claiming our kinship with all your creatures. We have walked heavily on your earth, overused and wasted its resources, taken for granted its beauty and abundance, and treated its inhabitants unjustly, holding future generations hostage to our greed. Have mercy on us and forgive us our sin. Renew in us the resolve to keep and conserve your earth as you desire and intend, with grateful and compassionate hearts, through your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
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The Peace
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Offertory Hymn I sing the almighty power of God
Hymnal 398
Sanctus
THE HOLY COMMUNION
A Community Mass by Richard Proulx
The Great Thanksgiving
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Hymnal S 148, alt.
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The Lord’s Prayer
Fraction Anthem A Community Mass by Richard Proulx
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Invitation
We will now administer Holy Communion by both Bread and Wine. If you feel uncomfortable receiving the Wine, please remember that the Church catholic has always taught that the fullness of the Sacrament is received even when only one form is received. For public health reasons, Diocesan policy does not allow for Intinction (dipping the Bread into the Wine). Please refrain from this practice.
Ministration of Communion
Presider The Gifts of God for the People of God. People Thanks be to God.
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Closing Hymn Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing Hymnal 344
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Prayer after Communion
People we give you thanks for restoring us in your image and nourishing us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood. Now send us forth a people, forgiven, healed, renewed; that we may proclaim your love to the world and continue in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen.
Postlude Improvisation
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Presider Let us Lovingpray.God,
Blessing and Dismissal
Welcome
Student Tuesdays
We are delighted to welcome you to the Monastery today, either in person or online. If you are a visitor, or new to the Monastery or Community, please take a moment to introduce yourself to one of the Brothers following the Eucharist. If you are joining us online, please drop us a note telling us from where you are joining us.
For our weekly Tuesday evening student group we invite local students to join us each week for the Eucharist, supper, discussion, and Compline, in any combination. Information and registration can be found at ssje.org/students.
Announcements
Please indicate to the Brother administering Holy Communion if that is your preference.
Ministry at Emery House
Season of Creation
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Gluten Free Wafers at Holy Communion
The Season of Creation is celebrated by Christians around the world as a time for renewing, repairing and restoring our relationship to God, one another, and all of creation. In 1989 Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitros I proclaimed September 1 as the Orthodox Day of Prayer for Creation. Subsequently, the World Council of Churches (WCC) extended the celebration until October 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. In turn, in 2015 Pope Francis made the Season of Creation official for the Roman Catholic Church. The Episcopal Church joins this international effort for prayer and action for climate justice and an end to environmental racism and ecological destruction.
We are excited to announce that, after several years of prayerful discernment, the community has made the decision to revive our ministry at Emery House. As a first step in that process, a small group of brothers will re establish a residential community there in January. We anticipate opening our guest ministry at Emery House sometime in the spring of 2023. We will be making an announcement about further steps later in the Fall. We ask for your patience as those details emerge, and for your prayers and support as we respond to God’s call in West Newbury.
Dates of availability for self led retreats in the guesthouse from September 2022 through July 2023 are now available online. You can view them and make a request at www.ssje.org/reservation. We look forward to welcoming you for a time of quiet, prayer, and rest. We ask that all guests be fully vaccinated and boosted for Covid and willing to follow our most current health and safety protocols.
We livestream Evening Prayer and Compline throughout the week, as well as the Sunday and Tuesday Eucharists. If you cannot join us in person, please join us online.
Registration for program retreats has begun. You can view the offerings and make a request at www.ssje.org/programs. We look forward to offering these themed retreats again in the winter and spring. Offerings for 2023 will be available in December.
The community’s next retreat day is Wednesday, October 5. We will not pray Compline on Tuesday, October 4 or Morning Prayer and Compline on Wednesday, October 5. Our retreat day in November will be Wednesday, November 9.
Post Sunday Eucharist Refreshments
We are now offering refreshments after the Sunday Eucharist in the Guesthouse Garden. If you would like to volunteer to bring baked goods, a sign-up sheet in the narthex is available. See Brother Michael for more information if interested.
Retreat Day
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Monastery Guesthouse
Livestreaming
Saturday Evening Prayer
Evening Prayer (Evensong) is one of the glories of Anglicanism. The community sings Evening Prayer at 6:00 PM Wednesday through Saturday and at 4:00 PM on Sunday. Saturday Evening Prayer is especially beautiful. Now that the chapel is open again, why not make attending Evening Prayer on Saturday, or another evening during the week, part of your regular pattern.
For more information about the Society, stays in the Guest House, or to subscribe to Brother Give Us A Word, or our occasional news update, please check our website at www.SSJE.org
Program Retreats
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Br. Sean Glenn, Acolyte
Mr. Robert Humphreville, Monastery Organist
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We want our Monastery to be a sanctuary for our guests and for the Brothers. Please silence your electronic devices. We also ask you not to photograph, video, or record services in the Chapel, or to photograph other guests or Brothers without their express permission.
Br. Lucas Hall, Preacher
Br. Curtis Almquist, Presider
THEMONASTERYASSANCTUARY
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