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The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
HE HOLY EUCHARIST
September 1, 2024
Welcome to the Monastery Chapel. We warmly invite you to participate fully in our worship.
Prelude Sursum Corda Tate Pumfrey
Entrance Hymn Immortal, invisible, God only wise Hymnal 423
Opening Acclamation
Presider Exalted be our God by the heavens, earth, and seas, People blessed be the LORD, from everlasting to everlasting.
Collect for Purity
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.
Hymn of Praise
Collect of the Day
Let all creation bless the Lord Service Music Card
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading Song of Solomon 2:8-13
Gradual: Psalm 45:1-2, 7-10 BCP, p. 647
Second Reading James 1:17-27
The Holy Gospel Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Sermon
Nicene Creed Hymnal S 105
The Prayers of the People
Confession and Absolution of Sin
Presider Almighty God, People we confess that we have sinned against you. We have forgotten God and neighbor, we have forsaken Creator and creature, we have fallen to greed, vainglory, and the misusing of your grace.
For this we are truly sorry, and so we turn again to you. For the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us. Convert our heart, and humble our will, that we may treat with goodness all you have called good, honoring your presence in your works, until we behold you, face to face. Amen.
The Peace
The Collection of Gifts and Offerings
Your financial gifts support the Brothers’ life and our ministry to many, here at our Monastery in Cambridge and at our rural Monastery, Emery House, in West Newbury, and others whom we reach electronically and in our travels on mission.
Offertory Hymn Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates Hymnal 436
The Great Thanksgiving Congregational responses during the eucharistic prayer may be found on the insert.
Sanctus Service Music Card
The Lord’s Prayer Service Music Card Fraction Anthem Whoever eats this bread Service Music Card
Invitation to Communion
Presider The Gifts of God for the People of God. People Thanks be to God.
Communion Hymn
Take my life, and let it be Hymnal 707
Healing
The Church’s Sacramental Ministry of Healing with the Laying on of Hands and Anointing with Prayer is offered today. If you would like to receive this ministry, make your way to the St. John’s Chapel after receiving Communion. Tell the Brother your name and briefly describe for whom or what you would have him pray.
A Note about Holy Communion
Please refrain from intinction (dipping the Bread into the Chalice). If you wish to abstain from receiving from the Chalice, remember that the Church catholic has always taught that the fullness of the Sacrament is received even when only one form is received.
Please indicate to the Brother administering Bread at Holy Communion if you require a Gluten-Free host.
Post-Communion Hymn Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing Hymnal 344
Prayer after Communion
Presider Loving God,
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.
Dismissal
Postlude
Cowley Postlude No. 4
Br. James Koester, Presider & Preacher
The Rev. Daphne Noyes, Deacon
Br. Lucas Hall, Acolyte
Mr. Carson Cooman, Monastery Organist
Denis Bédard
The Monastery as Sanctuary
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.