Service Leaflet - December 12, 2021 (Holy Eucharist)

The Third Sunday of Advent: Year C

12 December 2021  8:45 A.M. and 11:15 A.M. The Holy Eucharist

The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Celebrant The Reverend Canon Lauren R. Holder, Preacher Voluntary Fanfare, Variations, and Toccata on “Hark, a Thrilling Voice is Sounding” The Welcome from the Dean

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James Biery (b. 1956)

THE WORD OF GOD The Processional Hymn: 59

music: Merton, William Henry Monk (1823-1889); desc. Alan Gray (1855-1935) words: Latin, c. 6th century; tr. Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861, alt.

The Opening Acclamation Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

All And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The Collect for Purity Almighty God, 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.

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Kyrie eleison

S 88; setting: McNeil Robinson II (1943-2015)

The Collect of the Day: Third Sunday in Advent Celebrant The Lord be with you.

All And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

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The Epistle Lector

Philippians 4:4-7 A Reading from The Letter of Paul to the Philippians.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone.

The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Lector All

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

At 8:45 a.m.: Children ages 4 (by September 1, 2021) through fifth grade may follow the acolytes and chapel leaders to Children’s Chapel at this time. Children will return to the nave at the Offertory.

At 11:15 a.m.

The Gradual Canticle: The First Song of Isaiah

Isaiah 12:2-6 Plainchant Tone II.1

Antiphon sung by a cantor, then by all. All repeat as indicated.

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Surely, it is God who saves me; * I will trust in him and not be afraid.

For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defense, * and he will be my Savior.

Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing * from the springs of salvation.

[Antiphon]

And on that day you shall say, * Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name; Make his deeds known among the peoples; * see that they remember that his Name is exalted.

[Antiphon]

Sing the praises of the Lord, for he has done great things, * and this is known in all the world.

Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy, * for the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.

[Antiphon]

All stand.

The Sequence: Hymn 56, stanzas 5 and 6 music: Veni, veni Emmanuel, plainsong Mode 1, Processionale (15th century),

adapt. Thomas Helmore (1811-1890), descant Philip Ledger (1937-2012) words: Latin c. 9th century, vers. Hymnal 1940

O come, thou Key of David, come, and open wide our heavenly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery.

Refrain

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

O come, thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death’s dark shadow put to flight.

Refrain

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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

All remain standing.

The Holy Gospel Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

according to Luke.

All Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Luke 3:7-18

John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He said to them, “Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.” Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”

As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.

Gospeler All

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon

Canon Holder

The Prayers of the People Celebrant Let us pray for the church and for the world, saying,

“Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.”

Intercessor

All

Almighty God, give us grace, we pray, with your whole Church, to cast away the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Within the Anglican Communion of Churches, we pray for the Anglican Church of Canada.

Within the Episcopal Church, we pray for Michael, our Presiding Bishop; for the Diocese of Atlanta; for Robert, our bishop; and for all lay and ordained ministers.

Within this Cathedral parish, we pray for our ministry of the day: The Cathedral Altar Guild.

We pray for the newly baptized: Elizabeth Owens Boaz, Chapel Grace Brolin, Sebastian Philip England-Chancellor, Katherine McKinney Harbin, Aaron Clayton Mackinson, Graham Pascal Popp, Vincent Knight Rowden, Phillip Hayes Wagstaff Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

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Intercessor

All

Stir up your power, O Lord, and guide this country and those who are called to lead.

We pray for Joe, our President; for the Congress and the Courts; for Brian, our Governor; for Keisha, our Mayor; and for Andre, our Mayor-elect.

Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

Help and deliver those who are sick, suffering, isolated, or oppressed, or in any need or trouble. We pray for those on our prayer list, and for those in our community with new or immediate concerns: Jack Baugh, Judy Crosby, Carolyn Dwyer, Karen Howard, Jan McPherson, Evelyn Williams

Let us pray, either silently or aloud, for our own needs and those of others.

All

Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

Intercessor

Receive our thanks, gracious God, for the many blessings of this life.

Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

Intercessor

All Intercessor

All Celebrant

Grant to the departed entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of your saints. We pray for those who have died: Jane Kelly Baugh, W. Bradley Morehouse, Rowland Radford Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Confession Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Silence may be kept.

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Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.

For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

The Absolution Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

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The Peace

The Celebrant says

All

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

All greet one another in the name of the Lord.

The Parish Notices Those for whom prayers have been requested: For Immediate Needs Jack Baugh Judy Crosby Carolyn Dwyer Karen Howard Jan McPherson Evelyn Williams Long Term Prayers R. Huntley Allen Penny Barnett Perry Benton Virginia Bicksler Larry Boggs Randall Chatham-Borden Heather Clark Sharon Crews The Crossley Family Jerri Darnell Marg Denny Terry Dornbush Stephen Douglass Sarah duBignon Deborah Ellington Ruth Fuqua Elizabeth Groseth Jenny Ham Rebecca Harris Jane Jones Louise Kan Lisa Krysiak Jill Mahaffey Tommy Mason Carol McDonald Glenn Miller

Royce Mitchell Susan Myers Charlie Neal Dudley Ottley Marian Palmore Rubye & Wayne Reid Lorraine Reynolds Agnes Elizabeth Robertson Jean Robertson Betty Roper Louis “Skip” Schueddig Tommy Truesdale Ron Wallace Elleanor Wilson Faye Van Winkle For Family & Friends Lisa Bachman Bettina Bass Lisa Bradshaw Pam Breedlove Rose Brunetti Bennett Lila Jo Callaway Andrew Clark Vickie Coffman Marie Corrigan Ava Corroon Apryl Roberts Cox Sandra Guilbert Early Dan Elson Jackson Francis Carleton Fuller Theresa Gent Patricia Plummer Glowatsky Mark Goodwin

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Martha Heinze Rob Hendler Eboni & Everton Heron Gayle Higley Cadel Ingraham Robin Kemp Patrick Kilian Carole Kline Rita Lewis Pete Livezey Lauren Makhlouf Pat Martin Ethel “Babe” Moldovan Betsy Moore Fred Nelson Michelle, Carter, & Gabriel Nichols Linus Nickel Neal Peters Bill Poole Carter Randall Katie Royal Einar Sagstuen James Sands Gary Schiff Woody Talley Yvonne Tate Pierson Thames Bryson Thomas Wayne Thurman Olive Toy Harris Wilson Liz Woodring Whit A. Wright Hollis Youngner George Zappa

THE HOLY COMMUNION The Offertory The Offertory Anthem

music: Cristobal de Moralies (1500-1553), Veni Domine, et noli tardare words: Ancient Latin hymn

Come, Lord, and do not delay.

Come visit us in peace, that we may rejoice before thee with a perfect heart.

Come, Lord, and do not delay.

As a mother consoles her children, and does not delay, let us see you that we may rejoice in our hearts.

Come and free us, Lord God of virtue.

Come, Lord, and do not delay, and show Thy face and save us.

Come, Lord, and do not delay.

Come and lighten the countenance of Thy people, Israel.

Come, Lord, and do not delay.

Veni Domine, et noli tardare.

Veni visitare nos in pace, ut laetemur coram te corde perfecto.

Veni Domine, et noli tardare: sicut mater consolatur filios, et noli tardare, et videbimus te, et gaudebit cor nostrum.

Veni ad liberandum nos, Domine Deus virtutum, Veni Domine, et noli tardare, et ostende faciem tuam, et salvi erimus.

Veni Domine, et noli tardare, et relaxa facinora plebi tuae Israel.

Veni Domine, et noli tardare.

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The Presentation: Hymn 75

music: Ascension, Henry Hugh Bancroft (1904-1988) words: James Lewis Milligan (1876-1961), alt.

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The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer B, The Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 367 Celebrant The Lord be with you.

All And also with you.

Celebrant All

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant All

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

Celebrant

Because you sent your beloved Son to redeem us from sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting life; that when he shall come again in power and great triumph to judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to behold his appearing.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: The Sanctus and Benedictus

S 127; setting: Calvin Hampton (1938-1984)

Celebrant

We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

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After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Therefore, according to his command, O Father, All

We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection, We await his coming in glory;

Celebrant

And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.

We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.

By Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, The Lord’s Prayer

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.

The Breaking of the Bread Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; All Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

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The Communion Communion Anthem

music: Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612), Inter natos mulierum words: Antiphon for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Inter natos mulierum non surrexit maior Iohanne Baptista qui viam Domini praeparavit in heremo.

Alleluia.

Among those born of women there arose none greater than John the Baptist who prepared the way of the Lord in the wilderness.

Alleluia.

All sing

Communion Hymn: 72

music: Richmond, melody Thomas Haweis (1734-1820); adapt. Samuel Webbe (1740-1816); harm. Hymns Ancient and Mondern, Revised, 1950; desc. Craig Sellar Lang (1891-1971) words: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)

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At 8:45 a.m. only

The Sending of Lay Eucharistic Ministers Celebrant In the name of God, we send you forth bearing these

holy gifts, that others may share in the communion of

Christ’s body and blood.

All

We who are many are one body, because we are one in Jesus Christ.

The Postcommunion Prayer Celebrant Let us pray.

All Almighty and everliving God,

we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food

of the most precious Body and Blood

of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;

and for assuring us in these holy mysteries

that we are living members of the Body of your Son,

and heirs of your eternal kingdom.

And now, Father, send us out

to do the work you have given us to do,

to love and serve you

as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.

To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit,

be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

The Blessing

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The Processional Hymn: 54

The Dismissal Deacon All

music: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, melody from Erfurt Enchiridia, 1524 words: Martin Luther (1483-1546) after Ambrose of Milan (340-397); tr. William M. Reynolds (1812-1876) and James Waring McCrady (b. 1938)

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Voluntary Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

All music is reprinted by permission under ONE LICENSE (license number A-717455). Music from The Hymnal 1982 © Church Publishing, Inc., unless noted otherwise below: Hymn 59 descant used by permission of Cambridge University Press. Hymn 75 music © 1958 H. Hugh Bancroft. Hymn S-88 from Music for the Lord’s Supper © 1984 Theodore Presser Co. Hymn S-127 © Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, used by permission of Augsburg Publishing House.

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THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP

The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music The Reverend Lauren R. Holder, Canon for Community and Education The Reverend George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar The Reverend Catherine Zappa, Canon for Liturgy and Pastoral Care The Reverend Julia B. Mitchener, Priest Associate The Reverend Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries The Reverend Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate Mr. Del King, Senior Warden Mr. Samuel T. Wilmoth, Junior Warden 2744 Peachtree Road, NW ∙ Atlanta, GA ∙ 30305-2920 ∙ (404) 365-1000 www.cathedralATL.org

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