Holy Eucharist Third Sunday of Advent

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1 Israeli wilderness by Gail Winbury Holy Eucharist Third Sunday of Advent DECEMBER 17, 2017 AT 11:00 A.M. SaintJamesCathedral.org 65 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois Phone

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3 Welcome to St. James Cathedral! Whether you are here for the first time or are a regular worshipper, we are delighted to have you with us. If you are new to us and you would like to learn about the mission and ministry of the cathedral, or you would like us to be in contact with you, please complete one of the visitor cards available in the pews. You can place the card in the offering plate or hand it to an usher or member of the clergy. This order of service is designed to help you participate in today s liturgy. This booklet contains everything needed for this service. Children in Worship We welcome your children to participate in our worship. As an alternative, we offer nursery care during the service and have a changing station there for your use. We have created an open space to the front right of the pews for young ones to play under your supervision. Today s children are tomorrow s adult worshippers, and we genuinely value their presence. Holy Communion We offer God s gracious gift of Holy Communion to all those who wish to receive it. If you prefer to receive a blessing, come forward and indicate so by crossing your arms over your chest. Please follow the direction of the ushers when it is time to come forward. If you wish to receive a gluten-free wafer or the alcohol-free chalice, please let the priest know. We are also happy to bring Communion to people in the pews if you are concerned about being able to come to the altar rail. Please let an usher know if this would be helpful for you. Parking On Sundays, reduced-rate parking is available at R.O.W. Parking Garage, 50 E. Ohio, for $3 for up to six hours from the time of entering the garage. Discounts are also available for all-day parking at Ohio Ontario Self Park, 33 W. Ontario for $9. To receive a reduced-rate parking voucher, please go to the Welcome Center desk following the service. For your information Restrooms are in the Welcome Center connected to the east end of the cathedral and below the narthex at the Wabash Avenue entrance of the church. And we hope you will stay for refreshments after the service! The Very Rev. Dominic Barrington, Dean of the Cathedral 3

4 VOLUNTARY BWV VOLUNTARY Gott, VOLUNTARY Herr Gathering VOLUNTARIES Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, J. S. Bach ( ) 559 durch deine Güte, BWV 600 Bach Christ, der einge Gottes-Sohn, BWV 601 Bach Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott, BWV 602 Bach Please stand. INTROIT HYMN 4

5 Words: Charles Coffin ( ), trans. Isaac Watts ( ) Music: Darwall s 148 th, melody and bass John Darwall ( ); harm. William Henry Monk ( ), alt. OPENING ACCLAMATION Presider All The Deacon says Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be God s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. 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 Choir sings. KYRIE from Communion Service in F Leo Sowerby ( ) Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. The Presider concludes with an absolution. 5

6 COLLECT OF THE DAY Presider All Presider The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. O God, most high and most near, you send glad tidings to the lowly, you hide not your face from the poor; those who dwell in darkness you call into the light. Take away our blindness, remove the hardness of our hearts, and form us into a humble people, that, at the advent of your Son, we may recognize him in our midst and find joy in his saving presence. We ask this through him whose coming is certain, whose day draws near: your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen. Please be seated. Liturgy of the Word FIRST READING A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. (6:1 4, 8 11) The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn in Zion to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory. They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. For I the Lord love justice, I hate robbery and wrongdoing; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. Their descendants shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. All The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 6

7 PSALM 126 The Cantor sings the Refrain and then all repeat. Plainsong Tone VI When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, then were we like those who dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Refrain. Then they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them. The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad indeed. Refrain. Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the watercourses of the Negev. Those who sowed with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. Refrain. SECOND READING A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians. (5:16 24) Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil. May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this. All The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 7

8 Please stand. GRADUAL HYMN Hymnal 75 Words: James Lewis Milligan ( ), alt. Music: Ascension, Henry Hugh Bancroft ( ) 8

9 HOLY GOSPEL Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. (1:6 8, 19 28) All Glory to you, Lord Christ. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you? He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, I am not the Messiah. And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? He said, I am not. Are you the prophet? He answered, No. Then they said to him, Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself? He said, I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said. Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him, Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet? John answered them, I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal. This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing. All The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. SERMON The Very Rev. Dominic Barrington Dean of the Cathedral NICENE CREED We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 9

10 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE After each petition, the response is Reader All Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. The Presider adds a concluding Collect, saying Almighty God, as your blessed Son Jesus Christ first came to seek and to save the lost; so may he come again to find in us the completion of his redeeming work; for he is now alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen. PEACE The Presider says to all present All The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. All may greet one another in the name of the Lord. Holy Communion OFFERTORY Your offering supports the ongoing mission of St. James Cathedral, including the meal ministries Sandwich Sunday and Just Meals, and our summer camp providing cultural enrichment in a safe environment for Chicago youth, Summer in the City. For more information, please see our website. The Choir sings OFFERTORY ANTHEM Orlando Gibbons ( ) This is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed and denied not, and said plainly, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What art thou then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, What art thou? that we may give an answer unto them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? And he said, I am the voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord. John 1:

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12 Words: William Williams ( ); tr. Peter Williams ( ), alt. Music: Cwm Rhondda, John Hughes ( ) GREAT THANKSGIVING It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; 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: 12

13 SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Hymnal S124 Music: From New Plainsong; David Hurd (b. 1950) 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. 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, We remember his death, we proclaim his resurrection, we await his coming in glory; 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 him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen. 13

14 LORD S PRAYER And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, Hymnal S119 Music: Plainsong; adapt. Charles Winifred Douglas ( ) BREAKING OF THE BREAD A period of silence is kept. The Choir sings 14

15 AGNUS DEI Hymnal S161 Music: From New Plainsong; David Hurd (b. 1950) The Presider says The Gifts of God for the People of God. We offer God s gracious gift of Holy Communion to all those who wish to receive it. If you prefer to receive a blessing, come forward and indicate so by crossing your arms over your chest. Please let the priest know if you wish to receive a gluten-free wafer or the alcohol-free chalice. During Communion, we offer anointing and prayers for healing at the prayer station at the back of the cathedral. This will usually be administered by one of the cathedral clergy and a lay member of our pastoral team. The Choir sings COMMUNION ANTHEM John Joubert (b. 1927) There is no rose of such virtue As is the rose that bare Jesu; Alleluia. For in this rose contained was Heaven and earth in little space; Res miranda. By that rose we may well see There be one God in persons three; Pares forma. Then leave we all this worldly mirth, And follow we this joyous birth; Transeamus. 15 [praise God] [wonderful thing] [equal in form] [let us follow]

16 POST-COMMUNION PRAYER Please stand. The Presider says Let us pray. Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. POST-COMMUNION HYMN Hymnal 74 16

17 Words: Music: Federico J. Pagura (b. 1923); tr. Fred Pratt Green ( ), alt. Valet will ich dir geben, melody Melchior Teschner ( ) alt. BLESSING The Presider prays for God s blessing on the gathered people. DISMISSAL Deacon All Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. VOLUNTARY Sellinger s Round William Byrd (c ) 17

18 ANNOUNCEMENTS Sign up for our weekly E-News at SaintJamesCathedral.org/enews or texting SJCenews to NINE LESSONS & CAROLS on Wed, Dec. 20, 6:30 p.m. (prelude at 6:00 p.m.) was introduced in 1918 to bring a more imaginative approach to worship. We continue that beloved tradition each year at St. James with traditional carols and the music of David Willcocks, John Rutter, Francis Poulenc, and others. Childcare provided. This service will be recorded and broadcast on Chicago s classical music radio station, WFMT on Friday, Dec. 22 at 12:00 p.m. ADVENT & CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE: Due to conflicts between liturgical and seasonal calendars, there are a few changes to the regular worship schedule at St. James during the seasons of Advent and Christmas. Please take a moment to check for service times, childcare availability, and other important information at SaintJamesCathedral.org/Christmas CHRISTMAS EVE CHILDREN S PAGEANT on Sun, Dec. 24, at 5:00 p.m. At this service of Holy Eucharist, the cathedral youth will present the Christmas story as the sermon during this family-friendly Christmas Eve celebration. Congregational carols will be led by the Cathedral Choristers. Children are invited to participate in the service, as childcare is not provided for this service. CHRISTMAS EVE MIDNIGHT MASS on Sun, Dec. 24, at 11:00 p.m. (10:30 p.m. choral prelude). Bishop Jeffrey Lee preaches and presides at Midnight Mass, the church s principal celebration of the joyful feast of Christmas, remembering how God chose to share fully in the life of the world, by coming to be born as a human being. Children are invited to participate in the service, as childcare is not provided for this service. PRAYER LIST WE PRAY FOR those who suffer in mind, body, or spirit, especially Ginnie Judd, Susie Coker, Margit Suar, Leah Gray, Eric Venetucci, David Ripley, Dolores Fleming, Kathy Farrow and for those whose hurts, burdens and fears go unspoken. Long-term prayer lists are published weekly in the E-News. THOSE WHO DIED that were known and loved in the cathedral community, especially Bob Kozakiewicz, Oscar, Kathleen Karr; and last week s victims of gun violence in Chicago, including Tra don (19), Isiah (20), Amery (38), Curley (42), Juan (20), and Dontae (20). DIOCESAN PRAYER CYCLE: We pray in thanksgiving for the ministries shared with our companion dioceses of Southeast Mexico and Renk, in the Republic of South Sudan, for those living in our companion dioceses, for our continued work and ministry together. 18

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20 \ LITURGICAL MINISTERS PRESIDER: The Rev. Canon Lisa Hackney-James PREACHER: The Very Rev. Dominic Barrington DEACON: The Rev. Judy Jackson ASSISTING: The Rev. Peder Berdahl WORSHIP SCHEDULE SUNDAYS 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Spoken) Chapel 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Family) Cathedral 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Choral) Cathedral FIRST SUNDAYS 4:00 p.m. Choral Evensong (Oct Jun) Cathedral WEEKDAYS 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayer Cathedral 12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist Cathedral ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL CLERGY & STAFF The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Lee, Bishop of Chicago The Very Rev. Dominic Barrington, Dean The Rev. Canon Lisa Hackney-James, Sub-Dean The Rev. Peder Berdahl, Priest Associate The Rev. Judy Jackson, Deacon Canon Robert Black, Finance & Administration Stephen Buzard, Director of Music Alan Taylor, Associate for Administration Christine Price, Accountant Alison Barrington, Coordinator for Children s Ministries Mary Pan, Organ Scholar bishop@episcopalchicago.org dean@saintjamescathedral.org lhj@saintjamescathedral.org info@saintjamescathedral.org jjackson@saintjamescathedral.org rblack@saintjamescathedral.org sbuzard@saintjamescathedral.org ataylor@saintjamescathedral.org cprice@saintjamescathedral.org abarrington@saintjamescathedral.org mpan@saintjamescathedral.org ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL CHAPTER Timmothy Holt, Senior Warden Erin Maus, Junior Warden Laura Jenkins, Secretary Paul Thompson, Treasurer George Culver, Assistant Treasurer Doreen Baker, Bill Cosper, Ethan Jewett, Andrew Long, Joan Murphey, Charles Peterson, Stacy Sharpe, Jilliann Smith, Judith Tribbett, and Kara Wagner Sherer St. James Cathedral is an Episcopal Church, A member of the Worldwide Anglican Communion. Music usage licensing and agreements: Church Hymnal Corporation, New York, and OneLicense.net All images labeled for noncommercial reuse with modification 20