MARSH CHAPEL AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

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1 MARSH CHAPEL AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY University Interdenominational Protestant Service of Worship Sunday, May 27 th, :00 a.m. The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday The Reverend Doctor Robert Allan Hill, Dean Please rise, as you are able. ORDER OF WORSHIP Prelude Call to Worship and Greeting The Dean: The Dean: The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord! Introit Cantate Domino Giuseppe Pitoni ( ) Cantate Domino canticum novum, laus eius in Ecclesia Sanctorum. Laetetur Israel in eo, qui fecit eum, et filii Sion, exultent in rege suo. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Psalm 149:1 2 Hymn 541 See how great a flame aspires ARFON Collect (in unison) Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

2 Kyrie from Missa pour ung plaisir Blasius Ammon (c ) Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Assurance of Pardon The Dean: All: If we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Thanks be to God. Lesson 1 Corinthians 12:4 11 Lector: A lesson St. Paul s first epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 12, verses 4 11: 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 chooses. Lector: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Anthem O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit Thomas Tallis (c ) O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, and lighten our understanding, that we may dwell in the fear of thy Name, all the days of our life, that we may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. from Lidley s Prayers, 1566

3 Psalm 104:24 34, 35b The antiphon is sung twice, first by choir alone, and then by choir and congregation. Antiphon (sung by all) O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great. There go the ships, and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it. These all look to you to give them their food in due season; when you give to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground. May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke. I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD

4 Gloria Patri (sung by all) WESTMINSTER ABBEY The music to this hymn is found on page 559 of the United Methodist Hymnal, verse 4. Laud and honor to the Father, laud and honor to the Son, Laud and honor to the Spirit, ever three and ever one; One in might and one in glory, while unending ages run. Gospel Lesson Lector: John 15:26 27; 16:4b 15 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. John, chapter 15, verses 26 27, and chapter 16, verses 4 15: Glory to you, O Lord. ʺWhen the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. ʺI did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, ʹWhere are you going?ʹ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin, because they do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned. I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.ʺ Lector: The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. Hymn 133 Leaning on the everlasting arms SHOWALTER Sermon The Same Spirit Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean

5 Call to Prayer Lead me, Lord (sung by all) LEAD ME, LORD The music to this hymn is found on page 473 of the United Methodist Hymnal. Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness; Make thy way plain before my face. For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only, That makest me dwell in safety. Prayers of the People 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. Response adapted from Orlando Gibbons ( ) There for me the Savior stands, shows his wounds and spreads his hands. God is Love! I know, and feel; Jesus weeps and loves me still. Now incline me to repent, let me now my sins lament, now my foul revolt deplore, weep, believe, and sin no more. Charles Wesley ( ) Community Life and Offertory Sentences At the Offertory Peace I leave with you Walter L. Pelz (b. 1926) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled; neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

6 Presentation of the Gifts (sung by all) NUN DANKET; arr. John Rutter (b. 1945) The music to this hymn is found on page 102 of the United Methodist Hymnal, verse 3 All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given, The Son, and him who reigns with them in highest heaven, The One eternal God, whom heav n and earth adore; For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore. Amen. Offertory Prayer Hymn 545 The church s one foundation AURELIA Benediction Response God be in my head arr. John Rutter (b. 1945) God be in my head and in my understanding. God be in mine eyes and in my looking. God be in my mouth and in my speaking. God be in my heart and in my thinking. God be at mine end and at my departing. Old English Prayer from Sarum Primer Please remain standing until the procession has left the nave. Postlude The preacher is Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean of the Chapel. The conductor and organist is Justin Thomas Blackwell.

7 DEAN ROBERT ALLAN HILL: SPEAKING EVENTS, 2012 May 17 Boston Ministers Club Boston, MA May 22 New England Annual Conference, UMC Foundation Retreat Rolling Ridge, NH May 23 Massachusetts State NASPA Boston, MA June 1 Upper New York Annual Conference, UMC Syracuse, NY June 6 New England Annual Conference Retired United Methodist Clergy Danversport, MA June 10 Trinity United Methodist Church Albany, NY July 2 Lemoyne College Syracuse, NY July 29 Union Chapel Hampton, NH August 3 Lemoyne College Syracuse, NY November 5 Upper New York, UMC Clergy Preaching Workshop Owasco Lake, NY November 10 New England Annual Conference Clergy Retreat Boston, MA SUMMER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS The events listed here will take place weekly throughout the summer. Additional events for the week will be listed in the bulletin as it becomes necessary. SUNDAYS 11:00 a.m. Interdenominational Protestant Worship 12:00 noon Coffee Hour (First Sundays, Potluck Lunch) THURSDAYS 12:20 p.m. Common Ground Communion Marsh Chapel is pleased to offer child care during our Sunday morning services. Inquiries can be made at the main office on the lower level of the building. We are happy to provide free parking for the Sunday morning service (11:00 a.m.) in the lot behind the College of Arts and Sciences (accessible via Bay State Road).

8 WELCOME TO MARSH CHAPEL We thank you for joining us this morning for worship, and hope that you have found the Spirit of God in our midst. If you are interested in becoming a member of Marsh Chapel, or have other questions, please feel free to contact any of the Chaplains or Associates listed below. Hearing Assist System available please ask an usher MHz chapel@bu.edu The Chapel Office is open 9 a.m. 5 p.m. weekdays, and on Sunday mornings. Chapel Staff Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean and Chaplain of the University Br. Lawrence A. Whitney, LC+, MDiv STH 09, University Chaplain for Community Life Ray Bouchard, MTS STH 95, Director of Marsh Chapel Scott Allen Jarrett, DMA CFA 08, Director of Music Rachel Cape, BA CAS 11, Director of Hospitality Justin Thomas Blackwell, MM CFA 09, Associate Director of Music Herbert S. Jones, Director, Inner Strength Gospel Choir Rev. Victoria Hart Gaskell, OSL, Chapel Associate for Methodist Students Liz Douglass MDiv STH 09, Chapel Associate for LGBTQ and UCC Ministry Soren Hessler, MDiv STH 11, Chapel Associate for Undergraduate Ministry Rev. Jen Quigley, MDiv STH 11, Chapel Associate for Vocational Discernment Abigail Clauhs, Marsh Associate Serrie Hamilton, Ministry Assistant David Ames, Sacristan Dominique Cheung, George Coulter, Mark Gray, Ushers Serrie Hamilton, Jay Reeg, Ushers Heidi Freimanis, Jeannette Lewis, Wedding Coordinators Sean Glenn, Office Assistant and Music Program Administrator Scripture quotations from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. The psalm response is from the United Methodist Hymnal, copyright Used with permission.