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1 Sint Mrk s epcopl cdrl The Ntivity of Our Lord Jesus Chrt chrtms eve December 24, :30 pm

2 Sint Mrk s epcopl cdrl On th hppy fest of Chrtms, Bhop, Den, stff nd fith community of Sint Mrk s welcome you to th cdrl. We re gld you ve come to celebrte Ntivity of our Lord. Thnk you for shring your Chrtms hopes nd joy with us. If you re looking for church home, we hope you will perhps find one here. Plese let us know if you would like to explore wht becoming prt of Sint Mrk s community might men for you. We re eger to meet you nd lern wht brought you here. Plese fill out vitor s crd (in pew rcks) nd put it in collection plte, or give it to one of clergy, nd we will be in touch with you. The life of th fith community grounded in worship of God, s God reveled in life, deth nd resurrection of Jesus Chrt. Our regulr Sundy nd weekdy liturgicl schedule my be found on bck cover. Tomorrow, Mondy, December 25, we celebrte Chrtms Dy Euchrt t 10 m. On First Sundy fter Chrtms, December 31, we continue our observnce of seson during our morning services t 8 m, 9 m, nd 11 m, followed by The New Yer s Eve Lbyrinth Wlk from 6 pm to midnight, which th yer includes specil cndlelight Office of Compline sung by Compline Choir t 9:30 pm. At Sint Mrk s Cdrl, we seek to welcome nd serve Chrt in ll people through our hospitlity to newcomers nd inquirers, our congregtionl life nd progrms, nd our mintry in world. Some of our upcoming events nd progrms re noted on bck cover of th service leflet. The literture rcks in nrx (lobby) include informtion such s copies of recent sermons, schedules of upcoming concerts, nd or opportunities. Plese tke ny literture tht interests you, nd vit our website for more informtion: Your prticiption in our worship gift to us, nd we hope re will be n opportunity to welcome you into vibrnt nd multi-fceted life of Sint Mrk s Cdrl. presider The Very Reverend Steven L. Thomson ssting ly minter Lynne Mrkov euchrtic minters The Reverend Cnon Jennifer King Dugherty, Jim Green, Kevin Johnson, Peter McClung, Amnd McPek, The Reverend Nncy Ross, Wlter Stuteville, Kthy Thomson ltr guild Crrie Dv Shron Ferguson Dvid Wgner precher The Right Reverend Gregory H. Rickel vergers Michel Seewer thurifer Mrc Aubertin colytes Kevin Johnson, Ry Miller Dvid Wgner, Sonj Kuiper Peter McClung reders George Pro Crol Green intercessor Dn Niven decon The Reverend Erl Grout usher cptins Nick Jones Jeff Sckett greeters Crol Green John Selberg musicins Evensong Choir, Michel Kleinschmidt, conducting Mel Butler, Pint Michel Kleinschmidt & John Stuntebeck, Orgnts 2 Music nd texts under copyright re reprinted by permsion under OneLicense.net #

3 Out of respect for liturgy we re bout to celebrte, plese turn off ll cell phones nd udible devices. Plese, no unuthorized photogrphy or udio/vul recording during liturgy. Plese be wre tht incense will be used during th liturgy. If needed, ushers cn direct you to seting tht will be reltively incense free. The Very Reverend Steven L. Thomson, Den & Rector of Sint Mrk s Cdrl, Presider The Right Reverend Gregory H. Rickel, Bhop of Diocese of Olympi, Precher THE GATHERING 7:00 pm We gr with offerings from choir nd orgn, nd crols for ll to sing. Plese remin seted to sing. crol Prepre wy, O Zion choir lone stnz 1; ll sing stnzs 2 & 3 tune: Bereden Väg för Herrn Choir lone 1. Pre All 2. He All 3. Fling Let H H Greet Lift All refrin Oh, ev rule tid One high lnds blest pre brings wide ery ings who your will God s your hill pece of comes pre bow Chrt wy, rule, gtes, nd nd sl in re be O O O vl free v glo sound fore tht Zi Zi Zi ley dom, tion cme ry, ing, him, on, on; on; nd pro your he your fore for ir le jus clim Chrt comes S told grce voic in vel tice, in God s in nd es from vior s wy truth, ev s joy will most drw heven rule ing em The Hymnl 1982 #65, words: 1982 Chrles P. Price; music: public domin p nd ery cred ho ner! bove. brce. per. love. plce. sto bound dore ly ry. ing. him. Nme. choir And Glory of Lord from Messih words: Isih 40:5 music: George Frideric Hndel ( ) And glory of Lord shll be reveled, nd ll flesh shll see it toger: for mouth of Lord hth spoken it. 3

4 choir There No Rose words: Medievl Englh Crol (c. 1420), music: Z. Rndll Stroope (b. 1953) There no rose of such virtue As rose tht bre Jesu; Allelui! For in th rose contined ws Heven nd erth in little spce; Res mirnd! [Wondrous thing!] choir Tody Virgin words: Mor Thekl ( ), bsed on Greek Orthodox hymn music: John Tvener ( ) Tody Virgin comes to cve To give birth to Word eternl: Rejoice, O World! With Angels nd Shepherds give glory to Child! Allelui! Mry my wife, O Mry my wife! Wht do I see? I took you blmeless before Lord from priests of Temple. Wht do I see? Rejoice, O World! With Angels nd Shepherds give glory to Child! Allelui! The ngels sungen shepherds to: Glori! Trnsemus. [Glory! Let us go.] Glori in excels! [Glory in highest!] Leve we ll th worldly mirth, And follow we th joyful birth; Trnsemus Domini. [Let us go to Lord.] There no rose... Allelui! Joseph Bridegroom, O Joseph Bridegroom! Do not fer. God in h mercy hs come down to erth; He tkes flesh in my womb for ll world to see. Refrin Mry, my Bride, O Mry my Bride! Wht do I see? You, virgin giving birth! Strnge mystery! Refrin Wrned by Angel we believe tht Mry gives birth inexplicble to infnt, Chrt, our God. Refrin crol God rest ye merry, gentlemen sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 # God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dmy; remember Chrt our Svior ws born on Chrtms Dy, to sve us ll from Stn s power when we were gone stry. O tidings of comfort nd joy, comfort nd joy; O tidings of comfort nd joy! 2. From God our hevenly Fr blessed ngel cme nd unto certin shepherds brought tidings of sme: how tht in Bethlehem ws born Son of God by nme. Refrin 3. Fer not, n, sid ngel, Let nothing you ffright; th dy born Svior of pure virgin bright, to free ll those who trust in him from Stn s power nd might. Refrin 4. Now to Lord sing pres, ll you within th plce, nd with true love nd chrity ech or now embrce; th holy tide of Chrtms doth bring redeeming grce. Refrin 4

5 orgn solo Noël No. 10 Lou-Clude Dquin ( ) crol It cme upon midnight cler sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 #89 1. It cme upon midnight cler, tht glorious song of old, from ngels bending ner erth to touch ir hrps of gold: Pece on erth, good will to men, from heven s ll-grcious King. The world in solemn stillness ly to her ngels sing. 2. Still through cloven skies y come with peceful wings unfurled, nd still ir hevenly music flots o er ll wery world; bove its sd nd lowly plins y bend on hovering wing, nd ever o er its Bbel-sounds blessed ngels sing. 3. Yet with woes of sin nd strife world hs suffered long; beneth hevenly hymn hve rolled two thousnd yers of wrong; nd wrring humnkind hers not tidings which y bring; O hush noe nd cese your strife nd her ngels sing! 4. For lo! dys re hstening on, by prophets seen of old, when with ever-circling yers shll come time foretold, when pece shll over ll erth its ncient splendors fling, nd ll world give bck song which now ngels sing. orgn solo Of Fr s love begotten Crig Phillips (b. 1961) 7:30 pm A bell bids ll to re s ble. introit Torches words: Glicin Crol, trnslted by J.B. Trend ( ) music: John Joubert (b. 1927) Torches, torches, run with torches All wy to Bethlehem! Chrt born nd now lies sleeping; Come nd sing your song to Him! Ah, roro, roro, my bby, Ah, roro, my love, roro; Sleep you well, my hert s own drling, While we sing you our roro. Sing, my friends, nd mke you merry, Joy nd mirth nd joy gin; Lo, He lives, King of heven, Now nd evermore. Amen. 5

6 hymn in procession O Come, ll ye fithful sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 #83 descnt: Sir Dvid Willcocks 1. O come, ll ye fithful, 3. Sing, choirs of ngels, joyful nd triumphnt, sing in exulttion, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; sing, ll ye citizens of heven bove; come, nd behold him, glory to God, glory in highest; born King of ngels; opening cclmtion Presider Blessed be God: Fr, Son, nd Holy Spirit. Assembly And blessed be God s kingdom, now nd for ever. Amen. collect for purity Presider Almighty God, to you ll herts re open, ll desires known, nd from you no secrets re hid: Clense thoughts of our herts by inspirtion of your Holy Spirit, tht we my perfectly love you, nd worthily mgnify your holy Nme; through Chrt our Lord. All Amen. hymn of pre Angels we hve herd on high sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 #96 collect of dy O come, let us dore him, O come, let us dore him, O come, let us dore him, Chrt Lord. 2. God from God, Light from Light eternl, lo! he bhors not Virgin s womb; only-begotten Son of God Fr; Refrin 1. Angels we hve herd on high, singing sweetly through night, nd mountins in reply echoing ir brve delight. Glori in excels Deo! Glori in excels Deo! Refrin 4. See how shepherds, summoned to h crdle, leving ir flocks, drw nigh to gze; we too will thir bend our joyful footsteps; Refrin 6. Ye, Lord, we greet e, born th hppy morning; Jesus, to e be glory given; Word of Fr, now in flesh ppering; Refrin 3. Come to Bethlehem nd see him whose birth ngels sing; come, dore on bended knee, Chrt, Lord, new-born King. Glori in excels Deo! Glori in excels Deo! Presider The Lord be with you. Assembly And lso with you. Presider Let us pry. God, you hve cused th holy night to shine with brightness of true O Light: Grnt tht we, who hve known mystery of tht Light on erth, my lso enjoy him perfectly in heven; where with you nd Holy Spirit he lives nd reigns, one God, in glory everlsting. All Amen. 6

7 THE LITURGY OF THE WORD reding Isih 9:2 7 The people who wlked in drkness hve seen gret light; those who lived in lnd of deep drkness on m light hs shined. You hve multiplied ntion, you hve incresed its joy; y rejoice before you s with joy t hrvest, s people exult when dividing plunder. For yoke of ir burden, nd br cross ir shoulders, rod of ir oppressor, you hve broken s on dy of Midin. For ll boots of trmping wrriors nd ll grments rolled in blood shll be burned s fuel for fire. Reder Her wht Spirit sying to God s people. Assembly Thnks be to God. For child hs been born for us, son given to us; uthority rests upon h shoulders; nd he nmed Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlsting Fr, Prince of Pece. H uthority shll grow continully, nd re shll be endless pece for throne of Dvid nd h kingdom. He will estblh nd uphold it with justice nd with righteousness from th time onwrd nd forevermore. The zel of Lord of hosts will do th. pslm Pslm 96:1 4, Peter R. Hllock ( ) The Choir introduces ntiphon, ll repet it. The Choir chnts pslm verses, ll repeting ntiphon s indicted. Orgn: Everyone: To dy born our Svior, Cntte Domino Sing to Lord new song; * sing to Lord, ll whole erth. 2 Sing to Lord nd bless h Nme; * proclim good news of h slvtion from dy to dy. ANTIPHON 3 Declre h glory mong ntions * nd h wonders mong ll peoples. ANTIPHON reding Titus 2:11 14 For grce of God hs ppered, bringing slvtion to ll, trining us to renounce impiety nd worldly pssions, nd in present ge to live lives tht re self-controlled, upright, nd godly, while we wit for blessed hope nd mnifesttion of glory of our gret God nd Svior, Jesus Chrt. He it who gve himself for us tht he might redeem us from ll iniquity nd purify for himself people of h own who re zelous for good deeds. Reder Her wht Spirit sying to God s people. Assembly Thnks be to God. Chrt Lord. 4 For gret Lord nd gretly to be pred; * he more to be fered thn ll gods. ANTIPHON 11 Let hevens rejoice, nd let erth be gld; let se thunder nd ll tht in it; * let field be joyful nd ll tht rein. 12 Then shll ll trees of wood shout for joy before Lord when he comes, * when he comes to judge erth. 7

8 After brief silence Presider stnds; ll re s ble for proclmtion of Gospel. gospel cclmtion Joy to world! sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 # Joy to world! Lord come: let erth receive her King; let every hert prepre him room, nd heven nd nture sing. holy gospel Luke 2:1 20 (kjv) Decon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Chrt ccording to Luke. Assembly Glory to you, Lord Chrt. nd it cme to pss in those dys, tht re went out decree from Cesr Augustus tht ll world should be txed. (And th txing ws first mde when Cyrenius ws governor of Syri.) And ll went to be txed, every one into h own city. And Joseph lso went up from Glilee, out of city of Nzreth, into Jude, unto city of Dvid, which clled Bethlehem; (becuse he ws of house nd linege of Dvid) to be txed with Mry h espoused wife, being gret with child. And so it ws, tht, while y were re, dys were ccomplhed tht she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, nd wrpped him in swddling clos, nd lid him in mnger; becuse re ws no room for m in inn. And re were in sme country shepherds biding in field, keeping wtch over ir flock by night. And, lo, ngel of Lord cme upon m, nd glory of Lord shone round bout m: nd y were sore frid. And ngel sid unto m, Fer not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of gret joy, which shll be to ll people. For unto you born th dy in city of Dvid Sviour, which Chrt Lord. And th shll be sign unto you; Ye shll find bbe wrpped in swddling clos, lying in mnger. And suddenly re ws with ngel multitude of hevenly host pring God, nd sying, Glory to God in highest, nd on erth pece, good will towrd men! And it cme to pss, s ngels were gone wy from m into heven, shepherds sid one to nor, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, nd see th thing which come to pss, which Lord hth mde known unto us. And y cme with hste, nd found Mry, nd Joseph, nd bbe lying in mnger. And when y hd seen it, y mde known brod sying which ws told m concerning th child. And ll y tht herd it wondered t those things which were told m by shepherds. But Mry kept ll se things, nd pondered m in her hert. And shepherds returned, glorifying nd pring God for ll things tht y hd herd nd seen, s it ws told unto m. Decon The Gospel of Lord. Assembly Pre to you, Lord Chrt. 4. He rules world with truth nd grce, nd mkes ntions prove glories of h righteousness, nd wonders of h love. 2. Joy to world! Svior reigns; let us our songs employ, while fields nd floods, rocks, hills nd plins, repet sounding joy. 8 sermon The Right Reverend Gregory H. Rickel

9 All re s ble. nicene creed We believe in one God, Fr, Almighty, Mker of heven nd erth, of ll tht, seen nd unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Chrt, only Son of God, eternlly begotten of Fr, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not mde, of one Being with Fr. Through him ll things were mde. For us nd for our slvtion he cme down from heven: by power of Holy Spirit he becme incrnte from Virgin Mry; nd ws mde mn. For our ske he ws crucified under Pontius Pilte; he suffered deth nd ws buried. On third dy he rose gin in ccordnce with scriptures; he scended into heven nd seted t right hnd of Fr. He will come gin in glory to judge living nd ded, nd h kingdom will hve no end. We believe in Holy Spirit, Lord, giver of life, who proceeds from Fr nd Son. With Fr nd Son he worshiped nd glorified. He hs spoken through Prophets. We believe in one holy ctholic nd postolic Church. We cknowledge one bptm for forgiveness of sins. We look for resurrection of ded, nd life of world to come. Amen. pryers of ssembly After ech petition: Intercessor Let hevens rejoice, Assembly nd let erth be gld. Spce provided for you to dd, eir silently or loud, concerns you wh included in community s pryer. The Presider concludes pryers with collect. All respond: Amen. pece Presider The pece of Lord be lwys with you. Assembly And lso with you. All greet one nor in nme of Lord. 9

10 offertory THE LITURGY OF THE TABLE An offering of money collected. Ech of us, wher pledging member, newcomer, or occsionl vitor, invited to mke specil gift to Sint Mrk s in thnksgiving for birth of Chrt. Our collective generosity essentil to Sint Mrk s msion of procliming nd encting Good News of Chrt s justice, reconcilition nd pece. Offerings my be mde by csh, check (mde out to Sint Mrk s Cdrl) or credit crd using envelopes provided. Plese sk n usher if you need sstnce. Thnk you for your generosity. nm Climb to Top of Highest Mountin words: dpted from Isih 40 music: Crolyn Jennings (b. 1936) Climb to top of highest mountin, joyous tidings proclim to world, Lift up your voice, shout good news: Behold, your Lord comes to you. He will feed h flock like shepherd, he will crry lmbs in h rms, He will ever keep m sfe from hrm. Behold, your Lord comes to you. He who mde strs in heven, He who fshioned erth nd se, From time eternl he ws God, Alph nd Omeg, he. Behold, your Lord! He will come in power nd glory, he will rule with mercy nd truth, Hope of ntions, light of ll world. He will love little children, he will hold m in h rms. Love him nd trust him s child. Behold, your Lord comes to you. All re s ble. gret thnksgiving The Book of Common Pryer, Euchrtic Pryer B Presider The Lord be Assembly with you. And l l - so with you. Presider Assembly Lift up your herts. We lift m to Lord. Presider Let us give thnks to Lord our God. It right to togive God thnks nd pre. Assembly 10

11 Presider It right, nd good nd joyful thing, lwys nd everywhere to give thnks to you, Fr Almighty, Cretor of heven nd erth. Becuse you gve Jesus Chrt, your only Son, to be born for us; who, by mighty power of Holy Spirit, ws mde perfect Mn of flesh of Virgin Mry h mor; so tht we might be delivered from bondge of sin, nd receive power to become your children. Therefore we pre you, joining our voices with Angels nd Archngels nd with ll compny of heven, who for ever sing th hymn to proclim glory of your Nme: snctus & benedictus A Community Mss Willim Mth ( ) Orgn: hev n nd erth re Bless ed one Presider We give thnks to you, O God, for goodness nd love which you hve mde known to us in cretion: in clling of Isrel to be your people: in your Word spoken through prophets; nd bove ll in Word mde flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in se lst dys you sent him to be incrnte from Virgin Mry, to be Svior nd Redeemer of world. In Him you hve delivered us from evil, nd mde us worthy to stnd before you. In Him, you hve brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of deth into life. On night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Chrt took bred; nd when he hd given thnks to you, he broke it, nd gve it to h dciples, nd sid, Tke, et: Th my Body, which given for you. Do th for remembrnce of me. After Supper he took cup of wine; nd when he hd given thnks, he gve it to m, nd sid, Drink th ll of you: Th my Blood of new Covennt, which shed for you nd for mny for forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do th for remembrnce of me. Therefore, ccording to h commnd, O Fr, All We remember h deth, We proclim h resurrection, We wit h coming in glory, full Everyone: Ho who of your glo comes ly, ry. The Hymnl 1982 #s-128 Oxford University Press Presider And we offer our scrifice of pre nd thnksgiving to you, O Lord of ll; presenting to you, from your cretion, th bred nd th wine. We pry you, grcious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon se gifts tht y my be Scrment of Body of Chrt nd h Blood of new Covennt. Unite us to your Son in h scrifice, tht we my be cceptble through him, being snctified by Holy Spirit. In fullness of time, put ll things in subjection under your Chrt, nd bring us to tht hevenly country where, with ll your sints, we my enter everlsting heritge of your sons nd dughters; through Jesus Chrt our Lord, firstborn of ll cretion, hed of Church, nd uthor of our slvtion. ho in nme ly, ho ly Lord, Hosnn in high est. of Lord. Ho God of po wer nd might, sn n in high est. 11

12 Presider By him, nd with him, nd in him, in unity of Holy Spirit ll honor nd glory yours, Almighty Fr, now nd for ever. All A - MEN. lord s pryer All Our Fr in heven, hllowed be your Nme, your kingdom come, your will be done, on erth s in heven. Give us tody our dily bred. Forgive us our sins s we forgive those who sin ginst us. Sve us from time of tril, nd deliver us from evil. For kingdom, power, nd glory re yours, now nd for ever. Amen. In silence, Presider breks consecrted bred. frction nm Wht fest of love offered here? 1. Wht 2. Wht wht wht Th, Th, Oh Oh food hope fest light th th tste tste of of of of ev ev nd nd love truth er er Chrt Chrt see her lst lst nd nd of of ing ing King, King, sing! sing! fered fered life, life, here, here, How The wht wht bred sun wht wht sweet Word gr won bn cov come come of quet e cious drous come nnt gift word from from tune: Greensleeves hev hev hev hev giv giv down down from from mn God n giv giv en? en? en? en? en. en. en! en! words: 1993 Delores Dunfer, OSB music: public domin 12

13 invittion to communion Presider The gifts of God for people of God. All seeking God re welcome t Chrt s Tble. The Assembly grs round ll sides of ltr pltform, guided by ushers. If you need communion brought to your set, plese let n usher know. Rice wfers for those who do not et whet re vilble t Presider s communion sttion t front left. You re welcome to stnd or kneel to receive communion. Hold out your hnd to receive bred nd n et. Guide chlice of wine to your mouth nd n drink. Or you my leve bred in your hnd for chlice berer to dip in wine nd feed you. To receive blessing insted of communion, simply cross your rms over your chest. choir My Lord hs Come words & music: Will Todd (b. 1970) Shepherds, clled by ngels, clled by love nd ngels; No plce for m but stble. My Lord hs come. Sges, serching for strs, serching for love in heven; No plce for m but stble. My Lord hs come. H love will hold me, h love will cherh me, love will crdle me. Led me, led me to see him, sges nd shepherds nd ngels; No plce for me but stble. My Lord hs come. crol O little town of Bethlehem sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 #78 1. O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see e lie! Above thy deep nd dremless sleep silent strs go by; yet in thy drk streets shineth everlsting Light; hopes nd fers of ll yers re met in e tonight. 2. For Chrt born of Mry; nd gred ll bove, while mortls sleep, ngels keep ir wtch of wondering love. O morning strs, toger proclim holy birth! nd pres sing to God King, nd pece to men on erth. 3. How silently, how silently, wondrous gift given! So God imprts to humn herts blessings of h heven. No er my her h coming, but in th world of sin, where meek souls will receive him, still der Chrt enters in. 5. O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pry; cst out our sin nd enter in, be born in us tody. We her Chrtms ngels gret gld tidings tell; O come to us, bide with us, our Lord Emmnuel! 13

14 crol In blek midwinter sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 # Our erth hev n che If snow in but if in Lord wor wht In God, An Wht stood nd ru I hd h I shiped I hev n gels hrd erth bim were fl blek mo were blek God cn blek cn nd cn s shll nd len, mid r mid in be I mid not rch I i flee ser shep snow win on we on - - win cr lov give win hold n give - - ron, wy phim herd, snow, ter ly, mn, ter, nte, èd him: ter, him, gels him, frost nor my poor w ter when he thronged I would snow st ble in her I would long Je with give y wind erth hve g s like comes bring on plce mid do sus my mde sus red I suf en my to mon, tin; re, m? stone; reign: ir; lmb; snow, ficed bls, prt; go. Chrt. ks. hert. yet crol Silent night sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 #111 As th crol beginning, minters will move through Assembly to begin cndlelighting. If you did not get cndle when you cme in, ushers will be in les to provide one for you. 1. Silent night, holy night, ll clm, ll bright round yon virgin mor nd child. Holy infnt, so tender nd mild, sleep in hevenly pece. 2. Silent night, holy night, shepherds quke t sight, glories strem from heven fr, hevenly hosts sing llelui; Chrt, Svior, born! 3. Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love s pure light rdint bems from thy holy fce, with dwn of redeeming grce, Jesus, Lord, t thy birth. 14

15 All re s ble. pryer fter communion blessing Presider Eternl God, All hevenly Fr, you hve grciously ccepted us s living members of your Son our Svior Jesus Chrt, nd you hve fed us with spiritul food in Scrment of h Body nd Blood. Send us now into world in pece, nd grnt us strength nd courge to love nd serve you with gldness nd singleness of hert; through Chrt our Lord. Amen. Bhop Our help in Nme of Lord; Assembly The mker of Heven nd erth. Bhop Blessed be Nme of Lord; Assembly From th time forth for evermore. Bhop My God, who sent ngels to proclim gld news of Svior s birth, fill you with joy nd mke you herlds of Gospel; nd blessing, mercy nd grce of God Almighty, Fr, Son, nd Holy Spirit, be upon you nd remin with you for ever. All Amen. hymn in procession Hrk! herld ngels sing sung by ll The Hymnl 1982 #87 descnt: Sir Dvid Willcocks 2. Chrt, by highest hev n dored; 1. Hrk! herld ngels sing glory to newborn King! Pece on erth nd mercy mild, God nd sinners reconciled! Joyful, ll ye ntions, re, join triumph of skies; with ngelic host proclim Chrt born in Bethlehem! dmsl Hrk! herld ngels sing glory to newborn King! Decon Let us go forth in nme of Chrt. Assembly Thnks be to God. Chrt, everlsting Lord; lte in time behold him come, offspring of Virgin s womb. Veiled in flesh Godhed see; hil th incrnte Deity. Plesed s mn with us to dwell; Jesus, our Emmnuel! Hrk! herld ngels sing glory to newborn King! 3. Mild he lys h glory by, born tht we no more my die, born to re us from erth, born to give us second birth. Ren with heling in h wings, light nd life to ll he brings, hil, Sun of Righteousness! hil, hev n-born Prince of Pece! Hrk! herld ngels sing glory to newborn King! voluntry Tocct on Joy to world Crig Phillips (b. 1961) As you re leving, plese plce your cndles in bskets t bck of church. 15

16 Sint Mrk s Cdrl weekly liturgicl schedule SUNDAYS 8:00 m Holy Euchrt with sermon & hymns 9:00 m Holy Euchrt with sermon, hymns, & music by Sint Mrk s Singers or children s choirs 11:00 m Holy Euchrt with sermon, hymns, & music by Cdrl Choir, livestremed t sintmrks.org 4:30 pm Chorl Evensong with music by intergenertionl Evensong Choir [First Sundy of month, October My] 6:00 pm Cdrl Yog open to ll 7:00 pm Contempltive Euchrt with Heling Pryers 9:30 pm Compline ncient nighttime pryers sung by Compline Choir, brodcst live on KING FM 98.1 WEEKDAYS mondy fridy, 6:30 pm.. Evening Pryer mondys, 7:15 pm......centering Pryer wednesdys, 12 noon.... Holy Euchrt thursdy, 7:00 m Holy Euchrt thursdys, 12 noon.... Centering Pryer CATHEDRAL SHOP t SAINT MARK S The Cdrl Shop offers books, crds, music, nd gifts for everyone, mny of which re loclly mde or ethiclly sourced, ll in wrm nd inviting tmosphere. Support Sint Mrk s Cdrl nd shop locl! The Shop will re-open December 27 with post-chrtms clernce sle. tuesdy sturdy, 11 m 5:30 pm sundy, 8:30 m 1 pm [closed mondys] sintmrks.org/shop New Yer s Eve Lbyrinth Wlk with Midnight Euchrt sundy, december 31 6 pm 12 midnight specil cndlelight service of compline sung by Compline Choir t 9:30 Spend New Yer s Eve in quiet medittion, dwelling in tht spce between wht pst nd wht to come. Experience unique compline liturgy t 9:30, n welcome in new yer with Euchrt t 12 m celebrting Fest of Holy Nme. Suggested dontion of $5 per person, $15 per fmily, ccepted t door. Epiphny e Fest of Lights sturdy, jnury 6 6 pm 8 pm Come complete Twelve Dys of Chrtms nd celebrte mnifesttion of God s Word mde flesh on Fest of Epiphny. Sint Mrk s celebrtion will begin with Holy Euchrt t 6 pm, followed by bonfires, king s cke, chili cook-off, nd intergenertionl fun t 7 pm. Th celebrtion cps entire Advent/ Chrtms seson with joy nd light! CHORAL EVENSONG sundy, jnury 7, 4:30 pm with music by The Evensong Choir offering works by Stnford nd Wesley. CONCERT ON THE FLENTROP ORGAN fridy, jnury 19, 7:30 pm with Michel Kleinschmidt, orgnt Advnce psses re $15 dults/$10 students. Vit sintmrks.org/rts-concerts to lern more SAINT MARK S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL 1245 Tenth Avenue Est, Settle WA