St. Paul s Chapel. Get Yo Life; a call to prayer a Call to Action A Call to Community. For a World of Good. June 18, 2016, 4:00pm

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1 Get Yo Life; a call to prayer a Call to Action A Call to Community June 18, 2016, 4:00pm St. Paul s Chapel For a World of Good Broadway and Fulton Street, New York City God our refuge and hope, when race, status, or gender divide us, when despondency and despair haunt and afflict us, when community lies shattered: comfort and convict us with the stillness of your presence, that we may confess all you have done, through Christ to whom we belong and in whom we are one. Amen.

2 Get Yo Life; A Call to Prayer, A Call to Action, A Call to Community June 18, 2016, 4:00pm Welcome to St Paul s Chapel Please add your voice and heart to the prayers. We will begin our service in the churchyard with the ringing of the Bell of Hope; gather outside in the yard or on the porch. At the start of the Great Litany, you will be led in procession by the clergy and choir. A Call To Prayer Ringing of the Bell of Hope The Great Litany Holy God, Creator of heaven and earth, Have mercy on us. Holy and Mighty, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. Holy Immortal One, Sanctifier of the faithful, Have mercy on us. Holy, blessed and glorious Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.. From all evil and mischief; from pride, vanity and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred and malice; and from all evil intent, From sloth, worldliness and love of money; from hardness of heart and contempt for your word and your laws, From sins of body and mind; from deceits of the world, flesh and the devil, From famine and disaster; from violence, murder, and dying unprepared, Savior deliver us. In all times of sorrow; in all times of joy; in the hour of our death and at the day of judgment, 2

3 By the mystery of your holy incarnation; by your birth, childhood and obedience; by your baptism, fasting and temptation By your ministry in word and work; by your mighty acts of power; by the preaching of your reign, By your agony and trial; by your cross and passion; by your precious death and burial, By your mighty resurrection; by your glorious ascension; and by your sending of the Holy Spirit, Hear our prayers, O Christ our God. Govern and direct your holy Church; fill it with love and truth; and grant it that unity which is your will. Give us boldness to preach the gospel in all the world, and to make disciples of all the nations. Enlighten your bishops, priests and deacons, and our spiritual leaders with knowledge and understanding, that by their teaching and their lives they may proclaim your word. Give your people grace to witness to your word and bring forth the fruit of your Spirit. Bring into the way of truth all who have erred and are deceived. Strengthen those who stand; comfort and help the fainthearted; raise up the fallen; and finally beat down Satan under our fe Guide the leaders of the nations into the ways of peace and justice. Give your wisdom and strength to Barack, the President of the United States, Andrew, the Governor of New York, and Bill, the Mayor of New York City that in all things they may do your will, for your glory and the common good. Give to the Congress of the United States, the members of the President s Cabinet, those who serve in our state legislature, and all others in authority the grace to walk always in the ways of truth. Bless the justices of the Supreme Court and all those who administer the law, that they may act with integrity and do justice for all your people. Give us the will to use the resources of the earth to your glory and for the good of all. 3

4 Bless and keep all your people, Comfort and liberate the oppressed, the lonely, the bereaved, especially known and beloved of the 49 in Orlando. Heal the sick in body, mind or spirit, and provide for the homeless, the hungry and the destitute. Guard and protect all children who are in danger. Shower your compassion on prisoners, hostages and refugees, and all who are in trouble. Forgive our enemies, persecutors and slanderers, and turn their hearts. Hear us as we remember those who have died: Stanley Almodovar III, Amanda Alvear, Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, Antonio Davon Brown, Darryl Roman Burt II, Angel L. Candelario-Padro, Juan Chevez-Martinez, Luis Daniel Conde, Cory James Connell, Tevin Eugene Crosby, Deonka Deidra Drayton, Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, Leroy Valentin Fernandez, Mercedez Marisol Flores, Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, Juan Ramon Guerrero, Paul Terrell Henry, Frank Hernandez, Miguel Angel Honorato, Javier Jorge-Reyes, Jason Benjamin Josaphat, Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, Christopher Andrew Leinonen, Alejandro Barrios Martinez, Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, Kimberly Morris, Akyra Monet Murray, Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, Joel Rayon Paniagua, Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, Enrique L. Rios, Jr., Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, Edward Sotomayor Jr., Shane Evan Tomlinson, Martin Benitez Torres, Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, Luis S. Vielma, Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, Jerald Arthur Wright; Omar Mateen, and grant us with them a share in your eternal glory. Give us true repentance; forgive us our sins of negligence and ignorance and our deliberate sins; and grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to your word. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy on us. 4

5 Call to Action Reading 1 Kings 19:1-15a Reader A Reading from the First Book of Kings. Ahab told Jezebel that all the prophets except for Elijah had been killed. Jezebel sent a message to Elijah that said, That s what I m going to do to you by this time tomorrow. Elijah fled for his life. Going into the wilderness, he crawled under a broom tree. He prayed to God and said, I m done, God. Just let me die, because I am worthless. He fell asleep under the tree. An angel woke him up and said, You d better get up and eat something or you won t be able to go on. Elijah turned to see a cake and water right there next to him. So he got up and ate and drank. God s angel came a second time, touched him, and said, Get up and eat, you need your strength for the journey ahead of you. He got up, and ate and drank. It took him forty days and nights to get to Horeb, where he expected to talk to God. He spent the night in a cave. Then the word of God came to him, saying, What are you doing here, Elijah? He answered, Well, as you know, I ve worked hard for you, God. But the people aren t listening and they even want to kill me. I don t know what to do. Elijah got a message that he should stand on the mountain, because God was about to pass by. The wind kicked up, and it was so strong it was breaking rocks into pieces. God was not in the wind. Then there was an earthquake, but God wasn t in the earthquake. And then a fire, but God wasn t in the fire. Then it was dead silent. When Elijah heard that silence, he put his coat over his face and went to the entrance of the cave. A voice said, Tell me now, Elijah. What are you doing here? He answered, Well, as you know I ve worked hard for you, God. But the people aren t listening and they even want to kill me. I just don t know what to do. God said to him, Go. Go home a different way. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Reflection The Rev. Deacon Hershey Mallette Stephens Priest for Membership and Hospitality Collect Almighty God, in your Word you have given us a vision of that holy City to which the nations of the world bring their glory: Behold and visit, we pray, the cities of the earth. Renew the ties of mutual regard which form our civic life. Send us honest and able leaders. Enable us to eliminate poverty, prejudice, and oppression, that peace may prevail with righteousness, and justice with order, and that all people from different cultures and with differing talents may find with one another the fulfillment of their humanity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Moment of Silence 5

6 Reading Psalm 42:1-3, Reader Let us read Psalm 42 responsively by whole verse. As the deer longs for the water-brooks, * so longs my soul for you, O God. All My soul is athirst for God, athirst for the living God; * when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? Reader My tears have been my food day and night, * while all day long they say to me, Where now is your God? All I will say to the God of my strength, Why have you forgotten me? * and why do I go so heavily while the enemy oppresses me? Reader While my bones are being broken, * my enemies mock me to my face; All day long they mock me * and say to me, Where now is your God? All Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul? * and why are you so disquieted within me? Reader Put your trust in God; * for I will yet give thanks to him, who is the help of my countenance, and my God. Reflection The Rev. Deacon Eva Suarez Diocese of Washington Collect O God, you have bound us together in a common life. Help us, in the midst of our struggles for justice and truth, to confront one another without hatred or bitterness, and to work together with mutual forbearance and respect; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Moment of Silence 6

7 Reading Galatians 3:23-29 Reader A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Galatians. Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham s offspring, heirs according to the promise. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Reflection The Rev. Winnie Varghese Priest and Director of Justice and Reconciliation Collect Gracious Creator, we pray for thy holy Catholic Church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in any thing it is amiss, reform it. Where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son our Savior. Amen. Moment of Silence The Gospel Lesson Matthew 5:38-42 Reader A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew. Jesus said, You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everone who begs from you, and do not refuse anone who wants to borrow from you. Reader The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Reflection The Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool Assistant Bishop, Diocese of New York 7

8 Collect Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart [and especially the hearts of the people of this land], that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Moment of Silence Choral Anthem Got a Mind to Do Right Spiritual arr. David Morrow Got a mind to do right. I got a mind to do right. Everyday Jesus gave me this mind to do right. I got a mind to live right. Everyday Jesus gave me this mind to live right. I got a mind to pray right. Everyday Jesus gave me this mind to pray right. I got a mind to live right. Everyday Jesus gave me this mind to live right. I got a mind to love right. Everyday Jesus gave me this mind to love right. Call to Community Dance All Night Prayer & Blessing Over the A poem of remembrance by Kenneith Morrison The Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool Amen. 8

9 De Colores In colors, in colors The fields are dressed in the spring. In colors, in colors Are the little birds that come from outside. In colors, in colors Is the rainbow that we see shining. And that is why I love The great loves of many colors And that is why I love The great loves of many colors. In colors, in colors Yes, black and white and red and blue and brown. All the colors, colors From people laughing, and shaking hands. All the colors, colors From people who know freedom. And that is why I love The great loves of many colors And that is why I love The great loves of many colors. 9

10 Dance Party and Community Building Music Provided by DJ Rekha We dance as a celebration reaffirming our shared life in community, to make a strong statement of hope in the face of those who would have us live in fear. 10

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12 SERVICE PARTICIPANTS The Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool Assistant Bishop, Diocese of New York PRESIDER: The Rev. Dr. William Lupfer, Rector LITANIST: The Rev. Deacon Eva Suarez MUSICIANS: Trinity Choir Dr. Julian Wachner, Director of Music and the Arts TRINITY WALL STREET VESTRY William Lupfer, Rector Joseph Hakim, Church Warden; Diane Pollard, Church Warden Leah C. Johnson, Suellyn P. Scull, Frederick Bland, Lawrence F. Graham, William H. A. Wright II, William L. Cobb, Sanders Davies, Dr. Scott E. Evenbeck, Joel Motley, Paul B. Yang, Robert G. Zack, Suzanne Hammett, Susan Hewitt, Macculloch M. Irving, T. Dennis Sullivan, Emory Edwards, Eric Eve, Sara B. Queen, John G. Talty, Mary Katherine Wold TRINITY WALL STREET CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL Phillip Jackson, Vicar; William Lupfer, Rector Deborah E. Hope, President; Keith Klein, Vice President; Amy Roy, Secretary Katie Basquin, Beverly Ffolkes-Bryant, Ryan L. Campbell, David Elliott, Ruth Antoinette Toni Foy, Oliva George, Kevin Grant, Christian Hylton, Barbara Inniss, Joyce Coppin Mondesire, Maribel Ruiz, Luciana Sikula In an effort to reach a broad audience, Trinity Wall Street records its services and events for broadcast on the internet. Your attendance at a service or event constitutes your consent to be included in any filming, photographing, audio recording, or broadcast and for any other use in whole or in part, including publicity and promotion. If you prefer to avoid being filmed, please sit in the back pews on the side aisles. Sunday parking validation for the Battery Parking Garage is available at the Parish Center, 2 Rector St. Please ask an usher for directions. 120 Broadway, New York, NY t trinitywallstreet.org The Rev. Dr. William Lupfer, Rector The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson, Vicar SPC-Orlando-Memorial-Bulletin-v6