Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church

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1 Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church Our Vision: To Know Christ To Love Christ To Serve Christ in Others 6320 Hanover Ave. Springfield, VA Armento All Saints Day November 5, 2017 Hymn Prayer Book Number Page Number * Indicates that the people stand {7:30 a.m. Service words and responses begin on Page 323} Prelude: I know that my redeemer lives George Shearing The Word of God *293 I sing a song of the saints of God Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Pg. 355 People: And Blessed be his Kingdom, now and forever! Amen! *S280 Gloria * The Collect of the Day Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

2 A Reading from The Book of Revelation 7:9-17 After this I, John, looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!" And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, singing, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen." Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?" I said to him, "Sir, you are the one that knows." Then he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. "For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more;the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God Psalm 34:1-10, 22 1 I will bless the Lord at all times; * his praise shall ever be in my mouth. 2 I will glory in the Lord; * let the humble hear and rejoice. 3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; * let us exalt his Name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me * and delivered me out of all my terror. 5 Look upon him and be radiant, * and let not your faces be ashamed. 6 I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me * and saved me from all my troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him, * and he will deliver them. 8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; * happy are they who trust in him! 9 Fear the Lord, you that are his saints, * for those who fear him lack nothing.

3 10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger, * but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good. 22 The Lord ransoms the life of his servants, * and none will be punished who trust in him. A Reading from the First Letter of John 3:1-3 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God *280 God of saints, to whom the number The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Matthew 5:1-12 (7:30 a.m. People: Glory to thee, O Lord) (10:30 a.m. People: Glory to you, Lord Christ) When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you." (7:30 a.m. The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise be to thee, O Christ) (10:30 a.m. The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise to you, Lord Christ)

4 The Children s Sermon Mr. Brooks Boylan, our Seminarian Children may go to Children s Church The Sermon Mr. Brooks Boylan, our Seminarian The Nicene Creed 358 The Prayers of the People The Confession & Absolution 360 The Peace & Announcements The Holy Communion Offertory Anthem: Jesu, the very thought of thee Paul Halley Jesu, the very thought of thee, with sweetness fills the breast; but sweeter far thy face to see, and in thy presence rest. No voice canning, no heart can frame, nor can the memory find a sweeter sound than Jesus name, the savior of man-kind. O hope of every contrite heart, O joy of all the meek, to those who ask how kind thou art, how good to those who seek. But what to those who find? Ah! this nor tongue nor pen can show; the love of Jesus, what it is none but his loved one s know. Jesu, our only joy be thou, as thou our prize wilt be; in thee be all our glory now, and through eternity. * 380 Praise God from whom all blessings flow (verse 3) The Meditation Anthem The Necrology * The Great Thanksgiving, Eucharistic Prayer B 367 *S129 Holy, holy, holy Lord The Prayer Continues (kneel) 368 The Lord s Prayer 364 The Breaking of the Bread 364 Children return from Children s Church and Nursery *S-163 Lamb of God The Communion of the People *335 I am the bread of life Blessing of Birthdays and Anniversaries Post Communion Prayer & Blessing 365 *285 What thanks and praise to thee The Dismissal (Response: Thanks be to God.) Postlude: Amazing Grace! how sweet the sound George Shearing

5 WELCOME TO ST. CHRISTOPHER S EPISCOPAL CHURCH! Visitors and New Members: please fill out a white pew card and put it into the offering plate or hand it to the priest, or an usher. Nursery Care: is available for infants and toddlers at the later service. Ask an usher or greeter for directions to the infant room. We invite all baptized persons of Christian faith to receive communion. If you are not baptized you are invited to stand or kneel at the altar rail, while crossing your arms over your chest. You will receive a blessing instead of bread, and the wine person will pass you by. For Those Who Need Assistance: Communion can be brought to your in your seat just let an usher know during the service; large print bulletins and hearing assistance devices are also available (see an usher or greeter for the service for assistance). This Week We Are Praying For: The Church: Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Shannon, Susan, and Ted our Bishops. For Peter our Rector, Sam our Honorary Associate, Brooks our Seminarian, Joe our Music Minister, Lindsey our Licensed Lay Preacher, Kathy our Preschool Bookkeeper and for Trish our Pastoral Assistant this week. Our Government: Donald our President, and Terry our Governor. Thanksgivings: For those celebrating birthdays this month (but not read in church): Rowan Pa, Jennifer Guernsey, Megan Proctor, Charlotte Chandler, Ava Karousos, Richard Downie, Simone Pa, Daniel Lawson, Andrew Seegers, Francis Wolf, Chriss Foster, Debra Kim, Matteo Gaetano, Jon Mayo, Harriet McCollum, Duncan Chandler, Violet Schettler, Barbara Christy, Richard Sellers, Melissa Gorham, Sue Ditmore-Horita, David Johnson, Priscilla Greene, Steven Greene, Priscilla Greene, Marguerite Wagner, Jane Hinson, Nathan Bollinger, Sandy Price, Demitri Karousos, Ross Branstetter, and Chipo Kinne, The Sick, Suffering, and in Need Barbara Milton, Debbie Frear, Betsy Lowrey, Indra Corea, Ursula Walls, Janice Hagan, Marion Evans, Ginny Berg, Sandy and Dick Rowley, Marguerite Wagner, Ralph Tomita, Jim Foster, Jay Jantz, Priscilla Greene, Virginia Cole, Molly Gray, Ann Moore, Ted Woodcock, Elaine Apostles, John Wells, and L. B. Berg as well as those on our November Parish Family Prayer List (names not read in the service): June Shaw, Marty Kiefer, Susan Ackerman-Peterson, Daniel Carr, Fritz Baldwin, Brad Penney, David and

6 Stephen Penny, Helen Wagner, Jennifer Lowe, Cook Family, Alleman Family, Dawn, Brendan Scriber, Bev Gilman, Matt Zeller, and Robin Courts. For Those Who Have Died: The Altar Flowers are given in the glory of God by Ursula Walls in loving memory of Hans Walls 73 rd Birthday; given in the glory of God by Niki Purkoski in loving memory of Denny Mandragos. The Sanctuary Candle is given to the glory of God by the Altar Guild. ANNOUNCEMENTS Daylight Savings: Please remember to set your clock back one hour, on Saturday night (November 4 th ). WE NEED YOUR HELP THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 TH (For those who get the bulletin early) Jim Armstrong, is asking for your help on Saturday, November 4th to spend some time fixing items in the church and education building. We will start at 9:00 a.m. Tools are not required, but you are welcome to bring some basic items (screw driver, drill, hammer) if you would like. Jim will provide a ''project list" that outlines the items to be addressed during repair day. If you have an item that you think needs fixed, please let Jim know. Contact Jim Armstrong at james.armstrong296@gmail.com if you are able to help. Nativity Pageant Sign-Up. Starting November 5, there will be a sign up posted in the fellowship hall for those interested in participating in the Nativity Pageant. There will be a role available for all interested persons. Lots of costumes available and enthusiasm is high for the first pageant in a while! The pageant will be Sunday, Christmas Eve at the 5 p.m. family service. Children under the age 11 may sign up for a character/animal role; children over the age of 11 will be narrators. Scheduled practices to be scheduled and advertised in the near future. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Tamara O'Neil at tamara_oneil@yahoo.com or Ms. Megan Coffey at megcoffey05@yahoo.com.

7 Pageant Planning Committee. The next planning committee for the Christmas Nativity Pageant will be November 12 after the 10:30 service in the auditorium. Flower Guild Meeting. Please come to our Christmas Planning meeting on Sunday, November 5 at noon in the church Library. Get a snack & drink & come over to plan our Christmas decorations. June Hoffman All Saints Day Services & Evensong, Sunday, November 5, 2017 As we did last year at both services, with the choir quietly singing a meditative piece at the second one, the gathered congregation can simultaneously speak aloud the names of their loved ones, whether by memory or from lists that they bring, during the appointed time before the Eucharist. In this way we bring our living selves and offer before God, in thanksgiving, the memory of the lives of those who came before us; relatives and friends, who have blessed us and our stories. The second event will take place later in the afternoon - The All Saints Concert and Evensong presented by the Choir at 5:00 p.m. to celebrate All Saints Day. TONIGHT: Choral Evensong for All Saints On Sunday, November 5, at 5:00 pm, we hold our annual Evensong service for All Saints. The choir will be singing anthems by Paul Halley, Lee Hobby, Thomas Ebdon and a Psalm setting by Herbert Howells. We invite you to bring a momento of someone close to you who you would like to remember this year. A reception will follow the service.

8 LOBSTERS ARE A COMIN!! The Annual St. Christopher s Lobster Dinner will take place on Saturday evening, November 18 beginning at 5:30 pm. Reservations and monies will be collected up until Sunday, November 5. We have a dinner limit of 125 so make sure you secure your spot EARLY!! The dinner will consist of a 1 1/4 pound Maine Lobster with drawn butter, baked potato, fresh cole slaw, dinner roll and dessert. Assorted beverages will be provided. Wine is allowed but is BYO. For the more inland palate we are offering a baked chicken quarter in place of the lobster (please specify white or dark when ordering your chicken) We can also accommodate orders to go but please let us know ahead of time. Cost for your dinner will be: Lobster or Chicken Dinner $20.00, Extra Lobsters are $12.00 and Hot Dogs and chips for the kids is still $2.00. To order see Danny Gorham during Church hours or contact him by cell: , fgorham103@aol.com. You may also call or drop your order off at the Church Office during regular business hours. We would greatly appreciate prepayment with your reservation. The Funeral for Austin Lowrey, will be held on Sunday, November 12th at 2:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary of St. Christopher's Church followed by a Reception in the Fellowship Hall. Richard Sellers, our Vestry Liaison to Parish Life invites you to contribute light luncheon food for the reception such as fruit, cheese, crackers, finger sandwiches, cookies and etc. You may bring the food by the church prior to the 2:00 p.m. service. We ask you to please plate the food onto nice plates so that it is ready to go. In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations to St. Christopher's Church. Send your checks, made out to St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, to out address at 6320 Hanover Avenue, Springfield, VA Please put Austin Lowrey's name on the memo section of the check. Please keep Betsy and her family in your prayers. Yours in Christ, Fr. Peter

9 Austin Lowrey Memorial Reception Following Service Sunday, Nov. 12 A reception for the family, friends of Austin Lowrey and parishioners will be held at about 3 pm in the Fellowship Hall following Austin s memorial service Sunday, November 12. A sign-up list for light appetizers will be at the door to the Worship Building Sunday. We re asking for cheese/cracker trays, fruit, veggie trays, deviled eggs, cookies, brownies and lighter fare to be placed in the Church kitchen before 2 pm. If you would like to assist in set up and/or cleanup, please let me know, as I ll be out of town that weekend. Thanks! Richard Sellers, Parish Life Liaison Bishop Goff & Confirmations and Receptions! - In just a few months, on Sunday, January 14, 2018, our Bishop Suffragan for the Diocese of Virginia - Bishop Susan Goff - will lead both of our Worship Services that morning. At 10:30 a.m. she will also preside over Confirmations (for those already baptized in a Christian tradition) and Receptions (for those Confirmed in another Christian Tradition who wish to formally become Episcopalians). For parishioners (as defined by the Diocese: regular attendees, givers and participants) high school ages on up please see Fr. Peter so that he can arrange for you to go through the proper preparation for this Sacrament. High School Youth might have a few gatherings with our Youth Minister for Teens, Meredith Maple, while adults will go through a "home study" program offered by Fr. Peter. Episcopal parishioners from other parishes may also join us on that Sunday, but those individuals should have their rectors contact both Fr. Peter and the Diocese of Virginia. Remember our Bishop visits are once every two years, so if you are truly ready to consider to make the commitment to this Christian rite of passage, now is the time to make that known! You can contact Fr. Peter by phoning the Church Office.

10 Preschool News: Spotlight on Our Wonderful Teachers! We'd like to introduce to you a terrific team of two! This is Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Bogstad and they are the loving teachers of the three year old Ducks class (Lucky Ducks!!) Mrs. Burke started her career as an elementary school teacher but also taught preschoolers in Japan. She was introduced to SCP when she came to do a presentation about Japan. She is married with two daughters in college and a son in high school. She is often found at school planning and getting ready for her class, but she also enjoys arts & crafts, reading, writing down WWII history and gardening. Mrs. Bogstad comes from a Dance Education background.she has a husband, three children and a dog named Mr. Oswin Pickles the Pug. Her youngest son was a graduate of SCP, but Mrs. Bogstad wasn't ready to leave! Her hobbies are ballroom dancing, reading and all things Boy and Girl Scout - especially sticky food and campfires! We are so lucky to have these two teachers. The love and caring in the Ducks class is second to none. Fall Clean Up Day Update: A Big THANKS to all who came out last Saturday to help with the Fall Clean Up Day. Thank you, Jim Bradshaw

11 Service Participants For Sunday November 5, :30am Acolyte: Jim Hertsch Lector: Brooks Boylan Lay Eucharistic Minister: Lynn Knox 10:30am Acolyte(s): Creighton Dunlap, Perry Kinne, and Minnie Foley Lectors: Trish Taylor (L1), Gail Ritchie (L2) Lay Eucharistic Ministers: Meredith Maple (PB), Carroll Hill (CB1), Pam Branstetter (CB2) Altar Guild: Marie Ackerman and Katie Alleman Flower Guild: Rosemary Henry and Harriet McCollum Vestry Person of the Week: Jim Armstrong Prayer Intercessor: Helen Spence Chapel Prayer Team: Jennifer Guernsey and Lynn Knox Communion Bread Baker: Kristy Armstrong Greeters: Ruth York and June Hoffman P.A.T. Minister (taking Eucharist to our parish s shut-ins): Trish Taylor Refreshment & Fellowship: Liz Zubritsky Tellers: David Medding and Kevin Frear Ushers: Team Manning *if you are unable to serve, or a trade did not get posted, please let Fr. Peter know by Sunday morning ( /voic ) and he will let the appropriate ministers know. THE VESTRY OF ST. CHRISTOPHER S Senior Warden Janet Bush; Junior Warden Bill Price; Buildings Jim Armstrong & Bill Price; Christian Formation Katy Dunlap and Christina Manning; Worship Sarah Belisle; Register May Kamalick; Grounds Jim Bradshaw; Membership Danny Gorham; Outreach Angela Bourke; Parish Life Richard Sellers; Stewardship Chris Erbe. STAFF The Rev. Peter K. Ackerman, Rector; Meredith Maple, Youth Minister for Teens; Nina Miller, Administrative Assistant; Joe Bush, Bookkeeper; Joe Gabalski, Organist/Choir Director; Polly Colwell, Preschool Director

12 Monday, November 6 Preschool Closed 7:00 p.m. Women s Group Meeting Tuesday, November 7 Preschool Closed 7:00 p.m. Powerful Fitness/Auditorium Wednesday, November 8 7:00 p.m. P.A.T. Ministers Meeting 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, November 9 10:00 a.m. Women s Discussion Group 7:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Meeting This Week at St. Christopher s Friday, November 10 Church Office closed in observance of Veteran Day 9:30 a.m. Discernment Committee Meeting 5:00 p.m. S. Anonymous Meeting Saturday, November 11 8:30 a.m. Frazelle Violin Lessons 5:00 p.m. S. Anonymous Meeting 8:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Sunday, November 12 The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Children s Sermon, and Children s Church (Nursery is provided) 11:30 a.m. Christmas Nativity Pageant Planning 2:00 p.m. Austin Lowrey s Funeral & Reception