THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT The Holy Eucharist Rite II December 23, :45 am

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1 THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT The Holy Eucharist Rite II December 23, :45 am Welcome! We are glad you chose to worship with us today and invite you to participate fully in our service. In the Parish House Children are always welcome in the church for all or part of the service, but should you want to use it, nursery care is available in the Parish House building, around the left side of the church. Restrooms are also in the Parish House. A Children s Corner is available in the back of the church. Visitor s Card Please fill out a visitor s card (found on the hook in your pew) so we can get to know you better. You may hand it to an usher or put it in the offering plate. Flow of Worship We begin our service with the WORD including a SERMON, continue with PRAYERS, and follow with COMMUNION. Words in italics provide directions about when it is customary to stand, sit or kneel. If any of this is physically difficult for you, please remain seated. Bold type indicates words we will speak together. Music not printed in the bulletin is in the blue hymnal. Communion Baptized Christians are welcome to receive communion and ALL are welcome to come forward for a blessing. To receive the bread, hold your hands out together. To receive the wine, help the server by guiding the chalice. If you prefer, you may dip (intinct) the bread in the wine chalice. If you wish to receive a blessing, or only bread, simply place your hands across your chest when the priest or server comes to you. Children are welcome to receive communion at the discretion of their parents. Wherever you are in your faith journey, we welcome you at Trinity. God s grace sustains us as we strive to know, love and serve others in our daily lives. Thank you for worshiping with us.

2 2 THE ENTRANCE RITEI The people stand for the Acclamation and remain standing through the Collect of the Day. ACCLAMATION Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. HYMN Sung by all. Twas in the moon of wintertime Une jeune pucelle Hymnal 114 THE COLLECT OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The people are seated for the First Lesson, Psalm, and Second Lesson. THE WORD OF GODI THE FIRST LESSON From Bethlehem comes a ruler Micah 5:2-5a But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel. And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; and he shall be the one of peace. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. THE GRADUAL Magnificat Canticle 15 My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; * for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: * the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him * in every generation.

3 He has shown the strength of his arm, * he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, * and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, * and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel, * for he has remembered his promise of mercy, The promise he made to our fathers, * to Abraham and his children for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. 3 THE SECOND LESSON I have come to do your will Hebrews 10:5-10 When Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, 'See, God, I have come to do your will, O God' (in the scroll of the book it is written of me)." When he said above, "You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the law), then he added, "See, I have come to do your will." He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. And it is by God's will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. The people stand to sing the Sequence Hymn, and remain standing for the Gospel. SEQUENCE HYMN Lo, how a Rose e er blooming Es ist ein Ros Hymnal 81 THE GOSPEL Blessed are you among women / My soul magnifies the Lord Luke 1:39-55 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, Lord Christ. In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord." And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the

4 4 proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever." The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. The people are seated for the Gospel Reflection. THE GOSPEL REFLECTION The people stand for the Nicene Creed and the Prayers of the People. The Rev. Paul Nancarrow and the people THE NICENE CREED Said by all 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, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who 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. THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE After each intercession We pray to you, O Lord: Amen! Come, Lord Jesus. In the petition for the sick, the people join in naming those with special needs. Alex, Ben*, Betsy*, Carol*, Diana, Hugh, Katherine, Kendall, Kevin, Lynn*, Michael, Waverly, Robert Ambler, Lash Barksdale, Peg Belden*, Kenneth Bond, Betsy Brown, Martin Brown*, Wendy Brown, Libbey Buckley*, Patti Burtner, Eddie Carter, Davison Chapman, Pat Clark*

5 Final intercession Lifting our voices with all creation, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints, let us offer ourselves and one another to the living God through Christ. To you, O Lord. 5 Concluding Collect O Root of Jesse, who arises as a sign among all peoples, in whose presence kings stand silent and nations bow in worship, come and deliver us, and tarry not. Glory be to you for ever. Amen. Gracious God, for one hundred years you have guided and sustained the mission and ministry of this Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. As we prepare for another century, stir up your life-giving Spirit in our congregations to revive and renew us for the spreading of the Gospel: Draw us out among our neighbors and help us understand the deep longings of their hearts. Guide us forward so that we may be leaven for the world; a gathering strong for service and glad in praise; and a people listening and responding to your presence; through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and steadfast companion. Amen. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Confession said by all 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. ALMIGHTY God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. THE PEACE The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. The people greet one another with a sign of God s peace and then are seated. THE HOLY COMMUNIONI THE OFFERTORY The people gather in the chancel while singing the Offertory Hymn. All are welcome forward. There is a place here for you! Offering plates are located at the steps to the chancel, and offerings may be placed there as you come forward. The collection taken at this liturgy is divided between the maintenance and mission of Trinity Episcopal Church and the charitable causes we support. We are grateful for your generous giving. OFFERTORY HYMN Sung by all. When Jesus left his Father s throne Kingsfold Hymnal 480

6 6 THE GREAT THANKSGIVING EUCHARISTIC PRAYER B The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise. 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: Sung by all. LAND OF RESTt 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.

7 7 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. As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray. THE LORD S PRAYER Sung by all.

8 8 THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. The Gifts of God for the People of God. MINISTRATION OF COMMUNION All baptized Christians are welcome to receive Communion. Those not yet baptized may receive a blessing. COMMUNION HYMN Sung by all. Let all mortal flesh keep silence Picardy Hymnal 324 THE POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER Recited by all. ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. RECESSIONAL HYMN Sung by all. Rejoice! Rejoice, belivers Llangloffan Hymnal 68 DISMISSAL Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.

9 9 VESTRY Ernest Holley, Senior Warden Erik Boody, Junior Warden Tom Fechtel, Treasurer 2018 Term: Erik Boody Molly Brown Ernest Holley Jim Manchester Sharlene Richards Pat Williams David Wallace 2019 Term: Rick Chittum Hunter Moss Richard Obenschain Juliette Swenson Karen Tate 2020 Term: Frank Babcock Katie Cathey Sally James Lynn Manka Betsy Pinkston CLERGY STAFF The Rev. Paul Nancarrow, Rector The Rev. John D. Lane, Rector Emeritus The Rev. Shirley Ruedy, Deacon Office Phone: Website: Address: P.O. Box West Beverley Street Virginia Bolena, Organist & Choirmaster Muffie Newell, Formation Deidre Jones, Communications Laurie Carrington, Parish Admin. Robert Richardson, Sexton In Our Prayers This Week Pray for Church leaders: Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael Curry, our Presiding Bishop; Mark Bourlakas, our Bishop; Paul and John, our priests, Shirley, our deacon. For the people of the Maya Deanery in the Diocese of Honduras, especially the churches of The Holy Spirit, St. Nicholas, San Antonio, San Francisco de Assisi, St. John the Evangelist, Santa Cruz, San Miguel Arcángel, and Santa Maria Virgen. For the people of the Diocese of Haiti, especially St. Marc s School in Cerca-la-Source. For the people of the Diocese of Leeds. Pray for our Government leaders: President Donald Trump; Governor Ralph Northam; Mayor Carolyn Dull; and County Chair Gerald Garber. Pray for our parish family and friends: (Names with an * are members of Trinity.) This week read at 8:45 Alex, Ben*, Betsy*, Carol*, Diana, Hugh, Katherine, Kendall, Kevin, Lynn*, Michael, Waverly, Robert Ambler, Lash Barksdale, Peg Belden*, Kenneth Bond, Betsy Brown, Martin Brown*, Wendy Brown, Libbey Buckley*, Patti Burtner, Eddie Carter, Davison Chapman, Pat Clark* This week read at 11:00 Bob Craycroft*, Champe Davis, Butch Debord, Kathy Rae Dollins, Robert Dunn*, Nancy Feagans, Susie Finlay, Martha Flanders, Sean Flanders*, Mike Gordon, Mike and Elizabeth Hanna, Tom Hawks, Ken Keller*, Seth Long, Preston Mayson*, Leslie McMacken, Peter Meyers, Jimbo Moore, Toni Nelson* This week read at 7:45 Dorothy Quick, Erick Roderick, Pat Rollins, Tanner Rosebrook, Ralph Ruedy*, Lila San Angelo, John Shuster*, Bob Small* and Kathleen Tosco*, Dee Schumann*, Jackie Sprouse*, April Temple*, Donna Vazquez, Bobby Wilfong, Chip Wright Pray for those celebrating birthdays: particularly Fred Garcia, Bill Wellington, Martha Sheridan, and Jim Klein. Pray for all who have died: Departed Altar Guild members, Shannon Smith, Marv Belden, and Roland Stetler (friend of David and Elizabeth Jacobs).

10 10 Announcements Happening TODAY Calling All Altar Guild Members: We will be decorating the Church for Christmas immediately following the 11:00 service on Dec. 23. Please join us (and bring a friend)! Set up for our annual Christmas Eve Outreach Dinner will be today following the 11am Eucharist. If you signed up for set-up of tables and chairs join us in McCracken Hall following worship to set up the tables and chairs. Thanks so much! 2019 Offering envelopes are available in the back of the Church for those that requested them on their annual Pledge Form. Thank you to those that pledged! If anyone would like to have the convenience of these envelopes, speak to Laurie Carrington in the office and she will help you with your pledge form. Happening next Sunday Food for Allen Chapel s Pantry: Canned meats, such as chicken and roast beef, will be collected to distribute through the Allen Chapel food pantry program on the last Sunday of the month. Other Announcements No Spaghetti Supper or Taize in January: Because the first Tuesday of January is New Year s Day we will not have spaghetti supper or taize. We will meet again on Tuesday, February 5. The Playing of the Merry Organ Concert: On January 6 at 5:00 p.m., continue your Christmas celebration by attending the beloved Playing of the Merry Organ Concert. Harpist Rachel Lee Hall will collaborate with organist Virginia Bolena for this special performance. Music for harp and organ, choral favorites, carol singing, and a performance of John Rutter s carol cycle Dancing Day, sung by the Boys & Girls Choir, will round out this joyous celebration. End of the year gifts: Please remember that Trinity operates on a cash basis and contributions can only be considered as being given in 2018 if they are received in our office before December 31. For stock transactions, the shares must have been transferred to our brokerage account by the end of the year. We encourage you to take care of your end-of-year giving before the last day of the year!

11 This Week at Trinity Noon Lunch is served M-F at 11:30 in McCracken Hall unless otherwise noted. Several AA groups meet throughout the week; please contact our office at or visit our website calendar for more details 11 SUNDAY December 23 7:45 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I CHURCH 8:45 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II CHURCH 11:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I CHURCH 12:15 PM Altar Guild decorates for Christmas MONDAY Christmas Eve December 24 12:00 PM Office Closes 1:30 PM Christmas Eve Outreach Dinner M. HALL 5:00 PM Family Eucharist CHURCH 10:00 PM Music for the Nativity CHURCH 10:30 PM Festival Eucharist CHURCH TUESDAY Christmas Day December 25 Office Closed 10:30 AM Christmas Day Eucharist CHURCH WEDNESDAY December 26 Office Closed THURSDAY December 27 Office Closed FRIDAY December 28 Office Closed 1:00 PM Grief Support Group FOSTER ROOM SATURDAY December 29 9:30 AM Altar Guild Setup CHURCH SUNDAY December 30 Food Collection for Allen Chapel. 7:45 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I CHURCH 8:45 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II CHURCH 11:00 AM Christmas Lessons & Carols CHURCH The ALTAR FLOWERS are presented in loving memory of departed Altar Guild members PRESIDER & PREACHER: The Rev. Paul Nancarrow 8:45 ALTAR CHAIR: Geri Carney EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: James Cramer, Glendon Gill LECTOR: Lee Nancarrow PRAYERS: Caroline Sheridan USHER: Susan Read GREETER: Mark Hollberg MUSICIANS: Steve Carpenter, Glendon Gill, Cindy Hickman, Oakley Pearson, and Bill Wellington

12 12 Christmas & Epiphany Schedule *Sundays only list items of special interest Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve 1:30pm Outreach Dinner 5:00pm Family Service with Eucharist 10:00pm Music for the Nativity 10:30pm Festival Holy Eucharist Monday, December 25 Christmas Day 10:30am Holy Eucharist Sunday, December 30 11:00am Christmas Lessons & Carols Sunday, January 6 The Epiphany 5:00pm The Playing of the Merry Organ Concert The office will be closed from noon on December 24 through January 1.