7:30 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite I

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1 Next Sunday Annual Parish Meeting 10:15 AM in Parish Hall St. Alban's proclaims to all, through word and deed, the grace of God in Jesus Christ. January 14, 2018 The Second Sunday after the Epiphany 7:30 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite I According to the Book of Common Prayer (BCP)

2 ADVENT CHRISTMAS EPIPHANY LENT EASTER PENTECOST Our church follows the Christian year (also called the Church year). For millennia, Christians have used this system to organize each year around the life of Christ. The Church Year begins at Advent, as we wait for the arrival of Jesus celebrated at Christmas. During Epiphany, we celebrate Christ revealing himself to the world. In Lent, we prepare for the remembrance of Christ's death during Holy Week and resurrection at Easter. On Pentecost, we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit, who sustains us in our life in Christ during the season known as Ordinary time. We re glad that you re here! St. Alban s is an Episcopal Church, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Worship in our tradition is liturgical, which means that we use written prayers. This is an ancient and biblical way to pray. The liturgy makes worship something the community does, not just the minister up front. It helps us when our own words fail. It ensures we receive a steady diet of God s Word. And it reminds us every week of God s grace in Jesus Christ. Guests: Please complete the hello card located in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate or give it to an usher. If you have any questions, our ushers and ministers are here to help. After the service, stop by our welcome station for a St. Alban s tote bag. Children: Children are welcome in our services. If they get restless, feel free to take them for a walk in the courtyard or lobby. Our 9:00 and 11:15 AM services feature Children's Chapel. Our nursery is open from 8:45 AM-12:30 PM. Restrooms: Men s and women s restrooms are available on either side of the narthex (lobby). Changing tables are available in every restroom in the Parish Hall and office building across from the courtyard. Sunday School: Classes for all ages are offered at 10:15 AM. Adult Sunday School is in the Parish Hall. Visit stalbanswaco.org/sunday-classes for more information. Coffee Hour: Join us after the service for Coffee Hour outside the church. Please silence cell phones and mobile devices. Before the service, please be mindful of those preparing for worship. 2

3 THIS BULLETIN IS AVAILABLE ONLINE Go to stalbanswaco.org/bulletins and click on the link for today s service. THE HOLY EUCHARIST - 7:30 AM Rite I, according to the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) Eucharist, meaning thanksgiving, comes from the Greek words for good and gift. THE WORD OF GOD Please stand. Opening Acclamation BCP 323 Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen. The Collect for Purity BCP 323 Summary of the Law and Kyrie BCP 324 Gloria in Excelsis BCP 324 The Collect of the Day BCP 163 Celebrant Celebrant The Lord be with you. And with thy Spirit. Let us pray. Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that thy people, illumined by thy Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Collect for Martin Luther King, Jr. LFF 227 Almighty God, who by the hand of Moses thy servant didst lead thy people out of slavery, and didst make them free at last: Grant that thy Church, following the example of thy prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the name of thy love, and may strive to secure for all thy children the blessed liberty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 3

4 Please be seated for the readings. The Old Testament Lesson 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Pew Bible, p. 215 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called, Samuel! Samuel! and he said, Here I am! and ran to Eli, and said, Here I am, for you called me. But he said, I did not call; lie down again. So he went and lay down. The Lord called again, Samuel! Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, Here I am, for you called me. But he said, I did not call, my son; lie down again. Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, Here I am, for you called me. Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, Samuel! Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for your servant is listening. Lector The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 139:1-5, Domine, probasti 1 Lord, you have searched me out and known me; * you know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 2 You trace my journeys and my resting-places * and are acquainted with all my ways. 3 Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, * but you, O Lord, know it altogether. 4 You press upon me behind and before * and lay your hand upon me. 5 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; * it is so high that I cannot attain to it. 12 For you yourself created my inmost parts; * you knit me together in my mother's womb. 13 I will thank you because I am marvelously made; * your works are wonderful, and I know it well. 4

5 14 My body was not hidden from you, * while I was being made in secret and woven in the depths of the earth. 15 Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb; all of them were written in your book; * they were fashioned day by day, when as yet there was none of them. 16 How deep I find your thoughts, O God! * how great is the sum of them! 17 If I were to count them, they would be more in number than the sand; * to count them all, my life span would need to be like yours. The Epistle 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Pew Bible, p. 929 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are beneficial. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be dominated by anything. Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, The two shall be one flesh. But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. Lector The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. The Gospel (please stand) John 1:43-51 Pew Bible, p. 863 Reader The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint John. Glory be to thee, O Lord. Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, Follow me. Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth. Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see. When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit! Nathanael asked him, Where did you get to know me? Jesus answered, I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you. Nathanael replied, Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel! 5

6 Jesus answered, Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these. And he said to him, Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. Reader The Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to thee, O Christ. The Sermon The Rev. Aaron M. G. Zimmerman The Nicene Creed (please stand) BCP 327 Prayers of the (please kneel) BCP 328 Confession of Sin & Absolution BCP The Peace (please stand) BCP 332 Parish Announcements BCP 332 The Offertory THE HOLY COMMUNION As an act of gratitude and worship, we joyfully respond to God s gift of Jesus Christ by giving towards God s work through his church. Online giving at: stalbanswaco.org/give or text give to (432) The Great Thanksgiving (please stand) BCP 340 Sanctus BCP 341 The Lord's Prayer BCP 336 The Breaking of the Bread BCP 337 The Prayer of Humble Access BCP 337 Invitation to Communion & Ministration of the Sacrament All baptized Christians are welcome to receive Communion. If you would like a gluten-free wafer, tell the priest at the rail. Postcommunion Prayer (please kneel) BCP 339 The Blessing BCP 339 Please stand. The clergy and ministers depart. The Dismissal BCP 339 Thanks be to God. 6

7 Getting Connected at St. Alban's TODAY'S WORSHIP MINISTERS Celebrant Preacher Lay Eucharistic Minister Vestry Person of the Day The Rev. Neal McGowan The Rev. Aaron M. G. Zimmerman Valda Rispoli John Wood We have been asked to pray for Frahm family Almuth Ewing Luther Brunson Mary Edwards Heidi Buchanan Bennie Buchanan Smith Family Hugh Henson Cleveland Corbett Marie Corbett Terry Carlberg Christopher Batista Louise Burton Curtis Chastain Nancy Day Tanya Ross Doug Stewart Jane Clark Gleason family Libby We are updating our prayer list. If you would like for a name to remain on the list, contact hilary@stalbanswaco.org by January 22. ALTAR FLOWERS The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in honor of Amy and Steven Sielaff's first wedding anniversary. For altar flower orders, please contact Susie Farley for info and help. Cell: (254) sfarley45@aol.com or see the sign-up board in the narthex. 7

8 Getting Connected at St. Alban's 10:15 AM in the Parish Hall Come hear from the local outreach ministries where our members serve. Join us and be inspired! JANUARY 7 Jimmy Dorrell of Mission Waco (Community Development) JANUARY 14 Rosemary Townsend of The Cove-Waco (Teen Homelessness) JANUARY 28 The Rev. Gregg Taylor of ReVision (Mentoring Incarcerated Youth) 2018 Diocesan Council is Coming to WACO! The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Council will be held in Waco from Thursday evening, February 15 to Saturday afternoon, February 17. Local church members are invited to volunteer to help ensure Council proceeds smoothly. Can you help? Sign up at bit.ly/wacocouncil18 Volunteers are needed for the following areas: Delegate Check-In Exhibits Worship Ushers ipad Check-In & Out Meeting & Tech Help Info & Local Hosts Logistics More info at Don't miss this unique opportunity to serve the Diocese! Interested in growing deeper in your faith and forming stronger community at St. Alban's? Join a Small Group! We are forming a new group to begin in the spring and would love for you to join. neal@stalbanswaco.org if you are interested. 8

9 Getting Connected at St. Alban's 420 Franklin Ave, Waco, TX

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11 THIS WEEK AT ST. ALBAN S TODAY 01/14 7:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I 9:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II 10:15 am Sunday School 11:15 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II 2:00 pm AA Women, Outreach Center (1st floor), Rm. 9 MONDAY 01/15 7:00 am Morning Prayer, Higgins Chapel 6:45 pm AA, Outreach Center (2nd floor), Rm. 17 TUESDAY 01/16 7:00 am Morning Prayer, Higgins Chapel 6:00 pm Al Anon, Outreach Center (2nd floor), Rm. 17 6:00 pm Al-Ateen, Outreach Center (1st floor), Rm. 9 WEDNESDAY 01/17 7:00 am Morning Prayer, Higgins Chapel 10:15 am Rector's Bible Study, Parish Hall 11:30 am Wednesday Eucharist, Higgins Chapel 4:15 pm Cherub Choir rehearsal, Music room 4:45 pm Choristers rehearsal, Music room 6:00 pm Adult Choir rehearsal, Music room 6:00 pm Youth Midweek in the Parish Hall 6:30 pm Theology on Tap, Barnett's Pub 6:45 pm AA, Outreach Center (2nd floor), Rm. 17 THURSDAY 01/18 7:00 am Morning Prayer, Higgins Chapel 7:30 am Men's Bible & Breakfast, Parish Hall FRIDAY 01/19 7:00 am Morning Prayer, Higgins Chapel 5:45 pm Al-Anon, Outreach Center (2nd floor), Rm. 17 SATURDAY 01/20 6:30 pm AA, Outreach Center (2nd floor), Rm. 17 Office hours are 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday 11

12 St. Alban s proclaims to all, through word and deed, the grace of God in Jesus Christ. ST. ALBAN S SUNDAY WORSHIP 7:30 AM HOLY EUCHARIST (Rite I) A spoken service of Holy Eucharist without music. 9:00 AM CHORAL EUCHARIST (Rite II) A majestic, uplifting service of Holy Eucharist with organ and choir. Features Children s Chapel. 10:15 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL Classes for all ages during the academic year. 11:15 AM CHORAL EUCHARIST (Rite II) A majestic, uplifting service of Holy Eucharist with organ and choir. Features Children s Chapel. WEEKDAY SERVICES Holy Eucharist, Wednesday, 11:30 AM, Higgins Chapel Morning Prayer (commonly called the Daily Office) Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM, Higgins Chapel The Rev. Aaron M. G. Zimmerman, Rector aaron@stalbanswaco.org The Rev. Neal McGowan, Curate neal@stalbanswaco.org The Rev. Alberto Melis, Deacon alberto@stalbanswaco.org The Rev. Judy Filer, Priest Associate Aaron Everic, Director of Children's Ministry childrensministry@stalbanswaco.org ST. ALBAN S STAFF Ricky Gamble, Sexton Hilary Gardner, Parish Administrator hilary@stalbanswaco.org Rebekah Hughes Newcomer & Ministry Coordinator rebekah@stalbanswaco.org Eugene Lavery, Director of Music eugene@stalbanswaco.org Hannah Scholz, Organ Scholar Lori Youngblood, Business Manager lori@stalbanswaco.org ST. ALBAN S VESTRY A PARISH OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF TEXAS Jerry Campbell, Sr Warden Claudia Raimondo, Jr Warden Bart Townsend, Treasurer Brennon Arnold, Clerk Pat Danley Kathy Davidson Emily Edwards Tracy Kelly Carol Melis Florence Scattergood Lynn Wisely John Wood The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle IX Bishop of Texas The Rt. Rev. Jeff Fisher Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. Dena A. Harrison Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. Hector Monterroso Bishop Assistant After-hours Pastoral care: (254) facebook.com/stalbanswaco 305 NORTH 30TH ST. (AT WACO DRIVE) WACO, TEXAS (254) Office hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, M-F