Settle yourself in solitude and you will come upon God in yourself.

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1 Welcome to St. Peter s Episcopal Church January 18, 2015 ~St. Peter s feeds God s people all are welcome at our table~ The Second Sunday after the Epiphany: 8 a.m. The Holy Eucharist, Rite One 10 a.m. The Holy Eucharist, Rite Two Settle yourself in solitude and you will come upon God in yourself. -Saint Teresa of Avila Quoted in Sojourners Verse and Voice THIS WEEK S EVENTS Sunday, January 18 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite One 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite Two 6 p.m. Sunday Night Supper Monday, January 19 7 p.m. Martin Luther King Interfaith Remembrance Service 7 p.m. Men s AA Meeting Tuesday, January 20 6 p.m. Gentle Yoga Wednesday, January 21 12:10 p.m. Lunch Time Holy Eucharist Thursday, January 22 7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Friday, January 23 7 a.m. Bible Study 2 p.m. Reserved Ledgewood 6 p.m. Outreach Supper OUR STAFF The Rev. Manuel P. Faria III, Rector Dr. Kirsten J. Helgeland, Director of Music and Organist Ms. Dena Lisle, Secretary Mr. Bill Davy, Sexton Ms. Nora Monahan, Nursery Caregiver OUR VESTRY David Stephenson, Senior Warden Carrie Kimball Monahan, Junior Warden Cheryl Robinson, Treasurer Cameron Wicker, Clerk John Cabot Tim Conlon Patrick Kennedy Andrea Schultz John Young Thelma Ryan, Warden Emerita Thad Outerbridge, Parish Historian 4 Ocean Street, Beverly Massachusetts (978) info@stpetersbeverly.org NEXT WEEK S EVENTS Sunday, January 25 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite One 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite Two 11:30 a.m. Long Timers Recognition Brunch 6 p.m. Sunday Night Supper Monday, January 26 7 p.m. Men s AA Meeting Tuesday, January 27 6 p.m. Gentle Yoga Wednesday, January 28 12:10 p.m. Lunch Time Holy Eucharist 2 p.m. Reserved Essex Park Thursday, January 29 7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Friday, January 30 7 a.m. Bible Study 6 p.m. Outreach Supper

2 THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY We encourage your full participation in this morning s service. All are welcome to receive communion or a blessing at the rail. Page numbers refer to the Book of Common Prayer (with a cross on front). Hymns may be found in Hymnal Hymn numbers preceded by an S are found in the front of the hymnal. Hymns higher than 720 are in Wonder Love and Praise. LEVAS or L refers to the red and black hymnal Lift Every Voice and Sing II. Epiphany changes:, Form III prayers, Presentation hymn, Prayer C. 8 a.m. THE HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE ONE PAGE 323 Eucharistic Prayer II Page a.m. THE HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE TWO PAGE 355 Prelude Offertoire in E-flat Major César Franck THE WORD OF GOD Hymn 371 Thou whose almighty word Moscow Opening Acclamation Page 355 Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And blessed be God s kingdom, now and forever. Amen. Collect for Purity Hymn S280 Glory to God in the highest Powell The Collect for the Second Sunday after Epiphany (said together) A Reading from 1 Samuel 3:1-20 Psalm 139: 1-6, A Reading from 1 Corinthians 6: Hymn 757 Will you come and follow me ( v. 1-3) Mary Alexandra The Holy Gospel according to John 1:43-51 Hymn 757 Will you come and follow me (v. 4-5) The Sermon The Rev. Manuel P. Faria III The Nicene Creed Page 358 Prayers of the People Page 387 The Confession Page 360 The Exchange of the Peace Announcements THE HOLY COMMUNION Offertory Anthem O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts Beverly A. Ward The Presentation Hymn Lasst uns erfreuen The Great Thanksgiving: (You may stand or kneel during the entire Eucharistic Prayer) Eucharistic Prayer C Page 369 Hymn S129 Holy, holy, holy Lord Powell Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he, is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. The Lord s Prayer Page 364 The Breaking of the Bread Hymn S155 Christ our Passover Near Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ~St. Peter s feeds God s people All are welcome at our table~ Hymn 439 What wondrous love is this Wondrous Love Post-Communion Prayer of Thanksgiving Page 365 The Epiphany Blessing Hymn 535 Ye servants of God Paderborn The Dismissal Minister: Alleluia! Alleleuia! Let us go forth in the Name of Christ. People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia! Postlude Come, Thou Almighty King Paul Laubengayer

3 The Second Sunday of Epiphany January 18, 2015 Collect for Second Sunday of Epiphany (said together): Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your 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 you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen. I Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) 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." Then the LORD said to Samuel, "See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make both ears of anyone who hears of it tingle. On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated by sacrifice or offering forever." Samuel lay there until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." He said, "Here I am." Eli said, "What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you." So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, "It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him." As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the LORD. Psalm 139:1-6, 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. 6 Where can I go then from your Spirit? * where can I flee from your presence? 13 I will thank you because I am marvelously made; * your works are wonderful, and I know it well. 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.

4 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. 18 Oh, that you would slay the wicked, O God! * You that thirst for blood, depart from me. 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 "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. John 1:43-51 The next day 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!" 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." Prayer for St. Peter s Eucharistic Ministry O God of compassion, at whose table all are welcome: Draw near to the homebound members of our parish family who receive the Sacrament today and during the upcoming week and to those who minister to them. May our homebound members always feel included at our table, strengthened in our friendship and renewed by bread and wine for their life s journey and always filled with your loving presence, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

5 THOSE SCHEDULED TO SERVE TODAY USHERS Doug Abell and Michael Bent LECTORS 8: Joan Nelson 10: Kate Cabot and Nancy Lian LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 8: Joan Nelson 10: Dave Farrar and Nancy Lian LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITOR Peg Bochynski ACOLYTES Kaitlin Kennedy, Will Talbot and Nate Abell VESTRY GREETER John Young ALTAR GUILD Joan Nelson CLOSER Doug Abell FELLOWSHIP The Garthwaite Family INTERCESSIONS: In the world: The Diocese of London, England. In the diocese: All Saints Church, Church of Our Saviour, St. Paul s Church and The Episcopal Chaplaincy at Boston University all in Brookline; The Diocesan Council. For those serving in the armed forces: Monique Farrar, Ken Christian, James Daley, Zachary Jermyn, Justin Anaya, Scott Schuster, Kyle O Connor, Michael Scottina, Christopher Massero and all those serving in harm s way. Prayer requests for: Ernie Gabriel; Thelma; Alberta; Marilyn Perin; Fran Staples; Patrick Lyons and family; Luke and family; Betty Cote; Carol Lacy; Peter Frates; Norma; John; Gail; Christopher; Beth; Miriam Jacobs; Amy Jobes; John Driscoll; Maureen Walker; Martha; The Brown family and Kshusha; Chris; Ruth; Claudia; Maria and Miguel; Joseph; Alexa, Mark and Beth; the Devitt family; the Cabot family; Bill Walburn; Neil Overberg; the Creesy family. Thanksgivings: For our Outreach ministries. For those who have died: For Pieter Vos Woodbury and Frank Costa who died this past week and for all those killed in acts of violence and those who have died of famine, disease and extreme weather. For Eva and Alfred Ahman, Guy and Blanche Ambrifi, Herbert, Clara, Eliza, Herbert W. and Evelyn D. Stickens, Raymond Kenneth Mullaly, Augustus H. and Georgia F. Creesy, Kenneth H. and Virginia Mullaly. (Memorial Flowers) For the Bernardini and DeLollis families. (Sanctuary Candle) 150 th Parish Annual Meeting Sunday February 1 11:30 a.m. It is very important that all active members of the parish attend the Annual Meeting Annual Reports will be ed on Thursday, January 22and available in print on Sunday, January 25 on the Usher s Table. Tomorrow, Monday, January 19 we will host an interfaith service remembering the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 7 p.m. in the church. Following the service there will be a procession to First Parish Unitarian Church, 225 Cabot Street in Beverly. St. Peter s Lenten Devotionals have become a much anticipated Lenten tradition here at St. Peter s. The sign-up sheet with the readings and instructions are posted in the Parish Hall. Once you sign up for a day (or days) please read the appropriate readings and write your reflections of them. You only need to write a paragraph or two sharing these reflections. Submit your devotional(s) by to godfrey@perrotts.com (preferably) or by hard copy in Dena s mailbox in the Parish Hall. The deadline is Sunday, February 8. The booklets are available on the Usher s Table on Sunday, February 15. Longtime Parishioners Appreciation Day Sunday January 25 11:30 a.m. Join us as we recognize the contributions of our longtime parishioners with a boutonnière and a Sunday Brunch. This will be a Potluck Brunch that we are asking everyone (except for the Longtime Parishioners) to bring a dish to share. Sign-up sheets are posted in the Parish Hall. ~A Longtime Parishioner is anyone who has been a member of St. Peter s for 15 years or more~ 2015 New Parish Directory We will be gathering information for our new Parish Directory! Please check off or edit the current information listed for you on the easel in the Parish Hall or fill out a new parishioner form and submit it to the church office. We would also like to include photos in the directory. Please submit either by or hard copy a photo of you or your family. All information is due by Sunday, February 1. Call Dena at if you have any questions.