Our vision A spiritually alive world Our mission Reimagining church with courage, joy and wonder Zion National Park Photo: Creative Commons CC0 The Third Sunday in Lent Sunday, March 24, 2019 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Welcome to this sacred place where we are reimagining church with courage, joy and wonder. Every year we choose a theme to help us explore new ideas and to listen for God s calling. In 2019 our theme is the Year of the Body. Our body is the way we meet the world and the world meets us. Although we share much that is in common, our bodies are each unique and particular, and every body is worthy of respect. We believe that God participated in the world through a body. So we will be examining how we care for bodies, how we treat different kinds of bodies and how we are part of the earth s body. This year we will dance together, eat together and study what it means for Christians to understand the church as the Body of Christ. We invite you to be part of this body, this joyful community, even if your visit is short. How is God inviting you to be more truly alive today? What are our bodies saying to us? May God bless you in this holy place! Welcome to Grace Cathedral The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean of Grace Cathedral If you are new to Grace Cathedral, please introduce yourself and fill out a welcome card so we can be in touch with you. We re glad you re here! Join us for coffee and conversation across the plaza in the Chapter House Library after the 8:30 a.m. service or in the Chapter House Dining Room after the 11 a.m. service. about today s music The music of Henry Purcell is predominately featured today with his setting of Psalm 63, O God, thou art my God. This anthem is from early in Purcell s career (he was 21 when he wrote it), and was extremely popular at the time. It remains very popular to this day, and the ending section will be very familiar to all as the music of the hymn Christ is made a sure foundation. Let my prayer is a modern adapation of a section of one of Purcell s largest anthems, Jehovah quam multi sunt hostes mei. Additionally, we often sing works by Palestrina, an Italian composer of the High Renaissance, and his Missa Brevis is one of the most popular of his Mass settings. highlights The Forum with Chaplain Earl Smith Sunday, March 24 9:30 a.m. Gresham Hall The chaplain for the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors, and former chaplain for San Quentin Prison, on sports and the spirit. Stewardship 2019 Truth & Light Campaign supports Grace Cathedral s impact every day! Our stewardship goals are to engage 500 households and to raise $1.1 million. As of today, 420 generous households have pledged $948,000. trustee-congregants and members of the stewardship committee have pledged their support. Our hope is that everyone in our warm-hearted cathedral will participate. We have a $1,500 match from a generous congregant for all pledges received by April 1. Every pledge in any amount makes a difference to Grace Cathedral. Pledge cards are available at the back of the cathedral today and at gracecathedral.org/donate.
The Holy Eucharist The Third Sunday in Lent 24 March 2019 11 am Ask an usher about nursery care and Sunday school, hearing assistance devices, or large-print leaflets. Restrooms are located on the lower level corridor. Please silence any audible electronics and refrain from taking video or photos during the service. Voluntary Prelude on Jesus loves me William Bolcom The Gathering The people stand as the procession enters. Introit Sung by the choir. H. Walford Davies (Psalm 121; see BCP p. 779 for text.) Hymn 392 Sung by all, standing. Vineyard Haven Opening Acclamation People text: Isaac Watts (1674-1748), alt.; music: Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003). Blessed be the God of our salvation. Who bears our burdens and forgives our sins. The Confession of Sin Let us confess our sins to God. The people remain standing. God of all mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you, opposing your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in ourselves, and in the world you have created. We repent of the evil that enslaves us, the evil we have done, and the evil done on our behalf. Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ, that we may abide in your love and serve only your will. Amen.
Kyrie Eleison Sung in Greek. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Missa brevis Choir Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. The Collect of the Day People The presider stands and pronounces God s forgiveness. May God be with you. And also with you. The people stand. Let us pray. Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. The Word of God The First Reading The people sit. Exodus 3:1-15 Reader People The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 63:1-8 The people remain seated. The choir sings the antiphon, then all repeat. chant: John Kelley Antiphon O God, you are my God; ea-ger - ly I seek you. Choir My soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, * as in a barren and dry land where there is no water. Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, * that I might behold your power and your glory. For your loving-kindness is better than life itself; * my lips shall give you praise. So will I bless you as long as I live * and lift up my hands in your Name. O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you. My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness, * and my mouth praises you with joyful lips, When I remember you upon my bed, * and meditate on you in the night watches. For you have been my helper, * and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice. My soul clings to you; * your right hand holds me fast. O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you. 2
The Second Reading I Corinthians 10:1-13 Reader People The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Hymn 149 Sung by all, standing. Old 124th text: Thomas H. Cain (b. 1931); music: melody from Pseaumes octant trois de David, 1551 The Holy Gospel Luke 13:1-9 Before the Gospel The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, Lord Christ. After the Gospel The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. The Sermon The people sit. The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young A period of silence may follow. Dean 3
The Nicene Creed The Prayers of the People The people stand. 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. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He 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. After each petition God, have mercy. The presider adds a concluding collect. The Peace Welcome Offertory Sentence The peace of Christ be always with you. And also with you. may greet each other in the name of Christ. The Holy Communion An offering will be received for the ministries of Grace Cathedral. Thank you for your generosity. Anthem. Henry Purcell Choir O God, thou art my God: early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee: in a barren and dry land where no water is. Thus have I looked for thee in holiness: that I might behold thy power and glory. For thy loving kindness is better than life itself: my lips shall praise thee. As long as I live will I magnify thee on this manner: and lift up my hands in thy name. Because thou hast been my helper: therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. Psalm 63:1-4,7 The people stand as representatives of the congregation bring the people s offerings of bread, wine, and money to be placed on the Altar. 4
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer A People, continuing 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: Sanctus Sung by all. Plainsong, continuing, concluding Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again....through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, 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, 5
& œ œ The Breaking of the Bread The Bread is broken. Silence follows. Tone II Choir Christ Christ our Passover our is Passover sacrificed is for sacrificed us; for us; & # œ œ People Therefore let us keep the feast. Invitation to Communion The presider invites the people to come forward for Communion. who seek God and are drawn to Christ are welcome at God s table. Gluten-free Communion wafers are available at the north altar rail; please ask the Communion minister. It is our custom to consume the Bread and sip the Wine directly from the cup. You are invited to guide the cup by grasping its base. If you choose not to receive either the Bread or the Wine, simply cross your arms over your chest and respond A men when it is presented. Ministers are available for shared prayer for healing in the AIDS Interfaith Chapel at the rear of the cathedral. Agnus Dei Sung in Latin. Palestrina Choir Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace. Motet Choir Postcommunion Prayer Purcell Let my prayer come up into thy presence as incense: let the lifting up of my hands be as an evening sacrifice. from Psalm 141 After all have received Communion, the people stand. Let us pray. 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. 6
The Sending Forth Hymn 401 Sung by all, standing. Leoni text: Thomas Olivers (1725-1790), alt.; music: Hebrew Melody, harm. Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875, alt. The Prayer Over the People The Dismissal Deacon Let us bow before the Lord. may kneel; silence is kept. Deacon Look mercifully on this your family, Almighty God, that by your great goodness we may be governed and preserved evermore; through Christ our Lord. Amen. may stand. Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Thanks be to God. Voluntary Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 535 Johann Sebastian Bach Serving the assembly: The Rev. Mary Carter Greene, Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministry Homilist The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean Deacon The Rev. Kenneth W. Parris, Assisting Clergy Lay Assistant Claire Griffin Readers Musicians Ben Miralles Art Yeap The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys Christopher Keady, Assistant Director of Music Canon Benjamin Bachmann, The Diana Dollar Knowles Canon Director of Music 7
The Readings Exodus 3:1-15 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up. When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, Moses, Moses! And he said, Here I am. Then he said, Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground. He said further, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Then the Lord said, I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt. But Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt? He said, I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain. But Moses said to God, If I come to the Israelites and say to them, The God of your ancestors has sent me to you, and they ask me, What is his name? what shall I say to them? God said to Moses, I am who I am. He said further, Thus you shall say to the Israelites, I am has sent me to you. God also said to Moses, Thus you shall say to the Israelites, The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you : This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations. I Corinthians 10:1-13 do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, I that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play. We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. Luke 13:1-9 At that very time there were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did. Then he told this parable: A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil? He replied, Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down. Copyrights: Come, we that love the Lord (Hymn EH1982-392): ; music: Copyight 1974, Harold Flammer, Inc., Delaware Water Gap, PA 188327; rights reserved; Used with permission; Eternal Lord of love (Hymn EH1982-149): words: 1982, Thomas H. Cain; music: harmonization and accompaniment copyrighted by the Church Pension Fund; The God of Abraham praise (Hymn EH1982-401): (public domain); Our Father in heaven (Hymn EH1982-s148): ; music: 1971 by Mason Martens; Hymns and Service Music reprinted under OneLicense.net #A 709351. eadings taken from The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible 1989 by The Division of Christian Education of The National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., used by permission.
Holy Week and Easter Holy Week and Easter Services Palm Sunday, April 14 - Easter Day, April 21 Holy Week is coming. Find the full schedule of services at gracecathedral.org/easter. Alexander String Quartet: Seven Last Words of Christ Friday, April 19 7:30 p.m. Considered by the composer to be one of his most important works, the celebrated ASQ and Dean Emeritus Alan Jones will present Haydn s reflection on Good Friday. Free and open to all. Easter Extravaganza featuring our Children s Choir Sunday, April 21 3 p.m. Created for the young and young at heart and presented by Presto! Opera, this performance includes music, dance, storytelling and prayer about Easter. Free and open to all. music, arts, ideas The Forum with the Rev. Nadim Nassar Sunday, March 31 9:30 a.m. Gresham Hall The only Syrian-born Anglican priest in the world on his work with The Awareness Foundation, which empowers children and young people in Syria and Iraq to build peace in a region torn apart by war. Book Study: Michelle Obama s Becoming Thursday, March 28 6:30 p.m. Chapter Room Michelle Obama s book Becoming, is the occasion for our gathering in conversation. Bring your bookmarked passages to explore together. This event facilitated by Dorothy Randall Tsuruta. Organ Recital Series Hyunju Hwang Sunday, April 7 4 p.m. Quire The award-winning, classically-trained organist plays works by de Grigny, Bach and Duruflé. spiritual practice Inhabiting Grace: Becoming a Christian at Grace Cathedral Sundays, March 3 - April 28 9:30 a.m. Come to deepen your faith, or to prepare for adult baptism or confirmation. Contact the Rev. Kristin Saylor at kristins@gracecathedral.org. Journey to Jerusalem: Lenten Series for Ages Thursday, April 4 6:15 p.m. Dining Room Join the Grace Cathedral community in this intergenerational preparation for Holy Week, with art, music, community and dinner! Led by the Revs. Mary Carter Greene and Kristin Saylor. RSVP to congregation@ gracecathedral.org. Book Study: I See Satan Fall Like Lightning Sundays, February 24 March 31 4:30 p.m. Wilsey A Discuss I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by René Girard. Girard saw the Bible as a gradual revelation of the injustice of human violence, and the way of Jesus as the path of peace. Questions? Lnstrinc@yahoo.com. Choir of New College Oxford: I Heard a Voice Monday, April 8 7:30 p.m. One performance only of a program featuring landmark music from the Renaissance by Palestrina, Lamb, Taverner and Tallis. Tickets at sfems.org. Litquake: Poets at Grace Cathedral Saturday, April 13 8 p.m. Our National Poetry Month celebration features poets Paola Capó-García, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Henri Cole, Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman and Barbara Jane Reyes. You don t want to miss this. get involved Cook and Serve Dinner with Grace Cook: Tuesday, March 26 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cathedral Serve: Wednesday, March 27 5:30 p.m. The Crosby Help cook, serve and share in a healthy, hearty meal at one of two Episcopal Community Services housing centers. Now recruiting Lead Chefs! Join us to volunteer at gracecathedral.org/dwg.
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