Sunday, November 26, 2017 Last Sunday After Pentecost Christ the King 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist WELCOME! We are delighted to have you with us today. You are invited to God s table to receive communion and to share in our community. If you are visiting, please introduce yourself and fill out a Welcome Card. Place the card in the offering plate or hand it to an usher. If you are looking for a church to call home, you are welcome here! CHILDREN AT ST. JOHN S Children s Chapel is offered for ages ten and under during the Gospel and Sermon, with infant and toddler care in the nursery. We enjoy a family worship service and Children s Sermon on the second Sunday of the month. THE WORD OF GOD OPENING HYMN Crown Him With Many Crowns vs. 1-3, The Hymnal 494 The stand as able for the Hymn and opening THE OPENING ACCLAMATION Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be God s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. THE COLLECT FOR PURITY Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
GATHERING HYMN Glorify Thy Name The Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming Songbook THE COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant The Lord be with you. And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. THE LESSONS The Sit a reading from the hebrew ScriPtureS ezekiel 34:11-16,20-24 Thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land. I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice. Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you pushed with flank and shoulder, and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide, I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken. Lector The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. PSaLm 100 Remaining seated, the Lector and the say the Psalm responsively 1 Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; * serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song.
2 Know this: The Lord himself is God; * he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. 3 Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; * give thanks to him and call upon his Name. 4 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; * and his faithfulness endures from age to age. A Reading From the New Testament Ephesians 1:15-23 I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. Lector The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. ALLELUIA VERSE Jesus is Our King v. 1, Cry Hosanna 55 The stand as able for the hymn and the Gospel The hymn is repeated before the Gospel and then again after the Gospel
Anglican Cycle of Prayer Northern, Sudan Partner Parishes Church of St. John the Baptist, Hastings, England Santa Maria Magdalena, Favorito, Cuba Diocesan Cycle of Prayer St. Andrew s in the Pines, Pinedale Serving in the Military Lt. Cdr. Chris Hover Lt. Wolf Klotz Capt. Drake Kuebler In Need of Comfort Mo Aubrecio Bob Barr Stan Burch Peter Cook & Family Meghan Davis Joyce Goode The Haas Family Frank Halcromb Donald Hardie The Hartley Family Bob Henderson Jonna Holden John Jackson Sally Johnson The Martin Family Barbara Macfarlane David Macfarlane The Mertz Family John Oaks Cora Schwabacher Suzie Sheffield Allison & Francisco Silveira Becky Vogelheim Ann Willott Cindy Winfield Celebrating Birthdays Randy Barker Jade Bartz Amy Brooks Robby Caesar Lisa Fleischman John Furrer George Phocas Wally Ulrich Peter Van Roijen Celebrating Anniversaries Tony & Linda Brooks Jim & Bobbi Moses Lee & Connie Walter THE HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 25:31-46 Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, Lord Christ. Jesus said, When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me. Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you? And the king will answer them, Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me. Then he will say to those at his left hand, You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Then they also will answer, Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you? Then he will answer them, Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me. And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. THE SERMON The may be seated A moment of silence will be observed for reflection after the sermon Mary Erickson THE NICENE CREED Book of Common Prayer (BCP): p. 358 The stand as able and say together THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE BCP: Form VI, p. 392 The Intercessor and pray responsively, kneeling or standing CONFESSION OF SIN BCP: p. 360 The kneel or stand as able THE PEACE The stand as able Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. ANNOUNCEMENTS The sit. See the Revelations Newsletter is for more on what is happening around the parish.
THE HOLY COMMUNION OFFERTORY Grace Pike, Organist PRESENTATION HYMN From All that Dwell Below the Skies v. 3 The Hymnal 380 The stand as able GREAT THANKSGIVING BCP: Eucharistic Prayer B, p. 367 The remain standing SANCTUS The Celebrant & the sing together Holy, Holy, Holy Lord The Hymnal S180
The kneel or stand as the Celebrant continues with the Great Thanksgiving BREAKING OF THE BREAD As the Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread, a period of silence is kept Christ is Our Passover The Hymnal S155 Celebrant The Gifts of God for the of God. This is Christ s table, and Christ is our host at this feast. Children of any age and people of any denomination are welcome to receive communion. The bread will be placed in your hand. Please drink from the chalice of wine. If you prefer, leave the bread in your palm and the Eucharistic Minister will dip it in the wine and place the bread on your tongue. You may also receive the bread only and return to your seat. Gluten-free hosts are available upon request. If you are unable to come forward, but desire Communion, please notify an usher. If, for whatever reason, you do not wish to receive, you are invited to come forward for a blessing by crossing your arms. A member of St. John s Healing Ministry is available to be a companion in prayer in the Columbarium during Communion. COMMUNION HYMNS The are invited to sing Bread of the World, in Mercy Broken The Hymnal 301 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence The Hymnal 324 POST COMMUNION PRAYER The kneel or stand as able Celebrant Let us pray. Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen. BLESSING The Priest blesses the people
CLOSING HYMN All Hail the Power of Jesus Name vs. 1-3, The Hymnal 450 THE DISMISSAL As the procession passes down the aisle, you are invited to face the doors of the church for the Dismissal Deacon Alleluia, Alleluia. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! POSTLUDE We invite you to join us for Coffee Hour in Hansen Hall after the service.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY! To learn more about St. John s Episcopal Church go to our website, stjohnsjackson.org. The Reverend Jimmy Bartz, Rector The Reverend Brian Nystrom The Reverend Suzanne Harris The Reverend Mary Erickson Pam Phillips, Music Director Kirsten Farney, Music Assistant Margaret Hutton, Director of Faith, Care & Action Catherine Morahan, Director of the Children s & Youth Community Pam Woodson, Parish Life Robyn Reed, Director of Operations Haley Deming, Communications Director Liz Collins, Assistant to the Pastoral Staff Lonnie Brown, Browse N Buy Manager Blakeney Spong, Bright Beginnings Preschool Director