Holy Eucharist Sixth Sunday After The Epiphany February 12, 2017 10:00 am
+ The Liturgy of the Word + PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL SONG Holy God, We Praise Thy Name 2
WELCOME COLLECT OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Living One, in whose freedom creation was born as gift: free us from the need to possess, define and silence others that we might rejoice in the strangeness of your beauty revealed in flesh and blood; through Jesus Christ, our reconciliation. Amen. THE READING DEUTERONOMY 30: 12-20 Moses said, See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. Reader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 3
PSALM 119: 1-8 The choir will sing the refrain once, and the congregation will then repeat the refrain. The psalm will be sung by the choir, and the refrain will be sung as indicated. 1 Happy are they whose way is blameless, * who walk in the law of the Lord! 2 Happy are they who observe his decrees * and seek him with all their hearts! 3 Who never do any wrong, * but always walk in his ways. 4 You laid down your commandments, * that we should fully keep them. Refrain 5 Oh, that my ways were made so direct * that I might keep your statutes! 6 Then I should not be put to shame, * when I regard all your commandments. 7 I will thank you with an unfeigned heart, * when I have learned your righteous judgments. 8 I will keep your statutes; * do not utterly forsake me. Refrain 4
THE EPISTLE 1 CORINTHIANS 3: 1-9 Brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, for you are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations? For when one says, I belong to Paul, and another, I belong to Apollos, are you not merely human? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each. For we are God s servants, working together; you are God s field, God s building. Reader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 5
GRADUAL SONG Many are the Light Beams 6
THE GOSPEL (please stand as you are able) MATTHEW 5: 21-37 Gospeler: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, Lord Christ. Jesus said, You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, You shall not murder ; and whoever murders shall be liable to judgment. But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, You fool, you will be liable to the hell of fire. So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Truly I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny. You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell. It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, You shall not swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord. But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 7
And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let your word be Yes, Yes or No, No ; anything more than this comes from the evil one. Gospeler: The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. THE SERMON DEACON TERESA WAKEEN 8
THE AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Please stand as you are able) We believe in God who said, Let there be light, and there was! With that light, God made the world and all people in whom, and through whom, the Light burns on, strong and true. We believe! We believe in Jesus, the true Light, who went down to darkness to overcome death, and rose again, to unveil our own brightness, in the victory of whose love a path shines home to God s heart where all will live forever. We believe! We believe in the Spirit, blazing with hope, speaking the truth into every darkness, warming our lives with God s gifts and call. We believe! We believe in the church, where God s Light is praised, and from where we are sent to love and serve the world. We believe! We ask today that a gentle breath blow from above on the light that is in us, the light that is among us, and enflame us anew with the courage of love. Enflame us, O God! Amen. 9
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (please stand as you are able) Intercessor: Shine in your church, O God; embolden us, in a dark world, to speak truthfully and to act with the courage of love. In our diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for Church of the Messiah in Detroit, Holy Spirit Church in Carreras, Dominican Republic and St. Philip the Apostle Church in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This day and always, Christ, be our light. Intercessor: Shine on your world, O God; heal the warring of nations and the wounding of the earth to give us peace at last. This day and always, Christ, be our light. Intercessor: Shine for your people, O God; make us one human family who clothe each other with mercy and feed each other with justice. This day and always, Christ, be our light. Intercessor: Shine in our hearts, O God; help us to reach to the heavens and deep in our souls to seek you, to find you, and to know you. This day and always, Christ, be our light. Intercessor: Shine in the saints and departed, O God; teach us to follow their lead to outrageous faith and eternal love. This day and always, Christ, be our light. Intercessor: Shine for the afflicted, O God; remind them of your deep compassion and how you tenderly bear all our sorrows. At this time we invite you to add your petitions out loud or in the silence of your heart. (pause.) This day and always, Christ, be our light. 10
Shine, O God, as the Light that creates, the Light that calls, the Light that comes again with every dawn. Shine as the Light that scatters every shadow, and the Light in which we promise to walk, with your help. Amen. THE CONFESSION OF SIN & ABSOLUTION The prophet speaks of the coming light of God which calls all the people of the earth to come together in God s realm of shalom. Let us confess the ways in which we have rejected God s vision of wholeness. Celebrant and God of light and darkness, we have seen the glimmer of your star-light beckoning to us, but we have turned away and followed other paths. We confess that we have not loved you with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. Forgive us, Holy One. Strengthen our faltering steps and guide us in your holy way of peace. Lift up your eyes and see the grace of God poured out into your lives. The light of God shines through the darkness. Our hearts rejoice for Christ is in our midst. Amen. THE PEACE The peace of Christ be always with you. And also with you. ANNOUNCEMENTS & THE COMMISSIONING OF THE 2017 VESTRY 11
+ The Liturgy of the Table + OFFERTORY If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis SJP Quartet Liza Maidens, Roxy Kring Diederich, Jacob Carroll, Joel Maidens PRESENTATION SONG In Love You Summon The presentation song will be repeated as the gifts are presented and the table is set. 12
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER C BCP PAGE 369 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 our thanks and praise. God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are worthy of glory and praise. Glory to you for ever and ever. At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this fragile earth, our island home. By your will they were created and have their being. From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation. But we turned against you, and betrayed your trust; and we turned against one another. Have mercy, Lord, for we are sinners in your sight. Again and again, you called us to return. Through prophets and sages you revealed your righteous Law. And in the fullness of time you sent your only Son, born of a woman, to fulfill your Law, to open for us the way of freedom and peace. By his blood, he reconciled us. By his wounds, we are healed. And therefore we praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with all those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to proclaim with them your glory, in their unending hymn: 13
THE SANCTUS Land of Rest And so, Father, we who have been redeemed by him, and made a new people by water and the Spirit, now bring before you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord. On the night he was betrayed he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, 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, gave thanks, 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. 14
All: Remembering now his work of redemption, and offering to you this sacrifice of thanksgiving, we celebrate his death and resurrection, as we await the day of his coming in glory. Lord God of our Fathers and Mothers; God of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob and Rachel; God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: Open our eyes to see your hand at work in the world about us. Deliver us from the presumption of coming to this Table for solace only, and not for strength; for pardon only, and not for renewal. Let the grace of this Holy Communion make us one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve the world in his name. Risen Lord, be known to us in the breaking of the Bread. Accept these prayers and praises, Father, through Jesus Christ our great High Priest, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, your Church gives honor, glory, and worship, from generation to generation. AMEN. 15
THE LORD S PRAYER BCP PAGE 364 And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 16
FRACTION Open Our Eyes Lord 17
INVITATION TO COMMUNION Here at St. John s we welcome all to the Table set for us at the time of Communion. Please remain seated until an usher invites your row forward. To receive the bread please put your hands together palms up in front of you. Then either eat the bread and drink directly from the cup of wine, or allow the server with the wine to dip the bread in the wine and place it in your mouth. Gluten-free wafers are available upon request. If you are unable to come forward and wish to have Communion brought to you, please inform an usher. COMMUNION MUSIC Ave Verum Corpus Adoration W. A. Mozart Grace Choir Tenley Rissover, Violin Felix Borowski Steven Brancaleone, Piano Tenley Rissover, Violin THE POST COMMUNION PRAYER (Please stand as you are able) BCP PAGE 365 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. THE BLESSING 18
SENDING SONG Lift up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates During the sending song all children are invited to join Priest Lisa at the altar to help give the dismissal. Words: Georg Weissel (1590 1635); tr. Catherine Winkworth (1827 1878) Music: Truro, melody from Psalmodia Evangelica, Part II, 1789; harm. Lowell Mason (1792 1872), alt. DISMISSAL POSTLUDE Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. 19
The Ministers of the Parish The Rt. Rev. Wendell N. Gibbs, Jr., Bishop The Very Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector Liza Calisesi Maidens, Director of Music Steven Brancaleone, Music Scholar Jacob Carroll, Music Scholar Phyllis Ikegami, Parish Administrator Sherry Bass, Children s Ministry Coordinator Laura Hoehner, Youth Ministry Coordinator Janet Sigmon, Nursery Staff Deborah Chinitz, Nursery Staff St. John s Episcopal Church 574 S. Sheldon Road Plymouth, Michigan 48170 www.stjohnsplymouth.org 734.453.0190 Worship Service Times: Sundays 8am & 10am Healing Prayer Service: Wednesdays 10:30am 20