SAINT THOMAS CHURCH FIFTH AVENUE in the CITY OF NEW YORK The Reverend Andrew C. Mead, OBE, DD, Rector John Scott, LVO, D.Mus., Organist and Director of Music The Reverend Charles F. Wallace, Headmaster Welcome to Saint Thomas, a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Our mission is to worship, love and serve Our Lord Jesus Christ through the Anglican tradition and our unique choral heritage. Please switch off all cellular telephones and pagers. THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST OCTOBER 10, 2010 CHORAL EUCHARIST 11 a.m. Setting Missa Brevis Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Prelude Lied, from Douze Pièces Gaston Litaize (1909-1991) Hymn 460 HYFRYDOL The Opening Acclamation and the Collect for Purity The Summary of the Law Kyrie eleison Gloria in excelsis Deo The Collect of the Day The Old Testament Lesson Ruth 1:1-19a Psalm 113 Anglican Chant (Vann) (Sung by the Choir. Please remain seated.) P RAISE the Lord, ye servants;* O praise the Name of the Lord. 2 Blessed be the Name of the Lord* from this time forth for evermore. 3 The Lord's Name is praised* from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same. 4 The Lord is high above all heathen,* and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath his dwelling so high,* and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and earth! 6 He taketh up the simple out of the dust,* and lifteth the poor out of the mire; 7 That he may set him with the princes,* even with the princes of his people. 8 He maketh the barren woman to keep house,* and to be a joyful mother of children. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,* and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,* world without end. Amen. The Epistle II Timothy 2:3-15 Hymn 390 The Holy Gospel Saint Luke 17:11-19 Sermon The Rector The Nicene Creed The Prayers of the People (Please kneel.) After each petition the people say: Lord, have mercy. LOBE DEN HERREN
The Confession and Absolution The Peace The Greetings (Please be seated.) At the Offertory, Anthem Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) V ERBE égal au Trés-Haut, Notre unique espérance, Jour éternel de la terre et des cieux, De la paisible nuit nous rompons le silence, Divin Sauveur, jette sur nous les yeux! Word of God the most high, our sole hope, Eternal day of the earth and heavens As we break the silence of the peaceful night Divine savior, look down upon us! Répands sur nous le feu de ta grâce puissante, Que tous l'enfer fuie au son de ta voix, Dissipe le sommeil d'une âme languissante, Qui la conduit à l'oubli de tes lois! Ô Christ sois favorable à ce peuple fidèle pour te bénir maintenant rassemblé, Reçois les chants qu'il offre, à ta gloire immortelle, Et de tes dons qu'il retourne comblé! Imbue us with the fire of thy great mercy, So that hell itself will flee at the sound of your voice. Disperse the sleep which leads our languishing souls To stray from the path of righteousness! O Christ show your favor to your faithful people Who have come together to worship you, Receive the praises that they offer up to your immortal glory, And may they come back laden with the gift of your grace! Jean Racine The Doxology Hymn 380 Stanza 3 Sanctus and Benedictus The Breaking of the Bread Invitation to Communion OLD 100TH All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion. The Sacrament is distributed at the High Altar and, for convenience and accessibility, also at the Chantry Chapel Altar. At the Communion, Agnus Dei and Anthem O SACRUM convivium, in quo Christus sumitur: recolitur memoria passionis eius, mens impletur gratia, et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur. Alleluya. Dominique Phinot (c. 1510-1561) O most sacred banquet, wherein Christ is received, the memory of his passion is renewed; the mind with grace is filled; and a pledge of future glory is given us. Alleluia. Saint Thomas Aquinas
The Postcommunion Prayer The Blessing and Dismissal Hymn 561 MORNING LIGHT Voluntary Final, from Symphonie no. 5 in A, Op. 47 Louis Vierne (1870-1937) CHORAL EVENSONG with The Admission of Choristers 4 p.m. Prelude Ciacona in E, BuxWV 160 Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707) Hymn (Insert) ABENDS Versicles and Responses Gerre Hancock (b. 1934) Psalm 111, The Book of Common Prayer, Page 482 Anglican Chant (Woodward) Lessons Jeremiah 36:1-10 and I Corinthians 4:9-16 Admission of Choristers Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B minor Thomas Tertius Noble (1867-1953) The Greetings (Please be seated.) Hymn 593 DICKINSON COLLEGE Sermon At the Offering, Anthem T E lucis ante terminum, Rerum Creator, poscimus Ut pro tua clementia Sis praesul et custodia. Father Spurlock Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950) Before the ending of the day, Creator of the world, we pray That with thy wonted favour thou Wouldst be our guard and keeper now. Procul recedant somnia Et noctium phantasmata, Hostemque nostrum comprime Ne polluantur corpora. Praesta, Pater piissime Patrique compar unice Cum Spiritu Paraclito Regnans per omne saeculum. Amen. From all ill dreams defend our eyes, From nightly fears and fantasies; Tread under foot our ghostly foe, That no pollution we may know. O Father, that we ask be done, Through Jesus Christ, thine only son; Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee, Doth live and reign eternally. Amen. Eighth Century Hymn, Translation by J.M. Neale Psalm 150 (Sung by the Choir.) Anglican Chant (Talbot) Voluntary Air Gerre Hancock 5:15 P.M. ORGAN RECITAL Paul Skevington McClean, VA We congratulate Alexander D Aquino, Anthony Baldeosingh, Luca Cantone, Jack Keller, Samuel Long, Christopher Noble, Nathaniel Seeley, Samuel Shipps and Andrew Yow to be admitted as Choristers today at the 4 p.m. Evensong.
MUSIC NOTES Benjamin Britten s Missa Brevis in D was written in 1959 for the boys of Westminster Cathedral Choir, London. Britten had heard the boys sing under their director George Malcolm and had been excited by the unconventional strong-toned singing that they produced. Malcolm had cultivated a uniquely continental sound in his boys choir that was utterly different from the traditional soft, flutey tones associated then with the Anglican choral tradition. The work displays Britten s characteristic flair for writing for children but retains a devout liturgical gravitas. The Gloria, with its uneven rhythms is a lively setting that immediately appeals to young performers and lends appropriate joy to the text. The bell-like Sanctus is followed by the quiet fervor of the Benedictus set for two solo voices above an organ walking bass. The Agnus Dei is an agonized prayer for peace as the voices sing a forlorn melodic line over a repeated bass figure in the organ. The flowers today are offered to the glory of God, in memory of the following: Doris and Frederick Blymer, Robert Erskine Douglas, William Harris Douglas, Francis Laurens Vintin Hoppin and Margaret Crane Hurlbut. H Sunday Services: 8, 9, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday Eucharist: 12:10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday Services: 8 a.m., 12:10 and 5:30 p.m. (The Tuesday 12:10 p.m. Eucharist includes a healing service.) Saturday Eucharist: 12:10 p.m. The clergy are available to hear confessions by appointment. Choral Evensong on Tuesday, October 12, at 5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong on Wednesday, October 13, at 5:30 p.m. Choral Evensong on Thursday, October14, at 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 11 A.M. CHORAL MATTINS AND CHORAL EUCHARIST Sermon by Father Austin 4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG Sermon by Father Daniels PARISH NOTICES Please Note: Unauthorized recordings at SAINT THOMAS CHURCH FIFTH AVENUE are prohibited. You are invited to Coffee Hour, which takes place in the Parish House living room and dining room following the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday services. The Welcome Committee will be happy to give you a name tag, and the clergy will be happy to meet you. Also, if you d like to hear from us, please sign the Parish Guest Book. Tomorrow, October 11, we observe Columbus Day. The Parish Offices are closed and there is a single celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 12:10 p.m. Sunday School: Saint Thomas is fortunate to have two new, capable and enthusiastic Sunday School teachers in Amanda Goehring and Sarah Bramwell. Sunday School meets at 10 a.m. on the third floor for grades one to six, with grades seven through twelve meeting with the youth group. Amanda and Sarah prepare engaging lessons for the students and are committed to the Christian formation of our younger members. They look forward to welcoming your child to their classes. For more information or to register, contact Father Michael Spurlock at mspurlock@saintthomaschurch.org.
Nursery: We welcome our youngest members and guests to Saint Thomas Church. Nursery care is available for infants and young children of parents attending the 9 and 11 a.m. liturgies. If your child would like to attend the nursery please ask one of our ushers or staff to kindly direct you. Once at the nursery, parents will be asked to sign their children in and will receive a silent pager for use during the service. There is a guided tour of the Church following the voluntary at the end of this service. All who wish to join the tour may meet the tour guide by the gallery stairs in the Narthex. The Bookstore, located on the first floor of the Parish House, is open today following the 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. services. Currently in stock: Herbert McCabe s God and Evil in the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas, Oliver O Donovan s The Word in Small Boats and the latest disc by our Choir of Men and Boys, American Voices. Also available: the 2011 Christian Pocket Calendar. Major credit cards are accepted. This is the second week of the 2011 Every Member Canvass. Canvass brochures with pledge cards have been mailed. If you have not received the 2011 EMC materials or if you have any questions about this year s campaign, please do not hesitate to ask any EMC Committee member, who can be identified by their red-ribboned name tags, or contact Ann Hall Kaplan at akaplan@saintthomaschurch.org or 212.757.7013. You can also pledge through our website at www.saintthomaschurch.org. This canvass season, we ask that you prayerfully reflect on where God has blessed you, and pledge as sacrificially as your heart leads you to do. Benefit for Incarnation Center: Parishioner and former Editor of Newsweek, Jon Meacham, and The New York Times columnist David Brooks will dissect the ins and outs of this year s mid-term elections on Wednesday evening, October 20. The event takes place at St. James, Madison Avenue. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the talk begins promptly at 7 p.m. Friends tickets are $75. For complete information contact Ainslie Seeber at 860.767.0848; e-mail: aseeber@incarnationcenter.org or visit the website at www.incarnationcenter.org. Sing for the Windows! Even if you think you cannot sing, you can be in tune with others. Parishioner Nancy Garniez has been teaching this sight-singing skill for over 30 years, and now offers it to the congregation. The group will next meet on Sunday October 17 after coffee hour from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Parish House Library. All are invited. No skill required; no audition. Suggested fee: $20 per session; or $60 for 4 sessions. All proceeds go to the Saint Thomas Stained Glass Window Restoration project. ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Today s adult class is being led by Loretta Tomassiello, a friend of Saint Thomas s and an Old Testament scholar. Dr. Tomassiello will speak about the scriptures being read in church today: on the fifth floor of the Parish House at 10 a.m. This Wednesday is the concluding session of Dr. Jeremy Waldron s course on religious Toleration, to which newcomers are welcome. This week Dr. Waldron will discuss some of his own work on the subject: in Andrew Hall from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Next Sunday at 10 a.m. Father Austin will begin a Bible study on the First Book of the Kings. On Monday, October 18, at 6:15 p.m., the Good Books and Good Talk seminar will meet to discuss C. S. Lewis s The Great Divorce, a remarkably imaginative dream of a bus ride from hell to heaven. Anyone who has read the book is welcome.
New classes: Tuesday, October 19, a Basic Christianity class on The Word in Small Boats, selected Oxford sermons by Oliver O Donovan. And Wednesday, October 20, a reading group on God and Evil in the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas by Herbert McCabe. Both these classes will meet weekly at 6:30 p.m. in Andrew Hall. For weekly updates on Theology at Saint Thomas kindly drop a line to vaustin@saintthomaschurch.org. ASSISTING CLERGY The Reverend Victor Lee Austin, Ph.D., Theologian-in-residence The Reverend Michael D. Spurlock, Curate The Reverend Joel C. Daniels, Assisting Priest The Reverend Canon John Andrew, OBE, DD, Rector Emeritus STAFF John Scott, LVO, Organist and Director of Music Frederick Teardo, Associate Organist Kevin Kwan, Assistant Organist Edward J. Givins, Assistant Verger Barbara W. Pettus, Executive Director of Administration and Finance Ann H. Kaplan, Director of Development Douglas M. Robbe, Secretary to The Rector H HONORARY CLERGY The Reverend J. Anthony Fletcher, Honorary Assistant The Reverend Canon Harold R. Landon, Honorary Assistant The Reverend David F. McNeeley, Honorary Assistant The Reverend William A. Norgren, Honorary Assistant The Reverend Thomas F. Pike, Honorary Assistant The Reverend John C. Smith, Honorary Assistant The Reverend Ivan Weiser, Honorary Assistant The Reverend Canon Prof. J. Robert Wright, Honorary Assistant PARISH OFFICES One West Fifty-third Street New York, New York 10019 Church Telephone 212.757.7013 www.saintthomaschurch.org inquiries@saintthomaschurch.org SAINT THOMAS CHOIR SCHOOL 202 West 58th Street New York, New York 10019 A boarding school for choristers in grades 3-8 For information: Choir School Telephone 212.247.3311 The Reverend Charles F. Wallace, Headmaster www.choirschool.org THE VESTRY Mr. William H. A. Wright II, Warden Mr. Jesse D. Adelaar Mr. Colin Fergus Miss Jean Cameron Grainger Mrs. Kazie Metzger Harvey Mr. Fred T. Isquith, Clerk Mr. Kenneth F. Koen, Warden Mrs. Linda Ellen Ketchum-Pompili Mr. W. Michael Margolin Mr. William R. Miller, OBE Mr. B. Franklin Reinauer III Mr. Karl C. Saunders