26 November 2017 Patronal Sunday 11am Holy Eucharist Presider, Arthur MacRae Preacher, Andrew Federle Deacon, Anne Day Director of Music, Daniel Webb esence today. We invite all newcomers to take one of the red Welcome bags (available at each entrance) and to join us after the service for refreshments. Questions? Ask anyone wearing their nametag on a red lanyard. Children and youth are full participants in all our w and always welcome to sit with you. Every Sunday, we also offer excellent, staffed leadership in our Nursery, Children, and Youth ministries. Children and Youth enjoy their own dedicated programming during the first half of the service, joining the wider community at Communion, our family meal. Our youngest members may remain in the Nursery for the entire service. Nursery (ages 0-3): Located just up the stairs. Feel free to stay with your child until s/he feels comfortable. Children (JK-Grade 5): Located up the stairs in Canon Nicholson Hall. Junior Youth (Grades 6-8): meet in the sunroom with their leaders for discussion, activities and prayer. Senior Youth (Grades 9-12): meet in the youth room (up the stairs from Canon Nicholson Hall) for discussion and prayer.
Prayer and action can never be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive. ~ Henri Nouwen 2
The Gathering of the Community Prelude Toccata Buxtehude Welcome Hymn 300 Christ is made the sure foundation Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, chosen of the Lord, and precious, binding all the church in one, holy Zion's help forever, and her confidence alone. that dedicated city, dearly loved of God on high, in exultant jubilation pours perpetual melody, God the One-in-Three adoring in glad hymns eternally. To this temple, where we call thee, come, O Lord of hosts, today; with thy wonted loving-kindness, hear thy servants as they pray; and thy fullest benediction shed within its walls alway. Here vouchsafe to all thy servants what they ask of thee to gain, what they gain from thee forever with the blessèd to retain, and hereafter in thy glory evermore with thee to reign. Laud and honour to the Father, laud and honour to the Son, laud and honour to the Spirit, ever three, and ever one, one in might and one in glory, while unending ages run. please stand please remain standing The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. And also with you. 3
The Collect for Purity Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden. 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. The Two Great Commandments Our Lord Jesus Christ said: The first commandment is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'Love your neighbour as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write both these your laws in our hearts. The Collect of the Day Almighty God, you chose your servant Clement of Rome to recall your Church to obedience and stability: Grant that your people here gathered may be grounded and settled in your truth by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; reveal to us what is not yet known; fill up what is lacking; and keep us blameless in your service; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. The Proclamation of the Word The Readings please be seated Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 read by Catherine Nicholson Reader A reading from the prophet Ezekiel. 11 For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. 12 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. 13 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. 14 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. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God. 16 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. 4
20 Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because you pushed with flank and shoulder, and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide, 22 I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. 23 I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken. Reader Hymn 349 Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Thanks be to God. people that on earth do dwell people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice, him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell; come ye before him and rejoice. Know that the Lord is God indeed; without our aid he did us make; we are his folk, he doth us feed, and for his sheep he doth us take. O enter then his gates with praise, approach with joy his courts unto; praise, laud, and bless his name always, for it is seemly so to do. For why, the Lord our God is good; his mercy is forever sure; his truth at all times firmly stood, and shall from age to age endure. Gospel Acclamation please stand Choir The word of the Lord guides us and unites us, teaches us forgiveness and calls us to be one. 5
please remain standing and turn to face the reader as the Gospel of Christ is spoken among us Holy Gospel Matthew 25:31-46 Read by Anne Day Gospeller Gospeller The Lord be with you. And also with you. The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Gospeller 31 with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. 34 Then kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and 37 hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? 38 And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39 And when did we see thee sick 40 did it to one of the least of these my brethren, 41 Then he will say to devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did 44 Then they also will answer, and did not minister 45 46 And they will go away into Gospeller The Gospel of Christ. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. please be seated 6
Sermon your notes Andrew Federle Motet I was glad Purcell I was glad when they said unto me: We will go into the house of the Lord. For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord: to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord. For there is the seat of judgement: even the seat of the house of David. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls: and plenteousness within thy palaces. 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 Creed Do you believe and trust in God the Father? I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. please stand Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ? I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. Do you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit? I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 7
The Prayers of the led by Bill Appelbe Please adopt the posture that puts you in the best position to talk to God, whether standing, sitting, or kneeling. Our prayers will follow the acronym, ACTS: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication. Blessed are you, Lord our God, ruler of the universe; We have shared of your bounty, and through your goodness we live. God of goodness, In You we lack nothing. Adoration Let us offer our prayers and praises for the moments in which we presence. For the acknowledgment that we have enough. For the recognition that God is enough. {silent and spoken prayers of adoration} Confession God of goodness, In You we lack nothing. That God would forgive us as we forgive each other for all the hurt we have brought into our lives. May God deepen our love in a new understanding for each other and for God. {silent and spoken prayers of penitence } Thanksgiving God of goodness, In You we lack nothing. Let us thank the Lord for all our blessings, For life and health, For laughter and fun, For all our powers of mind and body, For our homes and the love of dear ones, For everything that is beautiful, good and true. {silent and spoken prayers of thanks } God of goodness, In You we lack nothing. 8
Supplication Let us come before God with our hands outstretched in need. The places and people ravaged by illness, despair, and disaster. Those who have died and those left behind to mourn. {silent and spoken prayers for help or aid } God of goodness, In You we lack nothing. Amen. Stewardship Moment The Celebration of the Eucharist During the following hymn, we are joined in worship by our youth and children. Our children Christ is the host and we are the guests. kingdom among our people and beyond our walls. A growing number of us contribute via Pretransformed into a people of hope & confidence, humility & gratitude, wonder & curiosity, generosity & purpose. If you are visiting with us this morning, please feel no compulsion to give. Hymn 525 Kids Join in! 1 is Jesus Christ our Lord; we are his new creation by water and the word: from heaven he came and sought us to be his holy bride; with his own blood he bought us, and for our life he died. 2 Elect from every nation our charter of salvation one Lord, one faith, one birth; one glorious name we hallow, partake one holy food, and to one hope we follow, with every grace endued. 3 Though with dismay and wonder we see the church oppressed, by schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed: yet saints their watch are keeping; 9 their cry goes u And soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song. 4 and tumult of our war, we wait the consummation of peace for evermore; till with the vision glorious our longing eyes are blessed, and the great church victorious shall be the church at rest. 5 Yet we on earth have union with God the Three-in-One, and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won. O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with thee. please stand
Prayer over the Gifts Eternal God, by your grace you have raised us up and enthroned us with Christ in heavenly realms. Receive all we offer you this day, and lead us in those good works for which you have created us. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen The Great Thanksgiving please stand or kneel Sanctus 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. It is indeed right, our duty and joy, that we should always and everywhere give thanks to you, O Lord, holy Father, mighty Creator, and eternal God. Therefore with angels and archangels, and with the whole company of heaven, we praise and magnify your glorious name, evermore praising you, and singing: Community Mass, Proulx 10
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in your tender mercy you gave your only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there, by his once and for all offering of himself, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. He instituted, and in his holy gospel commands us to continue, a perpetual memorial of his precious death until he comes again. Hear us, O merciful Father, we humbly pray, and grant that we who receive this bread and wine according to your Son Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed body and blood. On the night that Jesus was betrayed, he took bread, and, when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup, and, when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying: 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. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. Accept through Jesus Christ, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and as we eat and drink these holy gifts, grant by the power of the lifegiving Spirit that we may be made one in your holy Church, and partakers of the body and blood of your Son, that he may dwell in us and we in him: Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, Almighty Father, world without end. Amen. As our Saviour taught us, let us pray, 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, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. The Communion bapti If you do not wish to receive the wine, you may touch the base of the cup. Gluten-free wafers are available upon request. If you prefer to receive a blessing, please come forward and cross your arms. Holy Communion will be brought The gifts of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. 11
Agnus Dei Choir O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us peace. Culver Communion Hymn 285 The eternal gifts of Christ the King Kids The eternal gifts of Christ the King, Join in! and all, with hearts of gladness, raise due hymns of thankful love and praise. Theirs is the steadfast faith of saints and hope that never yields nor faints, and love of Christ in perfect glow that lays the prince of this world low. Communion Hymn 465 Kids Join in! in them the will of God the Son; in them exults the Holy Ghost, through them rejoice the heavenly host. To thee, Redeemer, now we cry, that thou wouldst join to them on high thy servants, who this grace implore, forever and for evermore. Here in this place Here in this place new light is streaming; now is the darkness vanished away. See in this space our fears and our dreamings, Brought here to you in the light of this day. Gather us in - the lost and forsaken; gather us in - the blind and the lame.; call to us now, and we shall awaken; we shall arise at the sound of our name. We are the young - our lives are a mystery; we are the old - who yearn for your face. We have been sung throughout all of history, called to be light to the whole human race. Gather us in - the rich and the haughty; gather us in - the proud and the strong; give us a heart so meek and so lowly; give us the courage to enter the song. Here we will take the wine and the water; 12
here we will take the bread of new birth. Here you shall call your sons and your daughters, call us anew to be salt for the earth. Give us to drink the wine of compassion; give us to eat the bread that is you; nourish us well, and teach us to fashion lives that are holy and hearts that are true. Not in the dark of buildings confining, not in some heaven, light years away, but here in this place, the new light is shining; now is the kingdom, now is the day. Gather us in and hold us forever; gather us in and make us your own; gather us in all peoples together, fire of love in our flesh and our bone. Prayer after Communion please stand The Blessing God of peace, in this eucharist we have been reconciled to you and to our neighbours. May we who have been nourished by holy things always have the courage to forgive. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen. The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. Announcements 13
Recessional Hymn 602 Kids Lift high the cross Refrain: Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred name. Join in! Come, Christian people, sing your praises, shout! If we are silent, even stones cry out. Refrain Jesus, you wept to see our human strife: teach us compassion for each human life. Refrain Peace was your plea, and peace your loving theme: let peace be our passport, peace a living dream. Refrain Great is the cost of walking on this road, to follow and suffer with the Son of God. Refrain Worlds to be born and children yet to be, come, take up this song into eternity. Refrain Dismissal Thanks be to God. Postlude Präludium, Fuga und Ciacona BuxWV137, Buxtehude Please join us for coffee in the Briar Hill Wing after the service. 14
The flowers at the altar today are given to the glory of God and In loving memory of John Henry Lawrence by his wife Rita, daughter Josie De Lucia, son-in-law Bill and family; In loving memory of The Rev. Ugo and Mrs. Julia De Lucia, Ruth Taylor (De Lucia) by son/brother Bill De Lucia, daughter/sister-in-law Josie and family; & William Alexander De Lucia (infant) by his parents Bill & Josie De Lucia & family; In loving memory of John Botterell by his family. Flowers are arranged this week by Cynthia Clarkson. 15
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