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CCHHOORRAALL EEVVEENNSSOONNGG , ALEXANDRIA ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY, 2018

CHORAL

Pari Intervallo Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Please stand and sing. 623

Words: Peter Abelard, Music: O Quanta qualia

Opening Sentences

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. Psalm 96:9 Thine is the day, O God, thine also the night; hast established the moon and the sun. Thou hast fixed all the boundaries of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter. Psalm 74:15,16

Invitatory and John Sanders (1933-2003)

Officiant: O Lord, open thou our lips. : And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Officiant: O God, make speed to save us. Choir: O Lord, make haste to help us. Officiant: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. Choir: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. Officiant: Praise ye the Lord. Choir: The Lord’s Name be praised.

The People are seated. Psalm 150 Anglican by Stanford

1 O praise God in his holiness * praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him in his noble acts * praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet * praise him upon the lute and harp. 4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances * praise him upon the strings and pipe. 5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals * praise him upon the loud cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath * praise the Lord.

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 First Lesson Isaiah 25:6-9

On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear.

And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; he will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.

It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

The People stand as the choir sings. in G Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

My soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me, * and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things, * and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

The People are seated. The Second Lesson Revelation 21:1-6

I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

“See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.”

And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”

Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

The People stand as the choir sings. in G Stanford

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, * according to thy word; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, * which thou hast prepared before the face of all people, To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, * and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

The People remain standing and say in unison: The Apostles’ Creed

believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth; I And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Church, the of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Responses Sanders Officiant: The Lord be with you. Choir: And with thy spirit. Officiant: Let us pray.

The People kneel. Choir: Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

The Lord’s Prayer

The Suffrages Officiant: O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. Choir: And grant us thy salvation. Officiant: O Lord, save the State. Choir: And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. Officiant: Endue thy ministers with righteousness. Choir: And make thy chosen people joyful. Officiant: O Lord, save thy people. Choir: And bless thine inheritance. Officiant: Give peace in our time, O Lord. Choir: Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God. Officiant: O God, make clean our hearts within us. Choir: And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

Closing

The People stand and sing. Hymn 624

Words: Bernard of Cluny (12th Century) Music: Ewing

The People are seated. Welcome & Announcements

Offertory

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of malice shall not touch them: in the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.

Text: Latin, Wisdom 3 Music: Op. 38, Charles Villiers Stanford

The People kneel and say in unison: The General Thanksgiving

lmighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants A do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the , and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

The People may be seated.

A Reading of the Names of the Faithful Departed

Gregory Albert Giovanetti Edward Giza Jeffrey L. Bell Alfred Woodland Richard Giza Frank Charles Carlucci, III Celeste Fletcher King Ann Cole Tylander Adrian J. Cronauer Christian Charles Johnson Andy Turner James S. Denton Dolores Kendrick Laura Bryant Thomas F. Ellis Marie-Therese Grignon Brendan Lauderdale G. Richard Fletcher Robert W. Hutcheson Loren Mead Jan Tomas (Milos) Forman Maxine Slipsky Bear Baker Frederick Paul Furth Steve Siegel-Slkhuis Ray Rodman Patrick S. Korten Richard C. “Mike” Lewin Bill Scudder Maurice Lee Stuart Betty Ann Moore Sidney “Pepper” Smith Norman Rineer Powell Allen Moore Mary Donnan Debranski Thomas Casner, Sr. Lois Rhew Jack Merritt Dorothy Samuel John Bohl Liz Childs Kyle Burkee Edward L. Rowny Ann Baynard Cindy Long Robert L. Schuettinger Tom Haymes Andrew Ramsey Barbara S. Wainscott Jim Kallmeyer Wendi Winters Gladys “Bunny” White Wayne Allen Edwards Rebecca Smith Faith Ryan Whittlesey Bill Frye Rob Hiaasen Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr. Jholie Moussa Gerald Fischman Margaret & Bob Hoover Marion Hickman John McNamara Mary & Roy Roberts William E. Beauchamp Brent Gattis Ben Hutto David Raner Marian Hawkins Ray Glover Billy Graham Joe Honaker Mark W. Frankena Alice Holland Jan Wyman Dolores Skidmore Claude Concolato Linda Edwards James Skidmore Luz Klecky Ron Galliher Janet Skidmore Philip Burge Ted Cooper Mary Skidmore Sabina Scherer Dick Welch Shane Skidmore Evelyn & Gardner Patterson Janice Keith Dereld Quillin William K. Frankena Betty Walter Henry Bausili Eileen Murphy Elisabeth Bill Usher Gerald Bora Tim Archie Neil Sisson, Jr. William Rankin Carpenter John Chesley Barbara Hamill Bagley Robert Harold Ostrom Suzanne Quinlan Eleanor and Milton Briggs John McCain Emily Green Bea Cherryman Matthew Shepard Kimberly Jackson France & Kenneth Barry Marty Ditmeyer Jean Ziegler Kevin Pagans Adelia Sue Walker Matthew Burnette Nick & Mary Carter Doris Kerber Grab Mitch Highfill

Anthem

Give us the wings of faith to rise Within the , and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be.

We ask them whence their vict’ry came: They, with united breath, Ascribe the conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his Death.

They marked the footsteps that he trod, His zeal inspired their breast, And, foll’wing their incarnate God, They reached the promised rest. Text: Music: James Whitbourn (b. 1963)

The Officiant prays: Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

The People stand. Concluding Versicle and Response

The Grace

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Hymn 620

Words: c. 16th century Music: Land of Rest

Please remain standing until the procession has departed, then the congregation is invited to be seated for the postlude.

Postlude: Ciacona, from the Apparatus Musico-Organisticus (1690) Georg Muffat (1653-1704)

All are invited to a reception in the Meade Room.

Service Participants The Rev. Dr. Noelle York-Simmons, Officiant The Christ Church Choir M. Jason Abel, Director of Music Adam Detzner, Guest Musician Jason Purcell, Michael Waschull, Lay Reader Bob Cady, Becky Cady, Kevin Metz, Ushers

Adam Detzner is Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church in Columbia, Maryland. He holds a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Stanford University, where he concentrated in organ and harpsichord performance while minoring in Modern Languages (French and German). His primary organ teachers were David Higgs, Robert Huw Morgan, and Christian Lane. Adam was the inaugural recipient of the Association of Anglican Musicians Internship, serving as at , Copley Square, in Boston. He has performed at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists (2012) and the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (2014). Adam has performed recitals at venues including the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (DC), Central Synagogue (NYC) and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (Berkeley, CA). In 2017, he was selected to compete in the Gottfried Silbermann Organ Competition in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany, one of only two Americans so honored. He is a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Association of Anglican Musicians.

PARISH PRAYERS

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS Trevor Thompson

PRAYERS FOR THE PARISH Charlotte Shelton, Wendy McMillan, Ellen Icochea, Joyce Knapp, Alan Campbell, Sallie McBrien, Bonnie-Lorraine Thiele, John Anderson, Barbara Totten, Rosalie Cooper & family, Alice Keh, Barbara Cooley, Cullin Peot, Marypat Bowen, Nancy Herrington, William Groft & family, Lauren, Jaedan Dunn, Colleen Nelson, Carla Whitney Nelson, Al Byington, Jay Thrower, David & Lennis Maynard, Janelle Trowbridge, Bill Ward, Uzma Ashar, Jan Wyman, Abbie Arms, Ruth Farzanegan, Yost Conner, Eleanor Wilson, Maura Sullivan, Kathleen Elder, Marian Hwang, Lillian Williams, Sally Geary, Sally Lee, John Zarek, Lorene Ray, George Ross, Dennis Scully, Carolyn McDonald, Kathy Parkhouse, Betty Hill, Owen, Robert Trautman, Robin Blair, Wayland Moody, Ron Trowbridge, Jack Hutcheson, Jackson Foltz Huttman, Anne Gray, Chuck Weitzel, Mary Crow, Kathryn Anschutz, Audrey Hurlock, Barry Stauffer, Gail Multop, Jeff Reinhardt, Tim Baize, Jenny Dedrick, Molly Gray, Craig Keith, Don Lowe, Bill Wallace, Channelle Heth, James P. Randle

Cover art: Elise Ritter, Communion of Saints