A Public Service of Healing with Anointing and the Holy Eucharist 5:30 p.m. Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Uganda, and Martyr, 1977
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A Public Service of Healing with Anointing and the Holy Eucharist begins on page 166 of the Book of Occasional Services. The lessons are taken from the Holy Bible (New Revised Standard Version). The hymns, unless otherwise noted, are from the Hymnal 1982. All are printed here for your convenience.
All are invited to dinner in the parish hall immediately following the service.
All standing, the Celebrant says
Celebrant Grace and peace be with you, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. People And also with you.
Celebrant Let us pray. O God, whose Son the Good Shepherd laid down his life for the sheep: We give you thanks for your faithful shepherd Janani Luwum, who after his Savior’s example, gave up his life for the people of Uganda. Grant us to be so inspired by his witness that we make no peace with oppression, but live as those who are sealed with the cross of Christ, who died and rose again, and now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Reading Ecclesiasticus 4:20-28
All sit.
A Reading from the book of Ecclesiasticus.
Watch for the opportune time, and beware of evil, and do not be ashamed to be yourself. For there is a shame that leads to sin, and there is a shame that is glory and favor. Do not show partiality, to your own harm, or deference, to your downfall. Do not refrain from speaking at the proper moment, and do not hide your wisdom. For wisdom becomes known through speech, and education through the words of the tongue. Never speak against the truth, but be ashamed of your ignorance. Do not be ashamed to confess your sins, and do not try to stop the current of a river. Do not subject yourself to a fool, or show partiality to a ruler. Fight to the death for truth, and the Lord God will fight for you.
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Psalm
Remain seated.
Psalm 119:41-48 BCP p. 766
Et veniat super me 41 Let your loving-kindness come to me, O LORD, * and your salvation, according to your promise.
42 Then shall I have a word for those who taunt me, * because I trust in your words.
43 Do not take the word of truth out of my mouth, * for my hope is in your judgments.
44 I shall continue to keep your law; * I shall keep it for ever and ever.
45 I will walk at liberty, * because I study your commandments.
46 I will tell of your decrees before kings * and will not be ashamed.
2 47 I delight in your commandments, * which I have always loved.
48 I will lift up my hands to your commandments, * and I will meditate on your statutes.
Second Reading Philippians 3:13b-21
A Reading from Paul’s letter to the Church in Philippi.
Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God will reveal to you. Only let us hold fast to what we have attained. Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself.
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
3 Hymn
All stand.
Surely it is God who saves me Hymnal 679
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Holy Gospel John 12:24-32
All stand.
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Jesus answered Andrew and Philip, “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
A period of silence follows the gospel reading.
The Celebrant will conclude the silence by introducing the Litany of Healing.
Litany of Healing
The Celebrant introduces the Litany with this bidding
Let us name before God those for whom we offer our prayers.
All stand and the People audibly name those for whom they are interceding. A Person appointed then leads the Litany, the People responding.
God the Father, your will for all people is health and salvation; We praise you and thank you, O Lord.
God the Son, you came that we might have life, and might have it more abundantly; We praise you and thank you, O Lord.
5 God the Holy Spirit, you make our bodies the temple of your presence; We praise you and thank you, O Lord.
Holy Trinity, one God, in you we live and move and have our being; We praise you and thank you, O Lord.
Lord, grant your healing grace to all who are sick, injured, or disabled, that they may be made whole; Hear us, O Lord of life.
Grant to all who seek your guidance, and to all who are lonely, anxious, or despondent, a knowledge of your will and an awareness of your presence; Hear us, O Lord of life.
Mend broken relationships, and restore those in emotional distress to soundness of mind and serenity of spirit; Hear us, O Lord of life.
Bless physicians, nurses, and all others who minister to the suffering, granting them wisdom and skill, sympathy and patience; Hear us, O Lord of life.
Grant to the dying peace and a holy death, and uphold by the grace and consolation of your Holy Spirit those who are bereaved; Hear us, O Lord of life.
Restore to wholeness whatever is broken by human sin, in our lives, in our nation, and in the world; Hear us, O Lord of life.
You are the Lord who does wonders: You have declared your power among the peoples.
With you, O Lord, is the well of life: And in your light we see light.
Hear us, O Lord of life: Heal us, and make us whole.
6 Let us pray.
All kneel. A period of silence follows.
The Celebrant concludes the Prayers with the following Collect.
Almighty God, giver of life and health: Send your blessing on all who are sick, and upon those who minister to them, that all weakness may be vanquished by the triumph of the risen Christ; who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
The Deacon says Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence may be kept.
Minister and People
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
The Celebrant, stands and says
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
The service continues with the exchange of the Peace.
The Peace
All stand. The Celebrant says to the people
The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.
7 Then the Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of the Lord. The Celebrant concludes the Peace with the following offertory sentence.
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and make good your vows to the Most High. Psalm 50:14 The Holy Communion
The altar is prepared for The Holy Communion.
The Great Thanksgiving
All stand. The Celebrant faces them and says
The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Then, the Celebrant proceeds
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
Through the great shepherd of your flock, Jesus Christ our Lord; who after his resurrection sent forth his apostles to preach the Gospel and to teach all nations; and promised to be with them always, even to the end of the ages.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
Celebrant and People
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The people stand or kneel.
8 The Celebrant continues
Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, 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; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, 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.”
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Celebrant and People
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
The Celebrant continues
We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
9 The Celebrant then continues
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
People and Celebrant
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.
Breaking of the Bread
A period of silence is kept.
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast.
Facing the people, the Celebrant says the following Invitation
The Gifts of God for the People of God. and may add Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.
10 Communion and Anointing with Oil
The ministers receive the Sacrament in both kinds, and then immediately deliver it to the people. The Bread and the Cup are given to the communicants with these words
The Body of Christ, the bread of heaven. [Amen.] The Blood of Christ, the cup of salvation. [Amen.]
Those who wish to receive the laying on of hands and anointing with oil come forward and kneel at the altar rail.
The Celebrant lays hands on each person (and, having dipped a thumb in the oil of the sick, makes the sign of the cross on their foreheads), and says the following
[N.,] I lay my hands upon you and anoint you with oil in the Name of he Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Communion Hymn
Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face Hymnal 318
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Let us pray.
Celebrant and People
Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Blessing
The priest blesses the people, saying
May God the Father bless you, God the Son heal you, God the Holy Spirit give you strength. May God the holy and undivided Trinity guard your body, save your soul, and bring you safely to his heavenly country; where he lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
Dismissal
Deacon Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. People Thanks be to God.
Prayers for the Week of February 14, 2016 The Sanctuary lamp is given to the honor and glory of God by Mary Nell Patrick in thanksgiving for the birth of her great grand daughter, Sadie Nicole. This week we remember Iva Melton, Virginia Hank, and Pat Kulick. This week we celebrate the anniversary of Pete & Barbara Ackerman. This week we celebrate the birthdays of Wyatt Miller, Michael Hale, Jane Hamilton, Kelcey Gollott, Jackson Lyons, Jean Matteson, Ashley Lott, Mary Jane LeBlanc, Bill Lucas, Travis Hamlett, Cindy Hamil, Patricia Hynd, and Jeanne Grigsby. In our Diocesan Prayer Cycle we pray for the All Saints’ School, Vicksburg; University of the South, Sewanee, TN; Parochial Day Schools in the Diocese of Mississippi. On our Panamanian Prayer Cycle we pray for the Cathedral of St. Luke, Panama City. In the Anglican Prayer Cycle we pray for the Diocese of Aru (The Democratic Republic of the Congo). Prayer for those in the Armed Forces: Joey Ranson, Corey David Ingraham, Lance Simon and James Wise.
12 Prayers are offered daily by the Daughters of the King.
Parish Prayer List Parish Family: John Johnson, Jill Roth, Rhonda Yegerlehner, Kaleb Cherry, Angela Bishop, Cheryl Hogg, Lynn Holmes, Richie Gollott, Wilse Manning, Rob Baker, Becca Baker, John L. Morgan, Lynne Lohmeier, Robert Kluck, Carolyn Kluck, Jerry Rich, Darlene Stuart, Lena Melton, Lois Hedges, Mary Jo Jones, Howard Newby, David Stephens, Gene Newman, Kay Woods, Ed Krecker, Marge Aldrich, Chuck Aldrich, Roselyn & Lindy Ross, Jim & Linda Shaw, Hazel Hall, Charlie Ashby, Jean Boley, Terry Armstrong, Amanda N., Pat Spear, Charlie Melton, William Lewis, Fran Newby, Jim Lancaster, Charles Fowler, Frank Hedges, Marilyn Hoard. Extended Family: Vera Barton, Marlene McLean, Walter Blessy, Vicki Caron, Patrick Hagarthy, Glen & Mari, Leota Ray, Will Newman, Frances Kennedy, and Kathy Clearman. Greater Community: Dee Smelly, Ingrid Rogers, Belle McCann, Karen Nelson, Hannah Raymo, and Betty Page. Welcome
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Parish Announcements for the Week of February 14, 2016
Lenten Soup Suppers begin Wednesday, February 17. St. John's will serve a simple meal of soup, cheese and bread, on Wednesday's during Lent, excluding Ash Wednesday. Come share a contemplative meal with your church family following the 5:30 service. Church groups and individuals are asked to bring items for our common table providing food for one of the Wednesday's. Sign up board is in the foyer of the parish hall. Thank you Darlene Stuart for crafting a beautiful new sign up board for our Lenten Suppers. Stations of the Cross – Stations of the Cross will be prayed at St. John’s on Fridays during Lent. The service will begin at 5:30 p.m. The Ultreya of St. John’s is the sponsor for this Lenten offering. UTO (United Thank Offering). St. John's Daughters of the King is sponsoring the Episcopal Church Women fund raising of the 125th United Thank Offering this year. Many of us grew up with “Mite Box” during Lent. Our Mite Boxes will be available during Lent for us to put our change into and then too be given to the State Episcopal Women Chapter at Easter service during the offertory, March 27. We do not have a ECW chapter here at St. Johns but we can help our Episcopal sisters with our money for grants such as the Companion Diocese of Panama, Trinity Church, Pass Christian, & the Gulf Coast Women's Center, Biloxi, Pledge Envelopes for 2016 and annual giving statements for 2015 are available in the Parish
13 Hall for you to pick up. Thank you for your stewardship to St. John’s. St. Luke’s Guild. St. Luke’s Guild meets on the third Thursday of the month for their monthly potluck dinner. St. Luke’s is composed of ladies from St. John’s and the community who meet for fellowship and support our preschool. Everyone is invited - come make a new friend. February 18th at 7:00 p.m. at Jackie Charbonet’s at 513 Beach. Parking available at the lot just west of Jackie’s. Mandalas - God and Self. Saturday, 27 February 2016, 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, and Martyr, 1977
Janani Luwum was born in 1922 at Acholi in Uganda, near the Sudanese border. After his early years as a teacher and lay reader in Gulu, he was sent to St. Augustine’s College, Canterbury. He was ordained priest in 1956 and returned to Uganda to assume responsibility for twenty-four congregations. After several years of service that included work at a local theological college, Luwum returned to England on scholarship for further study at the London College of Divinity.
In 1969 Luwum became Bishop of Northern Uganda, where he was a faithful visitor to his parishes as well as a growing influence at international gatherings of the Anglican Communion. In 1974 he was elected Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire Luwum’s new position brought him into direct contact and eventual confrontation with the Ugandan military dictator, Idi Amin, as the Archbishop sought to protect his people from the brutality of Amin’s regime. In August of 1976 Makerere University was sacked by government troops. With Archbishop Luwum as their chair, the Christian leaders of the country drafted a strong memorandum of protest against officially sanctioned rape and murder.
In early February 1977 the Archbishop’s residence was searched for arms by government security forces. On February 16 President Amin summoned Luwum to his palace. He went there, accompanied by the other Anglican bishops and by the Roman Catholic cardinal archbishop and a senior leader of the Muslim community. After being accused of complicity in a plot to murder the President, most of the clerics were allowed to leave. However, Archbishop Luwum was ordered to remain behind. As his companions departed, Luwum said, “They are going to kill me. I am not afraid.” He was never seen alive again. The following day the government announced that he had been killed in an automobile accident while resisting arrest. Only after some weeks had passed was his bullet-riddled body released to his family for burial.
Early in his confrontation with the Ugandan government, Archbishop Luwum answered one of his critics by saying, “I do not know how long I shall occupy this chair. I live as though there will be no tomorrow. . . . While the opportunity is there, I preach the Gospel with all my might, and my conscience is clear before God.”
A Note on Tonight’s Liturgy
According to the rubrics of the Book of Occasional Services (from which our liturgy comes this evening), “A sermon or meditation, or a period of silence, or both, may follow the Gospel.” Tonight we observe a period of silence.
After the period of silence, the rubrics call for the service to continue “with the Creed, or with the Prayers of the People. For the Prayers of the People a Litany of Healing...may be used.” Therefore, we continue tonight with
14 Prayers of the People and for the Prayers of the People we use the Litany of Healing from the Book of Occasional Services. St. John’s, Ocean Springs has long used the Litany of Healing in this service, the litany having been introduced by a former parish priest, a number of years ago.
The Book of Occasional Services calls for the anointing with oil immediately prior to the peace. Tonight, however, we will approach the altar for both Holy Communion and anointing with oil after the breaking of the bread and the invitation to receive Holy Communion (as is the common custom of St. John’s, Ocean Springs).
The “propers” (lessons and prayers) for this evening’s liturgy are those appointed for February 17 on the church calendar.
A Brief Statement Regarding the History and Theology of Anointing
The liturgical ceremony of anointing with oil is known as Unction. Usually administered by a bishop or priest, it is part of the baptismal, confirmation, and ordination rites within both the Western and Eastern Church. The word is most commonly applied, however, to the Sacrament of Unction (or Anointing) of the Sick.
Anointing with oil as a sign of dedicating people and things to God is an ancient practice. The Hebrew Scriptures speak of the practice several times and in the Christian Scriptures there are references to the apostles healing with oil. However, the key factor in the use of unction in the liturgy comes from the figure of Jesus as the Messiah, which literally means, “the Anointed One.” Anointed through the incarnation and at baptism, the Spirit was at work in Jesus’ messianic ministry and saving work of the cross. After his death and resurrection he becomes the source of the Spirit sent upon the Church. This coming of the Holy Spirit to the individual Christian is symbolized in the liturgy both by the laying on of hands and by unction. It conveys the Spirit of Christ who is at once the source of the Spirit and the exemplar of a Christian life.
The use of unction for the healing of the sick can be found in Christian writings as early as the Third Century. By the Tenth Century, the anointing of the sick had become entangled with penitential rite and the removal of sin, and unction of the sick was usually delayed until danger of death was imminent, hence the titles Extreme Unction or Last Rites. Thanks to historical research, the liturgical sacrament of unction has been once again separated from the death bed. Anointing is now seen as a sacrament seeking strength for the whole person in faith, in trust in God, and for restoration of health; not merely physical health, but emotional, relational, and societal was well.
In the first English Book of Common Prayer (1549) a form of unction was included in the order for the Visitation of the Sick. It contained prayers for healing of body and mind, forgiveness, and spiritual strengthening. Beginning in 1552 and continuing through several later versions of the Prayer Book, provisions for unction were omitted. Modern editions of Anglican Prayer Books be have re-instituted a liturgical form of unction. In the 1928 American Prayer Book, sacramental unction was restored and has been kept in the latest revision of 1979 as part of the Ministration to the Sick, page 455.
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