The Eighteenth Weekend after Pentecost October 3, 2020

Welcome and Opening Prayer Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People Glory to you, Lord Christ. The Word of God (all stand) The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two Matthew 21:33-46 Pew Bible p. 827 Book of Common Prayer (BCP) p. 355 Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. Nobody CCLI #7121827 | Bernie Herms, Mark Hall, and Matthew West People Praise to you, Lord Christ. © 2018 My Refuge Music, Be Essential Songs, Highly Combustible Music, House of Story Music Publishing, One77 Songs | Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. The Sermon Fr. Michael Gilton he pening cclamation T O A Saved! First and Foremost Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. = People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. The Nicene Creed (all stand) BCP p. 358 Amen. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, he ollect of the ay T C D maker of heaven and earth, Celebrant The Lord be with you. of all that is, seen and unseen. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more eternally begotten of the Father, ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we God from God, Light from Light, either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance true God from true God, of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our begotten, not made, conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things of one Being with the Father. for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the Through him all things were made. merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who For us and for our salvation lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, he came down from heaven: for ever and ever. Amen. by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, Great Things CCLI #7111321 | Jonas Myrin and Phil Wickham and was made man. © Capitol CMG Paragon, Son of the Lion, Phil Wickham Music, Simply Global Songs, Sing My Songs | Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. The Lesson (all sit) On the third day he rose again Exodus 20:1-21 Pew Bible p. 61 in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven CCLI #7139866 | Ethan Hulse and is seated at the right hand of the Father. © Capitol CMG Paragon, Writer’s Roof Publishing, Be Essential Songs, EGH Music Publishing Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. The Gospel We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, Silence who proceeds from the Father and the Son. Lord, in your mercy With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. Hear our prayer. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may We look for the resurrection of the dead, ✝ share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom. and the life of the world to come. Amen. Silence Lord, in your mercy Prayers of the People (all kneel) BCP p. 388 Hear our prayer. Form IV Celebrant Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and reveal your glory in the world. and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ Silence our Lord. Amen. Lord, in your mercy Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor: Hear our prayer. Most merciful God, Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, we confess that we have sinned against you in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor in thought, word, and deed, one another and serve the common good. Bless our by what we have done, national, state, and local governments: that they may and by what we have left undone. be given wisdom to provide for public safety and order. We have not loved you with our whole heart; Guide also all those advising these governments and the we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. general public, and all those developing treatments. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. Silence For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, Lord, in your mercy have mercy on us and forgive us; Hear our prayer. that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, to the glory of your Name. Amen. that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory. The Peace BCP p. 360 Silence Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. Lord, in your mercy People And also with you. Hear our prayer. nnouncements Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, A especially all those whose lives, work and studies are Birthday and Anniversary Blessings (all sit) most disrupted by the recent changes, that they may be granted patience and delivered from despair and self The Offertory focus and grant that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he loves us. Yes I Will CCLI #7105442 | Eddie Hoagland, Jonathan Smith, and Mia Fieldes Silence © All Essential Music, Be Essential Songs, HBC Worship Music, Hickory Bill Doc, Jingram Music Publishing, So Essential Tunes, Upside Down Under | Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer. The Great Thanksgiving BCP p. 361 Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, Eucharistic Prayer A or spirit, especially those afflicted with the novel Celebrant The Lord be with you. coronavirus and their families, that they may be People And also with you. delivered from illness and freed from all anxiety. Protect Celebrant Lift up your hearts. and preserve all emergency workers, medical personnel, People We lift them to the Lord. and all who are in harm’s way; and grant the fellowship Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. of your Holy Spirit to the homebound and those in People It is right to give him thanks and praise. isolation. Give them courage and hope in their troubles, Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds and bring them the joy of your salvation. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Our Father, who art in heaven, Creator of heaven and earth. hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. new people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your Give us this day our daily bread. glory in all the world. And forgive us our trespasses, Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels as we forgive those who trespass against us. and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, And lead us not into temptation, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of but deliver us from evil. your Name: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever and ever. Amen. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. The Breaking of the Bread Hosanna in the highest. ✝ Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. for us; Hosanna in the highest. People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. The people stand or kneel Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for Communion Music yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject Run to the Father to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only CCLI #7133494 | Cody Carnes, , and Ran Jackson © Capitol CMG Paragon, Writer’s Roof Publishing, Be Essential Songs, I Am A Pilgrim Songs, and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as Songs From Richmond Park | Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. 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 Post-Communion Prayer BCP p. 365 in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole Eternal God, heavenly Father, world. you have graciously accepted us as living members On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks and you have fed us with spiritual food to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the Send us now into the world in peace, remembrance of me.”= and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given with gladness and singleness of heart; thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: through Christ our Lord. Amen. This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink Great Things (REPRISE) it, do this for the remembrance of me.”= The Dismissal BCP p. 366 Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Celebrant Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Christ has died. People Thanks be to God. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. 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 The portions of the service in this bulletin and on the screens are taken from the Book of Common Prayer 1979. The Book of Common Prayer is alone of authority in the worship of the Episcopal Church.