The Second Sunday after Trinity The Prayer of Humble Access p. 82 All (3 times): Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my June 5, 2016 roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed. ___The Order for the Holy Eucharist___ THE OF THE PEOPLE

Announcements Communion Hymn (St. Flavian) Hymn 198 Processional hymn (Laudes Domini) Hymn 367 The Prayer of Thanksgiving p. 83 The for Purity p. 67 The Blessing p. 84 The Decalogue p. 68 The Holy (John 1) p. 97 Responses to the Decalogue (Merbecke) Hymn 701 Recessional Hymn (Stuttgart) Hymn 280 The Prayer for Protection and Preservation p. 70 Gloria in excelsis (old Scottish chant) Hymn 739, or p. 84  The Collect p. 191 Thank you for worshiping with us at St. Michael the Archangel Anglican The p. 191 Catholic Church. Please join us after the service for refreshment and hymn (St. Stephen) Hymn 249 fellowship. The Holy Gospel p. 192 The Nicene p. 71 This morning’s coffee hour is hosted by the Ngyele family. flowers Sermon hymn (Anima Christi) Hymn 582, v.1-3 are given by Gail Osburn to the glory of God and in loving memory of Robert D. Osburn. THE Father Pothin The time for mid-week and Bible study has been changed to Wednesday starting at 10:00 am. The Sentence Offertory hymn (Graefeberg) Hymn 370, v.1&4 Doxology (Old Hundredth) Hymn 139 Patriotic Hymn (America – 4th verse) Hymn 141 Collect for the Armed Services p. 41 FATHER POTHIN’S REFLECTION Priest: Brethren, pray that my sacrifice and yours may be Why Church? acceptable to God the Father Almighty. People: The Lord receive this sacrifice at thy hands, to the praise Many people today, especially younger generations, say that they do and glory of His Name; both to our benefit and that of all His believe in God and in fact that they are on a spiritual quest. But they do not holy Church. need an organized religion to help them. Prayer for the Whole State of Christ’s Church p. 74 This Sunday’s readings will make the question especially poignant. To say The Invitation p. 75 it in another way, why would Anglican Catholics go each week to be given The General Confession p. 75 a flat wafer called a “host,” along with a small sip of wine? It seems like a The Absolution p. 76 lot of trouble, and appears to have little to do with the “spiritual quest.” The Comfortable Words p. 76 and p. 76 Our answer that the host is no longer “bread” but has undergone and Benedictus qui venit (Willan) Hymn 797 “transubstantiation.” In simpler words, even though it has the appearance The Prayer of Consecration p. 80 of a piece of bread, its substance has been transformed from that of bread The Lord’s Prayer p. 82 to that of Christ’s body. Ditto for the wine. (Merbecke) Hymn 706 (continued on next page)

(continued) Non church believers might reply, “God and spirituality are something interior, something private. Isn’t it the point that we should help each St. Michael The Archangel other? Why can’t we do it without all the paraphernalia, without all this ‘body and blood’ business?” Nonsense. Yes, we human beings have a Anglican Church spiritual “insides” and it is very important, but we have an outside too. We are not built to just stay within ourselves but instead to let our spirits walk, Frederick, Maryland play, and even suffer out in the material world. The Spirit’s presence at the A Parish of the Anglican Catholic Church depths of our being makes us desire to discover Jesus with our eyes, ears, Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic States nose, tongue and hands. And that is why we go to Church: to find the answer to our Spiritual quest in the fleshly presence of Christ. At Mass, which is a ritual, we find the presence of God given to our senses in Communion, and our Spiritual and physical yearning fulfilled in both. Are you hungry for God? Come and eat. Fr Pothin

St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Catholic Church Meeting at Braddock Lutheran Church, 6938 North Clifton Rd. Frederick, Maryland (240) 397-9782 ACC: www.anglicancatholic.org Church: www.stmichaelacc.org Sunday service at 11:30am; Wednesday service at 11:00am To listen to our masses live, call 605-475-6700, code 9945004#. Fr. Pothin Ngyele, Rector – (301) 514-3478 Fr. Arthur Woolley, Rector Emeritus Organist: Roberta Windle The Vestry Doug Brown (410) 775-7763; [email protected] Brice Verdier (301) 644-1995 Lynne Brisbane (301) 788-7035 The Second Sunday after Trinity  June 5, 2016

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his countenance will behold the Cover art: Abraham and the Three Angels, Gerard Horenbout. Flemish, about 1510 - 1520 thing that is just. (Ps.11)