Service of Holy Communion

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany SUNDAY, 17 JANUARY 2021 11:00 AM

SAINT PAUL LUTHERAN AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF FAITH  DENVER, COLORADO  STPAULDENVER.ORG

Welcome to Saint Paul Church, an open, affirming, and diverse community of faith representing two Christian traditions, that of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and that of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion. Each tradition maintains and honors its own heritage, and each worships according to its own liturgical practices. As one community of faith, the members of the respective traditions work together in social outreach and shared hospitality. Together we rejoice in the manner in which diversity has enriched, nurtured, and challenged the life and ministry we share in Christ, and we regret actions and attitudes throughout the Church that may have inhibited or prevented access to Word and Sacrament because of age, race, socio-economic or marital status, physical or mental capacities, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We are a Reconciling in Christ community.

C=Congregation P=Presiding Minister A=Assisting Minister

The Entrance Rite ______

PRELUDE Ten Trios for the Organ, Op. 49 Joseph Rheinberger II. Trio in C Major (Moderato) I. Trio in G Minor (Andante) VI. Trio in E-flat Major (Alla breve)

INVOCATION P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, whose voice is upon the waters, whose mercy is poured out upon all people, whose goodness cascades over all creation. C: Amen.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS P: Let us confess our sin, trusting in the abundant grace of God.

Silence for Reflection

P: Holy God, C: you search us and know us. You are acquainted with all our ways. We confess that our hearts are burdened by sin—our own sins and the broken systems that bind us. We turn inward, failing to follow your outward way of love. We distrust those who are not like us. We exploit the earth and its resources and fail to consider generations to come. Forgive us, gracious God, for all we have done and left undone. Even before the words are on our tongues, you know them; receive them in your divine mercy. Amen.

P: How vast is God‟s grace! Through the power and promise of ☩ Christ Jesus, our sins are washed away, and we are claimed as God‟s own beloved. Indeed, we are forgiven. In the wake of God‟s forgiveness, we are called to be the beloved community living out Christ‟s justice and the Spirit‟s reconciling peace. C: Amen. OPENING HYMN Lift Every Voice and Sing LIFT EVERY VOICE While the nation observes Martin Luther King Day on the third Monday in January, the church commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr., Renewer of Society and Martyr, on January 15 (his birth date in 1929). We begin our worship in this week of remembrance by singing the official NAACP hymn so closely associated with King’s life and work.

Text: James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938. Music: J. Rosamund Johnson, 1873-1954.

GREETING P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you.

PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Let us pray. Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ, most merciful redeemer, for the countless blessings and benefits you give. May we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day praising you, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen.

3 The Liturgy of the Word ______

FIRST READING 1 Samuel 3.1-20 At a time when visions are rare and unexpected, the LORD comes to Samuel and calls him to speak the divine word. Though just a boy, Samuel responds to God obediently, as Eli the priest has taught him to respond. This marks the beginning of Samuel’s prophetic ministry.

Before the reading: A: A reading from First Samuel.

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was. Then the LORD called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. The LORD called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. The LORD called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, „Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.‟” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Now the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Then the LORD said to Samuel, “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make both ears of anyone who hears of it tingle. On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli‟s house shall not be expiated by sacrifice or offering forever.”

Samuel lay there until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” He said, “Here I am.” Eli said, “What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you.” So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, “It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him.”

As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the LORD.

After the reading: D: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

4 PSALMODY Psalm 139. 1-6, 13-18 Hal Hopson

Cantor: ANTIPHON

C: ANTIPHON

Cantor: LORD, you have searched me out; O LORD, you have known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You trace my journeys and my resting-places and are acquainted with all my ways. Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, but you, O LORD, know it altogether.

C: ANTIPHON

Cantor: You encompass me, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain to it. For you yourself created my inmost parts; you knit me together in my mother‟s womb. I will thank you because I am marvelously made; your works are wonderful, and I know it well.

C: ANTIPHON

Cantor: My body was not hid den from you, while I was being made in secret and woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb; all of them were written in your book; my days were fashioned before they came to be. How deep I find your thoughts, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I were to count them, they would be more in number than the sand; to count them all, my life span would need to be like yours

C: ANTIPHON

Psalm text reprinted from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Copyright © 2006 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis. All rights reserved. Psalm Refrain reproduced from Psalter for Worship, Cycle B; Copyright © 1998 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis. All rights reserved. Both Psalm text and Refrain reprinted by permission under OneLicense.net License #A-705779.

SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 6.12-20 Paul helps the Corinthians understand that God has claimed the entirety of their lives through the death of Christ. Hence Christian relationships and conduct, including areas of human sexuality, are to reflect the reality that we belong to Christ and that the Holy Spirit lives within us.

Before the reading: A: A reading from Saint Paul‟s First Letter to the Corinthians.

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall be one flesh.” But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.

After the reading: A: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

5 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia in G Minor Richard Proulx Sung by All before and after the Verse

Verse (Cantor): We have found the Messiah: Jesus Christ, who brings us grace and truth.

GOSPEL John 1.43-51 In John’s gospel, Jesus’ ministry begins with the call of disciples, who then bring others to Jesus. Philip’s friend Nathanael moves from skepticism to faith when he accepts the invitation to “Come and see.”

Before the Gospel: P: The Holy Gospel according to Saint John. C: Glory to you, O Lord.

P: The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” Nathanael asked him, “Where did you get to know me?” Jesus answered, “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” And he said to him, “Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

After the Gospel: P: The Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ.

HOMILY Pastor Barbara Berry-Bailey

6 HYMN OF THE DAY We Need No Ladder Now POTSDAM A verse from Genesis: “And (Jacob) dreamed that there was a ladder set up on earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” A verse from this morning’s Gospel: “And (Jesus) said to (Nathanael), Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of (Humanity).’” This hymn draws its inspiration from both passages of Scripture.

Text: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 1923-2008. Music: Mercer, Church Psalter, 1854.

NICENE CREED C: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. 7 INTERCESSIONS A: Guided by Christ made known to the nations, let us offer our prayers for the church, the world, and all people in need, saying: Have mercy, O God. C: Have mercy, O God.

After each petition of the prayer: A: Let us pray. C: Have mercy, O God.

After the final petition: P: Merciful God, hear the prayers of your people, spoken or silent, for the sake of the one who dwells among us, your Son, Jesus Christ our Savior. C: Amen.

PEACE P: The peace of Christ be with you always. C: And also with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Liturgy of the Eucharist ______

OFFERING Search Me, O God, Op. 99, No. 8 Antonín Dvořák Margaret Ozaki, soprano

Search me, O Father; O search me, and know my heart. Try me and know all my thoughts.

There is no word in my tongue, no word here within me, but it is known unto Thee; it is well-known unto Thee.

Search me and try me. See if there be any wicked way here, if there be any wicked way.

Thou knowest all my thoughts; thou knowest my heart. O lead me, Lord, in the way everlasting.

Text: Psalm 139.1, 4, 23-24 (KJV)

OFFERTORY PRAYER A: Let us pray. O God, C: receive these gifts as you receive us: like a mother receives her child, with arms open wide. Nourish us anew in your tender care, and empower us in faithful service to tend to others with this same love, through Jesus Christ, our saving grace. Amen.

PREFACE DIALOGUE P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give God thanks and praise. 8 PROPER PREFACE P: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, . . . and join their unending hymn:

SANCTUS Holy, Holy, Holy Lord Richard Proulx (from A Community Mass)

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER P: Holy One, the beginning and the end, the giver of life . . . the gift of peace on earth.

DOXOLOGY P: All praise and glory are yours, Holy One of Israel, Word of God incarnate, Power of the Most High, one God, now and forever. C: Amen.

LORD’S PRAYER Our Father in Heaven Ancient Chant P: Taught by our Savior‟s command and formed by the Word of God, we dare to pray:

INVITATION TO COMMUNION P: Beloved: Here is bread. Here is wine. Here is Jesus. Come and be fed. C: Thanks be to God!

AGNUS DEI Lamb of God Richard Proulx (from A Community Mass)

COMMUNION P: The body of Christ, broken for you.

Please partake of the bread with the Presiding Minister.

P: The blood of Christ, shed for you.

Please partake of the wine with the Presiding Minister.

POST-COMMUNION BLESSING P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. C: Amen.

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER A: Let us pray. Christ Jesus, at this table we have feasted on your very life and are strengthened for our journey. Send us forth from this banquet nourished in body and in spirit to proclaim your good news and serve others in your name. C: Amen.

BENEDICTION P: God the creator strengthen you; Jesus the beloved fill you; and the Holy Spirit the comforter ☩ keep you in peace. C: Amen. 10 CLOSING HYMN I, the Lord of Sea and Sky HERE I AM, LORD Based on Isaiah 6 with allusions to this morning’s First Reading in the Refrain, this hymn was originally conceived as a dialogue between a single voice representing God with the question, “Whom shall I send?,” on the stanzas, and the assembly representing Samuel with the response, “Here I am Lord! . . . I have heard you calling in the night," on the refrain. An awareness of that structure is helpful when a congregation sings the entire hymn.

Text: Daniel Schutte, b. 1947. Music: Daniel Schutte, b. 1947.

Text and Music Copyright © 1981 Daniel Schutte and New Dawn Music; admin. OCP Publications, Portland, Oregon. Reprinted by permission under LicensSing Online License #L10214. DISMISSAL A: Go in peace. Be the light of Christ. C: Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE Sortie in F Major César Franck (from L’Organiste)

Most of the liturgical texts are from Lutheran Book of Worship, Copyright © 1978 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, Minnesota, or from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Copyright © 2006 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, Minnesota, or from Evangelical Lutheran Worship: Leader’s Desk Edition, Copyright © 2006 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, Minnesota.,or from Sundays and Seasons, Copyright © 2021 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, Minnesota. All rights reserved. Most of the liturgical music is from A Community Mass by Richard Proulx, Copyright © 1971, 1977 GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. All rights reserved. Material from all of the above sources reprinted by permission under OneLicense.net License #A-705779.

Scripture readings are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible, Copyright © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission. 11 Music Notes ______

Today‟s organ and vocal music is by three late Romantic European composers. The organ Prelude is by the German organist and composer, Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901), who was actually born in Liechtenstein. After study at the Munich Conservatory, Rheinberger was later named Professor of Piano at his alma mater, where he also taught composition and organ. In fact, it has been said that his “reputation as a teacher of organ was without equal during his lifetime.” Furthermore, as a composer, Rheinberger “created a number of works remarkable for their dignity, formal perfection, and consummate technical mastery, if not their inventive power.” During the Prelude this morning, we hear three brief, but delightful, organ trios dating from 1868. The Offertory solo is by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), who studied at a church music school in Prague and developed a successful career as a freelance composer before being named Professor of Composition at the Prague Conservatory in 1891. Shortly thereafter, he accepted an appointment as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City, where he lived and worked for three years before returning in 1895 to his previous position at the conservatory in Prague. Perhaps best known for his nine symphonies, Dvořák composed his Ten Biblical Songs, from which this morning‟s Offertory is drawn, on texts from the Psalms in 1894 during his stay in the United States. This morning we hear his setting of this morning‟s appointed Psalm 139. The Postlude is by the French composer, César Franck (1822-1890). Belgian by birth, but French by education, Franck was appointed Organist- Choirmaster for the Church of Ste. Clotilde in Paris in 1858. Later, in 1872, he was named Professor of Organ at his alma mater, the Paris Conservatoire, and he aintained both positions until his death in 1890. In that final but productive year of Franck‟s life, he composed not only the Trois Chorals (“Three Chorales”), his most famous works for organ, but also L’Organiste, a collection of sixty-three pieces for harmonium, a much more sophisticated relative of the nineteenth-century American reed organ then often found as a substitute for the pipe organ in smaller French churches. Originally conceived as a set of ninety-one practical pieces, with seven in each key center more or less evenly distributed between major and minor modes, L’Organiste unfortunately remained incomplete upon the composer‟s death.

Participants in the Liturgy ______

TODAY NEXT SUNDAY

Presiding Minister: Father Don Sutton Presiding Minister: Pastor Barbara Berry-Bailey Homilist: Pastor Barbara Berry-Bailey Homilist: Father Don Sutton Assisting Minister: Michael Wallin Assisting Minister: Jeri Rodrick Organist and Music Director: Cantor Mark Alan Filbert Organist and Music Director: Cantor Mark Alan Filbert Liturgical Cantor: Margaret Ozaki Liturgical Cantor: Margaret Ozaki AV Technicians: Jeff Harms, Tim Perlick, Ric White, AV Technicians: Jeff Harms, Tim Perlick, Ric White, Greg Yonker Greg Yonker

Readings for Next Sunday ______

THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

Jonah 3.1-5, 10 Psalm 62.5-12 1 Corinthians 7.29-31 Mark 1.14-20

The Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey (ELCA)  The Rev. Donald Sutton, Pastor (ECC) Deacon Mark Alan Filbert, Cantor  Jeronimo Sanchez, Sexton ______

SAINT PAUL LUTHERAN AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF FAITH

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