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The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist 60 Kent Street ? St The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist 60 Kent Street ? St. Paul, MN 55102 ? 651-228-1172 www.stjohnsstpaul.org The Eleventh Sunday of Pentecost August 28, 2011 10 O’CLOCK RITE I MORNING PRAYER AND HOLY EUCHARIST “And the Lord God planted a garden, east of Eden.” - Genesis 2:8 Welcome to All Visitors We are delighted that you have come to St. John’s to worship God this morning. If this is your first time here, please fill out a guest card and place it in the offering plate. We invite you to make St. John’s your church home. Join us downstairs in the Undercroft for refreshments and fellowship following our services. Blessings and peace be with you this holy day. NURSERY: Excellent nursery care is provided every Sunday beginning at 9:00 a.m. for children age 5 and under. The nursery is located in the Undercroft. To reach the Undercroft, take any of the stairways or elevator to the lower level. RESTROOMS: Restrooms are also located in the Undercroft in the lower level. • Thank you for not bringing food or beverages into the church and for silencing cell phones and other electronic equipment. • Did you know that you are able to hear the service in the undercroft and/or nursery? Ask the nursery attendant to adjust the sound if you wish to listen from that location. • Please refrain from using flash cameras during the worship service. ASSISTING IN THE SERVICE RECTOR The Rev. Jered Weber-Johnson ASSISTANT RECTOR The Rev. Keely Franke DEACON The Rev. Barbara Mraz MUSIC DIRECTOR/ORGANIST James Frazier GUEST ORGANIST Winston Kaehler ST. JOHN’S SUMMER CHOIR ALTAR GUILD Pat Brynteson, Nan Lightner, Phyllis Merrill, Elaine Sutton, Paige Hagstrom READERS Shirley Sailors, Gary Gleason USHERS Shirley Sailors, Patty Byrne Pfalz COFFEE HOUR HOSTS Paige Hagstrom A Note On the Music Today we begin singing a new canticle to Anglican Chant after the second lesson, as is called for in the prayer book rubrics for Morning Prayer. For a number of years we have sung a hymn in its place. A canticle is a scriptural text that is similar to a psalm, but is found elsewhere than in the psalter. Like the psalms, canticles are poetic and use elevated language. The canticle that we introduce today is called Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, which is a song of all creation. It mentions everything from angels, the moon, winds, frost, and lightnings and clouds, all joining in a festive chorus of praise to glorify God. Anglican Chants are chant formulas in four-part harmony that are used repeatedly to sing unmetered texts, such as the texts of psalms and canticles. Anglican Chants are difficult to sing. Please be patient as we learn this wonderful new canticle over the coming months. Since we sing Morning Prayer no more than once a month, it will take us quite some time to become comfortable with it. Remember that even our old favorites were once brand new. -2- Order of Service PRELUDE Jazz Mass for Organ Joe Utterback Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) Lacrimosa (Trail of tears) HYMN 450 All hail the power of Jesus’ Name! Coronation stanzas 5 and 6 in unison SALUTATION Officiant: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. CONFESSION OF SIN said by all, kneeling BCP p. 41 Officiant: Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God. Silence Almighty and most merciful But thou, O Lord, have mercy God, upon us, we have erred and strayed spare thou those who confess from thy ways their faults, like lost sheep, restore thou those who are we have followed too much penitent, the devices and desires of our according to thy promises own hearts, we have offended declared unto mankind against thy holy laws, in Christ Jesus our Lord; we have left undone those and grant, things which we ought to have O most merciful Father, done, for his sake, and we have done those things that we may hereafter live a which we ought not to have godly, righteous, done. and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. -3- THE ABSOLUTION The Almighty and merciful Lord grant us absolution and remission of all our sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit. Amen. PRECES S1 standing BCP p. 42 -4- INVITATORY Venite sung by all Jonathan Battishill 1 O come, let us | sing un·to the | Lord;* let us heartily rejoice in the | strength of | our sal|vation. 2 Let us come before his | presence · with | thanksgiving,* and show ourselves | glad in | him with | psalms. 3 For the Lord is a | great | God,* and a great | King a|bove all | gods. 4 In his hand are all the | corners · of the | earth,* and the strength of the | hills is · his | also. †5 The sea is | his and · he | made it,* and his hands pre|pared the | dry | land. 6 O come, let us worship and | fall | down* and | kneel be·fore the | Lord our | Maker, 7 For he is the | Lord our | God,* and we are the people of his | pasture · and the | sheep of · his | hand. 8 O worship the Lord in the | beauty · of | holiness;* let the | whole earth | stand in | awe of him. 9 For he cometh, for he cometh to | judge the | earth,* and with righteousness to judge the world and the | peoples | with his | truth. †second half of chant -5- PSALM 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c Confitemini Domino chant: Jerome Webster Meachen sung by all 1 Give thanks to the LORD and call upon his Name; * make known his deeds among the peoples. 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, * and speak of all his marvelous works. 3 Glory in his holy Name; * let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 4 Search for the LORD and his strength; * continually seek his face. 5 Remember the marvels he has done, * his wonders and the judgments of his mouth, 6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, * O children of Jacob his chosen. 23 Israel came into Egypt, * and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham. 24 The LORD made his people exceedingly fruitful; * he made them stronger than their enemies; 25 Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people, * and dealt unjustly with his servants. 26 He sent Moses his servant, * and Aaron whom he had chosen. 45c Hallelujah! -6- FIRST READING Romans 12:9-21 seated Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." No, "if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. CANTICLE S13 standing Jubilate Deo Henry Aldrich -7- SECOND READING Matthew 16:21-28 seated Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you." But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things." Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? "For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. -8- Hymnal S178 Benedicite, omnia opera Domini John Robinson I Invocation 1 O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him and magnify him for ever. 2 O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him and magnify him for ever. II The Cosmic Order 3 O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord; O ye waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord; 4 O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise him and magnify him for ever.
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