June 27, 2021 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Holy Eucharist Rite II, Proper 8 9:00 Am
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June 27, 2021 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Eucharist Rite II, Proper 8 9:00 AM Welcome 2. Formless, all lovely forms Welcome to St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral; we are so declare his loveliness; glad you are here. St. Paul’s is a safe and welcoming holy, no holiness of earth place for all people. If you are new to St. Paul’s we can his express. encourage you to get connected with our weekly email Lo, he is Lord of all. newsletter. You can sign up online at stpaulsokc.org. Creation speaks his praise, and everywhere above, below, A friendly reminder to those who are worshiping in- his will obeys. person: if you are not fully vaccinated against Cov- id-19, please have your mask on (covering your mouth 3. His Spirit floweth free, and nose). If you are fully vaccinated, wearing a mask high surging where it will: is not required. We are no longer social distancing in in prophet’s word he spoke of old; the Cathedral, but if you desire this, the service will he speaketh still. be livestreamed in Dean Willey Hall and socially- Established is his law, distanced seating is available there. We thank you in and changeless it shall stand, advance for adhering to these protocols which keep deep writ upon the human heart, us all safe and allow for us to worship in person. on sea, on land. 4. Eternal life hath he Prelude implanted in the soul; Prelude on “Westminster Abbey” Andrew Gant his love shall be our strength and stay while ages roll. Praise to the living God! Processional Hymn Hymnal 372 All praisèd be his Name 1. Praise to the living God! who was, and is, and is to be, All praisèd be his Name for ay the same. who was, and is, and is to be for ay the same. The one eternal God Opening Acclamation BCP 355 ere aught that now appears: the first, the last, beyond all thought Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. his timeless years! And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen. Collect for Purity [You may be seated] Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires Lesson Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24 known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy [You may be seated] Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily A Reading from the Wisdom of Solomon. magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. God did not make death, And he does not delight in Amen. the death of the living. For he created all things so that they might exist; the generative forces of the world are wholesome, and there is no destructive poison in The Gloria Hymnal S280 them, and the dominion of Hades is not on earth. For Glory to God in the highest, righteousness is immortal. God created us for incor- and peace to his people on earth. ruption, and made us in the image of his own eternity, but through the devil’s envy death entered the world, Lord God, heavenly King, and those who belong to his company experience it. almighty God and Father, The Word of the Lord. we worship you, we give you thanks, Thanks be to God. we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Psalm 30 Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, I will exalt you, O Lord, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, because you have lifted me / up * in the glory of God the Father. Amen. and have not let my enemies triumph / over me. O Lord my God, I cried / out to you, * and you restored me to / health. Collect of the Day You brought me up, O Lord, from the / dead; * The Lord be with you. you restored my life as I was going down to And also with you. the / grave. Let us pray. Sing to the Lord, you servants of / his; * Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the give thanks for the remembrance of his / holiness. foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an / eye, * himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to his favor for a / lifetime. be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; Weeping may spend the / night, * through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns but joy comes in the / morning. with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 2 While I felt secure, I said, ent abundance and their need, so that their abundance “I shall never be dis / turbed. * may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as balance. As it is written, “The one who had much did the / mountains.” not have too much, and the one who had little did not have too little.” Then you hid your / face, * and I was filled with / fear. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. I cried to you, O / Lord; * I pleaded with the Lord, / saying, [Please stand as you are able] “What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the / Pit? * Gospel Hymn Hymnal 707 will the dust praise you or declare 1. Take my life, and let it be your / faithfulness? consecrated, Lord, to thee; Hear, O Lord, and have mercy up / on me; * take my moments and my days, O Lord, be my / helper.” let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands, and let them move You have turned my wailing into / dancing; * at the impulse of thy love; you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me take my heart, it is thine own; with / joy. it shall be thy royal throne. Therefore my heart sings to you without / ceasing; * O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for / ever. 2. Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King; Lesson 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose. [You may be seated] Take my will, and make it thine; A Reading from the Second Letter to the Corinthians. it shall be no longer mine. Take myself, and I will be As you excel in everything-- in faith, in speech, in ever, only, all for thee. knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you-- so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. I do not say this as a command, but I Gospel Mark 5:21-43 am testing the genuineness of your love against the The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ earnestness of others. For you know the generous act according to Mark. of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet Glory to you, Lord Christ. for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. And in this matter I am giving When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was year not only to do something but even to desire to do by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue something-- now finish doing it, so that your eager- named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his ness may be matched by completing it according to feet and begged him repeatedly, “My little daughter is your means. For if the eagerness is there, the gift is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, acceptable according to what one has-- not according so that she may be made well, and live.” He went with to what one does not have. I do not mean that there him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on should be relief for others and pressure on you, but him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering it is a question of a fair balance between your pres- from hemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured 3 much under many physicians, and had spent all that Nicene Creed BCP 358 she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. [Please stand as you are able] She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, “If I but We believe in one God, touch his clothes, I will be made well.” Immediately the Father, the Almighty, her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that maker of heaven and earth, she was healed of her disease. Immediately aware that of all that is, seen and unseen. power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” And the only Son of God, his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd press- eternally begotten of the Father, ing in on you; how can you say, `Who touched me?’” God from God, Light from Light, He looked all around to see who had done it.