The Twenty First Sunday After Pentecost

THE TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

The Pharisees Question Jesus James Tissot (1836-1902)

Christ Church Woodbury, NJ 25 October 2020 10:00 in the Morning

Re-Entry Priorities For Parishioners and Visitors to Christ Church During New Jersey Phase One COVID-19 Restrictions

• WEAR FACE MASKS: Until the Governor of New Jersey lifts his directive, those attending public services are required to wear face masks prior to entering the building. A small quantity of disposable masks will be available if you don’t have your own mask.

• FOLLOW USHER DIRECTIONS FOR COMMUNION: Families will be invited to receive the sacrament of the altar one co-habiting family at a time. When departing the chancel rail, communicants will exit though the sacristy door and into the Nave as the next family is being directed to approach.

• COMPLETE CONTACT TRACING FORM: As we are required by the diocese to maintain a list of attendees, in the event we must participate in contact tracing through the NJ Department of Health, you are encouraged to complete the Contact Tracing Form each time you attend worship. The form is found inside your single-use service sheet, and may be dropped in the designated basket found as you exit the church through the porch.

• MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING AFTER SERVICE: At this time, communicants are encouraged to Go in peace to love and serve the Lord upon articulation of the Dismissal (BCP pgs. 339-340). In interest of avoiding a queue within the Nave aisle and prolonged social contact, the rector will not greet communicants at the door. The outdoor Jubilee Garden will be open as the means of providing another avenue to our door and as an area to linger while wearing masks and observing the required social distancing guidelines.

Let quietness and reverence characterize your entrance into the House of God

The Flowers are placed on the altar this week to the glory of God and in loving memory of:

Minnie A. Mitchell George T. Mitchell, Sr.

And in thanksgiving for the marriage of:

Mr. & Mrs. William Seeman

The Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost Holy Eucharist: Rite I

Prelude: Prelude in D Major………………………….……… Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

THE ENTRANCE RITE the people standing Opening Acclamation:

Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The Collect for Purity:

The Celebrant says lmighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, A that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gloria in Excelsis:

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men.

We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Collect of the Day:

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray.

lmighty and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost A command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD the people are seated The First Lesson……………………………………………………….. Exodus 22:21-27

Lector A Reading from the Book of Exodus.

od said, "You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not afflict any widow or orphan. If you do afflict them, and they G cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry; and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor, and you shall not exact interest from him. If ever you take your neighbor's garment in pledge, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down; for that is his only covering, it is his mantle for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate."

Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. the people remain seated while the Scholar sings Gradual Psalm 1 Beatus vir qui non abiit…………………. William Beale (1784-1854)

BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, * and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; * and in his law will he exercise himself day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, * that will bring forth his fruit in due season.

4 His leaf also shall not wither; * and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; * but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth. 4

6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, * neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

7 But the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous; * and the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

The Second Lesson………………………………………………... I Thessalonians 2:1-8

Lector A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians.

ou yourselves know, brethren, that our visit to you was not in vain; but though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in Y our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the face of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from error or uncleanness, nor is it made with guile; but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but to please God who tests our hearts. For we never used either words of flattery, as you know, or a cloak for greed, as God is witness; nor did we seek glory from men, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse taking care of her children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.

Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

The people standing as the Scholar sings Alleluia and Verse (Psalm 25:3,4)………………………...... …..…………….. Tone II

Holy Gospel…………………………………………………………... Matthew 22:34-46

Lector The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.

hen the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they came together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, to test him. "Teacher, which is the W great commandment in the law?" And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets." Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David." He said to them, "How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I put

thy enemies under thy feet' ? If David thus calls him Lord, how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions.

The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ. the people are seated The Sermon………………………………………………………………. Father Burgess the people standing The Nicene Creed:

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible;

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the People:

Celebrant Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church and the world.

lmighty and everliving God, who in thy holy Word hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: Receive these our prayers which we offer A unto thy divine Majesty, beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord; and grant that all those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love.

Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops and other ministers, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments.

And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and especially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and receive thy holy Word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life.

We beseech thee also so to rule the hearts of those who bear the authority of government in this and every land, that they may be led to wise decisions and right actions for the welfare and peace of the world.

Open, O Lord, the eyes of all people to behold thy gracious hand in all thy works, that, rejoicing in thy whole creation, they may honor thee with their substance, and be faithful stewards of thy bounty.

And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succor all those who in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity.

And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear, beseeching thee to grant them continual growth in thy love and service; and to grant us grace so to follow the good examples of all thy saints, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom.

Grant these our prayers, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen the people kneeling Confession of Sin………………………………………………………………. BCP 330 the people standing The Peace:

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you People And with thy spirit

THE HOLY COMMUNION

Offertory Sentence:

beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present yourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. (Romans 12:1) I the people are seated At the Offertory: If with all your hearts (from Elijah) …………………... Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Shaun Holland, tenor the people stand At the Presentation:

Celebrant All things come of thee O Lord. People And of thine own have we given thee. Amen.

The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II

Sursum corda

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit.

Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them up unto the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. People It is meet and right so to do.

Celebrant It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God.

Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed.

herefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying, T

Celebrant and People

oly, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts: Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in H the highest.

The people kneel Then the Celebrant continues

ll glory be to thee, O Lord our God, for that thou didst create heaven and earth, and didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus A Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again.

At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated.

or in the night in which he was betrayed, he took bread; and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my Body, which is F given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.

And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ.

And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this Holy Communion may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord;

By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost all honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer………………………………...……………………………. BCP 336

At the Fraction:

The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread.

A period of silence is kept. Then may be sung or said

Celebrant [Alleluia.] Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People Therefore let us keep the feast. [Alleluia.]

Agnus Dei:

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace.

Prayer of Humble Access:

The People may join in saying this prayer

e do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to W gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

Invitation to Communion:

All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion. Those who are not baptized, or who do not wish to receive Communion, are invited to come to the altar for a blessing, indicated by placing crossed hands over the chest

During the Ablutions: O Spirit of life, O Spirit of God ………...... … O heilger Geist

The people kneeling Postcommunion Prayer:

Celebrant Let us pray.

The People may join in saying this prayer

lmighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that thou dost feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy A Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, the

blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

The Blessing:

he peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God T Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. the people standing Dismissal:

Celebrant Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Postlude: Sortie (from Pièces Posthumes)……….………….. César Franck (1822-1890)

Prayer List Pray for those who are sick or in any other adversity, especially: The Family of Nick Condodina, Debbie, Norman, Margaret, Tracey, The Holland Family, The Baldwin Family, Ginger, Candi, William Henderson, Charles Hankel, Linda Shorter, Becky T., Bob & Jean Phillips, Frank & family, Paul Lucas & family, Pat & Jean, Carter, The Family of Robin Wilson Broughton, Francine, The Lasoski Family, Rose Zeugner, The family of Dorothy Gray, The Family of Ed Guidara, The Pleis and Nicolosi Families, The Bolton and Phillipps Families, Adam Noble, Betty Roemmich, The Mellor Family, Arlene & Allene, Dick, Daniel McGar- ry, George Mitchell, The Sheppard Family, Michael, Lt. Jeffrey Hock, Brad and Susan, The Tortella Family, Diana Redfield, Jean Lucas, Kathi Ryan, Lynn Kinkler, Ralph Scarlett, Jo -Ann, Peggy, Jane & Ralph Faris, Jon Nagle, Mary Metzger, Audrey Rebel, Nick Dillon. Sis- sy Chew, Miguel Sanchez, Maya Sanchez, Taeko Nichols, Linda Sanchez, Jackson Glenn, Ruth Tyler, Averil

The following families have turned in a pledge card with their prayerful commitment of offerings for 2021. THANK YOU for your faithful stewardship!

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Banff Mr. & Mrs. Donald Moser Mrs. Debra Brooks-Manall Dr. Mark Nester The Rev. Fr. & Mrs. Brian Burgess Mrs. Nancy Parker Ms. Catherine Burgess Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Piskun Mrs. Rosemary Carrigan Mrs. Jean Pleis Mr. Patrick Coleman Mr. & Mrs. John Preole Mr. & Mrs. Fred Daugherty Ms. Sarah Rash Mrs. Shirley Deal The Rev. Canon William Rauscher Mr. Thomas Dennison Miss Cheryl Rheiner Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ferrell Mr. & Mrs. Mike Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Gosdis Mrs. Penny Scott Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gwalthney Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Seddon Mr. David Hanson Mrs. Barbara Sheets Mr. Mark Hendricks Mr. & Mrs. Steve Shomo Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hill Ms. Gwendolyn Simpson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John Smith Mr. Jonathan Jones Mr. Sagamore Stewart Ms. Susann Kaback Mr. & Mrs. James Straub Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Lasoski Mr. Timothy Straub Mr. & Mrs. John Long Mrs. Sandra Sutton Mrs. Jean Lucas Ms. Jeanne Webb Mr. & Mrs. John Lyden Mr. & Mrs. Mike Wierski Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mass Mr. & Mrs. James Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. Scott McGeoch Mrs. Kimberly Wright Mr. & Mrs. Chet Morrison

If you have not yet turned in your pledge card for 2021, there is still time to do so. Pledge cards are available at the ushers station, or may be requested from the parish office at 856-845- 0190. If you prefer, you may download the card from the church website at:

www.christchurch.woodburynj.org/giving

Now is also the time to consider the ease and convenience of electronic giving for 2021. You may sign up for electronic giving using the back of the 2021 pledge card. Remember, electronic giving is available, even if you decide not to pledge.

We have a talented, committed group of Sunday School Teachers just waiting to work with your children ages 3 through 12th grade.

While Sunday School may look different this year, our teachers will be reaching out to the children “remotely” until regular in-class lessons resume.

To register your child or grandchild for classes, please be sure to visit our website (www.christchurch.woodburynj.org) for the Sunday School Registration Form under the “Education” tab.

Amidst these times of separation and social distancing, our teachers have special messages they would like to share with the children of Christ Church.

od our Father, you see your children grow- ing up in an unsteady and confusing world: G Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is better than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

All Souls Day

Monday, November 2

Morning Prayer - 7:30 AM Evening Prayer - 5:00 PM Holy Eucharist - 6:00 PM

Please join us

uring the Reformation, the celebration of All Souls' Day was fused with All Saints' Day in the Anglican Church, though it was renewed individually in certain churches in connection D with the Catholic Revival of the 19th century. The observance was restored with the publication of the 1980 Alternative Service Book, and it features in Common Worship as a Lesser Festival called "Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day)".

We invite you and your families to join us for a very moving Mass that commemorates all those whom we love but see no longer (BCP 498). First names will be remembered before the altar during the Prayers of the People as well as listed within the service sheet.

verlasting God, our maker and redeemer, grant us with all the faithful departed, the sure benefits of thy Son's saving passion and glorious resurrection, that, in E the last day, when thou dost gather up all things in Christ, we may with them enjoy the fullness of thy promises; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

If you wish to commemorate your departed loved ones, All Souls’ Day envelopes are available at the ushers station or from the parish office: 856-845-0190

The Feast of St. Simon and St.Jude, Apostles

Wednesday, October 28th Morning Prayer - 7:30 AM Holy Eucharist - 10:00 AM Evening Prayer - 5:00 PM

Please join us as you are able

Christ Church 62 Delaware Street Woodbury, NJ 08096 (856) 845-0190 www.christchurch.woodburynj.org A Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey and the worldwide Anglican Communion

Parish Clergy: The Very Reverend Fr. Brian K. Burgess, SSC, Rector The Reverend Dr. John E. Bird, Jr., Retired The Reverend Canon William V. Rauscher, Retired The Reverend Fr. Robert E. Sullivan, Retired

Parish Staff: Mrs. Diana Ballistreri, Parish Administrator Ms. Mariana Torres, Parish Sexton Mrs. Helen Gwalthney, Volunteer Coordinator Ms. Jennifer Allbright, Nursery Sitter Ms. Susann Kaback, Pre School Teacher Mrs. Cindy Scales, Sunday School Superintendent

Parish Musicians Mr. Nicholas Voermans, Organist and Choirmaster Mr. John Burrows, Assistant Organist Mr. George Mitchell, Assistant Organist Mr. Richard W. Kurtz, Organist and Choirmaster, Retired

Parish Vestry Mrs. Kate Baldwin, Senior Warden Mr. Rob Johnson, Junior Warden Mr. Jim Atkins, Clerk Mr. Mark Novalsky, Treasurer Mr. Christopher Piskun Mrs. Sophie Seddon Mr. David Hanson Mr. John Lyden Mrs. Cynthia Gallenthin Mrs. Kim Wright Ms. Sarah Rash Ms. Gwendolyn Simpson