Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost the Holy Eucharist

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Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

The Holy Eucharist

“Gathering” by Troy Terpstra* October 25, 2020 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 82 Kimberly Drive Durham, North Carolina 27707-5446 Tel: 919-493-5451; fax: 919-493-5452 [email protected] www.ssecdurham.org

The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two Author: Frank Mason North, 1850-1935 (alt.) Arranger: William Gardiner, 1770-1853 (GARDINER) Performance: The Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0l_ND_XSks

The Word of God The people standing, the Celebrant says

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

Angelus St. Stephen’s bells The Celebrant may say

Processional hymn Hymnal #609 Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the 1 Where cross the crowded ways of life, confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and where sound the cries of race and clan, reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. above the noise of selfish strife, we hear thy voice, O Son of Man. When appointed, the following hymn or some other song of praise is sung or said, all standing 2 In haunts of wretchedness and need, on shadowed thresholds dark with fears, Glory to God in the highest, from paths where hide the lures of greed, and peace to his people on earth. we catch the vision of thy tears. Lord God, heavenly King, 3 The cup of water given for thee almighty God and Father, still holds the freshness of thy grace; we worship you, we give you thanks, yet long these multitudes to see we praise you for your glory. the true compassion of thy face. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, 4 O Master, from the mountain side, Lord God, Lamb of God, make haste to heal these hearts of pain; you take away the sin of the world: among these restless throngs abide, have mercy on us; O tread the city's streets again; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. 5 till all the world shall learn thy love, and follow where thy feet have trod; For you alone are the Holy One, till glorious from thy heaven above, you alone are the Lord, shall come the city of our God. you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was with the Holy Spirit, ended. in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, because Moses The Collect of the Day had laid his hands on him; and the Israelites obeyed him, doing as the LORD had commanded Moses. The Celebrant says to the people The Lord be with you. Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom People And also with you. the LORD knew face to face. He was unequaled for all the signs and Celebrant Let us pray. wonders that the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land, and for all The Celebrant says the Collect. the mighty deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel. Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what The word of the Lord. you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with People Thanks be to God. you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 The Lessons Domine, refugium The people sit. One or two Lessons, as appointed, are read, the Reader first saying: 1 Lord, you have been our refuge *

from one generation to another. A Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy 34:1-12 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born, * Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top from age to age you are God. of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and the LORD showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim 3 You turn us back to the dust and say, * and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the "Go back, O child of earth." Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of palm 4 For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is trees—as far as Zoar. The LORD said to him, “This is the land of past * which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will and like a watch in the night. give it to your descendants’; I have let you see it with your eyes, but 5 You sweep us away like a dream; * you shall not cross over there.” Then Moses, the servant of the we fade away suddenly like the grass. LORD, died there in the land of Moab, at the LORD’s command. He 6 In the morning it is green and flourishes; * was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but in the evening it is dried up and withered. no one knows his burial place to this day. Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired and his 13 Return, O LORD; how long will you tarry? * vigor had not abated. The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of be gracious to your servants. 14 Satisfy us by your loving-kindness in the morning; * my very heart and flesh cry out, so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. O living God, for thee. 15 Make us glad by the measure of the days that you afflicted us * and the years in which we suffered adversity. 2 Beside thine altars, gracious Lord, 16 Show your servants your works * the swallows find a nest; and your splendor to their children. how happy they who dwell with thee and praise thee without rest, 17 May the graciousness of the LORD our God be upon us; * and happy they whose hearts are set prosper the work of our hands; upon the pilgrims' quest. prosper our handiwork. 3 They who go through the desert vale A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians 2:1-8 will find it filled with springs, and they shall climb from height to height You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you till Zion's temple rings was not in vain, but though we had already suffered and been with praise to thee, in glory throned, shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in Lord God, great King of kings. our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure 4 One day within thy courts excels motives or trickery, but just as we have been approved by God to a thousand spent away; be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not how happy they who keep thy laws to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. As you nor from thy precepts stray, know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of for thou shalt surely bless all those flattery or with a pretext for greed; nor did we seek praise from who live the words they pray. mortals, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, Scripture: Psalm 84 like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. So deeply do we Source (sts. 1-2): The Psalms of David in Meeter, 1650 care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the Author (sts. 3-4): Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become Composer: J. L. Macbeth Bain, 1840?-1925 (BROTHER JAMES' AIR) very dear to us. Performance: Trinity Chorus, Trinity Episcopal Church, Upperville, VA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6fnT4gdRfo The word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Then, all standing, the Deacon or a Priest reads the Gospel, first saying

Sequence Hymn Hymnal #517 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place Matthew 22:34-46

1 How lovely is thy dwelling place, When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, O Lord of hosts, to me! they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a My thirsty soul desires and longs question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is within thy courts to be; the greatest?” 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.’ begotten, not made, This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: of one Being with the Father. ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two Through him all things were made. commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them by the power of the Holy Spirit this question: “What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” He said to them, “How and was made man. is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. ‘The Lord said to my Lord, On the third day he rose again “Sit at my right hand, in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven until I put your enemies under your feet”’? and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” No one was and his kingdom will have no end. able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. After the Gospel, the Reader says With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. The Gospel of the Lord. He has spoken through the Prophets. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. The Sermon The Rev. Robert K. Kaynor We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. On Sundays and other Major Feasts there follows, all standing The Prayers of the People The Nicene Creed In the course of the silence after each bidding, the People offer their own prayers, either silently or aloud. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Deacon or other leader maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. Using the Prayers of the People Form I, on page 383 of the Book of Common Prayer, We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the eternally begotten of the Father, Lord, saying "Lord, have mercy." God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, For the peace from above, for the loving-kindness of God, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. For Andy, Dr. Baxter, Betty B., Betty M., Bill, Bob, Bruce, Carma, Carol, For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Holy Church Cis, Fr. Derek, Gail, Ginger, Harvey, Jack, JoeAnne, Julie, Libby, Lori, of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord. Margaret, Milton, Nancy, Orlando, Peggy, Ruth, Scott, Susan, Tom, Lord, have mercy. Tony, and Virginia; for those whose names are listed in our service bulletin, for the ministry of the Prayer Network, and for all those for For our Bishops Samuel and Anne, for Jason our seminarian, for our whom our prayers are desired; let us pray to the Lord. clergy at St. Stephen’s, and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord, have mercy. Lord. Lord, have mercy. For all who are in virtual or in-person school and for those attending colleges and universities, for their learning new ideas and having new For Penick Village, Thompson Child & Family Focus, and Episcopal experiences, for their health and safety, for their teachers, and for their Farmworkers Ministry, in our Diocesan cycle of prayer, let us pray to the families, let us pray to the Lord. Lord. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the For Donald our President, Roy our Governor, Wendy the Chair of our destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who County Commissioners, and Steve our Mayor; for the leaders of the remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord. nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, especially for For Durham, for every city, county and community, and for those who James Edward (“Pete”) Hardison, and for all the departed, let us pray to live in them, let us pray to the Lord. the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

For the good earth which God has given us, and for the For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord. degradation, for those suffering from the effects of wild fires and Lord, have mercy. hurricanes, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For those celebrating birthdays, especially Merritt Masella, Martha Kennon, Katharine Thomas, Ki Caldwell, and Morgan Freel; and for That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without those celebrating anniversaries, especially Connie & Douglas Guild, suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord. Louane & Robert Frey, and Melrose & Rob Fisher, let us pray to the Lord, have mercy. Lord. Lord, have mercy. In the communion of St. Stephen and all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and Christ our God. for the sick and the suffering, let us pray to the Lord. To you, O Lord our God. Silence. All stand. The Celebrant says to the people

The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect. The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you. Confession of Sin Then the Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of the Lord. A Confession of Sin is said here if it has not been said earlier. On occasion, the Confession may be omitted.

The Deacon or Celebrant says The Holy Communion Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Offertory Silence may be kept. Announcements, including the story of candles and their use**, and Minister and People birthday and anniversary blessings

Most merciful God, The Celebrant may begin the Offertory with one of the sentences on we confess that we have sinned against you page 376, or with some other sentence of Scripture. in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, Offertory Anthem*** and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; A New Commandment William Mundy we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. A new commandment give I unto you, saith the Lord: For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that ye love together as I have loved you, that we may delight in your will, that even so ye love one another. and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Text: John 13:34 The Bishop, when present, or the Priest, stands and says Composer: William Mundy, 1529-1591 Performance: St. James Music Press

Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all William Mundy, 1529-1591 goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. William Mundy was an English composer of sacred vocal music. Little is known of Mundy's The Peace life, but it is known that he served as a Gentleman of the Chapel under Queen Elizabeth and so Celebrant Lift up your hearts. enjoyed some renown during his lifetime. At least People We lift them to the Lord. one writer praised him as the second greatest Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. composer of the age, after William Byrd. Mundy's People It is right to give him thanks and praise. music exhibits a wide range of styles, from the older Latin antiphon tradition to the modern Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds English verse anthem. Though his compositions are based on the current syllabic style of text It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every- setting, with restrained and tightly controlled where to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of counterpoint, Mundy often indulges in elaborate heaven and earth. passage-work, especially at the end of a piece. For you are the source of light and life, you made us in your Source: St. James Music Press, image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord. https://www.sjmp.com/person/william-mundy] Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Celebrant and People Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: All things come of thee, Oh Lord, and of thine own have we given thee. Amen. 1 Chronicles 29:14 Celebrant and People

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might, The Great Thanksgiving heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Preparation of the Table Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. From Chorale No. 2 in b minor César Franck (1822 – 1890) Petra Veensweijk, organ The people stand or kneel.

Then the Celebrant continues The Holy Eucharist this morning is offered to the glory of God. Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us Eucharistic Prayer A for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus The people remain standing. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest, Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human faces them and sings or says nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. The Lord be with you. People And also with you. For you are the source of light and life, you made us in your image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord. At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor or to lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN. place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be And now, as our Savior Christ has consecrated. taught us, we are bold to say,

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our People and Celebrant Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take, Our Father, who art in heaven, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the hallowed be thy Name, remembrance of me." thy kingdom come, thy will be done, After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given on earth as it is in heaven. thanks, he gave it to them, and said, "Drink this, all of you: Give us this day our daily bread. This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you And forgive us our trespasses, and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink as we forgive those it, do this for the remembrance of me." who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, Celebrant and People and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Christ has died. Christ is risen. The Breaking of the Bread Christ will come again. The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. The Celebrant continues A period of silence is kept. We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, Then may be sung or said resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully The Gifts of God for the People of God. receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, Take them in remembrance that Christ died for and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, into the joy of your eternal kingdom. with thanksgiving.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and Act of Reception 2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne, thy saints have dwelt secure; Celebrant and People sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defense is sure. Lord Jesus, we believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament. Since we cannot at this time receive communion, we pray you to come 3 Before the hills in order stood, into our hearts. We unite ourselves with you and embrace you with all or earth received her frame, our heart, our soul, and our mind. Let nothing separate us from you; let from everlasting thou art God, us serve you in this life until, by your grace, we come to your glorious to endless years the same. kingdom and unending peace. Amen. [Verse 4 omitted] Let us pray. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Celebrant and People bears all its sons away; Eternal God, heavenly Father, they fly, forgotten, as a dream you have graciously accepted us as living members dies at the opening day. of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food 6 O God, our help in ages past, in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. our hope for years to come, Send us now into the world in peace, be thou our guide while life shall last, and grant us strength and courage and our eternal home. to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; Source: Psalm 90:1-5 through Christ our Lord. Amen. Paraphraser: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt.) Composer (melody): William Croft, 1678-1727 (ST. ANNE) The Bishop, when present, or the Priest, may bless the people. Harmonizer: William Henry Monk, 1823-1889 (alt.) Performance: The Choir of Westminster Abbey The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee The Deacon, or the Celebrant, dismisses them with these words [Omitted verse] Let us go forth in the name of Christ. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight People Thanks be to God. are like an evening gone; short as the watch that ends the night Recessional Hymn Hymnal #680 before the rising sun. O God our Help in Ages Past Postlude**** 1 O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, Litanies Jehan Alain our shelter from the stormy blast, Marie-Claire Alain, organ and our eternal home:

*A note regarding the art

The flowers in the sanctuary are given to the glory of God, “Gathering” is a painting by Troy Terpstra. The media is pastel, oil on and in memory of William Lord London, by Carolyn London. canvas. Mr. Terpstra is a fine arts artist living in East Vancouver. He arrived in Vancouver in 2013 from Bellingham, WA to write his MA in Theological Studies on the work of French cultural theorist René Girard at Regent College, a graduate school of Christian studies, affiliated with the University of British Columbia. He graduated in 2018. His work is Intercessions for the restoration of body and spirit for often featured in local galleries and further afield. He fell in love with the family and friends of St. Stephen’s parishioners city, especially his neighborhood and community near Trout Lake, John Hendry Park. Besides painting, he performs regularly with Vancouver Ashley, friend of Michele Theatre Sports League improv comedy troupe and the Mainstage John, friend of Claire Ensemble at the Improv Centre on Granville Island in Vancouver. Leon, father of Tamiko Father Bob’s thoughts about “Gathering”: Linda, sister of Alice Roy, friend of Peggy “Note that the painting is not specific to the Gospel text, so I am using the art as a window to see meanings that come out of reflecting on the scripture. I’m thinking about “love your neighbor as yourself.” Note that while the faces are different, once you get below that level, you can’t tell who’s who. If I Ministers of the Day think about the two commandments as two sides of the same coin, then I find myself looking for God in and among the Celebrant: The Rev. Robert K. Kaynor people, and get drawn into the patterns, colors, and levels of Preacher: The Rev. Stephen Elkins-Williams the piece. That may not be what the artist intends, but it’s Server and Intercessor: Claire Doerschuk where my thoughts go. Because of the fracture lines and Music Director: Joe Kitchen dislocation of the image elements, it gives the sense that we are Choral Music Director: Dan Monek all part of one another and not isolated individuals. Lector (First Lesson): Amanda Watlington Interestingly, what makes that possible is that we are all Lector (Psalm): Claire Doerschuk “broken” (i.e., not perfect). I believe that both “broken” and Lector (Epistle): Will Culp “not perfect” are true (theologically as a result of The Fall), but also that God’s perfection and mercy are revealed through that brokenness - in its healing and in the reconciliation of earth and heaven in Christ. It also shows our need to realize God’s grace, so that we can let go of the basic human desire to be the source of resolution.”

Mr. Terpstra’s studies of the work of René Girard very likely impact on his art. René Girard (1923 – 2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of anthropological philosophy. Girard was professor at Johns Hopkins notion of how our desires, and in turn our communal actions, are shaped University from 1957 to 1981, and subsequently at Stanford University by each other.” This essay also provides two additional paintings of where he was named special fellow of the Hoover Institution, a Terpstra. Please enjoy. conservative think-tank based at Stanford. Girard's main contribution was in the field of epistemological and ethical systems of desire. Girard believed that human development occurs initially through a process of **A note regarding candles observational mimicry, where the infant develops desire through a process of learning to copy adult behavior, fundamentally linking Today again you will see the lighting and extinguishing of the candles in acquisition of identity, knowledge and material wealth to the the service during the ringing of the welcoming bell and the postlude. development of a desire to have something others possess. All conflict, Today, Father Bob and Claire share this role. competition and rivalry therefore originate in mimetic desire (mimetic rivalry), which eventually reaches destructive stages of conflict both Before the Offertory, Father Bob continues his discussion about candles between individuals and social groups that requires them to blame in our services, reminding us first about the candles on the retable and someone or something in order to defuse conflict through the scapegoat how they service as office lights that burn for any service from the Daily mechanism. For Girard, religion and mythology were therefore Office, and then about the Eucharistic candles, which are on the altar and necessary steps in human evolution to control the violence that arises are lit only for a Eucharist. Today, he talks with us about the sanctuary from mimetic rivalry and unequal distribution of desirable things. light, also called the vigil light. This is the red light that serves as a Religion directed the scapegoat impulse on imaginary concepts, such as witness to the presence of Christ. It is located over Ambry, where the Satan or demons, the absence of which would see an increase in human consecrated bread and wine and the consecrated oil are kept. The conflict, according to Girard. His ideas ran sharply contrary to the post- communion kits for home Communion are kept here too. This light modernism in vogue through most of his life, and his views of human reminds us that God is always present. nature were pessimistic in contrast with the mainstream currents of his time. Girard saw religion as an essential instrument of cohesion, believing that the primary purpose of sacred texts was to end the practice ***A note regarding the anthem of human sacrifice through ritualistically surrogating for the behavior triggered by scapegoat mechanism, adopting and expanding many of Our anthem today, “A New Commandment”, was suggested by Dan Nietzsche's ideas. Monek. The music is composed by the Renaissance composer, William Mundy, to the works of John 13:34, “A new commandment give I unto Mr. Terpstra wrote an interesting essay, “Discipleship Reconstructed” you, saith the Lord: that ye love together as I have loved you, that even (https://world.regent-college.edu/arts-theology/discipleship- so ye love one another.” We are not sure who the performers are, but deconstructed). This essay is not particularly focused on the particular the MP3 provided at the St. James Music Press (A New Commandment) painting, but rather gives his thoughts about gatherings and social is virtually identical to the YouTube recording of the Coral Municipal de interactions in general from the viewpoint of Girard’s mimeticism and Petrópolis (translated as Petrópolis Municipal Choir from the religion. A reviewer says, “Employing the cultural insights of Rene Portuguese). A New Commandment--Coral Municipal de Petropolis Girard, [Terpstra] uncovers the inner workings of community life. Petrópolis is a city in Brazil. The performance occurred on May 31, Paintings aren’t the usual place we look to reveal the complexities of 2018. community, but often art offers insight that we might otherwise ignore. Painter Troy Terpstra, studying the renowned cultural theorist Rene William Mundy (c. 1529–1591) was a Renaissance English composer of Girard, found mimeticism to be a provoking concept and portrays its sacred music. He was the son of Thomas Mundy, a musician and sexton dynamic in his own work. In this essay, he explores this influence, the of the London church St Mary-at-Hill. William Mundy married Mary Alcock, and they had two sons, John Mundy, an organist and composer, Claire Alain was an organist devoted to Jehan’s music. and Stephen Mundy, a gentleman of the household to James I and Charles I. Jehan Alain was only 29 when he was killed in battle in World War II (receiving a posthumous Croix de Guerre), but he had already created a We know little about his life. In 1543, William Mundy was head chorister substantial body of distinctive music. Composed in 1937, the short but of Westminster Abbey, until his voice broke at puberty. He was ecstatically driving Litanies is probably his best-known work. “You must appointed deputy to St Martin, Ludgate in 1547, and from 1548 to 1558 create an impression of passionate incantation,” Alain wrote about Mundy served as Parish Clerk for the church of St Mary-at-Hill in playing this piece. “Prayer is not a lament but a devastating tornado, London (his father Thomas' employer. Mundy was appointed Vicar flattening everything in its way. It is also an obsession. You must fill choral to the Chapel Royal in 1559, and a Gentleman of the Chapel in people’s ears with it, and God’s ears too! If you get to the end without 1564. He remained in that position for twenty-seven years until his death feeling exhausted you have neither understood it nor played it as I would around early October 1591. want it.”

William Mundy was a prolific composer of sacred music. Coming of age Marie-Claire Alain (1926 – 2013) was a French organist and organ during the reign of Henry VIII, Mundy's career spanned much of teacher. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris in the organ class of England's Tudor Dynasty, and reflected the changes in church music that Marcel Dupré. She succeeded her father as organist of the parish church accompanied the religious turmoil of that period. Mundy's extant body of Saint-Germain-en-Laye after his death in 1971 and served for 40 years. of sacred music consists of two masses, six Anglican service settings, the ]She taught many of the world's prominent organists. Upon her death, single Kyrie, twenty-two motets (in Latin), thirteen anthems, and large the list of her students was described as a "who's who of the present-day number of musical settings for specific Psalms. Toward the end of his organ world" by Craig R. Whitney, New York Times. In fact, she once career, Mundy remained innovative as English sacred music continued to gave a recital on the Flentrop in Duke Chapel and a master class here at transform during the Elizabethan era. He was a pioneer of the genre of St. Stephen's. verse anthem with organ accompaniment (along with Richard Farrant and William Byrd) in works such as Ah, helpless wretch and The secret sins. Marie-Claire Alain is highly recognized for her prolific recording career. She was the most-recorded classical organist in the world, with over 260 Mundy’s contemporaries wrote in high regard of his music and of him as recordings in her catalogue. She recorded the complete organ works of a person. Over four hundred years after his death, his music is still J.S. Bach three times, as well as the complete organ works of over a performed and recorded. dozen other major composers of works for the organ. She was devoted to the organ works of her brother Jehan, who died before she began her conservatory studies. When her third recording of Bach's works for ****A note regarding the postlude organ appeared in 1994, she explained to The Organ, a British journal, why she was recording them again: The postlude is “Litanies” by Jehan Alain, played by his sister, Marie- Claire Alain. Alain composed it in 1937 at age 26. Ms. Alain is playing “It's because of the instruments, the instruments above everything on the great organ of the Hofkirche in Lucerne, Switzerland. The else, and the fine state to which they have been restored—and the performance is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrH-zCJMb7s. fact that they are now accessible. These recordings use instruments from Bach's time, and we know that Bach even played Jehan Alain (1911-1940) was literally and figuratively heir to the French some of them—it's an extraordinary feeling, to put your hands on organ tradition. His father was organist and composer Albert Alain, his the keyboard, knowing that he was there 250 years before you!” brother Olivier Alain was a pianist and composer, and his sister Marie-

During the postlude, you will see a wonderful series of pictures of our own Flentrop organ that Father Bob took and assembled. It is beautiful and a wonderful reminder of so many things, including the blessings of St. Stephen’s. Marie-Claire Alain visited our church and gave a master class using our organ. Joe Kitchen often recalls her and this event.

A Note Regarding Music

In the scrolled text of the hymns and other vocal music, the italicized words denote differences between the sung text and the text in our Hymnal 1982, which is given in brackets [ ]. The source of all music is now given completely.

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