Give Me a Pure Heart That I May See Thee, a Humble Heart That I May Hear Thee, a Heart of Love That I May Serve Thee, a Heart of Faith That I May Abide in Thee
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Give me a pure heart that I may see Thee, A humble heart that I may hear Thee, A heart of love that I may serve Thee, A heart of faith that I may abide in Thee. Amen. (Dag Hammarskjold, 1905-1961) THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 18, 2018 X 9:00 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST X St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church 1424 North Dearborn Chicago Illinois 60610 www.saintc.org | 312.944.1083 2 X Welcome X WELCOME! We are so glad you are here. If this is your first time please fill out a newcomer card and leave it in the offering plate. And know that whoever you are, and wherever you find yourself on the journey of faith, you are welcome here to grow in faith, hope, and love. QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE TO GO OR WHAT WE ARE DOING? The greeters and ushers at the back of the church—or the clergy—can answer questions for you and help you get on the right track. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO ONE OF THE MINISTERS? Contact Administrative Assistant Lydia Munroe at [email protected] or 312-944-1083 for an appointment. Our clergy want to know you, so don’t be shy! COMMUNION/EUCHARIST All baptized people and all those seeking a deeper relationship with Christ are invited to receive the bread and wine made holy. Place your right hand over your left to receive the bread; and guide the cup of wine to your lips. Gluten-free wafers are available upon request. If you prefer to receive a blessing, come forward and simply cross your arms over your chest. OFFERING Giving back to God through pledges and tithes is one of the privileges of being a member of God’s family. We want our guests to feel no pressure to give. AN ACCESSIBLE CHURCH Large print bulletins and hymnals are in the back of the church. Hearing Loop instructions are available, also in the back of the church. COFFEE AND TREATS Grab some coffee & a muffin in the 1st floor Harding Room. RESTROOMS Restrooms are available in the first-floor Harding Room, downstairs by Sunday School classrooms, and upstairs by the second-floor Guild Room. LEARNING Adult Sunday Forum is from 10 AM to 11 AM in the upstairs Guild Room. Youth Confirmation Class is from 10 AM to 11 AM in the upstairs North Room. Children’s Sunday School is from 10 AM to 11 AM in the downstairs classrooms. SERVICE TIMES: 8 AM Holy Eucharist & Sermon 9 AM Holy Eucharist & Sermon with piano, organ, and Children’s Choir 11 AM Holy Eucharist & Sermon OR Morning Prayer & Sermon with Parish Choir & Professional Choir Wednesday 9 AM Holy Eucharist & Homily in John Chrysostom Chapel Serving today Ushers Acolyte Graysen Pendry, Mac Pendry Lay Eucharistic Minister Gil Valentine Reader Prayers of the People Xander Mesires 3 X The Word of God X Voluntary Hymn 495, vv 1-3 Hail thou once despised Jesus A Penitential Order Officiant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins. People God’s mercy endures for ever. Please kneel The Decalogue Hear the commandments of God to his people: I am the Lord your God who brought you out of bondage. You shall have no other gods but me. Amen. Lord have mercy. You shall not make for yourself any idol. Amen. Lord have mercy. You shall not invoke with malice the Name of the Lord your God. Amen. Lord have mercy. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Amen. Lord have mercy. Honor your father and your mother. Amen. Lord have mercy. You shall not commit murder. Amen. Lord have mercy. 4 You shall not commit adultery. Amen. Lord have mercy. You shall not steal. Amen. Lord have mercy. You shall not be a false witness. Amen. Lord have mercy. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. Amen. Lord have mercy. Confession of Sin Officiant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Officiant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. The Trisagion The Collect of the Day Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Please sit. Reading Jeremiah 31:31-34 Lector A reading from the book of Jeremiah. The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my 5 people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. Lector Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people. People Thanks be to God. Psalm 51:1-13 Miserere mei, Deus Tone 5 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving / kindness; * in your great compassion blot out my / offenses. Wash me through and through from my / wickedness * and cleanse / me from sin. For I know my trans/gressions, * and my sin is ever / before me. Against you only have I / sinned * and done what is e/vil in your sight. And so you are justified when you / speak * and upright in / your judgment. Indeed, I have been wicked from my / birth, * a sinner from / my mother's womb. For behold, you look for truth deep with/in me, * and will make me understand wis/dom secretly. Purge me from my sin and I / shall be pure; * wash me and I shall / be clean indeed. Make me hear of joy and / gladness, * that the body you have bro/ken may rejoice. Hide your face from my / sins * and blot out all my / iniquities. Create in me a clean / heart, O God * and renew a right spirit / within me. Cast me not away from your / presence * and take not your holy Spi/rit from me. Give me the joy of your saving / help again * and sustain me with your bounti/ful Spirit. Gospel John 12:20-33 Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. “Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die. 6 Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. The people sit. Sermon The Rev. Wes Smedley There will be one minute of silence for prayer and reflection following the sermon.