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Holy Eucharist at 8 & 11 a.m. (October 18)

The Word of God

Voluntaries excerpt from Variations on ‘More Palatino’ Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (11AM only) (1562 - 1621)

Largo fr. Twenty Short Pieces Jan Bender (1909 - 1994)

No. 3 fr. Thirty Pieces, op. 18/1 Hugo Distler (1908 - 1942)

Opening Acclamation Those who are able stand for the Opening Acclamation.

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

People And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Trisagion

Celebrant Holy God,

People Holy and Mighty. Holy Immortal One. Have mercy upon us.

The of the Day The people are seated for the Lessons.

The First Lesson Isaiah 25:1-9

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him -- and the gates shall not be closed: I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name.

For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me.

I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me there is no god.

I arm you, though you do not know me, so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is no one besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no oth- er.

I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the Lord do all these things.

Lector The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

1 The Psalm Cantate Domino Psalm 96:1-9

Lector O worship the Lord;

People In the beauty of holiness.

Lector Sing to the Lord a new song; * sing to the Lord, all the whole earth. Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; * proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations * and his wonders among all peoples.

Lector O worship the Lord;

People In the beauty of holiness.

Lector For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; * he is more to be feared than all gods. As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; * but it is the Lord who made the heavens. Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! * Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary!

Lector O worship the Lord;

People In the beauty of holiness.

Lector Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; * ascribe to the Lord honor and power. Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; * bring offerings and come into his courts. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth tremble before him.

Lector O worship the Lord;

People In the beauty of holiness.

Those who are able stand for the reading of the .

2 The Gospel Matthew 22:15-22

Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

The Pharisees went and plotted to entrap Jesus in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” They answered, “The emperor’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

Gospeler The Gospel of the Lord.

People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Father John

The Prayers of the People The people are invited to respond to each petition.

Leader Lord, in your mercy,

People Hear our prayer.

The Peace A sign of Christ’s peace is offered without touch and while keeping distance.

Announcements

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During the , the Celebrant prepares the elements of bread and wine, emptying communion wafers from the package directly into the (bread box). The Celebrant wears gloves as the table is prepared and Communion is offered. Please maintain a six-foot distance when lining up single file to receive.

At the Offertory, Anthem (11 am service only)

Lobe den Herren text: Joachim Neander (1650 – 1680)

tune: “Hast du denn, Liebster” from (1668)

settings: Hugo Distler (1908 - 1942) J. S. Bach (1685 - 1750)

Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, Praise the Lord, the mighty King of honor, Meine geliebete Seele, das ist mein Begehren. my beloved soul, this is my desire. Kommet zu Hauf, Come join the crowd, Psalter und Harfen, wacht auf! psaltery and harps, awake! Lasset den Lobgesang hören! Let the song of praise be heard!

Lobe den Herren, der alles so herrlich regieret, Praise the Lord, who directs everything so gloriously, Der dich auf Adelers Fittichen, sicher geführet, who leads you surely upon eagle's wings, Der dich erhält, who sustains you Wie es dir selber gefällt; as it pleases you yourself; Hast du nicht dieses verspüret? have you not sensed this?

Lobe den Herren, der künstlich und fein dich bereitet, Praise the Lord, who prepares you wisely and well, Der dir Gesundheit verliehen, dich freundlich geleitet; who bestows health, and accompanies you as a friend; In wieviel Not in how much suffering Hat nicht der gnädige Gott has not the gracious God spread Über dir Flügel gebreitet! His wings over you!

Lobe den Herren, was in mir ist, lobe den Namen! Praise the Lord, what is within me, praise His name! Alles, was Odem hat, Everything that has breath, lobe mit Abrahams Samen! praise with Abraham's heirs! Er ist dein Licht, He is Your light, Seele, vergiss es ja nicht; soul, do not forget it; Lobende, schließe mit Amen! praising, conclude with Amen!

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The Great Thanksgiving Those who are able remain standing.

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you.

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

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People It is right to give God thanks and praise.

Celebrant “...who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

All Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. in the highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Celebrant “...Therefore we proclaim :

All Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again

Celebrant “...By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen.

Celebrant And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

All Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into tempta- tion, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread

Celebrant . Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

The Celebrant invites the People to Communion.

Reception of Communion

5 At the Communion, Anthem (11 am service only)

Laudate Dominum music: Jan Pieterzoon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621)

text: Psalm 117

Laudate Dominum, omnes gentes; Praise the Lord, all nations; laudate eum, omnes populi. praise him, all peoples. Quoniam confirmata est super nos Certain is his love and

misericordia ejus, mercy for us, et veritas Domini manet and the faithfulness of the Lord in aeternum. endures forever.

Postcommunion Prayer (for those receiving in person & those at home)

Celebrant Let us pray.

All Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, though some of us partake physically and others spiritually, you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Blessing The Celebrant blesses the People, and the People respond: Amen.

The The People respond: Thanks be to God.

Voluntary Praeludium in D, BuxWV 139 Dieterich Buxtehude (11 AM only) (1637 - 1707)

6 Music Notes for The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 18, 2020

Today’s music is nicely linked by geography, coming from two directions. The musical developments occurring in Renaissance Italy (think Gabrieli’s vocal and instrumental choirs at St. Mark’s in Venice) were brought back to Northern Europe via German and Dutch composers, because their various employers wanted to adopt the same grand choral style for their own courts and towns. This rich body of work was to influence German music for some 150 years, all the way to Bach. And Holland had its own 16th-century “golden age” of music corresponding with developments in art as exemplified by Rembrandt. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, known as the Orpheus of Amsterdam for his extraordinary abilities at improvising, was the highpoint of this flowering. He was also dubbed the “maker of organists”, given the quality of his students, who came from both England and Germany to study. Several of these students had such a high reputation in Germany that they became important predecessors to Dietrich Buxtehude, the mid-17th century master at the Marienkirche in Lübeck (where Bach famously hitchhiked in his early years to witness Buxtehude in his prime). Fast forward 250 years, and we have Hugo Distler, the principled genius installed at the Jakobikirche in Lübeck, who infused the old Baroque forms with fresh harmonies and rhythmic innovations. Both he and Sweelinck are featured in today’s choral anthems, as well as in the prelude. In the latter, they are joined by Jan Bender, a prominent student of Distler.

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