The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost Proper 20 September 23, 2012

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A Progressive Community — Loving God, Serving Others, Journeying Together The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 20 September 23, 2012

Commissioning of Sunday School Students, Teachers, Youth Groups, Youth Leaders, Acolytes, Choirs, & Music Ministers

8 a.m. service begins on page 3 • 10 a.m. service begins on page 17

Here you will find an energized and inclusive community of people seeking God’s reconciling and transforming presence in their lives. Grace St. Paul’s is a safe place to connect your spirit without disconnecting your mind. Experience Christ’s love in a diverse congregation that celebrates individual gifts. Participate in liturgies that are rich and innovative. Take part in spiritual formation for all ages. Reach out to the world and act for social justice. We welcome you to share in this joyful journey! About Today’s Services Sanctuary Flowers Today’s altar plants are given to the glory of God and for the beauty of the worship service ! by Donna Olson Shreve in memory of her mother Gladys Olson and her September birthday. If you would like to dedicate flowers or plants, please call the church office at 327-6857. Service Participants, 8 a.m. Service Participants, 10 a.m. Deacon: The Rev. Nancy Meister Book Deacon: The Rev. Nadine Martin Subdeacon: Chris Ledyard Assisting: The Rev. Lynn Marie Hunter Lectors: Peggy Scott, Steve Mattix Subdeacons: Linda Hutson, Chris Eastoe Gospel in Lectors: Roger Pierce, Dan Misenhimer Gospel in Spanish: Peggy Scott Spanish: Ana Ortiz Chalice: Donna & Terry Shreve Chalice: Eric Carr, Kitt Cordero, Linda Hutson, Acolyte: Ann Schlumberger Chris Ledyard Altar Guild: Jane Thrall, Heather Williams Server: Lu Pipentacos Ushers: Robin Beelen, Robert Rosenberg, Crucifer: Rachel Whitaker Peggy Scott, Heather Williams Torches: Lily Orlando, Fiona Fischer Ushers: Kathy & Michael Allen, Trish Galvin, Phoebe Goodwin Altar Guild: Marilyn Abraham, Beth Lee, Terry & William Trujillo Greeters: Kayla Cordero, Jean Smart Listings of lay ministers are subject to last-minute changes after the bulletin is printed. CHILDCARE —We offer childcare for all ages beginning at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays. If you’d like childcare provided for any other church event, please contact the church office at 327-6857. NURSERY—Nursery care is available for children ages 3 and under from 9:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on Sundays.

Weekly Worship Sunday 8 a.m. – Communion Service 2331 East Adams Street • Tucson, Arizona 85719 10 a.m. – Communion Service Visit us on the Web: www.gsptucson.org Tuesday 6 p.m. – Evening Prayer Phone (520) 327-6857 • Fax (520) 327-1347 7 p.m. – Meditation Group Emergency Pastoral Care (520) 668-5727 Wednesday Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • Friday 9 a.m.-noon 7 a.m. – Communion Service The Rev. Steve Keplinger, Rector : [email protected] The Rev. Debbie Royals, Priest Associate : [email protected] Thursday Rosalind Garcia: [email protected] 5:30 p.m. – Spirit Now Service KiKi Fenik: [email protected] David Wachter : [email protected] 8 a.m. Communion Service The Rev. Rosanna Kazanjian, Celebrant You are invited to sit toward the front and center of the church for this service. Hymn numbers refer to The Hymnal 1982 (blue) or Wonder, Love, and Praise (green) in your pew racks. The Liturgy of the Word

Prelude Trio in G minor Joseph Rheinberger Greeting and Announcements

Processional Hymn Please stand, as you are able. Praise to the Lord (Blue) No. 390 (stanzas 1 & 2)

-3- Opening Acclamation The Opening Acclamation is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer .

Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit People: And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. Collect for Purity

People and Celebrant: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Savior. Amen.

-4- Gloria in Excelsis Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, 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, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Collect of the Day The Collect of the Day is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer . Celebrant: May God be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Let us pray. Silence Celebrant: Grant us, God, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

A Reading from Wisdom of Solomon [ 1:16-2:1, 12-22 ] Please be seated. he ungodly by their words and deeds sorrowful is our life, and there is no remedy summoned death; considering him a when a life comes to its end, and no one has Tfriend, they pined away and made a been known to return from Hades. “Let us lie covenant with him, because they are fit to in wait for the righteous man, because he is belong to his company. For they reasoned inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; he unsoundly, saying to themselves, “Short and reproaches us for sins against the law, and

-5- accuses us of sins against our training. He child, God will help him, and will deliver him professes to have knowledge of God, and calls from the hand of his adversaries. Let us test himself a child of Yahweh. He became to us a him with insult and torture, so that we may find reproof of our thoughts; the very sight of him out how gentle he is, and make trial of his is a burden to us, because his manner of life is forbearance. Let us condemn him to a shameful unlike that of others, and his ways are strange. death, for, according to what he says, he will be We are considered by him as something base, protected.” Thus they reasoned, but they were and he avoids our ways as unclean; he calls the led astray, for their wickedness blinded them, last end of the righteous happy, and boasts that and they did not know the secret purposes of God is his father. Let us see if his words are God, nor hoped for the wages of holiness, nor true, and let us test what will happen at the end discerned the prize for blameless souls. of his life; for if the righteous man is God’s

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s Creation. People: Thanks be to God.

Psalm 1 The Psalm is read responsively. 1 Blessed are those who have not walked in the counsel of oppressors, * nor lingered in the way of wickedness, nor sat in the seats of the scornful. 2 They delight in the way of the Holy One, * and they ponder God’s teaching day and night. 3 They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; * everything they do shall prosper. 4 But those who hate shall not flourish; * they are like chaff which the wind blows away. 5 They shall not triumph in the presence of truth, * nor prevail in the council of the just. 6 For God knows the way of justice, * but the way of oppression shall perish. A Reading from James [ 3:13-4:3, 7-8a ] ho is wise and understanding among wisdom does not come down from above, but you? Show by your good life that is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. For where there Wyour works are done with is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be gentleness born of wisdom. But if you have disorder and wickedness of every kind. But the bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, wisdom from above is first pure, then do not be boastful and false to the truth. Such peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy

-6- and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is conflicts. You do not have, because you do not sown in peace for those who make peace. ask. You ask and do not receive, because you Those conflicts and disputes among you, where ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on do they come from? Do they not come from your pleasures. Submit yourselves therefore to your cravings that are at war within you? You God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. want something and do not have it; so you Draw near to God, and he will draw near to commit murder. And you covet something and you.

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s Creation. People: Thanks be to God. A period of silence follows, marked with meditation bell. Sequence Music Please stand, as you are able.

A Reading from the Holy Gospel [Mark 9:30-37 ] Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark. People: Glory to you, O Christ. Diácono: Santo Evangelio de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo, según Marcos. Pueblo: ¡Gloria a ti, Cristo! esus and his disciples went on from there silent, for on the way they had argued with one and passed through Galilee. He did not want another who was the greatest. He sat down, Janyone to know it; for he was teaching his called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is wants to be first must be last of all and servant to be betrayed into human hands, and they will of all.” Then he took a little child and put it kill him, and three days after being killed, he will among them; and taking it in his arms, he said rise again.” But they did not understand what to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in he was saying and were afraid to ask him. Then my name welcomes me, and whoever they came to Capernaum; and when he was in welcomes me welcomes not me but the one the house he asked them, “What were you who sent me.” arguing about on the way?” But they were

Deacon: The Gospel of Jesus Christ. People: Praise to you, O Christ. Diácono: El Evangelio del Jesucristo. Pueblo: Te alabamos, Cristo.

The Sermon Please be seated. Preacher: The Rev. Steve Keplinger A period of silence follows, marked with meditation bell.

-7- The Nicene Creed Please stand, as you are able.

The Nicene Creed is a historical statement of faith used by the early Christian community to define orthodoxy. Please join us as you feel called. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father [and the Son]. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. The Filioque (Latin for “and the son”), the dogmatic formula expressing the double procession of the Holy Spirit, was added to the Nicene Creed by the Western church.

-8- The Prayers of the People Parish intercessions appear on page 34.

The Prayers of the People were adapted by The Rev. Claudia Heath from prayers written by Canon Susanne Watson of New Song Episcopal Church in the diocese of Iowa.

Each prayer is read by a different member of the congregation. Please feel free to participate by reading a prayer. It is perfectly acceptable for multiple readers to participate simultaneously in reading prayers.

Leader: God of all that is good, in Scripture you give us your vision for the world. In love, you give us your grace. In wisdom you give us each other. Through the vision of the Holy Spirit we learn that your very hope is that we be your presence, your power, and your Body in the world. For this, we give you thanks and, as one body, offer ourselves and each other as we pray. We pray for every church in every place and for every community of faith throughout the world where love is proclaimed as the core of our lives and our living. This week we give thanks for the Muslim and Christian leaders who have come together to speak for peace and for the honoring of all faith traditions. (The people may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who unites us all, People: Bless your holy people. Leader: Grant us, O Lover of Souls, the grace and wisdom to use new maps when you light up different roads to follow. Help us claim the power of faith shared in community and for the gifts that we can use to fulfill the vision of ministry and mission you set before us. God of all holy people, People: Help us remember the promises we made at our baptisms. Leader: God of Justice and Truth, we pray for our nation. Teach us humility, open our hearts to those who are different, give us compassion and understanding, forgive us our sins, and restore us to health. This week we give thanks for the housing recovery in our nation and that confidence among homebuilders has risen to the highest level in six years. (People add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who calls us to Justice and forgives us, People: Open our hearts to receive your truth. Leader: Help us reach out to the world, seeing the beauty of your gifts as well as the urgency of need in all we serve. Show us how to live so that we do not exploit your world or your people in it. This

-9- week we pray for the people of seventeen villages in Guatemala who have been evacuated after a volcanic eruption. (People may add their own prayers silently or out loud.) God who makes power of powerlessness, People: Make us channels of justice and peace. Leader: We pray for those who suffer and for their caregivers and companions. Bless those in our midst who are tired or hurting and those who trust us to pray for them. We pray for all on our prayer list as well as those we name now. (The people add their own prayers silently or out loud.) God who enfolds us in your own wounds, People: Open our hearts to know the healing power of your love. Leader: For those who have died. May we know the presence of that cloud of witnesses around us as we seek to be your people. Bless those who mourn and those who, in their grief, know the sure and certain promise of eternal life in you. (People may add their own prayers silently or out loud.) God of forever and from before time, People: We praise you for the wonder of eternal life. Leader: God of Joy and Companionship, we thank you for the blessings and surprises of life. May we continue to lead each other to even better ways to serve You and our neighbor and bring dignity to everyone we encounter. This week we give thanks for all of GSP’s volunteers, especially for our new leader for the Altar Guild, Aimee Graves, and for our new leaders for Joseph’s Pantry, Brooke Bedrick and Andrew Gardner. (People may add their own prayers silently or out loud.) God of all blessings, People: We give you heartfelt thanks and praise. Silence Celebrant: O God, our teacher and guide, you draw us to yourself and welcome us a beloved children. Help us to lay aside our envy and selfish ambition, that we may walk in your ways of wisdom and understanding as servant of your peace. Amen. The Collect after the Prayers for the People is from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library.

-10- Confession of Sin The Confession of Sin is from The Book of Common Prayer .

Deacon: Let us confess our sins against God, our neighbors, and God’s creation.

Silence

All: 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.

Celebrant: Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. The Peace

Celebrant: May the Peace of God be with you. People: And also with you. Meditation bell will be rung to bring us back to silence. The Liturgy of the Table

Offertory Sentence

Offertory Music Please be seated.

-11- Table Chant Please stand, as you are able.

The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer A is adapted for inclusive language from The Book of Common Prayer .

Celebrant: God is with us. People: God is present here. Celebrant: Rejoice! Lift up your hearts. People: We lift our hearts to the Most High. Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Holy One. People: It is right to offer thanks and praise.

Celebrant: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Creator God, maker of heaven and earth. For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new people in Jesus Christ, to show forth your glory in all the world. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

-12- Sanctus (Holy)

Please stand or kneel, as you are able. Celebrant: Holy and gracious One: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Maker of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

-13- Deacon: Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Celebrant and People: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O God, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the 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 receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with Paul, Hildegard of Bingen, Edward Bouverie Pusey, Theodore of Tarsus, John Coleridge Patteson and his companions, Matthew, Philander Chase,1 and all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom. All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Creator, now and for ever. AMEN. The Lord’s Prayer (Traditional) Please stand, as you are able. Deacon: As our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to pray, 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 temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

1Hildegard of Bingen was a 12 th -century mystic, poet, composer, dramatist, doctor and scientist. Edward Bouverie Pusey was the 19 th -century leader of the Oxford Movement, the revival of High Church teachings and practices in the Anglican Communion. Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th -century Archbishop of Canterbury who brought unity to the church in a time of great chaos and division. Bishop John Coleridge Patteson and his companions were killed by Melanesian islanders, whom they were attempting to protect from slave-traders. Their actions were the seed that produced the vigorous Church which flourishes in Melanesia today. Matthew was one of Jesus’ disciples who is probably to be identified with Levi, the tax collector. Philander Chase was an early leader of the Episcopal church, serving among the Mohawk and Oneida people, organizing the first Protestant congregation in Louisiana, becoming Bishop of Ohio and Illinois, serving the people of southern Michigan, and becoming Presiding Bishop.

-14- The Breaking of the Bread The Fraction Anthem is adapted from other texts by The Rev. Steve Keplinger. Celebrant: Be known to us, risen Christ, in the breaking of the bread. People: Alleluia. The bread which we break makes all of us one with you. Alleluia. The Invitation to Communion

Celebrant: The gifts of God for the people of God.

The Communion Please be seated.

No matter who you are, or where you are on your spiritual journey, you are invited to receive communion at Grace St. Paul’s. It is appropriate to stand or kneel. Communion Music Sending Eucharistic Visitors

After communion, the service resumes here. The Celebrant may name the Eucharistic Visitors and those who may receive Holy Communion at home. All say together: We send you forth bearing these Holy Gifts. May those to whom you go share with us in the Communion of Christ’s Body and Blood. We who are many are one body, because we all share one bread, one cup.

Postcommunion Prayer Please stand, as you are able. The Postcommunion Prayer is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer. Celebrant: Let us pray. Celebrant and People: Eternal God, divine Creator, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and 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 Savior. Amen. Blessing

-15- Recessional Hymn O love, how deep, how broad, how high (Blue) No. 448 (stanzas 1 & 2)

Dismissal The Dismissal is from The Book of Common Prayer. Deacon: Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia! Alleluia! People: Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia! Postlude Fughetta Joseph Rheinberger

Please join us following this service for coffee and conversation in McBride Hall (across the labyrinth), or join us for classes—classrooms are downstairs beneath the sanctuary, with access either by the stairs off the breezeway or by the ramp near the parking lot.

-16- 10 a.m. Communion Service The Rev. Rosanna Kazanjian, Celebrant

SACRED SPACE Please respect those who seek time for quiet reflection before worship begins and while listening to the prelude. Your sanctuary is a sacred place for all to prepare for worship in meditation and prayer. We encourage you to socialize and greet others in the narthex and in McBride Hall.

Hymn numbers refer to The Hymnal 1982 (blue) or Wonder, Love, and Praise (green) in your pew racks. The Liturgy of the Word Greeting and Announcements As the Greeting and Announcements end, the church will be darkened and the candles will be lit by the acolytes, signaling the silence we enter into before worship and during the Prelude. Prelude Trio in G minor Joseph Rheinberger Processional Hymn Please stand, as you are able. Praise to the Lord (Blue) No. 390

-17- Opening Acclamation

The first half of the Opening Acclamation is from Celebrating Common Prayer: A Version of the Daily Office, SSF 8 1992 , The European Province of the Society of Saint Francis. The second half is by The Rev. Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia. Celebrant: Blessed are you, creator God; to you be glory and praise forever! People: Your Spirit moved over the face of the waters to bring light and life to your creation. Celebrant: Pour out your Spirit on us this day, that we may walk as children of light; People: and by your grace reveal your presence, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; Blessed be God forever!

-18- Chant of Praise

The Collect of the Day The Collect of the Day is is by The Rev. Steven Shakespeare and is found in Prayers for an Inclusive Church . Celebrant: May God be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Let us pray. Celebrant: God, who draws near, who comes to our level, whose nature is revealed in lordship laid aside: give us grace to welcome you in the one who tests the bounds of our community: in the child, the outcast, the one who comes with no power save that of remaking our heart; through Jesus Christ, the one who will be betrayed. Amen. We Proclaim and Respond to the Word of God

A Reading from Wisdom of Solomon [ 1:16-2:1, 12-22 ] Please be seated. he ungodly by their words and deeds belong to his company. For they reasoned summoned death; considering him a unsoundly, saying to themselves, “Short and Tfriend, they pined away and made a sorrowful is our life, and there is no remedy covenant with him, because they are fit to when a life comes to its end, and no one has

-19- been known to return from Hades. “Let us lie true, and let us test what will happen at the end in wait for the righteous man, because he is of his life; for if the righteous man is God’s inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; he child, God will help him, and will deliver him reproaches us for sins against the law, and from the hand of his adversaries. Let us test accuses us of sins against our training. He him with insult and torture, so that we may find professes to have knowledge of God, and calls out how gentle he is, and make trial of his himself a child of Yahweh. He became to us a forbearance. Let us condemn him to a shameful reproof of our thoughts; the very sight of him death, for, according to what he says, he will be is a burden to us, because his manner of life is protected.” Thus they reasoned, but they were unlike that of others, and his ways are strange. led astray, for their wickedness blinded them, We are considered by him as something base, and they did not know the secret purposes of and he avoids our ways as unclean; he calls the God, nor hoped for the wages of holiness, nor last end of the righteous happy, and boasts that discerned the prize for blameless souls. God is his father. Let us see if his words are

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s Creation. People: Thanks be to God.

Psalm 1 The Choir sings the Antiphon first, then all repeat the Antiphon.. Antiphon

1 Blessed are those who have not walked in the counsel of oppressors, * nor lingered in the way of wickedness, nor sat in the seats of the scornful. 2 They delight in the way of the Holy One, * and they ponder God’s teaching day and night. ALL REPEAT THE ANTIPHON 3 They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; * everything they do shall prosper. 4 But those who hate shall not flourish; * they are like chaff which the wind blows away. ALL REPEAT THE ANTIPHON

-20- Antiphon

5 They shall not triumph in the presence of truth, * nor prevail in the council of the just. 6 For God knows the way of justice, * but the way of oppression shall perish. ALL REPEAT THE ANTIPHON A Reading from James [ 3:13-4:3, 7-8a ] ho is wise and understanding among sown in peace for those who make peace. you? Show by your good life that Those conflicts and disputes among you, where Wyour works are done with do they come from? Do they not come from gentleness born of wisdom. But if you have your cravings that are at war within you? You bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, want something and do not have it; so you do not be boastful and false to the truth. Such commit murder. And you covet something and wisdom does not come down from above, but cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. For where there conflicts. You do not have, because you do not is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be ask. You ask and do not receive, because you disorder and wickedness of every kind. But the ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on wisdom from above is first pure, then your pleasures. Submit yourselves therefore to peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or Draw near to God, and he will draw near to hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is you.

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s Creation. People: Thanks be to God. A period of silence follows, marked with meditation bell.

-21- Sequence Hymn Please stand, as you are able. Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy (Blue) No. 482 (stanzas 1 & 2)

-22- rise again.” But they did not understand what wants to be first must be last of all and servant he was saying and were afraid to ask him. Then of all.” Then he took a little child and put it they came to Capernaum; and when he was in among them; and taking it in his arms, he said the house he asked them, “What were you to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in arguing about on the way?” But they were my name welcomes me, and whoever silent, for on the way they had argued with one welcomes me welcomes not me but the one another who was the greatest. He sat down, who sent me.” called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever

Deacon: The Gospel of Jesus Christ. People: Praise to you, O Christ. Diácono: El Evangelio del Jesucristo. Pueblo: Te alabamos, Cristo.

The Sermon Please be seated. Preacher: The Rev. Steve Keplinger A period of silence follows, marked with meditation bell.

Creedal Statement: A New Creed Please stand, as you are able. A New Creed is from the United Church of Canada, 1980. We are not alone, we live in God’s world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God’s presence, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen. Please be seated.

-23- PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE IN ACTION: Commissioning of Sunday School Students, Teachers, Youth Groups, and Youth Leaders Adapted by The Rev. Steve Keplinger from the prayer “Beginning the School Year” in Changes, Prayers and Services Honoring Rites of Passage . Sunday School students, teachers, and Youth Group Leaders: please stand. Rector: Dear God, we give thanks for the gift of our marvelous teachers and leaders. We bless them as they undertake Your most critical work. We pray that they may lead all of us in caring for and developing the most precious people in this parish, our young people. We pray that they may feel the presence of your Spirit as they are challenged to nurture and teach. We pray that they may be generous, wise and gracious as they share Your story with our youngest members. We also pray for our children and youth, that true friendships may be found for all. We especially pray that each be kept safe and well. Open their hearts and minds to a world of learning, and may this be the first of thousands of days in which they know the depth of Your love and the constancy of Your care. Blessings upon each of them in Your name. Amen. Commissioning of Acolytes The Commissioning of Acolytes is adapted from a prayer from Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. Acolytes: please stand. Rector: Gracious God, the essence of light and love: You call us to be your images and light the way for your people in a world of change and uncertainty. Grant to these your acolytes reverent hearts, steady hands and compassionate souls. May they symbolize your light as they serve your church at table and at prayer. Bless and guide them by your wisdom and help them to spread your word throughout the world through Jesus Christ, our teacher, who lives and loves with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen. Commissioning of the Choirs and Music Ministers By The Rev. Steve Keplinger All Choir members: please stand. Rector: In the act of creation, O God, you have given us a vision of the greatest artistry the world has ever known. As images of you, we are also called to be artists, to create something beautiful that offers the world a window to the divine. This morning, we ask for your blessing to be bestowed upon these our artists, those who connect us so closely to you through the gift of their music. May they utilize their extensive talents to extol Your name and move our souls. Through the beauty of their voices, may they offer us a crystal clear window through which we can experience You. May they become images of You for us,

-24- creating sounds of beauty to inspire each of us to serve you. May they reveal You to us through their artistic expression. May their inspiration bring joy to our hearts and passion to our souls, moving us to be co-creators with you. All this we pray to you, the God who is with us, beyond us, and in us. Amen. Celebrant: As we consider our offenses against God, our neighbors, and God’s creation, let us offer each other a sign of peace. The Peace Celebrant: May the Peace of God be with you. People: And also with you. Meditation bell will be rung to bring us back to silence. The Liturgy of the Table

Offertory Sentence Please be seated. Celebrant: Walk in love as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an offering to God. If you are visiting us for the first time, please do not put anything in the offering. Your presence is gift enough for God and for us. Offertory Anthem O Lord, the maker of all thing William Mundy Pause Table Chant Please stand, as you are able.

-25- Prayer over the Gifts The Prayer over the Gifts is from A New Zealand Prayer Book .

Celebrant: Giver of life, receive all we offer you this day. People: Let the Spirit you bestow on your Church continue to work in the world through the hearts of all who believe. Amen.

The Great Thanksgiving The Great Thanksgiving is adapted from Steven Shakespeare’s Eucharistic Prayer 3 in Prayers for an Inclusive Church .

Celebrant: Lifegiving God, your word speaks in the void, calling into being things that are not, inviting us to share your work of creation.

We thank you for the ages long of gathering stars and cooling earth, of life evolving and waking eyes of wonder. We thank you for the creatures with whom we share the world, for their lives so different from our own and the richness they reveal.

We thank you for the Son of Man, formed from Mary’s flesh and nurtured by her faith; he walked the growing earth and proclaimed a fearless kingdom of bird and lily, child and stranger, the beggar and the blind.

On the cross, he joined the labor of all creation’s yearning; in his rising, he hallowed all flesh to bear the glory of God; he gives the brooding Spirit to bring to birth a living hope.

Therefore, with all that has life through him with animals and angels and all who hope for a new creation, we share the song of love which sounds from all eternity:

-26- Sanctus (Holy)

Celebrant: We ask that your Holy Spirit will fall upon us + and upon these gifts + that these fragile, earthly things may be to us the body and blood of our brother Jesus Christ; who, on the night that he was betrayed, gathered with his faltering friends for a meal that tasted of freedom. Calling them to his table, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and said: “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” In the same way after supper, he took the cup, saying: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, to remember me.” As on that night, so here and now he offers himself in touch and taste beyond what all words can hold. Deacon: Great is the mystery of faith People & Celebrant: Christ has died Christ is risen Christ will come again. Celebrant: Therefore, we come to him in whom all is created in heaven and on earth, whose cross and resurrection make all things new.

-27- People & Celebrant: We offer this to you, asking you to smile upon the gift we bring, for you alone are the Giver and Christ’s the gift through which we live once and for all. Celebrant: Through him who was emptied to bear your fullness we make our prayer with Paul, Hildegard of Bingen, Edward Bouverie Pusey, Theodore of Tarsus, John Coleridge Patteson and his companions, Matthew, Philander Chase,2 and all created life to the glory of the God who fills all in all now and for ever. AMEN. The Lord’s Prayer (Contemporary) Please stand, as you are able. Deacon: As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray, Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen. The Breaking of the Bread Adapted from other texts by The Rev. Steve Keplinger. Celebrant: Be known to us, risen Christ, in the breaking of the bread. People: Alleluia. The bread which we break makes all of us one with you. Alleluia.

2Hildegard of Bingen was a 12 th -century mystic, poet, composer, dramatist, doctor and scientist. Edward Bouverie Pusey was the 19 th -century leader of the Oxford Movement, the revival of High Church teachings and practices in the Anglican Communion. Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th -century Archbishop of Canterbury who brought unity to the church in a time of great chaos and division. Bishop John Coleridge Patteson and his companions were killed by Melanesian islanders, whom they were attempting to protect from slave-traders. Their actions were the seed that produced the vigorous Church which flourishes in Melanesia today. Matthew was one of Jesus’ disciples who is probably to be identified with Levi, the tax collector. Philander Chase was an early leader of the Episcopal church, serving among the Mohawk and Oneida people, organizing the first Protestant congregation in Louisiana, becoming Bishop of Ohio and Illinois, serving the people of southern Michigan, and becoming Presiding Bishop.

-28- The Invitation to Communion Celebrant: The gifts of God for the people of God.

The Communion Please be seated.

No matter who you are, or where you are on your spiritual journey, you are invited to receive communion at Grace St. Paul’s. It is appropriate to stand or kneel. Everyone is invited to receive Holy Communion. Please approach the altar rail from the center aisle and take the first available space at either side. You may choose to stand or kneel for communion. You may come forward to receive a blessing if you prefer not to receive communion. Place crossed arms on chest to signal your desire for a blessing. You may also do this if you prefer not to receive the wine. You may touch the chalice and the chalice bearer will say the words of administration. Communion Chant The Choir chants the verses; the Congregation sings the refrain.

-29- Communion Anthem O for a closer walk C. V. Stanford

Communion Hymn Peace before us (Green) WLP No. 791

-30- -31- Sending Eucharistic Visitors After Communion, the service resumes here.

The Celebrant may name the Lay Eucharistic Ministers and those who may receive home Holy Communion. All say together: We send you forth bearing these Holy Gifts. May those to whom you go share with us in the Communion of Christ’s Body and Blood. We who are many are one body, because we all share one bread, one cup.

Postcommunion Prayer Please stand, as you are able. The Postcommunion Prayer is from Prayers for an Inclusive Church by Steven Shakespeare. Celebrant: Let us pray. Celebrant and People: God revealed in the stranger’s approach and the bread of hospitality, in the message of new life and the laughter of response: we thank you for this meal, this sharing in yourself, and we pray that our communion might be broken apart for the world. Amen. Blessing

Recessional Hymn O love, how deep, how broad, how high (Blue) No. 448

-32- Dismissal

Deacon: Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit. Alleluia! Alleluia! People: Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia! Postlude Fughetta Joseph Rheinberger

Please join us in McBride Hall following this service for Coffee Hour in McBride Hall (across the labyrinth), or join us for classes or meetings downstairs beneath the sanctuary, with access either by the stairs off the breezeway or by the ramp near the parking lot.

-33- During the Prayers of the People today, we hold the following in our prayers today:

We pray for Katharine our Presiding Bishop; Kirk our Bishop; Steve, our Rector; and the clergy who serve Grace St. Paul’s; The Episcopal Church in the U.S.A., The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop; St. Philip’s in the Hills in Tucson; and progressive congregations and organizations including St. Mark’s Church in Toledo, Ohio.

We pray for peace in Zimbabwe, Syria, Congo, Sudan, Gaza, and in all places. We pray for those in the military, especially those serving in combat zones, including Ronald Berryhill; Christopher Gallo; Michael Hannan; Andrew Harris; Frederick Jenning; Eric Osche; Mark Pundt; Thomas Rice; Terrence Robinson; Laramie Struble; Matt Woodruff; James Zuelow, Jr.

We pray for the family and friends of Marion Bradley; Toni Sue Brooks; William Brown; the family and friends of Marilyn Cartier, especially Francis Cartier; Laurie Chase; James Chol; Miriam Cummings; Henry Dirtadian; Eleanor Feeney; the Gooden family; Mary Gould; the Hunter family; Christine Nelson; Suzanne Nystrom; Maribel Ortiz; the Pascoe family; Danielle Phillips; Dorée Ramey; Peter Sincox; Susan Southwick; Ann M. Stephens; Georgia Tallyn; Elizabeth Traficanti; Raymond Turner; the family and friends of John Wachter; Rhonda Whatley; Heather Williams; Michi Yamasaki; Ed; Lee; Nick & Emily; Andrew Hannan; Betsy Bret Harte; Mary Jane Hunt; Francesca Jarvis; Sara Livezey; Hannah Roszczenko; James Sincox; Robert Stout; Charlie; Connie; Fred; Grace; Harold; Jerry & Rondy; Kevilee; Mary; Melissa’s mother; Missie; Monica & Carri; Nicole; Pat, Sam, Sarah & Josh; Rob; Sandra; Shari; Tom; Vince, Amy & Phil.

We hold in prayer animal companions that are in need, especially Saskia; Mas; Sophie.

We hold in prayer our animal companions who have died, especially Chispa; Xena.

We pray for those who have died, especially Marilyn Cartier, Marion Bradley, Betty Hunter, Doris Gooden, John Wachter (brother of David Wachter), Adam Houghtaling, Lois, Erceal, Peggy, and Jay.

We pray also for those who have died in the desert on our border, and all those who have died in Afghanistan, especially Sapuro B. Nena; Joshua N. Nelson; Genaro Bedoy; Jon R. Townsend; Christopher K. Raible; Bradley W. Atwell; Kyle B. Osborn.

PRAYER LIST GUIDELINES

Names of parishioners submitted this week will remain on the list during the current month. Please contact David Wachter by 4 p.m. on Wednesday (327-6857 or e-mail [email protected]) to add a name to the list printed in the bulletin. Names of non-parishioners, including relatives of parishioners, will remain on the prayers for one week only —if the crisis persists, please call the church office each week by 4 p.m. on Wednesday to renew, or send an email to [email protected] . Full names will be listed unless “first name only” is requested. The Intercessory Prayer Team will receive all names submitted; this large team maintains daily intercessions. There are no time limitations on this ministry.

-34- Grace St. Paul’s Parish Life – Sept. 23, 2012

The Sunday bulletin is filled with information about events at Grace St. Paul’s or of interest to the Grace St. Paul’s community. Please take it home and read it at your leisure. There’s something for everyone! Check out GSP’s website: www.gsptucson.org . Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church • 2331 E. Adams St., Tucson, AZ • www.facebook.com/gracestpauls

One of our parishioners is in desperate need of a part-time job of up to 20 hours. The parishioner is skilled in many areas and is a quick study. If you know of any possibilities, please call the Rector. GSP Ministry Fair, Sunday, October 7

On Sunday, October 7, the various ministries of Grace St. Paul’s will be on display in McBride Hall after the 8 and 10 a.m. services. You will have the chance to take a look at all the things we do, and to let your heart speak to you about how you can support the ministry that calls to you.

Parish Wellness Meeting, Sunday, October 14

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Fall Parish Wellness Meeting in McBride Hall on Sunday, October 14, after the 8 and 10 a.m. services . You’ll hear updates on what’s been happening at GSP since last May, ministry reports, a discussion of GSP’s Welcome and Vision Statements, and a review of our several summer liturgy experiments including: using more of a standard Rite II format in the 8 a.m. Sunday service; the inclusion of hymns printed in the Sunday Bulletin to make it easier for everyone, but especially visitors and newcomers, to follow the Sunday services; and our beta testing of the QR code and associated electronic (PDF) Sunday Bulletin.

Coffee Hour Hospitality We’d like to make coffee hour self-supporting. Your donations of food and any monetary contributions you make can help offset the costs of condiments and paper products. Coffee and light refreshments are offered on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in McBride Hall. We have wonderfully generous members and talented bakers and we want to take advantage of both. So, in an effort to have the wealth spread evenly across the various Sundays each month, we’ll ask folks to provide goodies based on the first letter in their last names: ! The first Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters A - F ! The second Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters G - L

-35- ! The third Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters M - R ! The fourth Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters S - Z Our hope is that by providing some sort of schedule, we will have something delicious to offer consistently and have every Sunday offer a feast rather than have uneven episodes of feasts and famines. Of course, anyone inspired to share good food on additional Sundays is welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact the co-chairs of the Coffee Hour Hospitality ministry: Kathy Allen (327-4448) and Phoebe Goodwin (820-6081).

-36- have made our Sunday bulletin available for Liturgy & Music download on electronic devices. You can access the bulletin by visiting our website and clicking on SPIRIT NOW: an Emerging Worship “Sunday Bulletins,” clicking on the link provided in Experience, Inclusive and the left column of the Friday e-mail, or by scanning the QR code at the church entrances. Interactive—5:30 p.m. every Thursday in the Chancel. If you choose to download the bulletin, please be respectful of your neighbor and be particularly care- ful about the light that your device casts. Our goal is LOOKING FOR A CHANGE IN always to create the most spirit-filled, meditative, YOUR PRAYER LIFE? Would you like to energizing, and enlightening worship experience try Prayer in a small community? Come to Evening possible for all. Prayer on Tuesdays, from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the Julian Chapel. You are encouraged to come for a while (3 RECORDINGS AVAILABLE to 4 consecutive weeks) to experience the rhythm CD and DVD recordings of the 10 a.m. sermon may of this Daily Office. Stay afterwards for the brief be ordered at the Rector’s bookshelf. fellowship afterwards if you’d like. We’re a small group looking to expand a few more and will turn FLOWERS —Did something special happen to away no one—come and join us in the joy of small, you recently that you’d like to celebrate? Honor prayerful community. If you have any questions, feel it with altar flowers or plants! Perhaps you want free to ask Chris Ledyard, Chuck or Nan Hannan, flowers or plants in memory of or in honor of a Gale Odion, or Mark Drew. loved one. If so, call the office (327-6857) to arrange flower or plant dedications. Any Office Welcome Team volunteer will be happy to take INTERFAITH MEDITATION your information and give it to KiKi Fenik, our GROUP Parish Administrator. Please join us for meditation every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Julian Chapel. Our meditation group is Adult Spiritual Formation & inclusive and open to all regardless of where you may be on your spiritual journey or whether you are Education new to meditation or are an experienced meditator. Our format begins with a short walking meditation What Paul Really Said About Women — flowing into 20-25 minutes of silent seated Sundays, Sept. 23 & 30 at 9 a.m. in the meditation. We then take a short break before Bloom Education Center. The Apostle Paul playing a short audio or video talk for those who is either appealing or appalling, all depending on how wish to remain. These talks are on meditation and you read his letters to the young Christian related contemplative topics from a variety of communities described in our New Testament. In all Eastern and Western faith traditions. For more fairness to the man, we need to go back and make information please contact David Clements at sure what he said is what we heard from the 408-7446. evolving church of the first century…you may be DIGITAL BULLETIN surprised! Appealing or appalling—you decide by participating in the two sessions. Led by Roger Pierce, AVAILABLE! GSP member, ordained minister, and fan of the “real” For those who find it an aid to worship Paul. (and can help save trees and money), we

-37- CONTINUING: Liturgy For the 21st seminar to an evangelical megachurch, Susan Cain Century—Sundays, Sept. 23 & 30, at charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal in the twentieth century and explores its far-reaching 11:45 a.m., in the Bloom Education effects. She questions the dominant values of Center. The “Revs” lead us through a thoughtful American business culture, where forced overview of the historical underpinnings of Christian collaboration can stand in the way of innovation, and liturgy in mainline worship, a discussion of GSP’s where the leadership potential of introverts is often liturgy today, and where we are going in the overlooked. And she draws on cutting-edge research Liturgical Renewal Movement of the future. Don’t in psychology and neuroscience to reveal the miss these examinations of our heritage, our present surprising differences between extroverts and moment, and what might be ahead in our future. introverts. This is a great opportunity for general discussion about current liturgical procedures and a chance for Spirit Players: A Play-Reading you to make suggestions about the future development of liturgy in the parish. Sessions will be Experience —Fridays, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, led by The Rev. Steve Keplinger, The Rev. Debbie Royals, Dec. 7, Jan. 4, at 6:30 p.m., in the and The Rev. Rosanna Kazanjian. Bloom Education Center. Love the theatre? Curious about stageplays? Want to assume GSP Readers’ Group —Mondays, Sept. a new identity for an hour or two? Then join us as a 24, Oct. 8 & 22, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, 17 & reader OR an observer as we give voice to comedies, dramas, social commentaries, and more. 31 at 3 p.m. in the Bloom Education Scripts are available to all at these unrehearsed Center. A lively and thoughtful discussion of a readings scheduled the first Friday of each month. wide variety of books—each one chosen by Lively discussions may follow when time allows. participants with a focus on spiritual and personal Warning: May be addictive causing increased growth. You will enjoy the conversations and meet patronage of live performance. Readings coordinated some new people, too. Everyone is invited—come by Nanalee Raphael and Halsy Taylor, career and explore this wonderful experience of fellowship professionals in theatre design, direction, and and new insight. Linda Hutson is convener and performance. coordinator for the group. September: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World RESCHEDULED: Rev. Richard Rohr That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. Facilitated Webcasts —Saturdays, Oct. 13 & Dec. by Joan Brundage. Available at Amazon $15.60 hardback, $12.99 Kindle) 8, 10 a.m., in the Bloom Education Center. Richard Rohr is a highly acclaimed At least one-third of the people we know are speaker, conference leader and spiritual guide. introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to Founder of the Center for Action and speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and Contemplation in New Mexico, Fr. Rohr, a create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working Franciscan, has produced some of the most exciting on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although books in recent decades about developing the they are often labeled “quiet,” it is to introverts that spiritual life after the patterns of Jesus’ teachings. He we owe many of the great contributions to is an excellent and captivating speaker as you will society—from van Gogh’s sunflowers to the discover in these two webcasts. In September he will invention of the personal computer. Taking the speak about Practicing Contemplation and Facing reader on a journey from Dale Carnegie’s birthplace Paradox; then in December about The True Self and to Harvard Business School, from a Tony Robbins the Risen Christ . Sessions typically last 1.5 to 2 hours.

-38- Peggy Scott and Brian Arthur will facilitate the sessions (www.appleannies.com ) or call Wendy Pipentacos at and lead discussion. 954-5193.

Film & Fellowship —Fridays, Oct. 19, ST. ZENO’S ZOMBIE CHOIR Nov. 16, Dec. 21, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Calling all Zombies! The St. Zeno’s Zombie in the Bloom Education Center. How Choir , directed by Christina Jarvis, includes youth can you beat a potluck meal and a great movie!? from middle school to college age. Instrumentalists Take part in the wonderful fellowship and the are also welcome to join the ensemble. We stimulating discussion of the evening’s movie with rehearse in the chancel from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. on old friends and new friends, too. Discussion and Sundays. Please sign up with Christina or contact her movie themes range from social justice to at 628-8119 or by email at [email protected] for romance—something for everyone. The group further information. selects each month’s film, so what’s your favorite? Led by Kitt Cordero and Eric Carr, GSP members and Fellowship film aficionados. 20s & 30s GROUP Children, Youth & Families On September 30, the 20s & 30s Group will be having a miniature golf outing. We will meet in the PARISH FUN NIGHT POTLUCK GSP parking lot at 5 p.m. to decide where to go for dinner. After dinner, we’ll head over to Golf N’ What: Parish Fun Night Potluck Stuff. New people are always welcome. Current Where: GSP, McBride Hall group members: feel free to bring a friend! Contact When: Saturday, October 13 from 4-7 p.m. Holly at 320-0727 or [email protected] with Who: Everybody is welcome- games for the kids! questions. How: Contact Carrie Kube at [email protected] to let her know Health & Healing Ministries how many will be coming and what dish you will bring. HELP GSP’S QUILTING MINISTRY This is meant to be a fun, easy come-as-you-are REACH THEIR GOAL! evening. Join us, meet other GSP families, and relax! The Quilting Ministry needs your help! We have A second potluck is scheduled for Saturday, committed to making 100 quilts by November 30, December 1 at 4-7 p.m. in McBride Hall. 2012. The quilts are Christmas presents for the children served by St. Andrew’s clinic in Nogales, ANNUAL APPLE ANNIE’S TRIP Arizona. You can help in different ways: join the The GSP Youth Groups are heading to Apple ministry (no experience necessary), or donate Annie’s in Willcox for their annual adventure and supplies (fabric, thread, batting, etc.). Please contact everyone is invited! The trip is scheduled for Sunday Judith Turner at 822-4227 for more information and October 14, leaving GSP right after the 8:00 service. details. Thank you! We will meet in the parking lot to coordinate carpools. Apple Annie’s consists of two farms: an PASTORAL CARE PHONE NUMBER orchard with apple trees as well as a gift shop and a We have made reaching a member of the pastoral burger restaurant, and a farm with a variety of care team easier and quicker. If you would like to you-pick vegetables and the famous corn maze. For receive a visit or just speak with someone, call more information go to the Apple Annie’s website

-39- distributed at the Primavera men’s shelter in south (520) 668-5727 . Members of our pastoral care Tucson. team who rotate being “on call” include Lynne Albright, Chuck Hannan, Linda Hutson, Chris Ledyard, Nadine Martin, Nancy Meister Book, and JOSEPH’S PANTRY Ana Ortiz. If you would like to learn more about Did you know that Joseph’s Pantry supplies more how to become a trained pastoral care team than just food? One of the services we offer is member, please contact Lynne or Kay. shower facilities. We could use travel-size toothpaste for the people taking showers at GSP. TRANSPLANT HELP NEEDED Also, new socks would be greatly appreciated. Thank James Alier Chol, our Sudanese church member you for your continued support of the pantry. who needs a kidney transplant, has had several donors rejected for medical reasons. A year after he LEADERSHIP CHANGE came to GSP for help, he still needs people to help After five years as ministry leader for Joseph’s him find a donor. He recently had several setbacks, Pantry, Joan Cooney is stepping down. Joan will and his need for the transplant is now urgent. Please continue to volunteer at the pantry but she is going keep James in your prayers, and help him find people to turn leadership responsibilities over to the new who will volunteer to test for donorship. For co-leaders: Brooke Bedrick and Andrew Gardner. information, visit www.kidney.org . If you’re We are grateful to Joan for all her hard work— interested in testing, call Celeste, Transplant under her leadership the pantry expanded its co-ordinator at the University of Arizona Medical services to include showers and distribution of Center, 694-6637. You can reach James at 304-8614. toiletries, as well as fresh vegetables from GSP’s community garden. We are pleased she will continue PASTORAL CARE VISIT AND/OR to volunteer and assist Brooke and Andrew as they COMMUNION assume their leadership roles. If you or someone you know is in need of a pastoral We are delighted to welcome Brooke and Andrew visit or home/hospital communion please call the as the new co-leaders and thank them in advance for office number. During the day the volunteer will their generous donation of time and energy! take the message and pass it along to the “on-call” On average, 250 people are helped each week by person. When the office is closed please use the Joseph’s Pantry. Pastoral Care phone number, 668-5727. The person on call will contact a clergy person or lay pastoral JOIN INTERFAITH COMMUNITY visitor as appropriate. SERVICES FOR A LUNCH AND Social Justice & Outreach LEARN SERIES FOR FAITH COMMUNITIES PRIMAVERA COOKS: TIME “Mental Illness Awareness: Becoming a Welcoming Community” on Thursday, CHANGE THIS MONTH October 11 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Grace Primavera Cooks will meet at a different time on St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The Lunch and Tuesday, September 25. Instead of the usual 11 a.m. Learn features speaker UA President Emeritus Dr. time, the group will meet at 3 p.m. in the kitchen. Peter Likins , who will discuss what his family Newcomers are welcome so if you’re interested in experienced in dealing with the stigma of mental helping, please stop by to join the cooks! This illness and the misunderstanding that surrounds it. A ministry meets once a month on the third Tuesday panel discussion will follow with members of local of every month to prepare a cooked meal that is faith communities and an open discussion to allow

-40- participants to make the most of the session. Clergy, David Wachter at [email protected] . The congregational care volunteers, lay leaders, and deadline for the Sunday bulletin is 4 p.m. on anyone with an interest in this issue are invited to Wednesday. Prayer list requests for the bulletin attend. Registration is $10 per person and includes may be made until 4 p.m. on Wednesday this lunch. Seating is limited! To register contact Terry week. Thanks! Alexander at 297-2738 ext. 233 or [email protected] or visit HOW DO I SCHEDULE AN EVENT www.icstucson.org for more information. AT GSP? Bread from the Pantry Ministry is in urgent If you would like to schedule a meeting or event at need of people who can deliver the bread to the Grace St. Paul’s, contact KiKi Fenik, GSP’s Parish receiving agencies and church sites. Help is needed Administrator, in the church office; please e-mail her Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. at [email protected] . Additional assistance with sorting and bundling the bread is also needed. To volunteer contact Bill Community Events at Trujillo at 344-8498. Grace St. Paul’s

Parish Membership & MUSICA SONORA PRESENTS… Administration St. Hildegard von Bingen: Reflections of the Living Light Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, 4 p.m., at We believe everyone who comes to Grace Grace St. Paul’s. St. Paul’s has something to offer this Tickets are $15 general admission and $5 for community, and we are happy to welcome students and are available at the door. For further you. Information forms are available in the information, please contact 628-8119 or see our church office Monday through Friday, and in website at www.musicasonora.org . McBride Hall at the Welcome Table on Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon. most influential women of her age. Abbess, visionary, author, composer, public preacher, and religious reformer, she was proclaimed a prophetess in her GET YOUR NAME TAG! day and this year was made a saint. Singers If you don’t already have a name tag, please sign up Cassandra Ewer and Karen Knudsen from the for one at the Welcome Table in McBride Hall or on Phoenix Chorale join with Mireille Hofmann the bulletin board across from the Welcome Table. Jacquod, Christina Jarvis, and organist Jeffri Sanders Your tag will be ready two weeks to a month after to perform a program of her liturgical songs and an you sign up. excerpt from the Ordo Virtutum , a music drama—the first morality play in music history—in which Anima HOW DO I SUBMIT ITEMS FOR (Soul) is forced by the Virtues to live in the world THE SUNDAY BULLETIN? and struggle with the Devil before she can return to Please send bulletin announcements to David God. Wachter at [email protected] . Please make prayer list requests by calling the church office at 327-6857 and speaking with the Office Welcome Team volunteer, or by sending them directly to

-41- The Sunday Octave: September 23 – 30 Sunday, September 23 Monday, September 24 The 17 th Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 20 9 a.m. – Pastoral Care Meeting – Bloom Education 8 a.m. – Communion Service – Sanctuary Center 8 a.m. – Coffee & Conversation – McBride Hall 11:30 a.m. – Spiritual Direction – Julian Chapel 9 a.m. – What Paul Really Said About Women 3 p.m. – GSP Reading Group (Adult Spiritual (Adult Spiritual Formation & Education) – Formation & Education) – Bloom Education Bloom Education Center Center 9:45 a.m. – Childcare begins – Nursery 4 p.m. – Spirit Dojo Karate – McBride Hall 10 a.m. – Communion Service, followed by 7 p.m. – Setting Our Hearts (Adult Spiritual Coffee Hour – Sanctuary, McBride Hall Formation & Education) – Bloom Education 10 a.m. – Sunday School (Preschool-Fifth Grade) Center – Undercroft 7 p.m. – UA School of Music Doctoral Recital – 11:15 a.m. – St. Cecilia’s Children’s Choir Sanctuary rehearsal – St. Nicholas Room 7:30 p.m. – Healing Touch Clinic – Weeks Room 11:30 a.m. – Rite 13 (Sixth & Seventh Grades) – 7:30 p.m. – AA Southside Group – McBride Hall Mary of Bethany Room 11:30 a.m. – J2A Youth Group (Eighth & Ninth Tuesday, September 25 Grades) – Wardall Room 11:30 a.m. – Trinity Institute Webcast rehearsal 11:30 a.m. – GSP’s GPS (Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth – McBride Hall Grades) – St. Francis Room 3 p.m. – Primavera Cooks! Fourth Tuesday st 11:45 a.m. – Liturgy for the 21 Century (Adult Primavera Meals Team – Kitchen Spiritual Formation & Education) – Bloom 5:15 p.m. – Bridging Borders Committee – Education Center Wardall Room Noon – GSP Library – Weeks Room 6 p.m. – Evening Prayer & Communion – Julian 12:30 p.m. – St. Zeno’s Zombie Choir rehearsal Chapel – Chancel 6 p.m. – Arizona Repertory Singers rehearsal – 1 p.m. – Mother’s Kitchen Primavera Meals Team McBride Hall – Kitchen 6:30 p.m. – Monthly Vestry Meeting – Weeks 2:30 p.m. – Piano Recital – Sanctuary, McBride Hall Room 7 p.m. – Interfaith Meditation Group – Julian Chapel 7 p.m. – Discernment Committee – Mary of Bethany Room

-42- Wednesday, September 26 Sunday, September 30 7 a.m. – Communion Service – Julian Chapel The 18 th Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 21 9 a.m. – Education for Ministry (EfM) – Weeks 8 a.m. – Communion Service – Sanctuary Room 8 a.m. – Coffee & Conversation – McBride Hall 10 a.m. – GSP Quilting Ministry – McBride Hall 9 a.m. – What Paul Really Said About Women Noon – Staff Meeting – Bloom Education Center (Adult Spiritual Formation & Education) – 1:30 p.m. – Liturgy Planning Meeting – Bloom Bloom Education Center Education Center 9 a.m. – Handbell rehearsal – Wardall Room 5 p.m. – Spirit Dojo Karate – McBride Hall 9:45 a.m. – Childcare begins – Nursery 6:30 p.m. – Old Pueblo Community Services – 10 a.m. – Communion Service, followed by McBride Hall, Kitchen Coffee Hour – Sanctuary, McBride Hall 7 p.m. – Education for Ministry (EfM) – Bloom 10 a.m. – Sunday School (Preschool-Fifth Grade) Education Center – Undercroft 11:15 a.m. – St. Cecilia’s Children’s Choir Thursday, September 27 rehearsal – St. Nicholas Room 11 a.m. – Bridge Group – Bloom Education Center 11:30 a.m. – Rite 13 (Sixth & Seventh Grades) – 3 p.m. – Healing Touch Clinic – Weeks Room Mary of Bethany Room 5:30 p.m. – Spirit Now: An Emerging Worship 11:30 a.m. – J2A Youth Group (Eighth & Ninth Experience, Inclusive and Interactive – Grades) – Wardall Room Chancel 11:30 a.m. – GSP’s GPS (Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth 7:30 p.m. – Choir rehearsal – Chancel Grades) – St. Francis Room st 7:30 p.m. – Discernment Committee – Mary of 11:45 a.m. – Liturgy for the 21 Century (Adult Bethany Room Spiritual Formation & Education) – Bloom Education Center Friday, September 28 Noon – GSP Library – Weeks Room 12:30 p.m. – St. Zeno’s Zombie Choir rehearsal 9 a.m. – Old Pueblo Community Services – – Chancel McBride Hall 7:30 p.m. – Musica Sonora rehearsal – Sanctuary 8 p.m. – AA Goodlife Group – Weeks Room

Saturday, September 29 10 a.m. – Musica Sonora rehearsal – Sanctuary

-43- Staff Our Mission: Joan Brundage, Director, Children’s Choir ; Madeleine Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is a spiritual Caldwell, Childcare Giver ; Jane Click, Pianist; Director, home, open to all, built on a progressive Handbell Choir ; Pamela Decker, Organist ; KiKi Fenik, Christian theology, providing food for the Parish Administrator ; Rosalind Garcia, Director of Children, journey and calling people to change the world. Youth & Family Ministries ; Christina Jarvis, Music Director ; Patti Morrison, Bookkeeper; Bob Randall, Computer & Our Vision: Staff Consultant ; James Teal, Facilities Assistant ; David Grace St. Paul’s will be known for its Wachter, Publications Manager & Computer Specialist; commitment to the spiritual formation of James White, Sexton . people, that they might live a dynamically Sunday School Teachers, Youth Mentors transformative Christian life. This vision will be Beginning (Preschool and Kindergarten): Lou Ann Bieging, embodied in: Judy Gossard, Holden Sanders, Joan Zatorski Primary (First, Second, & Third Grades): Clif Click, Holly ! experience of Christ’s love Shinn ! innovative Episcopal worship Intermediate (Fourth & Fifth Grades): David Christy, Jim Kane, Jean Keplinger, Chris LaBour ! education in progressive Christianity for all Rite 13 (Sixth & Seventh Grades): Wendy Pipentacos, ages Michael Sugimoto, Kevin Wadlow ! a diverse congregation J2A (Eighth & Ninth Grades): Brian Fairbanks, Alice Garcia ! full integration of children and youth GSP’s GPS (Tenth, Eleventh & Twelfth Grades): Brian ! celebration of individual gifts Atkinson Vergers ! action in the community. Beth Miksa, Verger ; James Gooden, Assistant Verger Vestry Adult Spiritual Formation & Education Martha P.L. Whitaker, Senior Warden ; Mark Drew, Junior Ministry Group Warden ; Rob Rauh, Chancellor ; Peggy Scott, Stewardship Peggy Scott and Roger Pierce, Co-Chairpersons Chair ; Tom Pitello, Treasurer ; Lou Ann Bieging, Clerk of the Vestry Children, Youth & Family Ministry Group Rosalind Garcia, Chairperson Vestry Members: Beth Banks, Lynda Canfield, David Clements, Chris Eastoe, Spencer Hunter, Chris LaBour, Congregational Development Ministry Chris Ledyard, Lu Pipentacos, Janet Roths, Peggy Scott, Group Holly Shinn, Peter Weiblen, Steve Williams Al Whitehurst, Chairperson Clergy Fellowship Ministry Group Kirk S. Smith, Bishop of Arizona ; Mary Delaney, Joe Chris LaBour, Chairperson Fitzgerald, Rosanna Kazanjian, Debbie Royals, Anne Health & Healing Ministry Group Sawyer, Priest Associates ; Nancy Meister Book, Nadine Chuck Hannan, Chairperson Martin, Deacons ; Lynn Marie Hunter, Ana Ortiz, Interfaith Ministers; Steve Keplinger, Rector . Liturgy & Music Ministry Group The Rev. Steve Keplinger, Chairperson Pastoral Ministries—Health & Healing Ministries Social Justice & Outreach Ministry Group The Rev. Nancy Meister Book, Chairperson Healing Touch: Pat Dickson, CHTP; Linda Hutson, CHTP; Ann Misenhimer, CHTP; Carol Forshey, Briefly Editing Team CHTP; Miriam Huber, CHTP; Dorée Ramey; Mary Elizabeth Gooden, Lead Editor Wildner-Bassett, CHTP Craig Garver, Supporting Editor Community of Hope Leaders: Lynne Albright, Kay Wendy Pipentacos, Calendar Bigglestone, Patricia Dickson Intercessory Prayer: Linda Brown