June 27, 2021 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Holy Eucharist Rite I, Proper 8 11:30 Am
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June 27, 2021 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Eucharist Rite I, Proper 8 11:30 AM Welcome 2. Formless, all lovely forms Welcome to St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral; we are declare his loveliness; so glad you are here. St. Paul’s is a safe and welcom- holy, no holiness of earth ing place for all people. If you are new to St. Paul’s can his express. we encourage you to get connected with our weekly Lo, he is Lord of all. email newsletter. You can sign up online at stpaul- Creation speaks his praise, sokc.org. and everywhere above, below, his will obeys. A friendly reminder to those who are worshiping in-person: if you are not fully vaccinated against 3. His Spirit floweth free, Covid-19, please have your mask on (covering your high surging where it will: mouth and nose). If you are fully vaccinated, wear- in prophet’s word he spoke of old; ing a mask is not required. We thank you in advance he speaketh still. for adhering to these protocols which keep us all safe Established is his law, and allow for us to worship in person. and changeless it shall stand, deep writ upon the human heart, on sea, on land. Prelude Prelude on “Westminster Abbey” Andrew Gant 4. Eternal life hath he implanted in the soul; [Please stand as you are able] his love shall be our strength and stay while ages roll. Processional Hymn Hymnal 372 Praise to the living God! All praisèd be his Name 1. Praise to the living God! who was, and is, and is to be, All praisèd be his Name for ay the same. who was, and is, and is to be for ay the same. The one eternal God BCP 323 ere aught that now appears: Opening Acclamation the first, the last, beyond all thought Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. his timeless years! And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen. Collect for Purity Lesson Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all [You may be seated] desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration A Reading from the Wisdom of Solomon. of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, God did not make death, And he does not delight in and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ the death of the living. For he created all things so that our Lord. Amen. they might exist; the generative forces of the world are wholesome, and there is no destructive poison in them, and the dominion of Hades is not on earth. For The Gloria Hymnal S202 righteousness is immortal. God created us for incor- Glory be to God on high, ruption, and made us in the image of his own eternity, and on earth peace, good will towards men. but through the devil’s envy death entered the world, We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, and those who belong to his company experience it. we glorify thee, The Word of the Lord. we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, Thanks be to God. O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; Psalm 30 O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; I will exalt you, O Lord, thou only art the Lord; because you have lifted me / up * thou only, O Christ, and have not let my enemies triumph / over me. with the Holy Ghost, O Lord my God, I cried / out to you, * art most high in the glory of God the Father. and you restored me to / health. Amen. You brought me up, O Lord, from the / dead; * you restored my life as I was going down to Collect of the Day the / grave. The Lord be with you. Sing to the Lord, you servants of / his; * And with thy spirit. give thanks for the remembrance of his / holiness. Let us pray. O Almighty God, who hast built thy Church upon the For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an / eye, * foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ his favor for a / lifetime. himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be Weeping may spend the / night, * joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that but joy comes in the / morning. we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 2 While I felt secure, I said, ent abundance and their need, so that their abundance “I shall never be dis / turbed. * may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as balance. As it is written, “The one who had much did the / mountains.” not have too much, and the one who had little did not have too little.” Then you hid your / face, * and I was filled with / fear. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. I cried to you, O / Lord; * I pleaded with the Lord, / saying, [Please stand as you are able] “What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the / Pit? * Gospel Hymn Hymnal 707 will the dust praise you or declare 1. Take my life, and let it be your / faithfulness? consecrated, Lord, to thee; Hear, O Lord, and have mercy up / on me; * take my moments and my days, O Lord, be my / helper.” let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands, and let them move You have turned my wailing into / dancing; * at the impulse of thy love; you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me take my heart, it is thine own; with / joy. it shall be thy royal throne. Therefore my heart sings to you without / ceasing; * O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for / ever. 2. Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King; take my intellect, and use Lesson 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 every power as thou shalt choose. [You may be seated] Take my will, and make it thine; A Reading from the Second Letter to the Corinthians. it shall be no longer mine. Take myself, and I will be As you excel in everything-- in faith, in speech, in ever, only, all for thee. knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you-- so we want you to excel also in this generous Mark 5:21-43 undertaking. I do not say this as a command, but I Gospel am testing the genuineness of your love against the The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ earnestness of others. For you know the generous act according to Mark. of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet Glory be to thee, O Lord. for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other you might become rich. And in this matter I am giving side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue year not only to do something but even to desire to do named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his something-- now finish doing it, so that your eager- feet and begged him repeatedly, “My little daughter is ness may be matched by completing it according to at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, your means. For if the eagerness is there, the gift is so that she may be made well, and live.” He went with acceptable according to what one has-- not according him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on to what one does not have. I do not mean that there him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering should be relief for others and pressure on you, but from hemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured it is a question of a fair balance between your pres- 3 much under many physicians, and had spent all that Nicene Creed BCP 326 she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. [Please stand as you are able] She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, “If I but We believe in one God, touch his clothes, I will be made well.” Immediately the Father, the Almighty, her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that maker of heaven and earth, she was healed of her disease. Immediately aware that of all that is, seen and unseen. power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” And the only Son of God, his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd press- eternally begotten of the Father, ing in on you; how can you say, `Who touched me?’” God from God, Light from Light, He looked all around to see who had done it.