July 18, 2021 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Eucharist Rite I, Proper 11 11:30 am

Welcome 2. Christ for the world we sing! Welcome to St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral; we are so The world to Christ we bring glad you are here. St. Paul’s is a safe and welcoming with fervent prayer; place for all people. If you are new to St. Paul’s we the wayward and the lost, encourage you to get connected with our weekly email by restless passions tossed, newsletter. You can sign up online at stpaulsokc.org. redeemed at countless cost from dark despair. A friendly reminder to those who are worshiping in- person: if you are not fully vaccinated against Cov- 3. Christ for the world we sing! id-19, please have your mask on (covering your mouth The world to Christ we bring and nose). If you are fully vaccinated, wearing a mask with one accord; is not required. We thank you in advance for adhering with us the work to share, to these protocols which keep us all safe and allow for with us reproach to dare, us to worship in person. with us the cross to bear, for Christ our Lord. A note on our worship guide notation: Language that is centered (or shown with a hymnal reference or musi- 4. Christ for the world we sing! cal notation) is chanted or sung; language in bold type The world to Christ we bring is spoken or sung by the congregation. with joyful song; the new-born souls, whose days, Prelude Leon Boëllmann reclaimed from error’s ways, Prière à Notre-Dame (Suite Gothique) inspired with hope and praise, to Christ belong.

Hymnal 537 Processional Hymn Opening Acclamation Hymnal S76 1. Christ for the world we sing! Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The world to Christ we bring And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. with loving zeal; Amen. the poor, and them that mourn, the faint and overborne,

sin-sick and sorrow-worn, Collect for Purity Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all whom Christ doth heal. desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Gloria Hymnal S202 Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my Glory be to God on high, flock, and have driven them away, and you have not and on earth peace, good will towards men. attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, doings, says the Lord. Then I myself will gather the we glorify thee, remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I have we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, O Lord God, heavenly King, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will raise up God the Father Almighty. shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; shall not fear any longer, or be dismayed, nor shall any O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, be missing, says the Lord. The days are surely com- that takest away the sins of the world, ing, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a have mercy upon us. righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal Thou that takest away the sins of the world, wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in receive our prayer. the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will Thou that sittest at the right hand live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be of God the Father, called: “The Lord is our righteousness.” have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; The Word of the Lord. thou only art the Lord; Thanks be to God. thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, Psalm 23 art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Collect of the Day The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, who know- The Lord is my / shepherd; * est our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in I shall not be in / want. asking: Have compassion, we beseech thee, upon our infirmities, and those things which for our unworthi- He makes me lie down in green / pastures * ness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, and leads me beside still / waters. mercifully give us for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus He revives my / soul * Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and and guides me along right pathways for the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. his / Name’s sake. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow Jeremiah 23: 1-6 Lesson of death, I shall fear no / evil; * [You may be seated] for you are with me; A Reading from the Book of Jeremiah. your rod and your staff, they / comfort me. Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. Therefore thus says the

2 You spread a table before me in the presence of those who / trouble me; * [Please stand as you are able] you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running / over. Gospel Hymn Hymnal 708 Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all 1. Savior, like a shepherd lead us; the days of my / life, * much we need thy tender care; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for / ever. in thy pleasant pastures feed us; for our use thy folds prepare, Blessed Jesus! Blessed Jesus! Lesson Ephesians 2:11-22 Thou hast bought us, thine we are. [You may be seated] 2. Early let us seek thy favor, A Reading from the Epistle to the Ephesians. early let us learn thy will; Remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, do thou, Lord, our only Savior, called “the uncircumcision” by those who are called with thy love our bosoms fill. “the circumcision” —a physical circumcision made Blessed Jesus! Blessed Jesus! in the flesh by human hands— remember that you Thou hast loved us: love us still. were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the cov- Gospel Mark 6:30-34,53-56 enants of promise, having no hope and without God The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once according to Mark. were far off have been brought near by the blood of Glory be to thee, O Lord. Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the divid- The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him ing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abol- all that they had done and taught. He said to them, ished the law with its commandments and ordinances, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and that he might create in himself one new humanity in rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and place of the two, thus making peace, and might rec- they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in oncile both groups to God in one body through the the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. saw them going and recognized them, and they hur- So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were ried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead far off and peace to those who were near; for through of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. he had compassion for them, because they were like So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them you are citizens with the saints and also members of many things. When they had crossed over, they came the household of God, built upon the foundation of the to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. When they apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined and rushed about that whole region and began to bring together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And in whom you also are built together spiritually into a wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they dwelling place for God. laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all The Word of the Lord. who touched it were healed. Thanks be to God. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to thee, O Christ. 3 Sermon Prayers of the People [You may be seated after [Please kneel or stand as you are able] the sermon opening prayer] Let us pray for the whole state of Christ’s Church and the world. Nicene Creed BCP 326 [Please stand as you are able] Almighty and everliving God, who in thy holy Word hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and We believe in one God, to give thanks for all men: Receive these our prayers the Father, the Almighty, which we offer unto thy divine Majesty, beseeching maker of heaven and earth, thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with of all that is, seen and unseen. the spirit of truth, unity, and concord; and grant that all We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the the only Son of God, truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love. eternally begotten of the Father, Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops and other God from God, Light from Light, ministers, especially Justin, Archbishop of Canter- true God from true God, bury; Daniel, Bishop of Uruguay; Michael, our Pre- begotten, not made, siding Bishop; Poulson, our Bishop; and the clergy and of one Being with the Father. people of the diocese of Oklahoma and our companion Through him all things were made. diocese of Uruguay, that they may, both by their life For us and for our salvation and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and he came down from heaven: rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and and was made man. especially to this congregation here present; that, with For our sake he was crucified under Pontius meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and re- Pilate; ceive thy holy Word, truly serving thee in holiness he suffered death and was buried. and righteousness all the days of their life. On the third day We beseech thee also so to rule the hearts of those he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; who bear the authority of government in this and ev- he ascended into heaven ery land, especially for Joe, our President; Kevin, our and is seated at the right hand of the Father. Governor; and David, our Mayor, that they may be led He will come again in glory to judge the living to wise decisions and right actions for the welfare and and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. peace of the world. We believe in the Holy Spirit, Open, O Lord, the eyes of all people to behold thy the Lord, the giver of life, gracious hand in all thy works, that, rejoicing in thy who proceeds from the Father and the Son. whole creation, they may honor thee with their sub- With the Father and the Son stance, and be faithful stewards of thy bounty. he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, We believe in one holy catholic O Lord, to comfort and succor all those who in this and apostolic Church. transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, We acknowledge one baptism or any other adversity. for the forgiveness of sins. [Intercessions] We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. 4 And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants The Comfortable Words departed this life in thy faith and fear, especially (names), beseeching thee to grant them continual Hear the Word of God to all who truly turn to him. growth in thy love and service; and to grant us grace Come unto me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden, so to follow the good examples of St. Paul and of all and I will refresh you. Matthew 11:28 thy saints, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begot- ten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should Grant these our prayers, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be re- ceived, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save Confession sinners. 1 Timothy 1:15 Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, [Silence is kept] Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the perfect offer- Most merciful God, ing for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins we confess that we have sinned against thee of the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2 in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. Peace We have not loved thee with our whole heart; [Please stand as you are able] we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. The peace of the Lord be always with you. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. And with thy spirit. For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; [You may share a greeting of peace that we may delight in thy will, with those near you. If you prefer to share the and walk in thy ways, peace without physical contact with others, please to the glory of thy Name. Amen. hold your hands together in a prayer position or cross your arms over your chest.]

Absolution Children’s Message Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great [You may be seated] mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto [Children are invited to come forward] him, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Announcements Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

5 Offertory Sentence The Great Thanksgiving Hymnal S112 Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for The Lord be with you. us, an offering and sacrifice to God. And with thy spirit. Lift up your hearts. [Please place your offering in the We lift them up unto the Lord. alms basin, or send a text message to 73256 Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. and enter Stpaulsokc$ and an amount.] It is meet and right so to do. It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, Offertory Anthem that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, O sing joyfully unto God our strength: almighty, everlasting God. make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. Through Jesus Christ our Lord; Take the song, bring hither the tabret: who on the first day of the week the merry harp with the lute. overcame death and the grave, Blow up the trumpet in the new moon: and by his glorious resurrection ev’n in the time appointed, opened to us the way of everlasting life. and upon our solemn feastday. For this was made a statute for Israel: Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and a law of the God of Jacob. and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; Text: Psalm 81:1-4 evermore praising thee, and saying, Music: Adrian Batten

Sanctus Hymnal S114 Presentation Hymn Hymnal 707, St. 1 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts: Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. [Please stand as you are able] Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Take my life, and let it be Hosanna in the highest. consecrated, Lord, to thee; take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise. [Please kneel or stand as you are able] Take my hands, and let them move All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, for that thou at the impulse of thy love; didst create heaven and earth, and didst make us in take my heart, it is thine own; thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give it shall be thy royal throne. thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our re- demption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his com- ing again.

6 For in the night in which he was betrayed, he took The Lord’s Prayer Hymnal S119 bread; and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke Our Father, who art in heaven, it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this hallowed be thy Name, is my Body, which is given for you. Do this in remem- thy kingdom come, thy will be done, brance of me.” on earth as it is in heaven. Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he Give us this day our daily bread. had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink And forgive us our trespasses, this, all of you; for this is my Blood of the New Cov- as we forgive those who trespass against us. enant, which is shed for you, and for many, for the And lead us not into temptation, remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in but deliver us from evil. remembrance of me.” For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy peo- ple do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts Fraction Anthem Hymnal S153 which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty therefore let us keep the feast. resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory. Prayer of Humble Access And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Fa- ther, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood of thy but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ. worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord whose prop- And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to ac- erty is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, cept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may selves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. that all who partake of this Holy Communion may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood Invitation to Communion of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on whole Church may be made one body with him, that him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving. he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same [You may be seated] Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost all honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. AMEN.

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

7 Communion of the People 4. In death’s dark vale I fear no ill During this season of coronavirus, each communicant with thee, dear Lord, beside me; should decide their preferred form of communion. You thy rod and staff my comfort still, may receive bread only, bread and wine, or a contact- thy cross before to guide me. free blessing. For bread only, cross your arms over your chest after receiving the bread. If you choose to 5. Thou spread’st a table in my sight; receive wine, you may consume the bread and then sip thy unction grace bestoweth; from the chalice, or extend your hands with the bread and oh, what transport of delight given to you to the chalice-bearer who will intinct, or from thy pure chalice floweth! dip, the bread into the wine and place it in your mouth. You may not intinct the bread yourself. Our tradition 6. And so through all the length of days tells us that to receive communion in one kind (bread thy goodness faileth never: or wine) is to receive communion fully. Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise You may receive communion at the altar rail, either within thy house for ever. kneeling or standing. Please reserve the accessibility station by the baptismal font for those who cannot ac- cess the altar rail. Post-Communion Prayer BCP 339 Let us pray. Please sanitize your hands before and after receiving. [Please kneel as you are able] If you wish to refrain from communion, you may come Almighty and everliving God, forward to receive a contact free blessing. Cross your we most heartily thank thee arms over your chest to indicate you would like a for that thou dost feed us, blessing. in these holy mysteries, If you require a gluten-free wafer please tell the priest with the spiritual food when you come forward. of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; Communion Hymn Hymnal 645 and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; 1. The King of love my shepherd is, and that we are very members incorporate whose goodness faileth never; in the mystical body of thy Son, I nothing lack if I am his, the blessed company of all faithful people; and he is mine forever. and are also heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. 2. Where streams of living water flow, And we humbly beseech thee, my ransomed soul he leadeth, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, and where the verdant pastures grow, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, with food celestial feedeth. and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; 3. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, through Jesus Christ our Lord, but yet in love he sought me, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, and on his shoulder gently laid, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen. and home, rejoicing, brought me.

8 Blessing 5. Hear him, ye deaf; ye voiceless ones, The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, your loosened tongues employ; keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love ye blind, behold, your Savior comes; of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the and leap, ye lame, for joy! blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you 6. Glory to God and praise and love always. Amen. be now and ever given by saints below and saints above, the Church in earth and heaven. The Dismissal Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Postlude Felix Mendelssohn Thanks be to God. Allegro moderato maestoso

Closing Hymn Hymnal 493 [Please stand as you are able.] TODAY’S MUSIC 1. O for a thousand tongues to sing Today’s organ prelude is a favorite piece from the my dear Redeemer’s praise, French Romantic era, “Prière à Notre-Dame” from the glories of my God and King, the Suite Gothique by Leon Boëllmann (1862 – the triumphs of his grace! 1897). At the age of nine, he entered the École de Musique Classique et Religieuse (L’École Nieder- 2. My gracious Master and my God, meyer) in Paris, where he studied with its director, assist me to proclaim Gustave Lefèvre, and with Eugène Gigout. There, he and spread through all the earth abroad won first prizes in piano, organ, counterpoint, fugue, the honors of thy Name. plainsong, and composition. After his graduation in 1881, he was hired as “organiste de choeur” at the 3. Jesus! the Name that charms our fears Church of St. Vincent de Paul in the 10th arrondisse- and bids our sorrows cease; ment of Paris, and six years later he became cantor ‘tis music in the sinner’s ears, and organiste titulaire, a position he held until his ‘tis life and health and peace. early death, probably from tuberculosis.

4. He speaks; and, listening to his voice, The postlude is a very tonal, straight-forward piece new life the dead receive, by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847), a German com- the mournful broken hearts rejoice, poser, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Ro- the humble poor believe. mantic period. Mendelssohn’s compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, chamber music as well as choral and organ music. Felix was recog- nised early as a musical prodigy and is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era.

The St. Paul’s Schola Cantorum sings a deightful anthem from the English renaissance, “O Sing Joy- fully” by Adrian Batten. Batten (ca. 1591 - ca. 1637) was an English organist and composer. He was active

9 in the Anglican church between the English Reforma- tion and the English Civil War of the 1640s. During PERMISSIONS this period the liturgical music of the first generations From the Book of Common Prayer. Church Publishing Inc. Public Domain. of Anglican composers began to diverge signifi- The Holy Eucharist: Rite One, Opening Acclamation, Gloria, cantly from music on the continent. Batten was born Collects, Nicene Creed, Prayers of the People, Confession of Sin in Salisbury, and was a chorister and subsequently and Absolution, The Peace, Eucharistic Prayer II, Fraction, Post- an organ scholar at Winchester Cathedral. Batten Communion Prayer and Dismissal. remained with the cathedral choir after his voice had From the Revised Common Lectionary, Copyright 2007 by Church changed, as evidenced by graffiti carved into the Publishing Incorporated. Texts of the Old Testament, Epistle, and wall of Bishop Gardiner’s chantry that reads “Adrian Gospel. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Battin: 1608”. In 1614, Batten moved to London to From the Hymnal 1982. Copyright 1985 by The Church Pension become a Vicar Choral of Westminster Abbey, and Fund. was apparently still at Westminster in 1625; The Lord 537: Christ for the world we sing! Words: Samuel Wolcott (1813- Chamberlain’s Records for 1625 show that at the 1886). Pubic Domain. funeral of James I (at which Orlando Gibbons was S 202: Gloria. Setting from Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena, Healey Willan (1880-1968). By permission of Oxford University organist and master of the music) Batten is described Press. as a “singingman of Westminster”. In 1626, Batten S 415: Psalm Tone. Jerome Webster Meachen. Copyright 1956, JW became a Vicar Choral of the cathedral choir at St. Meachen. Paul’s Cathedral, and also played the organ there. As 708: Savior, like a shepherd lead us. Words: Hymns for the Young, ca. 1830, alt. Public Domain. far as is known, he stayed at this position until his 707, St. 1: Take my life and let it be. Words: Frances Ridley Haver- death. To augment his income while at Westminster gal (1836-1879), alt. Public Domain. Abbey, Batten worked as a music copyist, and the S 114: Sanctus. Setting from Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena, Abbey’s account books record payments to Batten for Healey Willan (1880-1968). By permission of Oxford University Press. copying works of Weelkes, Tallis and Tomkins. Bat- S 153: Christ our Passover. Setting: Ambrosian chant; adpt. Mason ten is credited with the preservation of many pieces Martens (b. 1953). Copyright 1971 Mason Martens. of church music of the time. 645: The King of love my shepherd is. Words: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877); para. of Psalm 23. Public Domain. 493: O for a thousand tongues to sing. Words: Charles Wesley HYMN NOTES (1707-1788), alt. Public Domain. Savior, like a shepherd lead us - Hymnal 708 In the 19th century hymnal editors often failed to Choral Music: identify authors. Dorothy Trupp, in the first edition of O sing joyfully. Adrian Batten (ca. 1591-ca. 1637). Public Domain. Hymns for the Young, 1836, left all hymns unsigned Organ Music: but this text is likely to be by her. The words are Suite Gothique: Priere a Notre- Dame. Leon Boellmann (1862- based on the idea of Jesus as Shepherd plus a few 1897). Public Domain. ideas from Psalm 23. Allegro moderato meastoso. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Copyright 1988 by Novello & Company Limited. All rights Reserved. The King of love my shepherd is - Hymnal 645 Baker’s hymn is not just another meterical version or Worshipcast License #10911. paraphrase of Psalm 23, but rather treats it freely and OneLicense #A-705349. gives it a distinctively Christian framework. Christ, the Good Shepherd, is the center of the setting, and the Cross (a symbol of Christ’s laying down his life for the sheep) is followed by a sacramental emphasis on the Lord’s table and the Eucharistic chalice.

10 Celebrant The Rev. Canon Susan Colley Joplin

Preacher The Rev. Canon Tim Sean Youmans

Assisting Clergy The Rev. Gerald Butcher

Canon Musician H. Scott Raab

Musicians The St. Paul’s Schola Cantorum

Children’s Message Leah McDonald

Verger Sue Crumbo

Oblationer Cynthia Jones

Lay Readers/Lay Eucharistic Ministers Garrick Voth, John Koons

Acolytes Christian Henry, Ashley Ozan, Amelia Ozan, Charlotte Ozan, Lillie Henry, Phoebe Henry

Ushers Janet Craven, Taylor Johnson, Christian Henry, Barrie Grubb

Altar Guild Mary Lu Jarvis, Meredith Cook, Mary Schneeberger, John Turman, Paula Stover, Heather Branscum, Mary Jewett

11 St. Paul’s Cathedral Clergy The Very Reverend Katie Churchwell, Dean The Reverend Canon Susan Colley Joplin, Canon for Spirituality The Reverend Canon Tim Sean Youmans, Canon for Youth and Families The Reverend Gerald Butcher, Deacon The Reverend Marilyn Robertson, Deacon and Cathedral Nurse

St. Paul’s Cathedral Staff H. Scott Raab, Canon Musician Jack Wise, Parish Administrator Ashley Ozan, Children and Family Minister David Bradley, Sexton Paula Geisinger, Bookkeeper Mary Reynolds, Audio-Visual Coordinator Caroline Dennis, Office Coordinator Bootsie, Cathedral Cat

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