Lessons a nd Carols Gaudete Sunday ~ "ecember 11, 2016 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Thank you to all the readers, singers and musicians who gave of their time and talents for this beautiful service. And thank you to our worship participants: Altar Guild: Jody Barlow, Celeste Barringer, Jodie Bridges, Lynda Campbell Ushers/Greeters: Becky and Kenneth Welch Readers: Amanda Willy, Tom Riley, Riley Noble, Sam Morgan, Laurel McCulloh, Henry Harlow, Gemma Willy Acolytes: Jenna Elmer, Blake Williamson, Sam Morgan, Dalton Elmer Chalice: Abby Bilsbury VPOD: Micheal Hobson Everyone is invited to the Parish Hall immediately following the service for Sunday Brunch. Gaudete Rejoice Gaudete Sunday ~ Liturgy of the Word and Music Prelude : O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Noel Rawsthorne Processional Hymn: “O Come O Come Emmanuel,” Hymnal 1982 #56 Everyone is to join in on the refrain for all verses. All Women Men Choir Women Choir Men All Women All All Words: Latin, ca. 9th cent.; ver. Hymnal 1940, alt.. Music: Veni, veni Emmanuel, plainsong, Mode 1, Processionale , 15th cent. adapt. Thomas Helmore (1811-1890) Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718803. 1 The people remain standing, as you are able. The Collect for Discernment O Lord, we pray that your community St. Philip’s will gather together to strengthen our bonds of love, seek your wisdom, and envision the future of your church in Ardmore. We pray through the Holy Spirit that we may recog - nize your generosity bestowed upon us to fulfill the future you offer to us. We ask these blessings in the name of your Son our Jesus Christ, whom with You and the Holy Spirit reign for ever and ever, Amen. The Bidding Prayer Beloved in Christ, in this holy season of Advent, let it be our care and delight to prepare ourselves to hear again the message of the angels; in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, and the Babe lying in a manger. Let us read and mark in Holy Scripture the tale of the loving purposes of God from the first days of our disobedi - ence unto the glorious Redemption brought us by this Holy Child; and let us make this church, dedicated to his service, glad with our carols of praise. But first let us pray for the needs of his whole world; for peace and goodwill over all the earth; for unity and brotherhood within the Church he came to build, and especially in the churches of this community, and of this Diocese. And because this of all things would rejoice his heart, let us at this time re - member in his name the poor and the helpless, the cold, the hungry and the oppressed; the sick in body and in mind and them that mourn; the lonely and the unloved; the aged and the little children; all who know not the Lord Jesus, or who love him not, or who by sin have grieved his heart of love. Lastly let us remember before God all those who rejoice with us, but upon another shore and in a greater light, that multitude which no man can number, whose hope was in the Word made flesh, and with whom, in this Lord Jesus, we for evermore are one. Amen. The Rector: The Almighty God bless us with his grace: Christ give us the joys of everlasting life: and unto the fellowship of the citizens above may the King of Angels bring us all. Amen. The congregation may be seated. The First Lesson Genesis 2:4b–9, 15–25 read by Amanda Jackson representing Vestry God creates man and woman to live in obedience to him in the Garden of Eden. A Reading from the Book of Genesis In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no one to till the ground; but a stream would rise from the earth, and water the whole face of the ground— then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 2 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God com - manded the man, ‘You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.’ Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.’ So out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for the man there was not found a helper as his partner. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, ‘This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.’ Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed. Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People. People Thanks be to God. Congregational Carol “Sing Praise to Our Creator” Hymnal 1982 #295 Words: Mark Evans (b. 1916), alt Music: Christus, der ist mein Leben , melody Melchior Vulpius (1560?-1616) Copyright: Words: Copyright © 1962, World Library Publications, 3815 N. Willow Road. Schiller Park, IL 60176. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-718803. 3 The Second Lesson Genesis 3:1–24 read by Tom Riley representing Mission Leadership Team Adam and Eve rebel against God and are cast out of the Garden of Eden. A Reading from the book of Genesis Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God say, “You shall not eat from any tree in the garden”?’ The woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said, “You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.” ’ But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’ So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be de - sired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’ The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.’ Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and I ate.’ The Lord God said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.’ To the woman he said, ‘I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.’ And to the man he said, ‘Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, “You shall not eat of it”, cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.