3736 Montrose Road Birmingham, Alabama 35213 First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday May 30, 2021 X 8:00 AM Rite I Enter quietly in prayer as we prepare our hearts for worship. Welcome! The congregation’s responses are in bold. The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and The Hymnal 1982 are found in the pew racks. Children of every age are welcome, or if needed, a nursery is available. Hearing aids are available. See an usher for assistance. HYMN Holy, holy, holy Hymnal 362 Celebrant Let us pray. BCP 323 lmighty and everlasting God, who hast Agiven unto us thy servants grace, by the Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the And blessed be his kingdom, now and power of the Divine Majesty to worship the for ever. Amen. Unity: We beseech thee that thou wouldest keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, The Celebrant says and bring us at last to see thee in thy one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the lmighty God, unto whom all hearts Son and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, Aare open, all desires known, and from one God, for ever and ever. Amen. whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love THE FIRST LESSON Romans 8:12-17 thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. o then, brothers and sisters, we are debt- Sors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh-- for if you live according to the The Celebrant then says flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you ear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: will live. For all who are led by the Spirit HThou shalt love the Lord thy God with of God are children of God. For you did all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back with all thy mind. This is the first and great into fear, but you have received a spirit of commandment. And the second is like unto adoption. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. is that very Spirit bearing witness with our On these two commandments hang all the spirit that we are children of God, and if chil- Law and the Prophets. dren, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ-- if, in fact, we suffer with him Lord, have mercy upon us. so that we may also be glorified with him. People Christ, have mercy upon us. Celebrant Lord, have mercy upon us. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. The people stand for the Gospel. SERMON NOTES The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus THE SERMON The Reverend Corey Jones Christ according to John People Glory be to thee, O Lord. THE NICENE CREED BCP 326 John 3:1-17 e believe in one God, the Father, Wthe Almighty, maker of heaven and here was a Pharisee named Nicode- earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We Tmus, a leader of the Jews. He came to believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, Son of God, eternally begotten of the Fa- we know that you are a teacher who has ther, God from God, Light from Light, true come from God; for no one can do these God from true God, begotten, not made, of signs that you do apart from the presence one Being with the Father. Through him of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, all things were made. For us and for our I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of salvation he came down from heaven: by God without being born from above.” the power of the Holy Spirit he became Nicodemus said to him, “How can any- incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was one be born after having grown old? Can made man. For our sake he was crucified one enter a second time into the mother’s under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death womb and be born?” Jesus answered, and was buried. On the third day he rose “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter again in accordance with the Scriptures; the kingdom of God without being born he ascended into heaven and is seated at of water and Spirit. What is born of the the right hand of the Father. He will come flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit again in glory to judge the living and the is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said dead, and his kingdom will have no end. to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, The wind blows where it chooses, and the giver of life, who proceeds from the you hear the sound of it, but you do not Father and the Son. With the Father and know where it comes from or where it the Son he is worshiped and glorified. goes. So it is with everyone who is born of He has spoken through the Prophets. We the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How believe in one holy catholic and apostolic can these things be?” Jesus answered him, Church. We acknowledge one baptism for “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do the forgiveness of sins. We look for the not understand these things? Very truly, I resurrection of the dead, and the life of tell you, we speak of what we know and the world to come. Amen. testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told THE PRAYERS of the PEOPLE BCP 328 you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you THE CONFESSION BCP 331 about heavenly things? No one has as- cended into heaven except the one who All stand. The Celebrant says: descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in The peace of the Lord be the wilderness, so must the Son of Man always with you. be lifted up, that whoever believes in him People And with thy spirit. may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that We greet one another in the name of Christ. everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. THE HOLY COMMUNION All are welcome to receive the consecrate bread The Gospel of the Lord. of the Eucharist. The bread is received in the People Praise be to thee, O Christ. open palm. For those choosing to not receive the bread, you are invited to come forward and the same Lord whose property is always to receive a blessing. Please place your arms across have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious your chest in reception of the blessing. Gluten-free Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear son Jesus bread is available. Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. PRESENTATION ACCLAMATION MUSIC DURING COMMUNION All things come of thee, O Lord. The Lord's Prayer Julia Jackson, soloist People And of thine own have we given thee. POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER THE GREAT THANKSGIVING BCP 340 lmighty and everliving God, we most The Lord be with you. Aheartily thank thee for that thou dost People And with thy spirit. feed us, in these Holy Mysteries, with the Celebrant Lift up your hearts. spiritual food of the most precious Body and People We lift them to the Lord. Blood of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and People It is meet and right so to do. goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body The people stand or kneel. Then, facing the of thy Son, the blessed company of all faithful Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds with the people; and are also heirs, through hope, of thy Eucharist prayer Son, the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through hope, of ... evermore praising thee, and saying, thy everlasting kingdom. And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist Celebrant and People us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good oly, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts: works as thou hast prepared for us to walk HHeaven and earth are full of thy Glory. in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all hon- or and glory, world without end. Amen. The Celebrant continues ...And now, as our Savior Christ hath taught THE BLESSING us, we are bold to say HYMN Lift High the Cross Hymnal 473 THE LORD’S PRAYER ur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed THE DISMISSAL Obe thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.