St. John’s Episcopal Church 297 Lowell Avenue Newtonville, Massachusetts The Feast of All Saints Morning Prayer November 1, 2020, 10:00 a.m. St. John’s Weekly Calendar Sunday, November 1 8:00 am Morning Prayer, Rite II (zoom) The Feast of All Saints 10:00 am Morning Prayer, Rite II (live stream) Thursday, November 5 6:00 pm Compline (Zoom) Sunday, November 8 8:00 am Morning Prayer, Rite II (zoom) The Twenty-Third Sunday 10:00 am Morning Prayer, Rite II (live stream) of Pentecost Prayer Requests The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer The Anglican Cycle of Prayer We Pray for the Parishes of the South Shore Deanery Trinity We Pray for the Church of the Province of West Africa Church, Rockland St. Luke’s Church, Scituate Church of the Holy The Most Revd Dr Jonathan Bau-Bau Bonaparte Hart - Nativity, South Weymouth All Saints’ Church, Whitman, Primate & Metropolitan, Church of the Province of West The Diocesan Convention Africa; Archbishop of the Internal province of West Africa and Bishop of Liberia The Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer We Pray Oceania: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Birthdays Polynesia (Maohi Nui), Kanaky, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Beth Blanchard 11/6 Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Cleo Messinger11/6 Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Patrick Triest 11/7 Wedding Anniversaries None Pray for Healing: …remembering especially Richard, the Rev. Robert, Harding, Karen, Martha, Jan, Barbara, Suzanne, Ruppert, Ceel, Lauren, Alison, Jeremy, Sheila, Rob, Sara, and Nicholas. Order of Service Prelude Prelude on “Sine Nomine” Phil Lehenbauer The people stand, as able. Opening Hymn: 287, v. 1-4, 7-8, “For all the saints, who from their labors rest” Sine Nomine Officiant: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but citizens together with the saints and members of the household of God. Ephesians 2:191 Officiant: Lord, open our lips. People: And our mouth shall proclaim your praise. All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Venite, S 34 Plainsong Tone 4 The people sit. Psalm 34:1‐10,22 Benedicam Dominum I will bless the Lord at all times; * The angel of the Lord encompasses those who fear him, * his praise shall ever be in my mouth. and he will deliver them. I will glory in the Lord; * Taste and see that the Lord is good; * let the humble hear and rejoice. happy are they who trust in him! Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; * Fear the Lord, you that are his saints, * let us exalt his Name together. for those who fear him lack nothing. I sought the Lord, and he answered me * The young lions lack and suffer hunger, * and delivered me out of all my terror. but those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good. Look upon him and be radiant, * The Lord ransoms the life of his servants, * and let not your faces be ashamed. and none will be punished who trust in him. I called in my affliction and the Lord heard me * and saved me from all my troubles. All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. First Readings: Revelation 7:9-17 After this I, John, looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!" And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, singing, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen." Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?" I said to him, "Sir, you are the one that knows." Then he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. "For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." The people stand. Canticle O: A Song of the Heavenly City Revelation 21:22-26, 22:1-4 Spoken I saw no temple in the city, * for its temple is the God of I saw the clean river of the water of life, bright as crystal, * surpassing strength and the Lamb. flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to light it, * for the The tree of life spanned the river, giving fruit every month, * glory of God shines on it, and its lamp is the Lamb. and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of nations. All By its light the nations shall walk, * and the rulers of the world curses cease where the throne of God and the Lamb stands, lay their honor and glory there. and all servants give worship there; * there they will see God’s Its gates shall never be shut by day, nor shall there be any face, whose Name shall be on their foreheads. night; * into it they will bring the honor and glory of nations. The people sit. Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-3 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. The people stand. Canticle N, A Song of God’s Love 1 John 4:7-11 Spoken Beloved, let us love one another, * for love is of God. that God loved us * and sent his Son that sins might be Whoever does not love does not know God, * for God is forgiven. Beloved, since God loved us so much, * we ought Love. In this the love of God was revealed among us, * that also to love one another. For if we love one another, God God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live abides in us, * and God’s love will be perfected in us. through Jesus Christ. In this is love, not that we loved God but The Holy Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you." The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. The Homily The Rev. Eric Litman Anthem Ave verum corpus Edward Elgar The Baptismal Covenant BCP p. 304 Celebrant: Do you believe in God the Father? People: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Celebrant: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? People: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. Celebrant: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? People: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Celebrant: Will you continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers? People: I will, with God's help.