THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST October 27, 2019 Unless otherwise specified, you will find hymns in the red Hymnal 1982 in your pew. Numbers that begin with ‘S’ refer to “service music” in the front of the hymnal. “LEVAS II” refers to the Lift Every Voice and Sing hymnal, and “BCP” refers to the Book of Common Prayer. HOLY EUCHARIST RITE II ORGAN VOLUNTARY PROCESSIONAL HYMN Come, thou fount of every blessing LEVAS II 111 NETTLETON OPENING ACCLAMATION Celebrant Blessed be the one, holy, and living God. People Glory to God for ever and ever. ANTHEM OF PRAISE A Love Round Traditional, arr. Nancy Gifford Youth Choir Love, love, love, love, Christians this is your call: “Love your neighbor as yourself, for God loves us all.” COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. People Amen. THE WORD OF GOD FIRST READING Sirach 35:12-17 Give to the Most High as he has given to you, and as generously as you can afford. For the Lord is the one who repays, and he will repay you sevenfold. Do not offer him a bribe, for he will not accept it, and do not rely on a dishonest sacrifice, for the Lord is the judge and with him there is no partiality. The Lord will not show partiality to the poor, but will listen to the prayer of one who is wronged. The Lord will not ignore the supplication of the orphan, nor the widow when she pours out her complaint. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. PSALM Anglican Chant Psalm 84:1-6 1 How dear to me is your dwelling, O LORD of hosts! * My soul has a desire and a longing for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. 2 The sparrow has found her a house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; * by the side of your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. 2 3 Happy are they who dwell in your house! * they will always be praising you. 4 Happy are the people whose strength is in you! * whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way. 5 Those who go through the desolate valley will find it a place of springs, * for the early rains have covered it with pools of water. 6 They will climb from height to height, * and the God of gods will reveal himself in Zion. SECOND READING 1 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing. At my first defense no one came to my support, but all deserted me. May it not be counted against them! But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory for ever and ever. Amen. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. SEQUENCE HYMN How lovely is thy dwelling place Hymnal 517 BROTHER JAMES’ AIR GOSPEL Luke 18:9-14 Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Jesus told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.” Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. SERMON The Rev. Emily Williams Guffey NICENE CREED BCP 358 Celebrant Let us profess our faith in the Trinity as defined by the Church historic as we say together the Nicene Creed. All We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, 3 begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. AMEN. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE adapted from A New Zealand Prayer Book Reader Let us pray for the church and the world, giving thanks for God’s goodness. Blessed are you, eternal God, People to be praised and glorified for ever. Make us alive to the needs of our community. Help us to share one another’s joys and burdens. Inspire and lead those who hold authority in the nations of the world. Guide us and all people in the way of justice and peace. Strengthen all who minister in your name, especially Michael our Presiding Bishop; Wendell our Bishop; Bonnie our Bishop-elect; Emily, David, and Anthony our Priests; and Chip who is discerning Holy Orders. Give us courage to proclaim your Gospel. Look with your kindness on our homes and families. Grant that your love may grow in our hearts. Have compassion on all who suffer from sickness, grief, or trouble, especially Margie Deeb, Asha Dhanarajan, Douglas Esse Sr., Sarah Esse, Tom Garner, Lauren Keils, Joe Miller, Pamla Moore, Carl Pfadt, Ronald Soud, Len St. Jean, Rosewitha Wallace & Megan White. (People may add names silently or aloud.) In your presence, may they find strength. We remember those who have died, especially Kathy Moore, who died on Tuesday, Pat Stewart, who died on Wednesday, and for Katherine Albert, who will be laid to rest today, and for those we now name. (People may add names silently or aloud.) Into your hands we commend them. Let light perpetual shine upon them. 4 We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life. We celebrate those having birthdays last week and this week: David Dieter, Phillip Keils, Elsie Peck, Rachel Basse, Marjorie Keils, Anna Elizabeth Basse, Harriet Port, Stephanie Wren, Chacona Baugh, Patricia Franklin, Marina Lamphier. (People may add names silently or aloud.) We will exalt you, O God our King; And praise your Name for ever and ever. Celebrant Praise to you, abundant God, for when we ask, you give; when we seek, you show the way. When we knock, you answer. Praise to you for your unfailing grace. Make us your faithful people. Amen. CONFESSION OF SIN Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. People Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. People Amen. PEACE Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.