The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer B BCP 367 Communion of the People EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE You are encouraged to open The Book of Common Prayer All who are baptized, regardless of denomination, are invited to receive Communion. and join in the responses as indicated. Those who are not baptized, or who choose not to receive for any reason, are invited forward to the altar rail to receive a blessing, indicated by crossing your arms over Transfiguration Presider People your chest. To receive by intinction, continue holding the Host out and the Eucharistic ## Minister will dip it into the Chalice and place it on your tongue. Indicate your desire SEEKING AND SERVING CHRIST IN ALL PERSONS & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ to receive a gluten-free Host by holding out your hands together palms-down. Theœ Lordœ beœ with you. And al- so with you.˙ First Sunday of Advent Presider People Voluntary J.G. Walther # ˙ œ ˙ Partita on “Once He Came in Blessing” November 29, 2015 & # ˙ œ œ œ œ Liftœ up your hearts. We lift them up. Hymn 9:00 & 11:15 a.m. Presider 9:00 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light The Hymnal 490 # & # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ 11:15 Jesus Came, Adored by Angels The Hymnal 454 Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People Stand. # The Postcommunion Prayer BCP 366 # ˙ & œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙. Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the It is right to give him thanks andœ praise. spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Sanctus Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal ## kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given & ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. The Holy Eucharist Ho˙ -- ly,œ ho ly, ho - lyœ Lord,˙. God of To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and , for ever. Amen. Voluntary “Sleepers, Wake!” A Voice Astounds Us J.S. Bach ## œ œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ & œ œ Welcome pow- er and might, heaven and earth are full of your Sending Forth of the Eucharistic Visitors 9:00 , In the name of this congregation, I send you forth bearing these holy Entrance Hymn The Hymnal 57 ## & œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ gifts, that those to whom you go may share with us in the communion Lo! He Comes, with Clouds Descending glo- ry. Ho --san na in the high˙ -œ est.˙. of Christ’s Body and Blood. 9:00 Stanzas 1, 2 & 4 11:15 All Stanzas We who are many are one body, for we all share one bread, one cup. ## The Opening Acclamation The Book of Common Prayer, page 355 & ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ Bless˙ - edœ is the one whoœ comes˙. in the The Blessing Presider Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. , May Almighty God, by whose providence our Savior Christ came ## œ ˙. ˙ ˙ œ ˙ & œ œ œ œ among us in great humility, sanctify you with the light of his blessing The Collect for Purity BCP 355 name of the Lord. Ho - san- na in the and set you free from all sin. Amen. # , May he whose second Coming in power and great glory we await, make Song of Praise # ˙. you steadfast in faith, joyful in hope, and constant in love. Amen. & ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ 9:00 Trisagion The Hymnal S 102 high --est. Ho - san na in the high œ -est.. May you, who rejoice in the first Advent of our Redeemer, at his second Sung three times in harmony: 1 - Choir; 2 - All ; 3 - All Advent be rewarded with unending life. Amen. Music preceded by an "S" is printed in the front section of The Hymnal. Text: Enriching Our Worship. Music: Adapted from the hymntune PUER NOBIS by William Trafka. Copyright © William Trafka. Used with Permission. And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 11:15 Canticle 16: Song of Zechariah See Insert Spirit, be upon you and remain with you for ever. Amen. The Great Amen The Collect of the Day The Dismissal Presider The Lord be with you. # Presider Let us bless the Lord. # People And also with you. & People Thanks be to God. A˙ œ ˙- œ men.w. Presider Let us pray. The Lord’s Prayer Sung The Hymnal S 119 Processional Hymn The Hymnal 72 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put Hark! the Glad Sound! the Savior Comes on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your The Breaking of the Bread 9:00 Stanzas 1 & 4 11:00 All Stanzas Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living Silence is kept. and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and Voluntary Sigfrid Karg-Elert reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Fraction Anthem The Hymnal S 161 “Sleepers, Wake!” A Voice Astounds Us Lamb of God – New Plainsong David Hurd Be seated. The Second Lesson 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Be seated. The First Lesson Jeremiah 33:14-16 The Sermon How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most Stand. promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is Spoken BCP 358 days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up lacking in your faith. Now may our God and Father himself and our The Nicene Creed for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in The Prayers of the People And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our love for you. And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that The Intercessor invites the prayers of the congregation and offers righteousness.” you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our on the altar, the prayers printed in the Parish Intercession Book. Sung in harmony to a simplified Anglican chant by J. W. Meachen (S Lord Jesus with all his saints. 415) The Word of the Lord. Each petition concludes: Thanks be to God. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; my God, I put my trust in you; * The Gradual Psalm 25:1-9 Simplified Anglican Chant let me not be humiliated, Tone by J. W. Meachen (S 415) Stand. The Gospel Acclamation Alleluia Chant, Mode VI nor let my enemies triumph over me. The Presider prays a concluding collect and the People respond Amen. Let none who look to you be put to shame; * Please sing this refrain after the choir's intonation and following the verse: let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes. ## Ï Choir All & ú Ï ú Ï ú Ï ú Ï The Confession of Sin Show me your ways, O LORD, * ú Ï Ï ú Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. and teach me your paths. ? # ú Ï ú Ï ú Ï b œ # ú ú ÏÏ Ï & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Kneel. Lead me in your truth and teach me, * Ï ú ú Ï ú Al- le -- lu ia. Al - le -- lu ia. for you are the God of my salvation; Ï Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in in you have I trusted all the day long. © 1956, Jerome Webster Meachen. Published by Church Publishing, Inc. Verse: Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation. thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-709126. left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not Remember, O LORD, your compassion and love, * loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly Sung in harmony. The Gospel Luke 21:25-36 for they are from everlasting. repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; * To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to remember me according to your love my God, I put my trust in you; * People Glory to you, Lord Christ. the glory of your Name.