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Services & Preacher

  • 8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
  • 10:00am: Holy Eucharist with Hymns & Organ Music (Church)
  • Celebrant & Preacher: Father Matt
  • Our guest organist today is Brian Holman. Justin is in Sarasota Florida at Christ Church assisting on an organ and piano recording with Jeremy Filsell.

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  • 10:00am: Nursery Care (Ranck Building)
  • Coffee Hour follows each service.

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About Worship Today

  • This period in the Church year is known as “The Season after Pentecost” or “Ordinary Time.”  The term “ordinary” refers to how the New Testament passages are generally read in order or in sequence, as opposed to being arranged by specific theme as in other seasons.  During this season the Gospel passages focus on Jesus’ ministry, how he is revealed to the world as the Christ, and what he teaches to his followers. In Year A (the first in a three-year cycle: A, B & C) most of the Gospel passages are from the Gospel according to Matthew. When Track 1 is used, the Old Testament Lesson is read in thematic sequence throughout the summer, in Year A we will read from the Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible).  The New Testament Lesson is independent of these readings and is almost always taken from one of the Letters in the New Testament that reflects the common life and mission of the first Christian community.  
  • The Holy Eucharist, the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord's Day and other major Feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer, 1979, are the regular services appointed for public worship in the Episcopal Church. At Christ Church we celebrate the Holy Eucharist every Sunday, and also on Holy Days and other occasions.
  • Today’s liturgy is from the red Book of Common Prayer 1979.  All hymns are taken from the blue Hymnal 1982 or other authorized hymnals for use in the Episcopal Church. All hymns are reprinted with permission under OneLicense.net A713125.

Music & Lectionary Notes:

  • Prelude: Sarabande in G (French Suite No. 5 BWV 816) by Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
  • Processional:  #8, Morning had broken, Bunessan
  • Gloria in excelsis: S-280, Powell
  • The First Lesson: Exodus 3:1-15
  • Gradual: Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c
  • The Second Lesson: Romans 12:9-21
  • Sequence Hymn: #711, Seek ye first the kingdom of God, Seek Ye First
  • Gospel: Matthew 16:21-28
  • Offertory Organ Voluntary: Improvisation by Holman
  • Offertory Doxology: #380, vs 3, Old 100th
  • Sanctus & Benedictus: #S-130 from Deutsche Messe, Franz Peter Schubert (1797–1828); arr. Richard Proulx (b. 1937)
  • Agnus Dei: #S-161 from New Plainsong; David Hurd (b. 1950)
  • Communion Organ Voluntary: Improvisation by Holman
  • Postcommunion Hymn: #397, Now thank we all our God, Nun danket alle Gott
  • Processional: Gigue in f  BWV 845 by Bach

Prayer List:

  • Our prayers are asked for Sean our Presiding Bishop, Matthew and Allen our Bishops, Father Matt our Rector, Mother Meredith, Deacon Chisara, and our Wardens, Officers, and Vestry members. We pray also for: Cathy, Annette, Patricia, M&D, Dan, Heidi, Brian, Marion, Fronda, Coulby, Michael, Jane, and Sandy. We pray for those in our Armed Services. We also pray for those who have died. May their souls, and the souls of the departed rest in peace, Amen. We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week: Emily Scherer (August 31), Marie Duman (September 4), Meredith Hawkins (September 3), Andrew Johnson (September 4), Sara Rose (September 3).
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