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Services & Preacher

  • 8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
  • 10:00am: Choral Eucharist & Sunday School (Church)
  • Preacher: Father Matt

Events & Fellowship

  • 10:00am: Nursery Care (Ranck Building)
  • Coffee Hour follows each morning 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.
  • Today's Lessons can be found at the Lectionary Page (Track 1)

10am Service Order:

  • Prelude: Fall Suite by Bischof
  • Processional:  #390, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation, Lobe den Herren
  • Gloria in excelsis: S-280, Powell
  • The First Lesson: Exodus32:1-14
  • Gradual: Psalm 106:1-6,19-23, chant by Samuel Thomas Jackson
  • The Second Lesson: Phillipians 4:1-9
  • Sequence Hymn: #382, King of glory, King of peace, General Seminary
  • Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14
  • Offertory Anthem: Cantate Domino by Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni 1657-1743
  • 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 Anthem: If ye love me by Tomas Tallis 1505-1585
  • Postcommunion Hymn: #525, The Church's one foundation, Aurelia
  • Processional: Explosions (transcribed for organ by Justin Bischof) by Stephen Paulus 1949-2014

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: Charles, Sara, Edward, Cathy, Annette, Patricia, M&D, Brian, Marion, Fronda, Coulby, Jane, and Sandy. We pray for those in our Armed Services.

  • We also pray for those who have died, especially Michael Wood.

    We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week, especially Bates Bland (10/13), Etta Gumbs (10/11) Courtney McGrory (10/15), Patrick Moore (10/12),and  Heather Reische (10/11).

Dr. J's Notes:

  • Stephen Paulus was one of the most distinguished and prolific American composers of his generation, celebrated particularly for his extraordinary contribution to choral, vocal, operatic, and sacred music. Born in Minnesota and educated at the University of Minnesota, Paulus became a central figure in American musical life, composing more than 500 works, including operas, oratorios, orchestral and chamber works, concertos, and an extensive body of music for chorus and organ. His music is admired for its expressive immediacy, rich harmonic language, lyrical writing, and remarkable sensitivity to text. Paulus achieved international recognition with operas including The Postman Always Rings Twice and received commissions and performances from many of the nation’s leading musical institutions and artists. His choral anthem Pilgrims’ Hymn, from the opera The Three Hermits, became one of his most cherished compositions and was sung at the funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford. Paulus also maintained an important relationship with the organ, writing substantial solo works as well as music combining the instrument with chorus and orchestra. 
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