October 18, 2026, Sunday

Services & Preacher

• 8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
• 10:00am: Choral Eucharist & Sunday School (Church)
• 4:00pm: Said Eucahrist (Garden/Bolton)
• Preacher: Father Matt

Events & Fellowship

• 10:00am: Nursery Care (Ranck Building)
• Coffee Hour follows each morning service. 
• 5:00pm: Oktoberest (Parish Hall)

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Livestream Feeds and Bulletins

• A PDF of the 10am Service Leaflet is available below.
• The Livestream link is below.
• Livestreams for all of today's services and all prior weeks can be found HERE.

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.  
• Today the church celebrates the life and Christian witness of Saint Luke the Evangelist. Saint Luke, traditionally believed to have been a Gentile, physician, and companion of Saint Paul, is credited with writing the Gospel that bears his name and the Acts of the Apostles. His Gospel emphasizes God's mercy, care for the poor and outcast, and the universal promise of salvation, while preserving beloved accounts of Jesus' birth and parables such as the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. A celebration for Saint Luke on October 18th has been a part of the church calendar since at least the 4th century.  The Propers (collect of the day, readings, and Eucharistic preface) for today are appointed for Saint Luke’s Day.
• 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:  Prelude on “Rhosymedre” by Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958
• Processional:  #414, God my King, thy might confessing, Stuttgart
• Gloria in excelsis: S-280, Powell
• The First Lesson: Sirach 38: 1-4, 6-10, 12-14
• Gradual: Psalm 147:1-7, chant by George Thalben-Ball.
• The Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 4:5-13
• Sequence Hymn: #511, Holy Spirit, ever living, Abbot’s Leigh
• Gospel: Luke 4:14-21
• Offertory Anthem: O For a Closer Walk with God by Charles Villiers Stanford 1852-1924
• 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: O Taste and See by Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872--1958
• Postcommunion Hymn: #458, My song is love unknown, Love Unknown
• Processional: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 by Edward Elgar 1857-1934

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. We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week, especially Ginny Cragin (10/18), Alice Deac (10/24), Jackson Stiefvater (10/23), George Taylor (10/22).

Dr. J's Notes:

• British choral and organ music flourished during the nineteenth century, when England’s cathedrals and collegiate chapels became centers of musical creativity. Charles Villiers Stanford and Edward Elgar helped shape an English musical voice, combining Anglican grandeur with the warmth and harmonic richness of Romanticism. Stanford’s O for a Closer Walk with God exemplifies the elegance and spiritual intimacy of the English anthem, while Elgar’s organ music reflects the nobility and expressive breadth of the late Romantic era. This tradition continued into the twentieth century through Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose O Taste and See, composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, captures the beauty of English sacred music through simplicity and luminous harmonies. Together, these works celebrate a musical heritage central to the Anglican choral tradition.