1. family and parenting
2. children

November 16, 2014
11:00 am
Holy Eucharist Rite I
Twenty Third Week after Pentecost
Proper 28
Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal
Welcome Letter from the Dean
You are invited to follow the service in the Book of
Common Prayer and the Hymnal found in the pew
rack in front of you. The page numbers are listed in
the worship guide.
Welcome to Saint Paul’s Cathedral. We are so glad to
have you as our guest at worship today! You are important to us and we appreciate you coming this morning.
I invite you to participate in worship today as you feel
comfortable. I pray that your worship experience today
will strengthen your faith journey. If this is your first time
in the Episcopal Church, everything you need to follow
worship is in this Worship Guide but if you have any
questions please do not hesitate to ask anyone around
you for help. Our ushers and hosts are here to assist in
any way that you need.
Making the Sign of the Cross
When you see [W] it is appropriate and optional to make
the sign of the cross. For the introduction of the Gospel
when you see [WWW] you may make the sign of the cross
on your forehead, on your lips, and over your heart.
Offering
I hope you will worship with us again. Please, fill out
the Information/Prayer/RSVP Card and place in the
offering plate so that we can stay connected with you.
The ushers and hosts are here to assist you. Welcome
to Saint Paul’s!
Your offering supports the ministry, outreach, and operations of Saint Paul’s Cathedral. You can place your
offering in the plate as it is passed around during the
Offertory. We thank you for your gift. If you wish to
make a commitment please contact the Cathedral offices
during normal business hours.
God’s Peace,
The Very Reverend Justin Alan Lindstrom
Dean of the Cathedral
Sunday School
Sunday School is offered for all ages between our 9:00
am and 11:00 am worship services from 10:10 am to
10:55 am. The classes are designed to be age appropriate so that we all can deepen our faith in Jesus Christ.
Holy Eucharist/Communion
Holy Eucharist, also known as Communion, is open
to all of the baptized of all denominations. The
Episcopal Church has an open table and you are
invited to participate as you feel comfortable. The
ushers will direct you forward to receive the sacrament. To receive the Eucharist, place your right
palm over your left and you will be given the Bread;
the Wine will be offered and you may guide the chalice
to your lips. If you prefer not to drink from it, leave the
wafer on your palm and the chalice bearer will dip it
in the cup and place it in your mouth. If you wish to
receive a Blessing in lieu of the Elements, simply cross
your arms over your chest.
Children and Nursery Care
We love children and we invite them to worship with
us. We also offer a professionally staffed nursery for all
children up through 7 years old from 8:45am to 12:30pm.
The nursery is located in the Education Building past the
reception desk.
Cell Phones
Please, turn your cell phones off so that they do not
disturb you or those around you during worship.
Gluten Free communion wafers are available at the Lectern Communion Station.
Gluten Free emblems are available in the
Narthex so that you can identify yourself
to the person administering communion at
that station. These wafers are made from
rice and soy.
Pastoral Care
Hospitals no longer notify churches of your admission. If you have not received a visit or phone call
from the clergy within 24 hours of your hospitalization, it is likely we do not know you are in the hospital.
Please help us minister to you by calling the church
and letting us know.
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Today’s Music
Liturgy We Live
Today’s organ prelude is the “Tune in E” by Sir George
Thalben-Ball, subtitled “in the style of John Stanley.”
The music is in calssic ABA form; that is, similiar outer
sections with a contrasting inner sction. Thalben-Ball
(1896-1987) was an organist and composer who, though
originally from Australia, spent most of his life in Britain. He studied organ and piano at the Royal College
of Music (RCM) in London, which he entered at the
unusually young age of 14. After graduating from the
RCM, the young man was asked to deputise as organist at London’s Temple Church by its then organist, Sir
Henry Walford Davies. In 1923, he succeeded Walford
Davies as organist and director of the Temple Church
choir, a post he held for nearly 60 years. He received
the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1967 and was
knighted in 1982. The postlude is the Herald March by
Ohioan Mark Thewes (b. 1954). Mark presently serves
as the Organist and Director of Music at Westbrook Park
United Methodist Church. His educational background
includes a Bachelor’s of Music in organ performance
from the University of Akron, Ohio; and a Masters of
Music in organ performance from the University of Akron, Ohio.
by Dr. Gil Haas
A paucity of priests has led the Episcopal church to
a variety of strategies. The most familiar is a seminary trained priest who attends an Episcopal seminary
for three years. These priests have discerned a call to
priesthood as their primary profession and source of income. However, isolated small congregations struggle
to afford a full time priest, even a shared one. Supply
clergy (typically retired seminary priests) are often employed in this situation, but in many instances supply
priests are unavailable. To meet this need, bi-vocational priests and permanent deacons serve as sacramental
leaders of smaller congregations while earning their
primary income from outside the church. In our diocese, these clergy are trained through a program of the
Iona School in Houston, TX. Finally, there are Canon 9, or local clergy. These clergy serve in a location
which is “small, isolated, remote, or distinct in respect
to ethnic composition, language, or culture.” Persons
proposed to be a local clergy are usually a leader in
their congregation, and their ordination is proposed by
the congregation. The canonical requirements for these
priests are greatly reduced. Local clergy will not move
from the congregation for which they were ordained.
The Cathedral Choir sings a setting of Psalm 25, “Ad te
levavi” by Austrian composer Franz Xaver Witt (18341888). Witt was a Catholic priest, church musician, and
composer. He was a leading figure in the Cecilian movement for the reform of Catholic church music in the second half of the 19th century. He taught Gregorian chant
at the seminary at Regensburg. In 1868 Witt founded the
Caecilia Society in order to revive the use of Gregorian
chant and polyphony, and to promote the composition of
new liturgical music in an older style in churches.
Before the Service
Please keep a moment of silence to prepare your
hearts and minds for worship and if you so desire
you may use the following prayer:
Gracious Father, we pray for your holy catholic
Church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth with all peace.
Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in any thing it is amiss, reform it. Where
it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide
for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of
Jesus Christ your Son our Savior. Amen.
Prelude
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Tune in E
G. Thalben-Ball
Collect for Purity
W
BCP 323
Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open,
all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love thee,
and worthily magnify thy holy Name;
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
[Please stand if you are able]
Processional Hymn
Hymnal 59, verses 1-5
Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding.
“Christ is nigh,” it seems to say;
“Cast away the works of darkness,
O ye children of the day.”
Summary of the Law
Wakened by the solemn warning,
from earth’s bondage let us rise;
Christ, our sun, all sloth dispelling,
shines upon the morning skies.
BCP 324
Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith:
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first
and great commandment. And the second is like unto
it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two
commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
Lo! the Lamb, so long expected,
comes with pardon down from heaven;
let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
one and all to be forgiven;
The Gloria
so when next he comes with glory,
and the world is wrapped in fear,
may he with his mercy shield us,
and with words of love draw near.
BCP 324
Hymnal S202
Glory be to God on high,
and on earth peace, good will towards men.
We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee,
we glorify thee,
we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,
O Lord God, heavenly King,
God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
that takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand
of God the Father,
have mercy upon us.
For thou only art holy;
thou only art the Lord;
thou only, O Christ,
with the Holy Ghost,
W art most high in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
Honor, glory, might, and blessing
to the Father and the Son,
with the everlasting Spirit
while unending ages run.
Opening Acclamation
BCP 323, Hymnal S77
W Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen.
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Collect
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
[Please kneel if you are able]
Psalm 123
BCP 184
Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be
written for our learning: Grant that we may in such wise
hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that, by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may
embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Savior Jesus
Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lesson
Domine refugium
To you I lift up my eyes,
to you enthroned in the heavens.
As the eyes of servants look
to the hand of their masters,
and the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
[You may be seated]
So our eyes look to the LORD our God,
until he show us his mercy.
Judges 4:1-7
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy,
for we have had more than enough of contempt,
A Reading from the Book of Judges.
Too much of the scorn of the indolent rich,
and of the derision of the proud. The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the
LORD, after Ehud died. So the LORD sold them into the
hand of King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor;
the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in
Harosheth-ha-goiim. Then the Israelites cried out to the
LORD for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron,
and had oppressed the Israelites cruelly twenty years.
At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth,
was judging Israel. She used to sit under the palm of
Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country
of Ephraim; and the Israelites came up to her for judgment. She sent and summoned Barak son of Abinoam
from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, “The LORD,
the God of Israel, commands you, `Go, take position at
Mount Tabor, bringing ten thousand from the tribe of
Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun. I will draw out Sisera,
the general of Jabin’s army, to meet you by the Wadi
Kishon with his chariots and his troops; and I will give
him into your hand.’”
Lesson
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
A Reading from the First Epistle to the Thessalonians.
Concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you.
For you yourselves know very well that the day of the
Lord will come like a thief in the night. When they say,
“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction
will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape! But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you
like a thief; for you are all children of light and children
of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. So then
let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake
and be sober; for those who sleep sleep at night, and
those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate
of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining
salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us,
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with
him. Therefore encourage one another and build up each
other, as indeed you are doing.
bringing five more talents, saying, `Master, you handed
over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.’ His master said to him, `Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things,
I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy
of your master.’ And the one with the two talents also
came forward, saying, `Master, you handed over to me
two talents; see, I have made two more talents.’ His master said to him, `Well done, good and trustworthy slave;
you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you
in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ Then the one who had received the one talent also
came forward, saying, `Master, I knew that you were a
harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed; so I was afraid, and
I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have
what is yours.’ But his master replied, `You wicked and
lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did
not sow, and gather where I did not scatter? Then you
ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and
on my return I would have received what was my own
with interest. So take the talent from him, and give it to
the one with the ten talents. For to all those who have,
more will be given, and they will have an abundance;
but from those who have nothing, even what they have
will be taken away. As for this worthless slave, throw
him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.’ “
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
[Please stand if you are able]
Gospel Hymn
Hymnal 524, verses 1-3
I love thy kingdom, Lord,
the house of thine abode,
the Church our blest Redeemer saved
with his own precious blood.
For her my tears shall fall;
for her my prayers ascend;
to her my cares and toils be given,
till toils and cares shall end.
Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
her sweet communion, solemn vows,
her hymns of love and praise.
Gospel
Matthew 25:14-30
W W W The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew.
Glory be to thee, O Lord.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Gospel Hymn
Jesus said, “For it is as if a man, going on a journey,
summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to
them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went
away. The one who had received the five talents went
off at once and traded with them, and made five more
talents. In the same way, the one who had the two talents
made two more talents. But the one who had received
the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and
hid his master’s money. After a long time the master of
those slaves came and settled accounts with them. Then
the one who had received the five talents came forward,
Hymnal 524, verses 4-5
Jesus, thou friend divine,
our Savior and our King,
thy hand from every snare and foe
shall great deliverance bring.
Sure as thy truth shall last,
to Zion shall be given
the brightest glories earth can yield,
and brighter bliss of heaven.
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Sermon
[You may be seated after
the sermon opening prayer]
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.
W We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Like a Thief in the Night
[After the sermon there will be a moment of
silence for private meditation]
[Please stand if you are able]
Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
Prayers
BCP 326
Form 1, BCP 383
With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to
the Lord, saying, “Lord, have mercy.”
[Please kneel if you are able]
For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the holy
Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us
pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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,
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.
For Justin of Canterbury; Katharine, our Presiding
Bishop; Edward, our Bishop; and the clergy and people
of the diocese of Oklahoma and our companion diocese of Uruguay, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For Barack, our President; Mary, our Governor; and
Mick, our Mayor; for the leaders of the nations, and for
all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For Oklahoma City, for every city and community, and
for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the good earth which God has given us, and for the
wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the peace and wellbeing of all those who defend
our country at home and abroad, and keep safe all
who are in dangerous circumstances, let us pray to the
Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Confession
For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans,
and for the sick and the suffering, (Special intentions)
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
BCP 331
Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
[Silence is kept]
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
maker of all things, judge of all men:
We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins
and wickedness,
which we from time to time
most grievously have committed,
by thought, word, and deed,
against thy divine Majesty, provoking most justly
thy wrath and indignation against us.
We do earnestly repent,
and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings:
the remembrance of them is grievous unto us,
the burden of them is intolerable.
Have mercy upon us,
have mercy upon us, most merciful Father;
for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
forgive us all that is past;
and grant that we may ever hereafter
serve and please thee in newness of life,
to the honor and glory of thy Name;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
In the Diocesan cycle of prayer (Special intentions),
and in the Cathedral cycle of prayer (Special intentions), let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For all those who are celebrating special occasions,
(Special intentions) let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
W And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear and for the
recently departed, especially (Special intentions) let us
pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed
and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for
all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the
Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression,
and degradation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
Absolution
That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without
suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
BCP 332
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great
mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who
with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him, W
have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all
your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
In the communion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Blessed
Paul and of all the saints, let us commend ourselves,
and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.
To thee, O Lord our God.
[The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect]
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Comfortable Words
Offertory
Hear the Word of God to all who truly turn to him.
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden,
and I will refresh you.
John 3:16
God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten
Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.
1 Timothy 1:15
This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners.
1 John 2:1-2
If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the perfect offering
for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the
whole world.
Peace
Ad te levavi animam meam:
Deus meus, in te confido, non erubescam:
neque irrideant me inimici mei:
et enim universi, qui te exspectant, non confundentur.
I will lift up my soul to you,
my God, and confide in you; I will not be ashamed,
nor will my enemies mock me.
For all those who wait for you will not be confounded.
[Please stand if you are able]
Doxology
BCP 332
Great Thanksgiving
[You may share a greeting of peace
with those near you]
Welcome
Hymnal 380, verse 3
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heavenly host:
W praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
[Please stand if you are able]
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And with thy spirit.
Text: Psalm 25:1-3
Music: Franz Xaver Witt
Eucharistic Prayer I
BCP 334,
Hymnal S112
The Lord be with you.
And with thy Spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up unto the Lord.
Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
It is meet and right so to do.
[You may be seated]
Offertory Sentence
BCP 376, Psalm 96:8
Ascribe to the LORD the honor due his Name;
bring offerings and come into his courts.
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we
should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto
thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God.
Proper Preface BCP 344
Creator of the light and source of life,
who hast made us in thine image,
and called us to new life
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious
Name; evermore praising thee, and saying,
Sanctus
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father,
to hear us; and, of thy almighty goodness, vouchsafe
to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit,
these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine; that we,
receiving them according to thy Son our Savior Jesus
Christ’s holy institution, in remembrance of his death
and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body
and Blood.
Hymnal S114
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts:
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High.
W Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant that, by the
merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through
faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may
obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of
his passion.
[Please kneel if you are able]
All glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
for that thou, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only
Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our
redemption; who made there, by his one oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice,
oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world;
and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to
continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death
and sacrifice, until his coming again.
And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy,
and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee
that we, and all others who shall be partakers of this
Holy Communion, may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, W be
filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and
made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and
we in him.
For in the night in which he was betrayed, he took bread;
and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to
his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my Body, which
is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
And although we are unworthy, through our manifold
sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech
thee to accept this our bounden duty and service,
not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offenses,
through Jesus Christ our Lord;
Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had
given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink ye all of
this; for this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is
shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do
this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.”
By whom, and with whom, and in whom,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost
all honor and glory be unto thee,
O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.
Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to
the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Savior Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and
make here before thy divine Majesty, with these thy
holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his
mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering
unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same.
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The Lord’s Prayer
Hymnal S119
And now, as our Savior Christ hath taught us,
we are bold to say,
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
[You may be seated]
Communion of the People
Communion Hymn
Hymnal 53, verses 1-4
Once he came in blessing,
all our ills redressing;
came in likeness lowly,
Son of God most holy;
bore the cross to save us,
hope and freedom gave us.
Still he comes within us,
still his voice would win us
from the sins that hurt us,
would to Truth convert us:
not in torment hold us,
but in love enfold us.
Fraction
Hymnal S154
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
therefore let us keep the feast.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Prayer of Humble Access BCP 337
We do not presume to come to this thy Table,
O merciful Lord,
trusting in our own righteousness,
but in thy manifold and great mercies.
We are not worthy so much
as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table.
But thou art the same Lord
whose property is always to have mercy.
Grant us therefore, gracious Lord,
so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ,
and to drink his blood,
that we may evermore dwell in him,
and he in us. Amen.
Invitation to Communion
The Gifts of God for the People of God.
Thus, if thou canst name him,
not ashamed to claim him,
but wilt trust him boldly
nor dost love him coldly,
he will then receive thee,
heal thee, and forgive thee.
Hymnal S158
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins
of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins
of the world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins
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of the world, grant us thy peace.
One who thus endureth
bright reward secureth.
Come, then, O Lord Jesus,
from our sins release us;
let us here confess thee
till in heaven we bless thee.
Post-communion Prayer Let us pray.
BCP 339
[Please stand or kneel if you are able]
Almighty and everliving God,
we most heartily thank thee
for that thou dost feed us, in these holy mysteries,
with the spiritual food
of the most precious Body and Blood
of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ;
and dost assure us thereby of thy favor
and goodness towards us;
and that we are very members incorporate
in the mystical body of thy Son,
the blessed company of all faithful people;
and are also heirs, through hope,
of thy everlasting kingdom.
And we humbly beseech thee,
O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace,
that we may continue in that holy fellowship,
and do all such good works
as thou hast prepared for us to walk in;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost,
be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
Though with a scornful wonder
men see her sore oppressed,
by schisms rent asunder,
by heresies distressed;
yet saints their watch are keeping,
their cry goes up, “How long?”
and soon the night of weeping
shall be the morn of song.
Mid toil and tribulation,
and tumult of her war
she waits the consummation
of peace for evermore;
till with the vision glorious
her longing eyes are blessed,
and the great Church victorious
shall be the Church at rest.
Blessing
BCP 339
The peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love
of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the
blessing of God Almighty, W the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you
always. Amen.
Yet she on earth hath union
with God, the Three in One,
and mystic sweet communion
with those whose rest is won.
O happy ones and holy!
Lord, give us grace that we
like them, the meek and lowly,
on high may dwell with thee.
[Please stand if you are able]
Closing Hymn
Hymnal 525, verses 1-5
The Dismissal
The Church’s one foundation
is Jesus Christ her Lord;
she is his new creation
by water and the word:
from heaven he came and sought her
to be his holy bride;
with his own blood he bought her,
and for her life he died.
Alleluia, Alleluia. Go in peace to love and serve the
Lord.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia.
Postlude
Elect from every nation,
yet one o’er all the earth,
her charter of salvation,
one Lord, one faith, one birth;
one holy Name she blesses,
partakes one holy food,
and to one hope she presses,
with every grace endued.
Pastoral Prayers
Herald March
Mark Thewes
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If you desire pastoral prayers, one of our clergy will
remain in the sanctuary after the conclusion of the worship service. Please come forward for private prayer,
the laying on of hands and the anointing of oil.
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Host: Louisa McCune-Elmore
Lector - First Lesson: Sharon Ellington
Lector - Second Lesson: David Sapper
Intercessor: John Koons
Oblationer: Terry Jenks
Eucharistic Ministers: David Sapper, John Koons, Jeff
Erwin, Al McAffrey
Ushers: Janet Craven, Mike Blake, Marilyn Smotherman,
Taylor Johnson, David Ponstein
Audio: Jay Malmstrom
Those Serving Today
Canon Musician H. Scott Raab
Cathedral Choir: Katie Armistead, Matt Armistead, John
Dunn, Sharon Ellington, Bud Johnson, Lou Kohlman,
Kevin McDonald, Leah McDonald, Gail Malmstrom,
Mary Reynolds, Larry Young, Joe Wilkerson, Hunter
Birkhead, Chris Lawrence, Mark Sessing, Emma Sharp
Altar Guild: Meredith Cook, Mary Lu Jarvis, Heather
Branscum, Mary Forrest, Lynnette Haywood, Laurie
Jones, Maxine Madden, Mary Schneeberger, Paula Stover, John Turman
Celebrant: The Very Rev. Justin Lindstrom
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Susan Colley Joplin
Assisting: The Rev. Tim Sean Youmans,
The Rev. Marilyn Robertson
Verger: Vickie Norick
Acolytes: Gary Derrick, Ella McDonald, Emily McDonald, Maggie Kirt, Isabella Sund, Carmen McQuistion
To the Glory of God
The Flowers on the Altar are given in celebration of the
first day of marriage of Lindsay Houts & Ryan Thomas.
The Bread and Wine are given to the Glory of God by Madeline Benham in memory of her brother, John Grisham.
The Sanctuary Light is given to the Glory of God by Jeannie and Gil Haas in memory of C.C. McEachin, Jr.
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Sunday Forums
10:10 am Sundays through November 16
This Week @ St. Paul’s
Bible Study:
Authority, Justification, and Freedom
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I (no Music) – Cathedral
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II – Cathedral
10:10 am Authority, Justification and Freedom –
Dean Willey Hall
10:10 am Ignatian Examen and Parenting – Undercroft
10:10 am Church School - Undercroft
11:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I – Cathedral
Sunday, 16
The Letter of Paul to the Galatians led by Dean Lindstrom in Dean Willey Hall.
Rooted in Love:
The Ignatian Examen and Parenting
Monday, 17
Led by Lauren Bass, Franci Hart and Canon Joplin in
the Undercroft.
9:00 am St. George’s Guild Outreach – Back Bldg.
12:10 pm Al-Anon – Undercroft
Tuesday, 18
Church School @ 10:10 in the Undercroft
12:10 pm AA – Library
6:30 pm Vestry Meeting – Board Room
7:30 pm Brightmusic – Cathedral
Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble
7:30 pm Tuesday, November 17 in the Cathedral
Austrian & German Masterworks for Winds
Wednesday, 19
9:00 am
9:00 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
Organist David Enlow in Concert
7:30 pm Friday, November 21 in the Cathedral
Mr. Enlow is Director of Music at the Episcopal
Church of the Resurrection in New York City where he
also teaches at the Juilliard School. David is Dean of
the NYC Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Thursday, 20
9:30 am
11:30 am
Noon
12:10 pm
6:30 pm
First Communion Class
9:00 am Saturday, November 22 in the Cathedral
Our First Communion Class, led by Dean Justin and
Kate Huston, will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 am. in
the Cathedral. The First Communion class is open to
all children in grades 2nd and up, whether or not the
child has started to take Communion. Parents are requested to participate with their child during the class.
Our Communion instruction will teach us the story of
the Last Supper, the innate mystery of the Eucharist,
and practical instruction on taking Holy Communion.
St. Catherine’s Prayer Group – Parlor
Tai Chi Class – Dean Willey Hall
Ignatian Practioners – Parlor
Holy Eucharist Rite II – Chapel
EfM – Parlor
Friday, 21
9:00 am St. George’s Guild Outreach – Back Bldg.
7:30 pm Organ Recital – Cathedral
Saturday, 22
9:00 am First Communion – Cathedral
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II – Cathedral
Sunday, 23
8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I (no Music) – Cathedral
9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II – Cathedral
10:10 am Advent Event – Dean Willey Hall
10:10 am Bookstore Dedication – Reception Area
11:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I – Cathedral
Re-opening and Dedication of the Bookstore
10:10 am Sunday, November 23
Please join us in celebrating the re-opening and dedication of the Nira Smith Bookstore. The ECW will
provide refreshments in the reception area. The volunteers of the Bookstore look forward to seeing you!
St. George’s Guild Outreach – Back Bldg.
Mobile Meals – Kitchen
Ignatian Novitiate – Parlor
Prayer Shawl Ministry – Parlor
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Presiding Bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma
The Right Reverend Dr. Edward J. Konieczny,
Bishop of Oklahoma
St. Paul’s Cathedral Clergy
The Very Reverend Justin Alan Lindstrom, Dean
The Reverend Canon Susan Colley Joplin,
Canon for Pastoral Care and Spirituality
The Reverend Tim Sean Youmans,
Special Clergy Associate for Worship and Youth
The Reverend Marilyn Robertson,
Deacon and Cathedral Nurse
The Reverend Gerald Butcher,
Deacon and Prison Minister
Cathedral Officers & Vestry
Molly Tolbert, Senior Warden
Mike Murphy, Junior Warden
Rick Hill, Treasurer
Amy Fischer, Clerk
Serving through Annual Meeting 2015
Lauren Bass, Don Resler, Sharon Rysted,
Evan Walter
Serving through Annual Meeting 2016
Carol Howard, Julie Mills, Charles Ozan, Harrison
Smith
Serving through Annual Meeting 2017
Buffy Heater, Todis McDonald, Richard Ogden,
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Cathedral Staff
H. Scott Raab, Canon Musician
Allen Christ, Director of Administration and Finance
Kate Huston, Director of Christian Formation
Jack Wise, Director of Communications
David Bridges, Cathedral Ministries Coordinator
for Worship, Evangelism and Outreach
Brian Speers, Cathedral Ministries Coordinator
for Pastoral Care and Spirituality
David Bradley, Sexton
Gail Dyer, Kitchen Coordinator
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