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Second Sunday after the
Epiphany
Holy Eucharist Service—Year B
January 18, 2015
Services:
8:30 AM Healing Liturgy
10:30 AM Choral Eucharist
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ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional Hymn
# 91 (LEVAS)
THE WORD OF GOD
OpeningAcclamation
BCP p. 355
# 5280 (Hymnal 1982)
Collect: Second Sunday afterthe Epiphany
BCP p. 215
The Old Testament
1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)
Gloria in Excelsis
Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17
BCP p. 794
The Epistle
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Sequence Hymn
# 117 (Hymnal 1982)
The Gospel
Sermon
John 1:43-5 1
The Rev. Nathanael Saint-Pierre
The Nicene Creed
Prayers ofthe People:
BCP p. 358
(Available on screen only)
Confession ofSin
BCP p. 359
The Peace
BCP p. 360
OFFERTORY
Offertory Music selection (during offerings collection)
Offertory Hymn
Organ
# 51 (OSOP)
The Doxology
THE HOLY COMMUNION: Eucharistic Prayer A
The Great Thanksgiving
Sanctus
BCPp. 361
S125 (Hymnal 1982).
Memorial Acclamation
BCPp. 363
The Lord’s Prayer
BCP p. 364
The Fraction Anthem
#268(LEVAS)
Agnus Dei
# 270 (LEVAS)
Weekly Services
Sunday Services
THE BREAKING OFTHE BREAD
8:30 AM Said Eucharist
Administration ofthe Sacrament
Communion Hymn
10:30 AM Sung Eucharist
# 711 (Hymnal 1982)
Homeless Soup Kitchen Offering
Welcome & Announcements
Post Communion Prayer
Recessional Hymn
Dismissal
Wednesday
12:00 PM HealingServicewith Eucharist
B CP p. 365
# 135 (Hymnal 1982)
BCP p. 366
Mission Statement
St. iltigustine ‘s Church is a Christ-centered miniStry where eveiyone is
invited and welcome. Hè are a loving Christian body that seeks to en—
hcince sjiiHtltCdhty and conumtnity J’è confirm this by developiizg niinis—
tries that enipmver the mind, boi’ and soiti. flè are nurtured throztgh
service to otheic and OflC till other.
BCP(Book of Common Prayer)
LEVAS (Lift Every Voice & Sing)
Hymnal 1982
QSOP (One Song of Praise)
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When Our Senses Are Playing Games With Us
The Reverend Nathanael Saint-Pierre
Our Old Testament reading tells us the story of a boy named Samuel. As some of you might know, this
boy was an offering to God because his mother thought she could not have a child and committed to
offer him to God even before his birth. Samuel was entrusted to Eli so that he could be educated about
God. At that time aspiring priests were not sent to seminary, but to a prophet, a man of God who could
provide training, guidance and wisdom. “Samuel, Samuel, Samuel” he heard but he did not know this
voice. He thought it was Eli, his mentor, calling. How often can we be fooled by what we hear?
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The Rev. Nathanael Saint-Pierre
Priest-In-Charge
Paul, in his Letter to the Corinthians finds himself dealing with the sense of taste. What is the law saying about food? What kind of food is allowed or forbidden? Do we become what we eat? Can something sinful enter our body and leave it holy? What happens when our body is used to sin, meaning to
bring us to lawlessness?
The Gospel is about this guy named Nathanael. (Hmm! Look at the spelling in the Bible. for once my
mother was right and those writing my first name as Nathaniel are wrong.) He was told by Philip to “come and see” Jesus. But
before he even moved, he formed his opinion about the Lord. “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” he asked Philip. He
was fooled by his preconceived prejudices, not willing to submit himself to a power he could not comprehend. How often are we
fooled by what we see? How often are we fooled by what we think we know is certainty but has changed or is changing
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as life unfolds.
The church today is also letting her senses playing games with her. Instead of responding to the call of being a living body open to
all, a certain number of prejudices are keeping us away from each other, away from God, away from the redemptive power of Je
sus Christ. We want to exclude everyone who is not walking our direction. We reject differences. We are against the force of
change so present and so strongly echoed in the Bible.
1 We don’t hear God. Not because he does not speak, but because we don’t know his voice. Because there is so
much noise around us that it becomes difficult for our human ears to filter his words, we don’t know how to listen. He is
speaking but we have no desire to embrace what he is saying. We label his words as insults the moment they request us
to go the extra mile. We want to hear only words that are music to our ears. What do we call them? Uplifting messages? I
will not define here what is uplifting or not. We can’t hear God because of the cacophony of our gadgets interrupting even
our deepest moments of prayer. Our senses are playing games with us.
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2. We don’t taste the grace of God because what should be important is not. We put emphasis on food and recipes.
We don’t comprehend that our body is the temple of the spirit. Sometimes our diet is much more imporlant than exercise.
We spend a lot to eat bio/organic but the spiritual nourishment that we need is not what we are after. We need a kind of
nourishment that is not necessarily easy to digest but that will be beneficial for both body and spirit; at the end of the day
they are one.
3. We don’t see God because we wear blinders. We refuse to open up and overcome our limitations and prejudices.
Nathanael was not blinded by his lack of faith; he was actually blinded by an excess of faith. Sometimes we so much
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think that things are or should be the way they appear that we are prevented from seeing them in a new way. A science
named epistemology studies our certainty and questions what we think we know because sometimes our supposed
knowledge can be the blockage to our learning.
Today I am inviting you to expect God in every way and at any time. God will not be speaking to us with a Hollywood tone and
with an agreeable speech. God will shake us up, God will wake us up and God will even choke us. I am inviting you to this
table, the table where we commemorate the gift of Jesus. It does not matter if you receive the body and not the blood (the
bread and not the wine). It does not matter if you come for a blessing. Just come and let the transformative properties of this
Eucharist act upon you. Actually, you don’t even have to eat and drink, just come and receive a blessing. Be part of the Grace
we are offered in Jesus’ name. I invite you to open your eyes and see. See beyond your prejudices. Have you believed that
nothing good can come out of a place or of a person? You are invited by Jesus to “come and see”. If you were to evaluate a
person on his or her worst moment, open different eyes. Remember WE ALL ARE ENTITLED TO ONE WORST MOMENT. If
you misunderstand a message, go back and re-listen; the second time remember: “It is the LORD; let him do what seems good
to him.” Many times I have read a bible chapter, and every time God reveals Godself in different and unexpected ways to me.
Let us not allow our senses to play games with who we are called to be. Samuel: “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall
say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.”. Paul, anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Nathanael
Come and See.
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LORD, you have searched me out and known me;
you know my sitting down and my rising up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You trace my journeys and my resting-places
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Indeed, there is not a word on my lips,
but you, 0 LORD, know it altogether.
You press upon me behind and before
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is so high that I cannot attain to it.
For you yourself created my inmost parts;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I will thank you because I am marvelously made;
your works are wonderful, and I know it well.
My body was not hidden from you,
while I was being made in secret and woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb; all of them were written in your book;
they were fashioned day by day, when as yet there was none of them.
How deep I find your thoughts, 0 God!
how great isthe sum ofthem! If I wereto countthem, they would be more in numberthan the sand;
to count them all, my life span would need to be like yours.(Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17)
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The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
Opening Hymn: Give Me Jesus (3 verses)
#91 (LEVAS)
The Word of God
p. 355
A hymn, psatm, or anthem may be sung. The people standing, the Celebrant says
Peopte
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spfrit.
And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
The Cetebtant may say
Atmighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you
no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of
your Hoty Spirit, that we may perfectty love you, and worthily magnify your
hoty Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
When appointed, the following hymn or some other song of praise is sung or said, all standing
Gloria in Excetsis
# 5280 (Hymnal 7982)
The ColLect of the Day
The Celebrant says to the people
The Lord be with you.
People
And also with you.
Celebrant Let us pray.
The Celebrant says the Collect.
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Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world:
Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine
with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and
obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with
you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A[mighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you ted your peopte out
of stavery, and made them free at [ast; Grant that your Church, fottowing
the exampte of your prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in
the name of your [ove, and may secure for att your chitdren the btessed
[iberty of the Gospet of Jesus Christ; who [ives and reigns with you and the
Hoty Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
I SamueL 3:1-10 (11-20 optionaL)
Young Samuet repeatedty hears a voice in the night, and he supposes it to
be that of Eti. EU reatizes the boy is being catted by God, and tetts SamueL
to be open to God’s word.
A reading (lesson) from the First Book of Samuel:
Now the boy Samuet was ministering to the LORD under Eti. The word of
the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
At that time Eti, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he coutd
not see, was tying down in his room; the tamp of God had not yet gone out,
and Samuet was tying down in the tempte of the LORD, where the ark of
God was. Then the LORD catted, “Samuet! Samuet!” and he said, “Here I
am!” and ran to Eti, and said, “Here I am, for you catted me.” But he said,
“I did not catt; tie down again.” So he went and tay down. The LORD catted
again, “Samuet!” Samuet got up and went to ELi, and said, “Here I am, for
you catted me.” But he said, “I did not catt, my son; tie down again.” Now
SamueL did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet
been reveated to him. The LORD catted Samuet again, a third time. And he
got up and went to Eti, and said, “Here I am, for you catted me.” Then Eti
perceived that the LORD was catting the boy. Therefore Eti said to Samuet,
“Go, tie down; and if he catts you, you shatt say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your
servant is tistening.” So Samuet went and tay down in his ptace.
Now the LORD came and stood there, catting as before, “Samuet! Samuet!”
And SamueL said, “Speak, for your servant is tistening.” [Then the LORD said
to Samuet, “See, I am about to do something in Israet that witt make both
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ears of anyone who hears of it tingle. On that day I wi[t fu[fit[ against Eti
att that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I
have totd him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity
that he knew, because his sons were btaspheming God, and he did not
restrain them. Therefore I swear to the house of E[i that the iniquity of Eti’s
house shatt not be expiated by sacrifice or offering forever.”
Samuet Lay there untit morning; then he opened the doors of the house of
the LORD. Samuet was afraid to tet[ the vision to Eti. But Eli catted Samue[
and said, “Samuet, my son.” He said, “Here I am.” Eti said, “What was it that
he totd you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more atso,
if you hide anything from me of alt that he totd you.” So Samuet to[d him
everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, “It is the LORD; tet him
do what seems good to him.”
As Samuet grew up, the LORD was with him and tet none of his words fat[
to the ground. And att Israet from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuet was
a trustworthy prophet of the LORD.]
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The Psalm
PsaLm I 39: 1 -5, 1 2-1 7
Page 794, BCP
I LORD, you have searched me out and known me;
you know my sitting down and my rising up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
2 You trace my journeys and my resting-places
and are acquainted with aLt my ways.
3 Indeed, there is not a word on my tips,
but you, 0 LORD, know it attogether.
4 You press upon me behind and before
and lay your hand upon me.
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5 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is so high that I cannot attain to it.
I 2 For you yourself created my inmost parts;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
1 3 I wilt thank you because I am marvelously made;
your works are wonderful, and I know it welt.
14 My body was not hidden from you, IC
while I was being made in secret
and woven in the depths of the earth.
1 5 Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb;
att of them were written in your book;
they were fashioned day by day,
when as yet there was none of them.
I 6 How deep I find your thoughts, 0 God!
how great is the sum of them!
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17 If I were to count them, they woutd be more in number than the sand;
to count them att, my life span would need to be like yours.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Epistle
I Corinthians 6:12-20
Baptism frees Jesus’ foltowers from the constraints of the law, but this
does not mean that Christians have no moral obligations. Our actions
should give honor and glory to God.
A reading (lesson) from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians:
“AtI things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things
are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. “Food is meant
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for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will destroy both one
and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and
the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and wi[[ a[so raise us by his
power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I
therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a
prostitute? Never! Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute
becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shalt be one f[esh.” But
anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun fornication!
Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins
against the body itseLf. Or do you not know that your body is a tempte of
the Ho[y Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not
your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your
body.
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn: Brightest and Best (5 verses)
# I 17 (Hymnat 1982)
Then, att standing, the Deacon or a Priest reads the Gospel, first saying
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
The Gospel
John 1:43-51
Immediatety after he is catted by Jesus, Phitip in turn tells the skepticaL
Nathanaet that he has found the Messiah.
A reading (lesson) from the Gospel according to John:
The next day Jesus decided to go to GaLitee. He found Philip and said to
him, “FoLtow me.” Now Phitip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and
Peter. Philip found Nathanae[ and said to him, “We have found him about
whom Moses in the Law and atso the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph
from Nazareth.” Nathanaet said to him, “Can anything good come out of
Nazareth?” PhiLip said to him, “Come and see.” When Jesus saw Nathanaet
coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom
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there is no deceit!” Nathanae[ asked him, “Where did you get to know
me?” Jesus answered, “I saw you under the fig tree before Phitip cat[ed
you.” Nathanaet rep[ied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King
of Israel!” Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I to[d you that I saw
you under the fig tree? You wi[[ see greater things than these.” And he
said to him, “Very truly, I tet[ you, you will see heaven opened and the
angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
Conctude with
The Gospel of the Lord
Sermon: Fr. Nathanaet: When our senses are ptaying games with us...
Our Old Testament reading tells us the story of a boy named Samuel. As
some of you might know, this boy was an offering to God because his
mother thought she could not have a chitd and committed to offer him to
God even before his birth. Samue[ was entrusted to E[i so that he coutd be
educated about God. At that time aspiring priests were not sent to
seminary, but to a prophet, a man of God who cou[d provide training,
guidance and wisdom. “Samue[, Samuet, Samuet” he heard but he did not
know this voice. He thought it was E[i, his mentor, cat[ing. How often can
we be footed by what we hear?
Paut, in his Letter to the Corinthians finds himsetf dealing with the sense
of taste. What is the law saying about food? What kind of food is allowed
or forbidden? Do we become what we eat? Can something sinful enter our
body and leave it holy? What happens when our body is used to sin, meaning
to bring us to lawlessness?
The Gospel is about this guy named Nathanael. (Hmm! Look at the spelling
in the Bible... for once my mother was right and those writing my first name
as Nathaniel are wrong. ) He was told by Philip to “come and see” Jesus...
But before he even moved, he formed his opinion about the Lord. “Can
anything good come out of Nazareth?” he asked Philip. He was fooled by his
preconceived prejudices, not willing to submit himself to a power he could
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not comprehend. How often are we footed by what we see? How often
are we footed by what we think we know is certainty but has changed
or is changing as tile unlotds.
The church today is a[so tetting her senses p[aying games with her. Instead
of responding to the ca[[ of being a living body open to alt, a certain number
of prejudices are keeping us away from each other, away from God, away
from the redemptive power of Jesus Christ. We want to exclude everyone
who is not watking our direction. We reject differences. We are against the
force of change so present and so strongly echoed in the Bible.
I
We don’t hear God. Not because he does not speak, but because
we don’t know his voice. Because there is so much noise around us
that it becomes difficult for our human ears to filter his words, we
don’t know how to listen. He is speaking but we have no desire to
embrace what he is saying. We label his words as insults the moment
they request us to go the extra mile. We want to hear only words that
are music to our ears. What do we call them? Uplifting messages? I
will not define here what is uplifting or not. We can’t hear God
because of the cacophony of our gadgets interrupting even our
deepest moments of prayer. Our senses are playing games with us.
[So many sermon critics are not sermon tisteners. They come tate,
are totd by third parties what a sermon was about and they repeat...
When we pinpoint one sermon, how many have we rejected? (BTW,
in a year there are 52 Sundays and some sermons during weekdays
and speciat occasions.) Sometimes when a sermon cannot go down
our throat maybe we shoutd question oursetves and not judge and
condemn the messenger?J
2.
We don’t taste the grace of God because what shoutd be important
is not. We put emphasis on food and recipes. We don’t comprehend
that our body is the temple of the spirit. Sometimes our diet is much
more important than exercise. We spend a lot to eat bio/organic but
.
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3.
the spiritua[ nourishment that we need is not what we are alter. We
need a kind of nourishment that is not necessari[y easy to digest but
that witt be beneficiat for both body and spirit; at the end of the day
they are one.
We don’t see God because we wear bLinders. We refuse to open up
and overcome our limitations and prejudices. Nathanae[ was not
blinded by his Lack of faith; he was actuatty blinded by an excess of
faith. Sometimes we so much think that things are or shou[d be the
way they appear that we are prevented from seeing them in a new
way. A science named epistemo[ogy studies our certainty and
questions what we think we know because sometimes our supposed
knowtedge can be the blockage to our [earning.
Today I am inviting you to expect God in every way and at any time. God
wi[[ not be speaking to us with a Ho[tywood tone and with an agreeab[e
speech. God wilt shake us up, God wilt wake us up and God wilt even
choke us. I am inviting you to this tab[e, the tab[e where we commemorate
the gift of Jesus. It does not matter if you receive the body and not the
b[ood (the bread and not the wine). It does not matter if you come for a
b[essing. Just come and [et the transformative properties of this Eucharist
act upon you. Actuat[y, you don’t even have to eat and drink, just come
and receive a b[essing. Be part of the Grace we are offered in Jesus’ name.
I invite you to open your eyes and see. See beyond your prejudices. Have
you be[ieved that nothing good can come out of a ptace or of a person? You
are invited by Jesus to “come and see”. If you were to eva[uate a person
on his or her worst moment, open different eyes. Remember WE ALL ARE
ENTITLED TO ONE WORST MOMENT. If you misunderstand a message, go
back and re-tisten; the second time remember: “It is the LORD; [et him do
what seems good to him.” Many times I have read a bibte chapter, and every
time God revea[s Godsetf in different and unexpected ways to me. Let us
not a[[ow our senses to p[ay games with who we are ca[[ed to be. Samue[:
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“Go, tie down; and if he catts you, you shalt say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your
servant is tistening.”’... Paul, anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit
with him. Nathanaet Come and See.
LORD, you have searched me out and known me;
you know my sitting down and my rising up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You trace my journeys and my resting-ptaces
and are acquainted with att my ways.
Indeed, there is not a word on my tips,
but you, 0 LORD, know it attogether.
You press upon me behind and before
and tay your hand upon me.
Such knowtedge is too wonderfut for me;
it is so high that I cannot attain to it.
For you yoursetf created my inmost parts; D
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I witt thank you because I am marvetousty made;
your works are wonderfuL, and I know it wett.
My body was not hidden from you,
white I was being made in secret and woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes behetd my timbs, yet unfinished in the womb; att of them
were written in your book; zi
they were fashioned day by day, when as yet there was none of them.
How deep I find your thoughts, 0 God!
how great is the sum of them! If I were to count them, they woutd be
more in number than the sand;
to count them a[t, my tife span wou[d need to be tike yours.(Psatm 739:75, 72-77)
*
IC
on Sundays and other Major Feasts
there follows, at! standing
BCP p. 358
The Nicene Creed
We betieve in one God,
the Father, the Atmighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of att that is, seen and unseen.
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We betieve in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternatty 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 alt things were made.
For us and for our satvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Hoty Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pitate;
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 wi[[ come again in g[ory to judge the [iving and the dead,
and his kingdom wi[[ have no end.
We be[ieve in the Hoty Spirit, the Lord, the giver of tile,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and gtorilied.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We be[ieve in one hoty cathotic and apostotic Church.
We acknowtedge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We took for the resurrection of the dead,
and the tile of the wortd to come. Amen.
.
The Prayers of the People:
(Unknown Source)
Deacon or other teader
Let us pray for peace in the Church and in the wor[d.
With att our heart and att our mind, we pray to you, 0 Lord:
Make us instruments of your peace.
For the peace of the wor[d, that a spirit of respect and forbearance may
grow among nations and peoptes, we pray to you, 0 Lord:
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Where there is hatred, let us sow love.
For our enemies and those who wish us harm, and for aD whom we have
injured or offended, we pray to you, 0 Lord:
Where there is injury, let us sow pardon.
For alt who fear God and betieve in you, Lord Christ, that our divisions may
cease and alt may be one as you and the Father are one, we pray to you, 0
Lord:
Where there is discord, let us sow union.
For those who do not yet betieve, for those who have tost their faith, and
those in despair and darkness that they may receive the tight of the faith,
we pray to you, 0 Lord:
Where there is doubt, let us sow faith.
For the poor, the persecuted, the sick, especiatty those who have asked
of our prayers, for alt who suffer and those who are in danger; that they
may be retieved and protected, we pray to you, 0 Lord:
Where there is despair, let us sow hope.
For the mission and ministry of the Episcopat Church especiat[y in this
diocese of New York and at St. Augustine’s Church, that in faithfut witness
we may preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth, we pray to you, 0 Lord:
Where there is darkness, let us sow light.
For aLt who have died in the hope of the resurrection, for alt the departed
and those who are grieving, may they find comfort and be at peace, we
pray to you, 0 Lord:
Where there is sadness, let us sow joy.
Sitence
Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be
understood, as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving
that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in
dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
The Deacon or Cetebrant says
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Sitence may be kept.
Minister and Peopte
p. 359
Confession of Sin
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Most mercifut God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought,
word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have [eft undone.
We have not toyed you with our whote heart; we have not loved our
neighbors as ourse[ves. We are truly sorry and we humb[y repent. For the
sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we
may de[ight in your witi, and wa[k in your ways, to the glory of your Name.
Amen.
The Bishop when present, or the Priest, stands and says
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord
Jesus Christ, strengthen you in a[[ goodness, and by the power of the Holy
Spirit keep you in eternat life. Amen.
The Peace
p. 360
Att stand. The Cetebrant says to the people
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And atso with you.
Peopte
Then the Ministers and Peopte may greet one another in the name of the Lord.
The Ho[y Communion
The Celebrant may begin the Offertory with one of the sentences on page 376, or with some other
sentence of Scripture.
Offertory Sentence
Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and
sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2
The Offertory
Offertory Music (during offering collection)
Offertory Hymn:
The Doxology
Here I am, Lord
Organ
# 57 (OSOP)
The Great Than ksgivi ng: Eucharistic Prayer A
The people remain standing. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest, faces them and sings or says
People
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
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Celebrant
Peopte
Celebrant
People
Lift up your hearts.
We tift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give
thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed.
p. 378
Proper Preface
Epiphany
Because in the mystery of the Word made flesh, you have
caused a new tight to shine in our hearts, to give the
knowledge of your gtory in the face of your son Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Ange[s and Archange[s and
with alt the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proctaim
the gtory of your Name:
Celebrant and People
Hoty, hoty, hoty Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are futt of your gtory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Btessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
The people stand or kneel.
Then the Celebrant continues
Hoty and gracious Father: In your infinite tove you made us for yoursetf;
and, when we had fatten into sin and become subject to evit and death,
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you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your onty and eternal Son, to share
our human nature, to tive and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the
God and Father of att.
He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience
to your wit[, a perfect sacrifice for the who[e wortd.
At the fottowing words concerning the bread, the Cetebrant is to hotd it or toy a hand upon it; and at
the words concerning the cup, to hotd or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing
wine to be consecrated.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus
Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and
gave it to his discip[es, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given
for you and for alt. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he
gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, a[t of you: This is my B[ood of the
new Covenant, which is shed for you and for aD for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Celebrant and People
Christ has died. Christ is risen.
Christ wilt come again.
The Celebrant continues
We ce[ebrate the memoria[ of our redemption, 0 Father, in this sacrifice
of praise and thanksgiving. Reca[[ing his death, resurrection, and
ascension, we offer you these gifts.
Sanctify them by your Hoty Spirit to be for your peopte the Body and Btood
of your Son, the hoty food and drink of new and unending life in him.
Sanctify us also that we may faithfut[y receive this holy Sacrament, and
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serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the Last day bring us with
att your saints into the joy of your eternat kingdom.
Ati this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in
him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit alt honor and gtory is yours, ALmighty
Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
Peopte and Cetebrant
And now, as our Savior
Christ has taught us,
we are botd to sing,
Our Father, who art in heaven, halLowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come,
thy wilt be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daiLy
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And Lead us
not into temptation, but detiver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the gLory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
The Cetebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. A period of sitence is kept. Then may be sung or said
[Attetuia.J Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
Therefore let us keep the feast. fAlletula.]
# 270 (LEVAS)
Agnus Dei
Facing the people, the Celebrant says the following Invitation
The Gifts of God for the PeopLe of God.
andmayadd
Take them in remembrance that Christ died for
you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith,
with thanksgiving.
The ministers receive the Sacrament in both kinds, and then immediately deliver it to the people.
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Communion Hymn: Seek ye first (2 verses)
# 77 7 (Hymnal 1982)
When necessary, the Celebrant consecrates additional bread and wine, using the form on page 408.
After Communion, the Cetebrant says
Let us pray.
Celebrant and People
Eternal God, heaven[y Father, you have gracious[y accepted us as living
members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with
spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the
world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Bishop when present, or the Priest, may bless the people.
The peace of God, which passes 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, the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.
Recessi onat Hym n : Songs of Thankfutness (4 verses)
# I 35 (Hymnal I 982)
The Deacon, or the Celebrant, dismisses them with these words
The People
Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.
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Welcome Visitors: We welcome you this morning and are happy that you have come to worship with us. If you have no church home, we
invite you to unite with us. The process begins with you completing a Parish Census Form available on the table in the church. Give it to an
usher and we will be in touch with you very soon. However, if you are just passing through, we are honored by your presence, and we wish
you Godspeed as you complete your journey.
Our organist this morning is Ms. Carolyn Bensen, who has graciously extended her service as our Acting Music Director.
SCOPE- “Senior Citizen (Church) Outreach Program and Eldership” is seeking for volunteers. Bingo is now the only activity we have for the
Senior Citizens. Please contact Mr. Daley or Father Nat for assistance. It would be great to have some help and to develop this ministry to
include other health and recreational activities.
Weekly Collections
Jan. 4th
Pledges
$ 9,314.00
Open Plate
$
Jan. 4th
$1,465.00
53.00
$95.00
Special Services
$0.00
$150.00
RegularSupport
$0.00
$10.00
Special Offerings
$0.00
$50.00
Tenants
$1,965.00
$0.00
Rentals
$ 2,100.00
$1,300.00
Jackie Fund
$0.00
$100.00
Other Sources
$0.00
$0.00
Soup Kitchen
$40.00
$71.00
SCOPE/Bingo
$0.00
$0.00
$13,472.00
$3,241.00
TOTAL
Special Vestry Meeting: Father Nat is scheduling a special Vestry Meeting on Sat. Jan. 24th or Jan. 31st at 9:30 AM to discuss the budget
and to prepare for the Annual Parish Meeting. Please contact Father Nat by Jan. 21st to indicate your preferred date
Congregation Census Form: Help us update our Records. Have you changed your address, your telephone number, married, divorced or
changed your email address? Please update your profile by filling out a Census form available in the back of the Church and return it in the
alms basin or give it to the Warden (Mr. Nimrod Daley).
Please be aware that pledge envelopes will be delayed and that your pledge envelope number may change.
Our website is being revamped and you are invited to provide feedback. Now available for download online Bulletins and Order of Service.
ECW and Men’s Guild meetings will be held today at 1PM (After Sunday service).
Confirmation classes are held on Wednesdays at 7PM, in the conference room. Please use Madison Street entrance.
Join Us for Healing Service on Wednesdays at 12:00 noon.
Need Prayer? Call church office to request your name be added to the prayer list. Let us know when you are available so we can pray with
you.
Movingforward, let us get together as a team, and put our time, talents and treasure to the service of our church.
The Parish Hall and common room are available for conferences and for recreational group use.
projection use and Internet access.
These spaces have capability for
Electronic Waste Reuse Program Manager/Technician Position Available, send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Visit
lescologycenter.org for details.
lndaba Registration Deadline has passed: Congregational teams of clergy &/or lay leaders. As with the 1st Indaba, we hope that the team
will reflect the diversity of the congregation. Participation of a young adult is encouraged. The 2015 weekends are January 24-25, May 2-3,
and September 26-27. If interested, contact us within office hours 212-673-5300 or 917-232-9583.
Spanish Ministry: There is a Spanish Service on Sundays at 2:00 PM. Please invite your Spanish speaking friends to attend.
Servicio en Espanol: Vamos a initiar un servicio en Espanol este 11 de Enero a las 2:00 de Ia tarde. Por favor, invitar a tus amigos que Ia
Iengua maternal es el Espanol para que pudiera asistir y participar.
MLK Day Our Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will be celebrated Monday, January 19th at 12:00 Noon, guest speaker The Rev Lee A.
Thomas Jr.
Annual Meeting. Sunday, Feb. 8th followingthe 10:30 Service. No 8:30 Service Feb. 8th.
AWOGA Thanksgiving Service: March 15th “Faith and Steadfastness”
St. Augustine’s Project is seeking for individuals to help with cleaning their office. If you have availability, contact Rodger Taylor.
Jackie Bradley’s Funds: Please contribute to Jackie’s formation. Envelopes are available on the table in the back of our church.
We are accepting Articles and Advertisements to publish in the St Augustine’s eCho.