11 a.m. leaflet 4/3/22

The Fifth Sunday in Lent April 3, 2022 11 a.m.

We welcome you to Christ Church Cathedral. Since 1839, this Christian community has gathered for worship. To learn more about the ministries we share in this place, you are invited to fill in one of the cards found in the pew rack.

The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil.

The Holy Eucharist: Rite One The Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson, Dean Celebrant Welcome to Christ Church Cathedral! We have a socially distanced and masked seating section available. The east transept is reserved for those who choose both to physically distance and wear masks. If you’re sitting in that designated section, you are expected to wear masks and sit socially distanced. For others who wish to mask, we have masks available at all welcome tables.

The Liturgy is found in The Book of Common Prayer (BCP).

Hymns and service music (S) are in The Hymnal 1982.

Opening Voluntary

Psalm Prelude, Set 1, No. 1

Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.— Psalm 34:6

Choral Introit

Tone VII V. We have waited, O God, for thy loving-kindness in the midst of thy temple; according to thy Name, O God, so is thy praise unto the world’s end: R. Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Hymn 616 (stanzas 1, 3, 5)

Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein

The Word of God Celebrant People

Bless the Lord who forgiveth all our sins.

His mercy endureth for ever.

The Collect for Purity and the Summary Kyrie Eleison

Short Communion Service

BCP page 323 page 323

Adrian Batten (1591-1637)

The Collect of the Day Celebrant People Celebrant

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men: Grant unto thy people that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the

sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The First Reading Reader People

Isaiah 43:16-21

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Psalm 126

Simplified Anglican chant

When the LORD restored the fortunes of / Zion, * then were we like those who / dream.

Then was our mouth filled with / laughter, * and our tongue with shouts of / joy.

Then they said among the / nations, * “The LORD has done great / things for them.”

The LORD has done great / things for us, * and we are glad in/deed.

Restore our fortunes, O / LORD, * like the watercourses of the / Negev.

Those who sowed with / tears * will reap with songs of / joy.

2nd half of chant Those who go out weeping, carrying the /seed, * will come again with joy, shouldering their / sheaves.

The Second Reading

Philippians 3:4b-14

Hymn 474

Rockingham

Verse before the Gospel

Tone II

V. The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone; R. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

The Holy Gospel Deacon People

John 12:1-8

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

After the Gospel reading, the Deacon says

People

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise be to thee, O Christ.

The Sermon

The Rev. Bradley Varnell, Canon Missioner for Community Life and Young Adult Ministry

The Nicene Creed The Prayers of the People The General Confession

page 326 Form II, page 385 page 331

The Peace Celebrant People

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And with thy spirit.

The People greet one another in the name of the Lord.

The Holy Communion Offerings of alms and bread and wine are received.

At the Offertory Anthem

Adrian Batten

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion, then were we like unto them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with joy. Then said they among the heathen: the Lord hath done great things for them. Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us already, whereof we rejoice. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning and is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen.

— Psalm 126:1-4

The Great Thanksgiving

Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340

Sursum Corda S 112 Sanctus and Benedictus

Short Communion Service

The Eucharistic Prayer continues

page 341

Fraction Anthem S 153 Celebrant People

Adrian Batten

Ambrosian chant

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast.

Agnus Dei

Short Communion Service

Adrian Batten

All baptized Christians are welcome and encouraged to receive Holy Communion.

Communion is received either kneeling or standing at the altar rail. Receive the Bread in the palm of your hand, and the Wine either by drinking from the Cup or by intinction, touching the Bread to the Wine. Gluten-free Bread is available; ask at the altar rail.

At the Administration Anthem

Edmund Hooper (c.1553-1621)

Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I will walk in thy truth. O knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name, and I will thank thee, O Lord, with all my heart, and will praise thy Name for evermore. Amen.

— Psalm 86:11, 12

Prayer after Communion

page 339

The Blessing Hymn 680

St. Anne

The Dismissal Celebrant People

Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Closing Voluntary

Chorale Prelude on Attende Domine

Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968)

Cathedral tours highlighting the lore of the building, its windows, its woodwork and more are given by a guide each Sunday following the 11 o’clock service.

Look for the guide under the Crucifixion window at the rear of the nave.

Readings this Week from the Revised Common Lectionary The Old Testament

Isaiah 43:16-21

Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

The wild animals will honour me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, the people whom I formed for myself so that they might declare my praise.

The Epistle

Philippians 3:4b-14

If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

The Gospel

John 12:1-8

Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair.

The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her alone.

She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Book of Remembrance This week we remember Alice “Sissy” Jenkins.

The Beauty of Flowers The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Carrington Weems II. The flowers in the floor vases are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the life and service of Ardell Ray Jr.

The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of Texas The Rt. Rev. Jeff W. Fisher, Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. Kai Ryan, Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. Hector Monterroso, Assistant Bishop The Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson, Dean The Rev. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar The Rev. Simón Bautista Betances, Canon Missioner for Latino Ministries and Outreach The Rev. Becky Zartman, Canon Missioner for Evangelism and Formation The Rev. Bradley Varnell, Canon Missioner for Community Life and Young Adult Ministry The Rev. Edward L. Stein, Assisting Priest Robert L. Simpson, Canon for Music Daryl Robinson, Cathedral Organist Matthew R. Dion, Organ Scholar Lucy Chambers, Bookstore Manager Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun. Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly.

Please be advised that our services are livestreamed to Vimeo and Facebook. Your participation in the service serves as your consent to the broadcast of your image and voice and to the broadcast of the image and voice of your participating minor children.

Welcome

Sunday, April 3, 2022 Announcements TODAY Welcome • If you are a guest today, we offer a warm welcome to Christ Church! Please complete a virtual welcome card at www.christchurchcathedral. org/welcome so we can get to know you. Feel free to contact the Cathedral offices during the week at 713-222-2593 and let the receptionist know you would like to learn more about Christ Church Cathedral.

The Giving Tree • The Giving Tree is an annual fundraiser that supports Cathedral Youth in their mission work. Your donations allow us to keep costs low for missioners who do the work we are called to. They also provide scholarships for students who cannot financially afford to go on a life-changing mission. Talk with youth and learn more at the Cloister table between services.

Learn more at www.christchurchcathedral.org/givingtree.

Worms, Worms, Worms • Zoom into this how-to and theological reflection about composting for free, or pick up a worm kit for $20 to start composting at home! Vermiculture is great for the environment, your garden, only smells like gorgeous loam. Today at 3 p.m. via Zoom. Register online in advance.

Pickup kits in Reynolds Hall 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more at: www. christchurchcathedral.org/lent Loving the World God Made • The Rev. Kathy Pfister, The Rev. Betty Adam and Parishioner Alan Jackson discuss the morning Dean’s Hour presentation and present material from both Science and the Christian tradition that invite a relationship of wonder and compassion toward the whole creation. Sunday evenings through April 3, 6:15-7:30 p.m., Sanders Hall.

A Prayer Service for Peace in Ukraine • Gather with members of the Cathedral and the wider Houston community for a special prayer service for peace in Ukraine and for the comfort and protection of the Ukrainian people. Join us April 9 in the Cathedral at 6 p.m.

Children’s Road to Easter • Every year we strive to help children (and their adults) understand a little more about the depth of love God has for us through the sacrifice of Jesus. One of the ways we do this is through the retelling of the Stations of the Cross. Join us April 10 at 10 a.m. outside Sanders Hall. We can’t wait to share this journey with you and your family.

Palm Sunday Evensong • Don’t miss our Palm Sunday services next Sunday, April 10, to include a special Choral Evensong in place of The Well at 5 p.m.

Children are welcome and encouraged to attend either the service, or our professionally staffed childcare.

Holy Week • The Cathedral is offering a variety of ways to connect with options for both in-person and virtual worship throughout Holy Week. We will offer special services for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. See what we have in store at www.christchurchcathedral.org/easter.

How to make a donation online • Visit christchurchcathedral. org/give for a variety of ways to make a gift to the Cathedral, including our new “text-to-give” option. Simply text “Give” to 888-998-1634, and follow the instructions. If you have questions, contact Minister for Stewardship Karen Kraycirik at kkraycirik@ christchurchcathedral.org or 713-590-3338.

After-Hours Emergency Pastoral Care Line • 713-826-5332