Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost November 10, 2024 11:00 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 welcome cards found in the pew rack. We are glad you are here!
The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil.
The Holy Eucharist: Rite One
The Rev. Canon Bradley Varnell Celebrant
The Liturgy is found in The Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns and service music (S) are in The Hymnal 1982.
Opening Voluntary Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Chorale Prelude on Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 676 (Alone to God in the highest be glory)
Choral Introit Tone VII V. O Lord Almighty, everything is in subjection unto thee; and there is no man that is able to resist thy power: R. For thou hast created everything; heaven and earth, and all the wonders which under heaven’s vault are contained; thou art the Lord and king of all things.
Hymn 475 Tysk
The Word of God
Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. BCP page 323 People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
The Collect for Purity and the Summary page 323
Gloria in Excelsis S 202 Healey Willan (1880–1968)
The Collect of the Day
Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray.
O God, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves even as he is pure; that, when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
The First Reading Hebrews 9:24–28
Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Psalm 146
Simplified Anglican Chant
Hallelujah!
Praise the L ORD, O my / soul! *
I will praise the L ORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my / being. Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of / earth, * for there is no / help in them. When they breathe their last, they return to / earth, * and in that day their thoughts / perish.
Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their / help! * whose hope is in the L ORD their / God; Who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is / in them; * who keeps his promise for / ever; Who gives justice to those who are op/pressed, * and food to those who / hunger. The L ORD sets the prisoners free; the L ORD opens the eyes of the / blind; * the L ORD lifts up those who are bowed / down; The L ORD loves the righteous; the L ORD cares for the / stranger; * he sustains the orphan and widow, but frustrates the way of the / wicked.
2nd half of chant
The L ORD shall reign for / ever, * your God, O Zion, throughout all generations.
Halle/lujah!
The Second Reading 1 Kings 17:8–16
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Hymn 705 Forest Green
Alleluia Tone II
V. Alleluia. Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord: R. And blessed are the ones that he hath chosen to be his inheritance. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel Mark 12:38–44
Priest The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
After the Gospel reading, the Priest says The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon
The Very Rev. Nathaniel Katz, Dean
The Nicene Creed page 326
The Prayers of the People
The prayers of the people are compiled from the prayer ribbons hung on the trellis that were written by members of Christ Church Cathedral during the every member canvas campaign. To the call, “Lord in your mercy,” the congregation is invited to respond, “Hear our prayer.”
The Confession and Absolution page 331
The Peace
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And with thy spirit.
The People greet one another in the name of the Lord, after which the people are seated for brief announcements.
The Holy Communion
Offerings of alms and bread and wine are received.
At the Offertory
Anthem
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621)
Or sus, serviteurs du Seigneur vous qui de nuict en son honneur, Dedans sa maison le servez, Louez-le et son Nom élevez.
Arise, oh ye servants of God, ye who watch to serve our God and laud His Name, singing praise to Him night and day, Oh praise ye, His Name evermore.
— Psalm 134:1, para.; trans. Madeleine Hussey
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
Sursum Corda S 112
Sanctus and Benedictus S 114 Healey Willan
The People kneel as able.
The Eucharistic Prayer continues page 341
Fraction Anthem
Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
Agnus Dei S 158
Healey Willan
The sacrament of Holy Communion has been precious to Christians for 2,000 years. It is a way in which many sense the reality of God’s forgiveness, our union with God and each other, and the eternal life to which we belong. Please know that you do not have to be an Episcopalian to receive Communion. To receive, you may kneel or stand 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; simply ask at the altar rail. If you need Communion brought to you in the pew, please tell an usher.
At the Administration
Anthem Jacques Arcadelt (1507–1568)
Hear my prayer, O God, turn not from me; hearken unto the voice of my supplication. I will call on God, he alone will be my salvation. He endureth for all generations. O Lord almighty, turn not thyself from me, I pray thee, Lord God! O hear my prayer, Lord!
— Psalm 86:6; misc. psalms adapt. Henry Wilder Foote (1875–1964)
When Lay Eucharistic Visitors are taking the Sacrament to members of our Cathedral family:
Celebrant In the name of this congregation, I send you forth bearing these holy gifts, that those to whom you go may share with us in the communion of Christ’s body and blood. People We who are many are one body, because we all share one bread, one cup.
Prayer after Communion page 339
The Blessing
Hymn 594 Cwm Rhondda
The Dismissal
Priest Let us go forth in the name of Christ. People Thanks be to God.
Closing Voluntary
Fugue in G Major, BWV 577
Johann Sebastian Bach 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
Old Testament 1 Kings 17:8–16
The word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying, “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel,
so that I may drink.” As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.” She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.
The Epistle Hebrews 9:24–28
Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
The Gospel Mark 12:38–44
As Jesus taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
The Book of Remembrance
This week we remember Katherine Marshall White.
The Beauty of Flowers
The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in honor of Shirley Davis lovingly by Keith Davis and Rick Newlin. The flowers at the World War I Memorial are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Private Charles Bennington Snyder, American Expeditionary Forces, U.S. Army, by his great-grandson R. Daniel Conlon.
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