SAINT MICHAEL
and All Angels Episcopal Church
All Souls
November 2, 2025
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Welcome to our observance of the Feast of All Souls
Welcome to Saint Michael and All Angels. Our community holds sacred the important moments of our common life: births, baptisms, first communions, weddings, and anniversaries. These are just some of the many joyful events we celebrate as a parish family. But as believers, we also know that life has its seasons of loss, when those we know have moved on to a larger life in the Lord. Whether members or not, Saint Michael is a place that prays for and remembers all who touch our lives.
In honor of those who have died, Saint Michael offers the liturgy of All Souls Evensong. Through this worship service, we dedicate sacred time and music to honor the people who have loved us as we have loved them. It is through All Souls Evensong that we recognize our grief, remember our loved ones, and refresh our ancient hope of resurrection through our Lord Jesus Christ.
We are glad you are with us and pray you may give yourself to this important time when our parish remembers those who came before us, who have mentored us, and who have touched our lives in all the ways that make us who we are in Christ Jesus. You are welcome here.
The Grief Ministries of Saint Michael include Stephen Ministry, Praying Our Goodbyes, and the 8-week Comfort and Hope for the Journey of Grief. To find out more, please contact Pastoral Care at (214) 363-5471.
The Reverend Robin Hinkle Associate for Pastoral Care
All Souls Choral Evensong
The order of worship begins on page 61 of the red Book of Common Prayer.
Prelude
Offertoire in C Major
The congregation stands as the procession begins.
César Franck
Welcome (seated) The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
Introit (seated, sung by the choir)
When Storms Arise Adolphus Hailstork
When storms arise
And dark’ning skies about me threat’ning lower,
To thee, O Lord, I raise mine eyes, To thee my tortured spirit flies for solace in that hour.
The mighty arm
Will let no harm come near me nor befall me; Thy voice shall quiet my alarm, When life’s great battle waxeth warm no foeman shall appall me.
Upon thy breast
Secure I rest, from sorrow and vexation; No more by sinful cares oppressed, But in thy presence ever blest, O God of my salvation.
- Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
The Opening Sentences (standing)
Officiant Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:2
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
Psalm 96:9
César Franck’s Offertoire in C Major is an expressive piece from his late collection L’Organiste (1890), a set of works written for harmonium or organ. In this collection, Franck follows a repeated pattern: several short movements followed by an extended Offertoire (Offertory) that incorporates thematic material from the preceding pieces. “When Storms Arise” by Adolphus Hailstork features text by African American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. As the opening movement of Three Dunbar Hymns, the piece pays tribute to Crispus Attucks—the first African American to die in the struggle for independence. In under three minutes, Hailstork captures the turbulence of storms both literal and metaphorical, guiding the music through swirling harmonies and resolute textures that journey from dark turmoil toward spiritual solace.
Chanted to a setting by Phillip Radcliffe.
The Invitatory (standing) Preces
Officiant O Lord, open thou our lips.
Choir And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Officiant O God, make speed to save us.
Choir O Lord, make haste to help us.
Choir Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Officiant Praise ye the Lord.
Choir The Lord’s name be praised.
Evening Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 26
“O gracious light” Conditor alme siderum
Chanted by the Choir to a psalm setting by Henry Walford Davies.
The Psalm (seated) Psalm130
Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord * Lord, hear my voice.
O let thine ears consider well * the voice of my complaint.
If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss * O Lord, who may abide it?
For there is mercy with thee * therefore shalt thou be feared.
I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him * in his word is my trust.
My soul fleeth unto the Lord * before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.
O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy * and with him is plenteous redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel * from all his sins.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: * As it was in the beginning, is now, ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them forever. Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect.
Magnificat (seated, sung by the choir)
Orlando Gibbons
My soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me, * and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things, * and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from the Short Service Orlando Gibbons was a court composer in the Chapel Royal of James the First. His music is rooted in what was then a solidly protestant Anglican church. In this regard, the ‘Short Service’ was meant to clearly convey the text of the canticles. Gibbons achieves this while retaining the independence of each of the four lines which the choir sings, melding the styles of his predecessors while paving the way for future composers such as Henry Purcell.
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: * As it was in the beginning, is now, ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Second Lesson (seated) John 5:24-27
Jesus said, “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life. Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself; and he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.”
Nunc Dimittis (seated, sung by the choir) Orlando Gibbons
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, * according to thy word; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, * which thou hast prepared before the face of all people, To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, * and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: * As it was in the beginning, is now, ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Apostles’ Creed (standing, spoken by all)
All I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Necrology (seated)
Officiant Let us now remember those we love but see no longer.
Jane Blanche Copeland Anderson
Neil Dunning Anderson
Jerry Edward Andrlik
Jerald Turner Baldridge
Worth Whited Barham
William Earl Barker Jr.
Bobby G. Barnett
Alice Worsham Bass
Edward Warfield Blessing
Joan Bakula Blomquist
David Leeper Bond
Lila James Bonner
Geraldine Penn Booras
George Michael Boswell
Catherine Garvey Brame
Richard Brannon
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Anne Shepard Bullis
Andrew Lucas Burlacu
Bennett Wilson Cervin
Robert Frank Chesshir
Charles Claude Clymer
Bonnie Adla Eckenbeck Cobb
Betty Fischer Conner
Sharon Jane Amos Crawford
Allison Crouch
Cindy McCleskey Crum
William Allen Custard
William D’Antoni
Laura Jean DeMuth
Beth Mary Elizabeth Vowan Dowdy
Michael Allan Engleman
Janet Louise Farabaugh
Ernest John Flowers
Richard Douglas Frazar
Dorothy Jackson Garland
Carmella Mowad Girata
Milanna Kassing Godat
Betty Story Godwin
Bonnie Thomas Graves
Richard Andrews Gray Jr.
Guy Underwood Griffeth
William Yankee Hall
Jefferson Davis Hamlin, Sr.
Jefferson Hoover Harelson
The Congregation is invited to come foraward to light a candle in memory of those we love, but see no longer.
The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of As of October 22, 2025
Neil Dunning Anderson
Sis Carr
Web Carr
Bennett Wilson Cervin
John Flowers
Richard D. (Dick) Frazar
Guy Griffeth
Jack Levens
Dusty Matthews
Effie McCullough
Lee and Barna McGowen
Ed Packee
Shad Rowe
Marian Rowe
Richard Ernest Skochdopole
Nan McClenahan Skochdopole
Lila Soelter
Janet and Clifford Tornstrom
Bonnie Helweg Wurmstedt
Geoffrey Alan Hawkes
Richard Ballantine Hill, Jr.
Joan Rieder Hinkle
Juanita Belen Hinkley
Patricia Ellen Hinkley
William Harold Hite
Rony Holter
Jeannie Lee Horton
Thomas Craddock Howard III
Robert Blake Hull
Joan Leslie Jackson
Ginette Jefferson
Anne Abrams Johnson
Sara Aileen Stuart Johnston
Anna Gracia Smith Joseph
Marie Joubert
Mary Lou Klotzman
Vicki Sue Trask Layton
Gerard Kendrick LeBlanc
Jack Loren Levens
Beverly Bragg Smith Lide
William Audie Long
John Hampton Luckadoo
Leonard Mariash
David Dexter Martin
Dusty Matthews
Joanne May
Stephen Dan Lewis McCown
Joleen McCoy
Verna Jean McCoy
Kathryn Kennard McIlyar
Hugh Leslie Moore, II
Neil Robert Morrow
Bette Jean Smith Mullins
Earlene Murphy
Walter Alves Nagel, Jr
Wynne Naylor
Isabelle Newberry
Gretchen Dianna Fischer Nichols
James E. Nicholson
Keith Nix
Janet Sagers Olsen
Joan Paccone
Josh Pack
Edmond Charles Packee, Sr.
Elise Suzanne Black Parteli
Betty Shannon Patterson
John Thomas Patton
Nancy Barnett Penn
Jennifer Ann Smith Peters
Patricia Hardin Beck Phillips
Allan E. Price
Harry Houghton Pritchett, Jr.
Margaret Ann Rector
Salvador Reyes
Joseph Patrick Reynolds
Irma Rick
John Rockey
Douglas H. Rogers
Frederick E. Rowe
Clara Vivian James Rushing
Abel Sanjuan
Dale Selzer
Kathryn Anne Shea
Heinz Kurt Simon
Richard Ernest Skochdopole
Edward Everett Smiley
Nancy Ann Walker Smith
Chad Michael Snow
Lila Rae Elston Mills Soelter
Karen Louise Bergesen Stangebye
Alan Bernard Stein
Tom McCullough Strother
Suzanne Hendrian Thomas
Sarah Crandall Bayliss Thompson
Philip Arthur Tribble
Maria Frances Turner
Joe Henry Tydlaska
John Malcom Waddell, Jr
Ronald Eugene Wales
Bryan Anthony Ward
Joe Herman Weinberg
Sarah Reaves White
Jack L. Williams
Aubrey Gordon Worsham
Mary Helweg Wurmstedt
The
Prayers (standing)
Officiant The Lord be with you.
Choir And with thy spirit.
Officiant Let us pray.
Choir Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Choir Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Officiant O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
Choir And grant us thy salvation.
Officiant O Lord, save the State.
Choir And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Officiant Endue thy ministers with righteousness.
Choir And make thy chosen people joyful.
Officiant O Lord, save thy people.
Choir And bless thine inheritance.
Officiant Give peace in our time, O Lord.
Choir Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
Officiant O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Choir And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
The Collects (standing)
Officiant
O God, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers: Grant to the faithful departed the unsearchable benefits of the passion of thy Son; that on the day of his appearing they may be manifested as thy children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Choir Amen.
Officiant
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, being defended from the fear of all enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Savior.
Choir Amen.
Officiant
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give thine angels charge over those who sleep.
Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for thy love’s sake.
Choir Amen.
Anthem (seated, sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
Good Night, Dear Heart Dan Forrest
Warm summer sun
Shine kindly here
Warm southern wind
Blow softly here
Green sod above
Lie light, lie light
Good night, dear heart
Good night, good night
Warm summer sun
Shine kindly here
Warm southern wind
Blow softly here
Green sod above
Lie light, lie light
Good night, dear heart
Good night, good night
Good night, dear heart
Good night
Good night
- Mark Twain
“Good Night, Dear Heart” is a tender a cappella elegy written after the death of a four-month-old Ethiopian child whom the composer’s family had hoped to adopt. Deeply moved by this loss, Dan Forrest sought words that could capture both grief and comfort, finding them in a poem by Mark Twain inscribed on the grave of his daughter Susy. Forrest composed the setting in a single night, and it was premiered only a week later, becoming both a personal tribute and a universal expression of sorrow and hope.
The Collect for the Presence of Christ (kneeling)
Officiant
Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day is past; be our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and awaken hope, that we may know thee as thou art revealed in Scripture and the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake of thy love. People Amen.
The General Thanksgiving (kneeling, spoken by all)
All Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and lovingkindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
The Dismissal (kneeling)
Officiant The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. People Amen.
Concluding Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 662
“Abide
with me: fast falls the eventide” Eventide
Postlude
Fugue in C major from Sonata 2
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn’s Organ Sonata No. 2 (1845) is one of six organ sonatas that combine Baroque contrapuntal mastery with Romantic expression. The Fugue in C Minor is a striking example of Mendelssohn’s reverence for Johann Sebastian Bach’s contrapuntal tradition, infused with his own lyricism and harmonic warmth.
The foregoing text of the worship service contained in this order of worship is taken from the Book of Common Prayer 1979.
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