SEPT. 14 | 11 AM Traditional Worship Bulletin by Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

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The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Holy Eucharist: Rite I

The service begins on page 323 of The Book of Common Prayer. Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.

The Word of God

Prelude

Toccata Prima from Apparatus Musico-Organisticus Georg Muffat

Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 410

“Praise, my soul, the King of heaven” Lauda anima

The Opening Acclamation and Collect for Purity (standing)

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Celebrant 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.

Song of Praise (standing, sung by all)

“Glory be to God on high”

The Collect of the Day (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And with thy spirit.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Georg Muffat (1653–1704) was a cosmopolitan composer who played an important role in exchanges between European musical traditions. His Apparatus MusicoOrganisticus is one of the most important 17th-century organ music collections. The music combines French, Italian, and German styles, notably through French-style ornamentation.

Hymn S 202

O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee, mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the same Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Chanted by the Choir to a psalm setting by John Stainer.

The LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’” The LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a g reat nation.” But Moses implored the LORD his God, and said, “O LORD, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth?’

Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’” And the LORD changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.

Lector The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

The Psalm (seated) Psalm 51:1-11

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness; * in your great compassion blot out my offenses. Wash me through and through from my wickedness * and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, * and my sin is ever before me. Ag ainst you only have I sinned *

and done what is evil in your sight. And so you are justified when you speak * and upright in your judgment. Indeed, I have been wicked from my birth, * a sinner from my mother’s womb. For behold, you look for truth deep within me, * and will make me understand wisdom secretly. Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure; * wash me, and I shall be clean indeed. Make me hear of joy and gladness, * that the body you have broken may rejoice. Hide your face from my sins * and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, * and renew a right spirit within me.

The Second Lesson (seated)

1 Timothy 1:12-17

I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, e ven though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ig norantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost. But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all)

“God of mercy and compassion” Au Sang Qu un Dieu

Godofmercy - andcompas - sion, - lookwithpity - upon - me.Father,letmecallTheeFather, - 'TisThychildre - turnstoThee.Jesus, -

Lord,Iaskformercy; - Letmenotimplore - invain; Allmy

sins,Inowdetest - them,Never - willI sinagain. -

The Gospel (standing) Luke 15:1-10

Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neig hbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I

had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.

The Sermon (seated) The Reverend Kenneth H. Brannon

The Nicene Creed (standing)

All We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. 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. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of

Parish Prayers of the People

As of September 8, 2025

John Aldridge

Rami Angir

Kathryn Anschutz

Don Baty

Larry Been

Barbara Hart Bell

Becky Bell

John Bergner

Shirley Blackman

Robert Bliss

Len Bourland

Dianna Bowen

Cosette “Coco” Cathey

Carolyn Cochran

Jean Coleman

Patti Cooper

Carlos Cuellar

Joel Forrest

Ray Franks

Jean Fuller

Forrest Germany

Curtis Green

Jody Guenther

Josh Hight

Earle Hill

Barbara Hornback

Wade Hyde

Ada Lynn Jones

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.

We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the People: Form I (standing)

Celebrant Let us pray for the Church and for the world.

Lector

With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying “Lord, have mercy.”

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.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For Sean, our Presiding Bishop; George, our Bishop; our parish clergy and their families; and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector

For Donald, our President; Greg, our Governor; and Eric, our Mayor; for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector

We give you thanks for___. For this city, for every cit y and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and for the sick and the suffering, especially those on the Saint Michael prayer list, and for___, let us pray to the Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector 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.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, especially___, let us pray to the Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, let us pray to the Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector In the communion of Saint Michael and of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.

People To thee, O Lord our God.

Lynne Kent

John Khoury

Danny Landeros

Velma Landry

Kenneth Lindh

Maggie Little

Tom Luce

Celia Smith McGrath

Sarah Margaret Mannes

Dimitri Margetis

Maisie Evans Marsau

David Martin

Michael Matamoros

Janie Meyer

Irene Moir

Mark Monfrey

Jim Morris

Jack Myers

Heather Nemec

Bob Paccone

Bob Paddock

Gerry Roberts

Arden Showalter

Brad Smith

Chandler Wade Smith

Dianne Smith

Fadi Suleiman

Byrd Teague

John Wieden

Jack Winlow

Mary Wolf

Hannah Wood

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Celebrant Hasten, O Father, the coming of thy kingdom; and g rant that we thy servants, who now live by faith, may with joy behold thy Son at his coming in glorious majesty; even Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling)

Celebrant Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

All Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in thy will, and walk in thy ways, to the glory of thy Name. Amen.

Celebrant 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, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all g oodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Peace (standing)

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And with thy spirit.

Announcements (please be seated)

The Birthday Blessing (those with birthdays in September please stand)

All Watch over your children, O Lord, as their days increase; bless and guide them wherever they may be. Strengthen them when they stand; comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful; raise them up if they fall; and in their hearts may your peace which passes understanding abide all the days of their life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Holy Communion

Offertory Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Staff Singers)

Cantate Domino Claudio Monteverdi

Cantate Domino canticum novum, Cantate et benedicite nomini ejus: Quia mirabilia fecit.

Cantate et exultate et psallite in cythara et voce psalmi: Quia mirabilia fecit.

Sing to the Lord a new song, Sing and give praise to his name: for he has done marvellous deeds. Sing and exult and praise. in songs with the harp and the voice: for he has done marvellous deeds.

- Psalm 97:1, 4b, 5b and Psalm 95:2a

Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3

“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow” Old 100th

“Cantate Domino” demonstrates Claudio Monteverdi’s mastery of the emerging highly rhythmic, madrigal-like motet style that became popular in the 17th century. As maestro di cappella at Venice’s Basilica of San Marco, Monteverdi continued developing innovative compositional techniques that brought increased harmonic and rhythmic complexity to both sacred and secular music.

All baptized persons of any age regardless of their denomination and tradition are welcome to share in the banquet of the Lord’s Supper.

The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And with thy spirit.

Celebrant L ift up your hearts.

People We lift them up unto the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.

People It is meet and right so to do.

Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed.

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.

Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and singing,

Sanctus and Benedictus (standing, sung by all) Hymn S 114

“Holy, holy, holy”

Please kneel as you are able.

All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, for that thou didst create heaven and earth, and didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice forthe 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.

At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated.

For in the night in which he was betrayed, he took bread; and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke 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.”

L ikewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, 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.”

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, 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; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.

And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ.

And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this Holy Communion may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord;

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.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

All 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,

All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.

This arrangement of the American folk hymn “What Wondrous Love Is This” reflects the emotional depth and simplicity of early American sacred music. Collected in Southern Harmony (1843), the tune pairs with text that meditates on Christ’s sacrificial love. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw, known for their influential partnership in American choral music, crafted this setting with expressive harmonies and deep sensitivity to the text’s shape and meaning.

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.

The Breaking of the Bread (sung by all) Hymn S 152 “Alleluia”

Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

Communion Hymn (sung by all)

Hymn 313

“Let thy Blood in mercy poured” Jesus, meine Zuversicht

Communion Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)

Wondrous Love Alice Parker and Robert Shaw

What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul, What wondrous love is this, O my soul. What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, To bear the dreadful curse for my soul.

When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down, When I was sinking down, O my soul.

When I was sinking down beneath God’s righteous frown, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul, for my soul, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul.

To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing, To God and to the Lamb, I will sing.

To God and to the Lamb who is the great “I am,” While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing, While millions join the theme I will sing.

And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on, And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on. And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing and joyful be, And thro’ eternity I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on, And thro’ eternity I’ll sing on.

What wondrous love is this, o my soul, o my soul, What wondrous love is this, o my soul, And through eternity I’ll sing on.

-American folk hymn

The Post-Communion Prayer (kneeling, spoken by all)

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.

The Blessing (kneeling)

The Dismissal (standing)

Deacon Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 470

“ There’s a wideness in God’s mercy” Beecher

Postlude

Toccata in D minor

Gaston Bélier

A student of Eugène Gigout at the Conservatoire de Paris, Gaston Bélier served as titular organist at SaintMaclou Cathedral in Pontoise and substitute organist at Église Saint-Ferdinand-desTernes in Paris’s 17th arrondissement. He is best known today for his “Toccata in D minor,” published by M. Senart in Paris in 1912.

The foregoing text of the worship service contained in this order of worship is taken from the Book of Common Prayer 1979.

The Book of Common Prayer alone is of authority in the worship of the Episcopal Church. This program is provided for convenience of use on this occasion.

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SEPT. 14 | 11 AM Traditional Worship Bulletin

SAINT MICHAEL

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FROM THE RECTOR

The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata CONNECT

The Word of God

Parish Prayers of the People

The Prayers of the People: Form I (standing)

Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling)

The Peace (standing)

The Holy Communion

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