SEPT. 7 | 11 AM Contemporary Worship Bulletin by Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

SAINT MICHAEL

and All Angels Episcopal Church

The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost September 7, 2024

11 AM CONTEMPORARY CHURCH

WELCOME

FROM THE RECTOR

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We’re so glad you’ve joined us at Saint Michael today. We’d love to get to know you better, so please take a moment to fill out the welcome card, either physically or digitally, that can be found on this page or in the pew back in front of you. Our Welcome Team members are in the hallways today to help you with anything you need.

Sunday classes for all ages are launched and full of energy. We’ve seen more than twice as many people attending classes in 2025 versus the same period in 2024, so I hope you’re taking advantage of them. Please see the back of this bulletin to learn more about what we offer. In addition, the Men of Saint Michael (MOSM) and the Women of Saint Michael (WOSM) are starting their new programming year, and the Rector’s Bible Study (RBS) kicks off in a few weeks. You’re invited to join them all! To find out more about our ministry programs, please pick up a copy of the Sunday News or stop one of our wonderful greeters after this service.

Please also note that our Saint Michael Vestry has taken up an important issue about alignment with The Episcopal Church through a process called Designated Episcopal Pastoral Oversight (DEPO). Please click the QR code above to learn more about DEPO. I will also hold an inperson-only session on Monday, September 8 at 5 p.m. in the Church for those who would like to learn more from me directly.

As we prepare to worship together, I invite you to take a moment and center yourself on God’s presence. Worshiping, learning, and giving together help us grow closer to who God created us to be, and you’re part of that work. May God bless you today and every day, and I hope to see you again very soon!

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Welcome

The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost Holy Eucharist: Rite II

The service begins on page 355 of The Book of Common Prayer.

The Word of God

Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer

Opening Song: “Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer” (standing, sung by all)

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Original text: William Williams (“Arglwydd arwain trwy’r anialwch” 1745) Translator: Peter Williams (1771)

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, 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 Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Collect of the Day (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Lesson (seated)

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Moses said to all Israel the words which the LORD commanded him, “See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

Lector The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

King Of Love

Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and e ven life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘ This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.”

Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.

People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon (seated)

The Nicene Creed (standing, said by all)

The Reverend Matthew Crownover

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 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 VI (standing)

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

Lector In peace, we pray to you Lord God.

Lector For all people in their daily life and work; People For our families, friends, and neighbors, and for those who are alone.

Lector For this community, the nation, and the world; People For all who work for justice, freedom, and peace.

Lector For the just and proper use of your creation; People For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression.

Lector For all who are in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble; People For those who minister to the sick, the friendless, and the needy.

Lector For the peace and unity of the Church of God; People For all who proclaim the Gospel, and all who seek the Truth.

Lector For Sean, our Presiding Bishop; George, our Bishop; our parish clergy and their families; and for all bishops and other ministers;

People For all who serve God in his Church.

Lector For the special needs and concerns of this congregation.

The People are invited to add their own intercessions silently or aloud.

Hear us Lord;

People For your mercy is great.

Lector We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life;

The People are invited to add their own intercessions silently or aloud.

We will exalt you, O God our King;

People And praise your Name for ever and ever.

Lector We pray for all who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom.

The People are invited to add their own intercessions silently or aloud.

Lord, let your loving kindness be upon them;

People Who put their trust in you.

Celebrant Almighty God, to whom our needs are known before we ask: Help us to ask only what accords with your will; and those good things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot ask, grant us for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling)

Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

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

Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

The Peace (standing)

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And also with you.

Announcements (please be seated)

The Holy Communion

Offertory Song: “Where Can I Go?” (sung by the Contemporary band)

Lord you have searched me and know me

You know when I sit and when I rise

You know when I go out

You know when I lay down at night

You’re familiar with all of my ways, Lord

Before a word is ever on my tongue

You know it completely, Oh Lord

You hem me in both behind and before

It’s too wonderful

Where can I go from your spirit

Where can I flee from your presence

If I go up to the heavens you are there

If I make my bed in the depths you are there

If I rise on the wings of the dawn

If I settle on the far side of the sea

Even there your hand will guide me

Your right hand will hold me fast

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If I say “Surely the darkness will hide me”

And the light become night all around me

Even then the darkness will not be dark to you

Yeah the night it will shine like the daytime

For the darkness is as light to you

For you created my inmost being

Knit together in my mother’s womb

It’s too wonderful

Where can I go from your spirit

Where can I flee from your presence

If I go up to the heavens you are there

If I make my bed in the depths you are there

If I rise on the wings of the dawn

If I settle on the far side of the sea

Even there your hand will guide me

Your right hand will hold me fast

The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer B (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant L ift up your hearts.

People We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People It is right to give him thanks and praise.

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.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

Please remain standing as you are able.

We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. 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, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Therefore, according to his command, O Father, All We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection, We await his coming in glory;

Ho ly, ho ly, ho ly Lord, God of pow er and might,

ssed is

who comes in the name of the

Lord.

Ho san na in the high est. -

And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.

We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with Saint Michael and all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.

By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. 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, 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

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

All are invited to come forward to the two standing stations for Communion at the direction of the ushers. Gluten-free wafers are available on request; if you would like 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 come forward, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.

Come To Me Notation

Communion Song: “Come To Me” (sung by all)

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Words and music by Sam Allen, Justin Brooks, and Clayton Luckie

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

Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously 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.

Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer (Last Verse)

The Blessing (standing)

Closing Chorus: Verse 3 of “Guide Me O My Great Redeemer”(standing, sung by all)

3.When I tread the verge of Jor day, bid my anx ious fears sub side. - - -

Death of death, and hell's de struc tion, land me safe on Can aan's side. -

Songs of prais es, songs of prais es, I will ev er sing to

you, I will ev er sing to you. -

The Dismissal (standing)

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

Original text: William Williams (“Arglwydd arwain trwy’r anialwch” 1745) Translator: Peter Williams (1771)

Parish Prayers of the People

As of September 2, 2025

John Aldridge, Rami Angir, Kathryn Anschutz, Don Baty, Larry Been, Barbara Hart Bell, John Bergner, Shirley Blackman, Robert Bliss, Len Bourland, Dianna Bowen, Cosette “Coco” Cathey, Ben Cervin, 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, Lynne Kent, John Khoury, Danny Landeros, Velma Landry, Kenneth Lindh, Maggie Little, Tom Luce, Celia Smith McGrath, Sarah Margaret Mannes, Dimitri Margetis, David Martin, Michael Matamoros, Janie Meyer, Irene Moir, 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, Bryan Ward, John Wieden, Jack Winlow, Mary Wolf , Hannah Wood

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9 AM

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EDUCATION CLASSES

Sundays | 10 a.m. | 2nd floor of the Education Wing

Adults

Four Portraits of Jesus: Matthew Room 203 | Led by the Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata

Faith And Practice | Hymnody: A Single Line of Song Room 201 | Led by Tom Hammond-Davies

Class For Parents | Faith Begins at Home Room 212 | Led by Erin Osbourne

Saint Michael 101 | Worship & Liturgy Spotlight Room 200 | Led by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso and the Rev. David Faulkner

Youth

Middle School: 6th and 7th Grade | Youth Room A Confirmation: 8th Grade | Youth Center

High School: 9th – 12th Grade | Youth Room B

Children

Godly Play: PreK – 1st Grade (Ages 3 – 7)

PreK (Room 213) | Kindergarten (Room 211) | 1st Grade (Room 208)

One Family of Faith: 2nd – 3rd Grade | Room 209

Launch 45: 4th – 5th Grade | Room 207

Nursery available in rooms 19 & 20 in school hallway. Enter through Chapel or Sunday Education Wing entrance. See map for details.