The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 11:15 | 2024

The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

2 June 2024

11:15 am Holy Eucharist

MINISTRY HOSPITALITY

STEWARDSHIP

WELCOME TO ST. LUKE IN THE FIELDS

This Week & Upcoming

Summer Schedule

June 16 - September 8

Sunday: 10:30am Sung Eucharist

Mon-Fri: 12pm Said Eucharist

1st Fridays: 12:30pm Adoration

Vespers & Compline Summer Hiatus

Our Wednesday evening Vespers and Compline service will be on hiatus from July 3 - September 4.

Parish Picnic

Sunday, June 16 at 12pm

Our summer schedule kicks off June 16 with a Parish Picnic. Come to the 10:30am mass and stay for food and fellowship in the School Playground. We welcome donations of baked goods to add to our dessert spread. All are welcome!

Pride Evensong

Sunday, June 23 at 4pm

Our annual Pride Evensong returns! We welcome guest preacher Mother April Stace. A reception will follow.

Discussion of Damaged Heritage with Author J. Chester Johnson

Monday, July 8 7pm on Zoom

The Antiracism Discussion Group has been working through Damaged Heritage: the Elaine Race Massacre and a Story of Reconciliation since early spring. We are very pleased to have J. Chester Johnson join us for our final session in this book series. All are welcome to attend, even if you haven’t yet picked up the book! We always welcome new participants in our weekly meetings on Mondays at 7pm. Please contact Julia Alberino and John Singler (ardg@stlukeinthefields.org) to receive the Zoom link and for more details.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Friday, June 7 at 12:30pm Join us after Noonday Mass for this devotional service, held monthly.

The Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Please refrain from bringing food or drink (except if for young children) into the church during Mass.

Please silence all mobile phones and electronic devices.

People often wish to take the time before and after worship for silent prayer. Please be considerate of your fellow worshippers by refraining from conversations before Mass and applause at the end of the postlude. Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness.

Child-care is available for children under age 6; please ask an usher for directions; all children are welcome in worship, and we encourage parents to bring children to Communion.

PRELUDE Ricercare 5to tono

Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)

A bell sounds. All stand as they are able.

ENTRANCE HYMN 48 · Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein (see pg 14)

THE ACCLAMATION

Ambrosian chant

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS Hymnal S278

William Mathias

THE COLLECT OF THE DAY

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and earth: Put away from us, we entreat you, all hurtful things, and give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

All are seated.

THE FIRST LESSON Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work— you, or your son or your daughter, or your male or female slave, or your ox or your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the resident alien in your towns, so that your male and female slave may rest as well as you. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.

Reader The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

All remain seated for the psalm.

PSALM 81

Anglican chant (George Elvey)

Sing with joy to God our strength * and raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob. Raise a song and sound the timbrel, * the merry harp, and the lyre.

Blow the ram’s-horn at the new moon, * and at the full moon, the day of our feast. For this is a statute for Israel, * a law of the God of Jacob.

He laid it as a solemn charge upon Joseph, * when he came out of the land of Egypt.

I heard an unfamiliar voice saying * “I eased his shoulder from the burden; his hands were set free from bearing the load.”

You called on me in trouble, and I saved you; * I answered you from the secret place of thunder and tested you at the waters of Meribah. Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you: * O Israel, if you would but listen to me!

There shall be no strange god among you; * you shall not worship a foreign god.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and said, “Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.”

THE SECOND LESSON 2 Corinthians 4:5-12

We do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. For while we live, we are always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.

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

SEQUENCE HYMN 381 · Ton-y Botel (see pg 15)

Sung by all, standing.

ALLELUIA

Plainsong, Mode IV

The Gospel procession makes its way to the pulpit. A Cantor intones the Alleluia, and the congregation repeats it once, then again following the Versicle.

V. The commandments of the Lord are sure; they stand fast for ever and ever.

THE HOLY GOSPEL Mark 2:23-3:6

Deacon The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

One sabbath Jesus and his disciples were going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?” And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need of food? He entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and he gave some to his companions.” Then he said to them, “The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.” Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come forward.” Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

THE SERMON The Reverend Isabel Geller

NICENE CREED Hymnal S105

Calvin Hampton

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Deacon reads the intercessions for the parish. Then the leader says 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.

For Justin, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Matthew, Allen, and Mary, our own Bishops, and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

For Joe, our President, Kathy, our Governor, Eric, our Mayor, for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

For this city, for every city and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

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

Lord, have mercy.

For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, for the sick and the suffering, and for those who care for them, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

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.

Lord, have mercy.

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

Lord, have mercy.

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

Lord, have mercy.

For the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit as we work towards an antiracist society and for racial justice in our church, our city, our nation and in the world, let us pray to the Lord.

Lord, have mercy.

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

Lord, have mercy.

In the communion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, holy mother of God, Saint Luke, our patron and of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.

The Celebrant concludes with a Collect.

THE CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION OF SIN

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

The People kneel or bow. All say 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.

The Celebrant says 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

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

Then the Ministers and People greet each other in the name of the Lord.

AT THE OFFERTORY, ANTHEM

Heinrich Schütz (1538-1623)

Lobe den Herren, meine Seele, und vergiß nicht, was er dir Guts getan hat. Der dir alle deine Sünde vergibet, und heilet alle deine Gebrechen. Der deine Leben vom Verderben erlöset, der dich krönet mit Gnad und Barmherzigkeit.

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. He forgives all your sins and heals all your infirmities. He redeems your life from the grave and crowns you with mercy and lovingkindness.

OFFERTORY HYMN 331 · Grafton (see pg 16)

All stand.

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

Eucharistic Prayer A, The Book of Common Prayer, p. 361

The Celebrant continues:

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. For you are the source of light and life, you made us in your image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord. 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.

SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Hymnal S128

William Mathias

All are invited to stand or kneel while the Eucharistic Prayer is read by the Celebrant. Midway through the Eucharistic Prayer, the Celebrant says Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith; Celebrant and People Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

The Celebrant concludes. 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.

THE LORD’S PRAYER Hymnal S149

McNeil Robinson II

THE

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

The Celebrant breaks the bread. A short period of silence follows.

FRACTION ANTHEM Hymnal S170

Plainsong, Mode I

INVITATION

Celebrant The gifts of God for the people of God.

This is the Lord’s Table. All are encouraged to come forward at this time. Gluten free wafers are available from the Priest on the pulpit side of the altar. If you are not baptized, or do not wish to receive, you are encouraged to come forward for a blessing. Signal this by crossing your arms across your chest.

COMMUNION MOTET

Hans Leo Hassler

O sacrum convivium, in quo

Christus sumitur: recolitur memoria passionis eius: mens impletur gratia: et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur. Alleluia.

O sacred feast, wherein Christ is received, the memory of his passion is renewed in us, our souls are filled with grace, and the pledge of everlasting glory is given unto us. Alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION HYMN 567 · St. Matthew (see pg 17)

Sung by all, standing.

POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER

Said 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.

THE BLESSING & DISMISSAL

The Celebrant sings the Blessing and the Deacon dismisses the People.

People

POSTLUDE Canzona secunda

Giovanni Gabrieli (c.1554/1557-1612)

Please refrain from applause at the end of the postlude, to respect the devotional practices of others.

A brief service of prayer with laying on of hands for healing follows this service, at the votive icon.

SEQUENCE HYMN 381 · Ton-y Botel

About the music at today’s service

Heinrich Schütz was born in 1585 in Köstritz, near Gera. After studies in Kassel and Marburg from 1599 to 1608, he spent three years in Venice, where he was a master pupil of Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612), the organist of St. Mark’s Cathedral. It was at St. Mark’s that Schütz experienced the mature and richly refined idioms of the north Italian late Renaissance, the music which had the most enduring influence on his art. Schütz returned to Kassel in 1613; and in 1615 he was named Director der Musica at the court of the Elector of Saxony in Dresden.

The choir of the electoral chapel, led by Michael Praetorius from 1613 to 1615, followed by Schütz, became the most prominent musical establishment in the empire, second only to that of the Emperor himself. The excellence of the chapel musicians allowed both these composer-choirmasters to realize their exceptional artistic intentions. Schütz’s Psalmen David of 1618 is an extraordinarily opulent collection of polychoral music, in the tradition of Gabrieli.

The double choir motet Lobe den Herren (SWV 39) is from this collection. A polychoral refrain (“Lobe den Herren…”) alternates with virtuosic verse sections for solo voices. The text is taken from Psalm 103.

Hans Johann Leo Hassler (1564-1812) was the most distinguished of the three musician sons of Isaac Hassler, organist at Nuremberg and town musician. In the sermon delivered at Isaac’s funeral, it was

said that he had “carefully brought up and trained his son Hans Leo in the fear of God, in the free arts, and especially in the praiseworthy art of music.” Though there were many eminent musicians at the time in Nuremberg, it does not appear that Hans Leo had any other teacher there but his father. He became a competent organist at a very early age, and the Nuremberg senate may have paid for Hans Leo to travel to Venice in 1584 for further study.

Hassler was actually the first notable German composer to go to Italy to study alongside Giovanni Gabrieli under the latter’s uncle, Andrea Gabrieli, organist of the great basilica of San Marco. Though his actual stay in Venice was short, he quickly and fully assimilated the Venetian influence in music, as the warmth and suavity of harmony of his compositions reveal.

O sacrum convivium is the Magnificat antiphon at Second Vespers for the Feast of Corpus Christi. This sevenpart setting by Hassler appears in the Sacri Concentus, a collection of motets published in1601.

SUNDAY JUNE 2 Proper 4

9:15 am Holy Eucharist*

10:20 am Sunday School & Text Talk

11:15 am Holy Eucharist*

MONDAY JUNE 3

12:00 pm Holy Eucharist

7:00 pm AA Aud

TUESDAY JUNE 4

12:00 pm Holy Eucharist

7:00 pm AA Aud

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5

12:00 pm Holy Eucharist

6:00 pm Vespers

6:45 pm Benedictine Group

7:30 pm Compline Laughlin Hall

7:00 pm AA Aud

THURSDAY JUNE 6

12:00 pm Holy Eucharist

7:00 pm Friends of Shelly LH

7:00 pm Centering Prayer Zoom

FRIDAY JUNE 7

12:00 pm Holy Eucharist

12:30pm Adoration

7:00 pm AA Aud

SATURDAY JUNE 8

2:00 pm Community Closet LH

4:00 pm Art & Acceptance Aud

SUNDAY JUNE 9 Proper 5

9:15 am Holy Eucharist*

10:20 am Sunday School & Text Talk 11:15 am Holy Eucharist*

* Childcare for children ages 6 and under is available.

STEWARDSHIP & GIVING

Consider deepening your relationship with St. Luke’s by pledging you time, talent or treasure. Look for pledge forms in the back of the church. You can also pledge and sign up for volunteer opportunities online at saintlukesnyc.org/pledge.

St. Luke’s relies on donations to help maintain and grow mission-centered programming. Scan the QR Code to donate online today!

AROUND THE BLOCK

BARROW ST. GARDENS OPEN

Monday - Saturday, 10am - dusk Sunday, 12:00pm - dusk

THRIFT SHOP OPEN

Wednesday - Saturday, 11am - 5pm. 212.924.9364 thriftshop@stlukeinthefields.org

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Life at St. Luke’s

FLOWER MEMORIALS

Contact Lily (see back of bulletin) to request a Flower Memorial in celebration of a special event or in memory of those who have died. The suggested donation is $200 per memorial. Please check first with Lily to reserve a specific date for your commemoration.

SERMONS ONLINE

Sermons are available in audio on the web at stlukeinthefields.org/sermons.

ANTIRACISM MINISTRY

Learn more: saintlukesnyc.org/ antiracism

DAILY OFFICE ON ZOOM

Monday & Wednesday at 5:30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8am

Contact: Michael (mcudney55pte@gmail.com)

CENTERING PRAYER

Thursdays 7 pm on Zoom

Contact: Richard (718.698.7514 | interiorsilence@gmail.com)

INTERCESSORY PRAYER GROUP

Parish Intercessions are read during services and/or circulated to our Intercessory Prayer Group. To add a name to either prayer list, please e-mail prayerlist@stlukeinthefields.org or call the front office at 212.924.0562

Outreach

Get more information about all of our Outreach programs on our website: saintlukesnyc.org/outreach outreach@stlukeinthefields.org

Donations to our programs are appreciated, and a wishlist can be found by following the QR code.

COMMUNITY CLOSET

Saturdays from 2 - 4pm.

ART & ACCEPTANCE

Saturdays from 4 - 7pm

CLOTHING DONATIONS WANTED

Clean out your closet! We’re in need of gently used men’s and women’s clothing for St. Luke’s Outreach programs, Art & Acceptance and Community Closet. Drop off at St. Luke’s, 487 Hudson St. Mon-Fri 9-5pm.

Event Brochures

See all of what’s happening at St. Luke’s by picking up an Events Brochure or visiting our website: saintlukesnyc.org/connect

Worship at St. Luke’s

We offer many different kinds of services throughout the week that reflect our mission and ministry. If you’re looking to explore what St. Luke’s has to offer, try attending one of the services listed below.

SUNDAY: 9:15AM RITE II HOLY EUCHARIST

Our 9:15 Mass features music performed by the St. Luke’s Choristers youth choir. This service welcomes all ages. Children and youth also participate as acolytes and lay readers. Sunday School follows immediately after in the School Auditorium. This service is also live streamed.

SUNDAY: 11:15 RITE II HOLY

EUCHARIST

Our 11:15 Mass features the Choir of St. Luke in the Fields. All ages are welcome are participate in this high mass that features beautiful music and incense. This service is also live streamed.

WEEKDAY: 12:00PM RITE II HOLY EUCHARIST

Monday - Friday we provide a said Rite II Mass. If you have a break in your day, this is a wonderful opportunity to re-center. This is an intimate and contemplative service that lasts for about a half hour.

WEDNESDAY: 6:00PM VESPERS AND COMPLINE

Every Wednesday evening we offer Vespers in the Chapel and Compline in Laughlin Hall. The Vespers service is sung, but no professional musical experience is necessary to attend. Light refreshments and discussion are provided between services.

THURSDAY: 7:00PM CENTERING PRAYER

Centering Prayer is a meditative prayer practice aimed at re-centering and rejuvinating the spirit. This group meets weekly on Zoom. Contact the parish office for the link (info@stlukeinthefields.org)

DAILY OFFICE ON ZOOM

This online groups meets daily except for Sundays. The Daily Office is a simple said service that is a perfect begininng or end to your day. Contact Michael for the Zoom link (mcudney55pte@gmail.com)

Monday & Wednesday at 5:30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8am Saturday at 9am

Parish Intercessions

Persons listed below are prayed for weekdays by name at the 12pm Eucharist and on other occasions throughout the week.  Due to the large need, the list is kept to family, loved ones, and close friends of parishioners only; names remain on the list for two weeks.  To add a name, provide an update, or to have a name removed from the list, please e-mail prayerlist@stlukeinthefields.org or call the front office at 212.924.0562.

For Those Who are Ill or in Need of Intercession

James Anthony Gallagher, friend of Anna Marie Wieder

Ryleigh Ohuche, friend of Mo. Geller

For Those Who Have Recently Died

Dennis Derban uncle of Jack Murray

Caleb Carr

For Those Whose Memorial of Death Falls

This Week

Stanley Simbonis

William Edgett Smith, husband of Genny Smith

For those Preparing for the Sacraments of the Church

For Those Recently Baptized

William Craybas

Camille Ivy Binder

For our Parish of St Luke in the Fields

Acolyte Guild and Daily Mass Assistants

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

Grace Church, Manhattan

Anglican Cycle of Prayer

The Anglican Church of Central America

The Church of St. Luke in the Fields

487 Hudson Street

New York, NY 10014

Telephone: 212.924.0562

Pastoral Emergencies: Please email any clergy member in the event of an emergency.

MINISTRY & WORSHIP

The Reverend Caroline Stacey, Rector 212.924.0562 | cstacey@stlukeinthefields.org

The Reverend Andrew Ancona, Senior Associate

212.924.9327 | aancona@stlukeinthefields.org

The Reverend Isabel Roberts Geller, School Chaplain and Associate 212.924.5960 | igeller@stlukeschool.org igeller@stlukeinthefields.org

David Shuler, Director of Music & Organist

212.633.2167 | dshuler@stlukeinthefields.org

The Reverend Thomas Miller, Assisting Clergy

ADMINISTRATION

Craig King, Director of Business and Financial Operations

212.633.7817 | cking@stlukeinthefields.org

Devon Cooper, Accountant

212.924.1523 | dcooper@stlukeinthefields.org

Anthony Serrano, Facilities Director

212.924.3080 | aserrano@stlukeinthefields.org

Hannah Sohn, Outreach & Development Manager

212.414.7442 | hsohn@stlukeinthefields.org

Website: www.stlukeinthefields.org

Email: info@stlukeinthefields.org

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Facebook Group: “St. Luke in the Fields”

Amina Syedullah, Communications Manager

212.647.1837 | asyedullah@stlukeinthefields.org

Andrew Forell, Archivist

212.924.0562 | aforell@stlukeinthefields.org

Elana Steinberg, Thrift Shop Manager

212.924.9364 | esteinberg@stlukeinthefields.org

Lily Del Rosso, Parish Office Administrator 212.924.0562 | edelrosso@stlukeinthefields.org

ST. LUKE’S SCHOOL

Tracy Fedonchik, Head 212.924.5960 | www.stlukeschool.org

ST. LUKE’S VESTRY

Theresa Goldsborough & Michael Cudney, Wardens

Donald Conrad

Bruce Goerlich

Michael Hudson

Samuel Jordan

Celina KhuryMorejon

Non Voting

Valerie Komor

Jack Spencer

Grady Tarplee

Naveen Thacker, Clerk

David Moody, Treasurer

Doug Houston, Recording Secretary

Email Contact: Vestry@stlukeinthefields.org

June Vestry on Call:

Theresa Goldsborough (646.620.5600)

Valerie Komor (646.696.5593)