Trinity Sunday
MINISTRY HOSPITALITY
STEWARDSHIP
WELCOME TO ST. LUKE IN THE FIELDS
Trinity Sunday
Times and Seasons: Sundays after Pentecost
This season after Pentecost is the longest period of liturgical time in the Church year. The weeks are ordered or numbered as Sundays after Pentecost, hence the frequent use of the title Ordinary Time to describe this season. The First Sunday after Pentecost is also known as Trinity Sunday. The Last Sunday after Pentecost is now known as Christ the King Sunday. In between there are many major Feasts and commemorations including: Corpus Christi, the Transfiguration (Aug. 6), the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Aug. 15), Holy Cross Day (Sep. 14), St. Luke’s Day (Oct. 18), All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’ (Nov. 2) to name a few.
Summer Worship Schedule
Beginning June 15
Sundays at 10:30am
Weekdays at 12pm
Vespers will be on hiatus from June 18September 10
Capital Campaign Kick-Off & Parish Picnic
Today at 12pm
This year our annual summer celebration will be even more special as we announce the beginning of our public phase of the Capital Campaign. Join us after the 10:30am service for a festive lunch, brief presentation with new renderings of the mission building, and festivities in the garden (weather permitting). Childcare will be provided and all are welcome.
Farewell Gathering For Tony Serrano
Sunday, June 22 during coffee hour
Join us during coffee hour to say farewell to Tony, our Facilities Director, as he retires after 16 years of faithful service.
Pride Evensong
Sunday, June 22 at 4pm
Our annual Pride Evensong returns! We welcome guest preacher the Very Reverend Patrick Malloy, Ph.D. A reception will follow.
Film Screening of Saturday Church
Sunday, June 22 at 1pm St. Luke’s offers a screening of Saturday Church, a film by Damon Cardasis, inspired by our own Saturday Outreach Programming. Refreshments will be available. Stay after the screening for our annual Evensong service!
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.
Large print hymns are available in the back of the church; ask an usher for copies.
PRELUDE Toccata secunda
Georg Muffat (1653-1703)
A bell sounds. All stand as they are able.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN 370 (stanzas 1-5) · St. Patrick’s Breastplate (see pg 18)
THE STATION AT THE FONT
The Procession pauses at the baptismal font.
Celebrant Let us glorify the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; People Praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Almighty God, you have revealed to your Church your eternal Being of glorious majesty and perfect love as one God in Trinity of Persons: Give us grace to continue steadfast in the confession of this faith, and constant in our worship of you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; for you live and reign, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN 370 (stanzas 6-7) · St. Patrick’s Breastplate (see pg 20)
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.
Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. All are seated.
THE FIRST LESSON Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: “To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live. The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth--when he had not yet made earth and fields, or the world’s first bits of soil. When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master worker; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the human race.”
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
All remain seated for the psalm.
PSALM 8
Gerre Hancock
O Lord our Governor, * how exalted is your Name in all the world! Out of the mouths of infants and children * your majesty is praised above the heavens.
You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, * to quell the enemy and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, * the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,
What is man that you should be mindful of him? * the son of man that you should seek him out? You have made him but little lower than the angels; * you adorn him with glory and honor;
You give him mastery over the works of your hands; * you put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, * even the wild beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, * and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.
O Lord our Governor, * how exalted is your Name in all the world!
THE SECOND LESSON Romans 5:1-5
Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
SEQUENCE HYMN 362 · Nicaea (see pg 22)
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 Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; to God who is, and who was, and who is to come.
THE HOLY GOSPEL John 16:12-15
Deacon The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Jesus said to the disciples, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”
Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
THE SERMON The Reverend Victoria Lewis
NICENE CREED
Plainsong, Mode V
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
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. Lord, have mercy.
For Sean, 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 Donald, 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 anti-racist 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
Orlando Gibbons (1535-1572)
We praise thee, O God, we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all powers therein. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. The glorious company of the apostles praise thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee. The noble army of martyrs praise thee.
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee; The Father of an infinite majesty, thine honourable, true and only Son, also the Holy Ghost the comforter. Thou art the King of glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father.
We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting.
O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Govern them and lift them up for ever.
Day by day we magnify thee; and we worship thy name, ever world without end. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee.
O Lord in thee have I trusted, let me never be confounded.
OFFERTORY
All stand.
HYMN 366 (stanzas 1-4) · Grosser Gott (see pg 23)
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
Eucharistic Prayer A, Book of Common Prayer, page 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 with your co-eternal Son and Holy Spirit, you are one God, one Lord, in Trinity of Persons and in Unity of Being: and we celebrate the one and equal glory of you, O Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 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 S172
Ambrosian chant
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
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Blessed angel spirits offer praise undying, Ever crying Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Sabaoth.
Saints and Martyrs praise thy Name, Trinity lifegiving, Earthborne sorrow leaving before Thy throne, Ever crying Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.
Father omnipotent, mighty in glory, Christ, Thy Son, our Saviour who died that we might live, Holy Spirit, mystic dove, dwelling with us ever more, We praise Thee, Blessed Trinity.
With the Angels’ sacred hymn, All thy might proclaiming, With the mystic cherubim in songs of praise we join, Holy, Holy, Holy, Join we all in songs of praise for ever; Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Lord God of Sabaoth.
POSTCOMMUNION HYMN Wonder, Love and Praise 778 · Nyland (see pg 24)
Sung by all, standing.
POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER
Said by all.
Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
THE TRINITY BLESSING
The Lord bless you and keep you. Amen.
The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. Amen.
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.
The Lord God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the holy and undivided Trinity, guard you, save you, and bring you to that heavenly City, where he lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
THE DISMISSAL
The Deacon bids the dismissal.
Deacon Let us go forth in the name of Christ.
People
POSTLUDE Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680 (‘We all believe in one God’) Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
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.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN 370 (stanzas 1-5) · St. Patrick’s Breastplate
OFFERTORY HYMN 366 (stanzas 1-4) · Grosser Gott
SUNDAY JUNE 15 Trinity Sunday
10:30 am Holy Eucharist*
12:00 pm Campaign Kick-off & Parish Picnic
3:30 pm AlAnon LH
MONDAY JUNE 16
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist
7:00 pm AA Aud
7:00 pm Antiracism Discussion Group Zoom
TUESDAY JUNE 17
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist
7:00 pm AA Aud
WEDNESDAY JUNE 18
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist
12:30 pm Table Talk LH
7:00 pm AA Aud
THURSDAY JUNE 19
Block Closed in Observance of Juneteenth
FRIDAY JUNE 20
12:00 pm Holy Eucharist
7:00 pm AA Aud
SATURDAY JUNE 21
2:00 pm Community Closet LH
4:00 pm Art & Acceptance Aud
SUNDAY JUNE 22 Proper 7
10:30 am Holy Eucharist*
1:00 pm Film Screening Aud
4:00 pm Pride Evensong & Reception
* Childcare for children ages 6 and under is available.
LIFE AT ST. LUKE’S
Sermons Online
Sermons are available in audio on the web at stlukeinthefields.org/ sermons.
Antiracism Ministries
saintlukesnyc.org/antiracism
Weekly Book Discussions Mondays at 7pm on Zoom.
Seasonal film screenings and author talks.
See our website for the full schedule.
Daily Office on Zoom
Monday & Wednesday at 5:30pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8am
Contact: Michael Cudney (mcudney55pte@gmail.com)
Centering Prayer
Thursdays 7 pm on Zoom
Contact: Richard (718.698.7514 | interiorsilence@gmail.com)
FORMATION AT ST. LUKE’S
Please see website for our full schedule Formation for Children and Youth
Sunday School 10:20am in the School Auditorium Classes for PreK-Grade 5
Youth Formation
Sundays 10:20am in the School Auditorium For Grades 6-12.
Youth Confirmation
For teens Grades 8-12. Contact Mo. Lewis for more information.
Formation for Adults
Text Talk Bible Study
On hiatus until September 14
Table Talk
Wednesdays after Noonday Mass in Laughlin Hall
Beginning February 12
Seasonal Retreats
Contact the Parish House
STEWARDSHIP & GIVING
Pledges for 2025 are still being received! Consider deepening your relationship with St. Luke’s by pledging your 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.
Donate to St. Luke’s
St. Luke’s relies on donations to help maintain and grow mission-centered programming. If you would like to make a one-time donation, scan the QR Code or visit stlukeinthefields. org/give. We welcome both general and restricted gifts, such as our gardens, Concert Series, Outreach Programs, and Clergy Discretionary Fund.
Legacy Giving
Another way you can support the mission of St. Luke’s is through estate planning. Learn more: saintlukesnyc.org/legacygiving
Contact: Hannah Sohn, Development and Outreach Manager hsohn@stlukeinthefields.org
Volunteer for a Liturgical Guild! If you would like to support our worship services as a volunteer, you to sign up to be an usher, reader, or acolyte. If you would like to help before and after services, consider the Altar Guild. Contact information for each guild is below.
Acolyte Guild: Michael Cudney (Mcudney55pte@gmail.com)
Altar Guild: Abigail McConnell (mcconnellabigail01@gmail.com)
Lectors Guild: Amanda Durant (atdurant@gmail.com)
Ushers Guild: Stephen Novak (stevenov13@gmail.com)
Music & Arts: Melissa Cocco (melissacoccomelissa@gmail.com)
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
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: choose “Outreach” in the drop down menu on our Giving Form: saintlukesnyc.org/donate.
Donations can be dropped off to any office or facilities staff member. The Parish Office is open on weekdays from 9am-5pm. Staff are available to receive donations on Saturdays in Laughlin Hall.
Community Closet
Saturdays from 2 - 4pm.
Art & Acceptance
Saturdays from 4 - 7pm
Clothing Donations Wanted
We’re in great need of gently used fall/winter clothing, jackets, sneakers, comfortable walking shoes and boots for men, women and children. T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, sweaters, light jackets, rain gear, umbrellas, backpacks and rolling suitcases, new men’s briefs, women’s underwear, size 6 diapers and period products, travel sized toiletries in bulk (shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, soap etc.) are also in demand. Drop off at St. Luke’s, 487 Hudson St. Mon-Fri 9-5pm.
Check our Amazon wish list seasonally to find the most current needs for our programs. Thank you for supporting Outreach at St. Luke’s! saintlukesnyc.org/outreach_wishlist
KEEP IN TOUCH
Sign up for our newsletter: saintlukesnyc.org/newsletter
Facebook Group: “St. Luke in the Fields” saintlukesnyc.org/facebook saintlukesnyc.org/youtube saintlukesnyc.org/connect
Growing in Faith: Children, Youth & Families at St. Luke’s
Children are the hope of our faith and our world; at St. Luke’s we offer opportunities for children, youth and families to experience the joy, challenge, relevance and beauty of Christian faith and each other:
Worship in a welcoming community where all participate regardless of age.
Engage with the Holy Scriptures and Christian traditions with creative and critical minds in Sunday School, Youth Formation, and the Parent-focused Discussion Series.
Serve the parish and world by volunteering for one-time, occasional, and weekly ministry commitments. Children, and Youth are invited to serve on Sundays as acolytes, readers, ushers, on their own or with their parents as desired.
For Children & Youth
Sunday School | Auditorium
Sunday School is offered to children and youth of the parish beginning in Pre-K during the academic year at 10:20 on Sundays.
Youth Confirmation
St. Luke’s offers Youth Confirmation to Youth in Grades 8 - 12. The conferring of the Sacrament of Confirmation will be at the Easter Vigil. If you are interested in Confirmation for the 2025 program year please contact Mo. Lewis or fill out a program registration form.
Connect with CYF Ministries:
Baptisms for Children
Preparations for the Sacrament of Baptism will now be for those celebrated on Transfiguration Sunday - August 10th at 10:30 AM. If you or someone you know is considering having their child baptized, please contact Mo. Lewis for more information.
Stay informed: Sign up for Email updates from the Winged Ox, St. Luke’s Children and Family Newsletter, and the weekly parish Enews. Register by scanning the QR code to the right. Volunteer: Become a Sunday School teacher and youth leader. Give: Support the work of CYF Ministries with a donation. Contact Mo. Lewis for more information about any of the listings above, or with questions.
The Church of St. Luke in the Fields
487 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 | Telephone: 212.924.0562 | Email: info@stlukeinthefields.org Please email any clergy member in the event of an emergency. Website: www.stlukeinthefields.org
The Reverend Caroline Stacey, Rector 212.924.0562 | cstacey@stlukeinthefields.org
The Reverend Andrew Ancona, Senior Associate | 212.924.9327 aancona@stlukeinthefields.org
David Shuler, Director of Music & Organist 212.633.2167 | dshuler@stlukeinthefields.org
The Reverend Victoria Lewis, School Chaplain & Associate 212.924.5960 | vlewis@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, Senior 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
Amina Syedullah, Communications Manager 212.647.1837 asyedullah@stlukeinthefields.org
Andrew Forell, Archivist 212.924.0562a aforell@stlukeinthefields.org
Elana Steinberg, Thrift Shop Manager 212.924.9364 esteinberg@stlukeinthefields.org
Karyna Martin, Parish Office Administrator 212.924.0562 kmartin@stlukeinthefields.org
ST. LUKE’S SCHOOL
Tracy Fedonchik, Head of School 212.924.5960 | www.stlukeschool.org
ST. LUKE’S VESTRY: Vestry@stlukeinthefields.org
Theresa Goldsborough & Michael Cudney, Wardens
Bruce Goerlich
Michael Hudson
Samuel Jordan
Celina KhuryMorejon
Valerie Komor
Abby McConnell
Jack Spencer
Grady Tarplee
Naveen Thacker, Clerk
Non Voting
David Moody, Treasurer
Doug Houston, Recording Secretary
June Vestry On Call:
Abby McConnell 407.375.2585
Valerie Komor 646.696.5593