Service Leaflet - June 28, 2020 (Holy Eucharist)

The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 8A

The Holy Eucharist in Social Distance for the Common Good

The Reverend Nathan G. Huddleston, Celebrant

The Reverend Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Preacher

Grace and peace to you! We are the Body of Christ, connected spiritually and emotionally, and visually, even when we cannot gather together in person. Prepared in social distance for the common good, this liturgy honors the patterns of our tradition and is intended to facilitate our continued common prayer, as we share spiritual communion.

Voluntary

Chorale Prelude on Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 (“Dearest Jesus, we are here”)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

The Welcome

THE WORD OF GOD

The Opening Hymn: 518

music: Westminster Abbey, Henry Purcell (1659–1695), adapt; desc. James Gillespie (b. 1929) words: Latin, ca. 7th cent.; tr. Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861, after John Mason Neale (1818–1856), alt.

The Opening Acclamation

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

All: And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The Collect for Purity

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: Proper 8A

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

Celebrant: Let us pray. Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Epistle: Romans 6:12-23

Lector: A Reading from The Letter of Paul to the Romans

Do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted, and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification.

When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Lector: The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

The Gradual: Psalm 13

Anglican chant: Charles Hylton Stewart BCP, p. 597

1 How long, O Lord? will you forget me for ever? * how long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long shall I have perplexity in my mind, and grief in my heart, day after day?* how long shall my enemy triumph over me?

3 Look upon me and answer me, O Lord my God; * give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

4 Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,” * and my foes rejoice that I have fallen.

5 But I put my trust in your mercy; * my heart is joyful because of your saving help.

6 I will sing to the Lord, for he has dealt with me richly; * I will praise the Name of the Lord Most High.

The Holy Gospel: Matthew 10:40-42

Gospeler: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

All: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”

Gospeler: The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon: The Rev. Dr. Thee Smith

The Nicene Creed

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

We offer the concerns of our lives, with the congregation responding, “Hear our prayer.” Join us today and throughout the week in praying for all of those on our parish prayer list, found after “Parish Notices.”

Intercessor: Fill the church, O Lord, with your Holy Spirit. Within the Anglican Communion, we pray for The United Church of North India. Within the Episcopal Church, we pray for Michael, our Presiding Bishop, and for Robert, our Bishop. Within this Cathedral parish, we pray for our ministry of the day, The Cathedral Vergers. We pray for those ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, including Clayton Harrington and Nicole Lambelet. Lord, in your mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace. We pray for this country and its leaders, including Donald, our President; the Congress and Courts; Brian, our Governor; and Keisha, our Mayor. Lord, in your mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, and help us respect the dignity of all people. We pray for those who lack food, safe shelter, or work; for those facing violence and oppression; and for those who work for healing and the common good. Lord, in your mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Comfort and heal those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit. We pray for all those on our parish prayer list, including those with new or immediate concerns.

We offer our own prayers and intercessions.

(long silence)

Lord, in your mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Grant to the departed eternal rest, and let light perpetual shine upon them. We commend to your mercy all who have died: Emile Fisher, Robbie Zappa. Lord, in your mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: We give thanks for the many blessings of this life. Lord, in your mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Celebrant: Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Confession

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

Silence may be kept.

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.

The Absolution

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

The Celebrant says: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

All: And also with you.

The Parish Notices

Those for whom prayers have been requested:

Long Term Prayers: R. Huntley Allen, Dr. T. Mayo & Pat Atkins, Al Bailey, Margarito Barragan, Edgar & Judith Beach, Perry Benton, Virginia Bicksler, Mindy Boggs, Josh Borden, Jr., Bernice Burton, Corey Cashion, Connie Chapman, Heather Clark, Terry Dornbush, Sarah duBignon, Deborah Ellington, Randy Farmer, Jenny Ham, Katie Hughey, Louise Kan, John Kelleher, Chris Kopecky, Lisa Krysiak, Elaine Lyon, Patricia Madison, Carol McDonald, Glenn Miller, Ashley Minear, Royce Mitchell, Bud & Emily Murphy, Susan Myers, Charlie Neal, Linus Nickel, Edith Oliveros, Marion Palmore, Garry Pryor, Rowland Radford, Rubye & Wayne Reid, Tommy Ripley, Agnes Elizabeth Robertson, Louis “Skip” Schueddig, Julie Thompson, Tommy Truesdale, Faye Van Winkle, Karen Young

For Family & Friends: Eileen Abeyesundere, Bill Aycock, Bettina Bass, Tom Bingham, David Bond, Lynn Chandler, Andrew Clark, Marie Corrigan, Carleton Fuller, Tom Ingegneri, Stephen Jones, Bernard A. Kan, Susan Kuzia, Pete Livezey, Pat Martin, Michelle Maxwell, Bonnie Shields McCormack, Bob McGill, David Mickle, Malcolm A. Moore, Steven Norman, Frank Roth, James Sands, Patricia Schooley, Clark Shelton, Milton Shiver, Tina Susco, Yvonne Tate, Pierson Thames, Jeffrey Thomas, Janiece Townshend, Roger Traylor, Ron M. Wallace, Whit A. Wright, Patricia Young, Hollis Youngner

THE HOLY COMMUNION

The Offertory

At the time of the Offertory, you may offer whatever you have to God. Each of us has something to offer, and every one of those offerings is accepted by God. In a few minutes, when the celebrant prays the Eucharistic Prayer, God blesses all those offerings, wherever they are today.

If you would like to make a financial offering to the ministry of the Cathedral, you may do so by visiting: cathedralATL.org/contribute.

The Offertory Anthem

music: Roland E. Martin (b. 1955), Love Bade Me Welcome words: George Herbert (1593-1633)

Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning If I lack’d anything.

“A guest,” I answer’d, “worthy to be here”: Love said, “You shall be he.” “I, the unkind, ungrateful? Ah, my dear, I cannot look on Thee.” Love took my hand and smiling did reply, “Who made the eyes but I?”

“Truth, Lord; but I have marr’d them: let my shame Go where it doth deserve.” “And know you not,” says Love, “who bore the blame?” “My dear, then I will serve.” “You must sit down,” says Love, “and taste my meat.” So I did sit and eat.

The Great Thanksgiving

Eucharistic Prayer B, The Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 367

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.

All: We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All: It is right to give God thanks and praise.

Celebrant: 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:

The Sanctus and Benedictus

S 125, Richard Proulx, A Community Mass

Celebrant: 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;

Celebrant: 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 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 Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, 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,

The Lord’s Prayer

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;

All: Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

The Communion

During these next moments of meditation, wherever you are, please receive whatever gifts God makes available to you, in whatever form God makes available to you. We share spiritual communion today.

The Meditation Music: Hymn 655

music: Nyland, Finnish folk melody; adapt. and harm. David Evans (1874-1948) words: John Ernest Bode (1816-1874), alt.

The Postcommunion Prayer

Celebrant: Let us pray.

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 Blessing

The Closing Hymn: 657

music: Hyfrydol, Rowland Hugh Prichard (1811-1887) words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

The Dismissal

Deacon: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Voluntary

Praeludium in D Major, BWV 532

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

All music is reprinted by permission under www.OneLicense.net (license number A-717455). Music from The Hymnal 1982 © Church Publishing, Inc., except where noted below: Hymn 518 descant by permission of Church Society, London. Hymn S-125 © 1977 GIA Publications Inc.