8:45 A.M. and 11:15 A.M.

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 14B

The Holy Eucharist

The Reverend Canon Lauren R. Holder, Celebrant

The Reverend Canon George M. Maxwell, Jr., Preacher

Voluntary

II. Chorale from Symphonie II, Opus 20

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

The Welcome

THE WORD OF GOD

The Opening Hymn: 690

music: Cwm Rhondda, John Hughes (1873-1952) words: William Williams (1717-1791); trans. by Peter Williams (1722-1796), 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 14

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

Celebrant: Let us pray.

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Epistle: Ephesians 4:25–5:2

Lector: A Reading from The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians.

Putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Lector: The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

All stand.

The Sequence: Hymn 593

music: Dickinson College, Lee Hastings Bristol, Jr. (1923-1979) words by James Quinn (1919-2010), based on prayer att. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)

All remain standing.

The Holy Gospel: John 6:35, 41-51

Gospeler: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. All: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among yourselves. No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

Gospeler: The Gospel of the Lord.

All: Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon: Canon Maxwell

All stand or kneel to pray.

The Prayers of the People

Celebrant: Let us stand or kneel to pray. God of faithfulness and compassion, we offer the concerns of our lives and the world as we pray, “God of mercy, hear our prayer.”

Intercessor: We pray for the church throughout the world. Within the Anglican Communion of Churches, we pray today for the united Church of South India. Within the Episcopal Church, we pray for Michael, our Presiding Bishop; for the Diocese of Atlanta; and for Robert, our Bishop. Within this Cathedral parish, we pray for our ministry of the day, St. Monica’s Guild. We pray for the newly baptized: McClane Langdon Crum. God of mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: We pray for those who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world. We pray for Joe, our President; for the Congress and the Courts; for Brian, our Governor; and for Keisha, our Mayor. God of mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: We pray for justice and peace, for goodwill among nations, and for the well-being of all people. God of mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: We pray for those who are in danger, sorrow, sickness, or any kind of trouble; and for those who minister to them. God of mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: We pray for all those on our prayer list, including those with new or immediate concerns: Marg Denny, Dudley Ottley. We offer our own prayers and intercessions. God of mercy,

All: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: We give you thanks for the many blessings of this life. We pray in thanksgiving for the birth of Liam Freeman, son of Jessica and James Freeman. God of mercy, All Hear our prayer. Intercessor We pray for all who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom. We pray for: Traci Denison Galla, Rose Leon, Donald E. Manning, Kathleen Andregg McLean. We pray for Dorothy Quincy Hopkins, in whose memory altar flowers are given. God of 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:

For Immediate Needs: Marg Denny, Dudley Ottley Long Term Prayers: R. Huntley Allen, Penny Barnett, Edgar & Judith Beach, Perry Benton, Virginia Bicksler, Heather Clark, Sharon Crews, Lynne D’Huyvetter, Terry Dornbush, Sarah duBignon, Deborah Ellington, Dan Elson, Ruth Fuqua, Douglas T. Grey, Jr., Rebecca Harris, Jane Jones, Louise Kan, Bennie King, Lisa Krysiak, Jill Mahaffey, Tommy Mason, Carol McDonald, Kay McPherson, Glenn Miller, Ashley Minear, Royce Mitchell, Susan Myers, Charlie Neal, Linus Nickel, Marian Palmore, Garry Pryor, Rowland Radford, Rubye & Wayne Reid, Agnes Elizabeth Robertson, Louis “Skip” Schueddig, Daniel Sherman, Linda Stallcup, Sarah Szymke, Tommy Truesdale, Ron Wallace, Elleanor Wilson, Faye Van Winkle For Family & Friends: Lisa Bachman, Bettina Bass, David Bond, Darrell Boyette, Pam Breedlove, Andrew Clark, Vickie & Bob Coffman, Marie Corrigan, Ava Corroon, Apryl Roberts Cox, Cheryl Espenlaub, Carleton Fuller, Theresa Gent, Patricia Plummer Glowatsky, Gayle Higley, Robert Hoder, William Hudson, Cadel Ingraham, Lilliana Isola, Stephen Jones, Robin Kemp, Carole Kline, Rita Lewis, Pete Livezey, Lauren Makhlouf, Pat Martin, Michelle Maxwell, Betsy Moore, Jovita Moore, Steven Norman, Jean Ann O’Neal, Bill Poole, Courtney Rosenthal, Lisa & Sophia Rowe, Einar Sagstuen, James Sands, Milton Shiver, Timothy Shotmeyer, Mike Stone, Paul Sturtz, Tina Susco, Hamp Tanner, Yvonne Tate, Pierson Thames, Wayne Thurman, Olive Toy, Roger Traylor, Whit A. Wright, Hollis Youngner

THE HOLY COMMUNION

The Offertory

The Offertory Anthem

music: César Franck (1822-1890), Panis angelicus words: St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

Panis angelicus, fit panis hominum; Dat panis coelicus figuris terminum. O res mirabilis manducat Dominum, Pauper, servus, et humilis. Te trina Deitas unaque poscimus, Sic nos tu visita, sicut te colimus; Per tuas semitas duc nos quo tendimus, Ad lucem quam inhabitas.

The bread of angels becomes the bread of humankind; the bread of heaven brings an end to earthly symbols. O great wonder: of the Lord the poor and lowly partake. O Triune God, we pray you, visit us as we worship. Lead us, where we desire to go, to the light in which you dwell.

The Presentation: Hymn 339

music: Schmücke dich, melody Johann Cruger (1598-1662); harm. The English Hymnal, 1906 words: Johann Franck (1618-16770; tr. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878), alt.

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 by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your glory in all the world.

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 129, Robert Powell

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

Communion Anthem

music: Percy W. Whitlock (1903-1946), O Living Bread! who once didst die words: Bishop William Walsham How (1823-1897)

O Living Bread! Who once didst die, And lay Thee down in rocky tomb: Within my heart for ever lie, And shed Thy brightness o’er its gloom. O precious Blood! So freely shed, Sweet pledge of pardon from above: Speak to my heart so cold and dead, And wake it into Life and Love. O Sacred Food! O Cleansing Tide! Fill all my soul with Love divine: O Thou who didst my life redeem: Come to my heart and make me Thine. Amen.

Communion Hymn: 577

music: Ubi caritas (Murray), A. Gregory Murray (1905-1992) words: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877), 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: 522

music: Austria, Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809); desc. Michael E. Young (b. 1939) words: John Newton (1725-1807), alt.

The Dismissal

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

All: Thanks be to God.

Voluntary

Fantasie et Fugue, Opus 18, No. 6

Alexandre Boëly (1785-1858)

All music is reprinted by permission under ONE LICENSE (license number A-717455). Music from The Hymnal 1982 © Church Publishing, Inc., unless noted otherwise below: Hymn 522 descant © 1979 GIA Publications Inc. Hymn 577 words © 1969 James Quinn, SJ, printed by permission of Geoffrey Chapman, a division of Cassell Ltd.; music by permission of A. Gregory Murray. Hymn 593 words © James Quinn, SJ, printed by permission of Geoffrey Chapman, a division of Cassell Ltd.; music © 1962 Theodore Presser Co. Hymn S-129 © Church Pension Fund.