Service Leaflet - August 29, 2021 (Holy Eucharist)

The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 17B

29 August 2021  8:45 A.M. and 11:15 A.M. The Holy Eucharist

The Reverend Julia B. Mitchener, Celebrant The Reverend Canon Lauren R. Holder, Preacher Voluntary Andante Religioso, Opus 64

Alec Rowley (1892-1958)

The Welcome

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THE WORD OF GOD The Opening Hymn: 477 music: Engelberg, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924); desc. Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

words: F. Bland Tucker (1895-1984)

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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 17 Celebrant The Lord be with you.

All And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

The Epistle Lector

James 1:17-27 A Reading from The Letter of James.

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.

But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who actthey will be blessed in their doing.

If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Lector All

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

8:45 a.m. only: Children ages 4 (by September 1, 2021) through fifth grade may follow the acolytes and chapel leaders to Children’s Chapel at this time. Children will return to the nave at the Offertory.

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All stand.

The Sequence: Hymn 566

music: The Church’s Desolation, traditional melody; harm. J.T. White (19th cent.); adapt. C.H. Cayce (19th-20th cent.) words: Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), alt.

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All remain standing.

The Holy Gospel Gospeler

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Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

When the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.’

You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.”

Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.”

For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

Gospeler All

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon

Canon Holder

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 Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan.

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: Young Professionals.

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God of mercy, Hear our prayer.

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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.

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God of mercy, Hear our prayer.

Intercessor

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

Intercessor

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God of mercy, 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.

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God of mercy, Hear our prayer.

Intercessor

We pray for all those on our prayer list, including those with new or immediate concerns: Jerri Darnell, Jenny Ham

We offer our own prayers and intercessions.

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God of mercy, Hear our prayer.

Intercessor

We give you thanks for the many blessings of this life.

We give thanks for Virginia T. Maxwell, in whose honor today’s altar flowers are given.

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God of mercy, Hear our prayer.

Intercessor

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

We pray for: Herschel Atkinson

We pray for The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Sr., in whose memory today’s altar flowers are given.

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God of mercy, 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.

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

Silence may be kept.

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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

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The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

The Parish Notices

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Those for whom prayers have been requested: For Immediate Needs Jerri Darnell Jenny Ham Long Term Prayers R. Huntley Allen Penny Barnett Perry Benton Virginia Bicksler Heather Clark Sharon Crews The Crossley Family Marg Denny Melana & Nyland Dickson Terry Dornbush Sarah duBignon Deborah Ellington Dan Elson Ruth Fuqua Douglas T. Grey, Jr. Rebecca Harris Jane Jones Louise Kan Lisa Krysiak Jill Mahaffey Tommy Mason Carol McDonald Kay McPherson Glenn Miller Ashley Minear Royce Mitchell Susan Myers Charlie Neal Linus Nickel Dudley Ottley Marian Palmore

Garry Pryor Rowland Radford Debbie Ragen Rubye & Wayne Reid Lorraine Reynolds Agnes Elizabeth Robertson Nora Robillard 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 Elizabeth Cannon Andrew Clark Vickie & Bob Coffman Marie Corrigan Ava Corroon Nathan Curry Sandy Ford Carleton Fuller Peter Garbus Theresa Gent Patricia Plummer Glowatsky Gayle Higley Robert Hoder William Hudson

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Cadel Ingraham Lilliana Isola Karen Kauffman Robin Kemp Carole Kline Rita Lewis Pete Livezey Lauren Makhlouf Pat Martin Michelle Maxwell Betsy Moore Jovita Moore Steven Norman Bill Poole Ann & Tom Quigley Ginny Quinn Carter Randall Carson Rengel Courtney Rosenthal Lisa & Sophia Rowe Einar Sagstuen James Sands Milton Shiver Timothy Shotmeyer Richard Smith Mike Stone Paul Sturtz Vernon T. Yvonne Tate Pierson Thames Bryson Thomas Wayne Thurman Olive Toy Harris Wilson Whit A. Wright Hollis Youngner

THE HOLY COMMUNION The Offertory The Offertory Anthem

music: Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995), We love the place, O God, wherein thine honor dwells words: William Bullock (1797-1874) & Sir Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877)

We love the place, O God, Wherein thine honor dwells; The joy of thine abode All earthly joy excels.

We love the house of prayer, Wherein thy servants meet; And thou, O Lord, art there Thy chosen flock to greet.

We love the sacred font, For there the Holy Dove To pour is ever wont His blessing from above.

We love thine altar, Lord; O what on earth so dear!

For there, in faith adored, We find thy presence near.

We love the word of life, The word that tells of peace, Of comfort in the strife, And joys that never cease.

We love to sing below For mercies freely given; But, O, we long to know The triumph song of heaven!

Lord Jesus, give us grace On earth to love thee more, In heaven to see thy face, And with thy Saints adore.

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The Presentation: Hymn 707

music: Hollingside, John Bacchus Dykes (1825-1876) words: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), alt.

The Great Thanksgiving

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

Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Celebrant All

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant All

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God 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.

Celebrant

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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,

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We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection, We await his coming in glory;

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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: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Ave verum corpus words: Attr. to Innocent III (c. 1160-1216)

Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, who has truly suffered, was sacrificed on the cross for mortals, whose side was pierced, whence flowed water and blood: be for us a foretaste (of heaven) during our final examining.

Ave verum Corpus natum Ex Maria Virgine.

Vere passum immolatum In cruce pro homine.

Cujus latus perforatum.

Fluxit aqua et sanguine.

Esto nobis praegustatum Mortis in examine.

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Communion Hymn: 656

music: Franconia, melody Johann Balthasar König (1691-1758); adapt. and harm. William Henry Havergal (1793-1870) words: stz. 1 and 3, John Keble (1792-1866), alt.; stz. 2 and 4 William John Hall (1793-1861), alt.

The Postcommunion Prayer Celebrant All

Let us pray.

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

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The Closing Hymn: 382

music: General Seminary, David Charles Walker (1938-2018) words: George Herbert (1593-1633)

The Dismissal Deacon Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All Thanks be to God. Voluntary Gaudeamus

Sidney S. Campbell (1909-1974) 14

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 382 music © 1976 David Charles Walker.

Hymn 477 descant © 1970 GIA Publications Inc. Hymn S-129 © Church Pension Fund.

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THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP

The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music The Reverend Lauren R. Holder, Canon for Community and Education The Reverend George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar The Reverend Catherine Zappa, Canon for Liturgy and Pastoral Care The Reverend Julia B. Mitchener, Priest Associate The Reverend Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries The Reverend Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate Mr. Del King, Senior Warden Mr. Samuel T. Wilmoth, Junior Warden 2744 Peachtree Road, NW ∙ Atlanta, GA ∙ 30305-2920 ∙ (404) 365-1000 www.cathedralATL.org

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