The Second Sunday of Advent: Year C
5 December 2021 8:45 A.M. and 11:15 A.M. The Holy Eucharist
The Reverend Canon George M. Maxwell, Jr., Celebrant The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Preacher Voluntaries Three Hymn Preludes Veni, Emmanuel (O come, O come, Emmanuel) Freu dich Sehr [Psalm 42] (Comfort, comfort, ye my people) Winchester New (On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry) The Welcome from the Dean
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Flor Peeters (1903-1986) Gerald Near (b. 1942) C. S. Lang (1891-1971)
THE WORD OF GOD The Opening Hymn: 76
music: Winchester New, melody from Musicalishes Hand-Buch, 1690; harm. William Henry Monk (1823-1889), alt. words: Charles Coffin (1676-1749), tr. Charles Winfred Douglas (1867-1944), after John Chandler (1806-1876), 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.
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Kyrie eleison
S 88; setting: McNeil Robinson II (1943-2015)
The Collect of the Day: Second Sunday in Advent Celebrant The Lord be with you. All And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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The Epistle
Philippians 1:3-11
Lector
A Reading from The Letter of Paul to the Philippians.
I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God’s grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God. Lector All
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
At 8:45 a.m.: 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. At 11:15 a.m.
The Gradual Canticle: The Song of Zechariah (Luke 1:68-79) Antiphon sung by a cantor, then by all. All repeat as indicated.
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
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Plainchant Tone II.1 BCP, p. 92
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he has come to his people and
set them free.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; * he has come to his people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty savior, * born of the house of his servant David. Through his holy prophets he promised of old, that he would save us from our enemies, * from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathers * and to remember his holy covenant. This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, * to set us free from the hands of our enemies, Free to worship him without fear, * holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life. You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, * for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, To give people knowledge of salvation * by the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our God * the dawn from on high shall break upon us, To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace. 4
[Antiphon]
All stand.
The Sequence: Hymn 56, stanzas 3 and 4 O come, O come, thou Lord of might, who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height in ancient times didst give the law, in cloud, and majesty, and awe. Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!
Veni, veni Emmanuel O come, thou Branch of Jesse’s tree, free them from Satan’s tyranny that trust thy mighty power to save, and give them victory o’er the grave. Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!
All remain standing.
The Holy Gospel Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. All Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Luke 3:1-6
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’” Gospeler All
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon
Dean Candler
The Prayers of the People Celebrant Let us pray for the church and for the world, saying, “Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.” Intercessor
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Almighty God, give us grace, we pray, with your whole Church, to cast away the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Within the Anglican Communion of Churches, we pray for the Anglican Church of Burundi. Within the Episcopal Church, we pray for Michael, our Presiding Bishop; for the Diocese of Atlanta; for Robert, our bishop; and for all lay and ordained ministers. Within this Cathedral parish, we pray for our ministries of the day: The Cathedral Stewardship Committee; Finance Count Teams. Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
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Intercessor
All
Stir up your power, O Lord, and guide this country and those who are called to lead. We pray for Joe, our President; for the Congress and the Courts; for Brian, our Governor; and for Keisha, our Mayor. Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
Help and deliver those who are sick, suffering, isolated, or oppressed, or in any need or trouble. We pray for those on our prayer list, and for those in our community with new or immediate concerns: Neal Peters, Katie Royal, Gary Schiff, Betty Jean Weltner, George Zappa
Let us pray, either silently or aloud, for our own needs and those of others.
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Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
Receive our thanks, gracious God, for the many blessings of this life.
We pray in thanksgiving for the 100th birthday of Lillian Sandoval.
Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
All Intercessor
All Celebrant
Grant to the departed entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of your saints. We pray for those who have died: Steven Norman Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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. 6
The Peace
The Celebrant says
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The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.
All greet one another in the name of the Lord.
The Parish Notices Those for whom prayers have been requested: For Immediate Needs Neal Peters Katie Royal Gary Schiff Betty Jean Weltner George Zappa Long Term Prayers R. Huntley Allen Penny Barnett Perry Benton Virginia Bicksler Larry Boggs Randall Chatham-Borden Heather Clark Sharon Crews The Crossley Family Jerri Darnell Marg Denny Terry Dornbush Stephen Douglass Sarah duBignon Deborah Ellington Ruth Fuqua Elizabeth Groseth Jenny Ham Rebecca Harris Jane Jones Louise Kan Lisa Krysiak Jill Mahaffey Carol McDonald Glenn Miller
Royce Mitchell Susan Myers Charlie Neal Dudley Ottley Marian Palmore Rowland Radford Rubye & Wayne Reid Lorraine Reynolds Agnes Elizabeth Robertson Jean Robertson Betty Roper Louis “Skip” Schueddig Tommy Truesdale Ron Wallace Elleanor Wilson Faye Van Winkle For Family & Friends Lisa Bachman Bettina Bass Lisa Bradshaw Pam Breedlove Rose Brunetti Bennett Lila Jo Callaway Andrew Clark Vickie Coffman Marie Corrigan Ava Corroon Apryl Roberts Cox Dan Elson Jackson Francis Carleton Fuller Theresa Gent
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Patricia Plummer Glowatsky Mark Goodwin Martha Heinze Rob Hendler Eboni & Everton Heron Gayle Higley Cadel Ingraham Robin Kemp Carole Kline Rita Lewis Pete Livezey Lauren Makhlouf Pat Martin Ethel “Babe” Moldovan Betsy Moore Fred Nelson Michelle, Carter, & Gabriel Nichols Linus Nickel Bill Poole Carter Randall Einar Sagstuen James Sands Woody Talley Yvonne Tate Pierson Thames Bryson Thomas Wayne Thurman Olive Toy Harris Wilson Liz Woodring Whit A. Wright Hollis Youngner
THE HOLY COMMUNION The offering today, the first Sunday of the month, is designated for the Discretionary Fund for the Needy.
The Offertory The Offertory Anthem
music: Dan Locklair (American, b. 1949), Comfort ye my people words: Johann G. Olearius (German, 1611-1684), tr. Catherine Winkworth (English, 1827-1878), alt.
Comfort, comfort ye my people, Speak ye peace, thus saith our God; Comfort those who sit in darkness Mourning ’neath their sorrows’ load. Speak ye to Jerusalem Of the peace that waits for them; Tell her that her sins I cover, And her warfare now is over. Hark, the voice of one that crieth In the desert far and near, Calling us to new repentance Since the kingdom now is here. Oh, that warning cry obey! Now prepare for God a way; Let the valleys rise to meet him And the hills bow down to greet him. Make ye straight what long was crooked, Make the rougher places plain; Let your hearts be true and humble, As befits his holy reign. For the glory of the Lord Now o’er earth is shed abroad; And all flesh shall see the token That the word is never broken.
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The Presentation: Hymn 65
music: Bereden väg fór Herran, melody from Then Swenska Psalmboken, 1697 words: Franz Mikael Franzen (1772-1847); tr. Composite; adapt. Charles P. Price (1920-1999)
During the Presentation Hymn, members and friends process with their completed 2022 pledge cards to the altar. Or, you may bring a token of your already completed (or intended!) pledge, available in the pew racks. Thank you!
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 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
Because you sent your beloved Son to redeem us from sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting life; that when he shall come again in power and great triumph to judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to behold his appearing. 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:
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The Sanctus and Benedictus
S 127; setting: Calvin Hampton (1938-1984)
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;
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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.
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The Communion Communion Anthem
Ecce, Dominus veniet et omnes sancti ejus cum eo, alleluia. Et erit in die illa lux magna. Alleluia. Ecce apparebit Dominus super nubem candidam, et cum eo sanctorum millia. Alleluia. Et erit in die illa lux magna. Alleluia.
music: Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611), Ecce Dominus veniet words: Psalm antiphon at Lauds on the First Sunday of Advent
Behold the Lord shall come, and all his saints with him: alleluia. And there shall be in that day a great light. Alleluia. Behold the Lord shall appear upon a white cloud. And with him thousands of saints, alleluia. And there shall be in that day a great light. Alleluia.
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
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The Closing Hymn: 67
The Dismissal Deacon All
music: Psalm 42, melody Claude Goudimel (1514-1572) words: Johann G. Olearius (1611-1684), trans. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Voluntary Venez, divin messie (O come, divine Messiah)
Jean Bouvard (1905-1996)
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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 65 words © 1982 Charles P. Price. Hymn S-88 from Music for the Lord’s Supper © 1984 Theodore Presser Co. Hymn S-127 © Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, used by permission of Augsburg Publishing House.
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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