The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord
7 January 2018 ď ˜ 8:45 A.M. and 11:15 A.M. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist
8:45 a.m. The Renewal of Baptismal Vows and Holy Eucharist The Reverend Canon Carolynne G. Williams, Celebrant The Reverend John William Harkins III, Ph.D., Preacher 11:15 a.m. Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist The Reverend Canon Carolynne G. Williams, Celebrant The Reverend John William Harkins III, Ph.D., Preacher The 8:45 a.m. service in the Cathedral gathers the largest and most diverse age groups of the parish. We rejoice and laugh with smaller children who are a large presence here; so the sermons, prayers, and hymns are intentionally developed to have a wide and educational appeal. This service maintains the grandeur and grace of the Anglican tradition, but our faith is presented in a creative and wide style. Should one be meeting the Episcopal Church from another tradition, this is our most accessible service. The 11:15 a.m. Eucharist presents the splendor of the Christian faith in its most glorious Anglican fashion. Our music, our prayers, and our sermons use the finest sources our spiritual history can offer. Incense is used on feast days. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Voluntary Christ, unser Herr, sum Jordan kam, BWV 684 The Welcome 1
J.S. Bach Dietrich Buxtehude
THE WORD OF GOD All sing
The Processional: Hymn 616
words: James Montgomery (1771-1854); para. of Psalm 72 music: Es flog ein kleins WaldvÜgelein, German folk song; adapt. and harm. A Student’s Hymnal, 1923, after Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941)
Singing together is a means of involving and unifying the congregation so that it is able to respond corporately.
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The Opening Acclamation The Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 299 Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. Celebrant There is one Body and one Spirit; All There is one hope in God’s call to us; Celebrant One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism; All One God and Father of all. The Collect of the Day: First Sunday after the Epiphany BCP, p. 214 Celebrant The Lord be with you. All And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. The Lesson
Genesis 1:1-5
All sit.
Lector
A Reading from The Book of Genesis.
In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. Lector All
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
8:45 a.m. only: Children ages 3 (by September 1, 2017) through 3rd grade are invited to follow the acolytes and chapel leaders to the Children’s Chapel at this time. Children will rejoin their parents at the Offertory.
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“Collect,” from the Latin collecta, is the collecting of the petitions into a single short prayer.
All stand to sing
The Sequence: Hymn 297
The Gospel procession has often been seen as symbolic of the Word coming to the people. Standing to hear the Gospel honors what is heard.
words: Scott Francis Brenner (1903-?) music: Erhalt uns, Herr, melody from Geistliche Lieder, 1543; harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Holy Gospel
Mark 1:4-11
All remain standing. Gospeler The
All
Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you, Lord Christ.
John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” Gospeler All
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon
The Rev. Dr. Harkins
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8:45 a.m. only: THE RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL VOWS The Renewal of Bapismal Vows Celebrant Do you reaffirm your renunciation of evil and renew your commitment to Jesus Christ? All I do. Celebrant
Do you believe in God the Father? All I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Celebrant
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? All I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. Celebrant
Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? All I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Celebrant
Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers? I will, with God’s help.
All
Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord? I will, with God’s help.
Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant
All
Celebrant
All
Celebrant
Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? I will, with God’s help.
All Celebrant
All
Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? I will, with God’s help.
The Celebrant concludes the Renewal of Vows as follows
May Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and bestowed upon us the forgiveness of sins, keep us in eternal life by his grace, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. 5
The Prayers of the People All stand or kneel to pray.
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 God’s people throughout the world. In the Anglican Communion of Churches, we pray for the The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia; for Justin, the Archbishop of Canterbury; for the Episcopal Church and Michael, our Presiding Bishop; for the Diocese of Atlanta and Robert, our Bishop; and for this Cathedral parish and our ministry of the day, the Cathedral Clergy.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
We pray for peace; for goodwill among nations; and for the well-being of all people. We pray for the Middle East and Christians around the globe who face danger and persecution for their faith.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world. We pray for Donald, our President; the Congress and the Courts; for Nathan, our Governor; Keisha, our Mayor; and for all serving their country away from home, for their families and the communities who wait for their return.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
We give thanks for the birth of Charles Knight Bayer to Caroline and Nick Bayer.
Celebrant All
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: Cathy Beasley, Alec Bond, Amy Feuss, John Matonis, Dick Miller, Rex Morris, and Mary Kathleen Russ.
We pray for those in whose memory altar flowers are given this week: The Right Reverend Charles Judson Child.
Celebrant All
God of mercy, Hear our prayer.
Intercessor
Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.
A period of silence, during which people may add their own petitions.
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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Those for whom prayers have been requested: Immediate Needs Joan Couch Long Term Prayers Barbara Bazzel Chuck Beaudrot Virginia Bicksler Cornelia Bird George Bird John Blair David W. Boone Josh Borden Pat Brinson Kaye Cairney Heather Clark Elizabeth Coil Jamie Coleman Lawrence Cowart Terry Dornbush Sarah duBignon Kitty Dukehart Susan Dunn Angela Ellis Randy Farmer Max Ferguson Patty Gifford Jane Hannah Caroline Hatcher Shirley Heermann Richard Hill Jack Jennings Elaine Lyon Robert & Aggie Maddox Carol McDonald Elaine McEachern Wynetta McNeill Georgia Meagher Carrick Mollenkamp Mary Elizabeth Morgan
Charlie Neal Marian Palmore Brenda Pruitt Garry Pryor Pamela Reid Agnes Elizabeth Robertson Martin Ruegsegger Louis “Skip� Schueddig Jim Segars Jeanne M. Smith Julie Sutton Tommy Truesdale Cindy West Andy Westafer Chandra Westafer Lisa Box Williams Anne Willingham Hollis Youngner
Lonieze Cranshaw Gabe Crieger Jackson Culbreth Ashley Debelbot & Brenda Jones Brenda Dickerson Judy Eggers Joshua Felder Emily Ferguson Ann Carol Followill Carleton Fuller Tom Gardner Susan Gill Peggy Govan Eudelle Lanier Graham Darrell & Gail Grimmett D. Louis Gruver, Jr. Doyce Gunter Helen Hammond Chris Hardy Bobby Hearn Greg Hentz Butch Higley Liz Grant Hilton Annemarie & Ante Jazic Hardy Johnson Tom Jones Sun Ja Kim Kelly Kolak Lisa Krysiak Margaret Winders Kuhn Betty C. Lyons Michael Majeski family Pat Martin Janie Mathis Michelle Maxwell Michael McClelland Bonnie Shields McCormack
For Family and Friends Brenda Alonso Shaun Amos Gayle Ball Bettina Bass Kathy Beard Rodger Beatty David Boyd Darrell Boyette Joan Brooks Keith Brooks Meredith, Adam & Leo Bugenske Jake Cantrell Denise Carlson Andrew Clark Faye Comer Timothy Paul Condrey Floyd Childs Cooper III Bea Cowan
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Anne McMullan Darel Moe Lyn Moore Andy Nelson Irene Nesper Barrett Nichols Jay Orr John Plunkett Betty & Bill Poole Libby Powell Margaret Robinson Frank Roth James Sands Donald Schooley Patricia Schooley Logan Shannep Katy Shoemaker Michelle Simmons Lara Smith Sitton Gwendolyn Slack Tina Susco Hubert Tate, Sr. John Titus Janiece Townshend Christi Vasquez Peter Veverka Nina Vila Frank Villa Ed Vogel Meredith Wallace Ron M. Wallace Jacqueline Watkins Caroline & John Westerhoff Coralie Severn Wilson Marion Wilson Althea Wolf Whit A. Wright Patricia Young
The Confession Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
BCP, p. 360
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 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
All stand. The Celebrant says
All
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 The service continues on page 13.
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11:15 a.m. only: HOLY BAPTISM The Presentation and Examination of the Candidates BCP, p. 301 Celebrant The Candidates for Holy Baptism will now be presented. Parents, Godparents and Sponsors
I present N. to receive the Sacrament of Baptism. When all have been presented the Celebrant asks the Parents and Godparents
Will you be responsible for seeing that the child you present is brought up in the Christian faith and life? Parents and Godparents
I will, with God’s help.
Celebrant
Will you by your prayers and witness help this child to grow into the full stature of Christ?
Parents and Godparents
I will, with God’s help.
Then the Celebrant asks the following questions of the Parents and Godparents
Question
Answer Question
Answer Question
Do you renounce Satan and all the spiritual forces of wickedness that rebel against God? I renounce them. Do you renounce the evil powers of this world which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God? I renounce them.
Answer
Do you renounce all sinful desires that draw you from the love of God? I renounce them.
Question Answer
Do you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Savior? I do.
Question Answer
Do you put your whole trust in his grace and love? I do.
Question Answer
Do you promise to follow and obey him as your Lord? I do.
All stand. The Celebrant addresses the congregation, saying
All
Will you who witness these vows do all in your power to support these persons in their life in Christ? We will.
The Celebrant then says
Let us join with those who are committing themselves to Christ and renew our own baptismal covenant.
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The celebrant asks two sets of three questions. The first set asks the candidates to renounce evil, the second to promise adherence to Christ.
To emphasize the nature of the sacrament, the Baptismal Covenant is renewed by all the baptized Christians who are present. They join with those being baptized in reciting the Apostles’ Creed and in responding to the Covenant’s other questions.
The Baptismal Covenant BCP, p. 304 Celebrant Do you believe in God the Father? All I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Celebrant All
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
Celebrant All
Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Celebrant
Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers? I will, with God’s help.
All Celebrant
All Celebrant
All Celebrant
All Celebrant
All
Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord? I will, with God’s help. Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? I will, with God’s help. Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? I will, with God’s help. Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? I will, with God’s help.
The Prayers for the Candidates BCP, p. 305 Celebrant Let us now pray for these persons who are to receive the Sacrament of new birth. Intercessor All
Deliver them, O Lord, from the way of sin and death. Lord, hear our prayer.
Intercessor All
Open their hearts to your grace and truth. Lord, hear our prayer.
Intercessor All
Fill them with your holy and life-giving Spirit. Lord, hear our prayer.
Intercessor All
Keep them in the faith and communion of your holy Church. Lord, hear our prayer.
Intercessor All
Teach them to love others in the power of the Spirit. Lord, hear our prayer.
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Intercessor All
Send them into the world in witness to your love. Lord, hear our prayer.
Intercessor All
Bring them to the fullness of your peace and glory. Lord, hear our prayer.
Celebrant
Grant, O Lord, that all who are baptized into the death of Jesus Christ your Son may live in the power of his resurrection and look for him to come again in glory; who lives and reigns now and for ever. Amen.
The Thanksgiving over the Water
BCP, p. 306
The Celebrant blesses the water, first saying
Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Celebrant All
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Celebrant
We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over it the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation. Through it you led the children of Israel out of their bondage in Egypt into the land of promise. In it your Son Jesus received the baptism of John and was anointed by the Holy Spirit as the Messiah, the Christ, to lead us, through his death and resurrection, from the bondage of sin into everlasting life. We thank you, Father, for the water of Baptism. In it we are buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit. Therefore in joyful obedience to your Son, we bring into his fellowship those who come to him in faith, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
At the following words, the Celebrant touches the water
Now sanctify this water, we pray you, by the power of your Holy Spirit, that those who here are cleansed from sin and born again may continue for ever in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Savior. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
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The principal prayer of the baptismal liturgy is the Thanksgiving over Water. The structure is deliberately parallel to that of the Great Thanksgiving at the Eucharist. The prayer is also placed at the focal point of the baptismal liturgy, between the entrance into the baptismal covenant and the sacramental washing.
The Baptism
BCP, p. 307
The Congregation may be seated for the baptisms. The Candidates are presented by name to the Priest who pours water upon each Candidate, saying
N., I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Then the Celebrant, using chrism, places a hand on the person’s head, marking on the forehead the sign of the cross and saying
N., you are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and marked as Christ’s own for ever. Amen. All stand. Parents, Godparents, and the newly baptized gather at the font. After the baptisms, the Celebrant says
Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you have bestowed upon these your servants the forgiveness of sin, and have raised them to the new life of grace. Sustain them, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit. Give them an inquiring and discerning heart, the courage to will and to persevere, a spirit to know and to love you, and the gift of joy and wonder in all your works. Amen. The Celebrant introduces the newly baptized, and then says
Let us welcome the newly baptized. All
The verbal welcome is accompanied by the ritual action of the exchange of the peace. As members of the Church they take their places as participants in the Eucharistic assembly.
We receive you into the household of God. Confess the faith of Christ crucified, proclaim his resurrection, and share with us in his eternal priesthood.
The Peace
The Celebrant says
All
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 The Blessing of Expectant Parents
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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: Richard Lakey, Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart
words: George Croly (1780-1860)
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart. Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh; Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear, To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh; Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer. Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love; One holy passion filling all my frame; The baptism of the heaven-descended dove, My heart an altar and Thy love the flame. All sing
The Presentation: Hymn 120
words: George B. Timms (1910-1997) music: Solemnis haec festivitas, melody from graduale, 1685; harm. Arthur Hutchings (1906-1989)
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In placing on the altar money and bread and wine, the congregation offers itself and its world. But the underlying reality of the action is that we offer our lives, individually and corporately, to become Christ’s body in this world.
It is this opening thanksgiving, or eucharistia, which gives its name to the Great Thanksgiving.
The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant The Lord be with you. All And also with you.
Eucharistic Prayer B, BCP, p. 367
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.
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. Because in the mystery of the Word made flesh, you have caused a new light to shine in our hearts, to give the knowledge of your glory in the face of your Son 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:
All sing
The Sanctus and Benedictus
The Eucharist is not simply the action of the particular congregation, which happens to be assembled in a particular place, but of the whole Church, even the whole creation, which joins with the congregation in singing the heavenly hymn of Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4.
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Craig Phillips, Festival Eucharist
All stand or kneel.
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.
The Greek word for “remembrance” (anamnesis) carries the full weight of the biblical concept. Through anamnesis we become participants in the events, not as history, but as present realities in our lives.
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.
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The epiclesis, or the invitation to the Holy Spirit, is invoked both upon us and upon the Eucharistic gifts.
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, The Lord’s Prayer
BCP, p. 364
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.
All sing Christians have seen in the breaking of the bread a symbol of the breaking of the Lord’s body on the cross. We also see it in our own need to be broken in order both to share in the life in Christ and to share that life with others.
The Fraction Anthem
Craig Phillips, Festival Eucharist
All sing the Alleluia.
Choir:
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast.
All repeat the Alleluia.
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The Communion
All are welcome to receive the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist. You may receive at the altar or at floor-level stations. Stand or kneel and receive the bread (a wafer) in the palm of your hand. Gluten-free wafers are available upon request at the Peachtree (left) altar rail. Receive the wine either by drinking from the cup (guiding it to your lips) or by touching the wafer lightly to the wine. Younger children are invited to stand for easier access to the cup. If you desire to receive a blessing, cross your arms across your chest. If you desire to receive a blessing, cross your arms across your chest. 11:15 a.m. only: During the ministration of Holy Communion, prayers for healing and the laying on of hands are offered in St. Luke’s Chapel. The chapel is located in the South (Andrews) transept. All are welcome.
Communion Anthem
music: Marty Wheeler Burnett (b. 1961), Vidi aquam words: Ancient Gregorian chant
I saw water flowing out of the temple from the right side , and all to whom that water came have been saved, and they will say, Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever.
Vidi aquam egredientem de templo, a latere dextro, et omnes, ad quos pervenit aqua ista, salvi facti sunt, et dicent, alleluia. Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus: Quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius.
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All sing
Communion Hymns Hymn, Lift Every Voice & Sing II 141
music: Robert Lowry words: Robert Lowry (1826-1899)
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Hymn 513
music: Bridegroom, Peter Cutts (b. 1937) words: Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. 1944)
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Hymn 512
music: Mendon, melody from Methodist Harmonist, 1821; adapt. and harm. Lowell Mason (1792-1872) words: Simon Browne (1680-1732), alt.
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The Sending of Lay Eucharistic Ministers Celebrant In the name of God, we send you forth bearing these holy gifts, that others may share in the communion of Christ’s body and blood. All
We who are many are one body, because we are one in Jesus Christ.
The Postcommunion Prayer BCP, p. 366 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 Church which has gathered to make Eucharist is sent out to be the Body of Christ in the world, to bear witness to Jesus and the resurrection.
All sing
The Processional: Hymn 296
The dismissal asserts the relationship between liturgy and Christian living—a call to live the baptismal and Eucharistic life in the world.
The Dismissal Deacon All
music: Engelberg, Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) words: John Brownlow Geyer (b. 1932)
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Voluntary Prelude on “Engelberg”
Craig Phillips
Service notes adapted from Leonel Mitchell’s Praying Shapes Believing: A Theological Commentary on the Book of Common Prayer.
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All music is reprinted by permission under www.OneLicense.net (license number A-717455). Music from The Hymnal 1982 © Church Publishing, Inc., and music from Lift Every Voice and Sing II (“LEVAS II”) © Church Pension Fund, except where noted below: Hymn 120 words from English Praise, by permission of Oxford University Press; music by permission of Oxford University Press. Hymn 296 words by permission of John Brownlow Geyer. Hymn 297 words reprinted and used from The WorshipBook — Services and Hymns © 1972, The Westminster Press. Hymn 513 words © 1982 Carl P. Daw Jr.; music © 1969 Hope Publishing Co. “Sanctus & Benedictus” and “Christ our Passover” from Craig Phillips, Festival Eucharist © 2006 Paraclete Press.
THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PHILIP
The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Dean Dale Adelmann, Ph.D., Canon for Music The Reverend C. Wallace Marsh IV, Canon for Pastoral Care and Worship The Reverend George M. Maxwell, Jr., Vicar The Reverend Catherine Zappa, Canon for Spirituality and Mission The Reverend John William Harkins III, Ph.D., Priest Associate The Reverend Deacon Juan Sandoval, Deacon for Hispanic Ministries The Reverend Theophus “Thee” Smith, Ph.D., Priest Associate The Reverend Carolynne G. Williams, Canon Associate for Pastoral Care and Elder Ministry Mr. Austin Hall, Senior Warden Mr. Doug O’Bryan, Junior Warden 2744 Peachtree Road, NW ∙ Atlanta, GA ∙ 30305-2920 ∙ (404) 365-1000 www.stphilipscathedral.org
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January 7, 2018 WELCOME For the latest news and happenings from the Cathedral, visit out website at stphilipscathedral.org. Also, see the information in print in our weekly newsletter, Cathedral Times, available in the narthex, in the hallway outside Child Hall, and in the Atrium. Tour the Cathedral this morning after the 8:45 and 11:15 a.m. services. Please meet us below the pulpit to explore the nooks and crannies of this wonderful place! Youth Sunday School will resume January 21.
CHILDREN Children of all ages are welcome and encouraged to participate fully in our liturgy. For parents who prefer it, The Nurturing Center is open for children three and younger from 8:30 a.m. through the end of the 11:15 a.m. service each week. Children’s chapel takes place during the 8:45 a.m. service as an option for parents and children who are not yet ready to experience the full liturgy together, though children are always welcome in “big” church. Children three years (by September 1, 2017) through third grade begin in church with their parents, then follow the children’s acolytes and leaders out at the sequence hymn. Children will rejoin their parents at the Offertory. Two-year-olds attend their own chapel service, which begins at 8:45 a.m. Parents who would like their children two-years-old and younger to join them for communion may go pick them up from Room 227 at the Peace. All Godly Play classes are mixed-age groupings. If you have not registered for Sunday School, your child will be placed in an appropriate class when you arrive on the Children’s wing this morning. Children’s Sunday School classes will meet immediately after the 8:45 a.m. service.
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ADULT EDUCATION All classes meet at 10:10 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
2018 Cathedral Antiques Show Presentation—Child Hall Representatives from the Cathedral Antiques Show and this year’s beneficiary, A.G. Rhodes Health and Rehab, will be on hand to discuss A.G. Rhodes’ work providing short-term and long-term care at three nursing homes in the Atlanta area. As one of Atlanta’s oldest non-profits, A.G. Rhodes has set the standard for serving an aging community since 1904. While utilizing research, technology and innovative approaches to improve care and quality of life, A.G. Rhodes has served more than 1,100 elders each year, many of whom are living with dementia and lack the resources to pay for their medical and living expenses. Small Group Bible Study—Room 122 Jim Bingham and Gordon Mathis lead an ongoing small group Bible Study focusing on a particular book of the Bible for several months at a time. This year, we will read the book of Genesis. For more information, please contact Jim Bingham at 404-373-3273 or binghamjim@bellsouth.net.
PRAYERS Immediate Needs: Joan Couch
Those who need long term prayers:
Barbara Bazzel, Chuck Beaudrot, Virginia Bicksler, Cornelia Bird, George Bird, John Blair, David W. Boone, Josh Borden, Pat Brinson, Kaye Cairney, Heather Clark, Elizabeth Coil, Jamie Coleman, Lawrence Cowart, Terry Dornbush, Sarah duBignon, Kitty Dukehart, Susan Dunn, Angela Ellis, Randy Farmer, Max Ferguson, Patty Gifford, Jane Hannah, Caroline Hatcher, Shirley Heermann, Richard Hill, Jack Jennings, Elaine Lyon, Robert & Aggie Maddox, Carol McDonald, Elaine McEachern, Wynetta McNeill, Georgia Meagher, Carrick Mollenkamp, Mary Elizabeth Morgan, Charlie Neal, Marian Palmore, Brenda Pruitt, Garry Pryor, Pamela Reid, Agnes Elizabeth Robertson, Martin Ruegsegger, Louis “Skip” Schueddig, Jim Segars, Jeanne M. Smith, Julie Sutton, Tommy Truesdale, Cindy West, Andy Westafer, Chandra Westafer, Lisa Box Williams, Anne Willingham, Hollis Youngner
Family & Friends:
Brenda Alonso, Shaun Amos, Gayle Ball, Bettina Bass, Kathy Beard, Rodger Beatty, David Boyd, Darrell Boyette, Joan Brooks, Keith Brooks, Meredith, Adam & Leo Bugenske, Jake Cantrell, Denise Carlson, Andrew Clark, Faye Comer, Timothy Paul Condrey, Floyd Childs Cooper III, Bea Cowan, Lonieze Cranshaw, Gabe Crieger, Jackson Culbreth, Ashley Debelbot & Brenda Jones, Brenda Dickerson, Judy Eggers, Joshua Felder, Emily Ferguson, Ann Carol Followill, Carleton Fuller, Tom Gardner, Susan Gill, Peggy Govan, Eudelle Lanier Graham, Darrell & Gail Grimmett, D. Louis Gruver, Jr., Doyce Gunter, Helen Hammond, Chris Hardy, Bobby Hearn, Greg Hentz, Butch Higley, Liz Grant Hilton, Annemarie & Ante Jazic, Hardy Johnson, Tom Jones, Sun Ja Kim, Kelly Kolak, Lisa Krysiak, Margaret Winders Kuhn, Betty C. Lyons, Michael Majeski family, Pat Martin, Janie Mathis, Michelle Maxwell, Michael McClelland, Bonnie Shields McCormack, Anne McMullan, Darel Moe, Lyn Moore, Andy Nelson, Irene Nesper, Barrett Nichols, Jay Orr, John Plunkett, Betty & Bill Poole, Libby Powell, Margaret Robinson, Frank Roth, James Sands, Donald Schooley, Patricia Schooley, Logan Shannep, Katy Shoemaker, Michelle Simmons, Lara Smith Sitton, Gwendolyn Slack, Tina Susco, Hubert Tate, Sr., John Titus, Janiece Townshend, Christi Vasquez, Peter Veverka, Nina Vila, Frank Villa, Ed Vogel, Meredith Wallace, Ron M. Wallace, Jacqueline Watkins, Caroline & John Westerhoff, Coralie Severn Wilson, Marion Wilson, Althea Wolf, Whit A. Wright, Patricia Young 25
Deceased:
Cathy Beasley, Alec Bond, Amy Feuss, John Matonis, Dick Miller, Rex Morris, Mary Kathleen Russ
Those who are baptized today, especially:
9:00 a.m.: Reagan Dubose Bays, Hudson Palmer Dobbs 11:15 a.m.: Emmett Stephen Hatch, Jackson Aubrey Huff
Those serving their country away from home Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God and in memory of The Rt. Rev. Charles Judson Child
To add a name to the Prayer List or to donate Altar Flowers to honor someone, please contact Janie Harris in the Pastoral Care office (404-365-1034, jharris@stphilipscathedral.org).
WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday
7:45 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 4:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist, Rite I Mikell Chapel The Renewal of Baptismal Vows & Holy Eucharist, Rite II Cathedral Holy Baptisms & Holy Eucharist, Rite II Mikell Chapel Holy Baptisms & Holy Eucharist, Rite II Cathedral La Santa Eucaristía Mikell Chapel Choral Evensong & Holy Eucharist, Rite I Cathedral
Monday-Wednesday and Friday 8:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
Thursday
8:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 5:45 p.m.
Saturday
8:45 a.m.
Morning Prayer Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Mikell Chapel St. Mary’s Chapel
Morning Prayer Holy Eucharist, Rite II Evening Prayer
Mikell Chapel St. Mary’s Chapel Mikell Chapel
Morning Prayer
Mikell Chapel
Centering Prayer takes place on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Lanier House. Evening Prayer is offered on the first, second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 5:45 p.m. in Mikell Chapel. Taizé: Prayers for Peace is offered every third Monday of the month at 8 p.m. in Mikell Chapel. The Indoor Labyrinth is available in Child Hall prior to the service. The Outdoor Labyrinth in front of the Lanier House is open daily.
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