Holy Name Sunday: January 1, 2023

X liturgy of the word X

Prelude Greensleeves arr. Jim Brickman (Grace Mauk, piano)

Welcome The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray

Gathering Song Go Tell it on the Mountain LEVAS #99

Collect of the Day (Prayers for the Inclusive Church)

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Celebrant: Let us pray. God of the refugees, sharing the exile road with all who flee the violence that enslaves and kills: as your Son sought asylum in a foreign land, make us ready to welcome the refugee and receive from her a new language of life and hope; through Jesus Christ. Amen.

(Please be seated.)

The First Lesson Numbers 6:22-27

Reader: A reading from Numbers.

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the Israelites: You shall say to them,

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

So they shall put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People. People: Thanks be to God.

Psalm Psalm 8 (Psalms for Praying)

The cantor will start, please join in on the second half of the tone with bolded text.

O Love, my Beloved, how powerful is your Name in all the earth!

You, whose glory is sung in heaven by the angels and saints, who with the innocence and spontaneity of a child, confound those who are mighty and proud, you comfort the unloving and fearful.

When I look up at the heavens, at the work of Love’s creation, at the infinite variety of your Plan, what is woman that You rejoice in her, and man that You do delight in him?

You have made us in your image, You fill us with your Love;

You have made us co-creators of the earth! Guardians of the planet! to care for all your creatures, to tend the land, the sea, and the air we breathe;

All that You have made, You have placed in our hands. O Love, my Beloved, how powerful is your Name in all the earth!

The second Lesson Galatians 4:4-7

Reader: A reading from Galatians.

When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.

Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

Gradual Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Please rise.

The Hymnal 1982 #82

Deacon: The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us." So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, Lord Christ.

Sermon

AN AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Please rise.) (version by Bruce D.

We believe in the God of Jesus of Nazareth, who blesses the meek, the poor and the persecuted, exalts the least and saves the lost.

We believe in the Holy One whose beloved Child, Jesus the Christ, pleased God far more than tongue or pen can ever tell.

We believe in the baptized Christ, and the community of love and hope which grew around his word and witness.

We believe that he is the first citizen of a new race, where the entry fee is Divine grace, and the ground rules are shaped by love.

We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, by whom old things find new birth, and new things grow on to maturity, and the dead receive regeneration.

We believe in one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and in the limitless life which flows for the healing of the nations. Amen.

Sheila Otto, Trinity member

Prewer)

Prayers of the People

Intercessor: Christians the world over celebrate Jesus’ birth. Open our hearts that he may be born in us today. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: There was no room for your Son in the inn. Protect with your love those who have no home and all who live in poverty. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Mary in the pain of labor brought your Son to birth. Hold in your hand all who are in pain or distress. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Your Christ came as a light shining in the darkness. Bring comfort to all who have experienced grief and loss, in the hope of heaven. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Shepherds in the field heard good tidings of joy. Give us grace to preach the gospel of Christ's redemption. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: The angels sang 'Peace to God's people on earth'. Strengthen those who work for peace and justice in all the world. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Strangers found the Holy Family, and saw the baby lying in the manger. Bless our homes and all whom we love. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Heaven is come down to earth, and earth is raised to heaven. Keep in safety all those who have gone through death in the hope of heaven. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Angels and shepherds worshipped at the manger throne. Receive the worship we offer in fellowship with the Blessed Mary and all the saints. Lord in your mercy. People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: Merciful God, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our SaviorJesus Christ. Amen.

The Confession of Sin & Absolution Enriching Our Worship

Priest: Let us confess our sins to God. (silence may be kept)

People: Creator God, long-suffering, full of grace and truth, you create us from nothing and give us life abundant. You give us new life in the water of baptism. You never turn your face from us, nor cast us aside. We confess we have turned against you and against our neighbor, in thought, word and deed. We have wounded your love and marred your image in us. Restore us for the sake of your Son, and bring us to heavenly joy, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Priest: May the God of love bring you back to all that is good in you. May you be forgiven of all wrongdoing and welcome God’s grace anew in your life this day. May God’s assurance strengthen your resolve to begin again in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Peace

Deacon: The peace of Christ be always with you.

People: And also with you.

Announcements

Offertory sentence

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Offertory Ave Maria

Franz Schubert Trinity Music Team

X Liturgy of the Table X

The Great Thanksgiving Based on Iona Abbey Worship

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give our thanks and praise.

The celebrant proceeds: We praise you, O God, whom eternity cannot contain, for coming to earth and entering time in Jesus. We praise you for his life which informs our living, for his compassion which changes our hearts, for his clear speaking which contradicts our harmless generalities, for his disturbing presence, his innocent suffering, his fearless dying, his rising to life breathing forgiveness and restoring us forever to you. For these gifts we praise and worship you.

All that is spectacular, all that is plain have their origin in you. All that is lovely, all who are loving, point to you as their fulfillment. Therefore we gladly join our voices to the song of the Church on earth and in heaven:

Jesus was always the guest. In the homes of Peter and Jairus, Martha and Mary, Joanna and Susanna, he was always the guest. At the meal tables of the wealthy where he pled the case of the poor, he was always the guest. Upsetting polite company, befriending isolated people, welcoming the stranger, he was always the guest.

But here, at this table, he is the host. Those who wish to serve him must first be served by him. Those who want to follow him must first be fed by him.

For this is the table where God intends us to be nourished. This is the time when Christ can make us new. So come, you who hunger and thirst for a deeper faith, for a better life, for a fairer world. Jesus Christ, who has sat at our tables, now invites us to be guests at his.

On the night on which he was betrayed, and as they were sitting at a meal, Jesus gave thanks, took a piece of bread and broke it. He gave it to the disciples saying, “This I my body. It is broken for you. Do this to remember me.”

Later, after they had eaten, he took a cup of wine, gave thanks and said, “This cup is the new relationship with God made possible because of my death. Drink this all of you, to remember me.”

So now we do as Jesus did. We offer this bread and this wine, the produce of the earth and the fruit of human labor to you, O God. Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

We ask, merciful God, that you send, in kindness, your Holy Spirit to settle on this bread and wine and fill them with the fullness of Jesus. Let that same Spirit rest on us, converting us from the patterns of this passing world, until we conform to the shape of him whose food we now share.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, O God, now and for ever. AMEN.

The Lord’s Prayer (a version by Bill Wallace, Aootearoa/New Zealand)

O most Compassionate Life-giver, may we honor and praise you; May we work with you to establish your new order of justice peace and love; Give us what we need for growth, And help us, through forgiving others, to accept forgiveness. Strengthen us in the time of testing, that we may resist all evil, For all tenderness, strength and love are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Fraction & Invitation

Celebrant: We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ. People: We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread. Celebrant: The Gifts of God for the people of God; holy food for holy people.

Please be seated until you are invited to come forward to receive communion.

Communion Song

The First Nowell

The first Nowell the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; in fields as they lay, keeping their sheep, on a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Refrain: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star shining in the east beyond them far, and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night.

Refrain

And by the light of that same star three wise men came from country far; to seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. Refrain

The Post Communion Prayer (Please rise.)

The 1982 Hymnal

This star drew nigh to the northwest, o’er Bethlehem it took its rest, and there it did both stop and stay right over the place where Jesus lay. Refrain

Then entered in those wise men three full reverently upon their knee, and offered there in his presence their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. Refrain

Then let us all with one accord sing praises to our heavenly Lord; that hath made heaven and earth of nought, and with his blood our life hath bought. Refrain

Celebrant: Let us pray. Jesus, we have feasted on the bread of life. Together we have tasted the love of your kin-dom here on earth. In your risen power you have united us with all of those who have come before, with those gathered today, and with those yet to find their way to this table of love set and ready to welcome all. May the sense of a new heaven and a new earth strengthen and renew us today and in the days to come. Now, send us out into the world to do the work you have given us to do offering your fearless love and priceless peace to all we meet in the name of our loving, liberating life-giving God. Amen.

Blessing

May the rain fall off your shoulders when you’re caught in a storm. When the frost comes a callin’ may it find you safe and warm. May your place be set, and may your promises be kept. And may you never forget that you are loved.

Sending Song

Dismissal

It’s Me, It’s Me, It’s Me O Lord

Celebrant: Go in peace to serve our loving, liberating, life-giving God! People: Thanks be to God.

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Sending song

It’s Me, It’s Me, It’s Me O Lord Wonder, Love and Praise #797 All are invited on the refrain, soloists will offer the verses.

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Vestry Leadership

Donna Steppe, Sr. Warden, Jeffrey Albright, Jr. Warden

Leah Reed, Clerk, Gary Franklin, Treasurer

Dennis Degnan, Becky Koskinen, Fritz Hany, Karen Keune & Jamie Paul

Parish Staff

The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector

Heather Meyer, Director of Operations and Community Development

Chelsie Cree, Director of Music and the Arts

Grace Mauk, Assistant Director of Music and the Arts Brian Buckner, Trinity@Home Accompanist

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & COPYRIGHT INFO:

Collect of the Day: Prayers for an Inclusive Church, Steven Shakespeare. Readings and Gospel from: Revised Common Lectionary: lectionarypage.net, 2022. Psalm: Psalms for Praying, Nan Merrill.

The Great Thanksgiving: BCP Eucharistic Prayer A Bulletin front cover image: “Wilderness Blossom” from Generation to Generation by Sanctified Art by Carmelle Beaugelin.

All printed music from The Hymnal 1982, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, My Heart Sings Out, Wonder, Love, and Praise was used by permission through purchase of ritesong.org.

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