The Second Sunday of Lent - March 8, 2020

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 Holy Eucharist: Rite II  The Second Sunday In Lent 

March 8, 2020

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Breakfast 9:00am Eucharist 10:00am

 Holy Eucharist: Rite II  Please gather in the seating area to begin worship.

Prelude

O Vos Omnes

Carlos Correa

(Jobst Choral Scholars)

Silent Procession (A bell will chime to indicate the beginning of the procession. Please stand as you are able.)

 A Penitential Order: Rite II  Welcome Opening Statement Celebrant: People:

Blessed is the Lord who forgives all our sins.

God’s mercy endures forever.

Confession & Absolution Celebrant:

Let us confess our sin against God and our neighbor.

(Silence may be kept.)

People:

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.

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.

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Kyrie The verse of the Kyrie will be sung as a solo. The congregation is invited to sing the refrain as indicated.

Verse:

Jesus, I’ve forgotten the words that you have spoken.

Promises that burned within my heart have now grown dim.

With a doubting heart I follow the path of earthly wisdom.

Forgive me for my unbelief; renew the fire within.

Refrain:

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Collect of the Day Celebrant: People: Celebrant: People:

(Prayers for an Inclusive Church)

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us pray. Holy God, whose wild Spirit’s breath defies our frozen idols: take the night time of our fear and make it a welcoming womb for us and all the world; through Jesus Christ, in whom we are born anew.

Amen.

(Please be seated for the Lessons.)

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The First Lesson Reader:

Genesis 12: 1-4a

A reading from Genesis

The LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him.

Reader: People:

Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People.

Thanks be to God.

Psalm

Psalm 121

(Psalms for Praying, Nan Merrill)

A single voice will sing the first half of each verse, and the congregation is invited to join in singing the second half in bold.

My heart’s eyes behold your Divine / Glory!

From whence does / my help come?

My help comes / from You, who created / heaven and earth.

You strengthen and up- / hold me, You, who are ever / by my side.

Behold! You who watch over the / nations will see all hearts awaken / to the Light.

For You are the Great Counselor; You dwell within / all hearts, that we might respond to the Uni- / versal Heart – Like the sun, that nourishes us / by day, like the stars that guide the wayfar- / er at night.

In You we shall not be afraid of the / darkness, For You are the Light / of our life.

May You keep us in our going out and our / coming in from this time forth and / forevermore.

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The second Lesson Reader:

Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17

A reading from Romans

What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.” Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.

For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.

For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”) —in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

Reader: People:

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Gradual Please join in singing the Gradual.

Fill My Cup Lord

Richard Blanchard

Fill my cup, Lord, I lift it up, Lord Come and quench this thirsting in my soul Bread from Heaven, feed me 'til I want no more Here’s my cup, fill it up and make me whole

The Gospel Celebrant: People:

John 3:1-17 The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”

Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

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Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?

“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Celebrant: People:

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to You, Lord Christ.

Sermon

The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray

The Apostles’ Creed

The Book of Common Prayer pg. 53

(Please stand as you are able.)

(What is the Apostle’s Creed and why are we reciting it during Lent? The Apostle’s Creed is an ancient formula of Christian belief in three sections concerning God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit- the three dimensions of the Divine that together shape and the fullness of eternal Love. In the ancient church the season of Lent was a time of preparation for baptism and this creed was memorized as part of that process. As a way to remember our own baptismal promises during this Lenten journey we will recite this affirmation of our faith during these 5 weeks.)

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

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 to judge the living and the dead.

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. Amen.

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

(Please stand as you are able.)

During this season we will give intentional time and space to pause together as we pray.

Intercessor:

God of justice hear the cry of those who yearn for justice around the world; the persecuted and oppressed, the exploited and the ill-treated.

(Pause)

God of love hear the cry of those who yearn for love; fractured families, broken homes neglected, unwanted, alone. (Pause) God of peace hear the cry of those who yearn for peace; in battle zones and broken states, those who are frightened, fearful and anxious. (Pause) God of healing hear the cry of those who yearn for healing; physical and spiritual hurting, weakened and depressed. (Pause) God of mercy hear the cry of those who yearn for mercy; convicted, in need of your Grace, contrite, humble, bowed down. (Pause) May we know the peace of God the love of God the justice of God the healing and mercy of God this day and all days. Amen.

THE PEACE Celebrant: People:

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Lenten Prayer Corner- We invite you to bring your prayers to our Lenten prayer station throughout this season. You may offer a prayer, tie a ribbon on the prayer loom, or write a word or prayer on one of the prayer flags or tags. Feel free to spend as much time here as you’d like. Be still and know that God is here.

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Liturgy of the Table

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Offertory Sentence Offertory

Lamentations of Jeremiah

Randall Stroope

(Canterbury Choir)

The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant: People: Celebrant: People: Celebrant: People:

(Iona Abbey Worship)

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. 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:

Sanctus

Holy, Holy, Holy

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Then the Celebrant continues 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. AMEN.

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Celebrant: And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say: 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.

Fraction & Invitation

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

We welcome ALL to come forward to receive Communion as a sign of God’s love in and for our lives.

Bread: To receive the bread (or gluten-free wafer), please put your hands together, palms up.

Cup: To receive the non-alcoholic wine, please drink directly from the cup. If you are unable to come forward and wish to have Communion brought to you, please inform a greeter.

Communion Music

Crucifixus

J.S. Bach

(Jobst Choral Scholars)

Communion Music

Abide with Me: Fast Falls the Eventide

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The Post Communion Prayer (Please stand as you are able.)

Gracious God, lover of all, may we who have been your guests at this communion reveal your life to all the world. May we be no longer your servants, but know your will, and be your friends. You give us your life, may we be worthy of it; you give us yourself, may we embody you. 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

Blessed Assurance

Dismissal Celebrant: People:

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord!

Thanks be to God!

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Vestry Leadership Donna Steppe, Sr. Warden, Roberta Durham, Jr. Warden Leah Reed, Clerk, Jane Bueche, Treasurer, Jeffrey Albright, Dennis Degnan, Fritz Hany, Bob Meeker & Jamie Paul

Parish Staff The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector Nate Leonard, Director of Music & the Arts Heather Meyer, Director of Operations and Community Development Lynzi Miller, Next to New Manager & Communications Coordinator Nick Zurawski, Sexton

Copyright Info:

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

All other printed music is used by permission through purchase of CCLI #11294600.

All printed music from Gather was used by permission through purchase of onelicense.net License # A-700000.

Opening Collect from: Prayers for an Inclusive Church by Steven Shakespeare, 2009.

Readings from: Revised Common Lectionary: lectionarypage.net, 2020.

Psalm from Psalms for Praying: An Invitation to Wholeness by Nan C. Merrill, 2007.

The Apostle’s Creed and Post Communion Prayer from: Book of Common Prayer, 1979.

The Great Thanksgiving from Iona Abbey Worship.

Bulletin Image: ‘Divine Mercy’ artwork from – Ivan Guaderrama Gallery; www.ivanguaderrama.com.

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Please join us downstairs at Next To New immediately following the service for coffee and conversation.

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Sending Song

Blessed Assurance

F. Crosby & P. Knapp

Communion Music

Abide with Me: Fast Falls the Eventide

1982 Hymnal #662

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Serving this week & Next: Sunday, March 8 9:00-9:45 Community Breakfast 9:00-9:45 Admin Commission 10:00-11:15 Eucharist 11:15 Coffee & Conversation 11:30 Episcopal 101 2:00 Better Together Toledo Monday, March 9 9:30-3:00 Next To New Shop Open 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting Tuesday, March 10 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting

Lent II My Brother’s Place Walbridge Room Trinity Sanctuary Next To New, lower-level My Brother’s Place 2nd Fl Conference Rm Lower-level Lower-level Lower-level

Wednesday, March 11 9:00-9:20 Staff Huddle 12:00-1:00 Lenten Book Study 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting 6:00-7:30 Lenten Book Study

Walbridge Rm Living Room Lower-level My Brother’s Place

Thursday, March 12 9:30-3:00 Next To New Shop Open 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting 5:30 Finance Commission 7:00 Choir Rehearsal

Lower-level Lower-level Living Room Choir Room

Midweek Eucharist CANCELLED

Friday, March 13 12:00-1:00 AA Meeting 6:00-7:30 FFT PB&J Making Saturday, March 14 9:00 Men’s Bible Study Sunday, March 15 9:00-9:45 Community Breakfast 10:00-11:15 Eucharist 11:15 Coffee & Conversation 11:30 Episcopal 101 1:00 Leadership Toledo YiPEE

Lent III My Brother’s Place Trinity Sanctuary Back of Sanctuary My Brother’s Place 2nd Fl Conference Rm

3/1 Nate Leonard 3/12 Joseph Offet

3/1 Ruth Miller 3/20 Jolene Miller

TODAY (3/ 8)

Next Week (3/ 15)

9:00 Community Breakfast

9:00 Community Breakfast

Trinity Staff & Family

Jolene, Donna, Elizabeth & Bobbie

10:00

10:00

Greeter Guild Jeffrey Albright & Bettye Jo Hansbarger Reader Guild: Becky Roth Pat Squire Bob Meeker Chalice Guild: Jason Rahe TBD

Lower-level My Brother’s Place Trinity Offices Closed Rick’s City Diner

Birthdays

Every Sunday we come together to connect, grow and serve as we walk the way of love.

It takes many hands and hearts, and all are invited to get involved as soon as possible in ways that help grow your faith.

Greeter Guild Becky Koskinen & Kelly T. Reader Guild: Jeffrey Albright Marcia O’Connor Gary Franklin Chalice Guild: Mary Beroske Scott Dibling

Altar Guild: Jane Gemmill

Altar Guild: Scott Dibling

Bread Guild: Jolene Miller

Bread Guild: Becky Roth 11:15 Hospitality: TBD

11:15 Hospitality: Next To New thrift shop Counters: Sherre Smith & Jane Bueche

Counters: Leah Reed & Will Dailey

3/8 Jeff Habib 3/10 Pat Squire 3/25 Nancy Colpaert 3/25 Jamie Paul

To have your birthday or anniversary listed, please email the office: admin@trinitytoledo.org

THE 2020

BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL LOVE GOD. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR. CHANGE THE WORLD.® Every day, people in our diocese help to change the world by putting into action our shared commitment to love God, to love our neighbors, and to change the world.

The Bishop’s Annual Appeal supports parishes’ response to people in need, clergy and lay formation opportunities, youth leadership development, outreach ministries, and many other important initiatives that further God’s Mission to heal the world.

The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr. Bishop of Ohio For more information or to give online, please visit www.dohio.org/give-now.

LOVE GOD. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR. CHANGE THE WORLD.

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TODAY 3/8, 11:30, Episcopal 101 - For 3 Sundays in March: 3/8, 3/15 & 3/29 – Lisa will offer a series of classes and conversations about the Episcopal Church.

Holy Each participant will receive handout along with a copy of a very short but useful booklet outlining the things that give our denomination a particular history, polity and spirituality. Whether you are new to Trinity and thinking about becoming a member at our next New Member Sunday (April 5th), or are just interested in learning more about what it means to be Episcopalian- know that you are welcome and wanted.

TODAY 3/8, 11:15am, Coffee & Conversation – Join us after service for coffee and conversation downstairs in the Next To New thrift shop. Don’t forget to wear your Trinity Membership Button to receive a special discount!! For those a little less familiar with the way down to the shop from inside Trinity, we have lined the path down to the shop with colorful footprints. All are welcome and wanted!

Wednesdays 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 & 4/1, Lenten Book Study - This Lent we will be focusing on the wise, compelling & compassionate work and life of Joan Chittister. Each Wednesday in Lent, we will gather from 12:00-1:00 in the Living Room for our Brown Bag Lunch Discussion and from 6:00-7:30 in My Brother’s Place for our Soup Supper & Discussion to study her book, The Time is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage. Copies of her book can be found online. Midweek Eucharist is cancelled during Lent.

Saturday 3/14, 9:00am, Men’s Bible Study - Join Men’s Bible Study on Saturday at 9:00 for their monthly gathering to discuss the gospel. They meet on the second Saturday of each month at Rick’s City Diner, 5333 Monroe St. in west Toledo. This Bible study is open to all men of the Trinity community and their guests.

Sunday April 5: Palm Sunday – 9:00 Community Breakfast, 10:00 Worship Thursday April 9: Maundy Thursday (Mediterranean Dinner) – 6:00pm Thursday-Saturday: Vigil Reading (while church is open) Friday April 10: Good Friday Stations of the Cross – 12:00noon & 7:00pm Sunday April 12: Easter Sunday – 9:00 Community Breakfast, 10:00 Worship

It’s happening!! The first Toledo-Area Episcopal Youth Event will take place April 18-19 at St. Michael’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. Youth will gather for a day to get to know one another, have fun, worship, and practice seeing God in new ways all around them.

-The event will be for youth in grades 6-12.

-For more information and to register, please visit dohio.org/TYE

Earlier this week our bishop, The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, sent out a message to members of the diocese addressing current concerns related to the increasing spread of the Coronavirus. In response, we will be taking some precautions and asking that we do make the following adjustments to help ensure the well-being of us all.

1.) Exchanging of the Peace: It is our custom to offer handshakes and hugs during the “Passing of the Peace.” During this season I ask that you make good choices for yourself. If you would prefer to limit that contact, I will model a different way to do that on Sunday when we come together while still conveying our desire to be connected one to another.

2.) Eucharistic Ministers: Any member serving as a chalice bearer will commit to sanitizing their hands when they approach the altar prior to handling a chalice. In addition, as they serve they will intentionally wipe and rotate the cup they offer after each person drinks from the cup.

3.) Receiving the Sacrament: Common Cup: We will ask everyone to refrain from “intinction” (dipping the bread into the wine). Instead we will be invited to drink directly from the chalice.

Bread: We will continue to offer both fresh baked bread and gluten free crackers and I will commit to washing my hands prior to distribution.

Note: As Bishop Mark reminds us in his message, receiving either the bread or the wine by themselves “assures us that the sacrament is efficacious”- in other words- it is complete.

Trevor Gill-Snow Trevor Gill-Snow, a junior at Toledo School for the Arts, is a member of Trinity's high school choral program! He enjoys musical theater, dance, music theory, guitar, Melodica and Netflix Originals.

Trevor enjoys being a member of the high school choral program which allows him to sing and jam with fellow fun loving high schoolers. The program also helps better connect him to his relationship with God. Trevor hopes that Trinity will help lead him to his dreams of being on Broadway!

If you missed the chance to hear his solo during the late Christmas Eve service or the Music Ministry recital last month, you can check him out on our website at Jukebox Trinity.

Please submit your Easter Memorial Flower order by April 8th. Order forms can be found at the Welcome Table in the back of the Sanctuary or on-line on our Website.

The names provided in honor or memory of your loved ones will be listed in the bulletin on Easter Sunday.

Please remember those who have asked for our prayers:

Estella Hallem John Darnell Aidan Mitchell

James Boles Kevin Childress Joy Dunn

the Brown Family Sara Swartz Jeff Habib

Teresa Martinez Robert Swartz David Goldstein

Keaton & Katie Justin Myers Sheilah Wilson

To add your name or the name of someone you love on the Prayer List, sign the prayer book at the Prayer Station.