Trinity@316 - Advent 1 - Nov. 28, 2021

Trinity Episcopal Church PROGRESSIVE  Inclusive 

CREATIVE  DOWNTOWN

First Sunday in Advent & (Baptism of Myla Renee Toth)

Trinity@316 

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November 28, 2021

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11:00am

Welcome to Trinity Episcopal Church Good morning and “welcome home” to Trinity! Whether you are new to our community or have found yourself coming back again and again, we want you to know you are both welcome and wanted here among us. For some, church is as comfortable and familiar as a good pair of jeans, or like coming back to your childhood home (if it is one filled with good memories). For others, church might be like visiting a foreign country where you experience unfamiliar language or customs. And then, sadly, for some, church has become equated with feelings of hurt, shame or rejection. We get all of that and believe church can be different. We are a diverse community of seekers, believers, and doubters held together by the hope that together we are better, kinder, and more courageous when we stand side by side and face into the challenges of our lives and in the world together.

We challenge the practices of our tradition that have at times kept others out and instead embrace Jesus’ mandate to welcome all, no exceptions, as a core value. And, we get that if people are brave enough to either walk through the doors of a big gothic-looking church in downtown Toledo, or tune in to Trinity@Home on line, we better be serious about being explicitly progressive, inclusive and creative in all we say and do.

We love our Episcopal tradition, AND we love people from all walks of life even more! It is our hope and prayer that together we will navigate our way through each gathering, worship service, opportunity to serve, class, meal and social time together with humility, grace and laughter all infused with radical hospitality.

So thank you for being here today; for trusting the yearning that brought you through those ancient doors. May we all find our way into the heart of God’s love as we make room for each other in this community and this world- we believe we are better and love more when diversity is celebrated and the bounds of God’s love are stretched wide.

This bulletin is a guide to accompany you through the “liturgy”- meaning the “work of the people”- which is how our tradition approaches worship. It does indeed take a village bringing all of its gifts together to create our expression of gratitude and devotion week after week.

Here is a quick little guide to help you follow along as we worship together: • • •

Italicized Print = singing Bold Print = everyone is invited to join in reciting a prayer/reading Bold & Italicized Print = everyone is invited to join in singing.

Welcome Home!

May you never forget you are loved,

Lisa The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector www.trinitytoledo.org 2

 The Liturgy of the Word  Prelude

Noel!

Todd Smith

(Trinity Singers)

Welcome Opening Hymn

The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray

Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

LEVAS #24

(Please stand as you are able.)

Words: Traditional Music: Negro Spiritual

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Candle Lighting Leader: People:

We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ.

In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Collect of the Day Leader: People: Leader:

Prayers for an Inclusive Church

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us pray.

Urgent God, breaking through the static to speak to our hearts: disarm our love of control and shake the silent heavens to reveal your dawning glory, judging all in the light of love; through Jesus Christ, the one who is to come. Amen.

The Lesson Reader:

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 A reading from First Thessalonians.

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

Reader: People:

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Gradual

Chosen Family

Verse will be offered by soloist.

Chorus:

Rina Sawayama & Elton John

We don't need to be related to relate We don't need to share genes or a surname You are, you are My chosen, chosen family So what if we don't look the same?

We been going through the same thing, yeah You are, you are My chosen family

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THE GOSPEL Deacon: People:

Luke 21:25-36 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said, "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

"Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." Deacon: People:

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Sermon

The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray

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THE BAPTISM Myla Renee Toth

THE PRESENTATION AND EXAMINATION Book of Common Prayer #301 (The family, candidate, and Godparents will now stand.)

The Priest says: The candidate for Holy Baptism will now be presented.

Myla is presented by parents and Godparents: We present Myla Renee Toth to receive the sacrament of baptism.

The Priest asks parents and Godparents: Will you be responsible for seeing that she is brought up in the Christian faith and life?

Parents and Godparents: I will, with God’s help.

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Priest: Will you by your prayers and witness help her to grow into the full expression of who she is made in the image of God? Parents and Godparents: I will, with God’s help.

Then the Priest asks the following questions of the parents & godparents on behalf of the child.

Question: Answer: Question:

Do you renounce the forces of evil in this world and all the spiritual forces that reject God’s goodness and love?

I renounce them.

Answer:

Do you renounce the systems of oppression in this world which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God? I renounce them.

Question: Answer:

Do you renounce all desires that draw you from the love of God? I renounce them.

Question: Answer:

Do you turn to Jesus Christ and the Way of love he invites us to live?

I do.

Question: Answer:

Do you put your trust in his grace and love?

I do.

Question: Answer:

Do you promise to follow this Way of Love?

I do.

The Priest addresses the congregation, saying: Will you who witness these vows do all in your power to support Myla in her life in Christ?

People: We will.

(The congregation is invited to stand.)

RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL VOW Book of Common Prayer pg. 304 Priest: Let us join together and renew our own baptismal covenant.

Do you believe in God the Father?

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

Priest: People:

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.

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Priest: People:

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.

Priest:

Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?

I will, with God’s help.

People: Priest: People: Priest: People: Priest: People: Priest: People:

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.

PRAYERS FOR THE CANDIDATE

Book of Common Prayer #305

Priest:

And now let us pray for the candidate for baptism.

Leader:

Deliver her O Lord, from the way of sin and death.

Lord, hear our prayer.

People: Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader: People:

Open her heart to your grace and truth.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Fill her with your holy and life-giving Spirit.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Keep her in the faith and communion of your holy Church.

Lord, hear our prayer.

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Leader: People:

Teach her to love others in the power of the Spirit.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: People:

Send her into the world in witness to your love.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: People:

Bring her to the fullness of your peace and glory.

Lord, hear our prayer.

The Priest says: 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 forever. Amen.

THANKSGIVING OVER THE WATER The Priest pours the water into the baptismal font.

Priest: People: Priest: People:

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

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

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 Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer.

At the following words, the Priest 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 BAPTISM Book of Common Prayer #307 The family (and Godparents) come to the font, presenting the candidate.

The candidate is presented to the Priest who pours water on the candidate saying: Myla, I baptize you in the Name of the Creator, Redeemer & Sustainer Amen.

The Priest marks the forehead of the candidate with the sign of the cross using chrism oil saying: Myla you are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and marked as Christ’s own for ever. Amen.

A baptism candle is then lit from the Paschal candle and handed to the Godparents.

Myla, receive the light of Christ. Amen.

Priest: Let us pray. Gracious God, we thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you have bestowed upon this your child the gift of eternal love and have raised her to the new life of grace. Sustain her, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit. Give her an inquiring mind and a discerning heart, the courage to will and to persevere, spirits to know and love you, and the gifts of joy and wonder in all your works. Amen.

Priest:

Let us welcome the newly baptized.

THE PEACE Deacon: People:

The Peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

Announcements

 The Liturgy of the Table  Offertory Invitation To give online, visit www.trinitytoledo.org/online-giving/, choose GIVE NOW and Sunday, November 28. You can also text the word “Give” to 419-OMG-LOVE (419-664-5683) to make your weekly offering.

This season we will not “pass the plate” at the time of the offertory; offerings can be deposited in our Giving Box stationed at the back of the sanctuary.

Offertory

Draw the Circle Wide (Trinity Choir)

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Mark A. Miller

The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant: All: Celebrant: All: Celebrant: All:

A Wee Worship Book, The Community on Iona, Scotland

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 God thanks and praise.

Jesus was always the guest. In the homes of Peter and Jairus, Martha and Mary, Joanna and Susanna, and Zacchaeus, he was always the guest. At the meal table of the wealthy where he pled the case of the poor, 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, those who would wash his feet must first let him make them clean. 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 are tired and in need of rest, those of 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 table.

As Jesus was, we are called to times of service, but also to solitude, to vast stores of unused quiet to be with You, to immensities of rivers, oceans and skies that enlarge our souls and remind us of eternity, and of what passes, but with promise. And so we come together today to receive your Word and join with Saints and Angels in a chorus of praise and thanks that rings through eternity, lifting our voices to magnify you as we sing:

Sanctus

Holy, Holy, Holy

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Grayson Warren Brown

And now, lest we believe that our praise alone fulfills your purpose, we fall silent and remember him who came to live in order to teach us how to love ourselves, love our neighbors and change the world. Setting our wisdom, our will, our words aside, emptying our hearts, and bringing nothing in our hands, we yearn for the rest and the healing, the holding, the accepting, the forgiving which Christ alone can offer.

Merciful God, send now, in kindness, your Holy Spirit to settle on this bread and wine and fill them with the fullness of Jesus. And 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.

Among friends, gathered around a table, Jesus took bread, and broke it.

“This is my body broken for you.”

Later he took a cup of wine and said, “This is the new relationship with God made possible because of my death. Take it all of you, so that I may be present in your midst.”

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Celebrant and People: Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.

Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

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, Divine Source of Love, now and for ever. AMEN.

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The Lord’s Prayer Celebrant:

As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,

The Fraction: Breaking of the Bread Celebrant: People: Celebrant:

Enriching Our Worship

We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ.

We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.

The Gifts of God for the people of God; holy food for holy people.

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

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

If you are unable to come forward and wish to have Communion brought to you, please inform a Worship Leader.

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Communion Hymn

Taste and See

James E. Moore, Jr.

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The Post Communion Prayer

(Please stand as you are able.)

Celebrant: Let us pray.

Celebrant and People: 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, God, 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.

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 Hymn

My Lord, What a Morning

Dismissal Deacon: People:

Let us go forth to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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See page 15.

Sending Hymn

My Lord, What a Morning

LEVAS #13

Words: Traditional Music: Negro Spiritual

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Trinity’s Daily Bread- As a community of faith, we are called to love and be loved; to serve and be served, to give and to receive. In short, we don’t want anyone to “fall behind or drop out.” In this season of connecting in new ways, we are introducing Trinity’s Daily Bread. Please let us know if you need prayer, assistance or connection by filling out our Daily Bread form on our website, www.trinitytoledo.org!

Trinity Episcopal Church Vestry Leadership Donna Steppe, Sr. Warden, Jeffrey Albright, Jr. Warden Leah Reed, Clerk, Gary Franklin, Treasurer Dennis Degnan, Becky Koskinen, Fritz Hany, Bob Meeker & Jamie Paul

Parish Staff The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector The Rev. Megan Allen, Transitional Deacon, Curate Heather Meyer, Director of Operations and Community Development Chelsie Cree, Choir Director Grace Mauk, Trinity@316 Accompanist, Brian Buckner, Trinity@Home Accompanist Lynzi Miller, Next To New Manager & Communications Coordinator ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & COPYRIGHT INFO: Collect of the Day from: Prayers for an Inclusive Church by Steven Shakespeare, 2009.

Readings and Gospel from: Revised Common Lectionary: lectionarypage.net, 2021.

Baptism, Renewal of Baptismal Vows, Prayers for the Candidate: from The Book of Common Prayer.

The Great Thanksgiving: A Wee Worship Book, The Community on Iona, Scotland.

Fraction & Breaking of the Bread: Enriching Our Worship.

Lord’s Prayer: Traditional – sung.

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 riteseries.org.

All other printed music permission through purchase of CCLI Copyright license #20577215 Size B Streaming License #20577284 Size B Secular music permission through purchase of CCS WORSHIPcast Copyright license #13190

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