Ascension Sunday, May 29, 2022

Trinity Episcopal Church PROGRESSIVE

INCLUSIVE

CREATIVE

DOWNTOWN

Feast of the Ascension (transferred) holy Eucharist Baptisms of Archer Barlos & Silma EspiNosa

Trinity@316 May 29, 2022

10:00am

The Liturgy oF The Word Prelude

God Bless the Child (Lisa Tucker-Gray and Grace Mauk)

Welcome

Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray

Opening Hymn

God of Mercy, You Have Shown Us

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

A Hymn Lamenting Gun Violence sung to : BEACH SPRING

God of mercy, you have shown us ways of living that are good: "Work for justice, treasure kindness, humbly journey with the Lord."

Yet your people here are grieving, hurt by weapons that destroy.

Help us turn to you, believing in your way that brings us joy.

On a street where neighbors gather, shots are heard; a young girl dies.

On a campus, students scatter as the violence claims more lives.

In a family filled with anger, tempers flare and shots resound.

God of love, we weep and wonder at the violence all around.

God, we pray for those who suffer when this world seems so unfair; May your church be quick to offer loving comfort, gentle care.

And we pray: Amid the violence, may we speak your truth, O Lord!

Give us strength to break the silence, saying, "This can be no more!"

God, renew our faith and vision; make us those who boldly lead!

May we work for just decisions that bring true security.

Help us change this violent culture based on idols, built on fear.

Help us build a peaceful future with your world of people here.

Opening Statement Priest: People: Priest: People: Priest: People:

Alleluia! Christ is risen!

They are risen indeed! Alleluia!

There is one Body and one Spirit; There is one hope in God’s call to us; One source of Love, one Faith, one Baptism; One God and Creator of us all.

Collect of the Day

Prayers for an Inclusive Church

Priest: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Priest: Let us pray. God unheld by word or wall; power of love beyond all lords of war: lift us from dullness and cynical contempt; make us ready for your Spirit of transforming fire; and turn our hearts to the mending of the world; through Jesus Christ, the name above all names. Amen.

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The FIRST READING Reader:

Acts 1:1-11

A reading from the book of Acts.

In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. While staying with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. "This," he said, "is what you have heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" He replied, "It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven?

This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."

Reader: People:

THE PSALM

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God. Psalm 47

Psalms for Praying

Please join in singing the Refrain each time it is repeated; the verses will be offered by the cantors.

REFRAIN Clap your hands, people of all nations!

Acclaim the Creator with joyful songs! Rejoice in the beauty of diversity!

The Beloved of our hearts is mighty, reigning over all of Creation: The lands, sea, and air.

Love Consciousness invites all people to co-creation, the nations to peace.

Love Consciousness is our heritage, our birthright, to be awakened in every soul.

Let the Love you are sing praises with loud acclamation; join the cosmic dance of celebration!

Sing praises to the Creator, Sing praises to the Beloved, sing praises, one and all!

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REFRAIN For Love Consciousness created the universe, let us dance to the flute and the harp.

Love Consciousness hovers over the nations, awaiting our awakening to Love.

May the leaders of all nations gather as One, choosing to walk in peace.

For Earth is made of Love and Light; abandoning ourselves to your Will, we can choose the path of healing.

We sing songs of gratitude for Earth: our home, to You, O Great Healer, Life of our lives.

REFRAIN

The SECOND READING Reader:

Ephesians 1:15-23

A reading from the Ephesians.

I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.

And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

Reader: People:

Gradual

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Over My Head

arr. Matt and Adam Podd

Over my head, I hear music in the air x3 there music be a joy somewhere Over my head, I hear singing everywhere x3 there must be a joy somewhere Over my head, I hear music in the air Over my head, I hear singing everywhere, Over my head, I hear music in the air there must be a joy, there must be a joy, there must be a joy somewhere!

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The Gospel Deacon: People:

Luke 24:44-53 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said to his disciples, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you-- that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled."

Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; and they were continually in the temple blessing God.

Deacon: People:

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Sermon

The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray (and The Opposite Game by Brendan Constantine 2016, offered by Michael Barlos)

THE BAPTISMS Archer Barlos & Silma Espinosa THE PRESENTATION AND EXAMINATION (The family, candidate, and Godparents/Sponsors will now stand.)

Book of Common Prayer #301

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

We present Archer/Silma to receive the sacrament of baptism.

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

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

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

Then the Priest asks the following questions of the parents & godparents on behalf or with the candidates.

Question: Answer:

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.

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Question: 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 them in their life in Christ?

People: We will.

(The congregation is invited to stand.)

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

Priest: People:

Do you believe in God the Father?

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.

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

People:

breaking of bread, and in the prayers?

I will, with God’s help.

Priest:

Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?

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People:

I will, with God’s help.

Priest:

Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?

I will, with God’s help.

People: Priest: People: Priest: People:

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 Priest And now let us pray for the candidates for baptism.

Book of Common Prayer #305

Leader: People:

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

Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: People:

Open their hearts to your grace and truth.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: People:

Fill them with your holy and life-giving Spirit.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: People:

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

Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: People:

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

Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: People:

Send them into the world in witness to your love.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: People:

Bring them 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.

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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.

THE BAPTISM Book of Common Prayer #307 Each family and Godparents/Sponsors come individually to the font, presenting the candidate.

The candidate is presented to the Priest who pours water on the candidate saying: Archer/Silma, 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: Archer/Silma you are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and marked as Christ’s own forever.

Amen.

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

Archer/Silma, 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 Archer and Silma the gift of eternal love and have raised them to a new life of grace. Sustain them, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit. Give them inquiring minds and discerning hearts, the courage to will and to persevere, spirits to know and love you, and the gift of joy and wonder in all your works. Amen.

Once the candidate has received the sacrament of baptism he is welcomed.

Priest: Let us welcome the newly baptized.

THE PEACE Deacon: People:

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

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Announcements & Offertory Invitation To give online, visit www.trinitytoledo.org/online-giving/, choose GIVE NOW and Sunday, May 29. You can also text the word “Give” to 419-OMG-LOVE (419-664-5683) to make your weekly offering.

Loose offerings can be deposited in our Giving Box stationed at the back of the sanctuary.

Offertory

Let the River Run

Carly Simon

(Trinity Choir)

The Liturgy of the Table The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant: All: Celebrant: All: Celebrant: All:

A Wee Worship Book, Iona Community

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.

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

Grayson Warren Brown Holy Holy, Holy Holy, Holy Lord God of power and might.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory; Hosanna in the highest!

Blessed is They who comes in the name of the Lord, in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest!

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.

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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 his guests.

On their last night together, 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 is 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 to each other, and proclaim the mystery of faith: Celebrant and People Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

We ask that these signs of your love be filled with the fullness of Jesus. Let that same love 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.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray

New Zealand Prayerbook

Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!

The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world!

Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!

Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.

With the bread we need for today, feed us.

In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.

In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.

From trials too great to endure, spare us.

From the grip of all that is evil, free us.

For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.

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.

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Invitation to Communion Please be seated until you are invited to come forward to receive communion. Please let us know if you would like the bread brought to you or if you would like a gluten free option.

Communion Hymns

Nearer, My God, to Thee Ubi Caritas

The Post Communion Prayer

See Insert.

Taize #49

(Please stand as you are able.)

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 Hymn

I’ll Fly Away

See Insert.

Dismissal Deacon: People:

Alleluia! Alleluia! Let us go forth in the power of the Risen Christ!

Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!

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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, 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, Trinity@316 Accompanist 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, 2021.

Psalm: Psalms for Praying, Nan Merrill.

Baptism Liturgy & Renewal of Baptismal Vows: from The Book of Common Prayer.

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

Lord’s Prayer: New Zealand Prayerbook.

Bulletin Image: Photo shared by The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray.

Fraction, Breaking of the Bread: Enriching Our Worship.

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.

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