Services & Preacher
- 8:00am: The Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
- 10:00am: Holy Eucharist with Music (Rite II)
- Father Matt is celebrant and preacher.
Fellowship & Sunday Events Events
- Coffee Hour follows both services.
- Due to the anticipated snow storm the following changes have been made to today's schedule. Children's Choir Sunday is postponed until Sunday, February 1, at 10am. A decision on whether to have choir on Sunday, January 25, will be made on Saturday, January 24, and will be communicated to the choir members directly. Sunday School is cancelled on January 25, 2025. The Annual Meeting & Election is postponed until Sunday, February 1, at 11am. The NFL Conference Championship Watch Party in Hoag Hall is cancelled - watch the games at home.
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Livestream Feeds and Bulletins
- PDFs of Service Leaflets are available below.
- The Livestream link is above.
- Livestreams for today's services and all prior weeks can be found HERE. Note - if you expereince any issues with the 10am live stream, click here.
About Worship Today
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This period in the Church year is known as the “Epiphany Season” or “Ordinary Time.” The term “ordinary” refers to how the New Testament passages are generally read in order or in sequence, as opposed to being arranged by specific theme as in other seasons. During this season the Gospel passages focus on the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and how he is revealed to the world as the Christ. In Year A (the first in a three-year cycle: A, B & C) most of the Gospel passages are from the Gospel according to Matthew. The Old Testament Lesson and the Psalm are chosen because they relate to the words and message of Jesus. The New Testament Lesson is independent of these readings and reflects the common life and mission of the first Christian community.
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The Holy Eucharist, the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord's Day and other major Feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer, 1979, are the regular services appointed for public worship in the Episcopal Church. At Christ Church we celebrate the Holy Eucharist every Sunday, and also on Holy Days and other occasions.
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Today’s liturgy is from the red Book of Common Prayer 1979. All hymns are taken from the blue Hymnal 1982 or other authorized hymnals for use in the Episcopal Church. All hymns are reprinted with permission under OneLicense.net A713125.
Music & Lectionary Notes:
- Prelude: Prelude (Symphonie No. 1) by Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
- Processional Hymn: #517, How lovely is they dwelling place Brother Jame's Air
- Gloria in excelsis: #421, All glory by to God on high, Allein Gott in der Höh
- First Lesson: Isaiah 9:1-4
- Gradual: Psalm 27:1, 5-13, Anglican Chant or Responsively if no choir
- Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
- Sequence Hymn: #436, Lift up your heads ye mighty gates, Truro
- Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23
- Offertory Anthem: Let the people praise thee by William Mathias 1934-1992 or organ impovisation if no choir.
- Offertory Doxology: #380, vs 3, Old 100th
- Sanctus & Benedictus: #S-114 From Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena, Healey Willan (1880-1968)
- Agnus Dei: #S-158 From Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena, Healey Willan (1880-1968)
- Communion:O For A Closer Walk by Charles Villier Stanford 1852-1924 or organ impovisation if no choir.
- Postcommunion Hymn: #324, Let all mortal flesh keep silence, Picardy
- Processional Voluntary: Final (Symphonie No.1) by Vierne