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This period in the Church year is known as “The Season after Pentecost” 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 C (the third in a three year cycle: A, B & C) most of the Gospel passages are from the Gospel according to Luke. The Old Testament Lesson reads through the Pentateuch in sequence. The New Testament Lesson is independent of these readings and is almost always taken from one of the Letters in the New Testament that reflects the common life and mission of the first Christian community.
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.
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 at 10am
Prelude: Praeludium in e by Nicholas Bruhns 1665-1697
Processional Hymn: #390, Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation, Lobe den Herren
Gloria in excelsis: #S-280, Glory to God in the highest by Robert Powell
First Lesson: 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c
Gradual: Psalm 111 sung by the Parish Choir to an Anglican chant by Daniel Pinkham.
Second Lesson: 2 Timothy 2:8-15
Sequence Hymn: #475, God himself is with us, Tysk
Gospel: Luke 17:11-17
Offertory Anthem: Cantate Domino by Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni 1657-1743
Offertory Doxology: #380, vs 3, Old 100th
Sanctus & Benedictus: #S-130 from Deutsche Messe, Franz Peter Schubert (1797–1828); arr. Richard Proulx (b. 1937)
Agnus Dei: #S-161 From New Plainsong; David Hurd (b. 1950)
Communion Anthem: Come my way, my truth, my life by Harold Friedell 1905-1958
Postcommunion Hymn: #525, The Church's one foundation, Aurelia
Processional Voluntary: Toccata Festiva by Bischof
Dr. J’s Music Notes
Harold Friedell was an American organist. He was well known as a performer and educator, teaching at Juilliard and Union Seminary, a composer of many choral anthems and solo organ pieces, and as a prominent leader in the American Guild of Organists. In 1946, Friedell was appointed Organist and Master of the Choir at St. Bartholomew’s Church Park Avenue where he would be associated for the rest of his career. He died on 17 February 1958 of a heart attack while walking to the train station in Hastings-on-Hudson in heavy snow from a storm the previous evening. The funeral was held on 20 February at St. Bartholomew's Church, and he was buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown.