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Services & Preacher

  • 8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
  • 10:00am: Choral Eucharist & Sunday School (Church / Parish House)
  • 4:00pm: Evening Mass (Church / Garden)
  • Preacher: Father Matt

Events & Fellowship

  • 10:00am: Nursery Care (Ranck Building)
  • 11:00am–Noon: Children’s Halloween Costume Party — Candy, Piñatas & Games
  • Coffee Hour follows each morning service.

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About Worship Today

  • 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 Jesus’ ministry, how he is revealed to the world as the Christ, and what he teaches to his followers. 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. When Track 1 is used, the Old Testament Lesson is read in thematic sequence throughout the summer, in Year A we will read from the Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible). 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.
  • Today's Lessons can be found at the Lectionary Page (Track 1)

10am Service Order:

  • Prelude: Fall Fantasia by Bischof
  • Processional: #616, Hail to the Lord’s Anointed, Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein
  • Gloria in excelsis: S-280, Powell
  • The First Lesson: Deuteronomy 34:1-12
  • Gradual: Children’s Choir Anthems — Seek ye First the Kingdom of God and Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Traditional
  • The Second Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
  • Sequence Hymn: #662, Abide with me, Eventide
  • Gospel: Matthew 22:34-46
  • Offertory Anthem: Exultate Deo by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725)
  • 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: #685, Rock of ages, cleft for me, Toplady
  • Processional: Toccata by Bischof

Prayer List:

  • Our prayers are asked for Sean our Presiding Bishop, Matthew and Allen our Bishops, Father Matt our Rector, Mother Meredith, Deacon Chisara, and our Wardens, Officers, and Vestry members. We pray also for: Charles, Sara, Edward, Cathy, Annette, Patricia, M&D, Brian, Marion, Fronda, Coulby, Jane, and Sandy. We pray for those in our Armed Services.
  • We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week, especially Ainsley Bloise (10/26), Irene Edwards (10/30), Concetta Eudicone (10/27), Gyula Kilma (10/30), Elizabeth Leckie (10/28), and Colette Phipps (10/27).

Dr. J's Notes:

  • Harold Friedell was a distinguished American organist, composer, conductor, and educator. He taught at both The Juilliard School and Union Theological Seminary, composed numerous choral anthems and works for solo organ, and was a prominent leader in the American Guild of Organists. His music remains firmly rooted in the Anglican choral tradition, marked by expressive text setting and a rich harmonic language. In 1946, Friedell was appointed Organist and Master of the Choir at St. Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue, a position he held for the remainder of his career. His years at St. Bartholomew’s placed him at the center of one of the country’s most distinguished church music programs. Friedell died suddenly of a heart attack on February 17, 1958, while walking to the train station in Hastings-on-Hudson following a heavy snowstorm the previous evening. His funeral was held at St. Bartholomew’s Church on February 20, and he was buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown.
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