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Services & Preacher

  • 8:00am: Said Eucharist (Church)
  • 10:00am: Holy Eucharist with Hymns & Blessing of Backpacks (Church)
  • 4:00pm: Said Eucharist (Church)
  • Preacher: Father Matt
  • Organist: Nathan Taylor

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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: Andantino (Six Organ Pieces) by Frank Bridge 1879-1941
  • Processional:  #362, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty Nicaea
  • Gloria in excelsis: S-280, Powell
  • The First Lesson: Exodus 14:19-31
  • Gradual: Psalm 114
  • The Second Lesson: Romans 14:1-12
  • Sequence Hymn: #516, Come down, O Love divine, Down Ampney
  • Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35
  • Offertory Organ Voluntary: Offertory in A by Alexandre Guilmant 1837-1911
  • 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 Organ Voluntary: Improvisation by Taylor
  • Postcommunion Hymn: #376, Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, Hymn to Joy
  • Processional: Fanfare by William Mathias 1934-1992

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: Edward, Cathy, Annette, Patricia, M&D, Dan, Heidi, Brian, Marion, Fronda, Coulby, Michael, Jane, and Sandy. We pray for those in our Armed Services. We also pray for those who have died. We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week: Scarlett Carroll (9/14), Andrew Cole (9/18), Lorraine Collins (9/14), Walter Roberts (9/19), Matthew Russon (9/16), Phoenix Ryder (9/14), Sheila Toth (9/17).

Dr. J's Notes:

  • William James Mathias CBE was a Welsh composer noted for his choral works. A child prodigy, he began piano at the age of three and started composing at the age of five. A prolific composer, he served as Professor of Music and Head of Department at the University of Wales from 1970 to 1985. Much of his music was written for the Anglican choral tradition, where it became admired for its rhythmic vitality, brilliant craftsmanship, and uplifting sense of celebration. He was also an accomplished pianist and conductor who played a significant role in promoting musical life in Wales, founding the renowned William Mathias Music Festival at Caernarfon in 1972. Although best known for his choral music, his output included symphonies, concertos, chamber works, organ music, and compositions for young performers, reflecting the remarkable breadth of his musical imagination. His most famous work, Let the People Praise Thee, O God, was written for the July 1981 royal wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales, an event watched by more than a billion people worldwide.
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