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7th Sunday of Easter 2019 - 02 June 9 and 11 Am
7th Sunday of Easter 2019 - 02 June 9 and 11 Am
Prelude
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,
or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship
them;
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain;
Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
O ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and
govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments;
that, through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And with thy spirit.
Celebrant Let us pray.
The First Lesson is written in the Sixteenth Chapter of The Acts of the Apostles, beginning at the
Sixteenth verse.
As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination
and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, “These
men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” And this she kept
doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command
you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas
and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. And when they had brought them to the
magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs
that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.” The crowd joined in attacking them, and
the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they had
inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them
safely. Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the
stocks.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners
were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison
were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were
unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was
about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do
not harm yourself, for we are all here.” And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling
with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I
do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your
household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took
them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his
family. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with
his entire household that he had believed in God.
Here endeth the Lesson.
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(The people stand.)
Psalm 68:1-20
Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; *
let those who hate him flee before him.
Let them vanish like smoke when the wind drives it away; *
as the wax melts at the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; *
let them also be merry and joyful.
Sing to God, sing praises to his Name; exalt him who rides upon the heavens; *
Yahweh is his Name, rejoice before him!
Father of orphans, defender of widows, *
God in his holy habitation!
God gives the solitary a home and brings forth prisoners into freedom; *
but the rebels shall live in dry places.
O God, when you went forth before your people, *
when you marched through the wilderness,
The earth shook, and the skies poured down rain, at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, *
at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
You sent a gracious rain, O God, upon your inheritance; *
you refreshed the land when it was weary.
Your people found their home in it; *
in your goodness, O God, you have made provision for the poor.
The Lord gave the word; *
great was the company of women who bore the tidings:
“Kings with their armies are fleeing away; *
the women at home are dividing the spoils.”
Though you lingered among the sheepfolds, *
you shall be like a dove whose wings are covered with silver, whose feathers are like
green gold.
When the Almighty scattered kings, *
it was like snow falling in Zalmon.
O mighty mountain, O hill of Bashan! *
O rugged mountain, O hill of Bashan!
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Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountain, at the hill which God chose for his resting
place? *
truly, the Lord will dwell there for ever.
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of thousands; *
the Lord comes in holiness from Sinai.
You have gone up on high and led captivity captive; you have received gifts even from your
enemies, *
that the Lord God might dwell among them.
Blessed be the Lord day by day, *
the God of our salvation, who bears our burdens.
He is our God, the God of our salvation; *
God is the Lord, by whom we escape death.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:*
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Lesson appointed for the Epistle is written in the Twenty-Second Chapter of the Book of
Revelation, beginning at the Tenth Verse.
And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. Let
the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still
be holy.”
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what
he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and
that they may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral
and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the
root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the
one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.
I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them,
God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of
the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which
are described in this book.
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
Here endeth the Lesson.
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(The people stand.)
The Holy Gospel is written in the Seventeenth Chapter of the Gospel According to St. John,
beginning at the Twentieth Verse.
People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Jesus said to his disciples, “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through
their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may
be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have
given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become
perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.
Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory
that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father,
even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. I made
known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have
loved me may be in them, and I in them.”
People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
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Words: John Milton (1608-1674); para. Psalm 136
Music: Monkland, melody from Freylinghausen, 1704; adapt. John Antes (1740-1811);
arr. John Bernard Wilkes (1785-1869)
Announcements
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Offertory Anthem 11:00 a.m. - St. Gabriel's Choir
Te Deum
M. Bedford
We praise thee, O God, we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee the Father
everlasting. To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein. To thee cherubim and
seraphim continually do cry. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God of hosts! Heaven and Earth are full of thy glory.
At the Presentation
ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and
supplications, and to give thanks for all men; We humbly beseech thee most mercifully to accept our
alms and oblations, and to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy Divine Majesty;
beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and
concord; and grant that all those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy
Word, and live in unity and godly love.
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WE beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian rulers, that they may truly
and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance
of thy true religion, and virtue.
Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops and other Ministers, that they may, both by their life
and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments.
And to all thy People give thy heavenly grace; [and especially ____] and to this congregation here
present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy Word; truly
serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life.
And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all those who,
in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity, [especially ____].
And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear, [especially
____]; beseeching thee to grant them continual growth in thy love and service, and to give us grace
so to follow their good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. Grant
this, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
ALMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; We
acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most
grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty,
Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are
heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The
burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father;
For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever
hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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The Bishop when present, or the Priest, stands and says,
ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to
all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him, have mercy upon you, pardon and
deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly turn to him.
COME unto me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. (Matthew 11:28)
So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)
IT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks
unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God.
THROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who, after his most glorious
Resurrection, manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven, to
prepare a place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory.
THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify
thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying,
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Sanctus Willan
ALL glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for that thou, of thy tender mercy, didst
give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there,
by his one oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and
satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to
continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again. For in
the night in which he was betrayed, he took Bread; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and
gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, this is my Body, which is given for you; Do this in
remembrance of me. Likewise, after supper, he took the Cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave
it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this; for this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for
you, and for many, for the remission of sins; Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of
me.
WHEREFORE, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here before thy Divine
Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath
commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty
resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable
benefits procured unto us by the same.
AND we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy almighty goodness,
vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of bread
and wine; that we, receiving them according to thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ’s holy institution, in
remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood.
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AND we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant that, by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus
Christ, and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission of our sins,
and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our
souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee that
we, and all others who shall be partakers of this Holy Communion, may worthily receive the most
precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction,
and made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him. And although we are unworthy,
through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice; yet we beseech thee to accept this our
bounden duty and service, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offenses, through Jesus Christ
our Lord; By whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee,
O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.
AND now, as our Saviour Christ hath taught us, we are bold to say,
OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As
we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from
evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
WE do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own
righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather
up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have
mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and
to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed
through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.
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Administration of Holy Communion
It is the custom of this Church that all baptized persons who come in faith and penitence are welcome to
receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion. One may receive the wine either by intinction (dipping the
wafer in the cup) or drinking it directly from the common cup. Children and adults who do not wish to
receive Communion may come for a blessing, signifying this by crossing your arms across your chest.
(Consecrated gluten-free wafers are available simply by indicating the need for such to the priest.)
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Communion Hymn: 391 - Before the Lord's eternal throne
ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to
feed us who have duly received these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious
Body and Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favour
and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of
thy Son, which is the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of
thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of his most precious death and passion. And we humbly
beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy
fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus
Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without
end. Amen.
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(The people stand.)
Gloria in Excelsis Willan
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(The people kneel.)
Words: Johann Jacob Schütz (1640-1690); tr. Frances Elizabeth Cox (1812-1897), alt.
Music: Mit Freuden zart, melody from "Une pastourelle gentille," 1529;
adapt. Pseaumes cinquante de David, 1547, and Kirchengeseng darinnen die Heubtartickel
des Christlichen Glaubens gefasset, 1566
Postlude
Tuesday, June 4
9:00 a.m. Vacation Bible School
10:00 a.m. Holy Communion
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June Downtown Discourse
Thursday, June 27th
The intelligensia tell us that the world is mundane, ordinary, everyday. But that's
not the way the world actually is. In truth, the world is mysterious, beautiful,
enchanted. To use the proper word, the cosmos is sacred. How can we begin to
see and delight in the world the same way Jesus does? How can we join with God
and others to re-enchant the world? We'll explore these questions in this lecture.
Bio:
Paul M. Gould (PhD Purdue University) is a visiting research fellow at Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School's Henry Center and the founder and president of the
Two Tasks Institute. He is the author or editor of ten books including Cultural
Apologetics (Zondervan, 2019). He is married to Ethel, has four kids, and lives in
Fort Worth, Texas. You can find out more about Paul and his work at paul-
gould.com and TwoTasksInstitute.org.
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June at a Glance
June 2 - 7 Easter
June 3 – Joint Anglican Institute & WoW field trip to DaVinci Exhibit & Lunch
(10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
June 3 through 7 – Vacation Bible School: “God’s Harmony in Word and Song”
(9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
SEASON OF PENTECOST
June 9 – Pentecost (Bishop Williams preaching)
June 23 - 2 Pentecost
June 30 - 3 Pentecost
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Lay Liturgical Assistants
Acolytes Acolytes
9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
Cross/AM - Anna Probert Cross/AM - Lauren Welker
Book - Kathryn Probert Torch 1 - Sophie Welker
Torch 2 - Aidan Howard
Book - Emily Welker
Altar Guild
Marianne Martin, Roberta McDade, Joyce Mills, Karol Roe, Celia Wenger
Care of Linens: Edna Devai, Linda Vandezande, Katie Williams
Ushers Ushers
9:00 a.m. - Dwyane Garman 11:00 a.m. - John Darling
Tom Vandezande Marilynn Darling
9:00 a.m. - Jim Spencer 11:00 a.m. - Robert Barnsbee
Susan Spencer Harvey Beyer
In Celebration
Happy Anniversary: Richard & Maria Yates, Dave & Jennifer Thomas
Happy Birthday: Zion Eaton, Jack White, Robert Balink, Chris Love, Betty Bauers, Tony
Fangio, John Darling, Bridget Newsome, Jack Newsome, Sue Battig
Altar Flowers: Altar flowers were given thanksgiving for their 58th wedding anniversary, by
Richard & Maria Yates.
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Sermon & Education
Notes
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St. George's Anglican Church
217 East Pikes Peak Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-434-3364 www.stgac.org
The Most Reverend Nicholas D. Okoh Erica Boonzaaijer, Children's Program
Primate of all Nigeria, Anglican Communion StephenandEricaB@gmail.com
The Right Reverend Dr. Felix Orji, OSB David & Lindsey Eaton, Youth Program
Bishop - Diocese of CANA West David@axis.org
The Venerable Canon Donald Armstrong, III Rob Howard, Music Director
Rector RHoward@ecaeagles.org
Cell: 719-360-1928
StGeorgeRector@aol.com Joy Welker, Children's Choir Director
JoyWelker@yahoo.com
The Right Reverend Michael Williams
Suffragan Bishop Sarah Stonestreet, Community Outreach
Special Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces & Chaplaincy SarahStonestreet6@gmail.com
ACNA-CANA
Cell: 719-425-6777 Roxanne Seither, Nursery Director
BishopWilliams@AnglicanChaplains.org RoxanneSeither@gmail.com
Aides: Maddie Press, Marina Rosenberg
The Reverend John Stonestreet
Theologian in Residence Savannah Alcott, Hospitality