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2nd Sunday After Christmas Day 2020 - January 05 0900 & 1100
2nd Sunday After Christmas Day 2020 - January 05 0900 & 1100
2nd Sunday After Christmas Day 2020 - January 05 0900 & 1100
Prelude
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Words: John Byrom (1692-1763), alt.
Music: Yorkshire, John Wainwright (1723-1768)
Kyrie Willan
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The Collect of the Day
O GOD, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature:
Grant that we may share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share our humanity, your Son
Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.
The First Lesson is written in Thirty-First Chapter of the Book of Jeremiah, beginning at the
Seventh verse.
For thus says the Lord:
“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save your people,
the remnant of Israel.’
Behold, I will bring them from the north country
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
With weeping they shall come,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.
“Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,
and declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him,
and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
For the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him.
They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord,
over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and over the young of the flock and the herd;
their life shall be like a watered garden,
and they shall languish no more.
Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance,
and the young men and the old shall be merry.
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I will turn their mourning into joy;
I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance,
and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness,
declares the Lord.”
Here endeth the Lesson.
Psalm 84
How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts! *
My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of
the Lord;
my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
The sparrow has found her a house
and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; *
by the side of your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.
Happy are they who dwell in your house! *
they will always be praising you.
Happy are the people whose strength is in you! *
whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way.
Those who go through the desolate valley will find
it a place of springs, *
for the early rains have covered it with pools of water.
They will climb from height to height, *
and the God of gods will reveal himself in Zion.
Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; *
hearken, O God of Jacob.
Behold our defender, O God; *
and look upon the face of your Anointed.
For one day in your courts is better than
a thousand in my own room, *
and to stand at the threshold of the house of my God
than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.
For the Lord God is both sun and shield; *
he will give grace and glory;
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No good thing will the Lord withhold *
from those who walk with integrity.
O Lord of hosts, *
happy are they who put their trust in you!
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 Epistle is written in the First Chapter of St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, beginning at the
Third Verse.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world,
that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself
as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace,
with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all
wisdom and insightmaking known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set
forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things
on earth.
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose
of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope
in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the
guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Here endeth the Epistle.
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Gospel Hymn - On Christmas night all Christians sing
The Holy Gospel is written in the First Chapter of the Gospel According to St. John, beginning at
the First Verse.
People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
The parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was
twelve years old, they went up according to custom. And when the feast was ended, as they were
returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing him
to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives
and acquaintances, and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for
him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and
asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. And
when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you
treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” And he said
to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's
house?” And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. And he went down with them
and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in
her heart.
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And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Announcements
Of the Father’s love begotten ere the world began to be, he is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending,
He. Lo, how a Rose e’re blooming, from tender stem has sprung! Of Jesse’s linage coming as men of old
have sung. Of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see, evermore and evermore!
It came a flower bright, amid the cold of winter, when half-spent was the night. This is whom the godly
prophets chanted of in one accord; whom the voices of the ancients promised in their faithful word. Isaiah
’twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind. With Mary we beheld it, the virgin mother kind. And the Rose, the
world’s Redeemer, spread the fragrance of God’s grace, evermore. God gave to us a Savior, when half-
spent was the night. Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming, of the Father’s love begotten.
O radiant Christ, incarnate Word, eternal love revealed in time; come make your home within our hearts,
that we may dwell in light sublime. our bartered, busy lives burn dim, too tired to care, too numb to feel.
Oh, come and shine upon our shattered world; your radiance bathes with power to heal. You glory shone
at Jordan's stream, the font where we were born anew. Attune your church to know you near; illumine all
we say and do. O light of nations fill the earth; our faith and hope and love renew. Come, lead the peoples
to your peace, as stars once led the way to you.
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(The people stand.)
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.
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.
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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.
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)
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Hear also what Saint John saith.
If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the
Propitiation for our sins. (1 John 2:1-2)
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.
THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify
thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying,
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
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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.
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.
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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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Communion Hymn 32 - All my heart this night rejoices (1940 Hymnal)
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Communion Hymn 108 - Now yield we thanks and praise
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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 Bishop when present, or the Celebrant, gives the blessing,
The Blessing
THE Peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge
and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen.
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Postlude
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The Feast of the Epiphany
Choral Holy Communion
Monday, January 6th
6:00 p.m.
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Reflecting the gifts of the Magi, St. George's is holding an Epiphany Ingathering in support of LifeNetwork's
"LifeSteps" program, which aids families choosing life in Colorado Springs. Bring your donated items to
church through the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6th at 6:00 p.m.). If you have any questions, contact
Karla Probert (719.440.6048 StGeorgeRectorAssistant@comcast.net).
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Lay Liturgical Assistants
Acolytes Acolytes
9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
Cross/AM - Emily Welker Cross/AM - Abigail Stonestreet
Torch 1 - Sophie Welker Torch 1 - Tessa Ransom
Torch 2 - Becky Boswell Torch 2 - Nick Rocco
Book - Kathryn Probert Book - Liam Ransom
Altar Guild
Marianne Martin, Joyce Mills, Karol Roe, Celia Wenger
Care of Linens: Linda Vandezande, Katie Williams
Hosts Hosts
9:00 a.m. - Carole Emery 11:00 a.m. - John Darling
9:00 a.m. - Patsy Suttles 11:00 a.m. - Brennon Simpson
Lectors Lectors
9:00 a.m. - Curt Emery 11:00 a.m. - Ed Montgomery
9:00 a.m. - Karla Probert 11:00 a.m. - Sarah Stonestreet
Master of Ceremonies
Scott Miller
Ushers Ushers
9:00 a.m. - Ian Walker 11:00 a.m. - Nathan Seither
Barbara Walker Susie Lowry
9:00 a.m. - Tom Vandezande 11:00 a.m. -
Linda Vandezande
In Celebration
Anniversaries:
Dwyane & Deanne Garman, John & Cindy Newsome, Tim & Robin Chambers
Birthdays:
Alister Love, Holger Christiansen
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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 Valerie Ransom, Lay Pastoral Care
VJKRansom@icloud.com
David Parris, PhD
Biblical Scholar in Residence Callie Quinlan, Hospitality