SAINT MICHAEL
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All Angels Episcopal Church
The Fourth Sunday of Easter April 26, 2026
11 AM TRADITIONAL Saint Michael Chapel
WELCOME
FROM THE RECTOR
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
Happy Easter! We’re so glad you’ve joined us at Saint Michael today. We’d love to get to know you better, so please take a moment to fill out the welcome card, either physically or digitally, that can be found on this page or in the pew back in front of you. Our Welcome Team members are in the hallways today to help you with anything you need.
As we continue the Great Fifty Days of Easter, I invite you to reflect on our Easter Season theme: “Receive.” By releasing control to God, we receive the transformative grace of new life. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds.
Please pick up a Sunday News handout if you haven’t already and join us for our special programming whenever you can. Please note that the Men of Saint Michael and the Women of Saint Michael will be holding their spring gatherings over the next few weeks. And don’t miss some of our special worship experiences, including tonight’s Choral Compline service at 7 p.m. in the Church!
As we prepare to worship together, I invite you to take a moment and center yourself on God’s presence. Worshiping, learning, and giving together help us grow closer to who God created us to be, and you’re part of that work. May God bless you today and every day, and I hope to see you again very soon!
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The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Holy Eucharist: Rite I
The service begins on page 323 of The Book of Common Prayer. Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.
The Word of God
Prelude
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 Johann Sebastian Bach
Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 492
“Sing, ye faithful, sing with gladness” Finnian
The Opening Acclamation and Collect for Purity (standing)
Celebrant Alleluia. Christ is risen.
People The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.
Celebrant Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Song of Praise (standing, sung by all) Hymn S 202
“Glory be to God on high”
The Collect of the Day (standing)
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And with thy spirit.
Celebrant Let us pray.
O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of thy people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calleth us each by name, and follow where he doth lead;who, with thee and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the marriage of Enderle Madden and Steven Moore.
The Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543, dates to Johann Sebastian Bach’s early Weimar years (1708–1717), written a few years after his famous visit to the North German master Dietrich Buxtehude. The rhapsodic, pedalpoint opening of the Prelude and the free pedal-cadenza close of the Fugue reflect Buxtehude’s style, while the Fugue’s clear delineation of harmonic stations and modulatory episodes suggests the emerging Italian concerto. At the same time, the dramatic sweep and technical demands of the pedal part are unmistakably Bach’s.
Chanted by the
The First Lesson (seated) Acts 2:42-47
Those who had been baptized devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and sig ns were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and g enerous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
The Psalm (seated) Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd; * I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures * and leads me beside still waters. He revives my soul * and g uides me along right pathways for his Name’s sake. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; * for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; * you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over. Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, * and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
The Second Lesson (seated) 1 Peter 2:19-25
It is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. If you endure when you are beaten for
Choir to a psalm setting by Henry Walford-Davies.
doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God’s approval. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps. “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all)
“O sons and daughters, let us sing” O filii et filiae
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
O sons and daughters, let us sing!
The King of heaven, the glorious King, o’er death and hell rose triumphing.
Alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The Gospel (standing) John 10:1-10
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Jesus said, “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of
them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.” Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and g o out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Reverend David Faulkner
The Nicene Creed (standing)
All We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Prayers of the People: Form I (standing)
Celebrant Let us pray for the Church and for the world.
Lector With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying “Lord, have mercy.”
Lector For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For Sarah, Archbishop of Canterbury; Sean, our Presiding Bishop; Rob, our Bishop; our parish clergy and their families; for ___; and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Parish Prayers of the People as of April 15, 2026
James Albergo
John Aldridge
Rami Angir
Linda & Greg Austin
Larry Been
Barbara Hart Bell
Len Bourland
Lauren Brown
Linda Brown
Helen Bustamante
Darrell Calvin
Cosette “Coco” Cathey
Carolyn Cochran
Jean Coleman
Elise Connelly
Hudson Dozier
Charlene Strange Edwards
Kristen Ewing
Jean Fuller
Brooke Garcia
Jane Greene
Jody Guenther
Roberto Hernandez
Josh Hight
Mason Holmes
Barbara Hornback
Lynne Kent
Julie Kenrick
John Khoury
Danny Landeros
John Levens
Rusty Lawley
Tom Luce
Margie McCummins
Dimitri Margetis
Thomas Martin
Michael Matamoras
Tink Moir
Heather Nemec
Sue Patton
Mikel Reynolds
Jim Riggert
Celso Rocha
Nancy Saustad
Neal Sautbine
Arden Showalter
Hank Showalter
Brad Smith
Chad Smith
Dianne Smith
Bryan Stringer
Fadey Suleiman
Byrd Teague
Tom Tierman
Renee Torres
Travion Waites
Keller Webster
Mary Wolf
Lector For Donald, our President; Greg, our Governor; and Eric, our Mayor; for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector
We give you thanks for___. For this city, for every cit y and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector
For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and for the sick and the suffering, especially those on the Saint Michael prayer list, and for___, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector
For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, especially___, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Lector In the communion of Saint Michael and of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.
People To thee, O Lord our God.
Celebrant Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Peace (standing)
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People And with thy spirit.
Announcements (please be seated)
The Holy Communion
Offertory Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
Turn back, O man Gustav Holst
Turn back, O man, forswear thy foolish ways.
Old now is Earth, and none may count her days, Yet thou, her child, whose head is crowned with flame, Still wilt not hear thine inner God proclaim “Turn back, O man, forswear thy foolish ways!”
Earth might be fair and all men glad and wise. Age after age their tragic empires rise.
Built while they dream, and in their dreaming weep. Would man but wake from out his haunted sleep
During the season of Easter, we omit the Confession as a way of celebrating Christ’s triumph over sin and the assurance of salvation and new life for all who are joined with him in his death and resurrection.
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Gustav Holst’s “Turn back, O man” is a choral motet setting a text by English poet Clifford Bax, written during the upheaval of World War I as a plea for humility and a better world. Bax’s poem first appeared in The Motherland Song Book (1919) and was later published in his collection Farewell, My Muse (1932). Holst sets the text to the sixteenthcentury melody “Old 124th” from the Genevan Psalter, whose plain, dignified character supports the text’s call for reflection and moral renewal
Earth might be fair and all men glad and wise, Anthem continues on the next page.
All baptized persons of any age regardless of their denomination and tradition are welcome to share in the banquet of the Lord’s Supper.
Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed.
During the season of Easter, we return to the practice of the early church and stand during the Prayer of Consecration and the Post-Communion Prayer. You may also stand to receive Communion at the altar rail.
Earth shall be fair, and all her people one, Nor till that hour shall God’s whole will be done. Now, еven now, once more from еarth to sky
Peals forth in joy man’s old, undaunted cry “Earth shall be fair, and all her folk be one!”
- Clifford Bax (1919)
Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3
“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow” Old 100th
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing)
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And with thy spirit. Celebrant L ift up your hearts.
People We lift them up unto the Lord. Celebrant Let us give thanks unto our Lord God.
People It is meet and right so to do.
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 singing,
Sanctus (sung by all) Hymn S 114
“Holy, holy, holy”
Please remain standing as you are able. All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, for that thou didst create heaven and earth, and didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for 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 to thee, he broke 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.”
L ikewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my Blood of the New Covenant, 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, we thy people do celebrate and make, 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; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ.
And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this Holy Communion may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord;
By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost all honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. AMEN.
At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated.
All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.
Tomás Luis de Victoria’s motet celebrates the saints who have found rest with Christ in heaven. The rising opening chords evoke the parting of clouds. Listen for the rich, flowing motion in the lower voices as the treble voices float above on the text “gaudent,” contrasted with the tender, reflective moment describing robes of white. Victoria allows the voices to follow each other throughout the piece, as the saints follow Christ in heaven.
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
All 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.
The Breaking of the Bread (sung by all) Hymn S 154 “Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia”
Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.
Communion Hymn (sung by all) Hymn 646 “ The King of love my shepherd is” Dominus regit me
Communion Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
O Quam Gloriosum
Tomás Luis de Victoria
O quam gloriosum est regnum, in quo cum Christo gaudent omnes Sancti!
Amicti stolis albis, sequuntur Agnum, quocumque ierit.
O how glorious is the kingdom, In which all the saints rejoice with Christ! Arrayed in robes of white, They follow the Lamb, wherever he goes.
- Revelations 7:9
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all)
Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that thou dost feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. 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 honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
The Blessing (standing)
The Dismissal (standing)
Deacon Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia. People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 478
“Jesus, our mighty Lord, our strength in sadness” Monk’s Gate
Postlude
Heralding from Exaltations, op. 252/1 Carson Cooman
Carson Cooman is Composer-inResidence at Memorial Church, Harvard University. Exaltations (2011) is a threemovement work, each movement inspired by a different biblical passage on “exaltation.” It features recurring textures, notably thick harmonies built note by note. The opening movement contrasts jubilant “herald fanfares” with slower, more solemn sections.
7:30 AM
Traditional Saint Michael Chapel
9 AM Traditional Church
Joy! A Children’s Service
Saint Michael Chapel
10 AM Education for All Ages
11 AM Contemporary Church Traditional
Saint Michael Chapel
5:30 PM Traditional
Saint Michael Chapel
7 PM Compline Church
sunday at Saint Michael
EDUCATION CLASSES
Sundays | 10 a.m. | 2nd floor of the Education Wing
Please enter and exit the Education Wing from the south entrance on Colgate Ave.
Adults
Bible Series | Understanding the Culture of the Bible
Room 203 | Led by Dr. Tim Smith
Learn how cultural context shapes Scripture, moving beyond assumptions to grasp original meaning.
Faith & Practice | Easter People
Room 201 | Led by the Rev. Ken Brannon
Explore what resurrection means for everyday life, including building trust, leaning into community, finding your voice, and being brave.
Class for Parents | Move-Up Meeting
Room 212 | Led by Samuel Moore, Director of Youth Ministries
Find out what’s ahead next year—explore Sunday classes, serve as a family, and learn about the new Family Discipleship Plan.
Saint Michael 101 | Spotlight: Pastoral Care
Room 200 | Led by the Rev. Robin Hinkle
Those who are new to our church or interested in membership will learn about Saint Michael’s mission and purpose.
Youth
Middle School: 6th and 7th Grade | Youth Room A
Confirmation: 8th Grade | Youth Center
High School: 9th – 12th Grade | Youth Room B
Children
Godly Play: PreK – 1st Grade (Ages 3 – 7)
PreK (Room 213) | Kindergarten (Room 211) | 1st Grade (Room 208)
One Family of Faith: 2nd – 3rd Grade | Room 209
Launch 45: 4th – 5th Grade | Room 207
Nursery available in rooms 19 & 20 in school hallway. Enter through the Sunday Education Wing entrance. See map for details.