SAINT MICHAEL
and All Angels Episcopal Church
The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost August 24, 2025
7:30 AM & 5:30 PM TRADITIONAL Saint Michael Chapel
WELCOME
FROM THE RECTOR
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
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.
We’ve kicked off another new school year at Saint Michael, and I hope you will find new ways to invest yourself in our shared mission. At the 10 o’clock hour, we continue with wonderful classes for all ages. Please see the back of this bulletin to learn more about what we offer. In addition, the Men of Saint Michael (MOSM) and the Women of Saint Michael (WOSM) are starting their new programming year and you’re invited to join them! To sign up to help with our service, or for more about our ministry programs, please pick up a copy of the Sunday News.
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 Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
7:30 AM Holy Eucharist: Rite I
The service begins on page 323 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
The Word of God
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing) BCP 323
The Summary of the Law BCP 324
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all) BCP 324
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The First Lesson Isaiah 58:9b-14 (seated) see page 5
Psalm 103:1-8 see page 6
The Second Lesson Hebrews 12:18-29 see page 6
The Gospel (standing) see page 7
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Luke 13:10-17
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Reverend Matthew Crownover
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all)
The Prayers of the People: Form I
BCP 326
BCP 383
Confession of Sin & Absolution (kneeling, spoken by all) BCP 331
The Peace (standing) BCP 332
The Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing) BCP 340
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 336
The Breaking of the Bread
BCP 337
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 339
The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 339
The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in gratitude for the 40th Anniversary of Susie & Sandy McDonough.
Give online by selecting General 2025 from the dropdown menu.
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.
The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in gratitude for the 40th Anniversary of Susie & Sandy McDonough.
Give online by selecting General 2025 from the dropdown menu.
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.
The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
5:30 PM Holy Eucharist: Rite II
The service begins on page 355 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.
The Word of God
Prelude
Entering Processsion (standing, sung by all) Hymn 376
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing) BCP 355
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all) BCP 356
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The First Lesson Hebrews 12:18-29 (seated) see page 6
Psalm 103:1-8 see page 6
The Gospel (standing) see page 7
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Luke 13:10-17
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all)
BCP 358
The Prayers of the People: Form III BCP 387 Confession of Sin & Absolution (kneeling, spoken by all) BCP 360
The Peace (standing) BCP 360
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 493
Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A (standing) BCP 361
Sanctus and Benedictus (sung by all) Hymn S 130
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364 The Breaking of the Bread
364
Communion Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 314 The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 365 The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 366
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 410 Postlude
The Collect of the Day: 7:30 AM
Grant, we beseech thee, merciful God, that thy Church, being gathered together in unity by thy Holy Spirit, may manifest thy power among all peoples, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Collect of the Day: 5:30 PM
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Lesson Isaiah 58:9b-14
If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in. If you refrain from trampling the sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on my holy day; if you call the sabbath a delight and the holy day of the LORD honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs; then you shall take delight in the LORD, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Parish Prayers of the People
As of August 18, 2025
John Aldridge
Rami Angir
Kathryn Anschutz
Don Baty
Larry Been
Barbara Hart Bell
John Bergner
Robert Bliss
Len Bourland
Cosette “Coco” Cathey
Ben Cervin
Carolyn Cochran
Jean Coleman
Carlos Cuellar
Ray Franks
Jean Fuller
Forest German
Curtis Green
Jody Guenther
Josh Hight
Earle Hill
Wade Hyde
Ada Lynn Jones
Lynne Kent
Danny Landeros
Velma Landry
Kenneth Lindh
Tom Luce
Celia Smith McGrath
Sarah Margaret Mannes
Dimitri Margetis
David Martin
Michael Matamoros
Janie Meyer
Irene Moir
Jim Morris
Jack Myers
Heather Nemec
Bob Paccone
Bob Paddock
Gerry Roberts
Arden Showalter
Brad Smith
Chandler Wade Smith
Dianne Smith
Fadi Suleiman
Byrd Teague
Bryan Ward
John Wieden
Mary Wolf
The Psalm 103:1-8
Bless the LORD, O my soul, * and all that is within me, bless his holy Name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, * and forget not all his benefits. He forgives all your sins * and heals all your infirmities; He redeems your life from the grave * and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness; He satisfies you with good things, * and your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.
The LORD executes righteousness * and judgment for all who are oppressed. He made his ways known to Moses * and his works to the children of Israel. The LORD is full of compassion and mercy, * slow to anger and of great kindness.
The Second Lesson Hebrews 12:18-29
You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. (For they could not endure the order that was given, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death.” Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.”) But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned
them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven.” This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of what is shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire.
Lector The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
The Gospel Luke 13:10-17
Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your ailment.” When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day.” But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?” When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.
The preceding text of the worship service contained in this order of worship is taken from the Book of Common Prayer 1979.
The Book of Common Prayer alone is of authority in the worship of the Episcopal Church.
This program is provided for convenience of use on this occasion.
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7:30 AM
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Saint Michael Chapel
9 AM
Traditional Church
Joy! A Children’s Service
Saint Michael Chapel
10 AM Education for All Ages
11 AM
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Traditional
Saint Michael Chapel
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Saint Michael Chapel
sunday at Saint Michael
EDUCATION CLASSES
Sundays | 10 a.m. | 2nd floor of the Education Wing
Adults
Engaging The Word: Testimony To A Blessed Hope Room 203 | Led by the Rev. Matthew Crownover
Faith And Practice: Mysticism & Anglican Spirituality Room 201 | Led by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso
Class For Parents: Parenting in the Midst of Tragedy Room 212 | Led by The Center for Integrative Counseling
Saint Michael 101: Introduction to Anglicanism Room 200 | Led by the Rev. Robin Hinkle
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 Chapel or Sunday Education Wing entrance. See map for details.