SAINT MICHAEL
and All Angels Episcopal Church
The Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
June 21, 2026
11 AM 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.
Tomorrow, June 22, we conclude our Pub Theology series with Robin Hinkle whose topic is “You Are Not Your Brain: Neuroscience, Addiction, and Identity.” Save the date for one of our favorite summer traditions!
On Sunday, July 5, join us for Saint Michael’s Annual Pie for the 4th of July celebrations where we’ll be serving over 50 pies baked by our parishioners along with vanilla ice cream and popcorn. If you’d like to volunteer to bake a pie or help serve, please see the ad in today’s Sunday News, along with more information on programs throughout the summer.
As I mentioned last week, this summer marks my 10-year anniversary at Saint Michael, and I am truly grateful to be on this faith journey with you. With the generous support of the Vestry, I’ve begun a sabbatical that will last until mid-August. I am grateful to the parishioner and staff leaders who will carry my responsibilities forward. Knowing that our community is strong allows me to step away with confidence. This sabbatical will be a gift of renewal for the next season of our life together, one that I pray lasts at least another 10 years!
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 After Pentecost
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
Five Settings of “Allein Gott in der Höh Sei Ehr” J. S. Bach, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau, Johann Gottfried Walther, J.G. Walther, and Andreas Nikolaus Vetter
Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 675
“ Take up your cross, the Savior said” Bourbon
The Opening Acclamation and Collect for Purity (standing)
Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
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 Lord, we beseech thee, make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name, for thou never failest to help and govern those whom thou hast set upon the sure foundation of thy loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and
Chanted by the Choir to a psalm setting by Francis Brown.
reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Lesson (seated) Jeremiah 20:7-13
O LORD, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. For whenever I speak, I must cry out, I must shout, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the LORD has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. For I hear many whispering: “Terror is all around! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” All my close friends are watching for me to stumble. “Perhaps he can be enticed, and we can prevail against him, and take our revenge on him.” But the LORD is with me like a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they will not prevail. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten. O LORD of hosts, you test the righteous, you see the heart and the mind; let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have committed my cause. Sing to the LORD; praise the LORD! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
The Psalm (seated) Psalm 69:8-11, 18-20
Surely, for your sake have I suffered reproach, * and shame has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my own kindred, * an alien to my mother’s children. Z eal for your house has eaten me up; * the scorn of those who scorn you has fallen upon me. I humbled myself with fasting, *
but that was turned to my reproach.
Answer me, O LORD, for your love is kind; * in your great compassion, turn to me.’
“Hide not your face from your servant; *
be swift and answer me, for I am in distress. Draw near to me and redeem me; * because of my enemies deliver me.”
The Second Lesson (seated) Romans 6:1b-11
Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all)
“Alleluia” from Wonder, Love, and Praise 848
Choir Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
All Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mathhew.
People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Jesus said to the twelve disciples, “A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. “Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven. “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.”
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon (seated)
The Nicene Creed (standing)
Reverend Robin Hinkle
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.
Parish Prayers of the People as of June 10, 2026
James Albergo
John Aldridge
Rami Angir
Linda & Greg Austin
James Baird
Craig Baker
Larry Been
Barbara Hart Bell
Len Bourland
Lauren Brown
Linda Brown
Helen Bustamante
Ellie & Jack Carter
Cosette “Coco” Cathey
Carolyn Cochran
Anne Coke
Jean Coleman
Elise Connolly
Trey Dyer
Charlene Strange Edwards
Michael Estill
Kristen Ewing
Ruthie Garrett
Jody Guenther
Sue Hazard
Roberto Hernandez
Josh Hight
Mason Holmes
Barbara Hornback
Meredith Casey Jarrett
Lynne Kent
Julie Kenrick
John Khoury
Danny Landeros
John Levens
Judith Lide
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
Lector
With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying “Lord, have mercy.”
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.
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.
Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling)
Celebrant Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
Tom Luce
Margie McCummins
Sarah Margaret Mannes
Dimitri Margetis
Tink Moir
Heather Nemec
Sue Patton
Jim Riggert
Celso Rocha
Neal Sautbine
Arden Showalter
Hank Showalter
Brad Smith
Chad Smith
Dianne Smith
Bryan Stringer
Jane Stringer
Elizabeth Strong
Fadey Suleiman
Byrd Teague
Renee Torres
Travion Waites
Keller Webster
Lamar Wilson
Mary Wolf
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All Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in thy will, and walk in thy ways, to the glory of thy Name. Amen.
Celebrant 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 g oodness, and bring you to everlasting life; 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)
Father’s Day Prayer
The Holy Communion
Offertory Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
Adoramus te, Christe Théodore Dubois
Adoramus te, Christe, Et benedicimus tibi, Quia per sanctam crucem tuam Redemisti mundum.
Adoramus te, Christe, Et benedicimus tibi.
Adoramus te, Christe.
We adore Thee, O Christ, And we bless Thee, Who by Thy Holy Cross Hast redeemed the world.
We adore Thee, O Christ, And we bless Thee,
We adore Thee, O Christ.
- Thirteenth Century antiphon
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.
"Adoramus Te, Christe" by Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) was originally composed for the final movement of Les Sept Paroles du Christ (Seven Last Words of Christ), later arranged as an independent motet. Dubois, a French composer and organist, was known for his contributions to church music and his tenure as director of the Paris Conservatoire. This piece is a simple yet expressive setting of the traditional Latin text of adoration and supplication.
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.
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,
The Sanctus (standing, sung by all) Hymn S 114
“Holy, holy, holy”
Please kneel 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.
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.
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.
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 152 “Alleluia”
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.
Ralph Vaughan
Williams was a preeminent twentiethcentury English composer, conductor, and organist. As editor of The English Hymnal (1906)—still in use today—he made a lasting mark on church music. His motet "O Taste and See," based on Psalm 34:8, was composed for Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation and performed during the communion service.
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 Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
O Taste and See R alph Vaughn Williams
O taste and see how gracious the Lord is: Blest is the man that trusteth in him.
- Psalm 34:8
Communion Hymn (sung by all)
“He who would valiant be” Monk’s Gate
The Post-Communion Prayer (kneeling, spoken by all)
Hymn 565
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 (kneeling)
The Dismissal (standing)
Deacon Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 537
“Christ
for the world we sing” Moscow
Postlude
Fugue in G Major attr. J.S. Bach (J.T. Krebs?)
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
Saint Michael Chapel
5:30 PM Traditional
Saint Michael Chapel
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
Engaging the Word | Exile & Return
Room 201 | Led by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso
Explore how Babylonian exile shaped Jewish faith, Jesus’ ministry, and faithful Christian living through connections between Scripture and today.
Faith & Practice | What’s Your Playlist? Room 203 | Led by the Rev. Robin Hinkle
Explore theology through the poetry and faith of today’s songwriters, discovering how music deepens prayer and speaks to the soul.
Class for Parents | Key Decision: Influencer Room 212 | Led by Dr. Tim Smith
Discover seven God-honoring parenting decisions that help overcome distractions, fears, and decision fatigue while building lasting, faithful habits.
Youth
Middle School: 6th and 7th Grade | Youth Room A Confirmation: 8th Grade | Youth Center
High School: 9th – 12th Grade | Youth Room B
Children
Ages 4 – 7 | Room 207
Ages 8 – 11 | Room 209
This summer, we will learn about the Fruit of the Spirit. We can’t wait to share them with you and learn alongside you!
Nursery available in rooms 19 & 20 in school hallway. Enter through the Sunday Education Wing entrance. See map for details.