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The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata

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We are walking the way of Lent together. During Lent, we are offering a new season of Weekday Meditations from the Saint Michael clergy, as well as Lenten Devotionals through A Word for Thought each day to support your growth. Additionally, today, the Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso and I will continue a special two-week adult class during the 10 a.m. hour titled “Striving for Justice, Peace, and Dignity.” In an age of polarization and division, the church has a unique opportunity to bear witness to what it means to live into the Baptismal covenant and be a community of reconciliation. The two of us will strive to show how the gift of Christ supports us as we seek to love our neighbors.

I hope you’ll join us next week, Sunday, March 8 for our Spring Parish Meeting at 10:10 a.m. in the Church. This meeting will feature our Annual Report, as well as hearing from our 2025 Wardens and Treasurer about the state of our parish. I look forward to celebrating a great year with you!

Please pick up a Sunday News handout if you haven’t already and join us for our special programming whenever you can. 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 Second Sunday in Lent

Holy Eucharist: Rite I

The service begins on page 148 of The Book of Common Prayer. Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.

The Word of God

Prelude

Chorale fantasia on “When I survey the wondrous cross”

C. Hubert Parry

Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 401

“ The God of Abraham praise” Leoni

A Penitential Order (standing)

Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgiveth all our sins;

People His mercy endureth for ever.

Celebrant If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. -1 John 1:8-9

Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling)

Celebrant Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

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.

Composed in 1912, Parry’s Chorale Fantasia on “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” represents the composer’s mature synthesis of English devotional expression and late-Romantic harmonic depth. Based on the hymn tune Rockingham, the work unfolds as a spiritual meditation rather than a simple set of variations. Parry weaves the chorale through richly chromatic textures and expansive contrapuntal writing, creating a dramatic arc from introspection to exaltation.

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.

Kyrie (standing, sung by all) Hymn S 91

“Lord, have mercy”

The Collect of the Day (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray.

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of thy Word, Jesus Christ thy Son; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and e ver. Amen.

The First Lesson (seated) Genesis 12:1-4a

The LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him.

Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

The Psalm (seated) Psalm 121

I lift up my eyes to the hills; * from where is my help to come? My help comes from the LORD, * the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved * and he who watches over you will not fall asleep. Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel * shall neither slumber nor sleep; The LORD himself watches over you; * the LORD is your shade at your right hand, So that the sun shall not strike you by day, * nor the moon by night.

The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; * it is he who shall keep you safe. The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, * from this time forth for evermore.

The Second Lesson (seated) Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.” Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. … For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law

Chanted by the Choir

but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”) —in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all)

“Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us” after Attende Domine

O Christ, our Way, our Gate, our Light, Cleanse us and lead our souls to life.

Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, For we have sinned against you.

The Gospel (standing) John 3:1-17

Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to

him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”

Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.

People Praise be to thee, O Christ.

The Sermon (seated)

The Nicene Creed (standing)

The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata

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:

Parish Prayers of the People as of February 18, 2026

James Albergo

John Aldridge

Susanna Allen

Roland Anderson

Larry Andros

Rami Angir

Nancy Armour

Linda & Greg Austin

Don Baty

Larry Been

Barbara Hart Bell

Shirley Blackman

Len Bourland

Elise Broer

Helen Bustamante

Cosette “Coco” Cathey

Carolyn Cochran

Jean Coleman

Elise Connolly

Christian Davis

Bill Douglass

LaWanda Duggan

Rashad Friendly

Jean Fuller

Gerald Gaston,Jr.

Curtis Green

Jane Greene

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 (standing)

Celebrant Let us pray for the Church and for the world.

Lector Almighty and everliving God, who in thy holy Word hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: 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 g odly love.

Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops and other ministers, especially Sara, Archbishop of Canterbury, Sean, our Presiding Bishop; and Rob, our Bishop; 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 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.

We beseech thee also so to rule the hearts of those who bear the authority of government in this and e very land [especially Donald, our President; Greg, our Governor; and Eric, our Mayor], that they may be led to wise decisions and right actions for the welfare and peace of the world.

Open, O Lord, the eyes of all people to behold thy g racious hand in all thy works, that, rejoicing in thy whole creation, they may honor thee with their substance, and be faithful stewards of thy bounty.

And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succor all those who in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity.

We pray for all those on the Saint Michael prayer list, and for ___.

We give thanks for the ministry of ___.

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

Forest Germany

Jody Guenther

Roberto Hernandez

Josh Hight

Barbara Hornback

Jack Hubbell

Micah Jones

Lynne Kent

Julie Kenrick

John Khoury

Trina Lake

Danny Landeros

John Levens

Rusty Lawley

Tom Luce

Leigh Ann McCartin

Celia Smith McGrath

Lyn McKinney

Sarah Margaret Mannes

Dimitri Margetis

Wilbur Marshall

Thomas Martin

Michael Matamoras

Janie Meyer

Tink Moir

John Morelock

Heather Nemec

John Oncken

Leslie Parker

Jim Riggert

Celso Rocha

Arden Showalter

Hank Showalter

Brad Smith

Carlos Smith

Chandler Wade Smith

Dianne Smith

Fadey Suleiman

Byrd Teague

Renee Torres

Travion Waites

Keller Webster

John Wieden

Ann Williams

Mary Wolf

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Sir John Stainer was an English composer and organist whose music, though seldom performed today, was very popular during his lifetime. His work as choir trainer and organist set standards for Anglican church music that remain influential.

“God so Loved the World” comes from Stainer’s oratorio The Crucifixion, based on the traditional format of the Passions by Johann Sebastian Bach. The familiar text of John 3:16–17 is set to prayerful, meditative music with lush harmonies.

thy love and service; and to grant us grace so to follow the good examples of Saint Michael and of all thy saints, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom.

Grant these our prayers, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. 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)

God so Loved the World John Stainer

God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, That who-so believeth in Him should not perish, But have everlasting life.

For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, But that the world through Him might be saved.

God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, That who-so believeth in Him should not perish, But have everlasting life.

- John 3:16-17

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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)

“Jesus, Lamb of God”

The Celebrant breaks the bread in silence.

Hymn S 164

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 337

“And now, O Father, mindful of the love” Unde et memores

Communion Anthem (sung by a soloist from the Saint Michael Choir)

Mein gläubiges Herze BWV 68/2 Johann Sebastian Bach

Mein gläubiges Herze, Frohlocke, sing, scherze, Dein Jesus ist da!

Weg Jammer, weg Klagen, Ich will euch nur sagen: Mein Jesus ist nah.

My believing [in Christ] heart, Exult, sing, make merry; Your Jesus is there [in you, my heart]!

Away, lament; away, torments;

To you [torments and lament] I wish to say only:

My Jesus is at hand.

- Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (1725)

Johann Sebastian Bach’s soprano aria “Mein gläubiges Herze” comes from his Pentecost cantata BWV 68 and expresses a joyful confidence rooted in faith. The text proclaims a heart made glad through belief, celebrating renewal and assurance rather than struggle or doubt. Bach matches this spirit with music that is buoyant and clear, allowing the soprano line to radiate warmth and conviction. The aria stands as a concise example of Bach’s gift for uniting theological clarity with vivid emotional expression, inviting the listener into a moment of bright, personal affirmation.

The Fantasia in C Major is an early organ work by Johann Sebastian Bach, likely composed between 1705 and 1708 during his tenure as organist in Arnstadt. Marked by an ornate, improvisatory character, the piece reflects Bach’s youthful experimentation and his synthesis of German and French stylistic elements, emphasizing brilliance, freedom, and expressive flair.

Communion Anthem (Eric Munn, cello &Andrew Flory, theorbo)

Sonata in C Major for Viola da gamba and Basso Continuo Wq 136

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

The Post-Communion Prayer (kneeling, 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 (kneeling)

The Dismissal (standing)

Deacon Let us bless the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 691

“My faith looks up to thee” Olivet

Postlude

Fantasia in C, BWV 570

Johann Sebastian Bach

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