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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.

Please join us today at 10:10 a.m. in the Church for our Spring Parish Meeting. 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!

During Lent, we offer Weekday Meditations from the Saint Michael clergy, as well as Lenten Devotionals through A Word for Thought each day to support your growth. Additionally, there are wonderful ways to deepen your experience here. Coming up this month are programs such as the Men of Saint Michael March Madness BBQ on Thursday, March 19, as well as a special Lenten Choral Compline Service on Sunday, March 22. And please note that our spring Alpha Course begins on Tuesday, March 31, and is a wonderful opportunity for anyone seeking to learn more about God and our faith together.

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 Third Sunday in Lent

Holy Eucharist: Rite II

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

Herzlich tut mich verlangen, Op. 122 no. 10 Johannes Brahms

Welcome

Introit (sung by the Saint Michael Cherub Choir)

God Is Here With Me Christopher D. Hogan

God is in my voice when I am singing, God is in my voice, right here in my song.

God is here with me, Alleluia!

God is in my mind when I am praying, God is in my mind, right here in my prayer.

God is here with me, Alleluia!

God is in my heart when I am sleeping, God is in my heart, right here in my sleep.

God is here with me, Alleluia!

Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 522

“Glorious things of thee are spoken” Austria

A Penitential Order (standing)

Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins; People His mercy endures for ever.

Celebrant Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. - Hebrews 4:14, 16

Johannes Brahms’s Chorale Prelude Op. 122, No. 10, of “Herzlich tut mich verlangen,” was composed in 1896 as part of his final set of organ works. In this deeply introspective piece, Brahms presents the chorale melody with gentle lyricism and subtle harmonic shading. Often associated with themes of longing and quiet devotion, the prelude reflects Brahms’s late style, marked by emotional depth, economy of means, and a contemplative acceptance of mortality.

As a regularly commissioned composer for young children, Christopher D. Hogan reflects an important truth: God is with us at all times and in all places. The melody stays primarily within a five-note range for the stanzas, making it suitable for young voices.

Children ages three through eight are invited to meet a member of our ministry staff by the pulpit to be escorted to children’s chapel; they will return to the congregation following the Peace.

Confession

of Sin and Absolution (kneeling)

Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

All Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

Kyrie (standing, sung by all)

“Lord, have mercy”

The Collect of the Day (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Hymn S 96

Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and e ver. Amen.

The Lesson (seated) Exodus 17:1-7

From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the LORD commanded. They camped at

Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?” But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the LORD, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The LORD said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

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

The Psalm (seated) Psalm 95:1-7

Come, let us sing to the LORD; * let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving * and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, * and a g reat King above all gods. In his hand are the caverns of the earth, * and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, * and his hands have molded the dry land. Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, * and kneel before the LORD our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. * Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!

Chanted by the Choir

Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all)

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

O God, incline your ear to hear, Forgive our sin, draw gently near. Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, For we have sinned against you.

The Gospel (standing) John 4:5-42

Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of g round that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” ( Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who g ave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?”

Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come back.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said

is true!” The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (who is called Christ). When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.” Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “ What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” They left the city and were on their way to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, “Surely no one has brought him something to eat?” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then comes the harvest’? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I have ever done.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And

many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon (seated) The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata

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 V (standing)

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

Lector In peace, let us pray to the Lord, saying, “Lord, have mercy.”

Lector For the holy Church of God, that it may be filled with truth and love, and be found without fault at the day of your coming, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For Sara, Archbishop of Canterbury, for Sean, our Presiding Bishop, for Rob, our Bishop; for all bishops and other ministers, [for ___,] and for all the holy people of God, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For all who fear God and believe in you, Lord Christ, that our divisions may cease, and that all may be one as you and the Father are one, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For the mission of the Church, that in faithful witness it may preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Parish Prayers of the People as of February 25, 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

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

Lector

For the peace of the world, that a spirit of respect and forbearance may grow among nations and peoples, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector

For those in positions of public trust, [especially Donald, our President; Greg, our Governor; and Eric, our Mayor,] that they may serve justice, and promote the dignity and freedom of every person, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector

For the poor, the persecuted, the sick, and all who suffer; for refugees, prisoners, and all who are in dang er; that they may be relieved and protected, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector [ We give thanks for ___.] For this congregation, for those who are present, and for those who are absent, that we may be delivered from hardness of heart, and show forth your glory in all that we do, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector

For all who have commended themselves to our prayers; for our families, friends, and neighbors; that being freed from anxiety, they may live in joy, peace, and health, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector For all those on the Saint Michael prayer list, and for _____, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector

For all who have died in the communion of your Church, [especially___,] and those whose faith is known to you alone, that, with all the saints, they may have rest in that place where there is no pain or grief,

but life eternal, we pray to you, O Lord.

People Lord, have mercy.

Lector Rejoicing in the fellowship of blessed Michael and all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life to Christ our God.

People To you, O Lord our God.

Celebrant Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill our petitions, we pray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our sinfulness, but as you know and love us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Peace (standing)

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And also with you.

Announcements (please be seated)

The Holy Communion

Offertory Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)

Adoramus te, Christe Eric William Barnum

Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi, quia per sanctam crucem et passionem tuam redemisti mundum. Domine, miserere nobis.

We adore Thee, O Christ, And we bless Thee, Because by Thy holy Cross and Passion Thou hast redeemed the world. O Lord, have mercy on us.

- Good Friday Liturgy

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Eric Barnum’s “Adoramus te, Christe” is a concise and contemplative setting of the traditional Good Friday text. Barnum’s writing favors clarity and stillness, allowing the weight of the words to unfold without excess. Gently shifting harmonies and restrained melodic motion create an atmosphere of reverence and inward focus, drawing the listener into the act of adoration at the heart of the text. The piece closes with quiet resolve, leaving the sacred words to resonate in the silence that follows.

All baptized persons of any age regardless of their denomination and tradition are welcome to share in the banquet of the Lord’s Supper.

Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3

“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow” Old 100th

The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Lift up your hearts.

People We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to g ive thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

Sanctus (standing, sung by all) Hymn S 130

“Holy, holy, holy”

Please kneel as you are able.

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to e vil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.

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.

He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

All Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.

Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and g lory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. 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,

All are invited to come forward to the two standing stations for Communion at the direction of the ushers. Gluten free wafers are available upon request. 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 Celebrant breaks the bread in silence.

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 (kneeling, sung by all) Hymn S 164

“Jesus, Lamb of God”

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)

“As longs the deer for cooling streams” Martyrdom

Communion Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)

Hymn 658

Herbert Howells composed “Like as the Hart” in 1941 during a period of intense creativity while snowed in at Cheltenham amid London’s air raids. This six-minute choral anthem sets Psalm 42 and is noted for its expressive depth and rich harmonic language. It remains a significant work in the modern choral repertoire, reflecting Howells’ distinctive style and emotional resonance.

Like as the Hart Herbert Howells

Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God.

My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me: Where is now thy God?

- Psalm 42:1-3

The Post-Communion Prayer (kneeling, spoken by all)

Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. 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 690

“Guide

Postlude

me, O thou great Jehovah” Cwm Rhondda

Praeambulum in D

Heinrich Scheidemann

Heinrich Scheidemann’s style, derived from Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck’s synthesis of English virginalist style and elements from Italy and Germany, is displayed in his compositions based on chorales and in praeambula (preludes), which contain contrapuntal, fugal elements. Both represent an important achievement in the development of these forms.

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WELCOME

FROM THE RECTOR

CONNECT WITH US

Holy Eucharist: Rite II

The Word of God

Confession

The Holy Communion

MAR 08

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