Saint Michael and All angels
Y A D S N A VETER Veterans Day
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NOVEMBER 10, 2024
VETERANS DAY I am very pleased to welcome you to Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church this evening. Every year, Saint Michael and All Angels celebrates Veterans Day with a special, festive service. Our time of prayer and praise honors all those who have taken the oath of service and those who care for them. Although the sacrifices made can never be repaid, it is our hope that this evening’s worship will be a grace-filled tribute to all those who give and have given so generously. In preparation for worship, I invite you to take a few moments to breathe deeply and center your heart and mind. What we do tonight connects us to faithful Christians through the centuries, and with countless faithful men and women in our own community. No matter who you are, God walks with you and sustains you, and together, we can care for one another along the way. If you are seeking a community of faith, know that we would love for you to join us at Saint Michael. Our prayers are with you tonight and for the journey ahead.
Blessings,
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata Rector
Lessons & Carols A DV E N T
Sunday, November 30 | 4 p.m. | Church
Begin the Advent season with this beloved service of readings, music, and processions led by the Saint Michael Choir. S A I N T M I C H A E L . O R G /A DV E N T L C
Veterans Day Observance Prelude Eternal Father, strong to save Welcome
Janet Linker The Reverend Robin Hinkle
Entering Procession (standing, sung by all)
Hymn 717
“My country, ‘tis of thee” America The Opening Acclamation (standing) Officiant People
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
Officiant
Let us pray.
Janet Linker, an American organist with numerous publications, composed today’s prelude for Good Hope Lutheran Church in Arlington, Ohio. The piece combines two well-known hymn tunes: “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” (Melita) and “America, the Beautiful” (Materna).
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Posting of the Colors (standing) Hymn (standing, sung by all)
Hymn 720
“O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light” National Anthem Pledge of Allegiance (standing) I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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The First Lesson (seated)
Isaiah 58:6-12
Chris Wiley Captain, United States Air Force (Retired) Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. 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. Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Hymn (standing, sung by all) “O beautiful for spacious skies” Materna
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Hymn 719
The Second Lesson (seated)
John 15:7-19
Chris Wiley Captain, United States Air Force (Retired) [ Jesus said to his disciples], “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another. If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world—therefore the world hates you.” Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
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Anthem (seated) Zion’s Walls
Aaron Copland
Come fathers and mothers, Come sisters and brothers, Come join us in singing the praises of Zion. O fathers don’t you feel determined To meet within the walls of Zion. We’ll shout and go round the walls of Zion. - John G. McCurry Homily (seated)
The Rev. Canon Carl S. Andrews Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired)
Anthem (seated) Hymn for America
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Stephen Paulus
We have loved you for your rivers, We have loved you for your shores; Every treasure you have shown us, Every seed that you have sown; We have loved you for your mountains, For your prairies, for your fields, All these gifts we have been given, All these glories that we share; Now we thank you for these blessings, We, your people, everywhere. Many are the stars of heaven, Many are the hopes of earth; All around us, worlds unfolding, All around these dreams to grow; From the moment of our rising, Till we rest when day is done, May we tell our hearts’ own story, Hearts that honor and believe, Through our care for one another, For this life and land we love.
Litany (standing) From the Book of Worship for the United States Armed Forces Leader People
Let us give thanks to God for the land of our birth with all its chartered liberties. For all the wonder of our country’s story. We give you thanks, O God.
Leader People
For leaders in nation and state, and for those who in days past and in these present times have labored for the commonwealth. We give you thanks, O God.
Leader People
For those who in all times and places have been true and brave, and in the world’s common ways have lived upright lives and ministered to their fellows. We give you thanks, O God.
Leader People
For those who served their country in its hour of need, and especially for those who gave even their lives in that service. We give you thanks, O God.
Leader
O almighty and merciful God, as we remember these your servants, remembering with gratitude their courage and strength, we hold before you those who mourn them. Look upon your bereaved servants with your mercy. As this day brings them memories of those they have lost, may it also bring your consolation and the assurance that their loved ones are alive now and forever in your living presence.
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The Collect for Heroic Service (standing) O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in the day of decision ventured much for the liberties we now enjoy. Grant that we may not rest until all the people of this land share the benefits of true freedom and gladly accept its disciplines. This we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Collect for the Nation (standing) Lord God Almighty, you have made all the peoples of the earth for your glory, to serve you in freedom and in peace: Give to the people of our country a zeal for justice and the strength of forbearance, that we may use our liberty in accordance with your gracious will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Anthem (seated) Battle Hymn of the Republic
Peter Wilhousky
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on. I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps: His day is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on. 8
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me. As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free, While God is marching on. Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on. (Final Chorus – Congregation stands and joins in) Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Our God is marching on. Thanksgivings for the National Life (standing)
BCP 838
Officiant People
Almighty God, giver of all good things: We thank you for the natural majesty and beauty of this land. They restore us, though we often destroy them. Heal us.
Officiant People
We thank you for the great resources of this nation. They make us rich, though we often exploit them. Forgive us.
Officiant People
We thank you for the men and women who have made this country strong. They are models for us, though we often fall short of them. Inspire us.
Officiant People
We thank you for the torch of liberty which has been lit in this land. It has drawn people from every nation, though we have often hidden from its light. Enlighten us.
Officiant People
We thank you for the faith we have inherited in all its rich variety. It sustains our life, though we have been faithless again and again. Renew us.
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Leader
Help us, O Lord, to finish the good work here begun. Strengthen our efforts to blot out ignorance and prejudice, and to abolish poverty and crime. And hasten the day when all our people, with many voices in one united chorus, will glorify your holy Name. Amen.
The Blessing (standing) Dismissal (standing) Officiant People Veterans are invited to follow the flag of their service branch up to the altar for the 2025 group photo.
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.
The Armed Services Medley Army Over hill, over dale, As we hit the dusty trail, And the caissons go rolling along. In and out, hear them shout, Counter march and right about, And the caissons go rolling along. Then it’s hi! hi! hee! In the field artillery, Shout out your numbers loud and strong, For where e’er you go, You will always know, That the caissons go rolling along. Marine Hymn From the Halls of Montezuma To the shores of Tripoli We fight our country’s battles In the air, on land, and sea; First to fight for right and freedom. And to keep our honor clean; We are proud to claim the title Of United States Marine.
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Navy Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh. Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay. Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam, Until we meet once more. Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home. Air Force Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun; Here they come zooming to meet our thunder, At ‘em boys, Give ‘er the gun! (Give ‘er the gun now!) Down we dive, spouting our flame from under, Off with one helluva roar! We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey! Nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force! Coast Guard We’re always ready for the call, We place our trust in Thee. Through howling gale and shot and shell, To win our victory. “Semper Paratus” is our guide, Our pledge, our motto, too. We’re “Always Ready,” do or die! Aye! Coast Guard, We fight for you.
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JOIN US IN HONORING AND THANKING OUR VETERANS: Edwin Adams Fred Addy John Alexander † Jesse Anderson † Jerry Andrlik † Barrett Anigian * Jose Aviles Bob Axley Jerry Baldridge † Mike Barbera † Christy Bednar Bill Blake † Ed Blessing † John Boone James Bowen † Nicholas Bowen * Bob Brackbill † Bill Braymer † Dave Briggs Ted Brooks † Ron Brown Bill Buchanan Don Buckroyd Dan Burton Gene D. Burton † William C. Burton † Ban Bywaters Branson Bywaters David Campbell Robert Carignan † Bennett Cervin † Coley Clark Mike Cohlmia Don Cole † Jack Coleman † Ben Cowling † Jarrett Davies Jon Davis Joe Dealey Herman Demler † Julia Denegre Brayden Lowell Duncan * John Ellerman
Bart Forbes Norbert Kash † Dwight Patterson Charles B. Tachau † Theodore B. Forbes William Keeling † Brent Patton † Van Taylor Jacob R. Frantz † Alic Kelso Harold Peters † John Michael Teal † Joe N. Frazar † John Khoury Wilton Peters † George L. Thacker Jim Frensley † Christian King * Sidney Magnus Petersen † Marvin Thedford Dale Fuller Jim Klingeman † Bruce Pingree Bob Thomas † Bryghte Godbold † Preston Knight Rick Porter Robert Hyer Thomas † Leo B. Golden † Clarence "Mickey" Landen † Claude Prestidge Sarah Thomas Smokey Goodrich Herman Lang Bob Price † Tig Thompson Joe Gordon † Ed Laska † Jack Raley † Buzz Tompkins Curtis Green † Frank Lauinger Larry Ramey † Howard E. Towers † Frank Gregg Jeff Lindemann Michael Reddell James A. Turriff † Teal Griffeth John Luckadoo † Bill Reed John Visinsky Frank Guenther † Edward Lynch † Bob Riordan † John Vuyosevich Bill Hamilton † Mac Macdonald † Louis Rodgers † Don Waddington † Davis Hamlin † John Majors † Alma Vega-Rouse Joe Walker Jim Hamlin † Alex Martin † Blake A. Rouse * Richard Walker † William Hancock Mike Massad David L. Rouse, Jr. Victor Manson Wallace † Fred Hannum Jerry W. Massengale † David L. Rouse † Cindy Webb † Oscar Hardaway † Jason Mauldin Dempsey Rouse Keller Webster Howell Harralson Francis “Mo” Mauldin † Lawrence Rouse † Peter Weeks Joe Hawley Roger Maxwell Lawrence Rouse, Jr. † Bob Wehrmann † Bill Head Scott McCarty Stephen Rouse Fred Wendorf † Bob Heard † Tom McConnell Turley B. Rouse † Ben West Jack Heathcott * Sandy McDonough William Rouse Norton “Whitey” Whitelock † Emitt Logan Herod † Steve McKenney † Wyatt Rousseau Bob Wilbur † Elizabeth Hinkley * Bob Melvin † Louis Bernard Rutte † Earle Wilde † William F. Hinkley * John Monger Frank Rzomp Chris Wiley William R. Hinkley * Don Moore Philip Sartain Robyn Wiley Sam Hocking Gerald Moore Ingram Schwahn † Phil Williams Richey Holman † Leo C. Moreau † Jack Sears Jack Williamson † Paul Stuart Hopson † Jim Moreland † Les Secrest John Wilson † Jon Houp John Morelock Gus Seeberger Rene Wolf † Don Houseman † Ray Morrison † George M. Sharpe † William V. Wolfe † George Howard Bob Moseley Randolph Slaughter Gordon Worsham † John Howell Joan Muir † Richard Smith † Charles Wurmstedt † King Hughes † David Munson † Rusty Smith † Phil Wylie Walt Humann Ronald Duane Nelson Steve Snider † Carl Yeckel Bill Johnson † Patrick V. O’Hara † Abbott Sparks † Steve Johnson Jarrod Odom Rob Springer-Kyle * Active Duty William Johnson † Bill Oncken John Stambaugh † † Deceased John Jones Michael Owan † E. N. Starkey † Joseph Kash † Ken Palmer † Anthony TaCito †
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