THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
CHURCH | 9 A.M. FEBRUARY 21, 2021
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
FEBRUARY 21, 2021 Welcome! My Friends, I pray this note finds you safe wherever you are! r
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I’m going to begin this note with some good news (we all need some ir a r. C right now!). Beginning today, we will hristopher D. G once again be able to welcome worshippers back into the church physically. As we did in the fall, worshippers will need to be masked while in the building and will be distanced in the pews. Our protocols worked very well last year and should continue to work this year. This a hopeful move! If you have not yet registered and wish to join us in person, please visit the worship page of our website. Looking forward, registration for Sunday worship spots can be done each Monday for the following Sunday on that same page. c to
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These last days in North Texas have been hard, especially on our most vulnerable neighbors. If you are able, please consider an extra gift to the Saint Michael Relief Fund. We have already distributed thousands of dollars in local emergency aid through our community partners, and we want to continue helping as much as we can. Thank you for your continued support! Ash Wednesday did not work out as we’d hoped, but I’m grateful that, even in the dark, we were able to worship digitally from our church. This year, the theme for Lent at Saint Michael is Covenant: Sacred Promises. We are offering a sermon series in both morning services and a weekday podcast series, along with creating altars at home while working daily toward a special service project. The special, interactive Lenten experiences— our Lent kits—are designed to bring the holy home. Each kit contains a purple cloth, blessed here at Saint Michael, that will form the foundation of a home altar, along with a meditation book to guide you in weekly reflections and a calendar that will help you build a wonderful gift for our most vulnerable neighbors. We have extra kits available for pickup at the church for anyone who needs one.
Due to the recent weather emergency, our phone and internet system are still down (as of Friday, February 19). We are working to restore these as soon as possible, but these outages may impact our ability to receive phone calls and stream services from the church.
In an emergency, please call the Priest-on-Call at 214-252-7512
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Finally, next Sunday, February 28, we will host a live Spring Parish Meeting at 10:10 a.m. This meeting is a chance for our Saint Michael leadership to report on the business of the church in 2020 and look ahead to 2021. You can read all about the goings-on at Saint Michael in the most recent Archangel Magazine, too! With hope for a holy Lent,
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saintmichael.org/chapelprayer If you have a pastoral emergency, please call our 24/7 priest-on-call line at (214) 252-7512. If you need non-urgent pastoral support, please contact Katherine Bowen in the Pastoral Care department at kbowen@saintmichael.org. If you have a prayer request, please let us know at saintmichael.org/prayer.
ENNEAGRAM & PARENTING EN N E AG R A M I N T EN S I V E S
Wednesdays Feb 24–Mar 24 7–8 PM CST Zoom
We’ll explore the nine personality types of the Enneagram, looking at their tendencies and priorities that show up in parenting. The goal of the class is for parents to understand themselves more and become better parents to their children, regardless of their number. For registration, contact Mary at mlessmann@saintmichael.org.
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LENTEN CHORAL EVENSONG 5:30 PM CST In-Person and Livestreamed Begin your journey to Easter with Choral Evensong for the First Sunday of Lent. Stirring music and inspiring readings in this ancient liturgy will point the way to a holy Lent, and nourish your soul.
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CURRENT PARISH STATUS
as of FRI 2/12/21 10:22 AM CST
STAY ENGAGED WITH WORSHIP AND LEARNING ONLINE saintmichael.org/live and saintmichael.org/liveformation. IN-PERSON WORSHIP RESUMES WITH NEW ENTRY LOCATION: The Diocese has given permission for churches to return to Step C, which allows a limited number of people to attend public worship services. Registration for in-person worship services begins online each Monday at 10:00 AM, tickets can be reserved at saintmichael.org/worshiptickets. Registered attendees will now enter through the Saint Michael School (SMES) Porte Cochere in the west parking lot (due to upcoming construction on the north side of the campus). Health safety guidelines for those attending public worship may be found at saintmichael.org/c19. VISITORS DURING THE WEEK should enter through the south entrance. Those entering the building must be symptom-free, remain distanced from other households, wear a mask at all times, and complete a brief screening procedure. Please schedule your group in advance with Tish Visinsky. WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, AND BAPTISMS are permitted outdoors in unlimited numbers, as long as households are distanced and masked. These services may also be held in Saint Michael Chapel, with a limit of 20 people, including church personnel. Please contact Dianne Boyd for more information. SAINT MICHAEL EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (SMES) Updates are available here: smesdallas.org. QUESTIONS? Contact Ken Brannon, Vice Rector.
Christa Rakich composed this set of variations on the hymntune Heinlein just one month ago! This tune is most often sung with the Lenten text “Forty Days and Forty Nights”, and it is printed thus in our hymnal as Hymn 150. Rakich is presently Visiting Professor of Organ at Oberlin College, and performs internationally, specializing in the music of J.S. Bach, whose style she imitates in this piece. Standing Sung by the Celebrant and Choir
Holy Eucharist Rite II The Word of God The service begins on page 355 of The Book of Common Prayer.
Prelude Hommage à J.S.Bach: Eleven Variations on Heinlein Welcome The Great Litany
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Christa Rakich
Hymn S 96 Kyrie
Franz Schubert
Kneeling Sung by the Choir
The Collect of the Day Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray.
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Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Seated
The Lesson
Genesis 9:8-17
God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.” Lector
The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God. Chanted by the Choir
Psalm 25:1-9 (Anglican chant)
Plainsong
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; my God, I put my trust in you; * let me not be humiliated, nor let my enemies triumph over me. Let none who look to you be put to shame; * let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes. Show me your ways, O Lord, * and teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, * for you are the God of my salvation;
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in you have I trusted all the day long. Remember, O Lord, your compassion and love, * for they are from everlasting. Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; * remember me according to your love and for the sake of your goodness, O Lord. Gracious and upright is the Lord; * therefore he teaches sinners in his way. He guides the humble in doing right * and teaches his way to the lowly. All the paths of the Lord are love and faithfulness * to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. Sequence Hymn Hymn 446, v. 1 & 2 “O love, how deep”
The Gospel
Deus tuorum militum
Standing Sung by the Choir
Mark 1:9-15
Gospeler
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark.
People
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw
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the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”
Seated Standing Parish Prayers of the People Kathryn Anschutz, Fritz Arko, Freda Baber, Jennifer Ryan Ball, Elizabeth Buchanan, Pat Bywaters, Frances Campbell, Nicoli Charmoli, Shelby Coveney, Betty Crawford, Ellie & Isabel Curiel, Peggy Daniel, Richard Deknock, Margaret Geddings, Michael Gratkowski, Jody Guenther, Polly Hairston, Jim Hamlin, Amy Heller, Josh Hight, Jim Howell, Charles Kennedy, Jim Klingeman, Jeff Kunzler, Agustin Martinez, Heather Nemec, Amanda Neuhoff, Haley Odlozil, Tom Park, Bruce Pingree, Celise Rocha, Juan Rodriguez, Rusty Smith, Lucy Sogandares, Mother Lauren Stanley, Fredna Stewart, John Stoneham, Ellen Terry, Jere Thompson,Jr., Patty Thompson, David Tiller, Valerie Guenther Unger, Jack Day Watson, lll, Catherine Carr Worley
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Gospeler
The Gospel of the Lord.
People
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
The Nicene Creed 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 Peace Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People
Please be seated for the Announcements
And also with you.
The Holy Communion Offertory Anthem Hide not thou thy face
Richard Farrant
Hide not thou thy face from us, O Lord, and cast not off thy servant in thy displeasure; for we confess our sins unto thee and hide not our unrighteousness. For thy mercy’s sake, deliver us from all our sins.
Farrant’s setting of Psalm 27 emphasizes the plea ‘For thy mercy’s sake, deliver us from all our sins’ by repeating the text with increasing musical tension. The music seems to end rather unsatisfyingly, as if waiting for an answer on the other side.
- Psalm 27:10 Presentation Hymn All Things Are Thine
Erhalt uns, Herr
Standing Sung by the Choir
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A Celebrant People Celebrant People
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
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Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give him thanks and praise. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who was tempted in every way as we are, yet did not sin. By his grace we are able to triumph over every evil, and to live no longer for ourselves alone, but for him who died for us and rose again. 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: Sung by the Choir
Hymn continues on the next page
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Hymn S 130 Sanctus and Benedictus
Franz Schubert
Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil 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. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
Kneeling
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.”
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.
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: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Celebrant and People
We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of
The Celebrant continues
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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 glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, Celebrant and People
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. Fraction Anthem: S153
Ambrosian chant
Members of the congregation present in the sanctuary may partake of the consecrated wafers that were handed out upon entry.
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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.
The Post Communion Prayer
Kneeling
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 The Dismissal Deacon
Let us bless the Lord.
People
Thanks be to God.
Concluding Hymn Hymn 143 “The glory of these forty days”
Erhalt uns, Herr
Standing Sung by the Choir
This brief, austere prelude and fugue suits the sparing and sober season of Lent. The Prelude is full of expressive dissonances meant to resemble the human sigh, and the fugue subject crawls and climbs slowly, through chromatic scales (representative of difficulty!), along to its destination.
Postlude Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 555
Johann Sebastian Bach
Hymn permission used by Rite Song a onetime use reprint license for congregational use. The foregoing 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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How to Teach Kids at Home with the Rev. Allison Liles
ChurchNext is an online Christian learning experience with various courses taught by expert teachers in scripture, liturgy, prayer, theology, church history, and more! Email Hannah Fisher, hfisher@saintmichael.org, to register.
MARCH 28 - APRIL 3
A LL HOLY W EEK SER V ICES W ILL B E ONLINE A ND C A N B E V IE W ED AT
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SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM: THE JUDAISMS OF JESUS Led by the Rev. Dr. Eric J. Liles Thursdays, February 18 to March 25 10:30 - 11:30 AM CT Streamed live on Facebook saintmichael.org/mystory Join Eric for a study of Second Temple Judaism using the sacred texts of the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, the Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Gospels. This study will double as teachings for My Story during Lent. If you can’t make the live session, Sunday mornings at 10 AM CT is a great time to watch! If you want to receive reminder emails with suggested readings, or have questions, please contact Hannah Fisher at hfisher@saintmichael.org.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
lenten retreat SSJE Br. Jim Woodrum 10 AM–Noon CST Zoom
“The Covenant and our Identity in God, the Monastic Discipline of Temptation, and Turning Discipline into Discipleship”
To register, visit saintmichael.org/lentenretreat
GET CONNECTED! RECTOR’S BIBLE STUDY Led by Chris Girata 10:30 - 11:30 AM CST Streamed live to our webpage, Facebook, and Youtube (@SMAADallas) Now available as a podcast! saintmichael.org/rbs Join Chris for an exciting study of Revelation, one of the most significant apocalyptic books of the Bible. We will consider how this book has been understood (and misunderstood!) throughout Jewish and Christian history, and how it can guide us in our own discipleship today. All are welcome! For questions or to be added to the weekly email list, please email Meredith Rose, mrose@saintmichael.org.
VOLUNTEERS FOR VACCINE REGISTRATION February 22, 24, or 27
St. Philip’s School, the City of Dallas, and several other community organizations are working to address vaccine access inequity by establishing a Vaccine Registration Hub. We are looking for 20-25 volunteers per day to help register residents. Volunteers will help direct participants and collect or enter data. Visit Sign Up Genius for more info.
PRAYER MINISTRY BOOK STUDY Thursdays 1-1:50 PM CT Zoom
Who is the Holy Spirit? How can we unleash the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives? The Prayer Ministry Book Study will examine these questions by delving into The Rev. Billy Graham’s insightful book, The Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power in Your life. With prayerful reverence and focused wisdom, Dr. Graham puts an understandable face on this mysterious third Person of the Trinity and reminds us that God’s power is available through the Holy Spirit. Newcomers are welcome to join. For information, contact Kimberly Colonnetta, kimberly@colonnetta.com.
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