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THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT

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SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 Welcome! Dear Friends,

IN-PERSON, STREAMING & ON DEMAND!

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Last Sunday was such a wonderful day, given the stress of the recent winter storms. For the first time Re since December, we welcomed , v. D ata r in-person worshipers back into the i r. C hristopher D. G church! Of course, the majority of our congregation is still worshiping with us online each Sunday but seeing some smiling eyes (behind face masks) was such a joy. If you would like to join us in person, please visit our worship page.

JOIN US IN WORSHIP

As I hope you know, the theme for Lent at Saint Michael is Covenant: Sacred Promises. Each Sunday, the sermons we offer in each morning worship service will focus on specific promises we make in our baptism. In addition to those sermons, we’re back with a weekday podcast series and meditations from our clergy. I hope you have begun to build your home altars as part of our shared Lenten experience! We have already seen so many beautiful home altar pictures, and we hope you will share images of yours along the way. Please email pictures of your home altars to info@saintmichael.org or tag us online using #myhomealtar. Also, please continue working on our special Lent service project. These gifts will support our neighbors at Austin Street Center, doing amazing work right now. If you still need a Lent kit, we have extras available for pickup at the church.

9 AM

SAINT MICHAEL TRADITIONAL

11 AM

SAINT MICHAEL CONTEMPORARY

12:15 - 1 PM

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

IN-PERSON AT SAINT MICHAEL CHAPEL

5:30 PM

LENTEN CHORAL EVENSONG

IN-PERSON TICKETS SAINTMICHAEL.ORG/WORSHIPTICKETS

STREAMING & ON DEMAND

SAINTMICHAEL.ORG/LIVE

We will host a live Spring Parish Meeting today 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. Please join us! Blessings,

saintmichael.org/chapelprayer

#SMAACARES

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.

F E B R UA RY 28

TODAY!

LENTEN CHORAL EVENSONG 5:30 PM CST In-Person and Livestreamed Stirring music and inspiring readings in this ancient liturgy will point the way in a holy Lent, and nourish your soul.

S A I N T M I C H A E L .O R G/ L I V E

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

CURRENT PARISH STATUS

as of THU 2/25/21 4:08 PM 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, free tickets can be reserved at saintmichael. org/worshiptickets. Registered attendees 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.

Bach’s ornamented choraleprelude is possibly his most well-known organ piece on a penitential hymn text. The melody of the hymn appears in the highest voice with much ornamentation. The simplicity of texture and comparatively short duration doesn’t prevent Bach from writing some of his most beautiful and heartfelt organ music.

Holy Eucharist Rite II The Word of God The service begins on page 355 of The Book of Common Prayer.

Prelude O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross (“O man, bewail thy grievous sin”), BWV 622

Johann Sebastian Bach

Welcome Standing Sung by the Choir

Processional Hymn Hymn 401 “The God of Abraham praise”

Leoni

The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins; People

His mercy endures for ever.

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymn S 96 Kyrie

Franz Schubert

Sung by the Choir

The Collect of the Day Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Seated

The Lesson

Romans 4:13-25

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 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. Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So numerous shall your descendants be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. Therefore his faith “was reckoned to him as righteousness.” Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification. Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Psalm 22:22-30 (Anglican chant)

Plainsong , arr. Jonathan Ryan

Chanted by the Choir

Praise the Lord, you that fear him; * stand in awe of him, O offspring of Israel; all you of Jacob’s line, give glory. For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty; neither does he hide his face from them; * but when they cry to him he hears them. My praise is of him in the great assembly; * I will perform my vows in the presence of those who worship him. The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and those who seek the Lord shall praise him: * “May your heart live for ever!” All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, * and all the families of the nations shall bow before him. For kingship belongs to the Lord; * he rules over the nations. To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in worship; * all who go down to the dust fall before him. My soul shall live for him; my descendants shall serve him; * they shall be known as the Lord’S for ever. They shall come and make known to a people yet unborn * the saving deeds that he has done. Sequence Hymn Hymn 675, v. 1 “Take up your cross, the Savior said”

Standing

Bourbon

Sung by the Choir

The Gospel

Mark 8:31-38

Gospeler

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark.

People

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus began to teach his disciples that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.” He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Seated Standing

Gospeler

The Gospel of the Lord.

People

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon 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

The Reverend Mary Lessmann

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. Prayers of the People Form V Lector

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

Lector People

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. Lord, have mercy.

Lector People

For Michael, our Presiding Bishop, for George and Michael our own Bishops, for all bishops and other ministers, and for all the holy people of God. In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for____, we pray to you, O Lord. 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 Kathryn Anschutz, Fritz Arko, Freda Baber, Jennifer Ryan Ball, Elizabeth Buchanan, Pat Bywaters, Frances Campbell, Nicoli Charmoli, Betty Crawford, Ellie & Isabel Curiel, Peggy Daniel, Richard Deknock, Margaret Geddings, Michael Gratkowski, Jody Guenther, Polly Hairston, Jim Hamlin, Amy Heller, Josh Hight, Stephen Horn, Jim Howell, Charles Kennedy, Jim Klingeman, Sandra Klingeman Jeff Kunzler, Chelle Lancaster, Agustin Martinez, Alyce Monsour, Todd Morrow, Heather Nemec, Amanda Neuhoff, Tom Park, Celise Rocha, Terry Schnacker, Rusty Smith, Lucy Sogandares, Fredna Stewart, John Stoneham, Ellen Terry, Jere Thompson,Jr., Patty Thompson, David Tiller, Valerie Guenther Unger, Jack Day Watson, lll, Catherine Carr Worley

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, 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 danger; that they may be relieved and protected, we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, have mercy. Lector 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 our enemies and those who wish us harm, and for all whom we have injured or offended, 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. For the special needs and concerns of this congregation in addition to those listed in the service bulletin___. We Pray for all who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom, particularly for those within our Saint Michael family___, we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, have mercy. Lector

Rejoicing in the fellowship of blessed Saint Michael and all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life to Christ our God. To you, O Lord our God.

Silence

Concluding Collect

Celebrant

Almighty God our heavenly Father, guide the nations of the world into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them that peace which is the fruit of righteousness, that they may become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Confession of Sin

Kneeling

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. Absolution 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. The Peace

Standing

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 Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake

Richard Farrant

Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake, lay not our sins to our charge, but forgive that is past and give us grace to amend our sinful lives; to decline from sin and incline to virtue, that we may walk in a perfect heart before thee now and evermore.

Farrant worked in both the Chapel Royal and St. George’s Chapel Windsor in the midand late-16th century. His anthem is a classic if also miniature example of the direction of choral music in the early part of the Church of England: hearing the text clearly is a driving force.

- Lidley’s Prayers (1566)

Standing

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Sung by the Choir

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The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A 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. 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 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.

Kneeling

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.”

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.

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People

The Celebrant continues

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 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

Ambrosia chant

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 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

Members of the congregation present in the sanctuary may partake of the consecrated wafers that were handed out upon entry. Kneeling

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. Standing

Concluding Hymn Hymn 455 “O Love of God, how strong and true”

Dunedin

Sung by the Choir

Georg Böhm’s Praeludium in G Minor opens with 19 measures of g minor harmony. To have so many measures of one harmony is virtually unheard of in Baroque music. This piece is singular with in the repertoire for Böhm’s manipulation of simple tools to exact extraordinary results.

Postlude Praeludium in G Minor

Hymn permission used by Rite Song a onetime use reprint license for congregational use.

Georg Böhm

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.

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.

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! Due to spring break, we will not meet on March 18. If you want to receive reminder emails with suggested readings, or have questions, please contact Hannah Fisher at hfisher@saintmichael.org.

SMAA BOOKSHOP We are so excited to have an allotment of personally signed copies of Bishop Michael Curry’s book, Love is The Way.

The way of love is essential for addressing the seemingly insurmountable challenges facing the world today: poverty, racism, selfishness, deep ideological divisions, competing claims to speak for god. This book will lead readers to discover the gifts they need in order to live the way of love. We are open Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

GET CONNECTED! AUSTIN STREET COOKS saintmichael.org/austinstreet Each month parishioners from Saint Michael prepare and serve food for 250 people experiencing homelessness. Families are always welcome to volunteer.

MARCH 28 - APRIL 3

Tuesday, March 2 Cooking: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Parish Hall kitchen

CFM FORMATION

saintmichael.org/cfm

All Holy Week services will be online and can be viewed at SAINTMICHAEL.ORG/HOLYWEEK

Traditional Music Features:

Women Composers

It’s not too late to sign up for CFM formation! For info on children’s classes and to register, please visit our website. We have two classes for our PreK- 3rd graders, Godly Play and Weaving God’s Promises. And our 4th-5th graders will be studying the Bible in The Bible Project. Can’t wait to see you online! Check out our incredible playlist of Bible stories told by our assistant director of CFM, Madelyn Ivy, on the SMAADallas Youtube channel.

RELIEF FUND saintmichael.org/give As our ministry partners across Dallas continue to serve the community in the aftermath of the winter storm, we are supporting them through our Relief Fund. Please give generously! For the season of Lent, the traditional music department is showcasing the music of women composers. At our Lenten Evensong tonight and at Compline, exceptional music written by women will be featured. Tonight’s Evensong will feature music by two living, American female composers: Boston-based Patricia Van Ness and Ann Arbor-based Maggie Burk.

JUBILEE PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER Jubilee needs non-perishables for their food pantry after the recent storm and they also need paper grocery bags! Please consider donating through our Amazon wishlist or by bringing your extra paper grocery bags with handles to the South entrance during church hours. This is a great way to recycle and care for God’s creation! Contact Chanta Bhan, cbhan@saintmichael.org for more information.

PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY

Your giving keeps our ministries alive in the community and in your home. EASY TEXT-TO-GIVE | Text “give” to (855) 703-9385

Please see saintmichael.org/C19 for COVID-19 protocols.

IN-PERSON WORSHIP (LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE) We extend a warm welcome to all those who are attending worship services in person! Here are a few guidelines that will make your time with us safer and more enjoyable. In-person worship is available every Sunday at 9 AM CT (Traditional) and 11 AM CT (Contemporary). Reserve 1 ticket per person (up to 5), beginning at 10 AM CT every Monday: saintmichael.org/ worshiptickets. Consecrated wafers are available during the Distribution of Communion at 12:15 p.m. Livestreams and video recordings of our weekly services continue to be the way that most people participate in worship. Visit saintmichael.org/live to tune in. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: If you choose to worship in person, here are some important guidelines: •

Masks are required (ages 2+)

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Maintain at least six feet distance from everyone not living in your household

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No shaking hands, hugs, or any physical contact with people outside your household

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No physical passing of the peace (although eye contact and a wave is encouraged)

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No congregational singing (unless outdoors)

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No passing of the offering plate (you may give as you leave or online at saintmichael.org/give)

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Leave the building immediately after worship ends and socialize outdoors

If you have any questions, please contact Ken Brannon, Vice Rector, at kbrannon@saintmichael.org.

Sunday services are offered live, streamed, and on-demand, at 9 AM CT, 11 AM CT, and 8 PM CT. Worship with us online: saintmichael.org/live | Worship with us in-person: saintmichael.org/worshiptickets

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