The Fifth Sunday of Easter: May 19 , 2019
Welcome to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church! FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT US AT WWW.STPAULSTX.ORG
903-455-5030
[email protected] 8320 Jack Finney Blvd. Greenville, Texas 75402-3004 Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 8am - 2pm
Service Times SUNDAY 8 am . . . . . . . . . Holy Eucharist Rite I 10:15 am - 12 pm . . . . . . Nursery open 10:30 am . . . . . . Holy Eucharist Rite II WEDNESDAY Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . Holy Eucharist
Morsel for Meditation
Jesus gave us a new norm of greatness. If you want to be important, wonderful. If you want to be recognized, wonderful. If you want to be great, wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s your new definition of greatness. And this morning, the thing that I like about it, by giving that definition of greatness, it means that everybody can be great. Because everybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don’t have to know Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. And you can be that servant. Martin Luther King Jr., Drum Major Instinct (Atlanta, GA: February 4, 1968), sermon.
Lay Ministry
8:00 am Lector/LEM 5/19: 5/26:
Bill Rolston Bill Rolston
10:30 am Old Testament and Psalm Lector 5/19: 5/26:
Suzanne Taylor Tommy Campbell
New Testament Lector / LEM 5/19: 5/22: 5/26:
Tommy Campbell CJ Cathey David Clegg
Acolytes 5/19: 5/26:
Robb Horn, McKenzie Taylor, Jeff Faunce Paula Backus, Georianna Harrison
Altar Guild 5/19: 5/26:
Gail Rolston, Laura Funk Audrey Ballard, Beatrice Duku, David Kirklin
Vestry Person of the day 5/19: 5/26:
Mike Lavigne, David Kirklin Tommy Campbell, Pegggy Cole
Circle of Care
Week of 5/19: Elaine Hodge, Bill Shaddox Week of 5/26: Diana and Greg Richards
Intercessory Prayer 5/19: 5/26:
Dana Medford, Suzanne Taylor Paula Backus, Jo Dodson
Coffee Hour 5/19: 5/26:
ECW - Celebration for Graduates Jo Dodson, Laura Funk
Jesus Christ, Head of the Church The Rt. Rev. Dr. George R. Sumner, Bishop The Rev. Dr. Nicholas Funk, Rector The Rev. Gordon Miltenberger, Assisting Priest David Gish, Music Director John Shasteen, Organist Linda Massey, Parish Secretary
Order of Worship 8:00 — Holy Eucharist Rite I Introduction to Worship
Opening Sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 323 Collect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 173 The Lesson First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 11:1-18 Psalm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psalm 148 Epistle . . . . . . . . . . . . Revelation 21:1-6 Gospel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 3:31-35 Sermon . . . . . . The Rev. Dr. Nicholas Funk Nicene Creed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 326 Prayers of the People . . . . . . . . . . BCP 328 The Confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 331 The Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 332 Announcements
Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving - Prayer I . . Sanctus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord’s Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . Agnus Dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . Post Communion Prayer . . . . . . . . The Blessing & Dismissal
BCP 333 BCP 341 BCP 336 BCP 337 BCP 338 BCP 339
BCP = Book of Common Prayer (black) H= Hymnbook (red) A3 = Alleluia III (yellow)
10:30 — Holy Eucharist Rite II Prelude
Processional Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . H #304 I Come with Joy To Meet My Lord (Land of Rest) Opening Sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 355 Gloria in execelsis . . . . . . . . . . . . H #S280 Collect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 225 The Lessons First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . Acts 11:1-18 Psalm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psalm 148 Epistle . . . . . . . . . . . . Revelation 21:1-6 Gospel Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H #610 Lord, whose love through humble service (Blaenhafren) Gospel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John 3:31-35 Sermon . . . . . . . . The Rev. Dr. Nicholas Funk Nicene Creed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 358 Prayers of the People - Form III . . . . .BCP 387 The Confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 360 The Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 360 Announcements
Holy Communion
Offertory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H #457 Thou Art the Way to Thee Alone (St. James) Offertory Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 #221 Doxology (Old 100th) The Great Thanksgiving, Prayer A . . . BCP 361 Sanctus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H #488 The Lord’s Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 364 Agnus Dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H #S157 The Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . BCP 362 Communion Hymns He Is Exalted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 #54 Let Us Break Bread Together . . . A3 #107 Post Communion Prayer . . . . . . . . BCP 365 The Blessing & Dismissal . . . . . . . . BCP 366 Recessional Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . H #400 All Creatures of Our God and King (Draper)
All baptized Christians are welcome to receive communion.
Pray for the Church, the Body of Christ
Please pray for those on our prayer list this week: Jo Dodson, Elaine Hodge, Beverly Gish, Cyndi Sehr, Faye Hamann, Dana Medford, Bob Lanier, Alice Cooney, Diana Richards, Wayne and Lillian McHenry, Eileen Jenkins, Father Gordon, Dolores Miltenberger, Dru Ann Jamison, Mike Lavigne, Paula Reeves, and JoAnn and Jim Herring. We also pray for our Daughters of the King Ministry as they bring their strength and service together by praying for friends and for the people. You may add people to the list by filling out a DOK confidential prayer card and putting them in the blue box located in the Narthex. Contact our church office to add a name to our prayer list: 903-455-5030 or
[email protected]. Names remain for one month unless renewed or canceled. • • •
Highlights / Announcements
If you are able, please contact Georgianna Harrison for flower dedications for our Altar. Flowers are requested for Sunday, May 26 and June 2. St. Paul’s DOK will support your prayer needs and wishes. Each Sunday a prayer team is available to pray with or for you. If you would like more info, please see a DOK member. June 6 through June 9, St. Paul’s will be supporting this years “For The City” program to support the City of Greenville residents and business. Their mission is to ask people to “Consider being the hands and feet of Jesus, working together with fellow brothers and sisters in the faith to transform our community and the people living within it.” Will you please consider participating by signing up on their web site; www.forthecity.INFO or call 903-453-4440.
Upcoming Events
5/19: Sunday - Worship Services at 8am and 10:30am and from 1pm - 4pm the EFM seminar will be held in Clardy Hall 5/21: Tuesday - 7pm - Vestry Meeting in Clardy Hall 5/22: Wednesday - Noon - our HE service will be held in the Sancutary and at 7pm Bible Study will meet in Clardy Hall. 5/23: Thursday - 10am - Please join us for our PreK School graduation in our Church. A reception in Clardy Hall will follow the ceremony. 5/26: Sunday - Worship Services at 8am and 10:30am, and from 1pm - 4pm the EFM seminar will be held in Clardy Hall 5/28: Tuesday - Our office will be closed for the Memorial Day Holiday. 5/29: Wednesday - Noon - our HE service will be held in the Sancutary and at 7pm Bible Study will meet in Clardy Hall. 5/30: Thursday - 6pm - Ascension Day Service and Potluck 6/1: Saturday - 9:00am - Circle of Care will meet in the Parlor 6/2: Sunday - Worship Services at 8am and 10:30am, and from 1pm - 4pm the EFM seminar will be held in Clardy Hall 6/5: Wednesday - Noon - our HE service will be held in the Sancutary and at 7pm Bible Study will meet in Clardy Hall. 6/11: Tuesday - 6pm - School Board Meeting will be held in the Parlor 6/12: Wednesday - Noon - our HE service will be held in the Sancutary and at 7pm Bible Study will meet in Clardy Hall. 6/15: Saturday - 8am - St. Joseph’s Guild will meet in Clardy Hall and at 9am the DOK will meet in the Parlor 6/16: Sunday - Worship Services at 8am and 10:30am. Immediately following the 10:30 service we will begin our Father’s Day celebration featuring a BBQ lunch. Please join us. 6/17 - 6/21: Monday - Friday 5pm - 8pm United Presbyterian Church in Greenville will host this year’s Vacation Bible School. The flowers on the Altar are given to the Glory of God by Greg and Diana Richards in honor of our 20th Anniversary and the blessing of our family. Cover Art - James Tissot, The Last Sermon of Our Lord (Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 1886–94), opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper. Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 11 9/16 in. (23.5 x 29.4 cm) Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 9/16 in. (23.5 x 29.4 cm). May 12 - Attendance: 62 Offering: $3,908.00
