THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST


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THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST September 2, 2018 THE HOLY EUCHARIST: RITE II – 10:30 A.M. The Service begins on page 355 of The Book of Common Prayer. Prelude: Pastorale

Darius Milhaud (1892–1974) THE WORD OF GOD

Introit Protector noster

Anglican chant: R. Farrant

Behold, O God, our defender, and look upon the face of thine Anointed: For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. O how amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts: my soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord.

Hymn 436: “Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates”

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Opening Sentences Priest: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People: And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. The Collect for Purity Priest: 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. Gloria in Excelsis (Hymnal S 202) All: Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Collect of the Day Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Priest: Let us pray. Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. People: Amen. The Lessons Lector: A Reading from The Letter of James. (1: 17-27) sit Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing. If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. People:

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

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Psalm 45: 1-2, 7-10 1 My heart is stirring with a noble song; let me recite what I have fashioned for the king; my tongue shall be the pen of a skilled writer. 2 You are the fairest of men; grace flows from your lips, because God has blessed you for ever. 7 Your throne, O God, endures for ever and ever, a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom; you love righteousness and hate iniquity. 8 Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. 9 All your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes, and cassia, and the music of strings from ivory palaces makes you glad. 10 Kings’ daughters stand among the ladies of the court; on your right hand is the queen, adorned with the gold of Ophir. All:

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hymn 656: “Blest are the pure in heart”

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Priest:

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. (7: 1–8, 14–15, 21–23) People: Glory to you, Lord Christ. Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.” Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing 3

outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile. For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Christ. Instructed Eucharist: The Reverend Luke Jernagan sit The Nicene Creed p. 358, stand Prayers of the People Lector: Let us pray for the church and the world, saying: Lord, have mercy. kneel Holy God, we pray for all your people, baptized in the name of Christ. Heal our divisions, and give us one mind in Christ. For this we pray to you, O Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Lector: Stir up your church, including the Anglican Communion and Episcopal Church, Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Wayne, our Bishop; Luke and Kelly, our clergy; our parish staff; and this congregation. By your Spirit, help us make the power of the cross known to all, that people everywhere may see your great light. For this we pray to you, O Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Lector: Lift from all people the burdens of poverty, war and injustice. Break every rod of oppression throughout the earth. For this we pray to you, O Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Lector: Guide those who make and execute our laws, and those who maintain our safety, that all people may know their worth as your creation. For this we pray to you, O Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. Lector: Strengthen us to care for the poor, the imprisoned, the victims of natural disasters, and all who suffer. Open our hands and hearts to embrace all who are in need, especially the people served by our ministry partners: Beyond Housing, Episcopal City Mission, The Haven of Grace, and Bravely (formerly Magdalene St. Louis). For this we pray to you, O Lord: People: Lord, have mercy. 4

Lector:

People: Lector: People: Priest:

All: Priest: All:

Let all who suffer from sickness of body, mind, or spirit be touched by your healing grace and love, remembering especially Bette Handy, Etta Jane McCarty, Bryan Miller, Michael Montgomery and Sue O’Brien. For this we pray to you, O Lord: Lord, have mercy. We remember before you all whom we love but see no more, especially Ruth Berger. Give them eternal rest. For this we pray to you, O Lord: Lord, have mercy. Accept, O God, our thanks and praise for all the blessings of this life, and above all for the great mercies and promises given to us in Christ our Lord. By your Holy Spirit, show us how to serve you today, that all may know you by our love, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. 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.

The Absolution Priest: 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. All: Amen. Exchanging the Peace

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Announcements

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THE HOLY COMMUNION All baptized persons are invited to receive Communion. If you would like to receive gluten-free bread, let the priest know at the altar rail. Healing prayer is offered in Grace Chapel this morning. 5

The Offertory Anthem

Thomas Matthews (1915–1999)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and they staff comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. – Psalm 23, King James Version

The Presentation (Hymn 380, stanza 3) Old 100th, stand All: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A

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Sanctus and Benedictus (Hymnal S 114) The Lord’s Prayer

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Breaking of the Bread

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Administration of the Sacrament

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Motet

Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989) Salve regina, mater misericordiae: vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus exsules filii Evae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Jesum benedictum fructum ventris tui nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, o pia, o dulcis virgo Maria.

A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Hail queen, mother of mercy: our life, our sweetness, and our hope, hail. To thee we cry, the exiled sons of Eve. To thee we sigh, groaning and weeping in this vale of tears. Come then, our advocate, turn those pitying eyes towards us. And show us, after this exile, Jesus, the blessed fruit of thy womb. O clement, O holy, O sweet virgin Mary.

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The Blessing 6

Hymn 344: “Lord dismiss us with thy blessing”

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The Dismissal Priest: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. Voluntary: Brewer’s Trumpet

David Ashley White (b. 1944)

The sung setting of the Eucharist is the Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena by Healey Willan (1880–1968). MUSIC NOTES: Thomas Matthews was born in Utica, New York in 1915. By age 17 he was assisting Norman Coke-Jephcott, formerly of Coventry Cathedral, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Matthews served as organist and choirmaster for Episcopal churches in Philadelphia and Evanston, Illinois. In the intervening years, he was drafted into the U.S. Navy. In 1960, Matthews became organist and choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, a post he held for three decades. His anthem The Lord is my shepherd is sung across Christian denominations. It has sold over a million copies. • English composer Lennox Berkeley (1903–1989) studied composition in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, where he also became acquainted with many composers on the scene including Darius Milhaud. Around this same time, Berkeley came to the Roman Catholic faith. His Salve Regina, Op. 48, No. 1, is a setting for unison voices of words traditionally sung at of Compline, a service Berkeley would likely have attended at Westminster Cathedral, London, where his sons sang in the choir.

The altar flowers are given to the glory of God by parishioners.

Lector/Eucharistic Ministers: Ushers: Acolyte Master: Greeter: Altar Guild: Counters:

Bryan Miller, Wendy Olk Hal Burroughs, Susan Schettler, Jeff Yount, Bruce Mardis Jim Gilbert Doug Adderton Merrill Buettner, Nancy Grimes, Susan Schettler Mary Rassieur, Tosca Schaberg 7

PRAYER LIST For Parishioners: Bette Handy, Bryan Miller and Sue O’Brien. For Family and Friends: Etta Jane McCarty and Michael Montgomery. For the Faithful Departed: Ruth Berger. For those Committed to Our Ongoing Prayers: Donna Brookman, Chris Canepa, Michael Curry, Lucy Dolan, Meg Fuller, Jimmy Grimmett, Patty Hecker, Marsha Hussung, Helen Jenks, Susan Kerkering, Sandy Lehrer, Sophia Mandl, Elizabeth Mendoza, Cheryl Meyer, Signe Myles, Jeffrey Rixleben, Ray Sellenriek, Dan Singer, Jane St. John, Timothy Vowels and Dick Williams.

TODAY… INSTRUCTED EUCHARIST – At 8:00 and 10:30 this morning, Luke’s sermon will guide us through Holy Communion. SUNDAY SCHOOL – Child care is available from 10:00 a.m. through the conclusion of the 10:30 a.m. service, and the last Summer Sunday School class for students kindergarten through 5th grade will be in the Little Building during the 10:30 worship service. HEALING PRAYERS – If you would like to receive healing prayers with the laying on of hands and anointing, as you leave the altar rail today after receiving Holy Communion go to Grace Chapel, where one of the clergy will be waiting for you. If you would like family members or friends to accompany you, they are welcome to participate. The ritual is brief, allowing you time to return to the church proper for the final blessing and dismissal. If you have any questions about this ministry of the Church, Luke or Kelly would be happy to talk with you. BREAKFAST & COFFEE HOUR – The Undercroft is still being renovated, but that hasn’t stopped us from bringing back breakfast and coffee hour! Continental breakfast will be served this morning, 8:45 – 10:00 a.m., and coffee hour will be immediately after the 10:30 worship service, both in the Confirmation Room. Join us! RECTOR’S FORUM – In honor of our 150th anniversary the first series of Rector’s Forums is on the History of St. Peter’s Church. Join Luke Jernagan in the 4th/5th grade classroom at 9:15 this morning. 8

CRAZY CHRISTIANS! – In anticipation of the Presiding Bishop’s visit for our 150th anniversary celebration, the Rector’s Forum on September 9, 16 and 23rd will be a study of Bishop Michael Curry’s book, Crazy Christians. Books are available today in the narthex at a cost of $15, and also in the Church Office during the week. FOOD DRIVE SUNDAY – Thank you for your generosity for today’s “1st Sunday” food drive for the Trinity Episcopal Church food pantry. Watch for the posting of October’s list of food needs at the end of September.

THIS WEEK… HOLIDAY – The Church Office and buildings will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. If you have a pastoral emergency, call 314-993-2306, and press 2. NEWS DEADLINE – Please submit news to the Church Office by noon on Tuesdays. ST. PETER’S CARES – Need a ride, a meal or a prayer? St. Peter’s has a ministry that can help – that’s St. Peter’s Cares! Leave a voicemail or email (314-993-2306, ext. 125 or [email protected]) and a Shepherd will contact you within 24 hours. WOMAN’S GUILD – Bring your lunch and join us for our summer gatherings about noon on Tuesdays. Yoga will meet at 11:00 in the Little Building. BIBLE STUDY – Join us at 7:00 on Thursday mornings in the Conference Room across from the Church Office. PRAYER GROUP – We will resume this Friday morning at 10:00 in a first floor classroom. Everyone is welcome to join us to pray for the needs of the parish and the world. VACANCIES IN THE ST. PETER’S CHORISTERS ARE NOW BEING FILLED – David Sinden, the Director of Music, is available to meet with young people (age 7 and up) and their families who are interested in the St. Peter’s Choristers. Email [email protected] or call 314-993-2306, ext. 105.

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UPCOMING EVENTS… KIDS’ KICKOFF – Our children’s ministries resume their busy schedules next Sunday, September 9th, beginning at 10:15 with Children’s Chapel in Grace Chapel. The new Sunday School program year and Confirmation Class begin, and during the 10:30 Worship Service 4th graders will receive Bibles, our 6th, 7th & 8th graders will attend Worship, and Sunday School teachers will be commissioned. All are welcome to join us! SEARCHING FOR GOD IN THE DAILY NEWS will resume on Wednesday, September 12th at 1:00 p.m. in the Conference Room across from the office. Come explore the lively intersection where theology meets current events. WOMAN’S GUILD – The opening luncheon of the new program year will be at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18th at Neiman Marcus. Reservations are required by September 12th. Contact Cheryl Meyer at 314-974-0258 or [email protected]. TRINITY HOT LUNCH – If you would like to help cook and serve Trinity’s Hot Lunch next Sunday, 1:15-3:00 p.m., contact Bill Gilbert at [email protected] or 314-2835288. High school teens are welcome with their parents. ST. PETER’S DAY PICNIC – On September 16th, celebration of our patronal feast won’t end after worship! The party will continue in the garden with a festive picnic, music, bounces houses and games for the kids, and fellowship for all. If you would like to help with food, set up, clean up or more on the big day, please contact the Church Office. One way everyone can help is by bringing a side dish or dessert to share! BOOK GROUP – Our summer read is The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell, so read at your leisure and plan to join us on Wednesday, October 3rd at 2:00 p.m. SAVE THE DATE! We are excited to celebrate St. Peter’s 150th anniversary on the weekend of October 13-14th. We will kick off the celebration on Saturday, October 13, with a parish-wide dinner at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Look for your invitation to arrive this week!

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SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2 - 9, 2018 Sunday

9/2 8:00 a.m. 8:45-10:00 9:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

9/3 9/4 9/5 9/6

Friday Sunday

9/7 9/9

11:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:45-10:00 9:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Food Drive Sunday Holy Eucharist/Healing Prayers Continental Breakfast Rector’s Forum Holy Eucharist/Healing Prayers Labor Day Holiday – Office Closed Summer Woman’s Guild Holy Eucharist Bible Study Holy Eucharist @ The Gatesworth Evensong for Choristers & Parents Parish Choir Prayer Group The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Eucharist Continental Breakfast Rector’s Forum Children’s Chapel Holy Eucharist/4th Grade Bibles Sunday School Teacher Commissioning Trinity Hot Lunch

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SEPTEMBER Please mark your calendars for these upcoming worship, formation, fellowship and outreach opportunities: Sunday, September 2

Monday, September 3 Wednesday, September 5 Thursday, September 6

Friday, September 7 Sunday, September 9

Wednesday, September 12 Sunday, September 16

Food Drive Sunday Instructed Eucharist at 8:00 and 10:30 Services Last Summer Sunday School Labor Day Holiday – Office closed St. Peter’s Playgroup Open House Holy Eucharist @ The Gatesworth St. Peter’s Playgroup begins Evensong for Choristers and their Parents Friday morning Prayer Group resumes Kids’ Kickoff! Full Choir returns Children’s Chapel resumes Sunday School & Confirmation Class begin Teacher Commissioning/4th Grade Bibles Sunday Trinity Hot Lunch “Searching for God in the Daily News” resumes

Tuesday, September 18

St. Peter’s Day/Invite a Friend to Church! Acolyte Commissioning Parish Picnic Woman’s Guild Opening Luncheon (off-campus)

Sunday, September 23

Sunday School Teachers’ Donut Celebration!

Sunday, September 30

Sandwich Makers

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