EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST OCTOBER 12, 2014

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST
OCTOBER 12, 2014
SAINT MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
2605 Cunningham Drive, P.O. Box 7430
Hampton, Virginia, 23666
E-mail: office@stmarkshampton.org
Phone: (757) 826-3515 www.stmarkshampton.org
Diocese of Southern Virginia
The Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith, Diocesan Bishop
Rev. Tom Martin, Officiant
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WELCOME to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, a Parish called to “share in God’s
radical hospitality as we reach out to all with God's unconditional acceptance, healing
and joy". We are blessed by your presence here today and invite you to return
throughout this season of Pentecost as together we grow in our faith.
Please join us TODAY after the 10:30 a.m. Liturgy for coffee and fellowship in
the Wray Center (Parish Hall). Our hosts will be Rachel DeJesus and Sandy Ellis.
A HEALING STATION is available during Communion for your own needs or
those of loved ones. There are also PRAYER SHAWLS in the pews which are available
for you to wear during worship or take home with you if you – or someone you love – are
in need of special prayers.
Today we welcome back FATHER TOM MARTIN, Retired Rector from the
Diocese of Atlanta, now living in Williamsburg.
MUSIC FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP is from the blue hymnal “1982 Hymnal;” (S &
H) the red, black and green hymnal “Lift Every Voice,” (LEV) and the green
hymnal “Wonder, Love & Praise” (WLP).
“Called to share in God’s radical hospitality as we reach out to all
with God's unconditional acceptance, healing and joy"
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
October 12, 2014 at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.
HOLY EUCHARIST, RITE II
WORSHIP TEXTS ARE FOUND IN THE RED BOOK (BCP), “THE BOOK OF COMMON
PRAYER" FOR THIS SUNDAY!
GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD
PRELUDE
ENTRANCE HYMN
“Prelude in C Major”
H-556 “Rejoice! ye pure in heart” V.1-3, 7
OPENING ACCLAMATION
GLORIA WLP-899 “Glory, glory hallelujah”
JS Bach
Marion
BCP 355
(8 am service BCP 356)
SALUTATION AND COLLECTS OF THE DAY
Celebrant
The Lord be with you.
People
And also with you.
Carl Haywood
BCP 232
Celebrant
Let us pray.
After a brief silence for reflection, the
Celebrant says,
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and
follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
PRAYER FOR TRANSITION
Celebrant and congregation say,
O God, you know us better than we know ourselves. Guide us throughout our
time of transition. Empower each one of us to use our unique gifts in ministry, to share openly
and honestly our thoughts, to respect the opinions of others, and to encourage humility,
patience, and joy. Guide the minds of those who shall choose our new priest, that we may
receive a faithful shepherd, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries. All
this we ask in Your Holy Name. Amen.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST LESSON:
Isaiah 25:1-9
O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done
wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. For you have made the city a
heap, the fortified city a ruin; the palace of aliens is a city no more, it will never be
rebuilt. Therefore strong peoples will glorify you; cities of ruthless nations will fear you.
For you have been a refuge to the poor, a refuge to the needy in their distress, a shelter
from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat. When the blast of the ruthless was like a
winter rainstorm, the noise of aliens like heat in a dry place, you subdued the heat with
the shade of clouds; the song of the ruthless was stilled. On this mountain the LORD of
hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich
food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this
mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations;
he will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all
faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD
has spoken. It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so
that he might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; let us be glad and
rejoice in his salvation.
After the reading the Reader says, “Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church,” and the People
respond saying "Thanks be to God."
THE GRADUAL PSALM 23 responsively by half verse
1.
The LORD is my shepherd; *
I shall not be in want.
2.
He makes me lie down in green pastures *
and leads me beside still waters.
3.
He revives my soul *
and guides me along right pathways for his Name's sake.
4.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I shall fear no evil; *
for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5.
6.
You spread a table before me in the presence of those
who trouble me; *
you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over.
Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days
of my life, *
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
BCP 612
Philippians 4:1-9
My brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the
Lord in this way, my beloved. I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind
in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they
have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of
my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I
will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not
worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all
understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, beloved,
whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is
pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything
worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned
and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
THE EPISTLE:
After the reading the Reader says, “Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church,” and the People
respond saying "Thanks be to God."
SEQUENCE
H-321 “My God, thy table now is spread”
Rockingham
THE HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 22:1-14
Response to the Gospel announcement is “Glory to you, Lord Christ,” and
at the conclusion of the Gospel, “Praise to you, Lord Christ.”
Once more Jesus spoke to the people in parables, saying: "The kingdom of heaven may
be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call
those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he
sent other slaves, saying, `Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my
dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come
to the wedding banquet.' But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm,
another to his business, while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them.
The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their
city. Then he said to his slaves, `The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'
Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and
bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests. "But when the king came in to see the
guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said to him,
`Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?' And he was speechless. Then
the king said to the attendants, `Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer
darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' For many are called, but
few are chosen."
THE SERMON
Rev. Tom Martin
THE NICENE CREED, the People affirm the faith of the Church, saying
BCP 358
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE,
BCP 392
Form VI
THE ABSOLUTION
BCP 360
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 is now shared
BCP 360
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE LITURGY OF THE TABLE
In thanksgiving we bring ourselves as a living sacrifice to God in the offering of our gifts of
bread, wine, and money to serve God’s kingdom here on earth.
THE OFFERTORY
OFFERTORY SENTENCE
OFFERTORY
H-664 “My Shepherd will supply my need”
Resignation
PRESENTATION OF ALMS & OBLATIONS: H-380 v.3
“Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow”
PRESENTATION & PREPARATION OF THE TABLE
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING, Prayer A
Old 100th
BCP 361
SANCTUS/BENEDICTUS, S -128 “Holy, holy, holy, Lord"
Mathias
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION, spoken in unison
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again
BCP 363
DOXOLOGY, said in unison
By Christ, and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, all honor and glory are yours, Almighty God, now and for ever. Amen.
LORD'S PRAYER said or sung with contemporary text at S-149
M. Robinson
Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive
those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the
kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The Celebrant breaks the consecrated bread, and a
period of SILENCE is kept. Then the Fraction Anthem is spoken responsively.
Celebrant
People
We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ.
We, though many, are one body, for we all share the one bread.
Facing the People, the Celebrant says the following INVITATION
The gifts of God for the People of God; Be what you see, receive who you are.
THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE
+ All Who Seek God and Are Drawn to Christ Are Welcome to Come to God's Table +
MUSIC FOR REFLECTION
“The Lord is my shepherd, no want shall I know”
Thomas Koschat
THE LITURGY OF MISSION
Taken, blessed, broken, and now given –
sent forth into the world as witnesses of the risen Christ.
POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER
adapted from Prayers for An Inclusive Church
Spirit of Life, we thank you for disordering our boundaries and reforming us
within a new family in your love: as we share this feast with you, draw us out of hidden places
and centers of conformity to feel your laughter, live your pleasure, and come to know more and
more fully our new sisters and brothers serving your will for the sake of the world. Amen.
THE BLESSING
MISSION HYMN
LEV-96 “He is King of kings”
Spiritual
DISMISSAL
Celebrant
People
POSTLUDE
Let us go forth in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia!
“Keep me every day”
Dean
The SANCTUARY CANDLE is given today to the glory of God by Nancy Wall
in thanksgiving for her Grandson, Nathan Laforge.
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND BLESSING
 BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS FOR KAREN HORNER (13); LISA LEMASTER
(13); PATTY GREEN (17); CRAIG NOTTLEY (18).
 ANNIVERSARY BLESSINGS FOR MIKE & ANGIE MCGURK (12).
 THANKSGIVING for REV. TOM MARTIN’S PRESENCE WITH US
TODAY.
 THANKSGIVING for all those that stepped up and made the Picnic a success
last Sunday.
 THANKSGIVING for the gracious people who filled in for Joan during her
vacation this past week.
WORSHIP MINISTERS
October 12th
Worship Warden
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Patty Green
8:00 AM
Exodus 32:1-14
Psalm 106:1-6,19-23
Philippians 4:1-9
Chalicist
Prayer Leader
Don Martin
Don Martin
Tony Crudup
Don Martin
Tony Crudup
10:30 AM
Exodus 32:1-14
Psalm 106:1-6,19-23
Philippians 4:1-9
Chalicists
Prayer Leader
Crucifer
Server
Ushers / Greeters
Altar Guild
Altar Bread
Minister of Healing
Element Bearer
Counters
Altar Flowers
Fellowship
Barbara Case
Barbara Case
Larry Case
Charles Walker/ Patty Green
Elvira Cooper
Janiyah Saunders
Holly Whittenburg
Larry Case / Bill Allen
Elvira Cooper/ Angela Griffin
Don Martin
Joan Webb
Janet Ryan / Caitlyn Ryan
Chuck Quinley / Patty Green
Monica Motley
Rachel DeJesus and Sandy Ellis
ST MARK’S PLEDGE UPDATE:
Budgeted Pledges for August
Actual Pledges received for August
Budgeted Pledges for Year up to August
Actual Pledges received for Year up to August
7,791.67
6,495.34
62,333.36
48,826.14
PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER IN BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT Prayers
for Patty Green, Edith Washington, Nancy Beach and Charlene Struthers, Joan Webb,
the Daughter of Joan Webb - Debbie and her husband while on their mission trip to
Kenya. For Judy Billet, Nieces of Nancy and Frank Wall – Amy Dreyer and Jessy
Casper. For Russell Fisher, bother of Nancy and Barbara Fisher. Prayers for the
Wardens, Vestry and Officers, Committee Chairs, Altar Guild and the Discernment
committee, as we faithfully carry out our roles serving God’s will for St Mark’s.
PRAYERS FOR THE COMMUNITY
PRAYERS FOR THE CHURCH - for health, joy, unity and for faithfulness to our
mission:
For the ANGLICAN COMMUNION and for the Archbishop of
Canterbury, JUSTIN; for the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East; for the
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH USA, Presiding Bishop Katharine; for The
Church of the Province of West Africa and the Dioceses of Gambia; Ikka, Ikwo,
Ikwuano, Ilaje, Ile-Oluji, Ilesa (Nigeria).
For our DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA - the Standing
Committee, the Executive Board, and our Bishop Herman Hollerith, his wife Lizzie and
their family; for the Parishes of Emmanuel (Chatham) and St. John’s (Chase City); The
Rev. Richard Ullman (Margaret); The Rev. Sidney Hall (Martha); The Very Rev. Claire
Hunkins; The Rev. Ross Keener, Jr. (Janet); for Parishes in Hampton & Newport News
who are in transition, especially ST. MARK’S; for our Vestry and Discernment
Committee.
For the LUTHERAN, ANGLICAN, ROMAN CATHOLIC and
UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES in the on-going work of reconciliation and
union especially for the congregations and clergy of St. Francis’ (Goochland); St.
Martin’s (Richmond); Grace (Goochland) and St. John’s (Richmond).
PRAYERS FOR OUR NATION AND THE WORLD: for reconciliation
among peoples and nations; for victims of violence, war and oppression; for
those fighting for liberation from tyranny and those seeking to establish more equitable
forms of government; for those who are hungry and in need of shelter, especially
remembering the shelter ministry of NIGHTS’ WELCOME INN; for those who are
affected by down-sizing and lay-offs and closings; for our response to others’ losses and
their needs; especially remembering the people of Somalia; for community service
agencies such as HELP, ACCESS and the FOOD BANK; for counseling and crisis
responses offered by Tidewater & Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Services; for the
advocacy ministries of Empower Hampton Roads, Equality Virginia and the Virginia
Interfaith Center for Public Policy; and for our all our NEIGHBORS, nearby and far
away.
PRAYERS FOR COMMUNITY SERVANTS WHO GO IN HARM’S WAY: For
community Police, Firefighters, Child Protective Care workers, and Emergency Medical
Personnel, especially Jeffrey McAnaney, grandson of Carol Perenzin; Juli Edwards;
Charlene Stethers; Christine, Blair Riddle's mother.
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES and their families: For those deployed
and those who serve at home, especially for those military and their families serving in
Korea – particularly: Col. John McDonnell and wife Susan (neighbors of Jerry Richard);
Andy Marshall; Nancy Beach; Edward Palasthy, great grandson of Mildred Litsey; Ryan
and Karen Mottley, grandson and daughter-in-law of Monica and Gil Mottley; Lauren
Mottley and Eduardo Jones.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED AND THOSE WHO MOURN FROM OUR
CONGREGATION AND DIOCESE prayers are requested for Holly Whittenburg and
family over the loss of their Grandfather, Mr. Smith Jr. Prayers requested by the DIOSOVA for
William Johns, father of the Rev. Wendy Wilkinson, who passed away yesterday in Elyria, Ohio
after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
PARISH NEWS
NURSING HOME VISITATION.
Our next scheduled visit to Northampton
Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center is Sunday, October 26th at 2 pm. Please contact
Patty Green, Cathy Combs, or Andy Marshall if you would like to participate, and help to
make some wonderful people feel a little more special.
SOUP AND MOVIE NIGHT. What is better as the days get darker earlier and the
temperatures are dropping, than to enjoy some Soup and watch a movie (other than to do
so with you SMEC family)???? On SATURDAY Oct 18 from 4 to 6:30 PM we are
doing just that. Bring a crockpot of soup to share with others, or some bread/crackers
and come watch the movie Cotton Patch Gospel by Tom Key, Scott Ainslie, Russell
Treyz, Michael Meece; Cotton Patch Gospel is a highly acclaimed musical that
humorously brings the Gospels of Matthew and John to the stage. With music composed
by Harry Chapin ("Cat's in the Cradle" and "Taxi"), this colorful story brings the faraway
places of Nazareth, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem into the contemporary Southern United
States. Follow the story of Mary Davidson's son, Jesus, from His birth in a trailer park to
His Good Friday lynching and Easter Sunday victory. In Chapin's own words, "Cotton
Patch Gospel is special. It is a rare dramatic presentation that succeeds in both
entertaining us and sharing fresh insight into the Gospel, the greatest story ever told."
SEE YOU THERE!!!
THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS will be observed on Sunday, November 2nd. Those
within the parish who wish to hold departed loved ones in eternal memory are invited to
write their names on the sheet provided in the narthex. Please print the names so they
will be easily read. You may also call the office and leave the name of the saint you want
listed. If you call please spell the name out over the phone. Thank You.
WINNER OF THE IHOME system raffle was none other than Mr. Gil Mottley.
Congratulations Gil and thank you everyone that helped by buying a raffle ticket. Money
has been earmarked for outreach.
Sunday, Oct. 12 Pentecost 18
8 & 10:30 a.m.–EUCHARIST
9:15 a.m. – BELLS
3:30 p.m. – Girl Scouts
Thursday, Oct. 16
12:00 Noon-AA Meeting (WC)
6:30 p.m. – CHOIR
Monday, Oct. 13
10:00 a.m. - Songbirds
7:00 p.m. – NA Honesty Group Meeting (WC)
7:00 p.m. - FINANCE
Tuesday, Oct 14
12:00-Noon-AA Meeting (WC)
6: 30 p.m. - VESTRY
7-9 p.m. – TBPA (WC)
Wednesday, Oct. 15
7-9 p.m. – SDA (Sanc.)
Friday, Oct. 17
Saturday, Oct. 18
8:30-1 & 4-5:30 p.m.-SDA
1-2:30 p.m.-SDA (WC)
4-6:30 p.m. – SOUP & MOVIE
Sunday, Oct 19 Pentecost 19
8 & 10:30 a.m. EUCHARIST
9:15 a.m. – BELLS
3:30 p.m. – Girl Scouts
ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith, IV, Bishop
VESTRY
Mr. John Andrews
Treasurer
Rachel DeJesus
Register
Mr. Bert Pearce-Marshall (2017)
Senior Warden
Mr. Jim Fagley (2017)
Junior Warden
Ms. Nancy Beach (2017)
Ms. Barbara Fisher (2015)
Mrs. Patty Green (2015)
Mrs. Edith Washington (2016)
Mr. Charles Walker (2016)
STAFF & PARISH LEADERS
Mrs. Joan Bonnett
Parish Administrator
Ms. Cathy Combs
Parish Musician/Director of Music Ministry
Mrs. Lloyde Young
Acolytes & Schedules
Mrs. Elvira Cooper/Mrs. Patty Green Pastoral Care-Co-Chairs
Mrs. Edith Washington
Health & Outreach
Mrs. Lloyde Young
Mrs. Elvira Cooper
Altar Guild
Mr. Bert Pearce-Marshall
Communications
Mr. Robert Jones
Web Master
Mr. Tony Crudup
Finance Committee Chair
Mrs. Janet Dyer
Pledge Steward
Mrs. Patty Green
Counters
Mr. Chuck Quinley
COLUMBARIUM COMMITTEE
Mr. Bill Allen
Mr. Bert Pearce-Marshall
Mrs. Patty Green
Mr. Buck Rogers
“Called to share in God’s radical hospitality as we reach out to all with God’s unconditional
acceptance, healing and joy”