A parish for all people in the heart of the city. Palm Sunday & Sunday of the Passion April 5, 2020 WELCOME TO GRACE We recognize, celebrate, and give thanks for the many diverse gifts of God among us. We welcome persons of every race, language, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, national origin, immigration status, and economic level. We hold that discrimination is incompatible with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We affirm all relationships founded on the principles of God's love and justice. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, following in the way of Jesus, seeks to effect transformational change in individuals, in our Portland neighborhoods, and in other communities near and far. To do this we will engage our spiritual, human and financial resources in creative partnerships with people and organizations to further God’s work in our world.
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A parish for all people in the heart of the city.
Palm Sunday & Sunday of the Passion
April 5, 2020
WELCOME TO GRACE
We recognize, celebrate, and give thanks for the many diverse gifts of God among us. We welcome persons of every race, language, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, national origin, immigration status, and
economic level. We hold that discrimination is incompatible with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We affirm all relationships founded on the principles of God's love and justice.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, following in the way of Jesus, seeks to effect transformational change in individuals, in our Portland neighborhoods, and in other communities near and far. To do this we will engage our
spiritual, human and financial resources in creative partnerships with people and organizations to further God’s work in our world.
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10:00 am – Morning Prayer: Rite II
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Welcome
✜ THE LITURGY OF THE PALMS ✜
HYMN Hymnal 153; BCP page 273
Presider Let us pray. Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE BLESSING OVER THE BRANCHES
It is right to praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Let these branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life; who lives and reigns in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
THE PROCESSION
Our service continues with a video of our Dispersed Palm Procession then with the service of Morning Prayer.
PROCESSION OF THE PALMS HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST (Psalm 118:26) Susan Jensen c
COLLECT OF THE PROCESSION Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
OPENING HYMN ALL GLORY, LAUD, AND HONOR Hymnal 154
OPENING SENTENCE All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. - Isaiah 53:6 CONFESSION OF SIN
The Presider says to the people Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. A moment of silence
Presider and People together, all 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.
The Priest alone stands and says Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen. THE INVITATORY & PSALTER Presider The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: Come let us adore him. Page 81
Psalm 31:9-16 In te, Domine, speravi
9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; * my eye is consumed with sorrow, and also my throat and my belly.
10 For my life is wasted with grief,
and my years with sighing; * my strength fails me because of affliction, and my bones are consumed.
11 I have become a reproach to all my enemies and even to my neighbors,
a dismay to those of my acquaintance; * when they see me in the street they avoid me.
12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; *
I am as useless as a broken pot. 13 For I have heard the whispering of the crowd;
fear is all around; * they put their heads together against me; they plot to take my life.
14 But as for me, I have trusted in you, O Lord. *
I have said, "You are my God. 15 My times are in your hand; *
rescue me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.
16 Make your face to shine upon your servant, *
and in your loving-kindness save me."
Proclamation of the Word First Reading Isaiah 50:4-9a
After the reading, the Lector says Here ends the lesson. CANTICLE (S-402) A Song of Penitence Kyrie Pantokrator Hymnal S 402
Second Reading Philippians 2: 5-11 After the reading, the Lector says Here ends the lesson.
CANTICLE 4 The Song of Zechariah: Benedictus Dominus Deus Hymnal S-190
Antiphon: Through the tender mercy of our God, The dayspring from on high hath visited us. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people: And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in the house of his servant David, As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us: To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy covenant; To perform the oath which he swore to our forefather Abraham, that he would give us, That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, for the remission of their sins: Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us; To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to guide our feet into the way of peace. 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. Antiphon
Third Reading Matthew 21:1-11
After the reading, the Lector says Here ends the lesson.
SERMON The Rev. Martin Elfert
THE APOSTLES’ CREED Page 96
Presider and People together
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth; I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE PRAYERS
The People stand or kneel
Officiant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Officiant Let us pray. Officiant and People – Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as 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.
SUFFRAGES A S-52, Page 97
THE ANTHEM “Hosanna! Hosanna!” Antonio Caldara, arr. Alice Carpenter
Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! Sing glory to God in the highest evermore. Sing glory to God, sing glory to God forevermore. Awake, my heart to sing thy praise, Thou Prince of Life and Fount of Grace, Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna evermore.
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. A COLLECT FOR GUIDANCE Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A COLLECT FOR MISSION Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen. THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Remembering especially the sick, hurting & injured: Althea Pratt-Broome, Anne North, Ashley Rios, Brok, Caden Teddleton, Candy, Catherine, Cathy, Chad la Bouef, Claudia Frahm, Dan Schull, Don, Doug, Efrosinia Bell, Evan, Fran, Frank, Gene Baker, George Massingale, Gwynneth, John Guimond, Lee Ann Snyder, Liz Gautier, Louann Duchesneau, Machelle Jarrett, Mercides Cravinas, Nick, Peter, Ricardo, Robert, Ron, Rosemary Massingale, Roxie Snyder, Sharon and Clark, Sophia, Suzanne, Tiffany Hutschinson, Tina, Tiz, Trip Clark, William Carl & Carol Abraham, the Rios family, the Schneider family. For all those whose lives are being changed by COVID-19. And those whose needs are known to God alone. We pray for all who are working on the front lines of this pandemic, including doctors and nurses, hospital staff, chaplains, first responders, and those who work in grocery stores and other essential businesses. We ask for prayers for all in our parish for whom this applies, including Alex Krausse, son of Tom, Rachel Sanborn, Jennifer Yeast, Brenda Brewer, and anyone else we have failed to name. Geoff Sasser, in his ongoing discernment. Jo Bronson as she travels back from Ramallah, Palestine. This parish, as we discern where God is calling us and who God is calling us to be. Our companion parish, Trinity Cathedral in Monrovia, Liberia. The deceased: Ann Schneider, David Garland, Richard Bond, Joe Labadie, Roger Germundson, Jon Haverly, and Larry Hall Jr.
You are invited to offer your own prayers and intercessions silently or through the YouTube comments
THE GENERAL THANKSGIVING Officiant and People Almighty God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
Presider May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Romans 15:13
HYMN AH, HOLY JESUS, HOW HAST THOU OFFENDED Hymnal 158
The service continues with the reading of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
Music Meditation – Improvisation (in memory of Ann Schneider, Nov. 16.2019) Susan Jensen
Today we depart in the strength of the Cross, standing in muted awe at the infinite generosity of God’s gift to the world.
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✜ SERVING US TODAY ✜
Presider: The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski Preacher: The Rev. Martin Elfert
Readers: James Skirving Smith, Larry Snyder Readers of the Passion: Jessica Skinner, Christine Swanson, Stephen Weeks,
Holly Puckett, Tod Moquist, Phoebe MacRae Organist: Susan Jensen
Cantors: Phoebe MacRae, Kevin Walsh Livestream Producer: Evelyn Prater
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GRACE MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH
A parish for all people in the heart of the city
Clergy The Rt. Rev. Michael J. Hanley, Bishop of Oregon
The Rev. Martin Elfert – Rector The Rev. D. Corbet Clark – Priest Associate
The Rev. Richard Toll – Priest Associate
Parish Staff Office Manager – Jackie Thomas
Registrar – Tom Krausse Office Volunteer – Demetria Keck
Youth Group Mentor – Holly Puckett Church School Coordinator – Kristin Koop
Nursery Coordinator - Natali Plotkin Organist / Choir Director – Susan J. Jensen
Groundskeeper – Frank Schramling Sexton – Daniel Kohler
Chair, Grace Campus Development Committee – Nancy Entrikin
Vestry Co-Senior Warden (Vestry Chair): Robin Gault; Co-Senior Warden (Rector’s Advisor): Louise Tippens;
Junior Warden: David Waldow; Clerk: Alicia Lehrle; Treasurer: Curt Germundson; Roosevelt Carter; Cameron Denney; Andrew Eshleman; Daniel Jones; Charles A. McGee II; Holly Puckett; Katy Unbehaun; and Kevin Walsh
