LEADING TODAY'S SERVICES

Celebrant The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon*,

The Rev. Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook

Preacher The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon

Eucharistic Ministers George Rothwell*, Bruce Linsenmayer,

Jannette Allen

Lectors Erik Forrester, Connie Majeau

Intercessors Kay VanValkenburgh*, Terri Jones

Music Director Lisa Sylvester

Organist Lisa Sylvester

Acolyte Corah Forrester*, Ryan Schroeder, Corah Forrester,

Quinton Wilson, Samantha Marquez, Jacob Rutt

Altar Guild John Green (Sat.), Nadine Hegamin*,

Christina Thom, Eric Thom

Nursery Olivia Brown, Sophie Grindon

Tellers Bill Owen, Taki Lague

Ushers Kay VanValkenburgh*, Jill McDowell, Karen Rogers

*7:45 a.m. service

PARISH STAFF

The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon, Rector

The Rev. Betsy Hooper-Rosebrook, Associate Rector

The Rev. Colin Brown, Ph.D., D.D.

The Rev. Pete Berry & The Rev. Joseph A. Lane, D.Min.,

The Very Rev. Sylvia Sweeney, Ph.D., Assisting

Parker Garrett: Children, Youth and Family Director

Lisa Sylvester, Music Director; Mark Robson, Organist

Kara Morgan, Choristers Director; David Key, 9:00 a.m. Musician

Joanne Morse & Lisa Auyong, Administrative Assistants

Lee Ann Bechthold, Bookkeeper; Karen Kikkawa, Web-Sexton;

Conner Poynter, Sexton

Mrs. Jennifer Foley Tolbert, Head of School

VESTRY

The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon, Rector

Bruce Linsenmayer, Senior Warden; Traci Cecconello, Junior Warden

Joanna Scott, Treasurer; Jannette Allen, Clerk

Valerie Barth, Diane Carey-Schmitz, Debbie DeCaro,

Marti Farley, John Green, Paul McKinney, William Owen,

Kara Ramirez, Robert Ross, Nathan Schroeder

Jane Sobota, School Board Representative

Reynolds Cafferata, Chancellor

MISSION STATEMENT

Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church welcomes all into our community of faith

as we grow in Christ’s love through lives of

worship, learning, service and fellowship.

SAINT MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1014 E. Altadena Drive

Altadena, CA 91001 (626) 798-6747

www.saintmarksaltadena.org

April 17, 2016

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist

10:30 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist

Scout Sunday

Opening Voluntary “Rejoice Greatly O My Soul”

~Siegfried Karg-Elert

THE ENTRANCE RITE (standing)

Today’s hymns are found in The Hymnal 1982 and

Lift Every Voice and Sing (LEVAS).

Service music is “Heritage Mass” by Owen Alstott.

Opening Hymn “Glorious things of thee are spoken” Hymn 522

Opening Acclamation Book of Common Prayer (BCP) Page 355

Collect for Purity BCP Page 355

Glory To God

Collect

O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant

that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by

name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit,

lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading (seated) Acts 9:36-43

Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha,

which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and

acts of charity. At that time she became ill and died. When they

had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. Since Lydda

was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there,

sent two men to him with the request, "Please come to us without

delay." So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived,

they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside

him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas

had made while she was with them. Peter put all of them outside,

and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and

said, "Tabitha, get up." Then she opened her eyes, and seeing

Peter, she sat up. He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then

calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. This

became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain

Simon, a tanner.

Psalm 23 BCP Page 612*

“My Shepherd will supply my need” Hymn 664

Second Reading (seated) Revelation 7:9-17

I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count,

from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages,

standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white,

with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice,

saying,

“Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and

to the Lamb!”

And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders

and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before

the throne and worshiped God, singing,

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and

honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever!

Amen.”

Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these,

robed in white, and where have they come from?" I said to him,

"Sir, you are the one that knows." Then he said to me, "These are

they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed

their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

For this reason they are before the throne of God,

and worship him day and night within his temple,

and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.

They will hunger no more, and thirst no more;

the sun will not strike them,

nor any scorching heat;

for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their

shepherd,

and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,

and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Sequence Hymn (standing) “Saviour, like a shepherd lead us” Hymn 708

The Gospel John 10:22-30

At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It

was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of

Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long

will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly."

Jesus answered, "I have told you, and you do not believe. The works

that I do in my Father's name testify to me; but you do not believe,

because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. I

know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will

never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. What my Father

has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the

Father's hand. The Father and I are one."

Sermon (seated) ~The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon

Nicene Creed (standing) BCP Page 358

Prayers of the People Insert

Greeting of Peace

Announcements (seated)

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Recognition of Scouts

THE LITURGY OF THE ALTAR

Offertory Anthem “Shepherd me Lord” ~Gershon Kingsley

Presentation Hymn (standing) “Lead me, guide me” LEVAS 194

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

Eucharistic Prayer D BCP Page 372

Holy

The Lord’s Prayer BCP Page 364

The Breaking of the Bread

Communion of the People All who seek God and are drawn to Christ are welcome at the Lord's table. If

you desire to come up for a blessing instead of communion, indicate this by

crossing your arms on your chest.

Gluten-free wafers are available. Please tell the clergy if you require these.

Prayers for healing are offered during the administration of communion

at the altar rail at the early service and in the southwest/rear corner of

the church at the later service.

Communion Hymn “The King of Love my shepherd is” Hymn 645

Post-Communion Prayer BCP Page 365

Easter Blessing

Closing Hymn (standing) “Tell out my soul” Hymn 437

Dismissal BCP Page 365

Closing Voluntary “Allegro from Sonata no. 2” ~Thomas Arne

************ Flowers are given in in honor of the Jordana Kincey and Gregory Lane

Wedding and in loving memory of Madeline Leigh.

Please join us for coffee hour in the church library

sponsored by Nancy Rothwell after the 7:45 service.

Please join us for a Coffee Hour in the Community Hall sponsored by the

Scouts after the 10:30 service.

************

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Memorial service for Lisa Auyong’s husband Sam is Saturday,

April 23 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of the Latter Day Saints at 770 N.

Sierra Madre Villa Blvd., Pasadena. Repast to follow.

Adult Education: Community Conversations

9:00 a.m. Brown Library

Meaningful Conversation in Community requires a willingness to

acknowledge differences, listen deeply & without judgment, face our

fears and discomfort, and walk alongside one another in challenging

times. In this socially and politically charged Easter Season, we are

using our Sunday morning Adult Education hour to practice these skills.

Members of the congregation are bringing us pieces of writing (a poem,

an article, a short essay, and an excerpt from a novel) by authors of an

ethnicity or gender or religion or cultural perspective different from their

own. We’ll read these pieces aloud, and then be guided in conversation

about them. Join us in the Brown Library at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome.

Saint Mark’s Parish

Prayer List – April 2016

Pray for our church:

Michael, our Presiding Bishop

Jon and Diane, our Bishops;

The Priests who serve our Parish;

The Bishop Diocesan search process.

Pray for our Partner Church and School and its Priest in Haiti:

Ste. Marguerite’s and Père Pierre Reginald Valliere.

Pray for those in active military service:

Bianca Edwards, Ben Soifer, Henry Carnevale, TSgt Wesley

Walker, Commander Michael Kearns, Erin Moffitt, William

Moffitt, Martin Gocha.

Pray for those living with chronic conditions:

Rosie & Jake Rutt, Peggy Taylor, Dorothy Ledge, Mary and Meg

Elgin, Merril Somerville, Dargin Springfield, Sylvester Scott,

Edward Bailey III, Kai Jack, Arthur Green, Elizabeth Schiller,

Lynn Marini, Frank Malone, Daniel.

Prayer is requested for

Kelly Bennett, Robert Lum, Rebecca Jayne, Michael Williams,

Jennifer Pattison, MaryLu Anderson, Scott Pagter, Rose Gaynus,

Pablo, Leslie Andersen, Susan and Jeff, Rusty Duff, Alyssa, Jim

H, Dan Carlson, Maria Osuna, Susan Solebello, Luke Kissick,

Richard Morrisset, Paul Morgan, Tom Clyce, Andy Pollard, Bill

Eddy, Robert Key, Jennifer, Joscelle Shen, Sally and Pete, Marc

McCelland, Paula Kuhl, Ruth Ridenou, William Malcolmson,

Shelton family, Angelo Giaimo, Michellene Fryson, Julie Maurer,

Julian Albinski-Euler, Melba Kullerd, Henrie Majeau, Bill

McDaniel, Lewis family, Michael Airitam, Gianni Washington-

Parker, Gary Wheatcroft, Steve TenBroeck, Janis Rosebrook,

Robby Yoder, Roger Salting, Tom Soifer.

Pray for the departed: Charles Irving, Margaret Schaper (Bob

Schaper’s mother).