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fd The Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 24, 2021
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The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
January 24, 2021
Welcome to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
The Tree of Life is Growing Here
We are called to offer sanctuary in the city, to grow in God’s love,
to seek the renewal of the world We are glad you are on this journey of virtual worship with us. We have been working each week to improve the quality of our online liturgy. If we experience technical difficulties during the service, please bear with us while the issue is resolved, and if need be, reconnect to the livestream or refresh your screen. You are the congregation; there is no worship without you! As we gather for worship together in our different locations, we are making different choices of how to participate. Please know that, just as you are welcome to “come as you are” in the physical church, so we hope you will participate here “as you will.” As you are comfortable, stand, sit, kneel, sing, speak, and, if you have capacity, join in the chat. Children are always welcome to participate fully in streaming worship, as they are during in-person worship. Although we have been worshipping this way for almost a year, your family may still be experimenting with what works best for you, and that’s okay. Please check each week to see if there is a new Godly Play video or other resources to support your worship together. Safety Guidelines for Our Worship Team: Denver’s Mayor and Colorado’s Governor have continued to update their orders for health and safety as COVID cases rise in our state, and our Bishop has urged us to follow practices that demonstrate care for our community and neighbors. Our parish practices, in worship, at the office, and in pastoral care, continue to comply with state orders and diocesan guidelines for Houses of Worship. If you would like to know more about our current practices, please contact [email protected]
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We Depend on Your Generous Support!
Please remember that though the physical church is closed, our financial needs continue. We are committed to offering ongoing financial support to those in need through our fundamental partners in outreach ministry, to paying our staff, maintaining our buildings and grounds, and offering worship and formation opportunities.
Please give generously to support our mission and ministries in one or more of the following ways:
· Go to the St. Andrew’s website (www.standrewdenver.org) and use the Donate button at the bottom of the page using a credit or debit card.
· Text to donate: text to 310-582-5828 (For your first text you will have to set up an account and provide a credit/debit card number. After that it is as easy as texting! Please contact our Treasurer Bob Mosher ([email protected]) for details on setting this up.)
· Automatic withdrawal: arrange for a monthly (or any frequency) withdrawal directly from your checking account. No need to remember whether you have donated or not. (To set this up there is a simple form to submit. Contact our Treasurer Bob Mosher ([email protected]) for details on setting this up.)
· Mail your check to the church (2015 Glenarm Place, Denver CO 80205)
There is still time to consider making a pledge to support our mission and ministries in 2021. We are grateful for all gifts: pledges allow us to plan responsibly for the year to come. Download a Pledge Card here, or simply contact [email protected] or 303-296-1712 to make your pledge. For more information about parish ministries and becoming involved in the life of the parish, please visit our website, www.standrewdenver.org. During this service the Officiant will read the parish prayer list, followed by a silence for your prayers. If you would like to add names to the list, please contact [email protected]. cover art: The Call of the Disciples, Sadao Watanabe, 1983
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THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
MORNING PRAYER · JANUARY 24, 2021 The Voluntary: Cantilena (Sonata 11) Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)
Welcome from the Officiant All stand as they are comfortable at the ringing of the entrance bells. I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.
Isaiah 49:6b The Invitatory and Psalter
setting: Richard Ayleward (1626-1669) Cantor O Lord, open our lips: Choir And our mouth shall proclaim your praise. Cantor O God, make speed to save us: Choir O Lord, make haste to help us.
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. Praise the Lord: The Lord’s Name be praised.
The Opening Hymn 657
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The People sit The Psalm: 62:6-9, 13-14 Nonne Deo
Anglican chant: John Fenstermaker (b. 1942) 6 For God alone my soul in silence waits; * truly, my hope is in him. 7 He alone is my rock and my salvation, * my stronghold, so that I shall not be shaken. 8 In God is my safety and my honor; * God is my strong rock and my refuge. 9 Put your trust in him always, O people, *
pour out your hearts before him, for God is our refuge. 13 God has spoken once, twice have I heard it, * that power belongs to God. 14 Steadfast love is yours, O Lord, * for you repay everyone according to his deeds.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; As it was in the beginning is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
The Lessons The First Lesson Jonah 3:1-5,10 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days' walk across. Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's walk. And he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth. When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. Here ends the Reading
The People stand The First Canticle: Surge, illuminare setting: Edward John Hopkins (1818-1901) Arise, shine, for thy Light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: But the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Isaiah 60:1, 19
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The People sit The Second Lesson Mark 1:14-20 After John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fish for people.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him. Here ends the Reading The People stand The Second Canticle: Nunc dimittis setting: Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
from the “Collegium Regale” service Lord, you now have set your servant free * to go in peace as you have promised; For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, * whom you have prepared for all the world to see: A Light to enlighten the nations, * and the glory of your people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: *
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. The People sit The Sermon Officiant and People sing together, all standing The Apostles’ Creed harmonization: Jeffrey Rickard (b. 1944) 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.
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The People kneel or bow their heads The Prayers setting: Richard Ayleward Cantor The Lord be with you. Choir And also with you. Cantor Let us pray: Choir Lord, have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us. All Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come, thy will
be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Cantor Show us your mercy, O Lord; Choir And grant us your salvation. Cantor O Lord, bless this land: Choir And mercifully hear us when we call upon you. Cantor Clothe your ministers in righteousness; Choir And let your people sing with joy. Cantor O Lord, save your people: Choir And bless your inheritance. Cantor Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; Choir For only in you can we live in safety. Cantor Create in us clean hearts, O God; Choir And sustain us with your Holy Spirit. The Collect of the Day Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Choir Amen.
Collect for Peace Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth, that in tranquility your dominion may increase until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Choir Amen.
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A Collect for the Nation Lord God Almighty, you have made all the peoples of the earth for your glory, to serve you in freedom and in peace: Give to the people of our country a zeal for justice and the strength of forbearance, that we may use our liberty in accordance with your gracious will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Choir Amen. The People sit The Anthem: Dear Lord and Father C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918) Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our foolish ways; reclothe us in our rightful mind; in purer lives thy service find, in deeper reverence, praise. In simple trust like theirs who heard, beside the Syrian sea, the gracious calling of the Lord, let us, like them, without a word, rise up and follow thee. Drop thy still dews of quietness till all our strivings cease: Take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire thy coolness and thy balm; let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still small voice of calm!
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) The People stand The Intercessions 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. Officiant Let us bless the Lord. All Thanks be to God. The Concluding Sentence
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Officiant Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3: 20, 21 The Closing Hymn 660
Farewell from the Officiant The Voluntary: Processional in E Flat major David N. Johnson (1922-1987)
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Those Who Serve Today
Officiant and Preacher: The Rev’d Elizabeth P. Randall, Rector
Choirmaster: Timothy Krueger Organist: Ralph Valentine
Choir: Hannah McGinty, Allie Tyler, sopranos; Micaëla Larsen Brown, Laura Tribby, altos; Matt Bentley, Matthew Lea, tenors; J.D. Cleveland, bass
Technology: Will Stowe, Debbie Arnold camera/sound
Eucharistic Visitor (Pastoral Phone Caller): Katie Schmidt __________________________________________
Keep Up with our Parish Life
2021 Annual Meeting of the Parish, Today at 1 pm
Connect via Zoom here.
Meeting materials can be found on our website here.
A ballot to participate in the election of members for the Vestry and Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation amendments will be arriving in email boxes shortly after the meeting. You will have 48 hours to complete the ballot. If you do not receive your ballot please contact the office for assistance.
Proposed Revisions to Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation
Today the parish will be asked to approve changes to St. Andrew’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The vestry has approved the changes and is recommending that the parish also approve the changes. The proposed revisions - and a summary of the major changes - are available for review on the St. Andrew’s website with other annual meeting documents (http://www.standrewdenver.org/2021-annual-meeting). If you have any questions please email them to the vestry bylaws committee chair, Shawn Nowlan ([email protected]).
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Still Point Meditation on our Website Our regular Still Point self-guided reflection, with scripture, poetry, and questions for meditation, is available here: http://www.standrewdenver.org/still-point.
We are Still the Church
As we approach a year of virtual community, we continue to discover new ways to come together for prayer, worship, fellowship, engagement with the works of justice, and service to the world. Each day brings new responses to an unfolding situation. Thank you to our parish leaders, vestry, staff, and clergy, who have worked faithfully and tirelessly through many seasons now. Thank you to those of you who have offered to help as we learn new ways of being together, to those of you who have responded to our ongoing efforts to be church in an unexpected way. Annual License w/Podcasting, Category C average weekly attendance 101 to 200. A-735592 for Jun 15, 2020 - Jun 14, 2021
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