Christ Church

All Saints ’ Day 10:00 AM Baptism & Eucharist Dedication of the Deppich Room

November 1 , 2015

The Rev. Douglas Tompkins, Rector

The Rev. Judith Buck-Glenn, Associate Rector The Rev. William Musselman, Rector Emeritus

Ms. Janet Miller, Organist

Church Office 610-521-1626 104 Nevin St. Ridley Park, PA 19078

www.ChristChurchRidleyPark.org

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Welcome to Christ Church! We are delighted that you are

worshipping with us. All baptized persons of every denomination are

welcome to receive communion at our altar. Please introduce

yourself to one of our greeters. You are invited to put on a nametag

as you come into church. You are also welcome to fill out a pew card

and place it in the offering plate or give it to a greeter. Please let an

usher know if you are unable to come to the railing for Communion

and the clergy will come to you.

Are you looking for a church home? You are welcome to fill out a

pew card and place it in the offering plate or give it to a greeter. On

it you can indicate that you would like the clergy to call on you.

Out of respect for neighbors wishing for quiet time to pray before

the liturgy begins, please refrain from loud talking in the nave.

Flowers are given today in loving memory of Earle and Marie

Deppich, by the Vestry; and in loving memory of Jace Christopher

Hudson and Mitchell Smith, by the Moore family; and in loving

memory of Carl A. Hechmer, III, by the Hechmer and McCreight

families.

Adult Ed – Koffee Klatch. Next week: Heaven: Beyond the Grave,

Part 1.

This morning we will be dedicating the Deppich Room in honor of

Earl and Marie Deppich. There are a new bronze plaque and a

photograph, both of which have been mounted on the wall of the

Deppich Room. Please join us immediately after the 10 AM service

for the brief dedication and a special coffee hour.

All Saints’ Day Procession will take place at the 10 AM service.

Children should come at 9 AM to be fitted for costumes.

Congratulations to the family of Maxwell Constantino Benigno.

Maxwell is being baptized this morning. His parents are John

Benigno and Vanessa Hendrickson.

Christ Church Savings Cards – are now available, they cost $20 each

and give you discounts at a dozen local businesses, including: the Gas

Light Restaurant, Colonial Village, Double Decker and Bill

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Graham’s Auto Repair. Cards are good for 15 months and you’ll get

your money back very quickly if you patronize local businesses

anyway. Cards are available from Joanne Daws, Judy Yorke,

Maripat King, Cheryl Huber or the office.

On Sunday, November 8, we will be stuffing the Ditty Bags as well as

sorting the donations to Cradles to Crayons in Musselman Hall right

after the 10:00 service. Thank you all for donating items to fill

enough ditty bags for a shipload of mariners, as well as items for

children. We invite you to help! The Outreach Committee.

Meetings this week: Monday, 7 PM Christian Ed Committee;

Thursday, 7:30 PM Choir; Friday, 9:30 Healing Service; 10 AM AA

meeting.

Cradles to Crayons – Cradles to Crayons Semi-annual Children’s

Clothing and Book collection – Once again we will be collecting new

and gently used children’s clothing, sizes infant to 14, as well as new

or gently used children’s books. There is a collection box available at

the top of the stairs leading to Musselman Hall – kitchen side, or you

can place your bagged or boxed items under the table near the “pie”

room. Please label items C2C if you place them under the table as

there are many activities held this time of year. The collection will

end on Sunday, November 8. Thank you, in advance, for your

anticipated participation, the Outreach Committee.

You are now welcome to visit our campaign site for the Memorial

Garden. It is at http://campaign.christchurchridleypark.org. There

you will be able to make a contribution, reserve a niche, or order a

memorial scroll in memory of a loved one.

We now have a gluten-free option for Communion. If you require

this, please give your name and contact information to the office. We

need advance notice of your need.

Gift Baskets are needed for November Christmas Fair – It’s that

time of year when the days are getting shorter, nights are getting

cooler, and thoughts turn to pumpkins and Christmas. Gift baskets

will be needed for the Church Fair. In the coming weeks, there will

be ideas in the back of church. Also, if you have any baskets that you

would be willing to donate, please let me know. Any help you are

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willing to give will be greatly appreciated. Kathy Okarski (610-368-

2176).

Episcopal Church Club Luncheon – The Episcopal Church Club of

Philadelphia will hold its second luncheon of the 2015-16 program

year on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, when our speaker will be The

Reverend Frank Allen, Rector of St. David’s Church, Radnor. He

will speak about the General Convention last summer, including the

election of Michael Curry as Presiding Bishop and other notable

decisions. The luncheon meeting will be at our new venue, The

Acorn Club, 1519 Locust Street, Philadelphia. Join us for lunch and

fellowship. The program will start with social hour at 12 noon. The

cost is $35.00 per person, including the luncheon. Parking is

available at LAZ Self Park, 1500 Locust Street, across the street

from the Acorn Club; or at additional garages on Latimer Street, a

half block south of Locust Street. For further information call our

Luncheons Chair, Raymond Shetzline, at 610-644-7776, or visit our

website at www.episcopalchurchclub.org.

Seaman’s Ditty Bag collection Thanks to all, the Christmas Ditty bag

collection is completed and we have enough bags to supply a shipful

of mariners at Christmas!

Do you pledge to Christ Church? If you didn’t get a chance to fill out

a pledge card, now is an excellent opportunity. There are additional

pledge cards available at the back of church. You can also go to the

church website and fill out a pledge card online.

Would you like to establish a fund for Christ Church through your

estate planning? Your restricted gift will ensure the continuation of

the ministry of Christ Church and will benefit your parish friends

and family for generations to come. Please speak to the rector if you

would like assistance in establishing such a fund. You might also

consider a gift to our permanent endowment fund.

Episcopal Community Services (ECS) announces a new program:

ECS Home Care. This program provides non-medical care to

Episcopalians, their family and friends. This program offers

compassionate, reliable caregivers at market rates from a source you

can trust – ECS. The proceeds from this program support the

charitable mission of ECS. Caregiver services include personal care,

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companionship and overnight and Live-in Care. Anyone interested

in this program can call for a free care assessment at (855)631-1112.

Do we have your email address??? So much of our correspondence

now is through email. If you have not been receiving weekly email

news bulletins and other important notifications, please be sure to let

the office know your email address, and update us on any changes.

You can also put it on a white pew card. Place it in the offering plate.

Children’s Pew Envelopes: All the money collected from children in

Sunday School and Children’s Chapel and from Lenten Mite Boxes

goes to support our two ChildFund children, Chanel and Jay-R. All

proceeds from the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper also go to these

children. There are special offering envelopes for children in the

pews. If your child is going to put money in the plate, please give

them a children’s pew envelope. Please note that ANY donation

made in these special envelopes will be credited to our ChildFund

children—you don’t have to be a child!

Pull-up Tabs: If you get pull-up tabs from beverage, soup or pet food

cans (including colored tabs), the Outreach Committee is collecting

tabs for Ronald McDonald House. There is a marked clear plastic

jar on the counter near the green doors where you can drop the tabs.

Activity bags for children can be found on a rack in the back of

church, under the memorial table. Bags with pink stickers are for

younger children – up to age 5 or so. Please take any activity your

child completes home with you and return the bags to the rack.

Please remember Christ Church in your will and estate planning. If

you need further information on how to make provisions for the

church, please speak to the rector.

Military Service: Richard W. - U.S. Army; Eric C. - Army; Michael

S. - U.S. Army; Charles S., Air Force; John O. - U. S. Navy; Nicole

G., USN; David B. – USAF; Timothy N. – USMC; Tony G. USAF;

Robert W. National Guard; Michael B.; Chris W., Army; Neil S..

Marine Reserve; Jerome S., USMC; William S., Marine Corps

**Please let us know when we can remove a name from this list. **

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THIS WEEK’S PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR: Sarah Guy

CONTINUING PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR: Jessica Davenport,

Megan, Cameron, Pat, Terri M., Talon, Mike, McKenzie, Sr.

Magdalene, Rita, Brielle, Leisa, Shawna, Sue, Shawn H., Debbie,

Monica, Miriam, Madison, Lori Merker, Lauren, Maureen

Robinson, Luke, George, Christine, Carol Burgett, Michael M.,

Robert, Isabel M., Barbara P., Lou, Mark, Aiden, Jim P, Beth,

Austin, Bonnie B., Mary Stokes, Patrick, Maureen, Emily, John, the

Raymond family

Names will remain on the continuing prayer list for a four week

period. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that prayers have

been answered and the name(s) will be removed from the list.

Memorial Flowers: Earle and Marie Deppich, Jace Christopher

Hudson, Mitchell Smith, Carl A. Hechmer, III

Participating in the Liturgy Today

Altar Guild Ushers Acolytes Lay Readers

Team I Carol Pindar

8:00 AM Ed Riffert backup as available 10:00 AM Rich Maida Bill Nickerson Ollie Rhine general backup

8:00 AM Jason Tustin (C/S) 10:00 AM S: Harry Cotter T: Tom Modesti T: John Modesti C: Jack Kellett Banner: Julia Rubillo

8:00 AM Bill Graham 10:00 AM Gwen Modesti Harry Cotter

Chalice Bearers Counters Newcomer Greeters LEMS

8:00 AM Bill Graham Ed Riffert 10:00 AM Kathie Klee Ed Dougherty

Team Two Kathy Okarski Captain

KM,RH,JI,AL,B&MW

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Pray for the Dioceses of Truro

and Truro-St. Germans (Canterbury, England).

DIOCESAN PROGRAMS: Episcopal Community Services

DIOCESE OF GUATEMALA: Iglesia Episcopal San Pedro y San

Pablo, Guatemala City, the Rev. Juan José Salazar

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All Saints’ Day Sunday, November 1, 2015

Prelude: "In Paradisum" Alfred V. Fedak

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Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Rite

Hymn

For all the saints, who from their labors rest

Hymnal 287

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The Celebrant says

Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever.

Amen.

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There is one Body and one Spirit;

People There is one hope in God’s call to us;

Celebrant One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism;

People One God and Father of all.

Collect of the Day

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and

fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us

grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living,

that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for

those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you

and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

First Reading Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9

All sit.

A Reading from the book of Wisdom.

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will

ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and

their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be

their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others

they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been

disciplined a little, they will receive a great good, because God tested

them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried

them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them. In the time

of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through

stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord

will reign over them forever. Those who trust in him will understand

truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and

mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect.

Reader The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

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Psalm

Remain seated.

Psalm 24

Domini est terra

1 The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it, *

the world and all who dwell therein.

2 For it is he who founded it upon the seas *

and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.

3 “Who can ascend the hill of the LORD? *

and who can stand in his holy place?”

4 “Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, *

who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,

nor sworn by what is a fraud.

5 They shall receive a blessing from the LORD*

and a just reward from the God of their salvation.”

6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, *

of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.

7 Lift up your heads, O gates;

lift them high, O everlasting doors; *

and the King of glory shall come in.

8 “Who is this King of glory?” *

“The LORD, strong and mighty,

the LORD, mighty in battle.”

9 Lift up your heads, O gates;

lift them high, O everlasting doors; *

and the King of glory shall come in.

10 “Who is he, this King of glory?”

“The LORD of hosts,

he is the King of glory.”

Second Reading Revelation 21:1-6a

A Reading from the Revelation of John.

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I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first

earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city,

the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a

bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne

saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with

them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he

will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning

and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed

away.” And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am

making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are

trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha

and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”

Reader The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God. All stand.

Children’s Procession

The children process as the following hymn is sung

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I sing a song of the saints of God Hymnal 293

Sequence

Who are these like stars appearing Hymnal 286

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Holy Gospel John 11:32-44

All stand.

Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to

John.

People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and

said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have

died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her

also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He

said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and

see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”

But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind

man have kept this man from dying?” Then Jesus, again greatly

disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against

it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man,

said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead

four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you

would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus

looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I

knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the

crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When

he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The

dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his

face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him

go.”

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord.

People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Sermon The Rev. Douglas G. Tompkins

The Clergy process to the Baptismal font.

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We know that Christ is raised and dies no more

Hymnal 296

Presentation of Candidates

The Celebrant says

The Candidate for Holy Baptism will now be presented.

The Parents and Godparents say

I present Maxwell Constantino Benigno to receive the Sacrament of

Baptism.

The Celebrant asks the Parents and Godparents

Will you be responsible for seeing that the child you present is brought

up in the Christian faith and life?

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Parents and Godparents

I will, with God’s help.

Celebrant

Will you by your prayers and witness help this child to grow into the full

stature of Christ?

Parents and Godparents

I will, with God’s help.

Then the celebrant asks the following questions of the candidates who can speak for

themselves, and of the parents and godparents who speak on behalf of the infants and

younger children.

Question Do you renounce Satan and all the spiritual forces

of wickedness that rebel against God?

Answer I renounce them. Question Do you renounce the evil powers of this world

which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God?

Answer I renounce them. Question Do you renounce all sinful desires that draw you from

the love of God?

Answer I renounce them. Question Do you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your

Savior?

Answer I do. Question Do you put your whole trust in his grace and love?

Answer I do. Question Do you promise to follow and obey him as your Lord?

Answer I do. After all have been presented, the Celebrant addresses the congregation, saying

Will you who witness these vows do all in your power to support this

person in his life in Christ?

People We will.

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The Celebrant then says

Let us join with those who are committing themselves to Christ and

renew our own baptismal covenant.

Baptismal Covenant

Celebrant Do you believe in God the Father?

People I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth. Celebrant Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

People 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. Celebrant Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?

People 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. Celebrant Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and

fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers ?

People I will, with God’s help. Celebrant Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you

fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?

People I will, with God’s help. Celebrant Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News

of God in Christ?

People I will, with God’s help.

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Celebrant Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving

your neighbor as yourself?

People I will, with God’s help. Celebrant Will you strive for justice and peace among all people,

and respect the dignity of every human being?

People I will, with God’s help.

Prayers for the Candidates

The Celebrant then says to the people

Let us now pray for this person who is to receive the Sacrament of new

birth and for this person who has renewed his commitment to Christ.

A Person appointed leads the following petitions

Deliver him, O Lord, from the way of sin and death.

People Lord, hear our prayer. Leader Open his heart to your grace and truth.

People Lord, hear our prayer. Leader Fill him with your holy and life-giving Spirit.

People Lord, hear our prayer. Leader Keep him in the faith and communion of your holy

Church.

People Lord, hear our prayer. Leader Teach him to love others in the power of the Spirit.

People Lord, hear our prayer. Leader Send him into the world in witness to you love.

People Lord, hear our prayer. Leader Bring him to the fullness of your peace and glory.

People Lord, hear our prayer.

Grant, O Lord, that all who are baptized into the death of Jesus Christ

your Son may live in the power of his resurrection and look for him to

come again in glory; who lives and reigns now and for ever. Amen.

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Thanksgiving Over the Water

The Celebrant then says

The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People It is right to give him thanks and praise. Celebrant

We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over it the Holy

Spirit moved in the beginning of creation. Through it you led the

children of Israel out of their bondage in Egypt into the land of promise.

In it your Son Jesus received the baptism of John and was anointed by

the Holy Spirit as the Messiah, the Christ, to lead us, through his death

and resurrection, from the bondage of sin into everlasting life.

We thank you, Father, for the water of Baptism. In it we are buried with

Christ in his death. By it we share in his resurrection. Through it we are

reborn by the Holy Spirit. Therefore in joyful obedience to your Son, we

bring into his fellowship those who come to him in faith, baptizing them

in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

At the following words, the Celebrant touches the water

Now sanctify this water, we pray you, by the power of your Holy Spirit,

that those who here are cleansed from sin and born again may continue

for ever in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Savior.

To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, now and

for ever. Amen.

Baptism

Each candidate is presented by name to the Celebrant, or to an assisting priest or

deacon, who then immerses, or pours water upon, the candidate, saying

Maxwell Constantino, I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the

Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

When this action has been completed for all the candidates, the Bishop or Priest, at a

place in full sight of the congregation, prays over them, saying

Let us pray.

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Heavenly Father, we thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you

have bestowed upon this your servant the forgiveness of sin, and have

raised him to the new life of grace. Sustain him, O Lord, in your Holy

Spirit. Give him an inquiring and discerning heart, the courage to will

and to persevere, a spirit to know and to love you, and the gift of joy and

wonder in all your works. Amen.

Then the Bishop or Priest places a hand on the person’s head, marking on the forehead

the sign of the cross [using Chrism if desired] and saying to each one

Maxwell Constantino, you are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and

marked as Christ’s own for ever. Amen.

The Celebrant then says

Let us welcome the newly baptized.

Celebrant and People

We receive you into the household of God. Confess the faith of Christ

crucified, proclaim his resurrection, and share with us in his eternal

priesthood.

After the Baptism, the Clergy, baptizands, parents and sponsors process to the front of

the church.

Peace

All stand.

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And also with you. Then the Ministers and the People may greet one another in the name of the Lord.

Announcements

Holy Communion

The Celebrant says

Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; bring offerings and come

into his courts. Psalm 96:8

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Ye watchers and ye holy ones Hymnal 618

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Representatives of the congregation bring the people’s offerings of bread and wine, and

money or other gifts, to the deacon or celebrant. The people stand while the offerings are

presented and placed on the Altar.

Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow/praise him, all creatures here

below/Alleluia, Alleluia praise him above, ye heavenly host/praise

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Great Thanksgiving

The people remain standing.

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Lift up your hearts.

People We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People It is right to give him thanks and praise. The Celebrant proceeds

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give

thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

For in the multitude of your saints, you have surrounded us with a great

cloud of witnesses, that we might rejoice in their fellowship, and run

with endurance the race that is set before us; and, together with them,

receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels

and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to

proclaim the glory of your Name:

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The people stand or kneel.

The Celebrant continues

We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you

have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your

people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the

Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to

be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the

world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to

stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out

of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and

when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples,

and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for

the remembrance of me.” After supper he took the cup of wine; and

when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of

you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and

for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for

the remembrance of me.” Therefore, according to his command, O

Father,

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Celebrant and People

We remember his death,

We proclaim his resurrection,

We await his coming in glory; The Celebrant continues

And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of

all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.

We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts

that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of

the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be

acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the

fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring

us to that heavenly country where, with all your saints, we may enter the

everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our

Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author

of our salvation.

By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all

honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.

The Celebrant then continues

And now, as our Savior

Christ has taught us,

we are bold to say, People and Celebrant

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.

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For thine is the kingdom,

and the power, and the glory,

for ever and ever. Amen.

Breaking of the Bread

A period of silence is kept.

Alleluia. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us

Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

The Celebrant says

The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that

Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with

thanksgiving.

All baptized persons, whatever your denominational affiliation, are welcome to receive

Holy Communion at our altar. You may stand at the altar rail if your knees do not permit

kneeling. Please assist the chalice bearer by gently holding the base of the chalice.

Please do not hold the top of the chalice. If you wish, you may intinct (dip) the host

(consecrated bread) in the chalice. If you do not wish to receive the wine, fold your arms

over your chest. Baptized children may receive with parent's permission, otherwise they

will receive a blessing.

Communion Anthem "Requiem aeternam" from "Requiem in C Minor"

-- Luigi Cherubini

After Communion, the Celebrant says

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Let us pray.

Celebrant and People

Eternal God, heavenly Father,

you have graciously accepted us as living members

of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,

and you have fed us with spiritual food

in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.

Send us now into the world in peace,

and grant us strength and courage

to love and serve you

with gladness and singleness of heart;

through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Blessing

The priest blesses the people, saying

May God give you grace to follow his saints in faith and hope and love;

and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy

Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

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Postcommunion Hymn

Rejoice, ye pure in heart Hymnal 556

Deacon Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of

the Spirit. Alleluia, alleluia.

People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

Postlude: Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart Flor Peeters