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SUMMARY:The First Sunday of Lent
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us as we celebrate the Holy Eucharist on the First Sunday of Lent. The service will be live via Zoom and live streamed to YouTube. It will be available to watch on demand on the event page and YouTube at the end of the service. Please look out for the Zoom link and the order of service in the Sunday Bulletin.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChrist Episcopal Church OnlineThe First Sunday of LentFebruary 21st, 2021\n\n\n\n\nPrelude  “Jordan” from “The Sacred Harp, 1844″  arr. David N. Johnson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Hymn  “Eternal Lord of Love”   Hymnal 149 vs. 1-3\n\n\n\n1 Eternal Lord of love, behold your Church\n\n\n\nwalking once more the pilgrim way of Lent,\n\n\n\nled by your cloud by day, by night your fire,\n\n\n\nmoved by your love and toward your presence bent:\n\n\n\nfar off yet here the goal of all desire.\n\n\n\n2 So daily dying to the way of self,\n\n\n\nso daily living to your way of love,\n\n\n\nwe walk the road, Lord Jesus, that you trod,\n\n\n\nknowing ourselves baptized into your death:\n\n\n\nso we are dead and live with you in God.\n\n\n\n3 If dead in you, so in you we arise,\n\n\n\nyou the firstborn of all the faithful dead;\n\n\n\nand as through stony ground the green shoots break,\n\n\n\nglorious in springtime dress of leaf and flower,\n\n\n\nso in the Father’s glory shall we wake.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Sentences\n\n\n\nCelebrant:  Bless the Lord who forgiveth all our sins.\n\n\n\nPeople:  His mercy endureth for ever.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDecalogue   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCantors: B. Snyder & S. Bowlby\n\n\n\nGod spake these words, and said:\n\n\n\nI am the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the land of\n\n\n\nEgypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have none\n\n\n\nother gods but me.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nThou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the\n\n\n\nlikeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth\n\n\n\nbeneath, or in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow\n\n\n\ndown to them, nor worship them.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nThou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nRemember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nHonor thy father and thy mother.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nThou shalt do no murder.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nThou shalt not commit adultery.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nThou shalt not steal.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nThou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and incline our hearts to keep this law.\n\n\n\nThou shalt not covet.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us,and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.\n\n\n\nCelebrant:\n\n\n\nHear what our Lord Jesus saith: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with\n\n\n\nall thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great\n\n\n\ncommandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt\n\n\n\nlove thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments\n\n\n\nhang all the Law and the Prophets. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConfession\n\n\n\nDeacon: \n\n\n\nLet us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll: \n\n\n\nAlmighty and most merciful father,\n\n\n\nwe have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep,\n\n\n\nwe have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts,\n\n\n\nwe have offended against thy holy laws,\n\n\n\nwe have left undone those things which we ought to have done,\n\n\n\nand we have done those things which we ought not to have done.\n\n\n\nBut thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us,\n\n\n\nspare thou those who confess their faults,\n\n\n\nrestore thou those who are penitent,\n\n\n\naccording to thy promises declared unto mankind\n\n\n\nin Christ Jesus our Lord;\n\n\n\nand grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,\n\n\n\nthat we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life,\n\n\n\nto the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKyrie\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us.\n\n\n\nChrist have mercy upon us.\n\n\n\nLord have mercy upon us.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCollect of the Day\n\n\n\nCelebrant: The Lord be with You.\n\n\n\nPeople: And with thy Spirit\n\n\n\nCelebrant: Let us pray.\n\n\n\nAlmighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Reading: Genesis 9:8-17                                                                   Reader: M. Quinn\n\n\n\nGod said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPsalm 25:1-9\n\n\n\n1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;\n\n\n\nmy God, I put my trust in you; *\n\n\n\nlet me not be humiliated,\n\n\n\nnor let my enemies triumph over me.\n\n\n\n2 Let none who look to you be put to shame; *\n\n\n\nlet the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes.\n\n\n\n3 Show me your ways, O Lord, *\n\n\n\nand teach me your paths.\n\n\n\n4 Lead me in your truth and teach me, *\n\n\n\nfor you are the God of my salvation;\n\n\n\nin you have I trusted all the day long.\n\n\n\n5 Remember, O Lord, your compassion and love, *\n\n\n\nfor they are from everlasting.\n\n\n\n6 Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; *\n\n\n\nremember me according to your love\n\n\n\nand for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.\n\n\n\n7 Gracious and upright is the Lord; *\n\n\n\ntherefore he teaches sinners in his way.\n\n\n\n8 He guides the humble in doing right *\n\n\n\nand teaches his way to the lowly.\n\n\n\n9 All the paths of the Lord are love and faithfulness *\n\n\n\nto those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22                                                              Reader: M. Quinn\n\n\n\nChrist also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you– not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSequence Hymn       “O, Love of God” Hymnal 455 vs. 1 & 4\n\n\n\n1 O Love of God, how strong and true, \n\n\n\neternal and yet ever new;\n\n\n\nuncomprehended and unbought, \n\n\n\nbeyond all knowledge and all thought.\n\n\n\n4 We read thy power to bless and save\n\n\n\ne’en in the darkness of the grave;\n\n\n\nstill ore in resurrection light\n\n\n\nwe read the fullness of thy might.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Gospel: Mark 1:9-15                                                        The Rev. Deacon Kay Drebert\n\n\n\nDeacon: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark.\n\n\n\nPeople: Glory be to thee O Lord.\n\n\n\nIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. Now 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.”\n\n\n\nDeacon: The Gospel of the Lord.\n\n\n\nPeople: Praise be to thee, O Christ.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHomily                                                                                          The Rev. Elizabeth Ewing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Nicene Creed\n\n\n\nWe believe in one God,\n\n\n\nthe Father, the Almighty,\n\n\n\nmaker of heaven and earth,\n\n\n\nof all that is, seen and unseen.\n\n\n\nWe believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,\n\n\n\nthe only Son of God,\n\n\n\neternally begotten of the Father,\n\n\n\nGod from God, Light from Light,\n\n\n\ntrue God from true God,\n\n\n\nbegotten, not made,\n\n\n\nof one Being with the Father.\n\n\n\nThrough him all things were made.\n\n\n\nFor us and for our salvation\n\n\n\nhe came down from heaven:\n\n\n\nby the power of the Holy Spirit\n\n\n\nhe became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,\n\n\n\nand was made man.\n\n\n\nFor our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;\n\n\n\nhe suffered death and was buried.\n\n\n\nOn the third day he rose again\n\n\n\nin accordance with the Scriptures;\n\n\n\nhe ascended into heaven\n\n\n\nand is seated at the right hand of the Father.\n\n\n\nHe will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,\n\n\n\nand his kingdom will have no end.\n\n\n\nWe believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, \n\n\n\nwho proceeds from the Father and the Son.\n\n\n\nWith the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.\n\n\n\nHe has spoken through the Prophets.\n\n\n\nWe believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.\n\n\n\nWe acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.\n\n\n\n We look for the resurrection of the dead,\n\n\n\n and the life of the world to come. Amen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrayers of the People\n\n\n\nLet us pray for the whole state of Christ’s Church and the world.\n\n\n\nAlmighty and everliving God, who in thy holy Word hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: Receive these our prayers which we offer unto thy divine Majesty, beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord; and grant that all those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love.\n\n\n\nGive grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops and other ministers especially Justin, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael, Presiding Bishop, DeDe our Bishop, Elizabeth, our Rector, Jim, our Priest, Kay, our Deacon, and all who are baptized in Christ, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and especially to this congregation here present; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and receive thy holy Word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life.\n\n\n\nWe beseech thee also so to rule the hearts of those who bear the authority of government in this and every land especially  Joe, our President, Andrew, our Governor, Jason, our County Executive, Rich, our Mayor and all our elected officials, that they may be led to wise decisions and right actions for the welfare and peace of the world. Open, O Lord, the eyes of all people to behold thy gracious hand in all thy works, that, rejoicing in thy whole creation, they may honor thee with their substance, and be faithful stewards of thy bounty.\n\n\n\nAnd we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succor Connor, Connie, Gabriella, George, Joan, Joell, Millie, Rose, the Schubert Family, the Trevarthan Family, the Pescatore Family and all those who in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity.\n\n\n\nAnd we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear, especially Anne Lawrence and Alberico Pescatore, beseeching thee to grant them continual growth in thy love and service; and to grant us grace so to follow the good examples of all thy saints, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom.\n\n\n\nGrant these our prayers, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake,\n\n\n\nour only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Offertory   “Turn Thee to me”   from Biblical Songs Op. 99 – Antoín  Dvořák\n\n\n\n                                                          Soloist: Wm. C. Snyder\n\n\n\nTurn Thee to me and have mercy, \n\n\n\nfor I am desolate and sore distressed.\n\n\n\nGreat, great are the sorrows of my heart: \n\n\n\nbring me out of my distress,\n\n\n\nO be merciful, look on my sorrow, \n\n\n\nsee mine affliction, and forgive me all my wickedness!\n\n\n\nO keep my soul in safety, and deliver me! \n\n\n\nLet me never be confounded, for my hope is in Thee.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Peace\n\n\n\nCelebrant:  The peace of the Lord be always with you.\n\n\n\nPeople: And with thy Spirit.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lord’s Prayer\n\n\n\nOur Father, who art in heaven,\n\n\n\nhallowed be thy Name,\n\n\n\nthy kingdom come,\n\n\n\nthy will be done,\n\n\n\non earth as it is in heaven.\n\n\n\nGive us this day our daily bread.\n\n\n\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,\n\n\n\nas we forgive those who trespass against us.\n\n\n\nAnd lead us not into temptation,\n\n\n\nbut deliver us from evil.\n\n\n\nFor thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,\n\n\n\nfor ever and ever. Amen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Communion Prayer \n\n\n\nIn union, O Lord, with the faithful at every altar of your Church where the Holy Eucharist is and has been celebrated, we desire to offer you praise and thanksgiving. We present to you our souls and bodies with the earnest wish that we may always be united to you, and since we cannot now receive you sacramentally in the Bread and the Wine, we ask you to come spiritually into our hearts. We unite ourselves with you, and embrace you with all the love of our souls. Let nothing ever separate you from us. May we live in you, and may you live in us, both in this life and in the life to come. Amen.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Blessing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosing Hymn    “The glory of these forty days”    Hymnal 143 vs. 1 & 4\n\n\n\n1 The glory of these forty days \n\n\n\nwe celebrate with songs of praise;\n\n\n\nfor Christ, through whom all things were made, \n\n\n\nhimself has fasted and has prayed.\n\n\n\n4 Then grant us, Lord, like them to be\n\n\n\nfull oft in fast and prayer with thee;\n\n\n\nour spirits strengthen with thy grace, \n\n\n\nand give us joy to see thy face.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDismissal\n
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