Christ Church

The First Sunday in LentMarch 10, 2019

The Rev. Judith Buck-GlennMs. Janet Kaido, Organist

Mackenzie Alexander, Director of Youth Ministry

Church Office 610-521-1626

104 Nevin St. Ridley Park, PA 19078

www.ChristChurchRidleyPark.org

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. Please let an usher know if you are unable to come to the railing for Communion and the clergy will come to you.

We would love to meet with you at coffee hour after the 10:00 AM service. We meet in the Deppich Room. Go through the Red Doors in the right rear of the sanctuary, through the small lobby and turn left at the first door.

Out of respect for neighbors wishing for quiet time to pray before the liturgy begins, please use your “inside voice” in the nave.

The altar flowers: The Altar Flowers are given today in loving memory of Kara Barnard, by the Barnard, Coppola, and Campisi Families; in loving memory of Henry Ternove, by Mrs. Christina Ternove; and in loving memory of Grace Ramsey Galloway, by Mr. Robert Galloway.

This week The Great Mr. Handel **Daylight Savings Time Begins Next week The Great Mr. Handel (110:36)

Meetings this Week: Sunday 11:30 AM Youth Choir, 4:00 PM Youth Group; Monday 1:00 PM Book Group, Tuesday 6:30 PM Discernment Committee; Wednesday 3:30 Rev. Judy & Wardens’, 5:30 Stations of the Cross, Lenten Soup and Salad, 6:40 PM Lenten Program; Thursday 7:00 PM Finance Committee, 7:30 PM Adult Choir

Youth Group: Tonight from 4-6pm, Not Quite Ashore: A conversation about Seafarers... and as always games and food!

Community Talent Show: We need YOUR talent! Sign-up, showcase your talent, and celebrate others on March 24th at 3:30pm. If you are not performing come join our audience or sign-up to bring a baked good.

Lenten Coin Folders are available on the table by the water cooler.

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Lenten devotional materials are on the table by the water cooler. We have materials for all ages. There is a selection of pamphlets from Forward Movement on the left side of the table, and these are free. Devotional materials with a price tag are priced as marked. Donations can be left in the small basket on the table.

Lenten Schedule:

Wednesday March 13:5:30: Stations of the cross6:00: Soup and Salad supper6:40-7:40: The Story of Jesus, part I

Wednesday March 20:5:30: Stations of the cross6:00: Potluck supper6:40-7:40: The Story of Jesus, part II

Wednesday March 27:5:30: Stations of the cross6:00: Spaghetti supper6:40-7:40: The Story of Jesus, part III

Wednesday April 3:5:30: Stations of the cross6:00: Soup and Salad supper6:40-7:40: The Story of Jesus, part IV

Wednesday April 10: 5:45 Seder DinnerPlease note the 5:45 starting time for the Seder Dinner

Christ Church has hosted the homeless ministry several times in the past two years. Strong support from the parish encouraged us to continue this participation. We are trying to determine how many people will be able to participate this year. Please indicate on the enclosed orange paper if you are able and willing to help with this ministry and put in the collection plate.

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If you would like a loved one memorialized with Altar flowers, please contact Janice Kordowski at 610-731-5252 for information.

It is time for a conversation about Fundraising at Christ Church. We will be meeting next Sunday, March 10th, after the 10 AM service in Musselman Hall. Everyone is welcome to come and discuss how we can make our fundraising more successful. Can’t come to our meeting but you have an idea, opinion or suggestion?... speak to Elizabeth Rasnake, Kathy Okarski or Rev. Judy and we’ll bring your idea to the table.

During this cold and flu season we are asking parishioners to observe reasonable precautions to protect one’s self and others who might be at risk: 1) If you are not feeling well with chills and a fever, please do not come to church. Your bed is a perfectly acceptable place to say your prayers while sick. 2) Please find another way to exchange the peace – a wave, a peace sign, elbows or some other creative non-contact alternative gesture that still communicates the peace of Christ. 3) At communion rail it is perfectly acceptable to receive only the consecrated bread. To show the chalice bearer you are only receiving the bread, just fold your hands across your chest. If you DO choose to intinct the host in the chalice, please take care so hands and fingers do not touch the chalice or wine. Thank you for your understanding and consideration of others.

Money Counters needed for Sundays! Please help out if you can. It is about an hour of time once a month. Please contact Gerry Martz for more information or leave a message with the church office at 610-521-1626. .

Transition update from Reverend Judy: Thank you to Reverend David Laquintano who is here Saturday, and then on March 30, April 13, April 27, May 11, May 25, June 1, June 29 (if possible), July 6; 10:00 July 14; 5:30 AND 10:00 July 20 and 21; 5:30 on August 17 and August 31.

It is an Exciting time to join Pastoral Care! Pastoral care at CCRP includes : LEM’s, Casserole Crew, Visitors/ Drivers, Flower and Birthday Card ministry. Any questions, please contact Amy Lovenguth 610-804-6838.

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The Christ Church Directory is available at the back of church on the table near the wall of light switches.

Once again, the Outreach Committee is beginning the collection of 16 items for the 25 mariners in cooperation with the Seamen’s Institute and the Episcopal Diocese. For February and March, we are concentrating on warm heavy socks. Donations can be dropped in the designated container by the green door. We hope you will continue your generosity in supporting this important mission.

Our ChildFund donations are way down, with fewer children enrolled in Sunday School. We have an ongoing commitment to Clara from Guatemala and Mac-Mac, from the Philippines, who are only 9 and 10. If you wish to help the Sunday School with their support of these two children, you can use the CHILDREN’S pew envelope, or write a check to the church and put “ChildFund” in the memo.

Life Center the next night to serve is Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Thank you so much for your generosity, The Outreach Committee

The March Newsletter is available at the back of church.

Adult and Youth Choir - The Youth Choir’s official rehearsal time is 11:30-12:15, but we are often able to start earlier, just about 10 minutes after the 10AM service lets out, for an earlier end time. Please contact Janet Kaido in person or at janetskeyboard@gmail.com if you would like to participate in either group. The adult choir rehearses on Thursday night at 7:30 PM, and warms up at 9:00 AM Sunday.

In case of severe weather, such as blizzards, ice storms, or hurricanes, church will be cancelled. You can find out about a cancellation if we have your current email address or you can check the Facebook page. You can go online to update your email yourself, or let the office know. Thank you.

Winter Coat and Jacket Collection for Seaman’s Church Institute:Because of space limitations in their new quarters, SCI can no long accept men’s clothing donations except for WINTER COATS. It is difficult to work outdoors in the North Atlantic in winter without

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proper coats or jackets. Many of the sailors are Filipino, and unable to buy coats in their homeland, and unable to go ashore to purchase them when in northern ports. They tend to be small men, so we are would like to collect smaller-sized coats. We need coats for older boys—sizes 16, 18, and 20—and men’s Small and Medium ONLY.Please attach a tag securely to any donated coat or to the hanger.Hang only in the designated section of the coat rack.

If you travel, your unused hotel toiletries (soap, shampoo, creams, deodorant, toothbrush, dental floss, etc…) can be donated to the homeless. There is a bin by the green doors for donations. We packthem up every year on the MLK Volunteer Day to take to the Salvation Army for distribution to their homeless clients.

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 leave your name and contact information with the office and Bob McLaughlin will contact you to assist in establishing the fund.

Thank you for generously donating children’s items to Cradles to Crayons! This agency serves homeless and low-income children in the Southeastern Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia, and Camden, NJ. There is a bin for children’s clothing (infant to size 14), books and school supplies under the coat rack at the top of the steps nearest the church entrance doors.

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Military Service:

U.S. Army Richard W., Eric C., Michael S., Chris W., Mark R., Michael B.

U.S. Navy Marshal N., Nicole G. U.S. Air Force David B., Tony G.U.S. Marine Corps Timothy N., Jerome S., William S., AustinU.S.M.C. Reserve Neil S.National Guard Evan H., James R., Robert W.

First Responders: Tom H., Joan H., David III, Michael D., Marianna, Aaron K., Josh P., Doug C., Art R., Lee E., Jesse F., Wayne M., Mitchell H

T his Week’s Prayers Requested For : Kay Twesten; Jared Q; Fran Cuneo; Alex Trebek; Nina, Sue, Albert, Tom, Mike, Mary, John

Continuing Prayers Requested For: Jessica Davenport, Megan, Cameron, Rita, Shawna, Austin, Antonella, Sharon M., Russ, Baby Vincent, for the reunification of separated families, Trevor, Les T., Fran J., Catherine M., Mary Geiser, Jane B., Janet H. ; Shirley McGahan, Jay, Shaun, Ralph, Carrie Ann Jones, Ron, Brian Adam, Marlene, Tracy, Lea, Helen Pellock, Charlie Litzelman, David; The Kaminsky Family

Flower Memorials: Kara Barnard; Henry Ternove; Grace Ramsey Galloway

Departed: Marion Dunn

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.

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Participants Today

Altar Guild Ushers Acolytes Lay Readers

Team IIEleanor Humes Kay Twesten

8:00 AMEd Riffert

10:00 AMRoy RasnakeJessie FrancisOllie RhineGeneral Backup

8:00 AM Jason Tustin (C/S)

10:00 AMS: Tyler ColbertT: Whit Shumaker T: Sophia Marcovitz C: Austin Colbert

8:00 AMJoe Mullany

10:00 AMCarole BuchanWhit Shumaker

Chalice Bearers Counters LEMS

8:00 AM Joe MullanyEd Riffert

10:00 AMEd DoughertyKathie Klee

Team One Roberta LunariCaptain

KM, KT, RH, B&MW

S 96 — Copyright © 1985 GIA Publications, Inc. S 120 — Setting: Copyright © Church Publishing, Inc. S 130 — Copyright © 1985 GIA Publications, Inc. S 164 — Adaptation: Copyright © 1985 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-710779.

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Holy Eucharist

The First Sunday in Lent Sunday, March 10, 2019

A Note on Today’s Readings

The First Sunday in Lent—Year C

On this first Sunday in Lent, the church’s liturgy is designed to catch our attention, facing us with the most important issues of Christian commitment and living.

Today’s scriptures present us with our solidarity with one another in Christ, and with God’s people through the ages. We are part of a people with a story to tell and a song to sing. That story’s beginning is recounted in the first reading today in the form of the ancient Israelite confession of faith. This is not read as an interesting account of the salvation of strangers. It is the story of God’s first action in our salvation. We are a part of that people, having become members in our baptism. We are to begin our own story by remembering Abraham, our first ancestor in the faith, and by recounting the story of our brothers and sisters in the faith who were saved from Egyptian slavery.

The reading from Romans affirms our unity with the people of faith in all ages, regardless of status or race or culture.

Finally, in the story of the Lord’s testing (temptation) we see Jesus as the beginning of the new Israel. The old Israel, in its wilderness wandering, failed these three tests—temptations—to use God merely as a means for acquiring food and power and riches. The scriptures Jesus quotes against Satan come from those three times in the story of Israel’s wilderness experience. Israel’s failure, which is part of our story, is turned around in Jesus and becomes a saving triumph for Israel, for us who are made one Body in Christ in Baptism and Eucharist, and for those who are preparing to be baptized at Easter.

From The Rite Light: Reflections on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 2007 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York.

Prelude: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days Healey Willan

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Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Hymn (8 AM Only)

Forty days and forty nights (8AM, vs. 1,2,5) Hymnal 150

Processional (10:00 AM organ only as choir processes)

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Canticle 14, A Song of Penitence: Kyrie Pantokrator (10 AM)

S 241

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The people standing, the Celebrant says

  Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever.   Amen.

The Celebrant says

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The following is said or sung, all standing

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

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Collect of the Day

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray.

Almighty 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.

First Reading Deuteronomy 26:1-11

All sit.

A Reading from the book of Deuteronomy.

When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.” When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house.

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Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Remain seated.

Psalm 91:1-2,9-16

Qui habitat

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, *   abides under the shadow of the Almighty.  

2 He shall say to the LORD,   “You are my refuge and my stronghold, *   my God in whom I put my trust.”  

9 Because you have made the LORD your refuge, *   and the Most High your habitation,  

10 There shall no evil happen to you, *   neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.  

11 For he shall give his angels charge over you, *   to keep you in all your ways.  

12 They shall bear you in their hands, *   lest you dash your foot against a stone.  

13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder; *   you shall trample the young lion and the serpent   under your feet.  

14 Because he is bound to me in love,   therefore will I deliver him; *   I will protect him, because he knows my Name.  

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; *   I am with him in trouble;   I will rescue him and bring him to honor.  

16 With long life will I satisfy him, *   and show him my salvation.

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Second Reading Romans 10:8b-13

A Reading from Paul’s letter to the Church in Rome.

“The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Children's Message

Sequence

All stand.

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Forty days and forty nights Hymnal 150

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Holy Gospel Luke 4:1-13

All stand for the Gospel Procession.

Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

After his baptism, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’” Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, “To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’” Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’” Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

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Sermon

Nicene Creed

All stand.

We believe in one God,the Father, the Almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,the only Son of God,eternally begotten of the Father,God from God, Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made,of one Being with the Father.Through him all things were made.For us and for our salvation

he came down from heaven:by the power of the Holy Spirit

he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;he suffered death and was buried.On the third day he rose againin accordance with the Scriptures;he ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son.With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.He has spoken through the Prophets.We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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Prayers of the People

All remain standing.

Let us pray for the Church and for the world.

Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.

Silence

Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

Almighty God, this community accepts that transition is upon us. We welcome eagerly the opportunity of growth even as we recognize the need to foster such growth. Keep our hearts ever open to the possibilities of the new without forgetting the foundations of our past.

Silence

Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good.

Silence

Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory.

Silence

Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he loves us.

Clergy read names of military and first responders

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Silence

Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation.

Clergy read names on prayer list

Silence

Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.

Clergy read names of memorials and the departed

Silence

Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

For yours is the majesty, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Confession of Sin

All kneel.

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Silence.

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Minister and People

Most merciful God,we confess that we have sinned against youin 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 stands and says

Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

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/ Birthdays & Anniversary Blessings

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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Offertory Anthem:The Word Was God Rosephanye Powell

(Youth and Adult Choirs)

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 / praise him above, ye heavenly host / praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

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.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who was tempted in every way as we are, yet did not sin. By his grace we are able to triumph over every evil, and to live no longer for ourselves alone, but for him who died for us and rose again.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing/ say this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

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Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

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The people stand or kneel.

The Celebrant continues

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, 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.”

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Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People

Christ has died.Christ is risen.Christ will come again.

The Celebrant continues

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. 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 SaviorChrist has taught us,we are bold to say,

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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 thosewho 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.

Breaking of the Bread

A period of silence is kept.

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;Therefore let us keep the feast.

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.

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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.

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Communion Hymn

It Is Well with My Soul LEVAS 188

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After Communion, the Celebrant says

Let us pray.

Celebrant and People

Almighty and everliving God,we thank you for feeding uswith the spiritual foodof the most precious Body and Bloodof your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;and for assuring us in these holy mysteriesthat we are living members of the Body of your Son,and heirs of your eternal kingdom.And now, Father, send us outto do the work you have given us to do,to love and serve youas faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit,be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

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Blessing

The priest blesses the people, saying

The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant: Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

Postcommunion Hymn

Lord, who throughout these forty days (8AM, vs. 1-4) Hymnal 142

Celebrant Let us go forth in the name of Christ. People Thanks be to God

Postlude: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days Healey Willan

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...did you know?....

From The First Hundred Years, published Nov. 1979.

1931....in addition, the Diocese was concerned because we were unable to pay the pension fund, and to compound our problems, our mission in Essington was unable to pay us what they owed. Therefore the method used to help raise funds was the "Every Member Canvass" in which they contacted everyone in the parish for pledges. Meanwhile the Sunday School superintendent appealed for more heat, and with no coal available, wood was burnt. This, however, ruined the heating system and a new one was needed, whatever the cost.