ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL - THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2009 THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE FOR THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN LONDON
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ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE
FOR THE
AMERICAN COMMUNITY
IN LONDON
THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2009
1100Combined Choirs of American Congregations
directed by
ANTONY BALDWIN MA, FRCO (CHM), FTCL, LRAM
Director of Music
The American Church in London
The Organist
TIMOTHY WAKERELL MMUS
Sub-Organist
St Paul’s Cathedral
Participating in this service are staff and members of
The American Embassy
Members of the US Armed Forces
The American Church in London
An interdenominational Christian congregation
worshipping at Whitefield Memorial Chapel
Tottenham Court Road, London, W1
The International Community Church
An interdenominational Christian congregation
meeting on the campus of the Rydens School in Hersham, Surrey
and St Mary’s Church, Thorpe
An offering will be made towards the expenses of the service
and for Opportunity International UK.
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE CATHEDRAL
AND PLEASE SWITCH OFF ALL MOBILE PHONES AND PAGERS.
THANK YOU.Before the service TIMOTHY WAKERELL, Sub-Organist, plays
Grand Dialogue in C Louis Marchand (1669-1732)
Partita sopra ‘Nun freut Euch’ Lionel Rogg (b. 1936)
At 1050 Remain seated as the Dean and Chapter leave the Dean’s Aisle and proceed
to the Great West Doors of the Cathedral.
At 1055 The Ambassador of the United States of America and Mrs Louis Susman are
received at the Great West Doors.
At 1058 the College of Minor Canons, the visiting Clergy and the College of Canons
leave the Dean’s Aisle and proceed to their places under the Dome, in the following
order:
A Virger
The College of Minor Canons
The Reverend Timothy Burkett Dearhamer
Senior Pastor
St Anne's Lutheran Church, London
The Reverend Dr Barry Gaeddert The Reverend Dr John D’Elia
Senior Pastor Senior Minister
The International Community Church The American Church in London
Surrey
A Virger
The College of CanonsORDER OF SERVICE
Stand as the Ambassador of the United States of America and Mrs Louis Susman are
escorted by the Dean and Chapter to their places under the Dome.
HYMN
during which the Color Guard present the Colors at the Dome Altar.
Come, ye thankful people, come,
Raise the song of harvest-home:
All be safely gathered in,
Ere the winter storms begin:
God, our Maker, doth provide
For our wants to be supplied:
Come to God’s own temple, come;
Raise the song of harvest-home!
All this world is God’s own field,
Fruit unto his praise to yield;
Wheat and tares together sown,
Unto joy or sorrow grown;
First the blade and then the ear,
Then the full corn shall appear:
Grant, O harvest Lord, that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.
For the Lord our God shall come,
And shall take his harvest home.
From his field shall purge away
All that doth offend, that day;
Give his angels charge at last
In the first the tares to cast,
But the fruitful ears to store
In his garner evermore.
Then, thou Church triumphant, come.
Raise the song of harvest-home:
All be safely gathered in,
Free from sorrow, free from sin;
There for ever purified
In God’s garner to abide:
Come, ten thousand angels, come,
Raise the glorious harvest-home!
Words Henry Alford (1810-71) Tune ST GEORGE’S WINDSOR
George Elvey (1816-93)Remain standing as THE DEAN, THE RIGHT REVEREND GRAEME KNOWLES, gives
THE BIDDING
We come together on this Thanksgiving Day to remember before God all the peoples
of the United States of America. We give thanks for that nation’s history, for its
inheritance of faith, for its tradition of liberty, for its defence of freedom, for all that
we have received at God’s hand. And we pray for all the nations of the world that men
and women may learn to live together in peace. And so we ask for a new vision, a
new courage and a new resolve to live according to God’s law. And we come united
in our common story and in the faith that we share as we say together:
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, the
power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Sit as the Combined Choirs of American Congregations sing
ANTHEM
Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it,
Mount of God's redeeming love.
Here I raise to thee an altar,
Hither by thy help I'm come:
And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wand'ring from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed his precious blood.O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be!
Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wand'ring heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here's my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for thy courts above.
Words Robert Robinson Music Early American Tune (Nettleton)
(1735-1790) from John Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music,
Part the Second (1813)
arr. Antony Baldwin (b. 1957)
Remain seated
THE FIRST LESSON
Psalm 105. 1-11
read by
THE REVEREND CANON MARTIN WARNER
Treasurer, Canon in Residence
O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples.
Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wonderful works.
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually.
Remember the wonderful works he has done,
his miracles, and the judgements he has uttered,
O offspring of his servant Abraham,
children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
He is the Lord our God;
his judgements are in all the earth.
He is mindful of his covenant for ever,
of the word that he commanded,
for a thousand generations,
the covenant that he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,
which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your portion for an inheritance.Stand
HYMN
We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
he chastens and hastens his will to make known;
the wicked oppressing now cease from distressing:
sing praise to his Name, he forgets not his own.
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;
so from the beginning the fight we were winning:
thou, Lord, wast at our side: all glory be thine!
We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,
and pray that thou still our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation:
thy Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
Words Nederlandtsche Gedenckclank, 1626 Music Edward Kresmer
trans. Theodore Baker (1851-1934) (1838-1914)
Sit
THE SECOND LESSON
1 Thessalonians 5. 12-22
read by
ELIZABETH HEISER
The International Community Church
We appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labor among you, and
have charge of you in the Lord and admonish you; esteem them very highly in love
because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. And we urge you, beloved, to
admonish the idlers, encourage the faint-hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of
them. See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one
another and to all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the
Spirit. Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is
good; abstain from every form of evil.
Remain seatedTHE EXPLANATION OF NEED
by
THE REVEREND DR BARRY GAEDDERT
The International Community Church, Surrey
THE OFFERING
The proceeds of today’s offering will be given to Opportunity International UK. The
congregation is invited to give generously.
During the offering, the Combined Choirs of American Congregations sing
ANTHEM
"Be not afraid", saith God the Lord.
"Be not afraid; thy help is near.
Though thousands languish and fall beside thee,
And tens of thousands around thee perish;
Yet it shall not come nigh thee.
Be not afraid, thy help is near" saith God the Lord.
Words Isaiah 41. 10 Music FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Remain seated
THE PRESIDENT’S PROCLAMATION
THE HONORABLE LOUIS SUSMAN
Ambassador of the United States of AmericaA LITANY OF THANKSGIVING
led by
THE REVEREND JASON RENDELL
Minor Canon & Sacrist
ANNE BARLOW
St Marylebone’s School
ANDREW PRICE
The American School in London
AVERY BARBER
The American School in England
Let us give thanks to our gracious and loving God for all the gifts which God’s
bountiful provision so freely bestows upon us.
For the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of
life, for the mystery of love.
We thank you, Lord.
For all that is gracious in the lives of women and men, revealing the image of Christ.
We thank you, Lord.
For our daily food and drink, our homes and families, and our friends.
We thank you, Lord.
For minds to think, and hearts to love, and hands to serve.
We thank you, Lord.
For setting us at tasks which demand our best efforts, and for leading us to
accomplishments which satisfy and delight us.
We thank you, Lord.
For disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you
alone.
We thank you, Lord.
For the brave and courageous, who are patient in suffering and faithful in adversity.
We thank you, Lord.
For all valiant seekers after truth, liberty and justice.
We thank you, Lord.
For the communion of saints, in all times and places.
We thank you, Lord.
For this good world with all its resources, opportunities and challenges.
We thank you, Lord.As we give thanks for all the blessings which come from your hand, O God, we
remember your people who daily struggle to attain basic needs. We pray for those
who live as people without land, shelter, food, or companionship and for those who
live and serve in areas torn by war and conflict. Give us the will and the courage to
seek your justice and mercy, that all people may share in your abundance.
Above all, we give you thanks for your Son Jesus Christ, for the truth of his Word and
the example of his life; for his steadfast obedience, by which he overcame temptation;
for his dying, through which he overcame death; and for his rising to life again, in
which we are raised to the life of your kingdom. Give us the gift of your Spirit, that
we may know you and make your presence known; and through you, at all times and
in all places, may give thanks in all things.
O loving and generous God, you open your hand and satisfy the needs of every living
creature: multiply the harvests of the world and let your Spirit renew the face of the
earth, so that our land may give her increase, and your people everywhere may give
you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Stand
HYMN
Now thank we all our God,
With hearts and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done,
In whom his world rejoices;
Who from our mother’s arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours today.
O may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us in his grace,
And guide us when perplexed,
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next.
All praise and thanks to God
The Father now be given,
The Son, and him who reigns
With them in highest heaven,
The One eternal God,
Whom earth and heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.
Words German, Martin Rinkart (1586-1649) Tune NUN DANKET
tr. Catherine Winkworth (1827-78) Johann Crüger (1598-1662)Sit
THE SERMON
THE REVEREND DR JOHN A D’ELIA
Senior Pastor
The American Church in London
Stand
HYMN
during which the Colors are returned to the Color Party.
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.
O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law.
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness,
And every gain divine.
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.
Words Katherine Lee Bates (1869-1929) Music MATERNA
Samuel A. Ward (1848-1903)Remain standing as THE DEAN gives
THE BLESSING
May God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the source of goodness and
growth, pour his blessing upon all things created, and upon you his children, that you
may use his gifts to his glory and the welfare of all peoples; and the blessing of God
almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with
you always. Amen.
Remain standing as the Dean and Chapter escort the Ambassador of the United States
of America and Mrs Louis Susman to the Great West Doors.
The College of Minor Canons, the visiting Clergy and the College of Canons return to
the Dean’s Aisle.
Organ Voluntary
Prélude et Danse Fuguée Gaston Litaize (1909-91)
Members of the congregation are asked to remain in their places until invited to
leave by a Wandsman or Usher.
After the service the American Memorial Chapel at the East End of the Cathedral will
be open for those who wish to visit it. Please enter by the North Quire Aisle.
The date of next year’s
Thanksgiving Day service is
Thursday 25 November 2010THIS YEAR'S DESIGNATED CHARITY
OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL UK
Opportunity International UK is a
member of the global Opportunity
International Network, a pioneer
and global leader in providing microfinance and training to the working poor and is
the the largest charity in the UK specialising in microfinance in the developing world.
Our vision
Opportunity International UK’s vision is to give 10 million of the world’s poorest
people the chance to work their own way out of poverty, through microfinance, by
2015.
Our mission
Our mission is to provide opportunities for people in poverty to transform their lives,
by providing access to sustainable financial services (micro loans, savings and
insurance) and training so they can unlock their own potential and work their way out
of poverty.
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