The Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Holy Eucharist 8:30 am 6 February 2022
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The Fifth Sunday After
Epiphany
Holy Eucharist
8:30 am
6 February 2022
70th Anniversary of the Coronation of Elizabeth II
by the Grace of God Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia,
The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu,
and the United Kingdom.Welcome
Welcome to St John’s in the Village, a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York,
part of the world-wide Anglican Communion.
This order of service will guide you through the Eucharist.
All baptized Christians, of any Christian denomination, are welcome to receive Communion
at this Eucharist. At present, due to Covid protocols, we receive in one kind only (bread
alone). If you would like to come to the Altar to receive a blessing (rather than Holy
Communion) please do so with your arms crossed across your chest. There are small red dots
on the three sides of the Altar platform. Standing by these at Communion lets us maintain
six-foot distancing at that time.
Covid-19: We must all be fully vaccinated and continue to wear our face-coverings indoors but
need not wear them outdoors. For the time being there will be no indoor drinking or dining at
St John’s. We are no longer required to keep six-foot physical distance, except when receiving
Holy Communion around the Altar platform. There are small red dots on all three sides of the
Altar platform marking where we stand.
The Commonwealth of NationsAll stand when the bell is rung.
THE WORD OF GOD
Acclamation:
Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit:
And blessed be his Kingdom now and for ever. Amen.
The Celebrant prays
The Collect for Purity
Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
The Collect of the Day
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that
abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever. Amen.
3All sit. The First Reading Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13] In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory." The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!" Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!" [And he said, "Go and say to this people: `Keep listening, but do not comprehend; keep looking, but do not understand.' Make the mind of this people dull, and stop their ears, and shut their eyes, so that they may not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and comprehend with their minds, and turn and be healed." Then I said, "How long, O Lord?" And he said: "Until cities lie waste without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
and the land is utterly desolate;
until the Lord sends everyone far away,
and vast is the emptiness in the midst of the land.
Even if a tenth part remain in it,
it will be burned again,
like a terebinth or an oak
whose stump remains standing
when it is felled."
The holy seed is its stump.]
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gradual: Psalm 138
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart;
before the gods I will sing your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
and praise your Name,
because of your love and faithfulness;
For you have glorified your Name
and your word above all things.
When I called, you answered me;
you increased my strength within me.
All the kings of the earth will praise you, O Lord,
when they have heard the words of your mouth.
5They will sing of the ways of the Lord, that great is the glory of the Lord. Though the Lord be high, he cares for the lowly; he perceives the haughty from afar. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you keep me safe; you stretch forth your hand against the fury of my enemies; your right hand shall save me. The Lord will make good his purpose for me; O Lord, your love endures for ever; do not abandon the works of your hands. The Epistle 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you--unless you have come to believe in vain. For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them--though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
All remain standing and turn for face the Gospellor. The Reverend Graeme Napier, Rector (Australia),
says
The Holy Gospel: Luke 5:1-11
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on
him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had
gone out of them and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging
to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the
crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep
water and let down your nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we have worked all night
long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets." When they had done
this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. So they signaled their
partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that
they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Go
away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!" For he and all who were with him were amazed at
the catch of fish that they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who
were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will
be catching people." When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and
followed him.
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Homily: The Reverend Graeme Napier, Rector (United Kingdom)
formerly Succentor, Westminster Abbey, the Coronation Church
7The Nicene Creed
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 again, in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and 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.
The Prayers of the People Form IThe response to Let us pray to the Lord is Kyrie eleison.
These are the names of those who have asked for our prayers: the sick, the infirm, the
departed, general concerns, and thanksgivings. At the appropriate place offer
intercessions, petitions, or thanksgivings.
The sick
Jay Campbell, Ann Davis, Barbara Davison, Wanda Eaton, Linda Filippelli, Harold Grossarth, Steve Jones,
Norman Kahn, Kathleen Kelley, Richard Lipscomb, Kevin Marquez, Bob Mathis, Bob Ochiltree, Geoffrey
Ream, Leonard Reitz, Andrew St John, Joel Schlosser, Marsha Serafin, Susan Stinson.
The aged, infirm, and vulnerable
Maria Bruni, Beverly Campbell & Gretchen Phillips, Ellen Carollo, Carmen Grange.
Community
Fr Alan and Jenny Dennis, Terry Greiner, the Mathis family.
Departed
Those who have died recently in disease, fear, or pain. All killed at the hands of violence. Jason Rivera
(NYPD) and Wilbert Mora (NYPD), recently departed. Damien Hahn, Michael Gillis, Maximilian Frey,
and King George VI, whose anniversaries of death fall at this time.
9The Confession of Sin and Absolution
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
All kneel, as able.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in 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 Celebrant pronounces the Absolution.
All stand for
The Peace
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Welcome and AnnouncementsCELEBRATION OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
All stand for
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer B
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Sanctus and Benedictus:
Holy, holy, holy
Lord God of Hosts.
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.
11In the midst of the prayer the celebrant says:
Therefore, according to his command, O Father…
the people respond:
We remember his death,
We proclaim his ressurection,
We await his coming in glory.
The Great Amen
Celebrant:
…forever and ever.
All:
Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed by your name; your kingdom come; your will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our
sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver
us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours; now and for ever.
Amen.
The Fraction:
We break this bread to share in the body of Christ:
We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.Those participating via our live-stream or otherwise unable to receive Holy Communion make
An Act of Spiritual Communion
God of infinite mercy,
we thank you for Jesus our Savior,
who feeds us and gives us eternal life.
Though I cannot consume the gifts of bread and wine,
I thank you that I have received the sacrament of Christ’s presence,
the forgiveness of sins, and all other benefits of Christ’s passion.
Grant that we may continue for ever in the Risen Life of our Savior,
who with you and the Holy Spirit,
lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Post-communion Prayer
Let us pray.
All stand.
Almighty and everliving God,
we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food
of the most precious Body and Blood
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;
and for assuring us in these holy mysteries
that we are living members of the Body of your Son,
and heirs of your eternal kingdom.
And now, Father, send us out
to do the work you have given us to do,
to love and serve you
as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.
13To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
The Blessing and Dismissal
The people respond:
Thanks be to God.
Immediately following the liturgy, please join us in
Saint Benedict’s Courtyard for refreshments.
Celebrant & Preacher: Fr Graeme Napier, Rector
Server: Paul Reitzfrom Sunday 6 February
Sunday 6
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany 8.30am Eucharist (said) (both in-person and streamed)
(The Sunday next before Septuagesima) 11am Sung Eucharist (both in-person and streamed)
(70th anniversary of the Accession of EIIR) followed by refreshments in the courtyard
5pm Addressless (theater, online only)
6.30pm Dignity (LGBTQ+ lay-led Roman Catholic service)
7pm Red Door AA (gallery)
Monday through Thursday 11am-3pm Gallery open (enter at 224 Waverly Place)
Monday through Friday 8am Morning Prayer (both in-person and live-streamed)
12 noon Noonday Prayer with Br Andrew (FaceBook)
4.30pm Evensong (both in-person and live-streamed)
at any time Compline by Candlelight (webcast only)
Monday 7 9am-2pm Aniela Eddie recording (church)
7pm Narcotics Anonymous (gallery)
8pm Addressless (theater, online only)
Tuesday 8 5pm Addressing the Addressless (theater, but joined by Zoom)
7.30pm The Lost Keys rehearsal (church)
Wednesday 9 1.30pm-3.30pm Duo 404 rehearsal (church)
6.15pm Eucharist (said: in-person only) of St Scholastica
7pm Debtors Anonymous (gallery)
7.30pm Greenwich Village Chamber Singers rehearsal (church)
8pm Addressless (theater, online only)
Thursday 10 7pm Red Door AA (gallery)
8pm Addressless (theater, online only)
9pm Crystal Meth Anonymous
Friday 11 7pm Red Door AA (gallery)
8pm Addressless (theater, online only): pay-what-you-can
Saturday 12 10.30am Blessed Absalom Jones Celebration (St Philip’s, Harlem, and online)
2pm Concert (Music on Time: Barbee Monk) (church)
5pm Addressless (theater, online only)
Sunday 13
Septuagesima 8.30am Eucharist (said) (both in-person and streamed)
11am Sung Eucharist (both in-person and streamed)
followed by refreshments in the courtyard
3pm Concert: Yaala Ballin (church)
5pm Addressless (theater, online only)
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6.30pm Dignity (LGBTQ+ lay-led Roman Catholic service)
7pm Red Door AA (gallery)You must be fully vaccinated to attend any service or event at St John’s. Please be ready to show proof of full vaccination. Face-coverings are required everywhere indoors. Face- coverings are optional outdoors. For the time being there will be no indoor eating or drinking at St John’s. At our 168th Annual Parish Meeting, held on Sunday 30 January via Zoom, the following were elected: Margot Shields: churchwarden for a term of 2 years Gerald Dilley and Richard Lipscomb: Vestry-members for terms of 3 years each Fr Ryan Bennett SSM, Associate Priest, will be leaving us in early February to commence his doctoral studies at the University of Edinburgh (UK). St John’s has made a gift to assist with his tuition expenses. Individuals wishing to give should do so through Saint Thomas Church (5th Avenue) where Fr Ryan also serves, and not through St. John’s. Individuals wishing to contribute should mail checks as follows: Saint Thomas Church, Attn: Bruce E. Smith, Chief Advancement Officer, 1 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019. Checks should be made payable to Saint Thomas Church, with a note or post-it stating it is for Fr Ryan Bennett’s PhD studies. Mr. Smith will ensure that checks go to the fund for Fr Ryan’s PhD studies. Saint Thomas’s will be maintaining this fund, which has been set up to allow lay persons who wish to assist with Fr Ryan’s tuition expenses to do so, so you may contribute whenever (and as often as) you wish, and such donations are tax deductible. Our current exhibition in Revelation Gallery is Capturing Black Culture: the Richness, the Love, the Tradition. Grammy nominated spoken word artist, Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D. defined Black culture as "Black is adjective, adverb, color and now." Accurately defining this declaration are three African-American artists: Myra Kooy, Amber Lodman, and Kimberly Anderson. In honor of Black History Month, Revelation Gallery presents these three exceptional artists crossing three generations of story-telling , weaving tales through photography, painting, and assemblage art. The three artists said a little about their work at the Opening; and you can view that online. The Gallery is normally open from 11am to 3pm Monday through Thursday and often following liturgies in the church. Our current production in the theater is Addressless. This is an online-only experience (no in- person audience). Created and directed by Martin Boross and written by Jonathan Payne, Addressless is an interactive, “choose your own adventure” theatrical game in which audiences encounter first-hand the complex challenges of homelessness. Much like in Dungeons and Dragons or other role-playing games, audiences are asked to follow a character and make a series of decisions over the course of the game, such as: Will their character sleep on the street or sleep in a hostel? Will they ask people for money or try to find work? While some decisions might earn the character money, they may also take a toll on their life expectancy and physical wellbeing.
Addressless speaks to the growing issue of homelessness in New York, while aiming to shift
conversations around homelessness, promote a deeper understanding of the difficulties faced by
those living without a fixed address, and fight against harmful prejudices that make coexistence
difficult. The show runs until 13 February. Saturdays and Sundays 5pm. Mondays, Thursdays,
and Fridays 8pm. Tickets ($20 - $30) here:
https://www.rattlestick.org/20212022-season/addressless
There are two remaining Pay-what-you-can ($1 minimum) shows: Fridays 4 and 11 February.
February is Black History Month. We mark this at St John’s with a month-long exhibition by
African-American artists in Revelation Gallery, a dedicated concert on Saturday 19 February by
acclaimed Jamaican singer Andrew Jones, and an online presentation Free to Be: the African-
American Presence in New York City 1900-1950, at 7pm on Tuesday 22 February by Dr Deidre
B. Flowers. We also note the diocesan celebration of the life and ministry of the Blessed
Absalom Jones on Saturday 12 February.
The exhibition Capturing Black Culture: the Richness, the Love, the Tradition showcases three
African-American artists (Myra Kooy, Amber Lodman, Kimberly Anderson) crossing three
generations of story-telling , weaving tales through photography, painting, and assemblage art.
The Gallery is open from 11am to 3pm Monday through Thursday until the end of the month.
The Blessed Absalom Jones (1746-1818), the first African-American priest of the Episcopal
Church, is celebrated annually at the diocesan level. This year the celebration takes place (both
in-person and online) at St Philip’s Church in Harlem. The Bishop of New York presides and the
Most Reverend Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, is the guest preacher.
10.30am Saturday 12 February. Full details on the diocesan website.
Andrew Jones, accompanied by Norine Castine, presents a concert of wide-ranging repertoire of
song, from Romantic art-song, through jazz, reggae, calypso, and other genres at 7pm on
Saturday 19 February in the church. Tickets ($20) on the door (no advance booking). You must
be fully vaccinated to attend and face-coverings must be worn indoors.
Dr Deidre Flowers of Colombia University continues the series curated by our Anti-Racism
Committee with our on-line but interactive presentation at 7pm on Tuesday 22 February, looking
at black experience in New York City in the first half of the 20th century.
Sunday 6 February is the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany or (since it is outside the Christmas-
Epiphany season) the Sunday Next Before Septuagesima, part of the ‘count-down’ to Lent.
Eucharists at 8.30am (said) and 11am (sung). Both Eucharists are followed by refreshments in St
17Benedict’s Courtyard. As 6 February this year is the 70th Anniversary of the Accession of Elizabeth II, and as St John’s community includes people from around Commonwealth of Nations, of which she is Head (Antigua, Australia, The Bahamas, Canada, India, Jamaica, The United Kingdom, etc), there will be a fire (‘platinum jubilee beacon’) at the reception following the 11am Sung Eucharist with appropriate refreshments from around the Commonwealth. www.E2R.eventbrite.com Later on Sunday Addressless plays in the theater at 5pm (though accessed online), Dignity (LGBTQ+ Roman Catholic lay-led worship) meets at 6.30pm in the church, and AA (Red Door) in the gallery at 7pm. On Tuesday 8 February at 5pm our theater company hosts a Community Conversation: Addressing the Addressless. Our current stage show, Addressless, is one of many efforts working to humanize those experiencing homelessness. It draws attention to the many factors playing into the realities of these community members' lives. What gets in the way of us supporting our houseless neighbors? How can we work to personalize a problem that is systemic? One way that Jonathan Payne and team are exploring is to help humanize people who are housing insecure. Whether you've experienced Addressless and want to explore your thoughts, or you're invested in the ongoing housing crisis and want to share resources with others, we hope you will benefit from engagement in this conversation. Attendance is by Zoom only. Register (gratis) here. Also on Tuesday 8 February, at 7.30pm, The Lost Keys, one of our choirs-in-residence, meets in the church for their weekly rehearsal. On Wednesday 9 February we anticipate the Feast of St Scholastica (sister of St Benedict) with a Eucharist at 6.15pm. This This Eucharist is in-person only and not webcast, and is open to the vaccinated only. Face-coverings must be worn. Following the Eucharist, at 7.30pm, Greenwich Village Chamber Singers, one of our choirs-in-residence, meet in the church for their weekly rehearsal. Also on Wednesday 9 February our 12-step group Debtors Anonymous meets in the Gallery at 7pm. Also on Thursday 10 February 12-step group Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7pm. If interested in attending contact by email (zoom@reddoorgroup.org) or look online (nyintergroup.org) for up to date information. This is an LGBT+ friendly AA group but everyone is welcome. Also on Thursday 10 February Crystal Meth Anonymous (NYC Unwired CMA Group) meets in Revelation Gallery at 9pm. Contact by email (nycunwired.12step@gmail.com) if interested in attending.
On Friday 11 February Alcoholics Anonymous meets in Revelation Gallery at 7pm. If
interested in attending contact by email (zoom@reddoorgroup.org) or look online
(nyintergroup.org) for up to date information. This is an LGBT+ friendly AA group but everyone
is welcome.
On Saturday 12 February the annual diocesan Blessed Absalom Jones service will be held in
St Philip’s Church, Harlem at 10.30am. The Eucharist, at which Bishop Dietsche is the celebrant,
will be both in-person and online. The guest preacher is the Most Reverend Michael Curry,
Presiding Bishop. Full details, location of St Philip’s Church, and registration on the diocesan
website.
Also on Saturday 12 February, at 2pm, our own Barbee Monk (soprano in St John’s Choir)
presents her concert Music on Time in the church. This is a solo vocal recital, with pianist Kelly
Horsted, featuring aria and song by Dring, Sondheim, Bacon, Mozart, and others. The concert is
both in-person and streamed. You must be fully vaccinated to attend in-person. Tickets (free, but
donations accepted) at barbeemonk.com.
Sunday 13 February is Septuagesima. Eucharists at 8.30am (said) and 11am (sung). Both are
followed by refreshments in St Benedict’s Courtyard. At 3pm we present singer Yaala Ballin in
concert, with a program of jazz and early 20th century song. The concert is in-person and may
also be live-streamed. More details to follow in our next e-bulletin and on Yaala’s website. Later
on Sunday Addressless plays in the theater at 5pm (though accessed online), Dignity (LGBTQ+
Roman Catholic lay-led worship) meets at 6.30pm in the church, and AA (Red Door) in the
gallery at 7pm.
Spiritual Direction
Brother Thomas Steffensen of the Society of St Francis (SSF: a religious society within the
Episcopal Church) will be with us on the third Friday of each month and available for Spiritual
Direction. Br Thomas is a trained spiritual director, based in Poughkeepsie, but belonging to the
SSF mother-house in San Francisco. Sessions are typically one hour long with a suggested
anonymous donation to the Society of $50 (though this is never inspected and never addressed by
the spiritual director). Br Thomas also offers spiritual direction by Zoom on days and at times of
mutual convenience to director and directee. Br Thomas can be contacted by email
(ssf.br.thomas@gmail.com).
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