THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT MARCH 14, 2021 9:00 & 10:30 A.M - ST. PHILIP'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - St. Philip's Episcopal Church
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ST. PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
MARCH 14, 2021
9:00 & 10:30 A.M.
The Brazen Serpent
Order of Worship
Prelude “I Love Thee, My Lord” by George Shearing (1919-2011)
When the bell rings three times, everyone stands as each person is able.
Processional Hymn Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
Hymnal #690
2Opening Acclamation
Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins;
People His mercy endures forever.
All remain standing. The Celebrant continues with
The Collect for Purity. A
Collect (emphasis on the first
The Collect for Purity syllable) is a collective prayer,
The Celebrant then continues: gathering the thoughts and
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you prayers of the congregation.
no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of There are two collects in the
service of Holy Communion:
your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify
The Collect For Purity, and
your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Collect for the day.
Kyrie
This supplication to the entrance rite of Holy Eucharist is sung by all.
3The Collect for the Day is The Collect of the Day
a prayer from the ancient
and historic church that
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
precedes the readings People And also with you.
from holy scripture. Celebrant Let us pray.
There is a unique collect
for each Sunday of the The Celebrant then says
year as well as feast days. Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to
be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread,
that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
A Reading from the Old Testament: Numbers 21:4-9
A Reading from the Book of the Numbers.
Reading from the From Mount Hor the Israelites set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go
Old Testament: around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. The
people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us
As they wander in the
up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water,
wilderness, the people
become impatient with and we detest this miserable food.” Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents
Moses and resentful of among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. The
God. They are punished people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the
for their disobedience, Lord and against you; pray to the Lord to take away the serpents from us.”
but God heals them
So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a
when they repent.
poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall
look at it and live.” So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a
pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the
serpent of bronze and live.
Reader The Word of the Lord
People Thanks be to God.
4Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 A “Note” on Singing
Anglican Chant:
Each verse is sung to
half of the chant. Paired
verses are sung to the
entire chant.
Bold-faced underlined
words are sung to notes
with black note heads.
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, *
Words not in bold are
and his mercy endures for ever. sung to the white note
2 Let all those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim * heads.
that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe. White note heads are
unmeasured, meaning
3 He gathered them out of the lands; * that the length is not de-
from the east and from the west, termined by the note
from the north and from the south. value, but rather by the
time needed to sing the
17 Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; * words.
they were afflicted because of their sins.
18 They abhorred all manner of food *
and drew near to death's door.
19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
20 He sent forth his word and healed them *
and saved them from the grave.
21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
22 Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.
A Reading from the New Testament: Ephesians 2:1-10
A Reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, fol- Reading from the
lowing the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, New Testament:
the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient. All of us
once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of Faith is a gift from God
that cannot be earned. By
flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone God’s grace, our faith
else. But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he empowers us to do the
loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive to- work God intends for us.
gether with Christ-- by grace you have been saved-- and raised us up with
him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in
the ages to come he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in
kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God-- not the
5result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what he has made us,
created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to
be our way of life.
Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn:
My faith looks up to thee Hymnal 1982 #691
6Gospel Acclamation:
The choir introduces the refrain; all repeat. The choir sings the verse below; all repeat the
refrain.
Verse: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone
who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. (John 3:16)
Repeat the Refrain
The Gospel: John 3:14-21
Gospel reading
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Jesus teaches that all who
Jesus said, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must place their trust in him
receive forgivenss of their
the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal sins and inherit everlasting
life. life.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone
who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world,
but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe
in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned al-
ready, because they have not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people
loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil. For all who
do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may
not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it
may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”
Deacon The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Gospel Acclamation:
Sung by all.
Sermon The Rev. Michael Stephenson
7Nicene Creed BCP p. 326
We believe in one God, On the third day he rose again
the Father, the Almighty, in accordance with the Scriptures;
maker of heaven and earth, he ascended into heaven
of all that is, seen and unseen. and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ He will come again in glory to judge
the only Son of God, the living and the dead,
eternally begotten of the Father, and his kingdom will have no end.
God from God, Light from Light, We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
true God from true God,
the giver of life,
begotten, not made,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
of one Being with the Father.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation and glorified.
he came down from heaven: He has spoken through the Prophets.
by the power of the Holy Spirit We believe in one holy catholic and
he became incarnate from the apostolic Church.
Virgin Mary, and was made man. We acknowledge one baptism for the
For our sake he was crucified under forgiveness of sins.
Pontius Pilate; We look for the resurrection of the dead,
he suffered death and was buried. and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Prayers of the People – Form III BCP p. 387
The Intercessor and People pray responsively
Intercessor Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church;
People That we all may be one.
Intercessor Grant that every member of the Church may truly and
humbly serve you;
People That your Name may be glorified by all people.
Intercessor We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons, especially
Michael our Presiding Bishop and Poulson our Bishop;
People That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and
Sacraments.
Intercessor We pray for all who govern and hold authority in this
community, the nation, and the world, especially Joseph our
President; Kevin our Governor, and Doug our Mayor;
People That there may be justice and peace on the earth.
Intercessor Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake;
People That our works may find favor in your sight.
8Intercessor Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or
trouble, especially [ ____________, ] and those suffering from
COVID-19;
People That they may be delivered from their distress.
Intercessor Give to the departed eternal rest, especially [ ____________,
and] those who have died from the Coronavirus;
People Let light perpetual shine upon them.
Intercessor We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy;
People May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.
Intercessor We give thanks for ______________, [and] all the blessings of
this life.
Intercessor Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.
The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect.
Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Merci-
fully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
People Amen.
Confession of Sin
Deacon Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.
All 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 thy
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.
Absolution
Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sin
through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness,
and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
Amen.
The Peace
All stand. The Celebrant says to the people
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People And also with you.
Announcements
9Offertory Music
“Hear Me When I Call” by Richard Shephard
Text: Psalm 4:1,6
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness:
Thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble.
Have mercy upon me and hearken to my prayer.
Lord lift up the light of thy countenance upon us. Amen.
The Doxology
When the gifts are presented, we sing together:
Celebrant All things come from you, O God.
People And of your own we give to you.
The Great Thanksgiving ~ Eucharistic Prayer A
The people remain standing. BCP 361
The Celebrant and People continue as follows:
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
Here a Proper Preface
is said or sung by the It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give
celebrant on all Sun- thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
days, and on other oc-
Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who was tempted in every way as we are,
casions as appointed.
yet did not sin. By his grace we are able to triumph over every evil, and to
This is one of the two
Proper Prefaces ap- live no longer for ourselves alone, but for him who died for us and rose
pointed for Lent. again.
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:
10The Sanctus Bells are rung three times.
Sanctus Hymnal #S-125
The people kneel or stand.
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.”
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Celebrant and People say:
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
11The 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.
The Great Amen is the end People AMEN.
of the Eucharistic prayer.
The Eucharistic prayer by The Celebrant then continues
definition means As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,
thanksgiving and is a
prayer of sanctification, a
Our Father, who art in heaven, as we forgive those who trespass
means by which we, as a
church family, receive hallowed be thy Name, against us.
grace. The Eucharistic thy kingdom come, And lead us not into temptation,
prayer begins with a thy will be done, but deliver us from evil.
prayer of thanksgiving and on earth as it is in heaven. For thine is the kingdom, and the
an invitation to unite
Give us this day our daily bread. power, and the glory,
together and with Christ.
And forgive us our trespasses, for ever and ever. Amen.
The people end the
Eucharistic prayer with a
resounding “AMEN”
The Breaking of the Bread
followed by the ringing of A period of silence is kept.
the Sanctus bells.
Celebrant Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People Therefore let us keep the feast.
The Celebrant and People sing our invitation to the Eucharist.
Fraction Anthem: Christ our Passover Hymnal #S-160
12The Celebrant invites the congregation to communion.
Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God.
An Act of Spiritual Communion
The celebrant invites the following prayer to be said by all who are not receiving commun-
ion at church.
All My Jesus, I believe you are present in the Most Holy Sacraments. I
love you above all things and desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentality, come at
least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already
there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be sep-
arated from you. Amen.
All stand as they are able.
Communion Response: “Christ Be with Me” Hymnal #370 (stanza 6)
After Communion, the Celebrant says
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 spir-
itual 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. 13Blessing
Celebrant The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you for ever. Amen.
Recessional Hymn:
Father, we thank thee who hast planted Hymnal #302
14Dismissal
Deacon Let us go forth into the world in the name of Christ.
People Thanks be to God.
Postlude
Improvisation on Rendez à Dieu
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Worship Participants at 9 a.m.
Altar Guild: Jodie Barlow Celeste Barringer, Jodie Bridges, Trista Spurgeon
Crucifer: Will Lytkowski
Reader of the Old Testament: Mike Vanway
Reader of the New Testament: Tamara Lytkowski
Intercessor: Josie Lytkowski
Camera/Sound: Matt Wells
Worship Participants at 10:30 a.m.
Altar Guild: Jodie Barlow Celeste Barringer, Jodie Bridges, Trista Spurgeon
Crucifer: Dalton Elmer
Reader of the Old Testament: Kyle Craighead
Reader of the New Testament: Sharon Claytor
Intercessor: Becky Welch
Camera/Sound: Jon Harper
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
AND PERMISSIONS
Parish Clergy and Staff
Processional Hymn:
690, Guide me, O thou great The Rev. Mike Stephenson, Rector - frmike@cableone.net
Jehovah; Words: William Williams
(1717-1791); tr. Peter Williams Fr. Mike 312-213-0577 cell for emergencies
(1722-1796), alt.
Music: Cwm Rhondda, John
The Rev. Joyce Spurgin, Deacon - spurgin@cableone.net
Hughes (1873-1932)
Jane Volkema, Rector’s Assistant/Admin. - stpadmin@cableone.net
Sequence Hymn: 580-226-2191 parish office
691, My faith looks up to thee
Words: Ray Palmer (1808-1887) David Lim, Organist & Choir Director - stpmusic@cableone.net
Music: Olivet, Lowell Mason
(1792-1872) Sharon Winter, Office Assistant - stpbeans@cableone.net
Recessional Hymn: Dee Smith, Office Volunteer
302, Father, we thank thee who
hast planted; Words: Greek, ca. Karlie Harper, Youth Director
110; tr. F. Bland Tucker (1895-
1984), rev.; Music: Rendez à Dieu, Matt Wells, Sexton
melody and harm. att. Louis
Bourgeois (1510?-1561?) www.stphilipsardmore.org
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