Worship Schedule and Readings
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church of Lewiston
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| February 12, 2012 Worship Schedule Ministers of the Eucharist Altar Guild : Glenna Mackellar, Laurel Shoop, Carol Conibear 8am Service Preacher & Officiant : Claudia Kozcka Celebrant: Claudia Kozcka Preacher: Lean McConchie 8 a.m. Lector/Usher: Bonnie Clark 10:30 Service Celebrant: Claudia Koczka Preacher: Chalices: Ted Dexter, Blair McEvoy Acolytes: Emily Shoop, Alicia Pucci Ushers: The Shoop Family |
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Lewiston, New York
6 Epiphany B February 12 2012
The 8:00 service begins on p. 355 of the BCP. We’ll be using
the readings and page numbers below, without music.
8:00 Lector/Usher: Bonnie Clark
Prelude “Dearest Jesus, We are Here”, J.S. Bach
Announcements
The Ministry of the Word
Hymn 616 “Hail to the Lord's Annointed”
Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit.
People And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever.
Amen.
All 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.
S-280 “Glory to God in the highest”
Celebrant O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you:
Mercifully accept our prayers; and because in our weakness we
can do nothing good without you, give us the help of your grace,
that in keeping your commandments we may please you both in
will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Kings 5:1-14, read by Ted Dexter and followed by meditative
silence: Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram,
was a great man and in high favor with his master, because by
him the LORD had given victory to Aram. The man, though a
mighty warrior, suffered from leprosy. Now the Arameans on one
of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel,
and she served Naaman's wife. She said to her mistress, "If only
my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure
him of his leprosy." So Naaman went in and told his lord just what
the girl from the land of Israel had said. And the king of Aram said,
"Go then, and I will send along a letter to the king of Israel." He
went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of
gold, and ten sets of garments. He brought the letter to the king of
Israel, which read, "When this letter reaches you, know that I have
sent to you my servant Naaman, that you may cure him of his
leprosy." When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes
and said, "Am I God, to give death or life, that this man sends word
to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Just look and see how he is
trying to pick a quarrel with me."But when Elisha the man of God
heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a
message to the king, "Why have you torn your clothes? Let him
come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel." So
Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and halted at the
entrance of Elisha's house. Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying,
"Go, wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be
restored and you shall be clean." But Naaman became angry and
went away, saying, "I thought that for me he would surely come
out, and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and
would wave his hand over the spot, and cure the leprosy! Are not
Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the
waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them, and be clean?" He
turned and went away in a rage. But his servants approached and
said to him, "Father, if the prophet had commanded you to do
something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more,
when all he said to you was, `Wash, and be clean'?" So he went
down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according
to the word of the man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh
of a young boy, and he was clean. (Response: Thanks be to God.)
Psalm 30 (Simplified Anglican Chant, S-412)
1 I will exalt you, O LORD,
because you have lifted me up *
and have not let my enemies triumph over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried out to you, *
and you restored me to health.
*3 You brought me up, O LORD, from the dead; *
you restored my life as I was going down to the grave.
4 Sing to the LORD, you servants of his; *
give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.
5 For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, *
his favor for a lifetime.
6 Weeping may spend the night, *
but joy comes in the morning.
7 While I felt secure, I said,
"I shall never be disturbed. *
You, LORD, with your favor, made me as strong as
the mountains."
8 Then you hid your face, *
and I was filled with fear.
9 I cried to you, O LORD; *
I pleaded with the Lord, saying,
10 "What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit? *
will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness?
11 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me; *
O LORD, be my helper."
12 You have turned my wailing into dancing; *
you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy.
13 Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; *
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks for ever.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27, read by Blair McEvoy, and followed by
meditative silence: Do you not know that in a race the runners
all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way
that you may win it. Athletes exercise self-control in all things;
they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable
one. So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the
air; but I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming
to others I myself should not be disqualified.
(Response: Thanks be to God.)
Anthem “Praise! Praise!”, G.F. Handel
Preacher The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,
according to Mark (Mark 1:40-45)
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
A leper came to Jesus begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If
you choose, you can make me clean." Moved with pity, Jesus
stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do
choose. Be made clean!" Immediately the leprosy left him, and he
was made clean. After sternly warning him he sent him away at
once, saying to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go,
show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses
commanded, as a testimony to them." But he went out and began to
proclaim it freely, and to spread the word, so that Jesus could no
longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and
people came to him from every quarter
(Response: Praise to you, Lord Christ.)
Sermon
Page 358 The Nicene Creed
Commissioning of the 2012 St. Paul's Vestry
Page 392 Prayers of the People, Form IV
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People And also with you.
The Holy Communion
All are welcome to receive communion, whether or not
they were baptized in the Episcopal Church.
Hymn 493 “O for a thousand tongues to sing”
Page 367 Eucharistic Prayer B
S-130 “Holy, holy, holy Lord”
Page 364 The Lord’s Prayer
S-164 “Jesus, Lamb of God”
Page 365 Postcommunion Prayer and Blessing
Hymn 411 “O bless the Lord, my soul!”
Celebrant Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Postlude: “Andantino”, Schubert
Ministers of the Eucharist
Altar: Glenna Mackellar, Laurel Shoop, Carol Conibear
Celebrant: Claudia Kozcka
Lector/Usher: Bonnie Clark
Chalices: Ted Dexter, Blair McEvoy
Acolytes: Emily Shoop, Alicia Pucci
Ushers: The Shoop Family