— 1 —

THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

10 MAY 2015

THE HOLY EUCHARIST: RITE I 8:00 AM

St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church 500 South Country Road • Bay Shore, New York 11706

Phone 631-665-0051 Fax 631-665-0052 www.stpetersbayshore.org

— 2 —

THE HOLY EUCHARIST: RITE I THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, P. 323

THE WORD OF GOD

Voluntary: Organ Voluntary in D Major George Oldroyd

The Opening Acclamation Celebrant Alleluia. Christ is risen. People The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.

The Collect for Purity The Book of Common Prayer, p. 323

The Song of Praise: Glory be to God on high p. 324

The Collect of the Day Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray. O God, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man’s understanding: Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee in all things and above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Lessons The First Lesson: Acts 10:44-48

While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said, "Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" So he ordered them to be bap-tized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days.

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

Psalm 98 Said by all

1 Sing to the Lord a new song,* for he has done marvelous things. 2 With his right hand and his holy arm* has he won for himself the victory.

— 3 —

3 The Lord has made known his victory;* his righteousness has he openly shown in the sight of the nations. 4 He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel,* and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. 5 Shout with joy to the Lord, all you lands;* lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing. 6 Sing to the Lord with the harp,* with the harp and the voice of song. 7 With trumpets and the sound of the horn* shout with joy before the King, the Lord. 8 Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it,* the lands and those who dwell therein. 9 Let the rivers clap their hands,* and let the hills ring out with joy before the Lord, when he comes to judge the earth. 10 In righteousness shall he judge the world* and the peoples with equity. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,* and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,* world without end. Amen.

The Second Lesson: I John 5:1-6 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

The congregation stands for the reading of the Gospel.

— 4 —

The Gospel: John 15:9-17

Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John

People Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples, "As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my command-ments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. "This is my commandment, that you love one an-other as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another."

Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.

The Sermon The Right Reverend Johncy Itty

The Nicene Creed p. 327 The Prayers of the People p. 328 The Peace

THE HOLY COMMUNION

The Hymn at the Offering The Hymnal 1982, #400 (stz. 1-4) All creatures of our God and King Lasst uns erfreuen

The Great Thanksgiving, Eucharistic Prayer II p. 340 Sanctus p. 341 The Breaking of the Bread p. 337 Agnus Dei & Prayer of Humble Access p. 337 The Post Communion Prayer p. 339

— 5 —

The Prayer of St. Richard Lord Jesus Christ, Most Merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,

help us this day and everyday to see Thee more clearly, to follow Thee more nearly, to love Thee more dearly,

for Thy Name’s sake. Amen.

The Blessing & Dismissal Voluntary: Postlude in D Major Healey Willan

We extend a warm welcome to everyone, and especially any visitors who may be worshiping with us today. If you don’t already have a church home, please feel welcome to join the St. Peter’s Church family. In the Episcopal Church, all baptized persons are invited to the table to receive Holy Communion.

— PARISH NOTICES —

A MOTHERS’ DAY PRAYER: Almighty God, author of all good gifts and abundant blessings, we come before you this day with grateful hearts for the gift of our mothers who are with us now, and those who have passed on to life eternal. We give you thanks for their lives, for their selfless devotion to us, and for the many ways they have made known your presence through their love. Pour forth your bless-ings upon them, O God, and continue to sustain them with joy and your life-giving spirit. Grant us grace that we may honor them, and the memories we share, through our own acts of love and service to others. We pray this in Christ’s name. Amen. TODAY IS ROGATION SUNDAY. This is the day when the Church has

traditionally offered prayer for God’s blessings on the fruits of the

earth and the labors of those who produce our food. “Rogation”

comes from the Latin word rogare, “to ask.” Historically, the Rogation

Days (the three days before Ascension Day) were a period of fasting

and abstinence, beseeching God’s blessing on the crops for a good

harvest. While few of us today directly derive our livelihood from the

production of food, it is good to be reminded of our dependence upon

those who do and, especially, our responsibility for the environ-

ment. At the conclusion of the 10:15 service this morning, the proces-

sion will proceed to the Farm for a special Rogation Day blessing.

ST. PETER'S FARM ORGANIC COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICUL-

TURE: A ministry of St. Peter's by-the-Sea now accepting member-ships for the 2015 season, please contact Vanessa at 631-742-1336 or visit www.stpetersfarm.com.

— 6 —

THE EVOCO VOICE COLLECTIVE WOMEN’S ENSEMBLE will pre-sent their Spring concert “Spring Collection” this afternoon at St. Pe-ter’s at 4:00 pm. This is a new ensemble of the eVoco Voice Collective which has presented two outstanding concerts here in the past, and will present more next season. Further details are on page 8.

ECW MEETING, THURSDAY, 21 MAY, 10:30AM, joint meeting with Suffolk Archdeaconry ECW, beginning with a celebration of the Holy Eucharist, the Rt. Rev. Johncy Itty, celebrant. Our special guest will be the Rev. Marjorie Lindstrom, Senior Port Chaplain, Seamen's Church Institute, Port Newark, NJ. A short video of the Seamen's Church will also be shown. Please bring a brown bag lunch; tea, coffee and desserts will be provided. St. Peter's ECW members are asked to bring a simple dessert to share. Please note the earlier starting time. Come and learn about this wonderful pro-gram offered to seamen far from home and family while at sea and on the rivers. If you knit or crochet, come and find out how you can help with their Christmas-at-Sea program. If you have any questions, please see Joan Derle.

THE SHAWL MINISTRY HAS BEEN RESURRECTED!! Anyone inter-ested in either making a shawl or donating any yarn you might have at home, please contact Linda Brady at 631-665-8330.

THE FOOD PANTRY is especially in need of spaghetti and spaghetti sauce.

THE THRIFT STORE requests that no donations of any clothing be made until further notice.

VESPERS WITH A CONCERT OF ANTHEMS will be the final presenta-tion of this season’s Music at St. Peter’s. The service, sung by the Par-ish Choir of St. Peter’s, will be on Sunday, June 7 at 4:00 pm, wine and cheese reception following. All are invited. Details on page 9.

THE BAY SHORE GARDEN CLUB will present “South Shore Splen-dor, June 19 (2-6 pm) and June 20 (10-4 pm) at St. Peter’s Church. All are invited. Free Admission.

— 7 —

PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK OF SUNDAY 5/10/2015

We pray for those seeking healing: Alice, Ann, Ann, Bradley, Bruce, Bryan, Chris, Daniel, David, Debbie, Donald, Ellen, Gil, Jack, Joy, Kim, LaJune, Leo, Linda, Lisa, Louie, Manuel, Natalie, Patrick, Paul, Ryan, Samantha, Sarah Grace, Stewart, Tom;

We pray for those in military service, and especially for Eileen, John, Kyle, and Robert;

We pray for those with special needs: the unemployed; for all who suffer from addictions; for all who have AIDS and those who care for them; for those suffering from Ebola and for their families and friends;

We pray for our companion dioceses of Torit & Ecuador-Central;

In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for St. James of Jerusa-lem, Long Beach; Christ Church, Lynbrook; Christ Church, Man-hasset; Grace Church, Massapequa; Church of the Resurrection, Williston Park; LI Council of Churches Food Pantry; Members of Diocesan Council and its Departments;

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Dioceses of: Ni-ke (Nigeria); North Central Philippines (Philippines); North Caroli-na and Western North Carolina (USA); North Dakota (USA); North East India )North India).

— 8 —

— 9 —

— 10 —

— 11 —

— 12 —

— St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church —

A parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island

The Most Reverend Katherine Jefferts Schori, DD Presiding Bishop The Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano, DD Diocesan Bishop The Right Reverend Chilton Knudsen Assistant Bishop The Right Reverend Johncy Itty, DD Bishop-in-Residence Mark Engelhardt Organist and Choirmaster Sara Merrigan Preschool Director Linda Ruggieri Bookkeeper and Administrator

The Wardens and Vestry of the Parish

Salvatore Basile, Senior Warden Brian Clark, Junior Warden

Kathleen Malloy, Clerk of the Vestry Roger Burmeister William Crawford Debbie Crawford Joseph Goncalves

George Justice Chris LeBron Clyde Payne

Carl M. Siciliano

Praising God, Serving Neighbor

We seek to worship the Lord as one loving family by serving our parish and community

through prayer, music, education, and outreach