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St. Edward’s Episcopal Church

737 MOON ROADLAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046

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THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

OCTOBER 7, 2018 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM

Welcome to St. Edward’s Episcopal Church – established in 1968. This leaflet is your guide to the liturgy and is a resource for the material needed for this service. You will find three books in the pew rack in front of you - The 1979 Book of Common Prayer (red book), The Hymnal 1982 (blue book) and LEVAS (Lift Every Voice and Sing II - black and red cover). Hymn numbers preceded by ‘S’ are from the Service Music at the front of the Hymnal 1982. It is customary to stand during the singing of hymns, unless otherwise directed. It is perfectly appropriate to either stand, sit, or kneel for prayers. If you are visiting with us today, please be sure to fill out a Visitor Card (found in the pew in front of you) and give it to one of our ushers. We are blessed that you are here, and we look forward to meeting you! September is a month of experiencing different liturgies from our worldwide Anglican Communion. This Sunday our liturgy comes from The Liturgy of the Church of Nigeria.

We are also experimenting with ways help us facilitate the flow of our worship services. Here are two things we are implementing this month:

1. Announcements will be made after the prelude and before the opening hymn.

2. The Peace will be passed with each person staying in place - passing the peace with those immediately Today’s flowers are given by Sarah West to the glory of God and in memory of Sarah

West in memory of MSG (ret.) William G West, Connie West, & Gary West.

in front, to the sides and back of you.

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THE ORDER OF SERVICE FOR OCTOBER 7

BASED UPON THE LITURGY OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA

(The People’s Responses are in bold italics)

THE PREPARATIONPRELUDE

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PROCESSIONAL HYMN Joyful, joyful, we adore thee HYMN 376

THE GREETINGPresident The Lord is here.People His Spirit is with us.

THE COLLECT FOR PURITYAlmighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known,and from whom no secrets are hidden: Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love You,and worthily magnify Your Holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE GLORIA Glory be to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth.Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father.We worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory.Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God,You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us;You are seated at the right hand of the Father; receive our prayer.For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord,


You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

ACT OF PENITENCE

SUMMARY OF THE LAW Our Lord Jesus Christ said:“Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord: and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this: You shall love your neighbour as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these Your laws in our hearts.

Hear the words of comfort our Saviour Christ says to all who truly turn to Him: Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Mt. 11:28).

CONFESSIONLet us confess our sins, in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments and to live in love and peace with all people; meekly kneeling upon our knees.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father,We have sinned against Youand against our neighbours,in thought and word and deed,through negligence, through weakness,through our own deliberate fault.We have not sufficiently walked according to the mind of Christ.We have named the name of Christ,but have not departed from iniquity.We are truly sorry, and repent of all our sins.For the sake of Your Son Jesus Christ,who died for us, forgive us all that is past,and grant that we may serve You in newness of life,to the glory of Your name. Amen.

ABSOLUTIONAlmighty God, who forgives all who truly repent,have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins,confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


THE COLLECT OF THE DAYPresident The Lord be with youPeople And also with you.President Let us pray.Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE COLLECT FOR OUR PARISHOur loving and heavenly Father, please pour down your Holy Spirit upon this parish, and grant us a new vision of your glory, a new experience of your power, a new faithfulness to your Word, a new consecration to your service, so that, through our renewed witness, your Holy name may be glorified and your kingdom advanced; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD

THE LESSON JOB 1:1; 2:1-10

There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil. He still persists in his integrity, although you incited me against him, to destroy him for no reason.” Then Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! All that people have they will give to save their lives. But stretch out your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.” The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and inflicted loathsome sores on Job from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. Job took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes. Then his wife said to him, “Do you still persist in your integrity? Curse God, and die.” But he said to her, “You speak as any foolish woman would speak. Shall we receive the good at the hand of God, and not receive the bad?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.


This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GRADUAL PSALM 26The People read responsively as indicated.

1. Give judgment for me, O Lord, for I have lived with integrity; *

I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. 2. Test me, O Lord, and try me; *

examine my heart and my mind. 3. For your love is before my eyes; *

I have walked faithfully with you. 4. I have not sat with the worthless, *

nor do I consort with the deceitful. 5. I have hated the company of evildoers; *

I will not sit down with the wicked. 6. I will wash my hands in innocence, O Lord, *

that I may go in procession round your altar, 7. Singing aloud a song of thanksgiving *

and recounting all your wonderful deeds. 8. Lord, I love the house in which you dwell *

and the place where your glory abides. 9. Do not sweep me away with sinners, *

nor my life with those who thirst for blood,10. Whose hands are full of evil plots, *

and their right hand full of bribes.11. As for me, I will live with integrity; *

redeem me, O Lord, and have pity on me.12. My foot stands on level ground; *

in the full assembly I will bless the Lord.

THE EPISTLE HEBREWS 1:1-4; 2:5-12

Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent


than theirs. Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. But someone has testified somewhere, “What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or mortals, that you care for them? You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honor, subjecting all things under their feet.” Now in subjecting all things to them, God left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to them, but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.”

This is the Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

SEQUENCE HYMN 8:00 Instrumental

10:30 What a friend we have in Jesus LEVAS 109 All Stand for the GospelTHE GOSPEL MARK 10:2-16

The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark.Glory to Christ our Saviour.Some Pharisees came, and to test Jesus they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.


This is the Gospel of the Lord.Praise to Christ our Lord.

THE SERMON THE REV. CANON DR. A. GORDON OKUNSANYATHE 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 INTERCESSIONThe Intercessor prays the petitions. The People read the words in bold italics.

Intercessor Let us pray for the Church and for the world, and let us thank God for His goodness.

Intercessor Almighty God, our heavenly Father, You promised through Your Son Jesus Christ

to hear us when we pray in faith. Strengthen Justin, our Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Robert & Don our Bishops, Gordon & Fabio, our


priests, and all Your Church in the service of Christ, that those who confess Your name may be united in Your truth, live together in Your love, and reveal Your glory in the world.Lord in your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Intercessor Bless and guide our rulers: Donald, our President, Nathan, our Governor, and Judy, our Mayor; give wisdom to all in authority; and direct this and every nation in the ways of justice and of peace; that people may honour one another, and seek the common good.Lord in your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Intercessor Give grace to us, our families and friends, and to all our neighbours; that we may serve Christ in one another, and love as He loves us.Lord in your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Intercessor Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit ..., give them courage and hope in their troubles; and bring them the joy of Your salvation.Lord in your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Intercessor Preserve those under any threat of danger, especially our service men and women ...

Lord in your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Intercessor Our grateful hearts praise you as we thank you for the blessings of this parish, especially for the for the wedding anniversaries of ... and for the birthdays this week of ... Lord in your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Intercessor Hear us as we remember, those who have died in the faith of Christ ..., according to Your promises, grant us with them a share in Your eternal kingdom.Lord in your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Intercessor Rejoicing in the fellowship of the ever-blessed Virgin Mary, blessed Edward, and all Your saints, we commend ourselves and all Christian people to Your unfailing love.Lord in your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Concluding Collect


President Almighty God, the Fountain of all wisdom, who knows our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking; we pray You to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the worthiness of Your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE MINISTRY OF THE SACRAMENT

THE PEACEThe Celebrant introduces the Peace, reminding all to remain standing,

exchanging the peace with those immediately around you.President We are the body of Christ.

In the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Let us then pursue all that makes for peace and build up our

common life.The peace of the Lord be always with you;

People And also with you.President Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

OCTOBER BLESSINGSBirthday blessing (From The Book of Common Prayer)

Priest O God, our times are in your hand. Look with favor, we pray, on your servant, N., as they begin another year.People Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Anniversary blessing (From A New Zealand Prayer Book)Priest O God, You have so consecrated the covenant of marriage that in it is represented the spiritual unity between Christ and his Church; Send therefore your blessing upon these your servants, N….People that they may so love, honor, and cherish each other in faithfulness and patience, in wisdom and true godliness, that their home may be a haven of blessing and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

OFFERTORY ANTHEM


8:00 Instrumental10:30 Bambelela

From South Africa “Bambelela” is a Zulu word meaning “Hang in there – never

give up!”

OFFERTORY HYMN8:00 Instrumental

10:30 (All sing) Wa wa wa, emimimo From Nigeria “Wa wa wa emimimo” is a Yoruba phrase meaning, “Come,

Holy Spirit.”

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Wa wa wa, emimimo

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTSThe Celebrant now says the prayer over the gifts,

Accept, we pray You, O Lord these gifts which we here bring to You as the token of our love and gratitude; and grant that they may be so wisely used, that by them the work of Your Church may be prospered and Your kingdom enlarged; for the glory of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

Ceremonial washing of hands may take place here. These words are said as water is poured on the fingers.

President I wash my hands in innocence, O Lord, that I may go about Your altarand lift up the voice of thanksgiving. Amen.

The President takes the Bread and Cup into his hands and places them on the Holy Table.

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At the offering of the Bread. President Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through Your goodness

we have this bread to offer which the earth has given and human hands have made.

It will become for us the Bread of Life.All Blessed be God for ever. Amen.

At the offering of the Wine.President Blessed are You Lord, God of all creation. Through Your goodness

we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands.It will become our spiritual drink.

All Blessed be God for ever. Amen.

Then the President takes the offering in his hands and says with the people.All Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the splendour, and the

majesty; for everything in heaven and on earth is Yours. All things come from You, and of Your own do we give You.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYERPresident The Lord be with you.All And also with you.President Lift up your hearts.All We lift them to the Lord.President Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.All It is right to give God thanks and praise.

The President continuesIt is indeed right; it is our duty and joy at all times and in all places to give you thanks and praise, Holy father, heavenly king, almighty and eternal God. Through Jesus Christ your only Son our Lord, for he is your living word; through him you have created all things from the beginning and formed us in your own image. Through him you have freed us from the slavery of sin, giving him to be born as man, and to die upon the cross; You raised him from the dead and exalted him to your right hand on high. Through him you have sent upon us your holy and life-giving spirit, and made us a people for your own possession.

And now we give You thanks because by the Holy Spirit You lead us into all truth, and give us power to proclaim Your gospel to the nations, and to serve You as a royal priesthood and to preach the gospel to all nations. Therefore, with angels and archangels


and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim Your great and glorious name, for ever praising You and singing:

THE SANCTUS Holy, holy, holy Lord S125

The President continuesAccept our praises, heavenly Father, through Your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and as we follow His example and obey His command, grant that by the power of Your Holy Spirit these gifts of bread and wine may be to us His Body and Blood; Who in the same night that He was betrayed, took bread and gave You thanks; He broke it and gave it to His disciples saying: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me,” In the same way, after supper, He took the cup and gave You thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “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. Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith.All Christ has died,

Christ is risen;Christ will come again.

The President continues

Therefore, heavenly Father, we remember His offering of Himself made once for all upon the cross; and proclaim His mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, As we look for His coming in glory, we celebrate with this bread and this cup His one perfect sacrifice.

Accept through Him, our great High Priest, this our sacrifice of thanks and praise: and as we eat and drink these holy gifts in the presence of Your divine Majesty, renew us by Your Spirit, inspire us with Your love, and unite us in the body of Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, by the power of the Holy Spirit with all who stand before You in earth and heaven. we worship You, Father Almighty, in songs of everlasting praise.

All Blessing and honour and glory and powerbe Yours for ever and ever. Amen.

President The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the Body of Christ?

He then lays his hand on the cup and says President The cup which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of

Christ?


All Though we are many, we are one body, because we share in one Bread.

PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS (All Kneel)All We do not presume to come to Your table, merciful Lord,

trusting in our own righteousness, but in Your manifold and great mercies.We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under Your table.But You are the same Lord whose nature is always to have mercy.Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord,so to eat the flesh of Your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink His blood;that we may evermore dwell in Him and He in us. Amen.

THE INVITATION TO COMMUNIONPresident Draw near with faith, receive the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ

which He gave you, and His Blood which He shed for you.Eat and drink in remembrance that He died for you, and feed on Him in your heart by faith with thanksgiving.

THE INVITATION TO COMMUNIONThe Episcopal Church invites all baptized Christians

of any age in all their services to the Lord’s Table either to receive communion or a blessing.

(Gluten-free wafers are available at the altar rail.)

MUSIC AT COMMUNION 8:00 Instrumental

10:30 Thuma mina From South Africa O God of love Hymn 350 Jesus loves me (All sing) LEVAS 218

POSTCOMMUNION PRAYERPresident Let us pray.

All Almighty God, we thank You for feeding uswith the Body and Blood of Your Son Jesus Christ.


Through Him we offer You our souls and bodiesto be a living sacrifice.Send us out in the power of Your Spiritto live and work to Your praise and glory. Amen.

President And as our Saviour taught us, so we pray,

THE LORD’S PRAYEROur Father in Heaven,hallowed be Your name,Your Kingdom come,Your will be done on earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sinsas we forgive those who sin against us.Lead us not into temptationbut deliver us from evil.For the kingdom, the power and the gloryare Yours now and for ever. Amen.

THE BLESSINGPresident The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, and the blessing of God Almighty,

the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

RECESSIONAL HYMN All hail the power of Jesus’ name HYMN 450, stanzas 1, 2, 3, 6


WHEN EUCHARISTIC VISITORS ARE TAKINGCOMMUNION TO MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION:

N., we send you forth bearing these Holy Gifts,that those to whom we go may share with us

in the mystery of the presence of Christ our Lord.We who are many are one body

because we all share one bread, one cup. Amen.

THE DISMISSAL President Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All In the name of Christ, Amen.

POSTLUDE

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Notes to Clergy & Staff about Liturgies

Please feel free to share your thoughts with us on today’s liturgy, or thoughts you might have about other experimental liturgies you’ve

experienced this month. Let us know if something in particular resonated with you. You may jot your notes here and give this page to an usher, to Fr.

Gordon, to our Verger, leslie, or to our music director, Carla. We love hearing from you!


(If you need to refresh your memory – a bulletin archive can be found here:SAINTEDMUSIC.WEEBLY.COM – click on the drawing of the church for service leaflets.)


The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright, Diocesan BishopThe Rt. Rev. Don A. Wimberly, Assisting BishopThe Rev. Canon Dr. A. Gordon Okunsanya,Priest-in-Charge

The Rev. Fabio Sotelo, Priest Associate & Diocesan Missioner

Those Serving TodayBreakfast: Coffee Hour: Marvelle Martin Altar Bread: Wafers during the summerAltar Linens: Sarah West, Jewell FfrenchFlowers: Marvelle Martin Counters: Diane Van Slyke, Tonya Leary

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OUR VISION: St. Edward's will be a strong, energetic, diverse, and giving church. We will serve Jesusthrough care for the stranger, the community, and ourselves as we demonstrate our faith through our actions.OUR MISSION: The Mission of Saint Edward's is to empower discipleship in Christ through worship, Christian education, music, community activities, and stewardship through the love of Christ.


The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright, Diocesan BishopThe Rt. Rev. Don A. Wimberly, Assisting BishopThe Rev. Canon Dr. A. Gordon Okunsanya,Priest-in-Charge

The Rev. Fabio Sotelo, Priest Associate & Diocesan Missioner

Those Serving TodayBreakfast: Coffee Hour: Marvelle Martin Altar Bread: Wafers during the summerAltar Linens: Sarah West, Jewell FfrenchFlowers: Marvelle Martin Counters: Diane Van Slyke, Tonya Leary

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