Morning Prayer
Second Sunday of Lent
Christ Episcopal Church
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March 8, 2020: 11:00 A.M Services
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Morning Prayer: Rite Two
Prelude
Ringing of the Bells
Please Stand
🎼 Processional Hymn #: 440 Blessed Jesus, at thy word
Service Leader If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us, but if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 8, 9
Confession of Sin *Please Kneel BCP Pg 79
Service Leader Dearly beloved, the Scriptures teach us to acknowledge our many sins and offenses, not concealing them from our heavenly Father, but confessing them with humble and obedient hearts that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and 12 daily office mercy. We ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins before Almighty God, but especially when we come together in his presence to give thanks for the great benefits we have received at his hands, to declare his most worthy praise, to hear his holy Word, and to ask, for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things which are necessary for our life and our salvation. Therefore, draw near with me to the throne of heavenly grace.
Response: Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and apart from your grace, there is no health in us. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare all those who confess their faults. Restore all those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to all people in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may now live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of your holy Name. Amen.
Service Leader The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you absolution and remission of all your sins, true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen
Invitatory and Psalter *Please stand BCP Pg 80
Service Leader Lord, open our lips.
People And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Service Leader O God, make speed to save us;
People O Lord, make haste to help us.
Service Leader: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
People: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Service Leader: Praise the Lord.
People The Lord’s name will be praised.
Jubilate
Be Joyful
O be joyful in the Lord, all you lands;*
serve the Lord with gladness,
and come before his presence with a song.
Be assured that the Lord, he is God;*
it is he that has made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise;*
be thankful unto him,
and speak good of his Name.
For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, *
and his truth endures from generation to generation.
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 LESSONS
Psalm
Said responsively by whole verse
Psalm 121
121:1 I lift up my eyes to the hills-- from where will my help come?
121:2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
121:3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
121:4 He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
121:5 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand.
121:6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
121:7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
121:8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
First Reading
A Reading from the Book of Genesis 12 1-4 a
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him.
Service Leader The Word of the Lord.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Canticle 21
te deum laudamus
We Praise You, O God We praise you,
O God; we acclaim you as Lord; *
all creation worships you, the Father everlasting.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, *
the cherubim and seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of power and might, *
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you. *
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
* Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all praise, *
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory, *
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you took our flesh to set us free *
you humbly chose the Virgin’s womb.
You overcame the sting of death *
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God’s right hand in glory. *
We believe that you will come to be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people, *
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints *
to glory everlasting.
2nd Reading *Please be seated
A Reading from the Book of Romans 4 1-5, 13-17
What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness." Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations") -- in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
Service Leader The Word of the Lord.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Please Stand
🎼 Gradual Hymn # LEVAS 121
3rd Reading *Please be seated
A reading from the book of John 3: 1-17
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God." Jesus answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above." Nicodemus said to him, "How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.' The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? "Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal 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.
Service Leader The Word of the Lord.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Apostles Creed *Please stand
Service Leader Please stand together as we confess our faith in the words of the Apostles’ Creed:
Response: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Prayers
Service Leader: The Lord be with you
Response: And with your spirit
Service Leader: Let us pray
Please Kneel
Our Father, who art in heaven, Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name, hallowed be your Name,
thy kingdom come, your kingdom come,
thy will be done, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, And forgive us our sins as we forgive those as we forgive those
who trespass against us. who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation, Save us from the time of trial,
but deliver us from evil. and deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, For the kingdom, the power,
and the power, and the glory, and the glory are yours,
for ever and ever. Amen. now and for ever. Amen.
Suffrages
Officiant O Lord, show your mercy upon us;
People And grant us your salvation.
Officiant O Lord, guide those who govern us;
People And lead us in the way of justice and truth
Officiant Clothe your ministers with righteousness; People And let your people sing
with joy.
Officiant O Lord, save your people;
People And bless your inheritance
Officiant Give peace in our time, O Lord;
People And defend us by your mighty power.
Officiant Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
People Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Officiant Create in us clean hearts, O God;
People And take not your Holy Spirit from us.
Greetings and Announcements *Please be seated.
Offertory
Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2
Offertory Anthem
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Thank you for your generous weekly gifts for the day-to-day mission and ministry of our parish which is funded primarily by gifts received in the offering plate each week.>>
The Collect of the Day
Service Leader: The Lord be with you.
Response: And also with you.
Service Leader: O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Sundays
Service Leader: O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Grace
Service Leader Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Collect for Mission
Service Leader: Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Prayers of the People
Service Leader: Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church; That we all may be one. Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you; That your Name may be glorified by all people. We pray for all bishops, priest, deacons and leaders of Your Church; That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments. We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world; That there may be justice and peace on the earth. Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake; That our works may find favor in your sight. We remember all those we have listed on our Parish Prayer list. Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble; That they may be delivered from their distress. Give to the departed eternal rest; Let light perpetual shine upon them. We praise you for all your saints who have entered into joy; May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom. Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill our petitions, we pray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our sinfulness, but as you know and love us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The General Thanksgiving
Service Leader Let us pray.
Response: Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
People: Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.
Service Leader: Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Blessing: May the God of Hope full us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen
🎼Recessional Hymn: # 473 VS 1&4
Dismissal
Service Leader Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.
All in Unison Thanks be to God.
Notes and Dates of Interest & Upcoming Events
Service Dates on the Following Pg.
Food Donations for Local Food Banks: Your food/financial donations to local food banks are appreciated throughout the year, especially during times of inclement weather and hardship. When making a financial donation, place it in an envelope addressed to the food bank, then, leave it in the donation container provided in each parish, or, give it to our Rector. When donating non-perishable food donations in designated containers, volunteers will ensure it reaches the local food bank. Thank you!
Pastoral Needs: If you would like a visit or if any pastoral needs arise in your life, Pastor Warren Cederholm or Pastor Don Caskey of First Presbyterian Church. They can be reached at their office (814) 274-9750 or cell at (215)-901- 0437/ (814)-331-9414 or leave a message at our parish office (814)274-8391.
This Week We Pray
For ALL those living in or affected by poverty
For those in our parish community who are homebound:
For ALL those living in or affected by poverty:
For those in our parish community who are homebound:
For Those Who Need Healing & Comfort:
The Ahearn Family, Doris Doyle, Jason Gutshall, Evan Heller, Betsy Henderson, Jo Humphreys, Donald Kelsey, Peg Kelsey, George Kingsley, Sonja Kiser, Walter Baker, Byron McCleary, Chris & Mark Moore, Liddy Nichols, Doug Bretz Jr.,Lili Penkower, Peggy Pierson, John Rigas, John Bretz, Tim Rigas, Paul Ryan, Gregory Sevinsky, The Sprouse Family, The Rev. Pete Stanton, Erin Callahan, Linda Todd, Christopher Wells, Delene Ward, Meg Campbell, Tom Ryan, Bob Ryan, Debbie Ryan, Bill Brooks, Bill and Carol Dawson, and Patrick Campbell
Praise for those who are healing: For those in discernment toward Holy Orders; especially Carol; For the departed and those who mourn:
Loved One’s In the Armed Forces: John Krellner, Michael Doleski, Rod Butz, Nick Taydus, Tom Ayers, Sawyer Russell and for all who have returned home from serving abroad;
For our Bishops:Our Diocesan Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Audrey Scanlan, and the Bishop of the Diocese of São Paulo, Brazil; Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, The Most Rev. Michael Curry; and Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. Justin Welby;
FEBURARY BIRTHDAYSWalter Foust Burdette Erway David RigasDavid Empson Stephanie Gerhart Melody EmpsonBenefit for Anne Leete SeagerCoudersport American LeigonMarch 15th 2020 from 11-2Free Will OfferingChinese AuctionBuffet of:o Pulled Pork, Meat Balls, Mac n Cheeseo Macaroni Salad & DessertsAnne has been battling stage 4 colon cancer for 3 years,It has spread to her lungs & brain.For more information please see bulletin board outside choir room
Lenten Lunches:Lunches will take place at noon on Wednesday’sMarch 4 Park United Methodist Scott OgdenMarch 11 St. Eulalia Roman Catholic James CampbellMarch 18 St. Pauls Lutheran John KallersonMarch 25 Christ Episcopal John KallersonApril 1 First Presbyterian Cederholm/Caskey
Upcoming Readers:March:1 Holy Eucharist Michael Rigas8 Morning Prayer Carol Empson15 Holy Eucharist Tim Rigas22 Morning Prayer Jessica Songster29 Holy Eucharist Jared EmpsonApril :5 Holy Eucharist Donna Foust12 Holy Eucharist John Leete19 Morning Prayer Pete Ryan26 Morning Prayer Mary Ann Rigas
Assisting in Our Service Today
Service Leader Jessica Songster
Usher Peter Ryan
Pianist Anne McCleary
Parish Office
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday – 9 AM to 4 PM
601 N. Main Street, PO Box 52, Coudersport, PA 16915
Parish Administrator Email: tbrimmer4christchurch@gmail.com
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