ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CELEBRATION SERVICE

THE HOLY EUCHARIST - RITE II

Thanksgiving Eve

November 27, 2019

6:30 P.M.

You are welcomed whether you are a guest or a member, and we invite you to join us in our worship of God.

If you are worshiping with us for the first time, please introduce yourself to our clergy following the service. We also invite you to please take a moment to sign our Guest Book which can be found at the Welcome

Center. This Service Bulletin contains all that you will need to worship with us this morning.

If you have a prayer request, please write it in the book that is located at the prayer desk just outside the back of the sanctuary.

Please note that this worship service will be recorded and live streamed. If you wish, you may remain out of the camera’s view by sitting in the Chapel (stained glass window area.)

We want to honor and respect your privacy.

As you enter the Narthex, please place your pies on the long table located under the oblation shelf.

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Welcome to St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church!

We are delighted that you have chosen to worship with us during this Season after Pentecost.

For many Christians the weeks after Pentecost are called Ordinary Time, “ordinary” meaning in

regular rows or ranks undistinguished from another. This is the character of Ordinary Time, the

days after Pentecost, the largest part of the church year, and most of our life. It is not a time of

celebration that draws into wonder nor a time of crisis that causes one to change. Ordinary Time

is a time of being. However, it must be said that this time is not without character and color, for

during this season of the year we explore what it means to live in the eternal day that is ours

through baptism into Christ’s eternal life. In this post Pentecostal season we explore what it

means to be children of God, to be in Christ, and to be on fire with the Spirit.

Like all of God’s creation, we are surrounded by the lush green that is present. It is a bountiful

time of being. In these moments, we rest in the knowledge that we are transformed and

empowered people experiencing the presence of the Spirit through the Word proclaimed and the

Sacraments shared.

It is with that awareness we live lives in tune with the present and filled with God’s love toward

all around us. Only then will our lives take on the vibrant green of the season, of ordinary life

and yet deeply alive!

If this is your first time in the Episcopal Church, everything you need to follow worship is in

this Worship Guide. If you have any questions please to not hesitate to ask any member around

you for help.

I hope to meet you before and/or after worship, but just in case I do not, please fill out the

attendance sheet in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so we can connect with you.

Again, welcome to you and your family.

Blessings,

Fr. Joseph C. Alsay +

Rector

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+ THE GATHERING RITE +

Voluntary: Improvisation J. S. Potter

Welcome and Announcements

Sacred Silence

At this time you are invited to reflect, meditate, pray or engage in another silent activity. At the sound of the bell, please stand and face the entrance.

Opening Acclamation

Presider Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

We are an enthusiastically welcoming and inviting Christian community committed to the unity of all people with God through Christ.

DECLARACIÓN DE NUESTRA MISIÓN

Somos una comunidad Cristiana que da la bienvenida con entusiasmo y acogedor, comprometida con la unidad de toda la gente con Dios a a través de Cristo.

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Gathering Hymn: “Come Ye Thankful People, Come” St. George’s Windsor

Salutation and Collect of the Day

Presider The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Presider Let us pray.

Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

+ THE LITURGY OF THE WORD +

Please be seated. The Lesson: Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Lector A Reading from the Book of Deuteronomy

When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the

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land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, "Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us." When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me." You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house.

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

Please stand. Gospel Acclamation: “We Gather Together” Kremser

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The Holy Gospel: Luke 4:14-21

Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

When the crowd found Jesus on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal." Then they said to him, "What must we do to perform the works of God?" Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent." So they said to him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, `He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" Then Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always."

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Gospel Response: “Heleluyan” Muscogee (Creek) Indian, trans. C. H. Webb

Please be seated. Sermon The Reverend Joseph Alsay

Sacred Silence

During this time we invite you to reflect, meditate pray or engage in another silent activity.

Please stand at the sound of the bell. 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.

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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.

A Litany of Thanksgiving

Intercessor Let us give thanks to God our Father for all his gifts so freely bestowed upon us.

Intercessor For the beauty and wonder of your creation, in earth and sky and sea, People We thank you, Lord.

Intercessor For all that is gracious in the lives of men and women, revealing the image of Christ, People We thank you, Lord.

Intercessor For our daily food and drink, our homes and families, and our friends, People We thank you, Lord.

Intercessor For minds to think, and hearts to love, and hands to serve, People We thank you, Lord.

Intercessor For health and strength to work, and leisure to rest and play, People We thank you, Lord.

Intercessor For the brave and courageous, who are patient in suffering and faithful in adversity, People We thank you, Lord.

Intercessor For all valiant seekers after truth, liberty, and justice, People We thank you, Lord.

Intercessor For the communion of saints, in all times and places, People We thank you, Lord.

Intercessor Above all, we give you thanks for the great mercies and promises given to us in Christ Jesus our Lord;

People To him be praise and glory, with you, O Father, and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen

Peace

The congregation may share the peace until the bell sounds.

Presider The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.

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+ LITURGY OF THE EUCHARISTIC MEAL +

Please be seated. Offertory Sentence

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and make good your vows to the Most High. Psalm 50:14

During the Offering in Song, please sign the Canterbury Connection Card in the bulletin and kindly drop it in the wicker basket after the offering plate has been passed.

St. Augustine is a community that constantly seeks to be faithful stewards of the resources God has given us. For your convenience, a laminated card is available in the chair in front of you with a text number and instructions so

that you may give your offering electronically.

Thank You

Offering in Song: " Give Thanks for Life" Shirley Murray, arr. Scott Chard

The congregation stands as the gifts are brought forward.

Presentation Song: “Praise God From Whom all Blessings Flow” Old 100th

Please remain standing. The Great Thanksgiving

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It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

For with your co-eternal Son and Holy Spirit, you are one God, one Lord, in Trinity of Persons and in Unity of Being; and we celebrate the one and equal glory of you, O Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your name.

Sanctus: “Holy, Holy, Holy” arr. Lees/Chard

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Please stand or kneel Eucharistic Prayer B

We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, 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, according to his command, O Father,

We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection, We await his coming in glory;

And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.

We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.

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. AMEN.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Padre nuestro que estás en el cielo, santificado sea tu Nombre, venga tu reino, hágase tu voluntad, en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día. Perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden. No nos dejes caer en tentación y líbranos del mal. Porque tuyo es el reino, tuyo es el poder, y tuya es la gloria, ahora y por siempre. Amén.

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Breaking of the Bread

Presider Alleluia, Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. Presider The Gifts of God for the People of God.

Communion Distribution

For Communion, please come forward as the ushers release you from your row and gather around the Altar.

All are welcome to receive the Holy Meal at the Lord’s Table.

Please note that gluten-free bread is available for those who request it.

To receive bread, hold your palms upward. It is helpful if you guide the cup to your mouth. If you wish the receive the bread dipped in wine, leave the bread in the palm of your hand and the chalice bearer will dip it for you.

Kindly let the usher know if you need the clergy to bring the bread and wine to you.

If you wish to only receive a blessing, cross your arms over your chest.

Communion Meditation: “A Meditation of Thanks” J. S. Potter Communion Hymn: “Now Thank We All Our God” Nun danket alle Gott

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+ THE SENDING RITE +

Please stand.

Post-Communion Prayer

Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, 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.

Benediction

Presider The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you forever.

People Amen.

Sending Hymn: “My Country tis of Thee”

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Dismissal

Deacon Let us go forth in the name of Christ. People Thanks be to God.

Voluntary: Improvisation J. S. Potter

We invite those who are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries or who have other special prayer needs to gather in the side chapel after the service.

Birthday & Anniversary Blessing

Deacon Let us pray People O God, our days are in your hand: Look with favor we pray, on those who begin another

year. Grant that your wisdom, grace, love, and strength may continue to be with them all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ PRAYER LIST +

For those with medical issues: Jack Coffey, Dr. Cynthia Cole, Patrick Hays, Brian Law, Sheradon & Baby Girl, Charles Owens, Megan Posey, Bill Smiley, Sharon Freland, Jim Capps, Rick Andrews, Van Bielstein, ReDon Golden, Janet Wells, Jack Long, Scott Witt, Cody Bond, Ted Osumi, Larry Murray, Manuela Angelino, Pamela Hernandez, Chris & Angela Denning, Mary, Gabrielle & Michael Holden, Teressa Burnett, Tim Burnett, Zuzu Martin, Christine Murray, Madison, Donny Trammell, Brad Nelson, Jenny Brewer, Melinda Myers, Elizabeth Myers, Pamela Castor, Dicheal Talley, Anita Poole, Bill Smiley, Megan Posey, Aaron Lawrence, Adelyn Rose Cohn, Billy Hicks, Mary & Larry Murray, Sam Homsey, Bishop Wally Ohl, Jenifer Cook, Edit Scambler, Robert Boulware, Debbie Mauldin, Kathy, Karen, James Quinn, Jana Walker, Bill Burwell, Blacky, Angela Cochran, Virginia Tripp, Terry Fife, Claude Mathews, David Clark, Ann Wetsel, Myrna Gray, David Rios, Ruben Montero, Maximo Montero, Paola Escobar, Robert, Jada Smiley, MeKay Lane, Gigi Linne, Paula Overton, Don Langford, Ryan Davis, Robert, Gripina Hinojosa, Polo Hinojosa, Debbie Mauldin, Mrs. Phyllis Harvey, Mrs. Yela Welch, Frank Kerr, Vivian Fernandez, Pablo Gonzalez, Gabino Sanches, Claude Mathews, Terry Fife, Camilla Nicole Manning, Tom Current, Edith Kenney, Rick & Randy Pair, Ann Chambers, Nicole Pair, John Tipsword, Donna Cohn, Jody Welch, Alan Haynes, Franz Lauffer, Janet Kennedy, Taryn Tipsword, Evelyn Thrower, Don Moon, Bill Kerr, Janice Wilson, Joice Thompson.

For those with other needs or concerns: Dona Marina Cobarrubias, Hector Manuel Gudino,Zylan Bailey, The Owens family, George Lamberts, Brooks Mayer, Mark Peters, Jackie, Grace Mathews, Gwen & Lindsey VanMeter, Tres Byrd, Brenda B. Watson & Family, Dale, the Summers & Germany families, Mary K., Andrew Rodriguez, Labriechia & family, Tijuana & Family, Taylor, Terri, John, Rachael Harper, Mike & Shirley Kirschner, Governor Kevin Stitt, Governor Bill Anoatubby, Jonna Kirschner, the Carpenter family, Harriet & family, Hollie, Aimeeann Vanek, Genesa Cefali, Robert Medley, Adam, Jr., the family friends & teachers of Jos Hawkins, Ginger Miller & family, Dave Rankin & family, Maury Swift, Mike Kirschner, Shirley Kirschner, those needing the services of the Guild of St. George, St. Francis Community Services, the Infant Crisis Services, residents of the Jess Dunn, Joseph Harp and Davis correctional facilities; the Lionwood Senior Living Center, the Harbor and Gatewood Homes for the mentally impaired, and the Jesus House.

For those in the military: Derek Gabelsberg, Cody Branson, Ryan Natale, Rylee Natale, Brody Campbell, Justin Jones, Christopher Rosentreter, Sam Carter, Caleb Mitchell, Aaron Long, Terry Caraway, Reed Hall, Zach Renfroe, Rev. Octavia Lindsey, McKenna McCullough, Noel Puryear, Simon Liszeski, Keaton Latner, Kaleigh Hensch, Andrew Long, Kayleigh Henson, Freddie Kegler, Jay Jordan, William VanSant, Nick Coleman, Rebecka Blaire, Stephen Liszeski, Ted Liszeski, Kyle Belt, Andrew Stiendl, James Roberts, John Andrews, Thomas Andrews, Chase Biel Weishaupt, Perry Harding, Nate Phillips, Ashley Adkins, Matt Lake, Derek Wolf, our troops at home and abroad and their families.

Those Traveling: Mario Lugo, Irma Vazquez, Ma Lourdez Vazquez

Thanksgivings/ Blessings: Cornerstone Counseling & Consulting, Inc.

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Birthdays this week: Abby Eliot, Randal Lewis, Tres Byrd, Beth Carlton, Debra Krausse, Bruce Scambler, Sally

DeBellevue, Debbie Fleetwood, Amy Smith.

Anniversaries this week: Edith & Bill Kenney, Maridale & Bob Vanek

Deaths: Jerry Coleman, Geneva, Charles Opara, Eby Opara, Michael Brown, Ira Minifee, Allyson Brown,

Stanley Chard, Elias Vazquez, John Sing.

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+ MINISTERS OF THE LITURGY +

Today, Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at 10:45 A.M. - Thanksgiving

Presider: The Reverend Tony Moon

Preacher: The Reverend Joseph Alsay

Deacon: The Reverend Robby Trammell

Eucharistic Ministers: Elizabeth Covell

Crucifer: Ricky Womack

Lector: Marcy Taber

Intercessor: Todd Olberding

Staff Musicians: Scott Chard,

Organist: John Stephen Potter

Greeters: Eta Womack & Janet Mills

Ushers: Cal Jones

+ THIS IS OUR STORY +

The Feast of Christ the King is celebrated in Catholic and Lutheran Churches on the last Sunday before Advent (which is today). Although this feast is not on the Episcopal calendar, our Collect for today for the Last Sunday

after Pentecost echoes the Collect for the Feast of Christ the King in the Roman Missal. Our Collect for this Sunday celebrates Christ’s kingship and sovereign rule over all of creation, and in it we request that God, “whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of king and Lord of lords,” will “mercifully grant

that the peoples of the earth... may be... brought together under his most gracious rule.” Some churches on this Sunday incorporate into their service a “Visitation to the Blessed Sacrament”. In this devotion, the presence of

Jesus Christ in the consecrated bread is honored with the same reverence as would be paid a sovereign - i.e., Christ the King. The concept is that Jesus is holding court. A consecrated priest’s host is placed in a beautifully ornate holder called a monstrance, and the congregation is invited to visit and worship this visible symbol of Christ - our

King.

If you have a liturgical question or an inquiry about anything that transpires during or around our worship service, please forward the question you would like researched to: gghaas@aol.com, or drop the question in the

offering basin. Please note whether we can credit you as the source of the question.

ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

14700 North May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73134 Telephone: (405) 751-7874

Website: http://www.sac-okc.org/ Email: office@sac-okc.org

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SERVICE TIMES

Sunday – Holy Eucharist – 8:30 A.M. & 10:45 A.M. Wednesday – Holy Eucharist – 12 Noon

Worship and Word on Wednesday — 6:30 P.M.

STAFF

Rector: The Reverend Joseph Alsay Assisting Priest: The Reverend Canon Tony Moon, Ph.D.

Deacon: The Reverend Robby Trammell Member Engagement Coordinator: Sarah-Emily Steinhardt

Membership/ Registrar: Dianne Lauffer Organists: Linda Trammell & John Stephen Potter

Musicians: Scott Chard, Guy Nembhard, Kangwa Mundende & J .R. Pettis

VESTRY

Sr. Warden: Mar ian Moon Jr. Warden: Todd Branson

Treasurer: Sherry Dale Other Members: Renee Bauer , Nik Brewer , Jenifer Cook, Sabr ina Evans,

Mike Hall, Amy Smith, Bob Vanek & Ricky Womack Clerk: Renee Lewis

OFFICE HOURS

Father Joseph Alsay, Rector 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Monday through Thursday

AFTER HOURS CONTACT

Father Joseph Cell: 405-365-3226 or email: fatherjoe@sac-okc.org Father Tony Cell: 405-820-9105 or email: canontony@sac-okc.org Deacon Robby Cell: 405-740-4104 or email: deaconrobby@sac-okc.org Marian Moon, Senior Warden Cell: 405-826-9343 or email: seniorwarden@sac-okc.org Todd Branson, Junior Warden Cell: 405-833-7438 or email: juniorwarden@sac-okc.org