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ORDER OF SERVICE Prelude

Greensleeves Richard Purvis

Noel Angevin Cesar Frank

Lo, How A Rose John Carter

Yoruba Carol Godwin Sadoh

Angels We Have Heard On High Wilbur Held

THE WORD OF GOD

Opening Greeting BCP pg. 109

The Collects: Nativity BCP pg. 213

Opening Hymn: O Come, O Come Emmanuel (1) #56 (Hymnal)

LIGHTING THE CANDLE OF CHRIST

O GRACIOUS LIGHT Phos Hilaron

The First Reading Isaiah 9:2-7

Psalm 96 BCP pg. 727

The Epistle Titus 2:11-14

Sequence Hymn Angels, We Have Heard On High (4) #96 (Hymnal)

The Holy Gospel Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

THE SERMON “A Christmas In Difficult Times”

The Rev. Nathanael Saint-Pierre

The Nicene Creed BCP pg. 358

Confession of Sin BCP pg. 359

The Peace BCP pg. 360

PROCESSION HYMN Silent Night #111 (Hymnal)

THE OFFERTORY

SOLO/OFFERTORY Away At The Manger Barbara Allie, Soprano

Offertory Hymn O Come, All Ye Faithful (6) #83 (Hymnal)

The Doxology

THE HOLY COMMUNION:

The Great Thanksgiving

Sanctus ET Benedictus S125 (HYMNAL)

The Lord’s Prayer

The Fraction Anthem

Agnus Dei #270 (LEVAS)

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Administration of the Sacrament

Communion Hymn O Little Town of Bethlehem (5) #79 (Hymnal)

Homeless/Soup Kitchen Offering

Welcome & Announcements

Post Communion Prayer Onscreen

Recessional Hymn Go Tell Them On The Mountain (3) #21(LEVAS)

Dismissal BCP p. 366

Postlude Fantasia On In Dulci Jubilo J.S. Bach

“A Christmas In Difficult Times”

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

BCP (Book of Common Prayer) LEVAS (Lift Every Voice & Sing) Hymnal 1982 OSOP (One Song of Praise) EOW1 (Enriching Our Worship 1)

Vigil of the Nativity

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THE VIGIL OF THE NATIVITY:MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2018

The Clergy’s

Corner

How is your Christmas going? Have you bought all the gifts and made people surrounding you happy? Have you received the gifts you wanted and are you happy?

While we make Christmas a mundane celebration of giving and receiving gifts, Christmas is the story of God deciding to enter humanity in order to bring us

salvation. Our culture and set of values want a king to be born in a luxury hospital and live in magnificent castles. Jesus wasn’t born in such a setting. God decided that a peasant girl would be his mother and a man of faith would serve him as father figure. There would be no room available for them at the inn. A stable would be their deliv-ery room and a manger would serve him as cradle. Jesus is born with-out the prestige so important in the human ladder of evaluation. He is born like an animal.

What is wrong with this picture?

The Gospel of Luke, while providing much more detail than Mark, still keeps us in the dark regarding certain details about Jesus’ birth. It doesn’t tell us who cut the umbilical cord for Jesus. Was Joseph the one who did it? Did Mary yell or suffer during labor? Was the delivery an easy one? Was the inn so busy no one wondered why this couple was in the stable? Did they have a midwife assisting them?

Sometimes, life is too busy for us to care about others, but as Chris-tians, that is what we are being challenged to do. We cannot spend Christmas this year, so absorbed by our own comfort, that we cele-brate without thinking about all those families whose children were taken away from them at the border. We must be thinking about and

“A Christmas In Difficult Times”

by The Rev. Nathanael Saint-Pierre

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praying for the mother of the child who died because she was not cared for, to find comfort. We cannot celebrate Christmas without hav-ing in mind those modern day Mary’s dreaming that their children will have a better life but end up in front of a wall built to block them. We are challenged also to call our elected officials to do the right thing and be accountable.

I deeply believe that Jesus did not select a wealthy and rich family as his because he wanted us to know God has taken sides and is sided with the oppressed and the marginalized. Jesus was not inside in the warm cozy ambiance of the hotel; he was born outside in the cold among animals that depend on God’s generosity to survive. Although whenever we do a little good deed, we want to take a megaphone and hold a press conference to let people know what we have done, Jesus is among those who have to fill out long application forms to receive a little help. Mary today is a Black woman who went to receive service and saw her child being snatched from her by police officers. Jesus, who describes himself as someone with no place to lay his back, is all of those without a place to sleep and forced to sleep in the streets and in the cold, whether it rains or snows.

Christmas this year finds thousands of people waiting to be processed at the border because there is no will to let them in and the registra-tion rules keep changing. They are not at the borders by their own choice. Their countries have been upside down because of the unlim-ited appetite of superpower countries and local leaders they manage to corrupt. Poverty is what they are fleeing from. Today we are invited by Luke to look at who is Augustus? and who is Jesus? Who is Mary? Who is Joseph? Who are the shepherds? Who are the rulers? And who are the victims?

Because evil is committed to oppose the plan of God, Christians must be committed also to stand against oppressive systems whose sole pur-pose is to rob people of their dignity. Christmas is to celebrate peace on earth. Not only a horizontal peace (peace between peers) but

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vertical peace between God and God’s creation.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. . . But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 9:6; 53:5) If modern Christmas has become consumerism, waste, slaughter, intoxi-cation and gambling, Christmas real purpose is to celebrate and remem-ber that God, by giving us Jesus, made peace with us. In this gift, he has let go of any resentment, all vindictiveness and all retribution. That gift is also an invitation for us to work to achieve the same. We achieve peace when we right our wrongs; when, we make room in our hearts to receive Jesus, for he is not interested in finding room at the inn. He is looking to inhabit our hearts so that we can surrender to his peace and love and make the world a place where God’s people can live in peace. From my family to yours, Merry Christmas!

Vigil of the Nativity and Holy Eucharist: Advent Prayer C All Years, RCL

Monday, December 24, 2018

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THE CHRISTMAS VIGIL

Evening Prayer: Rite Two

Greensleeves Richard Purvis

Noel Angevin Cesar Frank

Lo, How A Rose John Carter

Yoruba Carol Godwin Sadoh

Angels we have heard on high Wilbur Held

The Officiant begins with the Service of Light on pages 109-112, and continues with the appointed Psalmody. The church is dark, or partially so, when the service is to begin. All stand, and the Officiant greets the people with these words.

Opening Greeting BCP, p. 109

Light and Peace, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

The following Short Lesson of Scripture is read:

Jesus said, "You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be

hid. No one lights a lamp to put it under a bucket, but on a lamp-stand

where it gives light for everyone in the house. And you, like the lamp,

must shed light among your fellow men, so that they may see the deed you

do, and give glory to your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16

The Officiant then says the Prayer for Light using the following prayer, first saying

Let us pray.

Grant us, Lord, the lamp of charity which never fails, that it may burn in

us and shed its light on those around us, and that by its brightness we may

have a vision of that holy City, where dwells the true and never-failing

Light, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.



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Collect for the Nativity BCP Pg. 213

O God, you make us glad by the yearly festival of the birth of your only

Son Jesus Christ: Grant that we, who joyfully receive him as our

Redeemer, may with sure confidence behold him when he comes to be

our Judge; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,

now and for ever. Amen.

OPENING HYMN # 56 (HYMNAL)

O COME, O COME EMMANUEL (1)

Lighting of the Candle of Christ

During the candle-lighting, an appropriate anthem or psalm may be sung, or silence kept.

Reader: "While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her

child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him

in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger" (Luke 2:7).

Reader: Tonight, angels far and near sing tender lullabies; well-worn

fabric full of years holds in the warmth of parental love;

animals and shepherds crowd in tight, glowing with adoration,

while a muffled cry squeezes out to greet the world.

People: Tonight we give thanks for every child among us. Each new

birth regardless of circumstances reminds us of the

preciousness of life, the potential of tomorrow, the promise

of God.



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Reader: On this Christmas Eve, we light the Christ candle for the child-

King, the infant-Redeemer, the lowly-Lord. And now we know.

He is born and nothing will ever be the same!

The candles at the Altar are now lit, as are other candles and lamps as may be convenient. The following hymn is then sung

O Gracious Light Phos Hilaron

O gracious light,

Pure brightness of the ever living Father in heaven,

O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!

Now as we come to the setting of the sun,

And our eyes behold the vesper light,

We sing your praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,

O Son of God, O Giver of Life,

And to be glorified through all the worlds.

THE FIRST READING

Isaiah 9:2-7

Every imaginable wrong, every smudge and bit of darkness, will be wiped away by God’s cleansing, completing, gentle hand.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah:

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;

those who lived in a land of deep darkness-- on them light has shined.

You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy;



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they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder.

For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.

For all the boots of the tramping warriors and all the garments rolled in blood shall be burned as fuel for the fire.

For a child has been born for us, a son given to us;

authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace

for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it

with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and forevermore.

The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people

All Thanks be to God

THE RESPONSE

Psalm 96 Cantate Domino BCP, Page 727 1 Sing to the Lord a new song; * sing to the Lord, all the whole earth. 2 Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; * proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.



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3 Declare his glory among the nations * and his wonders among all peoples. 4 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; * he is more to be feared than all gods. 5 As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; * but it is the Lord who made the heavens. 6 Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! * Oh, the power and the splendor of his sanctuary! 7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; * ascribe to the Lord honor and power. 8 Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; * bring offerings and come into his courts. 9 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth tremble before him. 10 Tell it out among the nations: "The Lord is King! * he has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity." 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea thunder and all that is in it; * let the field be joyful and all that is therein. 12 Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy before the Lord when he comes, * when he comes to judge the earth.



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13 He will judge the world with righteousness * and the peoples with his truth. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen THE EPISTLE

Titus 2:11-14

God in Jesus Christ enables our free will and makes our transformation possible. Grace, compassion, kindness, all the fruits of the Spirit, are birthed in us through God’s work.

A reading from the Letter of Paul to Titus:

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to

renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives

that are self-controlled, upright, and godly, while we wait for the blessed

hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus

Christ.

He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity

and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people

All Thanks be to God

SEQUENCE HYMN: #96 (HYMNAL)

ANGELS, WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH (4 )



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THE GOSPEL

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

God uses for his plan and great glory even the inconvenient and downright evil workings of oppressive governments.

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to LUKE

People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world

should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while

Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be

registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to

Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended

from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary,

to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were

there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her

firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger,

because there was no place for them in the inn.

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over

their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the

glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel

said to them, "Do not be afraid; for see-- I am bringing you good news of

great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a

Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will

find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger." And suddenly

there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God

and saying,



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"Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and on earth peace among those whom he favors!"

[When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said

to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has

taken place, which the Lord has made known to us." So they went with

haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When

they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child;

and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But

Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The

shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and

seen, as it had been told them.]

The Gospel of the Lord

People: Praise to you, Lord Christ

SEQUENCE HYMN: #96 (HYMNAL)

ANGELS, WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH (4)



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The Sermon “A Christmas In Difficult Time” The Reverend Nathanael Saint-Pierre

How is your Christmas going? Have you bought all the gifts and made people surrounding you happy? Have you received the gifts you wanted and are you happy?

Situation: While we make Christmas a mundane celebration of giving and receiving gifts, Christmas is the story of God deciding to enter humanity in order to bring us salvation. Our culture and set of values want a king to be born in a luxury hospital and live in magnificent castles. Jesus wasn’t born in such a setting. God decided that a peasant girl would be his mother and a man of faith would serve him as father figure. There would be no room available for them at the inn. A stable would be their delivery room and a manger would serve him as cradle. Jesus is born without the prestige so important in the human ladder of evaluation. He is born like an animal.

Complication: What is wrong with this picture?

Resolution: The Gospel of Luke, while providing much more detail than Mark, still keeps us in the dark regarding certain details about Jesus’ birth. It doesn’t tell us who cut the umbilical cord for Jesus. Was Joseph the one who did it? Did Mary yell or suffer during labor? Was the delivery an easy one? Was the inn so busy no one wondered why this couple was in the stable? Did they have a midwife assisting them?

Sometimes, life is too busy for us to care about others, but as Christians, that is what we are being challenged to do. We cannot spend Christmas this year, so absorbed by our own comfort, that we celebrate without thinking about all those families whose children were taken away from them at the border. We must be thinking about and praying for the mother of the child who died because she was not cared for, to find comfort. We cannot celebrate Christmas without having in mind those modern day Mary’s dreaming that their children will have a better life but end up in front of a wall built to block them. We are challenged also to call our elected officials to do the right thing and be accountable.



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I deeply believe that Jesus did not select a wealthy and rich family as his because he wanted us to know God has taken sides and is sided with the oppressed and the marginalized. Jesus was not inside in the warm cozy ambiance of the hotel; he was born outside in the cold among animals that depend on God’s generosity to survive. Although whenever we do a little good deed, we want to take a megaphone and hold a press conference to let people know what we have done, Jesus is among those who have to fill out long application forms to receive a little help. Mary today is a Black woman who went to receive service and saw her child being snatched from her by police officers. Jesus, who describes himself as someone with no place to lay his back, is all of those without a place to sleep and forced to sleep in the streets and in the cold, whether it rains or snows.

Christmas this year finds thousands of people waiting to be processed at the border because there is no will to let them in and the registration rules keep changing. They are not at the borders by their own choice. Their countries have been upside down because of the unlimited appetite of superpower countries and local leaders they manage to corrupt. Poverty is what they are fleeing from. Today we are invited by Luke to look at who is Augustus? and who is Jesus? Who is Mary? Who is Joseph? Who are the shepherds? Who are the rulers? And who are the victims?

Because evil is committed to oppose the plan of God, Christians must be committed also to stand against oppressive systems whose sole purpose is to rob people of their dignity. Christmas is to celebrate peace on earth. Not only a horizontal peace (peace between peers) but vertical peace between God and God’s creation.

Celebration: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. . . But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 9:6; 53:5)



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If modern Christmas has become consumerism, waste, slaughter, intoxication and gambling, Christmas real purpose is to celebrate and remember that God, by giving us Jesus, made peace with us. In this gift, he has let go of any resentment, all vindictiveness and all retribution. That gift is also an invitation for us to work to achieve the same. We achieve peace when we right our wrongs; when, we make room in our hearts to receive Jesus, for he is not interested in finding room at the inn. He is looking to inhabit our hearts so that we can surrender to his peace and love and make the world a place where God’s people can live in peace.

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas!



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THE 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, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became truly human.

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. who with the Father and the Son

is worshiped and glorified. who 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.



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THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: (Unknown Source)

The Leader and People pray responsively

Let us pray for peace in the Church and in the world.

With all our heart and all our mind, we pray to you, O Lord:

Make us instruments of your peace. For the peace of the world; that a spirit of respect and forbearance may grow among nations and peoples, we pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is hatred, let us sow love. For our enemies and those who wish us harm, and for all whom we have injured or offended, we pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is injury, let us sow pardon. For all who fear God and believe in you, Lord Christ, that our divisions may cease, and all may be one as you and the Father are one, we pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is discord, let us sow union. For those who do not yet believe, for those who have lost their faith, and those in despair and darkness that they may receive the light of the faith, we pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is doubt, let us sow faith. For the poor, the persecuted, the sick, especially those who have asked of our prayers, for all who suffer and those who are in danger; that they may be relieved and protected, we pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is despair, let us sow hope. For the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church especially in the diocese of New York for this church of St Augustine’s, and all who are gathered to pray, all over the universe, that in faithful witness we may preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth, we pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is darkness, let us sow light. For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, for all the departed and those who are grieving, may they find comfort and be at peace, we pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is sadness, let us sow joy.



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Let us pray for our own needs and those of others

we may preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth, we pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is darkness, let us sow light.

For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, for all the departed

and those who are grieving, may they find comfort and be at peace, we

pray to you, O Lord:

Where there is sadness, let us sow joy.

Let us pray for our own needs and those of others

(people may offer their prayers, either silently or aloud). Silence

Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be

understood, as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving

that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in

dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

The Deacon or Celebrant says

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Silence may be kept. Minister and People

God of all mercy: We confess that we have sinned against you, opposing

your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in

ourselves, and in the world you have created. We repent of the evil

that enslaves us, the evil we have done, and the evil done on our behalf.

Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ; that

we may abide in your love and serve only your will. Amen.

The Priest stands and says



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Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord

Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy

Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

The Peace BCP p. 360

All stand. The Celebrant says to the people

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

Then the Ministers and People greet one another in the name of the Lord.

The Celebrant leaves the Sanctuary.

The Procession starts with the Celebrant leading with the Candle of Christ. The Candle is placed on its support at the center of the church. When the Celebrant reaches the altar, service continues with offertory

PROCESSION #111(HYMNAL)

SILENT NIGHT (3)

THE HOLY COMMUNION

The Celebrant may begin the Offertory with one of the sentences on page 376, or with some other sentence of Scripture.

OFFERTORY SENTENCE

Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2

SOLO AT OFFERTORY BARBARA ALLIE, SOPRANO

AWAY AT THE MANGER

OFFERTORY HYMN #83 (HYMNAL)

O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL (6)



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THE DOXOLOGY

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING: EUCHARISTIC PRAYER A

The people remain standing. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest, faces them and sings or says

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds

It is truly right, and our greatest joy to give you thanks and praise, O Lord

our God, creator and ruler of the universe.

Because you gave Jesus Christ, your only Son, to be born for us; who, by

the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, was made perfect Man of the flesh of

the Virgin Mary his mother; so that we might be delivered from the bondage

of sin, and receive power to become your children.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and

with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim

the glory of your Name:

SANCTUS ET BENEDICTUS #S 125 (1982 HYMNAL)

Celebrant and People

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest.



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The people stand or kneel.

Then the Celebrant continues

You are holy, O God of majesty, and blessed is Jesus Christ, your Son, Our

Lord.

The Celebrant continues

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself,

and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death,

you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share

our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the

God and Father of all.

He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience

to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.

At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or to lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, 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 and for all. 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 all for the forgiveness of sins.

Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me."

Great is the mystery of faith:




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Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

The Celebrant continues

Gracious God, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these your gifts

of bread and wine, that the bread we break and the cup we bless may be

the communion of the body and blood of Christ. By your Spirit, unite us

with Christ and with your church in all the world.

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

The Lord’s Prayer #264 (LEVAS)

People and Celebrant

Our Father, which 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 debts, As we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. A period of silence is kept. Then may be said

FRACTION ANTHEM

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore, let us keep the feast. Alleluia!



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AGNUS DEI #270 (LEVAS) Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Grant us Peace

Facing the people, the Celebrant says the following Invitation

The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that

Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with

thanksgiving.

The ministers receive the Sacrament in both kinds, and then immediately deliver it to the people. The Bread and the Cup are given to the communicants with these words:

The Body of Christ, the bread of heaven. [Amen.]

The Blood of Christ, the cup of salvation. [Amen.]

When necessary, the Celebrant consecrates additional bread and wine, using the form on page 408. During the ministration of Communion, hymns, psalms, or anthems may be sung.

COMMUNION HYMN #79 (HYMNAL)

O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM (5)

After Communion, the Celebrant says

Let us pray.


God of abundance, you have fed us with the bread of life and the cup

of salvation. You have united us with Christ and one another, and you

have made us one with all your people in heaven and on earth.

Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit; that we may proclaim

your redeeming love to the world and continue forever in the risen life

of Christ our Savior. Amen.



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RECESSIONAL HYMN #21 (LEVAS)

GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN (3)

The Deacon, or the Celebrant, dismisses them with these words

Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. All Thanks be to God. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

POSTLUDE FANTASIA ON IN DULCI JUBILO J.S. BACH

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A N NO UN CE M E NT S

We are happy that you have come to

worship with us. If you have no church

home, we invite you to unite with us.

Please complete one of the Parish Cen-

sus Forms, located on the table in the

back of the church. You may give it to an

usher and we will be in touch with you

very soon. However, if you are just

passing through, we are honored by your

presence, and we wish you Godspeed as

you complete your journey.

Daily Lectionary Readings

Monday: AM Psalm 45,46;

Isa. 35:1-10; Rev. 22:12-17,21; Luke 1:67-

80

Tuesday: AM Psalm 2, 85; PM Psalm 110:1-5

(6-7), 132; Zech. 2:10-13; 1 John 4:7-16:

John 3:31-36

Wednesday: AM Psalm 28, 30; 2 Chronicles

21:17-22; Acts 6:1-7; PM Psalm 118; Wis-

dom 4:7-15; Acts 7:59-8:8

Thursday: AM Psalm 97, 98; Proverbs 8:22-

30; John 13:20-35; PM Psalm 145; Isaiah

44:1-8; 1 John 5:1-12

Friday: AM Psalm 2,26; Isaiah 49:13-23; Mat-

thew 18:1-14 PM Psalm 19, 126; Isaiah

54:1-13; Mark 10:13-16

Saturday: AM Psalm 18:1-20; PM Psalm

18:21-50; Isa 12:1-6; Rev. 1:1-8; John 7:37-

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Please Join Us for :

The Healing Service every

Wednesday at 12:00 noon,

in the church.

We invite you to join St. A’s Prayer Line on

W e d n e s d a y s a t 9 : 0 0 P M ·

Dial (212) 673-5300 between 8:45—10:00

PM.

SCOPE- “Senior Citizen (Church) Out-

reach Program and Eldership” is seeking

volunteers.

It would be great to have some help to

develop a ministry for the Seniors to

include health care/advice and other

activities.

Please contact Mrs. Irene Alladice or Fr.

Nat if you wish to respond to this call.

Coming Up Next

Need Prayer?

Call the church office and request that

your name be added to our prayer list.

Let us know when you are available so

we may visit you or pray with you over the

phone.

If you are celebrating a special occasion;

birthday, anniversary, etc. please let us

know so we may offer congratulations to

you.

We are accepting Articles and Advertise-

ments to publish in the St Augustine's

eCho.

During our worship, please remember to

put your phone on vibe or silent. But we

invite you to use them if you want to

record the entire (or part of) the service,

take pictures, post video on Facebook,

Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter. Let your

friends know you are at St Augustine’s.

We are a Techno-Friendly Church.

Free Caregiver support services Care

NYC provides free: Respite Services (in-

home or adult care); Long-term care

planning; Assistance applying for Medi-

caid and other benefits; Counseling with

understanding professionals; Peer sup-

port groups wellness activities, education

and caregiver skills; Cultural trips to take

with your loved one and MORE!

Call:718-906-0669 212. 349.2770x215

or email: [email protected]

Services available in English and

Spanish

Pastoral Visitations: Please express your

desire to receive a visit or communion if

you cannot make it to church. We will do

our best to come visit you between 2-4

PM on Sundays.

Moving Forward: My hope and prayer is

that we can get together as one commu-

nity to be God’s people and presence on

the LES. I am asking for your prayers in

this important new chapter of our lives, I

want you to know that every day I also

pray for you all. Together in Christ

Father Nat.

Welcome

Bienvenido

Bienvenue

Nou kontan wè w

PHONE LINE PRAYER


Weekly

Collections

December December

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2018 2018

Pledges $2,351.00 $2,507.00

Open Plate $36.00

Special

Services

Regular

Support $10.00

Special

Offerings $305.00 $200.00

Men’s Guild

St. Augustine’s

Anniversary

Tenants $65.00

Rentals $2,150.00 Episcopal

Charities

St. Augustine

Youth

Soup Kitchen $71.00 $96.00 St. Augustine’s

Project

Building Fund

ECW Donation

Parking Lot Other External

Sources

Total $4,988.00 $2803.00

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Shut-Ins/Homebound: Velda Alleyne, Ellen Bradley, Annie Garcia, Norberta

Mieles.

Prayers: Lester Allen, Carline Aupont, Sandra Brown, Juan Cosme, Minnie Curry

and family, Ellen Daley, Maybelle & Stanford Daly, Diane Ellis, Robert & Vernes-

tine Exum, Sanford Exum and Family, Iris Faulkner, Evelyn Fleming, Faith and

Grace Garfield, Mildred Hancock, Bernice Henry, Rev. Deacon Edgar Hopper,

Joyce Johnson, Kenny Johnson, LaVerne Johnson, The Krauser Family, James Leung, Hattie Mitchell and Family, Daryl Moore, Lula Moore, Marissa Nicolo,

James Rainge, Lawrence Rainge, James Robinson-Parran, Beverly Rosario, Oland

Saltes, Sandra Slater, Sylvan Stoner, Rodger Taylor, Yvonne Ward, Tyrone Wong,

Gladys Saint-Pierre, Noelia Gonzalez, The Rev. Rosalind Brathwaite, Laura Harvin

& Family, Jayvon Cotton, Sarah Banks, Alix Cangé, Ethel Moore, Carl Johnson, Norberto Olan (Maya’s uncle)

Armed forces: David Mason, Jr.

We ask God’s blessings for those celebrating their birthdays in December

especially: 2nd Barbara Allie, 3rd Margaret Wade, 16th Saundra

Walker, 24th William Curry, 25th Natoutchika Saint-Pierre, 31st Peggy

Clark.

If you would like to add your name to the monthly birthday list,

please email us at [email protected]

We pray for those who have died: Doadie Brown, Ronald Brown, Isa Coker, Rob-

ert and Mittie Frances Combs, Percy Daglow Sr., Wanda Daley, Frances Diaz, Har-

ry & Dorothy Fiyalko, Luis Garcia, Etta Green, Dorothy Henderson, Inez Kikuchi,

Cheryl Krauser, Vernell Langley, Diane McDowell, Geraldine Newkirk, Evelyn

Newlin, Jacynth Orridge, Hector Peňa, Alice Saltes Richards, Dorothy Rodriguez,

Nancy Scott, Alma Suarez, Eleanor Suriel, Sylvia Fergusson-Sylvah and Romulus

Sylvah, Harriett Marshall-Taylor, Isaac & Gwendolyn Pinder-Taylor, Donald Wil-

liams, Esther Juanita Dawson, Lucille Williams, Minnie Williams, Rev. Deacon

Nydia Flores, Florence Taylor, John Joseph, Marlene Ward-Torain, Edward Phillips

(Father Tally), Edward “Tyler” Tyler , Sandra Garcia-Combs

We pray for Justice and Peace in all lands: Especially: Afghanistan, Africa, The

Caribbean, China, Darfur, France, Haiti, the Holy Land, India, Iraq, Japan, Ken-

ya, Lebanon, Niger, Sierra Leone, The Sudan, This Nation and the United Nations.

The S t . Augus tine ’ s eCho is a newsletter to keep our members and the larger community info rmed about wha t is happen ing a t S t Augus tine ’s and beyond. We welcome s tory contr ibu to rs to submit a r t ic les , poetry , advert is ing, and any info rmat ion one may want to share . P lease submit your con tr ibu tion by e-ma i l to info@staugnyc. o rg no late r than on Wednesdays fo r the Sunday ed it ion .

The Staff:

The Rev. Nathanael Saint-Pierre,

MIS, MCPD, Rector

(917) 232-9583

[email protected]

Ms. O’mayra Rivera

Administrative Assistant

([email protected])

Ms. Carolyn Bensen,

Director of Music

Mr. Sylvan Stoner, Bookkeeper

([email protected])

Ms. Barbara H. King,

Event Coordinator

Mr. Oland Saltes, Verger

Mr. Luis Montano,

Buildings & Grounds

The St. Augustine’s Project

www. staugsproject.org

Barbara King

Minnie Curry

Sandra Walker

The Vestry

Ms. Irene Alladice, Warden

Ms. Susan Brown, Warden

2018

Mr. Christopher Morris

Ms. Annette Dudley

Ms. Barbara H. King, Clerk

Mr. Oland Saltes

2019

Ms. Valerie Scott

Ms. Dinah Williams

Ms. Bobby Wright

In an effort to reach a broad audience, St. Augustine’s Church occasionally records, through video and photography, its services for publication on the Internet. Your attendance

at a service or event constitutes your consent to be included in any filming, photographing, audio recording or broadcast and for any other use in whole or in part, including

publicity and promotion.

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Office Hours

9:00-12:00/1:00-4:00

Church: 286-290 Henry Street

Office: 333 Madison Street

New York, New York 10002

T: (212) 673-5300 -- F: (212) 673-5201

Email: [email protected]

Website:

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