Christ Church

Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany

February 20, 2011 The Rev. Douglas G. Tompkins, Rector

The Rev. Judith Buck-Glenn, Associate Rector The Rev. William Musselman, Rector Emeritus

Mr. Theodore Bickish, Organist Church Office 610-521-1626

104 Nevin St. Ridley Park, PA 19078

www.ChristChurchRidleyPark.org

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Welcome to Christ Church! We are delighted that you are worshipping with us. All baptized persons of every denomination are welcome to receive communion at our altar. Please introduce yourself to one of our greeters. You are invited to put on a nametag as you come into church. You are also welcome to fill out a pew card and place it in the offering plate or give it to a greeter. Please let an usher know if you are unable to come to the railing for Communion and the clergy will come to you. Are you looking for a church home? You are welcome to fill out a pew card and place it in the offering plate or give it to a greeter. On it you can indicate that you would like the clergy to call on you.

Out of respect for neighbors wishing

Flower Memorials – Flowers are given today in loving memory of Jack, Ray and Anna Kalodner by Dave, Sue, Lauren and David Kalodner.

for quiet time to pray before the liturgy begins, please refrain from LOUD talking in the nave.

Lent begins March 8 with Ash Wednesday services at 7:30 a.m., 12 noon and 7:00 p.m. Our traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake supper will be held on March 7 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Be sure to start this important season of the church year on the right foot. We need volunteers for to host two or three of our Lenten breakfasts which follow the 6:45 a.m. Eucharist. We also need pots of soup for our Wednesday evening dinners in Musselman Hall. If you can warm the hearts of fellow Lenten journeyers, please speak with Floss Rhine. Know a kid who likes music? Joining the Junior Choir would be a great way for them to start off the New Year. Junior Choir for ages 7-12, meets right after the 10 AM Sunday service from 11:30 AM-12:15 PM. Please see Ted Bickish after a service if you know a kid who would be interested. Ted can also be reached by phone at 386-956-6020 or by through email at bickish@peabody.jhu.edu. The Church Office will be closed on Monday, February 21. Yoga Classes – A Spring session of Yoga classes will be held on Monday evenings from March 7 through April 11. Classes are held

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in Musselman Hall at 7 M. Please see Betsy Kirkpatrick for additional information. Meetings this week: Monday, Outreach Committee, 7 PM (DP); Wednesday, Staff Meeting, 10:30 AM, (RO); Thursday, Stuffers, 9:30 AM (S). Prayer Friend –Those who would like to be prayed for by a member of the parish are invited to place their name on a slip of paper in the basket at the back of church, on the Memorial table. You are welcome to put as much or as little information as you like. Members of the parish who feel moved to take a name are invited to do so. So do check the basket from time to time to see if there is a prayer request waiting to be taken.

If you would be interested in being a Lay Reader in the Children’s Chapel,

Volunteers are needed to help with the Nelson’s BBQ monthly fundraiser – we are looking for three or four volunteers willing to help Rich Klatt – one person a month, from 3:45 to 5 PM. Please speak with, or call Betsy Kirkpatrick if you can help with this fundraiser.

please talk with either Nancy Kenyon or Nancy Signor any Sunday morning.

Activity bags for children can be found on a rack in the back of church, under the memorial table. Bags with pink stickers are for younger children – up to age 5 or so. Please take any activity your child completes home with you and return the bags to the rack. Please do not take crayons, just the children’s work, home with you. We continue to collect food for some of the less fortunate folks in our community. When you shop pick up dry or canned good items and place them in the basket at the back of church or by the green doors.

Please remember Christ Church in your will and estate planning. If you need further information on how to make provisions for the church, please speak to the rector.

Military Service: Bryan Hughes - Coast Guard; Richard Walker - U.S. Army; Jeffrey Scott Petherbridge - USN; Eric Curfman - Army; Michael A. Smith - Captain, U.S. Army; Charles Schlegel – Lt Col.,

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Air Force; William Ford - USA; Major Troy O'Donnell - USA; John Oliver - U. S. Navy; William Barnett - Delaware National Guard; Nicole Gieder, USN; David Berkland – USAF; Timothy Nellet – USMC; Kyle Wales – USMC; Peter Maynard – USN; Staff Sgt. Tony Grassel, USAF; Robert Whalen, National Guard; Jason Traylor-Staff Sgt., National Guard; Michael Belay; Sam Brandt, USMC; Jon Vey, US Army, Special Forces; Capt. Tim O’Donnell, Army; Lt. Chris Warrick, Army.

THOSE SEEKING WORK: Christopher, Erin, Virginia

THIS WEEK’S PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR: Charlotte Georgini, Shelley, Walt.

CONTINUING PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR: Jessica Davenport, Kim Scheb, Kristen Kelly, Virginia Gullifer, Harry Briley, Tony, Westley, Marin, Buddy, Dave Easterday, Joseph Kershaw, Cathi M., Cameron, Megan, Betty P., Pat, Ken Reuwer, Gail, Joan, Terri M., Paul, Jim M., Susan, Chip, Rosalie, Austin, Wayne, Talan, Shaun, Bob, Betty Price, Terry Smith, Daniel Bendig, Sarah, Gladys Roman, Anthony, Helen, Adolf, Lisa S., Paul H., Mary Campion, Sandi Thomas, Laura Francis, Bill, Penny, Crowder family, Annette, Hannah, Kaye Atkinson

Memorials: Jack, Ray and Anna Kalodner

Names will remain on the prayer list for a four week period. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that prayers have been answered and the name(s) will be removed from the list.

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Participating in the Liturgy Today

Altar Guild Ushers Acolytes Lay Readers Team III Carole Buchan

8:00 AM Al Humes Ed Riffert 10:00 AM Pat O’Neill Keith Laird Bill Nickerson general backup

8:00 AM Jason Tustin (C/S) 10:00 AM S: Erika Iovacchini T: Jack Kellett T: Matt Haines C: Chris Haines Banner: Aaron Kellett

8:00 AM Joe Mullany 10:00 AM Ed Dougherty Ken Mobley

Chalice Bearers Counters Newcomer

Greeters LEMS/Flowers

8:00 AM Joe Mullany 10:00 AM Ed Dougherty Ken Mobley

Team I Roberta Lunari, Captain

10:00 AM Ollie Rhine Floss Rhine

LEMS – MP King - D Seiverd B Kirkpatrick - W & C Frese Flowers – Schulers

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Pray for the Church in Wales and the Diocese of Llandaff

DIOCESAN CALENDAR OF INTERCESSIONS

: Diocesan Programs: Church House Staff Diocese of Guatemala: Catedral Iglesia Episcopal Santiago Apostol, (Cathedral Church of Saint James), Guatemala City, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Armando Guerra

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A Note on Today’s Readings

The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany—Year A

On these Sundays after the Epiphany, the liturgy brings before us Jesus’ manifestation as Savior. He is revealed first by his own life and ministry, and especially in his death and resurrection. He is also revealed in subsequent times and in all places through us, his body, the Church.

Because of this Epiphany theme, we have been reading every Sunday from 1 Corinthians. That congregation had become a hotbed of contention and factionalism. In seeking to call them back into unity, Paul gives the fullest expression found in the Scriptures of the true nature of the Church. Paul calls those who believe they are wiser than the other members are and those who have divided into groups supporting various leaders, to recognize that they are united in one Body and to act accordingly.

In the first reading, we hear the basic principles of conduct toward others that Jesus reiterated in his teaching. He calls us into a kind of living that is far different from normal worldly life. The hard sayings that we hear today present us with the way of living that is to characterize those who are expecting God’s Kingdom. It is not in a legalistic following of these sayings as rules, but in grasping the underlying principle of them that we become signs of God’s Reign. That principle is to depend upon God rather than on the world for the model of behavior we are to follow.

Christ, manifested to us in Word and Sacrament, is God’s model for us. More importantly, as we gather in Eucharist as his Body to meet him, his Spirit conforms our lives to his life. As we continue to grow in Christ, his life will shine forth more strongly through us.

From The Rite Light: Reflections on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 2007 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York.

The Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany Sunday, February 20, 2011

Prelude Prelude: "Praeambulum" Heinrich Scheidemann

Liturgy of the Word

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Entrance Rite (8 a.m. verses 1 & 5)

The Church’s one foundation Hymnal 525

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The Celebrant says

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

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The following is said, all standing

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The following is said, all standing

Glory 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. Collect of the Day

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. O Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing: Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts your greatest gift, which is love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted dead before you. Grant this for the sake of your only Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Reading Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18

All sit.

A Reading from the book of Leviticus.

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap

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to the very edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not strip your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the alien: I am the Lord your God. You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall not lie to one another. And you shall not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God: I am the Lord. You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning. You shall not revile the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor. You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the Lord. You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”

Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Remain seated.

Psalm 119:33-40

Legem pone

33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes, * and I shall keep it to the end.

34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law; * I shall keep it with all my heart.

35 Make me go in the path of your commandments, * for that is my desire.

36 Incline my heart to your decrees * and not to unjust gain.

37 Turn my eyes from watching what is worthless; * give me life in your ways.

38 Fulfill your promise to your servant, * which you make to those who fear you.

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39 Turn away the reproach which I dread, * because your judgments are good.

40 Behold, I long for your commandments; * in your righteousness preserve my life. Second Reading 1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23

A Reading from Paul’s First letter to the Church in Corinth.

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all belong to you, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Children's Sermon

Sequence

All stand.

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For the fruit of all creation Hymnal 424

Holy Gospel Matthew 5:38-48

All stand.

Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to

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borrow from you. You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. Sermon The Rev. Judith Buck-Glenn

Nicene Creed

All stand.

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.

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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. Prayers of the People

All remain standing.

Let us pray for the Church and for the world.

Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer. Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer.

Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer.

Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he loves us.

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Here the names of those serving in the military and the unemployed are remembered

Silence

Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer.

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.

Here the names of those on the parish prayer list are remembered

Silence

Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer.

We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.

Here the names of the departed are remembered

Silence

Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer.

Almighty God, to whom our needs are known before we ask, help us to ask only what accords with your will; and those good things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot ask, grant us for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Confession of Sin

All kneel.

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Silence.

Minister and People

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,

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by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. The Priest stands and says

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.

Peace

All stand.

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you. Then the Ministers and the People may greet one another in the name of the Lord.

Announcements

Holy Communion

The Celebrant says

Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; bring offerings and come into his courts. Psalm 96:8

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Offertory Hymn

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord Hymnal 636

Representatives of the congregation bring the people’s offerings of bread and wine, and money or other gifts, to the deacon or celebrant. The people stand while the offerings are presented and placed on the Altar.

Doxology

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.

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Great Thanksgiving

The people remain standing.

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 our thanks and praise. Celebrant It is truly right, and good and joyful, to give you thanks,

all-holy God, source of life and fountain of mercy. Therefore, joining with Angels and Archangels and with the faithful of every generation, we lift our voices with all creation as we sing (say):

The people stand or kneel.

The Celebrant continues

Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of the universe and giver of life. You formed us in your own image and called us to dwell in your infinite love. You gave the world into our care that we might be your faithful

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stewards and show forth your bountiful grace. But we failed to honor your image in one another and in ourselves; we would not see your goodness in the world around us; and so we violated your creation, abused one another, and rejected your love. Yet you never ceased to care for us, and prepared the way of salvation for all people. Through Abraham and Sarah you called us into covenant with you. You delivered us from slavery, sustained us in the wilderness, and raised up prophets to renew your promise of salvation.

Then, in the fullness of time, you sent your eternal Word, made mortal flesh in Jesus. Born into the human family, and dwelling among us, he revealed your glory. Giving himself freely to death on the cross, he triumphed over evil, opening the way of freedom and life.

On the night before he died for us, Our Savior Jesus Christ took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his friends, and said: “Take, eat: This is my Body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” As supper was ending, Jesus 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 poured out for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People

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

The Celebrant continues

Remembering his death and resurrection, we now present to you from your creation this bread and this wine. By your Holy Spirit may they be for us the Body and Blood of our Savior Jesus Christ. Grant that we who share these gifts may be filled with the Holy Spirit and live as Christ’s Body in the world. Bring us into the everlasting heritage of your daughters and sons, that with all your saints, past, present, and yet to come, we may praise your Name for ever. Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, to you be honor, glory, and praise, for ever and ever. AMEN.

The Celebrant then continues

And now, as our Savior

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Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, People and Celebrant

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. Breaking of the Bread

Alleluia. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us

Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. The Celebrant says

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.

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All baptized persons, whatever your denominational affiliation, are welcome to receive Holy Communion at our altar. You may stand at the altar rail if your knees do not permit kneeling. Please assist the chalice bearer by gently holding the base of the chalice. Please do not hold the top of the chalice. If you wish, you may intinct (dip) the host (consecrated bread) in the chalice. If you do not wish to receive the wine, fold your arms over your chest. Baptized children may receive with parent's permission, otherwise they will receive a blessing.

Communion Anthem "Teach me, O Lord" Davies

After Communion, the Celebrant says

Let us pray.

Celebrant and People

God of abundance, you have fed us with the bread of life and 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 for ever in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen. Blessing

The priest blesses the people, saying

May Christ, the Son of God, be manifest in you, that your lives may be a light to the world; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

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Postcommunion Hymn (8 a.m. verses 1 & 4)

Christ is made the sure foundation Hymnal 518

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Deacon Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.

People Thanks be to God. Postlude "Westminster Abby" David Lasky

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