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October 13, 2019

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Holy Eucharist Rite II

8:30 and 10 am

Welcome to this morning's worship. We're glad you are here, whether you are an

Episcopalian or a seeker taking your first look at the Christian faith. Please use this

bulletin and the blue hymnal to follow along in worship. After the sermon you may want

to also use the small, red Book of Common Prayer.

PRELUDE

Now Thank We All Our God J. S. Bach

THE PROCESSION Lift high the cross Hymnal 473

OPENING ACCLAMATION Book of Common Prayer, p. 355 Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

People And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen

THE COLLECT OF PURITY BCP, p. 355

GLORIA

Glory to God in the highest Hymnal S-278

THE COLLECT OF THE DAY

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually

be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and

the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THE CHILDREN’S PROCESSION

Children PreK-2nd grade process to Godly Play and 3rd-5th graders attend Kids of the Kingdom.

The children will return during the peace.

For the beauty of the earth (st. 3) Hymnal 416

For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind’s delight, for the mystic harmony

linking sense to sound and sight,

Christ our God, to thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise.

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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

THE OLD TESTAMENT Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the

remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people,

whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile

from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what

they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and

give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there,

and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and

pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.

Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

People Thanks be to God.

PSALM 66:1-11 (sung by all) Anglican Chant by Sam Doyle

1 Be joyful in God, all you/ lands; *

sing the glory of his Name;

sing the glory of his/ praise.

2 Say to God, "How awesome are your/ deeds! *

because of your great strength your enemies cringe be-/fore you.

3 All the earth bows down be/fore you, *

sings to you, sings out your/ Name."

4 Come now and see the works of/ God, *

how wonderful he is in his doing toward all/ people.

5 He turned the sea into dry land,

so that they went through the water on/ foot, *

and there we re/joiced in him.

6 In his might he rules for ever;

his eyes keep watch over the/ nations; *

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let no rebel rise up a-/gainst him.

7 Bless our God, you/ peoples; *

make the voice of his praise to be/ heard;

8 Who holds our souls in/ life, *

and will not allow our feet to/ slip.

9 For you, O God, have/ proved us; *

you have tried us just as silver is/ tried.

10 You brought us into the/ snare; *

you laid heavy burdens upon our/ backs.

11 You let enemies ride over our heads;

we went through fire and/ water; *

but you brought us out into a place of re/freshment.

THE EPISTLE II Timothy 2:8-15

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David-- that is my gospel,

for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the

word of God is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so

that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. The

saying is sure:

If we have died with him, we will also live with him;

if we endure, we will also reign with him;

if we deny him, he will also deny us;

if we are faithless, he remains faithful--

for he cannot deny himself.

Remind them of this, and warn them before God that they are to avoid wrangling over

words, which does no good but only ruins those who are listening. Do your best to

present yourself to God as one approved by him, a worker who has no need to be

ashamed, rightly explaining the word of truth.

Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

People Thanks be to God.

THE SEQUENCE

Eternal spirit of the living Christ Hymnal 698

THE GOSPEL Luke 17:11-19

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

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and

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Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they

called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" When he saw them, he said to

them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were made clean.

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a

loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him. And he was a

Samaritan. Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are

they? Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"

Then he said to him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well."

Priest The Gospel of the Lord.

People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

THE SERMON The Rev. Edmund Pickup

THE NICENE CREED BCP, p. 358

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Let us bow before almighty God, offering our thanksgiving and making known our

requests for the whole human family and for all the world, saying : Lord, in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

O God of morning and evening, noonday’s brightest sun and midnight’s darkest hour,

hear us as we offer you our praise and dare to sing your new song. For confidence to

believe that your gift of life requires our most willing effort, and that accepting that gift

of life requires our most willing effort, and that accepting that gift we never forget to

offer our thanks: we pray: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Let us pray for the land in which we live, that we see it as your gift, and that we work

together with all people and all our strength to conform it to your kingdom: we pray:

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Let us pray for courage and commitment, that we wait upon those in need, and that they

may see in us your loving care for them: we pray: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Let us pray for all in any need, for those in pain and in sorrow, that your gift of hope will

strengthen them on their way to wholeness: we pray: Lord, in your mercy, hear our

prayer.

Let us pray for those who have died. for the ties that bind us to those who have gone

before, and that with all our loved ones and all the blessed saints we keep in view the

joyous feast that is to come: we pray: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

The Celebrant continues

Hear these words, O Lord, as you hear and understand the unspoken thoughts of our

hearts and minds, and grant their fulfillment through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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FOR THE ELECTION OF A RECTOR

Lord Jesus, we thank you for raising up in your Church faithful ministers of your Word

and Sacraments. Guide our Search Committee and Vestry as they seek and call a new

Rector for our church family. Bless them with the wisdom and grace to recognize your

love and courage in each of the candidates you raise up for their consideration. Be

present also with those who are being sought, that the light of your Spirit may shine

clearly in and through them. Help us to prepare to welcome the leader you will bring to

us, that together our words and deeds will become united to write the next chapter of

your loving work at St. Andrew’s, knowing that you are the author of our salvation and

the center of our joy. Amen.

THE CONFESSION OF SIN BCP, p. 360

THE PEACE

BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE HOLY COMMUNION

OFFERTORY ANTHEM

O Breath of Life Clive Walkley

text: Bessie Porter Head

O Breath of Life, come sweeping through us, revive your church with life and pow’r.

O Breath of Life, come, cleanse, renew us, and fit your church to meet this hour.

O Wind of God, come bend us, break us, till humbly we confess our need,

Then in your tenderness remake us, revive, restore; for this we plead.

O Breath of Love, come breathe within us, renewing thought and will and heart.

Come, love of Christ afresh to win us, revive your church in every part.

AT THE PRESENTATION OF ALMS Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Old 100th

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER A BCP, p. 361 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 God thanks and praise.

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The Celebrant proceeds

It is right, and a good and joyful thing…

…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 LEVAS 255 The people stand or kneel. Then the Celebrant continues

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

…Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People

Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

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The Celebrant continues

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption…

…All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. 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.

THE LORD’S PRAYER (Contemporary version) BCP, p. 364

People and Celebrant

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come,

your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,

now and for ever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

A period of silence is kept.

Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;

People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

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 Body of Christ, the bread of heaven. Amen.

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

All baptized Christians, of any denomination, are especially invited to receive

communion. You may receive only the bread, or both bread and wine. Everyone is

welcome to come to the altar for a blessing.

THE COMMUNION HYMNS

Help us, O Lord, to learn Hymnal 628

Father, we thank thee who has planted Hymnal 302

POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER BCP, p. 365

THE BLESSING

THE CONCLUDING PROCESSION

Now thank we all our God Hymnal 397

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

People Thanks be to God.

POSTLUDE

***Please join us in the Parish Hall for refreshments and conversation

immediately following the service. ***

Those Serving Today

Eucharistic Ministers: 8:30- Ann Herman; 10- Marion Seaman, Julie Damerson

Readers: 8:30- Carol Rich; 10- Dan Seaman, AmyRuth McGraw, Joe Stultz

Acolytes: Emmanuel Obimma, Amelia Cooper, Alexis Obimma, Gift Obimma

Verger: Debbie Dowd

Greeters: 8:30 – Linda Cummer; 10– Bill Hill, Anne Jones

Newcomer Host: Jill Lowe

Godly Play: Anna Taylor, Jennifer Jones

Kids of the Kingdom: Barbara Lawless

Altar Guild: Dottie Clark, Cindy Shane, Johnetta Shablack, Margaret Horne, Joni

Plumbo, Lisa Garrett

Ushers: Craig Taylor, Bob Emmaus, Patty Jennings, Will Jennings, Jeff Richardson

Kitchen Team: Margaret Horne, Charles Kelshaw, Janice Cox

Vestry Person of the Month: Scott Durham

We Pray For

Mary Stalter, Anna Stalter, Ella Janssen, Jeff Cummer, Judy Wells, Norma Bullock,

Moira Ermentrout, Hugh McLawhorn, Doug Scott, Laurie Simon Queen, Albert Madden,

Bonita Beshears, Bruce Adkins, Charles and Rebecca Goodrum, Dee Dee Fulton, Judy

Stancil, Xavier and Sue, Maria Wilmoth, Barbara Sherer, Leslie, Johnetta Shablack,

Dorothy Cook, Julia Testa, Jenna Cottrill, Jean Westervelt, Lloyd Kerley, Jimmye Olivey,

Erin, Karen Hall, Ann Clark, Debra Koltai, Don Lowe, Lynn Palmgren, Jamie Smith,

Larry Phillips, Shelley Kappauf, Vik, Faye Shane, Greg and Amy Chambers

Our Military: Wes Durham, Tom Stauffer, Paul Zeigler, Stephen Johnson, Michael

Hens, Benjamin Phillips, Kenneth Gearhart, Alex Reyes, Raymond Harrison

Birthdays: Maddie Testa, Alan Atwell, Steve Trull, Lynda Sanecki, Phillip Berger, Anne

Jones

Anniversaries: Melissa and Tim Fleming, Nancy and Roger Kimbrough

The Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God by Betty and Alan Atwell in loving

memory of his parents, Edith and Everett, on the anniversary of their marriage, and by

Anne Jones in loving memory of her parents, Ruth and Dick Jones.

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Parish Announcements

Guests and Newcomers: We are so glad that you are here with us. To help us get to

know you, please fill out a green newcomer card hanging in the pews of the church (or on

the table outside the chapel) and place it in the offering plate. Restrooms closest to the

Chapel are in the Parish Hall, and for the church they are through the right-hand side

door. Nursery care is available for the 10 am service in the small meeting room. Please

know we give thanks for your presence among us. A Newcomer Host, Lois Washburn,

Jill Lowe, will greet you after the service.

Children’s Activity Bags can now be found on a rack next to the nametag

boards. After the worship service, please re-hang them on the rack. They will be

replenished with new items for the next week.

Herman Hall Closed

Herman Hall will be closed indefinitely as the work continues to restore and improve it

from the water damage in July.

Worship Announcements

The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, October 27

Bishop Anne will make her bi-annual visitation at 10 am service. Please stay after to

enjoy coffee hour. She will then have question and answer time with parishioners in the

Chapel.

Fellowship and Christian Formation Announcements

College Care Packages Time

It is time again to start collecting items for care packages to be sent to our college

students during exams. Collection bins will be placed in the Narthex and the Parish Hall

for your donations until November 10. For more information, contact Cheri Courtright at

336-706-0911 or CVC987@yahoo.com.

Addresses Needed for College Students

If you have a child or grandchild who is a current college student, or if you are a college

student attending St. Andrew’s, we would like to send a care package for upcoming

exams. Please send us their address, and also let us know if your student has any dietary

limitations, such as gluten-free or sugar-free. Contact Cheri Courtright by November 10

at 336-706-0911 or CVC 987@yahoo.com.

October Gathering for All Women of the Church

All women of the church are invited to the October gathering of the Episcopal Church

Women (ECW) nighttime chapter at 7 pm Monday, October 14 in the Chapel. Our own

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Ann Doyle will be presenting a program about bells. She has asked us each to bring a bell

from home, especially one that has an interesting story. We are looking forward to seeing

everyone at 7 pm in the Chapel on October 14. Contact: Cheri Courtright at 336-706-

0911.

UPCOMING CALENDAR Sun., October 13: Holy Eucharist,

8:30 am                 Holy Eucharist, Chapel

10 am Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

Godly Play (PreK – 2nd grade)

Kids of the Kingdom (grades 3rd – 5th)

11:30 am Adult Formation Class, Chapel

EfM Alumni Class, Cloister

Confirmation Class, Library

Mon., October 14: All Women of the Church, 7 pm, Chapel

Tues., October 15: Vestry meeting, 7 pm, Cloister

Wed., October 16: Prayer Shawl Ministry, 2 pm, Cloister

Mid-week service, noon, Chapel

Choir rehearsal, 7:15 pm, Sanctuary

Thurs., October 17: Hearing the Gospel, 10:30 am, Library

Sun., October 20: Holy Eucharist,

8:30 am                 Holy Eucharist, Chapel

10 am Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

Godly Play (PreK – 2nd grade)

Kids of the Kingdom (grades 3rd – 5th)

11:15 am Adult Formation Class, Chapel

11:30 am Confirmation Class, Library

Last Week’s Finances

Income: $7,206 – Expenses: $6,287 = Balance $919

St. Andrew’s has now used $40,000 of the reserve fund to cover the deficit.

If you haven’t been able to give your 2020 pledge, it’s never too late.

Please feel free to drop it in the offering plate or mail it.

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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 336-275-1651

www.standrewsgso.org

Contact St. Andrew’s Staff:

Connect to Our Ministries:

The Rev. Ed Pickup, Interim Rector Jennifer Jones, Children's Ministry edmund.pickup@standrewsgso.org childrens.ministry@standrewsgso.org Debbie Dowd, Pastoral Associate Rachael Revell, Youth Ministry pastoral.associate@standrewsgso.org youth.ministry@standrewsgso.org Kimberly Ann Rathburn Doug Sanecki, Outreach Ministry Parish Administrator/Business Manager outreach.ministry@standrewsgso.org parish@standrewsgso.org Office Hours: M-Th 8:30 am – 2:30 pm Barbara Cooke, Newcomer Ministry newcomer.ministry@standrewsgso.org Ann Doyle, Minister of Music music@standrewsgso.org Corinth Milikin, Directory Coordinator directory@standrewsgso.org

St. Andrew’s Vestry 2019

Children, Youth & Mission/Outreach, Parish Life, Pastoral Facilities, Finance

Christian Formation Liturgy & Membership

Care & Stewardship & Administration

Catherine Clifton Bob Mills Karen Rierson Pat Stultz (SW)

Marion Seaman Corinth Milikin Eric Revell senior.warden@standrewsgso.org

Brenda Swearingin Steven Loch Scott Durham (JW)

junior.warden2@standrewsgso.org

Cindy Shane (JW)

junior.warden1@standrewsgso.org

Chris Berger, Treasurer Linda Cummer, Clerk