Welcome to The Church of the Good Shepherd.

We are so glad you’re here to join us in worship.

Today’s liturgy is found in its entirety in The Book of Common Prayer (the red book in the pew racks). All hymns and other congregational service music are located in The (blue) Hymnal 1982. To help you navigate the rhythms and cadences of our liturgical tradition, just follow this leaflet like a roadmap: the page numbers will point you in the right direction. Please note also that we have included congrega-tional instructions in italics, and congrega-tional responses in bold italics.

Wherever you are on your faith journey, you are welcome at Good Shepherd. We invite you to participate fully in the life of our parish.

If you are new to Good Shepherd or are worshipping with us for the first time, we invite you to fill out one of the visitor cards located in the pew racks and then place it in the alms basin during the Offer-tory.

Today’s Altar Flowers

The flowers on the Altar are given to the Glory of God by:

Meredith and Russ Swindell in thanksgiving for our sons,

Noah and Quincy.

Nursery & Children’s Bulletins Nursery care for infants and children up to

four years of age is available from 9:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. in the Parish Life Cen-ter located just beyond the East Transcept doors. Our ushers are glad to help guide

you. We welcome children to join us in wor-

ship. Feel free to ask an usher for our spe-cial bulletin made just for kids ages

3 through 12.

Worship Holy Eucharist Rite I: 8:00 a.m. Sundays Holy Eucharist Rite II: 10:15 a.m. Sundays

Holy Eucharist w/Healing: 12:05 p.m. Thursdays

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The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 30, 2018 10:15 a.m.

The Holy Eucharist, Rite II

We invite you to join us in quiet prayer and meditation as we prepare for our worship together.

Voluntary: Prelude in E minor Andrew Wright Introit: The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee Setting: Jean Berger

THE WORD OF GOD

Our liturgy begins on page 355 of The Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Please stand and let us join one another in worship.

Processional Hymn: 359, God of the Prophets Toulon

Opening Acclamation BCP p. 355

Gloria in Excelsis: S-280 Healey Willan

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of ev’ry living thing.

The Collect of the Day

Please be seated. The First Lesson Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29

The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.

Let us pray.

O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever .

People: Amen.

A Reading from The Book of Numbers.

The rabble among them had a strong craving; and the Israelites also wept again, and said, “If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the mel-ons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.”

Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, all at the entrances of their tents. Then the Lord became very angry, and Moses was displeased. So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this peo-ple on me? Did I conceive all this people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a sucking child,’ to the land that you promised on oath to their ancestors? Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they come weeping to me and say, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me. If this is the way you are going to treat me, put me to death at once—if I have found favor in your sight—and do not let me see my misery.”

So the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them take their place there with you.

So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord; and he gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again.

Psalm 19:7-14 Caeli enarrant

The Second Lesson James 5:13-20

Please stand.

Sequence Hymn: 635, If thou but trust in God to guide thee Wer nur den lieben Gott

A Reading from the Letter of James.

Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest.

My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner's soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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

Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they proph-esied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, stop them!” But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit on them!”

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

7 The law of the Lord is perfect and revives the ‘ soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure and gives wisdom to the ‘ innocent.

8 The statutes of the Lord are just and rejoice the ‘ heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear and gives light to the ‘ eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean and endures for ‘ ever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous alto’gether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, more than much fine ‘ gold, sweeter far than honey, than honey in the ‘ comb. 11 By them also is your servant en’lightened,

and in keeping them there is great re’ward. 12 Who can tell how often he of’fends?

cleanse me from my secret ‘ faults. 13 Above all, keep your servant from presump-

tuous sins; let them not get dominion ‘ over me; then shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of a great of’fense.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your ‘ sight, O Lord, my strength and my re’deemer.

The Holy Gospel Mark 9:38-50

Please be seated.

The Sermon The Rev. Canon Patricia M. Grace

A period of silence is observed.

Please stand.

The Nicene Creed BCP p. 358

The Prayers of the People BCP p. 385

Confession of Sin and Absolution BCP p. 360

The Peace BCP p. 308

The Peace of the Lord be always with you. People: And also with you.

The people greet one another in the name of Christ, and then may be seated.

Greetings and Parish Announcements

The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. Whoever is not against us is for us. For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward.

“If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell. And if your eye caus-es you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell, where their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.

“For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Christ

The Commissioning of the Rector Search Committee

The congregation is seated, while the celebrant, the interim rector and the senior and junior warden stand in full view of the people. The Search Committee members stand facing the rector. Senior and Junior Warden: We present to you these persons to be admitted to the ministry of the Search Com-mittee. Senior Warden: Meredith Swindell and John Beard, Co-chairs of the Committee. Junior Warden: Committee members - Karen Boyne, Jan Harris, Paul Hoch, Anna Howard, Susan Jackson, Mary Propst, Chas Sharp, Sheldon Smith and Martin Taylor. Celebrant: Brothers and sisters in Christ, there is one Spirit and one baptism, and we are all joined by that Spirit into one Body, given gifts for a variety of ministries for the common good. Our purpose is to commission these per-sons in the name of God and of this congregation to this ministry of discernment to which they are called. Celebrant: Don, as senior warden, do you confirm that these persons you have presented are prepared by a com-mitment to Christ as Lord, by regular attendance at worship, and by the knowledge of their duties, to exercise their ministry to the honor of God, and the well‐being of God’s church? Senior Warden: I believe they are. Celebrant (to the committee): You have been called to a special ministry in this congregation. Will you, as long as you are engaged in this work, perform it prayerfully, faithfully and with careful adherence to the policies and pro-cesses prescribed by our Bishop? Candidates: We will! Celebrant (to the congregation): Will all of you, people of the Church of the Good Shepherd, commit to pray for and support the work of this Committee, responding generously, consistently and honestly to their requests for par-ticipation, information and input? Congregation: We will! Celebrant: Let us pray. (A period of prolonged prayerful silence is kept.) Eternal God, the foundation of all wisdom and the source of all courage: enlighten with your grace the Search Com-mittee of this congregation, and so rule their minds, and guide their counsel that in all things they may seek your glo-ry and promote the mission of your Church. Be with this congregation during this time of discernment and transition, that it may be filled with anticipation, excitement and a sense of exploration. Give us all a profound sense of your presence, Lord; a sense that you are walking with us at every turn. Fill us with the sure and certain hope that you are sending us a new ordained leader who will love us and work alongside us to do your will. Amen. Celebrant: In the Name of God and of this congregation I commission you as members of the Search Committee of the Church of the Good Shepherd. God who has called you to this ministry will give you the will to do these things and the grace and power to accomplish them. The Celebrant invites the congregation to welcome with applause the new members of the Search Committee.

THE HOLY COMMUNION

Offertory Anthem: Jesu, Lead My Footsteps Ever Johann Sebastian Bach

Our liturgy continues on page 361 of The Book of Common Prayer. Please stand.

The Great Thanksgiving BCP p. 361

The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

The Celebrant continues with the Proper Preface, ending with:

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-129 Setting: Robert Powell

Please remain standing or kneel as you are able for the remainder of the Eucharistic Prayer found on pages 362—363, and ending with:

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. People: AMEN

The Lord’s Prayer BCP p. 364

The Breaking of the Bread BCP p. 364

Jesu, lead my footsteps ever. Ever all my senses guide; From all ills my doings sever. Put all else than thee aside! Jesu let thy grace attend me; From all evil e’er defend me.

Avery Seiger, violin Helga Fasciano, flute

Fraction Anthem, S-151 Plainsong, arr. David Hurd

Invitation and Communion

Please be seated. All baptized Christians are invited to come forward to receive the Sacrament. If you are not yet bap-tized or otherwise wish to abstain from receiving Communion, we invite you to receive a blessing from clergy. You may indicate so by crossing your arms across your chest when approaching the altar. If you wish to abstain from only the wine, you may indicate so by crossing your arms over your chest after receiving the bread. If you need gluten-free bread at Communion, please indicate so by presenting your hands with palms faced downward.

Hymn during Communion: 343, Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless St. Agnes

Sending Out of Lay Eucharistic Visitors

Let us pray.

Post Communion Prayer (Please stand or kneel as you are able.) BCP, p. 365

Blessing

Recessional Hymn: 709, O God of Bethel, by whose hand Dundee

Dismissal BCP p. 366

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord! People: Thanks be to God!

Voluntary: Allegro Maestoso G. F. Handel

In the name of this congregation, I send you forth bearing these holy gifts that those to whom you go may share with us in the communion of Christ’s body and blood. People: Because we who are many are one body in Christ. We share one bread, one cup.

Serving Today

Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Cheryl McFadden Preacher: The Rev. Canon Patricia M. Grace

Verger: Evan Meade

Lectors: Phyllis Vail, Emily Robinson Chalicist: Jennifer Tlusty

Acolytes: Duncan McSorley, Luke Lashley-Zimmerman, Aiden Pittman, Carter Bass, Harriet Jackson

Ushers: Jeff Whittaker (Vestry Person in charge), Kathy Whittaker, Murry Hagler, Georgia Meade, Caryn Meade, Kevin LeCount, Nathan LeCount

A Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina

Clergy

The Rev. Canon Patricia M. Grace, Interim Rector pat.grace@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2004

The Rev. Bill Bennett, Associate Rector for Adult Formation bill.bennett@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2001

The Rev. Dr. Cheryl McFadden, Associate Rector for Family Ministry cheryl.mcfadden@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2940

The Rev. Nancy Allison, Priest-in-Residence nancy.allison@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-834-8648

Staff

Sarah Barrett, Godly Play Coordinator

sarah.barrett@cgs-raleigh.org

Jessica Bowen, Music Coordinator jessica.bown@cgs-raleigh.org

Robin Brown, Youth Ministry

robin.brown@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2016

Leon Crosby, Sexton

leon.crosby@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2939

Nancy East, Nursery Coordinator

Ian Finley, Liturgical Drama Coordinator

ian.finley@cgs-raleigh.org

Dwayne Holloway, Director of Music Ministries

dwayne.holloway@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-219-9158

Robert Jones, Assistant Sexton

Bev McTaggart, Membership & Wedding Coordinator bev.mctaggart@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2012

Darylene Netzer, Parish Administrator darylene.netzer@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2002

Kirk Royal, Director of Communications kirk.royal@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2018

Lynn Wiss, Pastoral Care Coordinator

lynn.wiss@cgs-raleigh.org | 919-831-2005

Jessica Duncan & Alison Sarran, Nursery

Vestry

Don Blankenship Senior Warden

Sheldon Smith Junior Warden

Jack Boyne

Stewardship

Caryl Fuller Treasurer (ex officio member)

Van Giersch

Fellowship

Jan Harris

Volunteers

Kevin LeCount

Legacy Society

Margaret Nobles

Christian Education

Kitty Pruitt

Outreach

Ed Sharp

Communications

Karen Sommerville

Membership

Jeff Whittaker Registrar

121 Hillsborough Street

Raleigh, North Carolina 27603

919-831-2000

www.cgs-raleigh.org

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The Rt. Rev. Samuel Rodman, XII Bishop of North Carolina

The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, Bishop Suffragan