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SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Sunday, January 17 | 9:00 AM | Rite II Streaming
PRELUDE | Chorale Prelude on My Shepherd Will Supply My Need, by Alice Jordan
OPENING ACCLAMATION | BCP 355
Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
COLLECT FOR PURITY | BCP 355
Said by the Celebrant.
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.
SONG OF PRAISE | S280, Glory to God
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Let us pray.
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
THE FIRST READING |1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20)
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Then the Lord said to Samuel, “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make both ears of anyone who hears of it tingle. On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be expiated by sacrifice or offering forever.”
Samuel lay there until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” He said, “Here I am.” Eli said, “What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you.” So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, “It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.”
As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord.
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
PSALM 139:1-5, 12-17 | Domine, probasti
1 Lord, you have searched me out and known me;
you know my sitting down and my rising up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
2 You trace my journeys and my resting-places
and are acquainted with all my ways.
3 Indeed, there is not a word on my lips,
but you, O Lord, know it altogether.
4 You press upon me behind and before
and lay your hand upon me.
5 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is so high that I cannot attain to it.
12 For you yourself created my inmost parts;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
13 I will thank you because I am marvelously made;
your works are wonderful, and I know it well.
14 My body was not hidden from you,
while I was being made in secret
and woven in the depths of the earth.
15 Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb;
all of them were written in your book;
they were fashioned day by day,
when as yet there was none of them.
16 How deep I find your thoughts, O God!
how great is the sum of them!
17 If I were to count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
to count them all, my life span would need to be like yours.
THE SECOND READING | 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall be one flesh.” But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN | Hymn 599, Lift Every Voice and Sing, Lift Every Voice
THE GOSPEL | John 1:43-51
Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” Nathanael asked him, “Where did you get to know me?” Jesus answered, “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.” And he said to him, “Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
THE SERMON | The Rev. Jesse Perkins
THE NICENE CREED | BCP 358
Said in Unison
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.
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.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Leader: On the day when we remember again the faith and witness of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., let us pray to the God he served, the God of Justice, the God of love and peace.
Lord, take us to the mountain top where we may see all your people who are in bondage.
People: Let justice roll down.
Help us to feel that all of us are tied together in one destiny.
People: Let justice roll down.
Give us the courage to work for your justice and not grow weary.
People: Let justice roll down.
Help us to see your face, Lord, in those people who challenge our better nature.
People: Let love rise up.
Pull us from our fears and help us to engage all of life.
People: Let love rise up.
Strengthen our will to be your servants and follow your call.
People: Let love rise up.
Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.
We pray for Donald our president and Joe our president-elect, J.B. our governor, and all those in authority around the world.
We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries: John Totten, Denny Roper, Kristina Roper, McKenzie Davis, Dylan Johns, Judy Tolle, Judie Buckley.
We pray for those on our prayer list: The Beverly Family, The Hewet Family, The Lang and Guthrie Families, Evelyn, The Schmidt Family, Pat, Steven, Douglas, Sylvia, Owen, Bob, Bob, Tim, Joe, Vicki, Ruth, Sarah, The Reeves Family, Brian, Mark, Ted, Barb and Steve, Patty, Amy.
We pray for the deceased: Paul Hewet, Janet Lang, Julie, Judy Fisher, Lena Pesce, Michael Lorenzo, Stuart Parker, Robert McLaughlin, James Carney, Norma Sayles
The Celebrant adds a concluding prayer.
St. Michael’s graciously invites you to attend our monthly conversations about race and racism entitled “Journey Toward Awareness and Understanding of Racism.” Our next Zoom session is Wednesday, January 27, at 7pm.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
Celebrant and People:
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.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
A PRAYER OF ST. CHYRSOSTOM| BCP 102
Celebrant: Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when
two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O
Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of
your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.
THE BLESSING
Celebrant: The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.
DISMISSAL
Deacon: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE | Eternal Joy, by Noel Goemanne
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
WEEKLY EVENTS
Those for whom prayers have been requested:
The Beverly Family, The Hewet Family, The Lang and Guthrie Families, Evelyn, The Schmidt Family, Pat, Steven, Douglas, Sylvia, Owen, Bob, Bob, Tim, Joe, Vicki, Ruth, Sarah, The Reeves Family, Brian, Mark, Ted, Barb and Steve, Patty, Amy
Birthdays
1/18 John Totten
1/18 Denny Roper
1/18 Kristina Roper
1/21 McKenzie Davis
1/22 Dylan Johns
1/23 Judy Tolle
1/23 Judie Buckley
Remembrances
Paul Hewet
Janet Lang
Julie
1/18 Judy Fisher
1/20 Lena Pesce
1/21 Michael Lorenzo
1/21 Stuart Parker
1/22 Robert McLaughlin
1/22 James Carney
1/23 Norma Sayles
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