The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ Sunday, February 2, 2020 The Holy Eucharist 11:15 a.m. W ELCOME to Christ Church, Georgetown. We are grateful for your presence this morning. If you would like to learn more about Christ Church or become more closely associated with this community, we encourage you to complete a pew card, which may be placed in the offering plate, given to an usher or member of the clergy, or mailed to the Parish Office. We hope you will return to Christ Church and worship with us again soon. For detailed information about the mission, ministry, work, and witness of the parish, including the complete schedule of Sunday and weekday services, visit our website: www.christchurchgeorgetown.org. Please remember to silence all mobile phones and other electronic devices. Personal listening systems for the hearing impaired are available. Please speak with an usher. At the conclusion of the liturgy, all here present are cordially invited to Keith Hall for fellowship and refreshments. T HE E NTRANCE R ITE The service follows the order for Holy Eucharist: Rite One, which begins on page 323 in The Book of Common Prayer. The musical setting of the ordinary of the Eucharist is the Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena, by Healey Willan (1880-1968). V OLUNTARY : Prelude in E flat William H. Harris (1883-1973) All remain seated as the Choir sings C HORAL I NTROIT : Senex puerum portabat S ENEX puerum portabat, An old man carried the child, puer autem senem regebat. yet the child ruled the old man. Alleluia. Alleluia. Words: Alleluia verse for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Music: William Byrd (1543-1623), Gradualia I, No. 3, 1605 All stand and sing H YMN 616: Hail to the Lord’s Anointed Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein
T HE O PENING A CCLAMATION Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. The Celebrant says T HE C OLLECT FOR P URITY A LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. All sing K YRIE ELEISON The music may be found at S-91 in The Hymnal 1982. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. G LORIA IN EXCELSIS The music may be found at S-202 in The Hymnal 1982. Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
T HE S ALUTATION AND C OLLECT OF THE D AY Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray. A LMIGHTY and everliving God, we humbly beseech thee that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. T HE L ITURGY OF THE W ORD All sit for T HE L ESSON : Malachi 3:1-4 T HUS says the L ORD : “Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the L ORD of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, till they present right offerings to the L ORD . Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the L ORD as in the days of old and as in former years.” The Choir sings P SALM 84 Quam dilecta! Chant: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918) 1 How dear to me is your dwelling, O L ORD of hosts! * My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the L ORD ; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. 2 The sparrow has found her a house and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; * by the side of your altars, O L ORD of hosts, my King and my God. 3 Happy are they who dwell in your house! * they will always be praising you. 4 Happy are the people whose strength is in you! * whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way. 5 Those who go through the desolate valley will find it a place of springs, * for the early rains have covered it with pools of water. 6 They will climb from height to height, * and the God of gods will reveal himself in Zion. 7 L ORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; * hearken, O God of Jacob. 8 Behold our defender, O God; * and look upon the face of your Anointed. 9 For one day in your courts is better than a thousand in my own room, * and to stand at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked. 10 For the L ORD God is both sun and shield; * he will give grace and glory;
11 No good thing will the L ORD withhold * from those who walk with integrity. 12 O L ORD of hosts, * happy are they who put their trust in you 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. T HE E PISTLE : Hebrews 2:14-18 S INCE therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his brethren in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make expiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered and been tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. All stand and sing the hymn. Stanzas 1 and 2 precede the reading of the Holy Gospel; stanza 3 follows. H YMN AT THE G OSPEL P ROCESSION 497: How bright appears the Morning Star Wie schön leuchtet T HE H OLY G OSPEL : Luke 2:22-40 Gospeler The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke. People Glory be to thee, O Lord. W HEN the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel.” And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.” And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. Gospeler The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
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