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St.
Martins Episcopal Church

A Beacon of Christs Love, Spirit Fed, Serving Others
December 2, 2012 8:00a.m. The First Sunday of Advent

Welcome! We are glad you are worshiping here today. We encourage all to settle in to a spirit of prayer before the service begins. Please be sensitive to the needs of your fellow worshipers by silencing cell phones and maintaining a spirit of God focused peace. Thank you.
THE WORD OF GOD
Prayer Book Pages
The Holy Eucharist: Rite I Blessing of the wreath

Priest
The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) 323
Saying the prayer of blessing, the Officiant may touch the wreath or make the sign of the cross over it.
O heavenly Father, you make all things holy by your word of blessing. Bless, we pray, this wreath which we have made that it may be a sign of your eternal life and love. As we light these candles and offer you prayer and praise, may our hearts and minds be prepared for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. People Amen.
Light the first blue candle.
The First week of Advent:

Leader
Keep awake, for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly.
Leader and people:
God our Father, we ask for the light of your peace and love to shine in our hearts and in our world. Help us to prepare ourselves and our homes to receive the light of the world, our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
Opening Acclamation
People
323
The people standing, the Celebrant says.
Blessed be God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be Gods kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. 323
Collect for Purity

The Celebrant says
Almighty 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. People Amen. The Summary of the Law 324 Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. The Trisagion 324
To be said three times: Celebrant Holy
People
God, Holy & Mighty, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy upon us.
The Collect of the Day Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray. Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. People Amen.
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The People sit.
The First Lesson Jeremiah 33:14-16 Reader A Reading from the Book of Jeremiah. The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: "The LORD is our righteousness." Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
In unison
Psalm 25:1-9
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BCP 614
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

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my God, I put my trust in you; * let me not be humiliated, nor let my enemies triumph over me. Let none who look to you be put to shame; * let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes. Show me your ways, O LORD, * and teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, * for you are the God of my salvation; in you have I trusted all the day long.
Remember, O LORD, your compassion and love, * for they are from everlasting.
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Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; * remember me according to your love and for the sake of your goodness, O LORD. Gracious and upright is the LORD; * therefore he teaches sinners in his way. 3
He guides the humble in doing right * and teaches his way to the lowly. All the paths of the LORD are love and faithfulness * to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies
The Second Lesson 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Reader A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians. How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith. Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
All stand.
The Holy Gospel Luke 21:25-36 Priest The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People Glory be to thee, O Lord. Jesus said, "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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"Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." Priest The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ. The Sermon The Nicene Creed (stand) The Prayers of the People (kneel or stand)
Celebrant
The Rev. Stephen Bergmann 326 328
The Confession
Celebrant
331 332
The Absolution The Peace (stand) Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And with thy spirit. Welcome and Announcements Invitation for Birthday & Anniversary Blessings
332
THE HOLY COMMUNION

The Offertory Celebrant All things come of Thee, O Lord, People And of Thine own have we given Thee. THE GREAT THANKSGIVINGEUCHARISTIC PRAYER I The Sursum Corda The Proper Preface The Sanctus Prayer of Consecration (kneel or stand) The Lords Prayer The Fraction The Agnus Dei Prayer of Humble Access Invitation 333 333 345 334 334 336 337 337 337 338
All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion when visiting the Episcopal Church. When you kneel at the altar rail, place one hand over the other to receive the bread in the palm of your hand, then lift it to your mouth. Gently hold the chalice by the base and guide it to your lips or you may hold the wafer and when the chalice comes before you, dip the wafer into the wine. Full Communion is received in either the bread or the wine individually. Those who do not wish to receive are invited to come to the altar rail and kneel to receive a blessing. Cross your arms over your chest as a sign that you are covered by the cross of Christ and the priest will be glad to offer you a blessing. If you are unable to come to the communion rail, please notify an usher, so that communion may be brought to you in the pew.
The Post Communion Prayer (kneel or stand)
339
The Blessing May Almighty God, by whose providence our Savior Christ came among us in great humility, sanctify you with the light of his blessing and set you free from all sin. People Amen. The Dismissal Priest Let us bless the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Liturgical Participants
Celebrant Assisting Priest Crucifer Lector Chalice Bearer Ushers Altar Guild Greeter The Rev. Jon Hall The Rev. Stephen Bergmann Tom Soule Daryl Norman Daryl Norman, DArcy Elsperman Bette & Jim Crabtree Sherrie Algren, Mary K Heyde Bette Crabtree, Ruth Minster Elin Cogan-Adewunmi
St. Martins Episcopal Church

15764 Clayton Rd. Ellisville, Missouri 63011 Phone: 636.227.1484 Fax: 636.227.1494 www.stmartinschurch.org http://www.facebook.com/stmartinschurch
The Rt. Reverend George Wayne Smith, Bishop of Missouri The Reverend Jon W. Hall, Rector, [email protected] The Reverend Emily Hillquist Davis, Assistant Priest, [email protected] The Reverend Stephen Bergmann Clay McKinney, Music Director, [email protected] Michelle Magee, Administrative Assistant to Clergy, [email protected] Janet Theiss, Parish Administrator, [email protected] Janis Greenbaum, Communications Coordinator, [email protected] Tom Warrington, Sexton Patrick Nelson, Sunday Sexton The Vestry Steve Young, Sr. Warden (2013) Tom Baranowski, Stewardship Liaison (2014) Clem Brooke, Jr. Warden (2015) Lynn Corning, Outreach Liaison (2015) Jane Klieve, Clerk (2014) Steve Gillies, Children, Youth Liaison (2013) Larry Cornelius, Treasurer (2014) Loretta Go, Parish Life Liaison (2015) Stewart Wiles, Asst. Treasurer, Packwood Fund Chair (2013) Mike Reeves, Parish Life Liaison (2015) Elizabeth Arras, Pastoral Care Liaison (2013) Ralph Trieschmann, Evangelism Liaison (2014)
*Date in parentheses is the end of the term of service in January of the year noted.

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St.

Martins Episcopal Church

December 2, 2012 8:00a.m. The First Sunday of Advent

THE WORD OF GOD

Prayer Book Pages

The Holy Eucharist: Rite I Blessing of the wreath

The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) 323

The First week of Advent:

The people standing, the Celebrant says.

Collect for Purity

To be said three times: Celebrant Holy

The People sit.

To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

The Rev. Stephen Bergmann 326 328

THE HOLY COMMUNION

The Post Communion Prayer (kneel or stand)

St. Martins Episcopal Church

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