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St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket (Episcopal)
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, August 8, 2021
Holy Eucharist
Prelude Peace Piece Anthony Healy Bill Evans (1929-1980)
Opening Sentences (BCP 355)
Collect of the Day
The Lessons
A Reading from Ephesians 4:25-5:2
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 34:1-8 (BCP 627)
A Reading from the Gospel according to John The Rev. Susan Phillips
(John 6:35, 41-51)
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon The Rev. Martin L. Smith
Music Meditation My Heavenly Father Loves Me Anthony Healy, Joe Hammer
Music: Chara W. McMaster (cont.); arr. Sally DeFord (b. 1959)
Whenever I hear the song of a bird or look at the blue, blue sky; Whenever I feel the rain on my face or the wind as it rushes by; Whenever I touch a velvet rose or walk by our lilac tree, I’m glad that I live in this beautiful world Heav’nly Father created for me. He gave me my eyes that I might see the color of butterfly wings. He gave me my ears that I might hear the magical sound of things. He gave me my life, my mind, my heart: I thank him rev’rently for all his creations, of which I’m a part. Yes, I know Heav’nly Father loves me.
Prayers of the People Form III (BCP 387)
The Peace
The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.
Announcements
At the Offertory Summer Arioso Joe Hammer
James Michael Stevens (b. 1961)
The Holy Communion
At the Communion I am the bread of life Anthony Healy, Joe Hammer
Music: Suzanne Toolan (b. 1927); arr. Healy and Hammer
The Breaking of the Bread
Postcommunion Prayer (BCP 365)
Blessing & Dismissal
Voluntary Thank You, Dear Lord Anthony Healy
Music: George Young (b1937)
Flowers today are given to the glory of God and
in remembrance of Lawrason Riggs, Jr. and Lawrason Riggs III.
Reader Bob Ford
Ushers Steve Paradis, John Barnes
Altar Guild Dottie Gennaro, Toni McKerrow
Ministers of the Parish All Members of St. Paul’s Church
Guest Pianist Anthony Healy
Upcoming Parish Events
Sunday Aug. 8 5:00pm~ Stephen Spinelli (who brought the Cornell Choir to St. Paul’s in 2019), and a vocal quartet from the Ithaca Music Collective, will perform a free concert at the ‘Sconset Union Chapel. Premieres of works by Florence Price and Margaret Bonds will be offered, along with early American shape note tunes and familiar pieces by George Gershwin and Cole Porter.
Sunday Aug. 25 7:00pm~ Sinatra Tribute Concert: $20 admission at the door, underwritten by The Nancy Tompkins Broll Music Fund
Vocalist: Bob MacDonald
Pianist: Tony Nalker
Meet the Artist at St. Paul’s
Come to St. Paul’s to meet, ask questions of, and hear some music by the artists performing in Nantucket Musical Arts Society (NMAS) concerts. These 45 to 60 minute casual “meet and greet” sessions begin at 5:00pm and are free of charge. Each artist will perform the following evening at the First Congregational Church. Concert ticket information at:
nantucketmusicalartssociety.org.
Monday, August 9, 5:00pm Adrian Daurov, Cello; Spence Myer, Piano
Monday, August 16, 5:00pm Raven McMillon, Soprano
Music Notes – Sunday, August 8, 2021
St. Paul’s is pleased to welcome Anthony Healy back to the church for the August 8th, 9:30am service. Anthony previously played in George Young’s jazz quartet at St. Paul’s in 2019.
Anthony has been drawn to and inspired by the power of the piano since the age of four, when he was old enough to reach the keys. Frequently performing across the country, Anthony has a vast repertoire and is at ease in a variety of styles, including jazz, classical, blues, and pop.
Born and raised in Westborough, Massachusetts, by age 14, he was studying classical piano at The Boston Conservatory under Inna Muravnik. Anthony went on to earn a degree in music education with a piano performance focus, along with a minor in Italian studies, from Ithaca College. He earned a master’s degree in jazz performance from Western Michigan University.
Anthony performs regularly at the Nantucket Yacht Club and has been playing at The Club Car Restaurant since 2003. More recently, Anthony has collaborated with renowned saxophonist George Young, as well as soprano Rachael Gates, and continues to delight audiences each summer on Nantucket. An artist with great harmonic imagination, Anthony enjoys composing, arranging, and blending music from all genres.
Anthony currently lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, Laura Betinis Healy (an accomplished vocalist) and their 3-year-old daughter. In every aspect of his musical style, Anthony challenges himself to live by the simple advice Bill Evans gave to Tony Bennett from his deathbed: “Beauty and Truth. Nothing else matters.”
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