St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket (Episcopal)
July 17, 2022
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Eucharist
Ringing the Bell
Prelude Partita on Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, Var.6
Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748)
Opening Hymn 421 All glory be to God on high Allein Gott in der Hoh
The Acclamation
Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
People And blessed be God's kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
Collect for Purity
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.
Celebrant Lord, have mercy.
People Christ, have mercy.
Celebrant Lord, have mercy.
Collect of the Day
The Lessons
A Reading from Amos 8:1-12
Psalm 52 (Chanted)
Setting: Richard Henry Pinwill Coleman (1888-1965) Vocalists
A Reading from Colossians 1:15-28
The Holy Gospel according to Luke (10:38-42)
Sermon The Rev. Max J. Wolf
Music Meditation Breaking of the Bread
(Excerpt from The Jazz Mass of St. Paul’s – Nantucket; composed June 2022)
Tony Nalker (b. 1963)
Prayers of the People Form VI (BCP 392)
Concluding Collect
The Peace
The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.
Announcements
Offertory For The Beauty Of The Earth Ann Martindale, Jackie McGrath
Text: F. S. Pierpoint (1835-1917); Music: John Rutter (b. 1945)
For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies:, over and around us lies: Lord of all, to thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. For the beauty of the hour, of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light, sun and moon and stars of light: Lord of all, to thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild, for all gentle thoughts and mild: Lord of all, to thee we raise this our joyful hymn of praise. For each perfect gift of thine to our race so freely given, graces human and divine, flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n, flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n: Lord of all, to thee we raise this our joyful hymn, our joyful hymn of praise, this our joyful hymn of praise.
Doxology Old 100th
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer B (BCP367)
The Breaking of the Bread
At the Communion Love Divine Vocalists; Joseph Gioe, Flute
Words: Bianca da Siena (d. 1434), Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Music: Evelyn R. Larter (b. 1953), quoting Love Divine G. F. LeJeune (1841-1904)
Come down, O Love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardor glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear, and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing. W O let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn to dust and ashes in its heat consuming; and let thy glorious light shine ever on my sight, and clothe me round, while still my path illuming. W Love divine, all love's excelling, Joy of heaven to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure unbounded love Thou art, visit us with Thy salvation, enter every longing heart. W And so the yearning strong, with which the soul will long, shall far outpass the power of human telling; for none can guess its grace, till he become the place wherein the Holy Spirit makes His dwelling.
Postcommunion Prayer (BCP 365)
Blessing
Hymn 423 Immortal, invisible, God only wise St. Denio
Dismissal
Voluntary St. Denio, Variation 11, from Hommage Á Pachelbel
Christa Rakich (b. 1950)
Verger Curtis Barnes
Eucharistic Minister Bill Moore
Acolytes Finn & George Moore, Genevieve Frable
Readers Siobhan O’Mahony, Peter Greenhalgh
Prayers of the People Peter Barnes
Ushers Peter Greenhalgh, Stacey Stuart
Altar Guild Olly Wolf, Susan and Steve O’Brien,
John Howish
Vocalists Deborah Beale, Walter Birge,
Eli Jordan, Janet Lindgren, Ann Martindale,
Jackie McGrath, Dan Rabold
Flutist Joseph Gioe
All are invited to Coffee Hour after the service in
the Macintyre Memorial Garden (Parish House Garden).
Our Coffee Hour Coordinators this morning
are Olly Wolf and Liz Bristow.
Music Notes
The Music Meditation this morning is an instrumental excerpt from The Jazz Mass of St. Paul’s – Nantucket; the commissioned Mass composed by Tony Nalker (b. 1963). Tony performs widely in the Washington, D.C. area, currently serving as jazz pianist with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra Pops. From 1989-2016 Tony was the pianist of the premiere jazz ensemble of the U.S. Army, the Army Blues, and served as the group’s enlisted leader. Nalker played for the highest levels of the U.S. government and military and performed on USO tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. He has also toured on musical diplomacy missions throughout the world on behalf of the U.S. State Department.
The Jazz Mass of St. Paul’s – Nantucket will receive its world premiere on Friday, August 12, 6pm, at St. Paul’s. It will be repeated on Sunday, August 14, at the 9:30am service. The Mass calls for piano, string bass, alto saxophone and drums, bass and soprano vocal soloists, and choir. The commission and performances are made possible through the support of The Nancy Broll Memorial Fund.
