With Bulletin for March 6 Service

Dear St. Paul’s Church Family,   When I was coming out of church with ashes on my forehead, two separate passers by on Fair Street greeted me, “Happy Ash Wednesday”. Both then acted embarrassed and asked if that was an offensive greeting considering the meaning of the day. I quickly assured them that even on such a solemn day, the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, our hope and joy is ultimately in the Resurrection that we share in Christ. So indeed there is much for which to be happy!   At our Wednesday services, I invited our congregants and those participating virtually “to an observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.” It is worth considering now, what spiritual practices would be most beneficial for you - personally - for an observance of a holy Lent?   There is a Lenten preface in our Book of Common Prayer that points us in the right direction: “O God, you bid your faithful people cleanse their hearts, and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast; that, fervent in prayer and in works of mercy, and renewed by your Word and Sacraments, they may come to the fullness of grace which you have prepared for those who love you.” Trusting in God’s mercy and steadfast love, even during Lent we prepare with joy. When I was in grammar school, one day my mother wallpapered our laundry room with colorful posters and poems. Most were created by Sr. Corita Kent, a gifted Pop artist most famous for the paint seemingly dripping over the sides of the giant gas tank off Boston’s Southeast Expressway. My mother’s display included the poster above created by Lorraine Schneider in 1967. As we admire the resolve of the Ukrainian people and hold all generations there in our prayers, we especially carry in our hearts the children who are experiencing such terror. May diplomacy and sanctions bring a swift resolution so healing may begin. O Lord, let it be so. The peace of Christ, Max The information to access our daily broadcast offerings is as follows:   Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:30am in person via Facebook Live at St Paul's Church in Nantucket - Episcopal or via Zoom at click here and then click on Join a Meeting and use the ID code and then the Passcode when prompted with the meeting ID # 983 0366 8882 Passcode: 373740 to phone in 1-301-715-8592 code: 98303668882#   Thursday morning Bible study 11:30-12:30, in person at church and via Facebook Live or Zoom (with the meeting ID # 957 8383 4554 and Passcode 206515).   Joe Hammer’s Music Monday at 7pm, in person at church and via Facebook Live. Prayers from the Attic on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm with Olly & Max for Sweet Hour of Prayer via Facebook Live or Zoom (with the meeting ID: 977 4392 2196 and Passcode 834439). St. Paul's Church in Nantucket is on AmazonSmile Log on to Amazon Settings Amazon Smile Choose charity St. Pauls' in Nantucket Turn on notifications Amazon will donate .05% of all Smile purchases to St. Paul's. If you have questions please call either Patsy Wright at 617-460-2006 or Peter Barnes at 617-838-4662 A note about our new online giving portal: it is secure, and your personal information will not be shared with any third party. As before, you may sign up to make one-time donations or recurring ones. If you have been making recurring pledge payments or gifts through our old website, please transfer your account information to our new one here: https://stpaulschurchnantucket.org/give/. If you have any questions about this transition, please contact our finance office at  .  St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket (Episcopal) March 6, 2022 First Sunday in Lent Holy Eucharist                               Prelude   III. Diatonic, from Three Quiet Preludes                                       Alec Rowley (1892-1958) Please continue to wear your mask when singing. Hymn 150      Forty days and forty nights                 Aus der Tiefe rufe ich Salutation The Decalogue BCP 350 Confession and Absolution Kyrie S96           Lord, have mercy             Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.  Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy, have mercy. Collect of the Day The Lessons   A Reading from Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 (chanted)Setting: St. Martin’s Psalter, arr. Thomas Pavlechko (b. 1962); Tone: Aus Tiefer Not A Reading from Romans 10:8b-13 A Reading from the Gospel according to Luke                         (4:1-13)    Sermon                                                         The Rev. Max Wolf Music Meditation Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days          Vocalists Words: Claudia Frances Hernaman (1838-1898); Tune: Morning Star; arr. Mark Schweizer (1956-2019) after Gabriel Faure’s (1845-1924) Pavane, Op. 50   Lord, who throughout these forty days, for us didst fast and pray, teach us with Thee to mourn our sins, and close by Thee to stay. ♦ As Thou with Satan didst contend, and didst the victory win, oh, give us strength in Thee to fight, in Thee to conquer sin. ♦ As Thou didst hunger bear and thirst, so teach us, gracious Lord, to die to self, and chiefly live by Thy most holy Word. ♦ And through these days of penitence, and through Thy Passion-tide, yea, evermore, in life and death, Jesu! with us abide. ♦ Abide with us, that so, this life of suffering overpast, an Easter of unending joy we may attain at last! Prayers of the People Form IV (BCP 388)   Concluding Collect The Peace The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. Announcements At the Offertory Aus tiefer Not schrei’ ich zu dir”                                       Robert Frenzel (1850-1928) 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 Holy Communion The Breaking of the Bread                                               At the Communion            Chorale Prelude on Hollingside Arr. Alec Rowley  Note: Hollingside used for “Take my life, and let it be” #707 Postcommunion Prayer (BCP 365)   Blessing   Please continue to wear your mask when singing   Hymn 529       In Christ there is no East or West                       McKee Dismissal   Voluntary   Á la Venue de Noël; theme and three variations                         Claude Balbastre (1721-1799) Note: Á la Venue de Noël used for Lenten hymn “Kind Maker of the world,” #152           Readers                                         Robert Inglis, Lucy Bixby Ushers                                           Trish Anderson, Ken Beaugrand Crucifer                                         Elizabeth Borneman   Altar Guild                                    Trish Anderson, Ann Smith  Vocalists                                        Deborah Beale, Jenny Paradis,   Ian Robertson Live-Stream Technician             Andrew Cromartie Music Notes Hymn 150: Forty days and forty nights. Words: George Hunt Smyttan (1822-1870); Tune: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Martin Herbst (1654-1681)   George Hunt Smyttan was born in Bombay (Mumbai), India. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, UK and ordained in 1848. He died suddenly while traveling in Germany alone and unknown and was buried in a pauper’s grave labeled ‘Smyttan, England’. His one enduring hymn appeared in the 1864 collection Lyra Eucharistica. No.390. The tune used for this hymn was composed by Martin Herbst. Herbst, born in Rothenbach, Germany, was educated at the St. Lorenz School, Nüremburg. He became pastor of St. Andrew’s Church in Eisleben 1680, and rector of its Gymnasium, but a year later died of the plague at the age of 27. His one enduring and distinctive tune has become almost inseparable from its English text of two centuries later.   Hymn 539: In Christ there is no East or West. Words: John Oxenham (1852-1941); Tune: McKee, Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949).   John Oxenham is one of the pen names for businessman William J. Dunkerly. He trained for his career in business at Victoria University, Manchester, and traveled extensively to Europe, the United States and South America. Oxenham made his home in the U.S. for a time before returning to England, where he died at the age of 89. According to hymnologist Albert Bailey, Oxenham began writing “to relieve the tedium of long journeys . . . and soon discovered that he liked writing better than business.” For many years, the standard tune for this text was St. Peter (see #644), composed in 1836 by early American composer Alexander Reinagle. More recently, many hymnals have used a tune adapted from a spiritual by the famous African-American composer and songwriter, Harry T. Burleigh. The tune was named for the rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church in New York City, Elmer M. McKee, where Burleigh was the baritone soloist for over 50 years. Visit our website