With Bulletin for September 11 Service

Dear St. Paul’s Church Family,

  Some of the earliest ancient images of Christ - unearthed on mosaics and in the catacombs - are not of the Crucifixion but of Christ as the Good Shepherd. Often the rescued lost lamb (described in this Sunday’s Gospel) is depicted being carried on the Shepherd’s shoulders safely back to the flock. Our window in the nave of the church, created by Willet Glass, portrays the lamb nestled in the Shepherd’s arms, a metaphor for our experience of Christ in this life and the next.

     We commend into God’s perpetual keeping Queen Elizabeth II. Of the many historic titles of the Queen, one for which I most admire her is Defender of the Faith. Although The Episcopal Church is an independent province of the Anglican Communion, we share the Church of England tradition that nurtured the Queen throughout her long life of extraordinary service. In her broadcasts and official statements, she witnessed to her Christian faith boldly while also expressing respect for the dignity of people of all faiths and no faith. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

     We return to our single 9:30 Eucharist on Sunday morning, bringing our flock back together before our snowbirds head south. Joe Hammer has several choir members in the chancel, and we plan on returning to the altar rail for Communion with extra ushers to assist. See you at church!

The peace and joy of Christ,

Max

This Week at St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket

Tuesdays -Thursdays

8:30 am-12:00 pm  Regular church office hours; Parish House

Fridays

9:00 am-12:00 pm  Regular church office hours; Parish House

Monday, September 12

7:00 p.m.     Music Monday in person and broadcasted

Tuesday, September 13

10:00 a.m.     Sherburne Commons Worship

12:00 p.m.     Lunchbox Series in Gardner Hall 

Wednesday, September 14

9:00 a.m.      Staff Meeting

Thursday, September 15

11:30 a.m.     Bible Study in person and broadcast in church  

Sunday, September 18

9:30 a.m.     Holy Eucharist

10:45 a.m.   Coffee Hour

Updated Contact Information

Please email if your contact information has changed and needs to be updated.

Upcoming Happenings

St. Paul's Lunchbox Series B / Mary Magdalene in Art and Philosophy

Please join us for a lunch conversation with Mary Magdalene on Tuesday, September 6, noon to 1pm in the Chancel.  We explore spiritual Love as proposed by Episcopal Theologian Cynthia Bourgeault. On Tuesday, 13 September, we explore Dietrich Bonhoeffer's representation of God's Love.

We welcome newcomers. No tests. No right answers. We are humble explorers.  

To receive discussion handouts for each lunch, please write to Sam Baker at   .  

If you are unable to join us in person, please join us by zoom at  Zoom link for Lunch with Mary M

Ships Inn Dinner/ Fundraiser - Sunday, October 9th at 6:00 p.m.

There are no more seats available. If you have already made a

reservation please contact the office at or 508-228-0916, to make an arrangement for payment.

Saturday, October 8—2022 Nantucket Community Music Center (NCMC) 31^stAnnual Organ Crawl:

Dare to Dance: Nantucket’s Pipe Organs Trip the Pipes Fantastic

Five churches, five organs, one fantastic morning! Stroll from church to church along Nantucket’s historic streets to hear and experience the island’s pipe organ treasures featuring Jeff Cutts, minister of music, First Congregational Church, Joe Hammer,    director of music and organist, St. Paul’s Church (Episcopal), and a surprise guest organist. Attend all five performances, or simply drop in and drop out as your schedule permits. Free will offering; no admission charge.

Schedule

9:00am St. Mary’s - Doors open

9:30am – 9:50am St. Mary’s; Jeff Cutts, organist

10:05am – 10:25am First Congregational Church; Jeff Cutts, organist

10:40am – 11:00am United Methodist Church: Joe Hammer, organist

11:15am – 11:35am Unitarian-Universalist Meeting House;

Guest organist

11:50am – 12:10am St. Paul’s Church; Joe Hammer, organist

You may not have Christmas on your mind right now

BUT WE DO!

ST. PAUL’S CHRISTMAS MARKET RETURNS

After a 2 year hiatus for Covid concerns, St. Paul’s Christmas Market will be held on Saturday, Dec.3^rd – Christmas Stroll Weekend.

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW!

Known as the best place on the island to find the most unique and best priced Christmas gifts, we need to live up to our reputation as we return but our reserve stock has been greatly depleted by time and limited storage.

We are accepting donations NOW of new or lightly used gift items – tabletop, silver, art, Nantucket memorabilia, Christmas décor, jewelry, handmade items, etc. (in other words, anything you’d like to get as a gift or give as a gift). No books, electrical appliances, used clothing or furniture can be accepted. Items may be left on the bench right inside the Parish House door. Donations accepted weekdays 8:00 to 11:30 AM – Sundays 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM. (tax deduction forms available).

If you are unable to donate any gift items but would like to help sponsor the Christmas Market, a donation can be made by check to St Paul’s Church (Christmas Market on memo line) or on line at St. Paul’s website by clicking the “Donate Now” button.

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.

St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket (Episcopal)

September 11, 2022

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Eucharist

Ringing of the Bell

Prelude               Deo Gracias (Agincourt Hymn)

                              Paul Manz (1919-2009)

Hymn 449     O love, how deep, how broad, how high                         Deo Gracias 

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.

Collect of the Day

The Lessons

A Reading from Jeremiah4:11-12,22-28

Psalm 14

A Reading from 1Timothy1:12-17

The Holy Gospel according to Luke (15:1-10)

Sermon                                                                                   The Rev. Max J. Wolf      

Music Meditation       Vater Unser (Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above)

                                       Paul Manz

The Nicene Creed

The Prayers of the People

The Peace

The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.

Announcements

Offertory                           Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

                                Text: Joachim Neander (1650 -1680) Tune: Lobe den Herren;

Setting: Otto Spar (1909-1981)

Praise to the Lord, the almighty, the king of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation! Join the full throng; wake, harp and psalter and song: Sound forth in glad adoration! W Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth, who, as on wings of an eagle, uplifteth, sustaineth. Hast thou not seen how thy desires all have been granted in what he ordaineth? W Praise to the Lord! Oh, let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him! Let the amen sound from his people again; gladly for aye, we adore Him.

Doxology sung                                                                                      Old 100^th

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

The Breaking of the Bread

At the Communion         Cantique de Jean Racine

Music: Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924); transcription, Maurizio Machella (b. 1960)

Postcommunion Prayer (BCP 365)

Blessing

Hymn 569                           God the Omnipotent!                                       Russia

Dismissal

Voluntary                            Variations on Russian Hymn

                                             George W. Morgan (1823-1892)

All are invited to Coffee Hour after the service in

the Macintyre Garden (Parish House Garden).

Our Coffee Hour Coordinator this morning

is Bob Felch.

Celebrant                                    The Rev. Max J. Wolf

Verger                                          Curtis Barnes

Eucharistic Minister                 Olly Wolf

Crucifer                                       Maria Frable

Acolytes                                       Genevieve Frable, Juliet Frable

Readers                                       Miranda Ferrara, Zoe DiPinto

Prayers of the People              Curtis Barnes   

Ushers                                          Phil Smith, Malcolm MacNab,

                                                        Miranda & Peter Ferrara  

Altar Guild                                  Dottie Gennaro, Toni McKerrow,

                                                        Jeannette Fowlkes

Choir                                             Deborah Beale, Kevin Carroll,

                                                         Eli Jordan, Kathi Linville,

                                                         Ann Martindale,

                                                         Dan Rabold, Libby Tracey,

                                                          Ami Vermillion, Margot Young

Music Director & Organist       Joe Hammer