Sunday, September 6th

Rite II, 15^th Sunday after Pentecost

Themes from the Readings: Jesus shows mercy by healing the deaf, dumb man and casting out a demon from a woman’s daughter, faith without works is dead, the poor shall be rich in faith.

Sermon on: First Reading. God exalts the lowly, do not harm the poor.

Other Themes: Labor Day Weekend

Prelude: Simple Gifts, Shaker Tune, arranged by: Wilbur Held

Processional Hymn: 544 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun

Gloria: S280, Powell

First Reading: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

Psalm: Psalm 125, Anglican chant setting by: E. Thorne

Sung by the Choir.

1. They that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion,*

which may not be removed, but standeth fast for ever.

2. The hills stand about Jerusalem;*

even so standeth the Lord round about his people, from this time forth for evermore.

3. For the scepter of the ungodly shall not abide upon the lot of the righteous;*

lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness.

4. Do well O Lord,*

unto those that are good and true of heart.

5. As for such as turn back unto their own wickedness,*

the Lord shall lead them forth with the evil-doers; but peace shall be upon Israel.

Second Reading: James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17

Before the Gospel: 413 New songs of celebration render, stanza 1

Gospel: Mark 7:24-37

After the Gospel: 413 New songs of celebration render, stanzas 2 and 3

Offertory Anthem: I Will Arise and Go to Jesus, Tune: Restoration, arranged by: Alice Parker and Robert Shaw

Choir: I will arise and go to Jesus,

He will embrace me in His arms,

In the arms of my dear Saviour,

Oh! there are ten thousand charms.

Teach me some melodious sonnet

Sung by flaming tongues above,

Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it,

Mount of Thy redeeming love.

Come, thou fount of ev’ry blessing,

Tune my heart to sing Thy grace,

Streams of mercy never ceasing,

Call for songs of loudest praise.

Doxology: Hymn 380, stanza 3

Holy: S125, Proulx

Communion Anthem: Alleluia, by: William Boyce, St. Gregory Youth Choir

Communion Meditation: Duke Street (Jesus shall reign where’er the sun), arranged by: Rebecca te Velde

Communion Hymn: 482 Lord of all hopefulness

Recessional Hymn: 535 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim

Postlude: Festal Toccata, by: Arthur Banyon (1918)

Music Notes

By: Ashley Sosis

So many celebrated composers and arrangers of choral music are no longer with us, and of those, a good portion did not see acclaim during their lifetime. Alice Parker, the arranger of our offertory anthem, is not one of those unfortunate ones. If you have ever sung in a choir, chances are you have a favorite Alice Parker arrangement stuck in your head right now (mine is “I Got Shoes”). At 89, she’s still doing concerts and community sings all around the country.

Alice Parker’s 90^th birthday is coming up and her fans have put together a project called “Alice Parker is 90”. The project is a challenge to professional choirs (I’M TALKING TO YOU, CAROLINA MASTER CHORALE) to post performances of her music on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/melodiousaccord) and twitter (@melodiousaccord, #aliceparkeris90) between December 2015 and December 2016 as a birthday gift. Happy Birthday, Alice!