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New Adult Class
Upcoming Events
8 AM Service Resumes
The Collect
Service Music
Liturgical Support
Lesson Commentary
Monthly_Newsletter2

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New Adult Christian Education Class  

 

This Sunday, October 30th, the adult class will begin a new study called Transforming Scripture by Frank Wade.  This comes from the Episcopal Church's series Transformation: The Episcopal Church in the 21st Century.   Learn how we can better study and use scripture to transform our church and our own spiritual life. 

  

Books will be ordered for your purchase.  You may find a good deal on half.com or put it on your Kindle.  Charles Smith will be the facilitator.  The class begins at 10:45 AM in the Parish Hall. 

 

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The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

Proper 26

Holy Eucharist Rite II    


Prelude     Vigil       Eugene Butler 
          
Processional Hymn 408
Sing Praise To God  

 

Glory To You   S 236  

 

Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17      Page 717 BCP
Sung to   S 412 

 

Sequence Hymn  466 Eternal Light 

 

Offertory    "Ave Verum"  K. Scott Warren
The Doxology 

 

Sanctus S 125
Fraction Anthem - Seed Scattered And Sown

Bayeux Lords' Prayer 

 

Choral Communion Response  

 

Recessional Hymn 685  Rock Of Ages

 

                               Closing Organ Improvisation  on St. Denio

 

 


st matthew's windowLiturgical Support for October 30, 2011
Thanks to those who will be serving us during this Sunday's service: (You can also view the Liturgical Support Calendar by clicking on this link for future reference.) 

LECTORS

John McGarr
Jean McCarley

CHALICE SERVERS 

Diana McGarr
Mark Lang


ACOLYTES

Mark Lang - Crucifer
Diana McGarr - Torchbearer
Karon Bonnell - Torchbearer

GREETER 

Mary Cruz     

 

USHERS 

J. Cruz     

Bill Arrington 

 

Altar Guild  
Karen Smith
Jennifer Pllunk   

stainedglass_joseph ...commentary on the Lesson

Matthew 23:1-12

Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them. They do all their deeds to be seen by others; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long. They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have people call them rabbi. But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all students. And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father-- the one in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted."

 

If anyone wants a high office let him want the labor it entails, not the honor it will bring him. He should desire to serve and minister to everyone and not expect everyone to serve and minister to him. For the desire to be served comes from the supercilious attitude of the Pharisees; the desire to serve, from the teaching of Christ. Those who canvass for positions of honor are the ones who exalt themselves; those who delight in serving and caring for others are the ones who humble themselves so as to be exalted by God. Note that it is not those whom the Lord exalts who will be humbled, but those who exalt themselves, and similarly it is those who of their own accord humble themselves who will be exalted by the Lord... After specifically reserving the office of teaching to himself, Christ immediately went on to give as the rule of his teaching that whoever wants to be the greatest should be the servant of all. And he gave the same rule in other words when he said: "Learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart," (Mt 11,29). Anyone, therefore, who wants to be Christ's disciple must hasten to learn the lesson he professes to teach, for a perfect disciple will be like his master. Otherwise, if he refuses to learn his master's lesson, far from being a master himself, he will not even be a disiciple. 
  

 

 
Commentary on St Matthew's Gospel  23 (copyright Friends of Henry Ashworth)  "You have but one master, the Messiah"

 

 
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