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The Lessons Appointed for use on

 The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost  
Year B
RCL
 

The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two 

Ten o'clock in the morning 


August 2, 2015


 

Nathan Admonishing David
c. 1654-55
Rembrandt
183 x 252 mm
Reed-pen and bistre, wash, white body-colour
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


THE COLLECT FOR SUNDAY
Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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WORSHIP NOTES FOR THIS SUNDAY

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost                     August 2,  2015    

After a truly miraculous Consecration Weekend-in which so much was offered by so many of the Cathedral Family, and so much more was created by the grace of God-we move this week at a different pace. In the relative peace and quiet of this week, we are offered the opportunity to breathe, reflect, and ask for God's guidance into the new life that lies ahead. Our lessons from scripture this week are God's Word sent to assist and direct us.


    The Old Testament lesson from 2 Samuel contains an "after the action" moment in the story of the life of David. After his sexual misadventure with Bathsheba, and after his arranged murder of her husband Uriah, David now receives God's judgment, delivered through the prophet Nathan. What Nathan offers David is not only a statement of the divine consequences of his actions, but a view of how David's actions appear in God's sight. The effect on David is to evoke his repentance, his acknowledgment, "I have sinned before the Lord." While this is not the kind of situation we find ourselves in (I certainly hope!), the basic pattern of this episode is instructive for us: we reflect on what has happened in our lives, and we ask what state of mind and heart God draws us toward and what changes God asks us to make.

    Likewise, but in a very different context, our Gospel lesson is another "after the action" moment in Jesus' ministry. On the day after the feeding of the five thousand, those people who remain go to find Jesus. When they come to him, Jesus says, "Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you." Jesus directs them to believe in the one whom God has sent. Seeing that they still do not understand, Jesus tells them, "the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." Then they ask, "Sir, give us this bread always." And Jesus replies, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." Again, we find the pattern of this episode instructive: we reflect on how we have tasted the joy of God's abundance and how we have known Christ in our lives, and we ask how we can live in such a way as to live in and share that abundance and the love of Christ always.

    This Sunday when we gather to listen to God speaking to us in scripture, song, and prayer, we will also be asking two questions: 1.) What does God want us to do now? And 2.) How do we need to change in order to do it?

 

 

 

 

The Very Reverend Beverly Findley Gibson

Ph.D., Dean and Rector, Christ Church Cathedral 

 

 

 
MUSIC NOTES FOR THIS SUNDAY

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost                     August 2, 2015    

 

Music Notes will return next week. 

 

Christopher Powell

Organist and Choir Master

 

 
THE MINISTERS OF THE LITURGY
August 2, 2015

 Celebrant and Preacher

Dean Gibson

Assisting

Canon Wagner

First Reading

John Ferguson

Second Reading

Lucy Moore

Intercessor

Josh Hopper

Chalice Bearers

Robby McClure, Bradley Foster

Crucifers

Leland Moore, Liz Ferguson

Acolytes

Janaé Wilson, Blake Ferguson

Children's Chapel

Corinne Betbeze, Kim Ellis

Altar Guild

Barbara Archer, Jennifer Grehan, Donna Moree,
M. J. Ramo, Martha Ann Stafford

Flower Guild

Ann Moody

Ushers

Moore, Angus Cooper, Bart Elliott, Christian Hines, Ritchie Harris

Hospitality Team

Marianne Hall, Lucy Moore, Valerie Hines,
Kristyn Seawell, Chambliss Brister, Kim Ellis

 
CATHEDRAL NOTES 


 THANK YOU 

 

 

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped with the Bishop's consecration. It took many, many hands to pull it off and many people saying "yes" to what was asked of them. It was very appropriate that on Sunday our new bishop spoke on the lesson of the Loaves and Fish as Saturday afternoon was truly a Loaves and Fish kind of reception. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who pitched in to make the whole weekend a huge success.

~Julie McClelland, Lucy Brady, and Rosemarie McClure ECW Co-Chairs


MUSICA SACRA CHAMBER CHOIR

Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
All Saints Episcopal Church (151 South Ann Street)
Under the direction of Christopher Uhl, with organist Jeff Clearman, the choir will sing
CHORAL EVENSONG (according to the rite of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer)

Featured works will include the Magnifact and Nunc dimittis by T. Tertius Nobel, as well as Charles Villiers Stanford's If ye then be ris'n with Christ for double choir. The Preces and Responses are by William Byrd. Donations at the door are welcome.  


CURSILLO IN THE CENTRAL GULF COAST Cursillo is a three-day weekend that introduces people to simple methods for nurturing and growing their relationships with Christ. It provides an experience of living in a Christian community centered in worship, prayer, study of scripture and interaction with other Christians. Its mission is to build up our parish churches by encouraging and empowering its members to prepare for doing the work of the church-the spreading of the Gospel.

The next Cursillo is #155, September 10-13, at Beckwith Camp and Retreat Center.
To register to attend or to learn more go to the Cursillo website at  www.coastalpilgrims.com. 

  

  



Summer Organ Recital at the Cathedral
Christopher W. Powell, organist
All recitals are free and open to the public.

A Night at the Symphony
Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.

Come enjoy an evening of organ music inspired by symphonic works. Hear transcriptions of famous orchestral pieces and a complete organ symphony by Charles-Marie Widor.

Part One: 
Marche de Fête (1905) Edgar A. Barrell (1900-1992) 
Album Leaf  Richard Wagner (1813-1883) 
Funeral March Op. 35 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) 
Bells Through the Trees (Nocturne) (1933) Garth Edmundson (1882-1971) 

Part Two: 
Organ Symphony No. 4, Op. 13, No. 4 Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) 
  • I. Toccata II. Fugue
  • III. Andante cantabile IV. Scherzo
  • V. A dagio VI. Finale  
CATHEDRAL PRAYERS

O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servants the help of your power, that their sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

We pray for:

Members:

Brink Brinkley, Butch Trawick, Alice Carwie, Raymond Fields, Katherine Deaton, Hank Cobb, Smitty Vanek, Jordan Moore

 

Friends & Family:
Peggy Naughton, Gary Davis, Harrison Leff, Michael Cameron, Nancy & Don Cameron, Rob & Amy Archer Ellis, Joyce Lee, Davis Nelson, Michael Sumrall, Gwen Cook, Alfred Showers, Jim Elia, Anne Brown, Mark Brown, Harriett Lillich, Dave Carlyn Block, Rachel McClanahan, Tom Cunningham, Francis Grace Hirs, Norma Beazley, Curtis Bullock, Valerie Boatman, Ann Jones, Hank Wozniek, Lisa Thompson, Stella Phillips, James Thomas, Ted Fraiche, Mark Miles, Tot Swanson, Art Swanson, Hayden Jenkins, Maggie Jenkins, Betty Ruth Patek, Carolyn Pryor, Merle Findley, Louise Douglas, Shirley & Dunlap Peeples, Steve Harris, Marian Macpherson Currie, Kit & Roger Geil and the Geil family, Angel & Larry Torres, Kathy Boucvalt, Bill Stevens, Ginger Simpson, Karen Sentilles, Lila Fisk, Tracey Johnson, Joe Lowrey, Temple Webber, Celeste Hall, Betty Browder, Allan Tucker, Wyatt Ison, Kathy Sanders, Davis Sarrett, Clarise Waters, Glenn Hill, Leslie Ellis Sharbel, Cora Lemmon, Marian Hall, Homer Kemp, Jane Behlen, Dan Jones, Florence Tucker, Betty Larison, Mike Barnett, Carolyn Graham, Ralph and Catherine Neal, Willie Thomas, Mark Mason, Anita Stead, Tim Fulton, Carter Albrecht, Bennett Stenger, Gladys Crowson, Billy Yost, Noel Fell, the Ward Family, Sybil Willis Rodgers, Hap Myers, Jr., Paul Vickers, Sr., George Robison, Georgia Dominick, Mitch Johnson, Robin Wade, Randy Moore, Rick Nichols, Eric Kosche, Patrick Smith, Kate Heddrich, Julie Brinson, John Aduston Rogers IV, Ceaser Bryant, Moana Karstater, Dianne McCall, Icy Lee Neel, Frances Robison, Jim McCall, Emily Hubbard, Lil Tatum, Mike Dowers, Sue Mooney, Jason Lockwood, Sue Shivers, Ainsely McNeely, Ward Faulk, Chip Trawick  

 

For Those Serving in the Military:
Brian Caselton, Louis Coggin, Jonathan Duralde, Tyler Gamble, Sam Garcia, Darrien Gibson, Parker Hollinghead, Kelley Hood, Brian Hudson, Abby Hutchins, Randy Johnson, Ron Lansong, Jean-Michael Lemieux, Chris Marslender, Zack Miller, Todd & Jordana Mouthaan, Keith Moss, Michael Nassar, Jerry Olin, Tyler Oubre, Brian Pennell, Josh Power, Daniel White-Spunner Reed, Susan Reniewicz, Evan Sizemore, John Snyder, Conner Thigpen, Ryan Anthony Thomas, Ryan Walker, The Rev. Bowen Woodruff  

 

Anglican Cycle of Prayer:  

The Anglican Church of Renk, Sudan

 

Cathedral Cycle of Prayer:  

St. Michael's, Ozark, Alabama; Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader, St. Mary's, Coden

 

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer:  

The Church in the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States, and New Home Baptist Church, Mobile  

 

Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer:

Barbour County Jail 24, Clayton, Alabama

 

 

Prayer for the Diocese: 

O God, by your grace you have called us in this Diocese to a goodly fellowship of faith. Bless our Bishop Russell, and other clergy, and all our people. Grant that your Word may be truly preached and truly heard, your Sacraments faithfully administered and faithfully received. By your Spirit, fashion our lives according to the example of your Son, and grant that we may show the power of your love to all among whom we live; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

 

 

 

 
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