The Lessons Appointed for use on
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Year C
RCL 
 
 
The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two 
Ten o'clock in the morning 

January 24, 2016  
 
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Image: Muze'on Yisra'el.
Scroll of Isaiah from Qumran
from Art in the Christian Tradition,
a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.

THE COLLECT FOR SUNDAY
January 24, 2016
 
Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
WORSHIP NOTES FOR THIS SUNDAY
  
  "Ezra opened the book in the sight of the people, [...] and when he opened it all the people stood up." Our Old Testament reading this Sunday is one of the earliest accounts of the public reading of scripture. The practice that the people of God begin here is one that we continue today. We stand in reverence for the presence of God among us in his Word, and we continue the special relationship between the people and the "book."

    Each of us may read the scriptures in our personal devotions; we may read the scriptures with others in prayer or study groups; we may even have certain passages of scripture committed to memory that we carry with us in our hearts. All of these are good things that strengthen our faith, but none of them is the same as hearing God's Word proclaimed publically among the gathered Body of Christ in God's house. When that happens, we feel-in our bodies and our souls-that we are in God's presence.

    Paul, in his first letter to the Church in Corinth, elaborates on the ways in which the society of people in the Church function as a body. He emphasizes how the parts of the body exist in mutuality, with all being necessary to the well being and exercising of the whole entity. If we take Paul's idea and add it to the ancient practice of reading scripture publically, then we take away the understanding that what we experience then is actually a different, greater and more strongly effective empowering by God's Word than we ever can know on our own.

    Jesus began his public ministry in Galilee by reading the scripture in synagogue worship, as we will hear this Sunday in our gospel lesson. His ministry of itinerate teaching and healing was grounded in public worship and the public reading of scripture. At the end of his reading, which proclaims what his ministry would accomplish, Jesus said, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

    Likewise, we may do many things in our daily lives that fulfill the promises made in our baptism: we may work for worthy causes; we may help the poor and visit the sick; we may bear witness to our faith in Christ in many ways. Certainly God is present in every moment and every place of our lives. But it is only when we gather as the Body of Christ to pray together, to receive the Body and Blood of our savior, and to hear God's Word proclaimed publicly that we are drawn up out of our broken existence and lifted up to God's presence.

    I look forward to sharing that experience with you this Sunday.





 
The Very Reverend Beverly Findley Gibson
Ph.D., Dean and Rector, Christ Church Cathedral 
  
 
MUSIC NOTES FOR THIS SUNDAY


This week, as we celebrate the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, we will hear the music of Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) mixed with familiar hymns designed to outline the themes of the day. In the Gospel, Jesus reads scripture in the synagogue in Nazareth and proclaims its fulfillment in him. Therefore, the hymns focus on Christ's various manifestations and interaction in our lives. The processional hymn, Christ for the world we sing, tells of Jesus' mission of bringing hope and healing to all. My God, thy table now is spread, our sequence hymn, speaks of the Eucharistic sacrifice and ultimately points toward the saving action that Christ came to accomplish. Our communion hymns emphasize our unity as Christians and the splendor of God's house, and the recessional hymn, O Zion, haste, sums everything up in its call to tell the "good news" to all.
 
Two of Pachelbel's organ works will be heard during the prelude and postlude sections of Sunday's liturgy. Pachelbel was a prolific composer of sacred and secular music, but his fame rests upon his Canon in D Major, heard at innumerable weddings. In a sense, it is too bad people only hear this side of Pachelbel, as his Canon is not his most inventive, best, or most important work. Of course, a composer can't decide what he or she will be remembered for, so it is always fate that decides one's most enduring works. Had it not been for J. S. Bach, Pachelbel might be remembered, along with Buxtehude, as one of the greatest German Baroque composers of sacred works. Although Pachelbel still deserves this title, Bach tends to overshadow everyone! In the prelude and postlude, listen to Pachelbel's extremely virtuosic and improvisatory style of playing. It may not seem to flow inevitably from one note to the next like works of later Baroque composers, but this music is an important bridge from earlier styles to newer ones. The glories of the South German school of sacred music, though normally considered less advanced than those of the North German school, are exciting and perhaps not given enough "air time." You be the judge!
 
Finally, Sunday will feature one of the most anticipated concerts of the year - Cathedral Pops.  Listeners will hear musical selections, drawn from the sacred repertoire, that they probably know and love. Come hear great, familiar sacred treasures by Schubert, Bach, Mozart, Rutter, Mendelssohn, and more! This is musical comfort food at its finest. The concert starts at 4:00 P. M. this Sunday. As with all concerts here at Christ Church, it is free and open to all.


 



 
 
Christopher Powell
Organist and Choir Master
 
MINISTERS OF THE LITURGY
 
Celebrant
Dean Gibson

Assisting
Canon Wagner

First Reading
Grant Zarzour

Second Reading
Jerry Coggin

Intercessor
Skip Archer

Chalice Bearers
 Robby McClure, Mark Weeks

Oblationers
 Liz and John Ferguson

Crucifers
 Charlie Weeks, Kate Watkins

Acolytes
Anna Frances Weeks, Elinor Gibson, Barton Elliott,
Carson Russell, Rose Elliott

Children's Chapel
 Robbie Lynn Irvine, William Russell

Altar Guild
Carolyn Stephenson, Lyn Bennett, Holly Hall,
 Nance Stephens, Lynn Yankie

Flower Guild
Perrin Drew, Judy Henson

Ushers
 Ken McElhaney, Len Ramo,
 Bill Rodgers, Bill Skinner, Sonny Irvine

Hospitality Team
Leslie Ladd, Lynne Davis, Hetty Newell,
Robbie Lynn Irvine, Corrine Luce, Barbara Mitchell

CATHEDRAL NOTES

PRE-CONVENTION MEETING
Sunday, from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Convention Delegates from 30 Parishes and agencies from
Mobile and Baldwin Counties will convene this afternoon in the Chapter House.


EPIPHANY CONCERT SERIES
Sunday, January 24 at 4:00 p.m.
Cathedral Pops: Sacred Favorites
In our second annual Cathedral Pops concert, hear Cathedral musicians perform sacred favorites old and new.
Always a treat, come be inspired by music you know and love. This is musical "comfort food" at its best.


PARISH MEETING
Next Sunday, January 31 at 11:15 a.m.
In the Chapter House


DIOCESAN-WIDE EYC MARDI GRAS PARADE PARTY
Sunday, January 31 at 5:00 p.m.
Our youth will host other youth from across the Diocese
for food and fun during the Neptune's Daughters Parade.
RSVP to Canon Wagner by January 27.


JOE CAIN DAY
Sunday, February 7
Passes for attending church on Joe Cain Day are on the ministry table and they were in your January Messenger.
You will not be allowed to pass the downtown
police barricades that morning without a pass.


FUN CLUB
PARADE PARTY
Monday, February 8
10:30 a.m. until.
Join our Fun Club for some Mardi Gras fun!
Our Floral Parade Party starts at 10:30 a.m.
We are in need of parental support/ chaperones.
Please contact Banks Ladd or Canon Wagner, if you can assist.


ERD SUNDAY
Sunday, February 14
The first Sunday in Lent is the day officially designated to encourage all Episcopalians to remember and
support Episcopal Relief & Development's (ERD) life-saving mission. We have ERD envelopes available for
you or your children to use for a Lenten offering. We will celebrate ERD Sunday on February 14.


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THE CATHEDRAL CELEBRATES
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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, Katherine Deaton, Hank Cobb, Jordan Moore, The Rev. Ellis Wilkins

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, 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, 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, Betty Browder, Allan Tucker, Kathy Sanders, Clarise Waters, Glenn Hill, Leslie Ellis Sharbel, Marian Hall, Homer Kemp, Jane Behlen, Dan Jones, Carolyn Graham, Ralph Neal, Mark Mason, Anita Stead, Tim Fulton, Bennett Stenger, Gladys Crowson, Billy Yost, Noel Fell, the Ward Family, Sybil Rodgers, Hap Myers, Jr., Paul Vickers, Sr., George Robison, Georgia Dominick, Robin Wade, Randy Moore, Rick Nichols, Kate Heddrich, Julie Brinson, Ceaser Bryant, Moana Karstater, Icy Lee Neel, Frances Robison, Emily Hubbard, Mike Dowers, Jason Lockwood, Ainsely McNeely, Pat Fisher, Bubba Murray, Bernice Vickers, Jerry Collins, Grady McMillan, Bobby Moss, Kerry Goode, The Rev. John Rees, Chris Schnieder, Liz Talmadge, John Day Peake, Jr., A. J. Villars, Kay Koffler, Tay Morrissette, Robert L. Hatcher, Bob Williams, Mary Katzman, Jennifer Strong, David Keniston, Zaidee Galloney, Maggie Behlen, Evelyn and Bill McGeHee, Carl Cunningham, Sr., Chrissie Irby, Adele Stuardi Gwatkin, Lydia Moore, Bill Betbeze, B. F. Paty Daves, Ralph Boudreaux, Tommy Roberson, Billy Bailey, Henry Trice, Pete & B. J. Cobb, Carolyn Shores Wright

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, 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, Tom Pearce, Colton Ulmer, Margie Hall Malloy

Repose of the Soul:
Betty Ruth Patek

Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
The Anglican Church of Brazil

Cathedral Cycle of Prayer:
St. Matthew's, Chipley; the ministry of Sara Phillips, Pastoral Leader of St. Mary's, Coden

Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer:
The Church in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia; and Forrest Hill
Church of God, Mobile

Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer:
Santa Rosa Jail, Milton, Florida

Flowers:
The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of James Herndon Rouse, and Clyde Carlos Rouse, Jr.
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