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Order of Worship
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Holy Eucharist: Rite II at 10:30 a.m.
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The service begins on page 355 of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP)
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Sequence: Sing Praise to our Creator H 295
Nicene Creed
All stand.
BCP 358
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# The Holy Communion #
Representatives of the congregation bring the people’s offering of bread and wine, and money or other gifts, to the
celebrant. The people stand while the offerings are presented and placed on the Altar.
ON RECEIVING COMMUNION:
All baptized Christians who are in love and charity with their neighbors are invited to the
Lord’s table. If you do not wish to receive, you are invited to come forward for a blessing
in the name of Christ—simply cross your arms over your chest to let the servers know
that you will not be receiving.
One or more of the following prayers, or some other, may be said quietly or
silently before recieving:
The Prayer of Humble Access: BCP 337 or a prayer before recieving communion: BCP
834
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Communion music: Eat this bread Taizé
Blessing
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Recessional: Hail to the Lord's Annointed H 616
Dismissal
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A Note on Today’s Readings
The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ—Years A,
B, & C
Welcome to the Church of St. Joseph of Arimathea. Today is one of four occasions in
the year designated by the Prayer Book as a baptismal day. The other three are Easter,
Pentecost, and All Saints’ Day. Each of the four days has its particular theme which
enhances our understanding of one aspect of the primary Christian sacrament, Holy
Baptism.
On this, the First Sunday after the Epiphany, we celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord. The
first reading looks forward to the ministry of the Messiah. The second reading is one of the
early Christian proclamations about the gift of the Holy Spirit given to those who believe
in Christ. Jesus’ Baptism was for all the Gospel writers, and in the apostolic preaching of
the Gospel, the event which initiated the redemptive ministry of the Messiah. It was in this
event that Jesus was revealed as Messiah (Christ). God proclaimed him the beloved Son
and anointed him with the Holy Spirit.
In Holy Baptism each Christian is adopted as the child of God. Each Christian becomes
a “messianic” person, anointed by the Holy Spirit. We do not simply become passive
recipients of the benefits of Christ; we are “christed,” or christened. We become sharers in
his life and his redemptive ministry.
All those who are baptized and anointed with chrism are received “into the household
of God.” They join with that household in confessing “the faith of Christ,” proclaiming
his resurrection and sharing in his eternal priesthood, the priesthood which is enacted
sacramentally in the Eucharist and daily in lives of self-giving love toward one another and
toward the world.
From The Rite Light: Reflections on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 2007 by Michael W.
Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York.
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Bishop of Tennessee
The Rt. Rev. John C. Bauerschmidt
Priest-in-charge
The Rev. Joseph B. Howard
Vestry
John Broome
Thom Chittom
George Fossey
JoAnne Kemp
Paul Love
Bill McMinn
Nell Nestor
Sarena Pettit
Jeanne Rose
Kim Waltenbaugh
Staff
Organist: Sandra Disney
Sacristan: Bill House
Secretary: Debbie Kohl
Nursery: April Holder & Shameka
Dowell
Grail: Vacant, send material for
inclusion to Fr. Jody at
frjody@mysja.org
Treasurer: Cora Janson
Receiving Trea- Julia Burton
surer:
Schedule of Ministry
8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Celebrant & Preacher The Rt. Rev. John C. Bauerschmidt
Organist Sandra Disney
Chalicists Julia Burton Bill McMinn
Prayers of the People Julia Burton Bill McMinn
Lectors Mike Shepherd (OT & Ps.), Paul Love Deborha Jordan (OT & Ps.), Dave
(Ep.) Mason (Ep.)
Ushers Jack & Bea Hayes Jom Starh, Andrew Mason
Crucifer/server Jack Mason
Torchbearer Joshua Milliken
Torchbearer/plates Jesse Kemp
Altar Guild Cornelia Pullins, Joanne Kemp, Sharon Petty, Lucy Pulley
To reach Fr. Jody, you may call the Church at 615-824-2910 anytime or email him at frjody@mysja.org. If you
need to speak with him immediately, you can contact him via his cell phone at 615-440-6492.
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St. Joseph or Arimathea
103 Country Club Dr.
Hendersonville, TN 37075
615-824-2910
Email: Office@stjosephofarimathea.org
Color images (unless otherwise noted) are from: Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-search.pl
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