Sunday, February 26, 2017
Last Sunday after the Epiphany
Welcome to the Church of Christ the King!
Whether you are a long-time member of the parish or are with us for the first time, we are very
glad you are here! Please join us for refreshments and fellowship in the Undercroft following the
service, and introduce yourself to someone you do not know.
BCP page numbers refer to the red Book of Common Prayer; page numbers in parentheses refer
to the German/English edition of the BCP available at the entrance. The service music (noted
with “S” and found in the front part of the hymnal) and hymn numbers refer to the blue Hymnal
1982.
Eine deutsche Übersetzung der Liturgie (BCP, „Book of Common Prayer“) zur Nutzung
während des Gottesdienstes befindet sich im Bücherregal an der Eingangstür. Die
Seitenzahlen in Klammern beziehen sich auf diese Ausgabe des BCP.
For children (up to age 3), we have a crèche with adult supervision in a dedicated room
downstairs in the Undercroft. If you wish to avail yourself of this crèche, one of our ushers
will be happy to show you the way to it.
Please feel free to participate in this service as you find best nurtures your faith in God.
Different Christians find that various gestures, postures, silence, words, music and languages
help them to be open to the presence of God, whom we know as our Creator, Redeemer and
Sustainer.
As you enter the church, please follow our practice of keeping silence to prepare our hearts
for worship. To that end, please turn off all mobile electronic devices before the service.
The Service of Holy Eucharist
Gathering for Worship
Prelude
Praeambulum Primum
Joseph Haydn
Welcome
Processional Hymn: Hymn 137
O wondrous type ! O vision fair
The Liturgy of the Word
Opening Acclamation
All standing, the Presider says
People
Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen.
Collect for Purity
Still standing, all say together
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no
secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy
Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Still standing, all sing the Song of Praise and pray the Collect.
Gloria
Hymnal S-278
Collect of the Day
Presider
People
Presider
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
O God, who before the passion of your only begotten Son revealed his glory upon
the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his
countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his
likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Please be seated.
First Reading
Exodus 24:12-18
The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will
give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written
for their instruction.” So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up
into the mountain of God. To the elders he had said, “Wait here for us, until we come
to you again; for Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a dispute may go to them.”
Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory
of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; on the
seventh day he called to Moses out of the cloud. Now the appearance of the glory of
the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people
of Israel. Moses entered the cloud, and went up on the mountain. Moses was on the
mountain for forty days and forty nights.
Reader
People
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Please remain seated.
Psalm (Choir) Psalm 99
See also see BCP, Page 728
The Lord is King, be the people never so unpatient: he sitteth between the cherubims,
be the earth never so unquiet.
The Lord is great in Sion: and high above all people.
They shall give thanks unto thy Name: which is great, wonderful, and holy.
The King's power loveth judgement; thou hast prepared equity: thou hast executed
judgement and righteousness in Jacob.
O magnify the Lord our God: and fall down before his footstool, for he is holy.
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among such as call upon his Name:
these called upon the Lord, and he heard them.
He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar: for they kept his testimonies, and the law
that he gave them.
Thou heardest them, O Lord our God: thou forgavest them, O God, and punishedst
their own inventions.
O magnify the Lord our God, and worship him upon his holy hill: for the Lord our God
is holy.
Second Reading
2 Peter 1:16-21
We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he
received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by
the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well
pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on
the holy mountain. So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will
do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns
and the morning star rises in your hearts. First of all you must understand this, that no
prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever
came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Please stand.
Gradual Hymn: Hymn 134
Holy Gospel
Presider
People
O Light of Light, Love given birth
Matthew 17:1-9
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them
up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face
shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to
them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good
for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one for
Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud
overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved;
with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell to
the ground and were overcome by fear. But Jesus came and touched them, saying,
“Get up and do not be afraid.” And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus
himself alone. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no
one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
Presider
People
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Sermon
The Ven. Colin Williams
Archdeacon of the Church of England
Please stand.
Nicene Creed
BCP p. 358 (219)
Prayers of the People - Form VI
BCP p. 392 (287)
Confession of Sin and Absolution
All kneel or stand.
BCP p. 360 (223)
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word,
and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not
loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in
your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus
Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in
eternal life. Amen.
Sharing the Peace of Christ
Presider
People
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Then all greet one another in the name of the Lord.
We offer a special welcome to our visiting guests, including the opportunity to
introduce yourself. Please tell us your name, from where you have come and where
you now live. After the service, please join us with a cup of coffee or tea in the
Undercroft.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Anthem
My eyes for beauty pine
Herbert Howells
Representatives of the congregation bring to the Lord the people’s offerings of their
selves through the bread and wine, money and other gifts. The people stand and sing
the Doxology, when their self-offerings are presented to the Lord at his Altar.
Doxology (all standing)
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Hymnal 380, Verse 3
Eucharistic Prayer A
BCP p. 361 (225)
Sanctus
Hymnal S-128
The people stand or kneel for the continuation of the Eucharistic Prayer, including
Therefore, we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
The Presider then continues
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, in the various languages we speak, we are
bold to pray,
All pray together, each in the language that best expresses his or her love for God.
The Lord’s Prayer
BCP p.364 (231)
Breaking of the Bread
A period of silence is kept before the Fraction Anthem.
Fraction Anthem
Hymnal S-155
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
The Invitation to Holy Communion
We invite all people to come to the altar rail for a special prayer of God’s blessing.
We encourage all baptized Christians – of any or no denomination – to receive this
Sacrament of Holy Unity with the Risen Christ.
If you feel called to unity with God in Christ Jesus and have not yet been baptized, our
Rector invites you to speak with him about the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.
If you need to receive this Sacrament at your seat, please inform an usher.
To receive the Body of Christ by gluten-free bread, please inform our Rector.
Communion Music:
Choir
Ave verum corpus
Hymn 307
Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor
William Byrd
After the Holy Communion, the Presider says
Together, let us pray.
Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food
of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for
assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your
Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the
work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ
our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and
forever. Amen.
The Blessing of the Season
May the eternal, creative and life-giving Word of God enlighten your mind and
enkindle your heart, so that God’s life and love shine through you as a light to the
world; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be
upon you, and remain with you always. Amen.
Parish Announcements
Recessional Hymn: Hymn 135
Songs of thankfulness and praise
Dismissal
Presider
People
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Please remain standing until the Presider has said the words of the Dismissal. During
the Postlude, please kneel or sit for a brief period of silent prayer and reflection.
If you need to leave the church during the Postlude, please show your respect for those
who are listening to the music by departing as quietly as you can.
Please refrain from conversation until you are in the Undercroft. There, we warmly
invite you to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and a chat!
Postlude
Praeabulum Secundum
Joseph Haydn
Come to our Shrove Tuesday Supper !
This Tuesday, February 28th
18:00 in the Undercroft
Our Senior Youth invite you to our Shrove Tuesday Supper!
With pancakes and other rich treats, bid farewell to the Season
of Epiphany – and prepare for your Ash Wednesday fast.
See Christoph Herpel or Rebecca Hübner for tickets or
information – and come join the fun on Tuesday!
Make a Great Start to a Holy Lent
at our Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Evening !
This Wednesday, March 1
19:30 Service – Preceded by Soup Supper
at the Church of Sweden
(An der Wolfsweide 54, 60435 Frankfurt)
This year, the Church of Sweden is hosting our bilingual
(mostly English/some German) ecumenical service, beginning
at 19:30. Our Swedish brothers and sisters invite you to come
after 18:00, enjoy a bowl of soup and fresh bread to break
your Ash Wednesday fast, and get to know their members.
Our Choir members will join members of the choirs of the
Church of Finland and the Church of Sweden for this service.
Fr. John will assist The Rev. Torvild Evensson (Pastor of the
Church of Sweden, presiding) and The Rev. Hanna Savukoski
(Pastor of the Church of Finland, preaching).
This Lent: Nurture Your Spiritual Life with God´s Love!
Since we are “marked as Christ’s own” in Holy Baptism, what
are the “marks of love” that characterize the Divine Life
abiding and at work within us?
The Brothers of the Episcopal Society of St. John the
Evangelist – in partnership with the Virginia Theological
Seminary – have designed this year´s Lenten program: “5
Marks of Love”. This program will help each of us to explore
the 5 Anglican Marks of Mission, as we engage with the ways
that God´s love expresses itself in and through us.
This program has been designed to enable all our adult – and
mature teen – members to participate, no matter how distant
they live from our church building. To take part, all you have
to do is to subscribe now to the free daily video email at this
page: ssje.org/ssje/5marksoflove/. While you are at that
website, you can also download the free workbook for “5
Marks of Love”.
On your own schedule, you can watch these videos and
meditate on their reflection questions. If you wish to meet
and discuss them with fellow parishioners, Fr. John is happy
to facilitate small-group conversations in our Chapel from
9:45 to 10:30 on the first three Sundays in Lent (March 5 th,
12th and 19th). To prepare, he needs to hear from you – no
later than today – that you will take part.
The Marks of Love are not simply a list of tasks to be checked
off one after the other; they are signs that our life is rooted
and grounded in the Being of God. The SSJE Brothers are
drawing on their own monastic spirituality to help us balance
action with contemplation, so that our words and deeds
proceed from the deepest places of our hearts, where God
dwells. This Lenten resource encourages us to reflect on how
we may truly live.
Parish Prayers
For the Church: we pray for Justin, the Archbishop of
Canterbury; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Pierre, our Bishop;
John, our Rector; Phil, our Preaching Associate; and all the
baptized of this congregation in their service to God in their daily
lives. We pray for God´s guiding us into a clear vision of our
parish´s mission, energizing us to lead and to carry out our
ministries, and providing us the financial resources to serve God in
accordance with His will for our community.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: we pray for the Diocese of
Malek in the Province of the Episcopal Church of Southern Sudan
and Sudan and for its Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Peter Joh Mayom.
In the Convocation Cycle of Prayer: we pray for The Most Rev.
Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal
Church of the United States of America.
For the World: we pray for all the people who live in places of
armed conflict; all refugees, all deportees and all who suffer from
human-trafficking; and all who endure violence for following the
Risen One.
For those seeking God’s healing and comfort: Anna, Alice,
Andy, Ashley, Barbara, Bastiaan, Christine, Christopher,
Elizabeth, Elza, Felicity, Johannes, Leah, Michael, Nicky, Ruth,
Susan, Thomas, Wolfgang, and all victims of natural disaster and
human violence around the world.
For those welcoming our ongoing prayers: Anne Marie,
Christoph and Victor.
In thanksgiving: We give God thanks for the ministries of
Archdeacon Colin and ask God´s blessing on him. We thank God
for – and ask His blessing on – all our confirmands, all members of
our parish family who are taking part in our Bible Challenge and
all who will celebrate birthdays, this week.
Birthdays this Week
Adults
26 February
03 March
Rudolf Cölle
Bijoy Varghese
Children´s Birthdays
26 February 2009
26 February 2007
01 March 2001
03 March 2009
03 March 2016
Aliya Sultani
Isabel Murphy
Josephine Schmitt
Emily Mauritz
Philippa Schulte-Laxton
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Our Parish Administrator, Renate Fraiss, is in the office
Monday through Thursday from 08:00 – 13:00
Tuesday,
28 February
19:30 Ecumenical Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, 01 March
Service, Church of Sweden, An der
Wolfsweide 54, 60435 Frankfurt/M.
Thursday,
02 March
Friday,
03 March
Saturday,
Office closed
09:30-12:30
English Speaking Playgroup –
all welcome, U/C
04 March
NEXT SUNDAY AT CHRIST THE KING
05 MARCH 2017
Service of Holy Eucharist
Parish Choir
11:00
09:45
Church
Choir Loft
Godly Play (3-6)
Sunday School (7-10)
10:45
10:45
Chapel
Chapel
Young Singers
Junior Youth Group
12:30
11:00
Choir Loft
JYG Room in Undercroft
Senior Youth Group
11:00
Undercroft
Serving this Morning
Altar Guild:
Chalice Bearers:
Counters:
Crucifer:
Flowers:
Godly Play:
Intercessors:
Jr. Youth:
Lectors:
Sr. Youth:
Sunday School:
Welcome Table:
Usher:
Jean Peschanel, Betty Innemee
Christoph Gaida, Rainer Hoffmann-Alfke
Elizabeth Boshold, Barbara Born
Yamina Alfke
Laura Lane
Aimée Schmidt, Eleanor Muggleworth
Liz Hicks
Martha Gibson
Harry Bielskis, Ansgar Richter
Christoph Herpel
Alicen Herrmann
Martha Gibson
Sylvia Whelan
Music:
Presiding:
Preaching:
Wolfgang Weiß and our Parish Choir
The Rev. John D. Perris
The Ven. Colin Williams
Called and Empowered to Serve God in His Compassion for All:
All the People of the Church of Christ the King
Marlene Greenberg, Senior Warden
Bret Durrett, Junior Warden
Staff:
The Rev. John D. Perris, Rector
The Rev. Philip Schmidt, Preaching Associate
Wolfgang Weiß, Director of Music
Renate Fraiss, Parish Administrator
Hans-Georg Lang, Bookkeeper
The Right Reverend Pierre Whalon, Bishop-in-Charge of the Convocation of
Episcopal Churches in Europe
The Anglican/Episcopal Church of Christ the King
Sebastian-Rinz-Strasse 19/22, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
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