SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR C Holy Eucharist, Rite II

incorporating materials from Enriching Our Worship

April 24, 2022 9:00 a.m. (Labyrinth/Bethell Hall)

Celebrant & Preacher The Rev. Santi Rodriguez, Curate

Music Mark Wischkaemper, Director of Music, Bethell Hall

Xavier Davis, piano

Bethell Family Singers

Connecting people to God, one another, and the world from downtown Austin since 1848

The flowers on the High Altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for and for blessings on the wedding of Chloe Becker and Luke Wright. The flowers on the Baptismal Table are given to the glory of God and

in thanksgiving for the staff of St. David’s Church. The flowers on the Bethell Hall Altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for

the service of Pastor Angela and Catherine Roberts to the Altar Guild.

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GATHERING HYMN (Please join in singing.) O Christ surround me

WELCOME

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR C

We prepare for our

time together.

We take our places and

allow the prelude to center

and calm us. Please join in

singing.

The priest - a person

trained and ordained -

welcomes all and provides

some instructions for the

service.

The Bold portions are

the parts the

congregation says

together.

This is a particularly family-

friendly service. Some

movement, some noise,

and some wandering

around for the youngest

ones is to be expected. We

ask that the children’s

behavior not spoil others’

worship experience.

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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

OPENING ACCLAMATION Alleluia. Christ is risen.

The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.

(Please join in singing.)

GLORIA All glory be to God on high Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr

We follow a three-year

cycle of readings called a

Lectionary. These are

the lessons being heard in

congregations of all types

throughout the world on

this day.

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God be with you.

And also with you.

Let us pray.

COLLECT FOR 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER BCP, P. 224 Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established

the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn

into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what

they profess by their faith; 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 LESSON: Acts 5:27-32

A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

When the temple police had brought the apostles, they had them stand

before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, “We gave

you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled

Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s

blood on us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God

rather than any human authority. The God of our ancestors raised up

Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at

his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to

Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things, and

so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”

Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

Thanks be to God.

RESPONSE: Psalm 150 (Please read responsively by whole verse.) BCP, P. 807

1 Hallelujah!

Praise God in his holy temple; *

praise him in the firmament of his power.

2 Praise him for his mighty acts; *

praise him for his excellent greatness.

3 Praise him with the blast of the ram’s-horn; *

praise him with lyre and harp.

4 Praise him with timbrel and dance; *

praise him with strings and pipe.

5 Praise him with resounding cymbals; *

praise him with loud-clanging cymbals.

6 Let everything that has breath *

praise the LORD. Hallelujah!

The Lectionary provides

four readings for each

celebration of the

Eucharist. At this service

we choose either an Old or

New Testament reading,

which is read by a lay

person called a Lector.

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(Please stand and sing.)

SEQUENCE HYMN Jesus came, adored by angels Lowry

We say a Psalm, and sing

a Sequence Hymn

before a Gospel lesson is

read. The Gospel lesson is

read by a deacon or priest.

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The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to John.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

GOSPEL: John 20:19-31

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors

of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the

Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the

disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again,

“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he

had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy

Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain

the sins of any, they are retained.”

But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with

them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen

the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his

hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his

side, I will not believe.”

A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with

them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them

and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger

here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do

not doubt but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me?

Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

SERMON: The Rev. Santi Rodriguez

The Gospel. We stand to

indicate the importance we

place of Jesus’ words and

actions.

The Sermon explains

one or more of the

readings and shows us how

to apply the lessons

presented in our lives.

The Creed

The Episcopal Church

does not have a separate

statement of faith or list of

things we believe. Instead,

we hold the ancient Creeds,

such as the Apostles’ and

Nicene, to be our

statements of faith. They

contain the core of our

belief as Christians, but do

not limit our faith.

The use of “We believe” is

appropriate as the creed is a

statement of the faith of

the whole Church, at all

times and places, and not

only that of a particular

congregation or person.

The Nicene Creed was

developed in the late 4th

century by the councils

(gatherings of church folks)

in Nicea.

We are using the English

Language Liturgical

Consultation (ELLC) text

of the Nicene Creed that

was approved for use in the

Episcopal Church in 1994.

This version of the Creed

can be found on page 53 of

Enriching Our Worship.

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(Please stand.)

THE NICENE CREED BCP, P. 358 We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: FORM III BCP, P. 387 The Leader and People pray responsively

Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church; That we all may be one.

Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you; That your Name may be glorified by all people.

We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons; That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments.

We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world; That there may be justice and peace on the earth.

Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake; That our works may find favor in your sight.

Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble; That they may be delivered from their distress.

Give to the departed eternal rest; Let light perpetual shine upon them.

Prayers of the

People

A deacon or priest calls us

to pray, then the deacon or

a lay person leads us in

prayer. We include prayers

for others throughout the

world and our diocese

(regional body), as well as

parishioners and their

family members.

We sin when we act, or fail

to act, in ways that disrupt

our relationship with God

and with other people. We

find ourselves doing this

again and again - both

individually and as a group.

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We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy; May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.

We offer prayers for those participating in Happening, including our students, Henry Burress, Jacob Henson, and Tate Philpott. Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. The People may add their own petitions.

Celebrant O merciful Creator, your hand is open wide to satisfy the needs of every living creature: Make us always thankful for your loving providence; and grant that we, remembering the account that we must one day give, may be faithful stewards of your good gifts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and

ever. Amen.

THE PEACE The peace of Christ be always with you.

And also with you.

The Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of Christ.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OFFERTORY

(Please stand and sing.)

SEQUENCE HYMN Good Christians all, rejoice and sing Gelobt sei Gott

In the Peace, we affirm

our reconciliation with one

another as preparation for

receiving communion. (See

Matthew 5:23-24)

In ancient times, Christians

would greet each other

with “the kiss of peace”.

There are no set words-

“Peace”, “God’s Peace”,

and “The Peace of the

Lord be with you.” are all

commonly used.

The Liturgy of the

Table

Now we come to the

second act in the drama of

our service. It is based on

Jewish fellowship meals,

particularly the Passover

observance.

We begin with the

Offertory. Collecting

financial gifts, or passing

the plate, serves as a visible

reminder that our whole

lives are offered to God,

and a part of the riches

God has given to us are

offered back to God in

thanksgiving for all that we

have and all that we are.

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THE HOLY COMMUNION

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING: EUCHARISTIC PRAYER 1 EOW The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

You have filled us and all creation with your blessing and fed us with your

constant love; you have redeemed us in Jesus Christ and knit us into one

body. Through your Spirit you replenish us and call us to fullness of life.

Therefore, joining with Angels and Archangels and with the faithful of

every generation, we lift our voices with all creation as we sing:

Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of the universe and giver of life. You

formed us in your own image and called us to dwell in your infinite love.

You gave the world into our care that we might be your faithful stewards

and show forth your bountiful grace. But we failed to honor your image in

one another and in ourselves; we would not see your goodness in the world

around us; and so we violated your creation, abused one another, and

rejected your love. Yet you never ceased to care for us, and prepared the

way of salvation for all people.

A priest offers

the Eucharistic

Prayer over bread and

wine. The priest first invites

the congregation to join in

the spirit of prayer, then

thanks God for creation

and for making God’s self

known to humanity. The

prayer praises God for

saving the world through

Jesus Christ, and we all join

in the heavenly song ‘Holy,

holy, holy Lord’, which the

prophet Isaiah and St John

heard in their visions,

adding ‘Blessed is he who

comes...’, a psalm verse that

people sang as Jesus

entered Jerusalem on Palm

Sunday.

We retell the things Jesus

did and said at his Last

Supper with his followers.

By repeating these actions

as he taught us to do, we

also become more and

more strongly a part of his

body of followers – the

Church.

While the bread and wine

remain bread and wine,

they are not unchanged.

They become outward

signs of inward

grace, which we call

a sacrament. That

grace, or gift from God, is

Jesus’s real presence in the

Eucharistic bread and wine,

which he called his Body

and Blood.

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Through Abraham and Sarah you called us into covenant with you. You

delivered us from slavery, sustained us in the wilderness, and raised up

prophets to renew your promise of salvation. Then, in the fullness of

time, you sent your eternal Word, made mortal flesh in Jesus. Born into

the human family, and dwelling among us, he revealed your glory. Giving

himself freely to death on the cross, he triumphed over evil, opening the

way of freedom and life. At the following words concerning the bread,

the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words

concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other

vessel containing wine to be consecrated.

On the night before he died for us, Our Savior Jesus Christ took bread,

and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his

friends, and said: “Take, eat: This is my Body which is given for you. Do

this for the remembrance of me.”

As supper was ending, Jesus took the cup of wine, and when he had

given thanks, he gave it to them, and said: “Drink this, all of you: This is

my Blood of the new Covenant, which is poured out for you and for all

for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the

remembrance of me.”

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

Remembering his death and resurrection, we now present to you from

your creation this bread and this wine. By your Holy Spirit may they be

for us the Body and Blood of our Savior Jesus Christ. Grant that we who

share these gifts may be filled with the Holy Spirit and live as Christ’s

Body in the world. Bring us into the everlasting heritage of your

daughters and sons, that with blessed David of Wales and all your saints,

past, present, and yet to come, we may praise your Name for ever.

Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy

Spirit, to you be honor, glory, and praise, for ever and ever. AMEN.

The Great Amen is the

only word in our Book of

Common Prayer in all

capital letters. With it, we

all join wholeheartedly in

affirming what the priest

has prayed aloud.

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As our Savior Christ taught us, we now sing,

THE LORD’S PRAYER

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Fraction Anthem

The Lord’s Prayer follows. The link between our daily bread and the spiritual food we receive in the Eucharist is an ancient connection. In the Lord’s Prayer we ask for daily bread, meaning the things we need to get through each day. Likewise, the bread symbolizes God’s presence, with is also essential to our getting through the day.

Breaking of the

Bread, The bread is

broken so it can be shared,

but the breaking also recalls

Jesus’s action at the Last

Supper (and at other times)

and reminds us that his

body was broken on the

cross for us. Therefore we

keep a moment of silence

for prayers of awe and

gratitude.

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INVITATION

The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that

Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with

thanksgiving.

MINISTRATION OF COMMUNION

Communion Anthem: Doubting Thomas Nickel Creek

POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER (Please stand.)

Let us pray.

God of abundance,

you have fed us

with the bread of life and cup of salvation;

you have united us

with Christ and one another;

and you have made us one

with all your people in heaven and on earth.

Now send us forth

in the power of your Spirit,

that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world

and continue for ever

in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen.

BLESSING The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus

Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the

everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will,

working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight; and the blessing of

God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you,

and remain with you always. Amen.

Please form one line and

proceed forward to

receive Communion or a

blessing. Gluten-free

wafers are available by

request. If you would

prefer a blessing, please

cross your arms over

your chest.

We conclude the Holy

Eucharist with a final

prayer of thanks to God

and asking for assistance as

we go out into the world,

along with a final hymn.

A Lenten Prayer

over the People is given as a pronouncement

of God’s favor. There are

specific prayers for each

Sunday in Lent.

The final act of our

common worship is the

Dismissal. It is not an

afterthought, but an

integral part of the service.

The word “Mass” comes

from the Latin words

“missa est”- “you are sent”.

Jesus’ final action on earth

was to send his followers

into the world to make

disciples, baptizing and

teaching them to obey all

that he commanded. This

is what we are all called to

do.

You are welcome to stay to

enjoy the Postlude or

depart the worship space.

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DISMISSAL HYMN (Please join in singing.)

By all your saints still striving (Stanzas 1 and 3) Nyland

DISMISSAL Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

POSTLUDE