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St. Martins Episcopal ChurchA Beacon of Christs Love, Spirit Fed, Serving Others

January 6, 2013 8:00a.m.Day of Epiphany

Welcome! We are glad you are worshiping here today. We encourage all to settle in to a spirit of prayer before the service begins.Please be sensitive to the needs of your fellow worshipers by silencing cell phones and maintaining a spirit of God focused peace.

Thank you.

THE WORD OF GOD Prayer Book Pages

The Holy Eucharist: Rite I The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) 323

Opening Acclamation 323The people standing, the Celebrant says.

Blessed be God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.People And blessed be Gods kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Collect for Purity 323The Celebrant says

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom nosecrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy HolySpirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; throughChrist our Lord.People Amen.

The Summary of the Law 324

Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thyheart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and greatcommandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor asthyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

The Gloria 324

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The Collect of the DayCelebrant The Lord be with you.People And with thy spirit.

Celebrant Let us pray.O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of theearth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see yourglory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you andthe Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.People Amen.

The people sit.

The First Lesson Isaiah 60:1-6Reader A Reading from the Book of Isaiah.Arise, shine; for your light has come,

and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.For darkness shall cover the earth,

and thick darkness the peoples;but the LORD will arise upon you,

and his glory will appear over you.Nations shall come to your light,

and kings to the brightness of your dawn.Lift up your eyes and look around;

they all gather together, they come to you;your sons shall come from far away,

and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses' arms.Then you shall see and be radiant;

your heart shall thrill and rejoice,because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you,

the wealth of the nations shall come to you.A multitude of camels shall cover you,

the young camels of Midian and Ephah;all those from Sheba shall come.

They shall bring gold and frankincense,and shall proclaim the praise of the LORD.

Reader The Word of the Lord.People Thanks be to God.

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Read in unison.

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 BCP 685

1 Give the King your justice, O God, *

and your righteousness to the King's Son;2 That he may rule your people righteously *

and the poor with justice;3 That the mountains may bring prosperity to the people, *

and the little hills bring righteousness.4 He shall defend the needy among the people; *

he shall rescue the poor and crush the oppressor.5 He shall live as long as the sun and moon endure, *

from one generation to another.6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown field, *

like showers that water the earth.7 In his time shall the righteous flourish; *

there shall be abundance of peace till the moon shall be no more.10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall pay tribute, *

and the kings of Arabia and Saba offer gifts.11 All kings shall bow down before him, *

and all the nations do him service.12 For he shall deliver the poor who cries out in distress, *

and the oppressed who has no helper.13 He shall have pity on the lowly and poor; *

he shall preserve the lives of the needy.14 He shall redeem their lives from oppression and violence, *

and dear shall their blood be in his sight.

The Second Lesson Ephesians 3:1-12Reader A Reading from The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians.This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of youGentiles-- for surely you have already heard of the commission of God's grace thatwas given me for you, and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as

I wrote above in a few words, a reading of which will enable you to perceive myunderstanding of the mystery of Christ. In former generations this mystery was notmade known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and

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prophets by the Spirit: that is, the Gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of thesame body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God's grace that was

given me by the working of his power. Although I am the very least of all the saints,this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the boundless richesof Christ, and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for agesin God who created all things; so that through the church the wisdom of God in itsrich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlyplaces. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in

Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidencethrough faith in him.

Reader The Word of the Lord.People Thanks be to God.

All stand.

The Holy Gospel Matthew 2:1-12Priest The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.People Glory be to thee, O Lord.

In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise menfrom the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king

of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay himhomage." When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem withhim; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired ofthem where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; forso it has been written by the prophet:

`And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;for from you shall come a ruler

who is to shepherd my people Israel.'"

Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact timewhen the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and

search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that Imay also go and pay him homage." When they had heard the king, they set out; and

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there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stoppedover the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, theywere overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his

mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasurechests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having beenwarned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by anotherroad.

Priest The Gospel of the Lord.People Praise be to thee, O Christ.

The Sermon The Rev. Stephen Bergmann

The Nicene Creed (stand) 326

The Prayers of the People (kneel or stand) 328

Celebrant

The Confession 331

Celebrant

The Absolution 332

The Peace (stand) 332Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.People And with thy spirit.

Welcome and Announcements

Invitation for Birthday & Anniversary Blessings

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THE HOLY COMMUNION

The OffertoryCelebrant

All things come of Thee, O Lord,People And of Thine own have we given Thee.

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING EUCHARISTIC PRAYERI 333

The Sursum Corda 333

The Proper Preface 345

The Sanctus 334

Prayer of Consecration (kneel or stand) 334

The Lords Prayer 336

The Fraction 337

The Agnus Dei 337

Prayer of Humble Access 337

Invitation 338

All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion when visiting the Episcopal Church. When you kneel atthe altar rail, place one hand over the other to receive the bread in the palm of your hand, then lift it to your mouth. Gently hold the

chalice by the base and guide it to your lips or you may hold the wafer and when the chalice comes before you, dip the wafer into thewine. Full Communion is received in either the bread or the wine individually.

Those who do not wish to receive are invited to come to the altar rail and kneel to receive a blessing. Cross your arms overyour chest as a sign that you are covered by the cross of Christ and the priest will be glad to offer you a blessing.

If you are unable to come to the communion rail, please notify an usher, so that communion may be brought to you in thepew.

The Post Communion Prayer (kneel or stand) 339

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The BlessingMay Almighty God, who led the Wise Men by the shining of a star to find the Christ,the Light from Light, lead you also, in your pilgrimage, to find the Lord. And the

blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you andremain with you for ever.People Amen.

The Dismissal

Celebrant Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Alleluia! Alleluia!People Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!

Liturgical Participants

Celebrant The Rev. Stephen Bergmann

Crucifer Tom Soule

Lessons & Prayer Bob Elsperman

Chalice Bearer Jim Crabtree, DArcy Elsperman

Ushers Maggie & Steve Brunkhorst

Altar Guild Mary Nell Brooke, Sarah AlemanRuth Minster

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St. Martins Episcopal Church15764 Clayton Rd.

Ellisville, Missouri 63011

Phone: 636.227.1484 Fax: 636.227.1494www.stmartinschurch.org

http://www.facebook.com/stmartinschurch

The Rt. Reverend George Wayne Smith, Bishop of Missouri

The Reverend Jon W. Hall, Rector, jhall@stmartinschurch.orgThe Reverend Emily Hillquist Davis, Assisting Priest, edavis@stmartinschurch.org

The Reverend Stephen Bergmann, Pastoral Assistant, jsb42@charter.net

Janis Greenbaum, Communications Coordinator, jgreenbaum@stmartinschurch.orgMichelle Magee, Administrative Assistant to Clergy, mmagee@stmartinschurch.org

Janet Theiss, Parish Administrator, jtheiss@stmartinschurch.org

Clay McKinney, Music Director, cmckinney@stmartinschurch.orgDenise Marsh, Organist

Tom Warrington, SextonPatrick Nelson, Sunday Sexton

The Vestry

Steve Young, Sr. Warden (2013) Tom Baranowski, Stewardship Liaison (2014)Clem Brooke, Jr. Warden (2015) Lynn Corning, Outreach Liaison (2015)

Jane Klieve, Clerk (2014) Steve Gillies, Children, Youth Liaison (2013)Larry Cornelius, Treasurer (2014) Loretta Go, Parish Life Liaison (2015)Stewart Wiles, Asst. Treasurer, Packwood Fund Chair (2013) Mike Reeves, Parish Life Liaison (2015)Elizabeth Arras, Pastoral Care Liaison (2013) Ralph Trieschmann, Evangelism Liaison (2014)

*Date in parentheses is the end of the term of service in January of the year noted.