Independence Day July 1, 2018, at Eleven o’clock in the Morning

We are glad you are here. No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, and no matter where you are on the journey of life — you are welcome in this church. We invite you to participate in our worship service, or simply observe, as you wish.

We hope you will find Saint Paul’s to be a place of refreshment and renewal, where you experience the presence of the risen Christ. We have been serving Christ in this location for over two hundred sixty years. The monuments in our church and the graves in our churchyard reflect the conflicts and complexities of our nation’s and our city’s history. While our building is old and beautiful, our mission is contemporary and forward moving. Here you will find a people very much connected with the questions and struggles of modern life and faith and of following the way of Jesus.

We are a community called to serve those in need in our city, in our nation, and around the world. Here you will find ministries with and for children, youth, parents, seniors, singles, and families in all configurations and stages of life.

We invite you to share your contact information on a visitor’s card, located in each pew. Hand it to one of our clergy, an usher, or place it in the offering plate.

To all our Visitors & Guests

About Worship

If the liturgy (worship) of the Episcopal Church is unfamiliar, then we hope you will find this information helpful.

You are welcome in the Episcopal Church, and so the first and best resource we offer are your neighbors in the pews. Just say, “I’m visiting,” and they will gladly help. The worship of the Episcopal Church is rooted in the practices of ancient Christianity. The structure of our services, the architecture of our building, the music, our physical postures and participatory responses ALL hold rich meaning about our beliefs and are intentional expressions of our relationship with God.

• In this bulletin you will find:

Responses spoken by the people are printed in bold italics. Directions for the people are printed in italics.

• We encourage families with children to sit at the front of the Nave so that children can easily see and hear the liturgy.

• Children’s bulletins for readers and pre-readers are available from the ushers.

• Episcopalians customarily pray either standing or kneeling, so please do what you find most comfortable.

• Notify an usher if you require an assisted listening device or any other assistance.

• Restrooms are located in the parish hall. An usher will direct you.

About Receiving Holy Communion

ALL who come in faith are invited to receive Holy Communion at Saint Paul’s.

• During communion, the people form two short lines in the center aisle at the steps. After receiv-ing the bread and wine or a blessing at the altar rail, please exit through the door to the left of the altar and return to your pew via the side aisles.

• For those who may prefer not to receive communion at the main altar, a communion station is provided on the main floor to the right of the center aisle. If you are unable to receive at either station, the clergy will bring the bread and wine to your pew. Please notify an usher before the service begins.

• To receive a blessing at the altar rail without receiving Communion, cross your arms over your chest, palms on your collar, until the person on your left has received both the bread and the wine.

• If your children are in the nursery, you are invited to bring them to receive Holy Communion or a blessing.

Celebration of The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two

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Prelude Variationson“America”(1891) CharlesIvesMr.Shafer

Charles Ives is regarded as America’s greatest composer and his Variations on “America” is one of his most famous compositions. In it you will hear a bit of Mozart, a calliope at the fairgrounds on July 4, a Polish dance, and two brief interludes written in two different keys evoking an experience Ives had when two marching bands approached each other from opposite ends of town playing “America” in different keys. The piece concludes with trills played on the organ pedals and all the musical fireworks necessary to celebrate our wonderful country.

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Officiant 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.

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Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

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All 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.

ThePrayersofthePeople Kneeling, the Leader and People pray responsively:

Officiant Let us pray for our Church, our Nation and our World:

Leader Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world. Lord, in your mercy

People Hear our prayer.

Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation. We remember especially Anita Tanner, Mona Clayton, Rachel Carroll, Joni Vanover, Dolly Burns, Bob Hill, Jean Wright, Hester Bliven, Linda Weatherred, Lois Hand, Alice Sanders, Randy Smith, Dot Aiken, Jimmy Long, Roberta Reinhert, Keith Saunders, Leila Hopkins, Midgee Hazelriggs, Curtis Johnson, Byron Beard, Wayne Daley, Paige, Sterling, Chuck Mason, Beth Wilcox Lee, Wynelle Belcher, Sawyer Gordon, Nancy, Rhett Ransom, Virginia Rhodes, Ed, John Ward, and Norm Haglund. Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

Gracious and all loving God, whose Son fled violence from his own home with Joseph and Mary and sought refuge in a foreign land, hear the cries of all who suffer because of hatred, war, violence, greed, and famine. Help us to peacefully mend our divisions, that all you have created in this world may be whole. Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will for them may be fulfilled, especially Ann Johnson and Jimmy Garren; and we pray that we may share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom. Lord, in your mercyHear our prayer.

Almighty God, giver of all good things: We thank you for the natural majesty and beauty of this land. They restore us, though we often destroy them.Heal us.

We thank you for the great resources of this nation. They make us rich, though we often exploit them.Forgive us.

We thank you for the men and women who have made this country strong; we remember especially Joe Way, Dylan Luther, Joe Marsh, Trey Scott, and Graham Smith. They are models for us, though we often fall short of them.Inspire us.

We thank you for the torch of liberty, which has been lit in this land. It has drawn people from every nation, though we have often hidden from its light.Enlighten us.

We thank you for the faith we have inherited in all its rich variety. It sustains our life, though we have been faithless again and again.Renew us.

We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop, and Scott our Bishop; for our clergy, George, John, and Bill; and for all bishops and other ministers.For all who serve God in his Church.

Help us, O Lord, to finish the good work here begun. Strengthen our efforts to blot out ignorance and prejudice, and to abolish poverty and crime. And hasten the day when all our people, with many voices in one united chorus, will glorify your holy Name.

Officiant We pray to you also for the forgiveness of our sins.

TheConfession

All 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.

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Officiant 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.

ThePeace All StandOfficiant The peace of the Lord be always with you.People And also with you.

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

ParishGreetings&Announcements TheReverendGeorgeD.Muir

The Holy Communion: Rite Two

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TheOffertoryAnthem “OGod,ourhelpinagespast” St.Anne,arrangedbyJohnRutterTheSaintPaul’sChoir

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O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter form the stormy blast, and our eternal home: Under the shadow of thy throne thy saints have dwelt secure: Sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defense is sure. Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame, from everlasting thou art God, to endless years the same. A thousand ages in thy sight are like an evening gone, short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun. Time, like an ever-rolling stream, bears all its sons away; they fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day. O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guard while troubles last, and our eternal home. Amen. - Isaac Watts, paraphrase of Psalm 90

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Celebrant The Lord be with you.People And also with you.

Celebrant Lift up your hearts.People We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.People It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Celebrant It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

For with your co-eternal Son and Holy Spirit, you are one God, one Lord, in Trinity of Persons and in Unity of Being; and we celebrate the one and equal glory of you, O Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

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Please kneel as you are able.

Celebrant Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper he 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 shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

All Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

Celebrant We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom. All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen.

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Celebrant And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

All Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

Celebrant This is the table, not of the Church, but of the Lord. It is made ready for those who love him and for those who want to love him more. So, come, you who have much faith and you who have little, you who have been here often and you who have not been here long, you who have tried to follow and you who have failed. Come, because it is the Lord who invites you. It is his will that those who want him should meet him here.

All who come in faith are welcome to receive Holy Communion.

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Eternal Father, strong to save, whose arm hath bound the restless wave, who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep, its own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to thee, for those in peril on the sea. O Christ, the Lord of hill and plain, o’er which our traffic runs amain, by mountain pass or valley low, wherever, Lord, thy people go, protect them by thy guarding hand, from every peril on the land. O Spirit, whom the Father sent, to spread abroad the firmament; O Wind of heaven, by thy might, save all who dare the eagle’s flight, and keep them by thy watchful care, from every peril in the air. O Trinity of love and power, our children shield in danger’s hour; from rock and tempest, fire, and foe, protect them wheresoe’er they go; Thus, evermore shall rise to thee, glad praise from space, air, land, and sea. Amen. - William Whiting

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ParishAnnouncements

Following this Service — Saint Paul’s Barbecue Dinner in the River Room. Please join us.

5:30 pm — Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion with Prayers for Healing. Rob Foster is our guest musician.

1st Sunday Offering – Your generous non-pledged offerings (cash and designated checks) on the first Sunday each month support our clergy’s Discretionary Account. This Sunday gifts to the Discretionary Account will be sent to Episcopal Migration Ministries. Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) lives the call of welcome by supporting refugees, immigrants, and the communities that embrace them as they walk together in The Episcopal Church’s movement to create loving, liberating, and life-giving relationships rooted in compassion. EMM’s desire to honor the inherent value of human connection brings communities together to love their neighbors as themselves.

The Parish Office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

Next Sunday, July 8, is Birthday Sunday. Join us during “Coffee and Conversation” (10:30 - 10:45 am) in Tyler Hall. ALL are invited to our brief but joyful celebration for all whose birthdays fall in July.

Adult Christian Formation, Sundays, 9:30 am in the Berlin Room. The Book of Common Prayer is a bold expression of how Episcopalians envision God and a means for shaping and renewing our Christian lives. We will discuss the full range of resources in the BCP and how to use them. Bring your curiosity and your questions about the BCP, our prayers, and our liturgy.

July 15, August 19, and September 2, 9, 23, and 30 are open Sundays for altar flowers. If you would like to sponsor the flowers in thanksgiving or memory of someone special, please contact the parish office at mailbox@saintpauls.org.

Saint Paul’s Church communicates by a weekly E-newsletter. Join our email list by contacting the parish administrator, Elisabeth Price, or scan the QR on the back of this bulletin.

ServingToday

The Reverend George D. Muir CelebrantThe Reverend John W. A. Jenkins OfficiantThe Reverend Dr. William K. Dolen Assisting PriestCarolyn Dolen VergerConnor Smith, Perry Smith, Ted Hussey LectorsJohn Robertson, Cobbs Nixon, Matthew Price Eucharistic MinistersMolly Lindsey, Sean Henson, William Scherer, Courtney Shafer AcolytesKennedy Horton, John Joseph SchererSandy Haskell, Charlie Enicks, Bill Clark, Bobby Wright UshersJeanie Mayson, Kathleen Fickling, Catherine Stuckey, Jean Wright Altar GuildDonald Horton Audio/Visual TeamLeslie Lambert Vestry Person of the DayTodd Jenkins, Josh Workman, and Jessie Morlan, Trumpet; MusiciansAddison Whitney, French Horn; Kate Jenkins, Trombone; Rudy Volkmann, Tuba;Kevin Baggott and Trent Bateman, Percussion

Saint Paul's Church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia.The Church is open for prayer daily 9 am – 3 pm, Monday - Thursday, & 9 am – 12 pm, Friday.

The Church Office and Parish House are closed Saturdays as well as Sunday afternoons.www.saintpauls.org Tel: 706-724-2485 605 Reynolds Street, Augusta Join Our E-mail ListVisit our website

SummerSundaySchedule

8:00-8:45am HolyEucharist Rite I 8:45-9:30am ContinentalBreakfast Tyler Hall 9:30-10:30am ChristianFormationforAdultsBerlin Room Children’s and Youth Formation resumes August 19, 2018 10:30-10:45am Coffee&Conversation Tyler Hall 11:00am-12:00pm HolyEucharist Rite II Followingthe11:00amService LemonadeontheLawn 5:00-6:30pm EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, Grades 6-12) Please check calendar for summer meeting dates. 5:30-6:15pm CelticEveningPrayer&Communionwithprayersforhealing

NurserycareofferedintheChildren’sMinistryCenter(CMC)9:00am-12:30pm.The 11 am service is broadcast on WGAC 580 AM Radio and 95.1 FM Radio.

Listen live on-line at http://wgac.com/listen-live/

Vestry&OfficersBilly Badger, Sr. Warden Leslie Lambert, Jr. Warden Ann Ewell, Treasurer Brett Montroy, Chancellor Vestry Term Expires 2019 Vestry Term Expires 2020 Vestry Term Expires 2021 Catherine Boardman Nancy Cercy Carol Cook Charlie Enicks Allen Harison Christine Flanagan John Robertson Pamela Uros Donald Horton

CommitteeChairsAltar Guild – Catherine Stuckey Acolytes – Todd Shafer Birthday Sundays – Peggy Baker & Nancy Trefz Buildings and Grounds – Dick Manning Children, Youth, and Families – Todd Shafer Creation Care – Bryan Haltermann Endowment & Finance – Monty Osteen Evangelism – Barbara Coleman Facebook – Stacy Nuessle & Lillian Huber Flower Guild – Pamela Dorminey-Uros & Clint CarrollHistory – Susan Yarborough Hospitality – Anita TannerInterior Oversight – Minta Nixon Linen Guild – Minta NixonLectors & Eucharistic Ministers – Carolyn Dolen Nursery Guild – Laura RobertsonOutreach – Anita Tanner & Marilyn Grau Parish Life – Christine FlanaganUshers – Rex Teeslink

ClergyandStaffThe Reverend George Muir, Clergy ext. 211 gmuir@saintpauls.orgThe Reverend John Jenkins, Clergy ext. 205 jjenkins@saintpauls.orgKeith Shafer, Music ext. 215 kshafer@saintpauls.orgRanie Neislar, Youth & Young Adults ext. 206 rneislar@saintpauls.orgMary Jackson, Facilities ext. 203 steward@saintpauls.orgMeredith Beach, Accounting ext. 204 mbeach@saintpauls.orgElisabeth Price, Parish Office ext. 225 mailbox@saintpauls.orgVictoria Hammond and Nikki Wickware, St. Nicholas Choir songbird95@hotmail.comSarah Pritchard, Music Associate EmeritaHillary Bryant, Greg Maxie, Dawson Carver, Sextons