March 26, 2017 | The Fourth Sunday of Lent

11am Holy Eucharist Presider at the Word, Karen Isaacs, Theological Student Presider at the Sacrament, Richard Webb Preacher, Andrew Federle Director of Music, Daniel Webb

Welcome to St Clement’s!

We are grateful you’ve joined us and pray you will experience God’s presence today. We invite all newcomers to take one of the red Welcome bags (available at each entrance) and to join us after the service for refreshments. Questions? Ask anyone wearing their nametag on a red lanyard.

Children and youth are full participants in all our worship services at St Clement’s and always welcome to sit with you. Every Sunday, we also offer excellent, staffed leadership in our Nursery, Children, and Youth ministries. Children and Youth enjoy their own dedicated programming during the first half of the service, joining the wider community at Communion, our family meal. Our youngest members may remain in the Nursery for the entire service.

• Nursery (ages 0-3): Located just up the stairs and to the right. Feel free to stay with your child until s/he feels comfortable. Please pick up your child here after the service.

• Children (JK-Grade 5): Located up the stairs in Canon Nicholson Hall. Kids do a “sticker sign-in” at our colourful Welcome table.

• Youth (Grades 6-12): Located at the top of the stairwell past Canon Nicholson Hall. Junior and Senior Youth gather in the youth room, with the Junior Youth and their leaders heading to the Sunroom at 11:10.

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Gospel is grace, and grace is a gift. You don’t earn a gift; you simply receive it. You don’t make it happen; you wake up to what has already happened.

-Rob Bell

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The Gathering of the Community

Prelude Haydn: The seven last words of our Redeemer on the cross Sonata IV (Largo) Deus meus, Deus meus ut quid dereliquisti me (“My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”)

Played by Avila Lotoski

Welcome please stand Presider Holy God, Maker of all, All Have mercy on us. Presider Jesus Christ, servant of the poor. All Have mercy on us. Presider Holy Spirit, breath of life, All Have mercy on us.

Presider Let us in silence remember our own faults and failings.

Kyrie Eleison 706, Russian chant

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Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.

(Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.) Presider I confess to God and in the company of all God’s people that my life and the life of the

world are broken by my sin. All May God forgive you, Christ renew you, and the Spirit enable you to grow in love.

Presider Amen, thanks be to God. All We confess to God and in the company of all God’s people that our lives and the

life of the world are broken by our sin.

Presider May God forgive you, Christ renew you, and the Spirit enable you to grow in love. All Amen, thanks be to God.

The Silence of Lent silence is kept

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Hymn 306 O for a thousand tongues to sing

O for a thousand tongues to sing my dear Redeemer’s praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace.

Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; ’tis music in the sinner’s ears, ’tis life, and health, and peace.

He speaks, and, listening to his voice, new life the dead receive, the mournful broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe.

Hear him, ye deaf, ye voiceless ones, your loosened tongues employ; ye blind, behold your Saviour come, and leap, ye lame, for joy!

My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honours of thy name.

The Collect of the Day Presider Merciful Lord, All you know our struggle to serve you: when sin spoils our lives and overshadows

our hearts, come to our aid and turn us back to you again; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

please be seated

The Proclamation of the Word

The Readings

Ephesians 5:8-14 read by Susan Colacitti Reader

A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians. Paul wrote, “8 For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light— 9 for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. 10 Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly; 13 but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, 14 for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Reader This is the Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

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please stand Hymn 519 The Lord's my Shepherd

The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want: he makes me down to lie in pastures green; he leadeth me the quiet waters by.

My soul he doth restore again, and me to walk doth make within the paths of righteousness, e’en for his own name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale, yet will I fear no ill; for thou art with me; and thy rod and staff me comfort still.

My table thou hast furnishèd in presence of my foes; my head thou dost with oil anoint, and my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me, and in God's house for evermore my dwelling place shall be.

Gospel Acclamation All

Choir I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life.

please remain standing and turn to face the reader as the Gospel of Christ is spoken among us

Holy Gospel read by Karen Isaacs, Theological Student Gospeller The Lord be with you. John 9:1-41 People And also with you. Gospeller The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Reader As Jesus walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the

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mud on the man’s eyes, 7 saying to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). Then he went and washed and came back able to see. 8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar began to ask, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some were saying, “It is he.” Others were saying, “No, but it is someone like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10 But they kept asking him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I went and washed and received my sight.” 12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.” 13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. 14 Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 Then the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I see.” 16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not observe the sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And they were divided. 17 So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” He said, “He is a prophet.” 18 The religious authorities did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight 19 and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” 20 His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21 but we do not know how it is that now he sees, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the religious authorities; for the authorities had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” 24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and they said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.” 25 He answered, “I do not know whether he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” 26 They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27 He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” 28 Then they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.” 30 The man answered, “Here is an astonishing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will. 32 Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and are you trying to teach us?” And they drove him out. 35 Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered, “And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him.” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.” 38 He said, “Lord, I believe.” And he worshiped him. 39 Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard this and said to him, “Surely we are not blind, are we?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.”

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Gospeller The Gospel of Christ. People Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Gospel Acclamation All

please be seated

Sermon Andrew Federle your notes Motet Ave Maria Biebl

Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae et concepit de Spiritu sancto. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus, Jesus. Maria dixit: Ecce ancilla Domini. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus, Jesus. Et Verbum caro factum est et habitavit in nobis.

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Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. The angel of The Lord visited Maria and she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus, Jesus. Maria said: See the servant of the Lord. May it happen to me according to your word. Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus, Jesus. And the Word became flesh and lived among us. Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, Holy Mary, pray for us now and in the hour of our death. Amen.

The Creed please stand Presider Do you believe and trust in God the Father? All I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

Presider Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ? All I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy

Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

Presider Do you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit? All I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the

forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Prayers of the People read by Carsten Hennings Leader We pray to you, Lord. All Lord, have mercy. Lenten Outreach Focus

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The Celebration of the Eucharist

During the following hymn, we are joined in worship by our youth and children. Our children bring up the bread and wine to set the table for Communion, our family meal. At the Lord’s Table, Christ is the host and we are the guests. We also take up a financial offering to nurture God’s kingdom among our people and beyond our walls. A growing number of us contribute via Pre-Authorized Giving. Giving joyfully and freely to God’s work is one practical way that we are being transformed into a people of hope & confidence, humility & gratitude, wonder & curiosity, generosity & purpose. If you are visiting with us this morning, please feel no compulsion to give.

please stand Hymn 560 God, whose almighty Word

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God, whose almighty Word chaos and darkness heard, and took their flight: hear us, we humbly pray, and where the gospel-day sheds not its glorious ray, let there be light! Saviour, who came to bring on your redeeming wing healing and sight, health to the sick in mind, sight to the inly blind: now for all humankind let there be light! Spirit of truth and love, life-giving, holy Dove, speed on your flight! Move on the water’s face bearing the lamp of grace, and in earth’s darkest place let there be light! Gracious and holy Three, glorious Trinity, wisdom, love, might, boundless as ocean’s tide rolling in fullest pride: through the world, far and wide let there be light!

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Prayer over the Gifts Presider God of light, People your Word brings us to a new vision of your glory. Accept our offering of praise

and thanksgiving, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Great Thanksgiving please stand or kneel

Presider The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Presider Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord. Presider Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give our thanks and praise. Presider Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth, because you bid your

faithful people to cleanse their hearts and to prepare with joy for the paschal feast; that reborn through the waters of baptism and renewed in the eucharistic mystery, we may be more fervent in prayer and more generous in the works of love. Therefore we raise our voices to you in praise to proclaim the glory of your name.

Sanctus 722, Picardy, arr. Wedd All Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your

glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Presider Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in your tender mercy you gave your only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there, by his once and for all offering of himself, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. He instituted and in his holy gospel commands us to continue a perpetual memorial of his precious death until he comes again.

Hear us, O merciful Father, we humbly pray, and grant that we who receive this bread and wine according to your Son Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed body and blood.

On the night that Jesus was betrayed he took bread and, when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup and, when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying: 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. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

Accept through Jesus Christ, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and as we eat and drink these holy gifts, grant by the power of the life-giving Spirit, that we may be made one in your holy Church and partakers of the body and blood of your Son, that he may dwell in us and we in him: Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, Almighty Father, world without end. Amen.

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The Lord’s Prayer Presider As our Saviour taught us, let us pray, 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, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Communion All baptized persons are welcome at Christ’s table.

If you do not wish to receive the wine, you may touch the base of the cup. If you wish to receive a blessing, please come forward and cross your arms.

Gluten-free wafers are available upon request. The Deacon will bring Holy Communion to those unable to come forward to the Lord’s table.

Presider The gifts of God for the people of God. All Thanks be to God.

Agnus Dei Ireland in C O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us Thy peace.

Communion Hymn 572 Let there be light

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Let there be light, let there be understanding, let all the nations gather, let them be face to face;

open our lips, open our minds to ponder, open the door of concord opening into grace;

perish the sword, perish the angry judgment, perish the bombs and hunger, perish the fight for gain;

hallow our love, hallow the deaths of martyrs, hallow their holy freedom, hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come, thy spirit turn to language, thy people speak together, thy spirit never fade;

let there be light, open our hearts to wonder, perish the way of terror, hallow the world God made.

Communion Hymn Make me a channel of your peace

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Make me a channel of your peace: Where there is hatred, let me bring your love; Where there is injury, your healing power, And where there's doubt, true faith in you.

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Make me a channel of your peace: Where there's despair in life let me bring hope; Where there is darkness, - only light, And where there's sadness, ever joy. O Spirit, grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved as to love with all my soul. Make me a channel of your peace. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, In giving to all that we receive, And in dying that we're born to eternal life.

Prayer after Communion please stand Presider Almighty and everliving God, All we thank you with all our hearts for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most

precious body and blood of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. We acknowledge your love and care for us in making us members of his mystical body, the blessed company of all faithful people, and heirs of eternal life. Amen.

Presider Glory to God, All whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.

Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Blessing Presider The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the

knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen.

Announcements

Recessional Hymn 362 Tell out, my soul

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Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice; tender to me the promise of his word; in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name! Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done; his mercy sure, from age to age to same; his holy name—the Lord, the mighty one.

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Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might! Powers and dominions lay their glory by; proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight, the hungry fed, the humble lifted high. Tell out, my soul, the glories of his word! Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord to children's children and for evermore!

Dismissal Presider Go forth in the name of Christ to keep a holy Lent. People Thanks be to God. Postlude Fugue on the Magnificat, BWV733 J.S. Bach

Please join us for coffee after the service.

The flowers at the altar today are given to the glory of God. Flowers are arranged this week by Cynthia Clarkson.

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