Christ the King Episcopal Church

16 Pentecost, Proper 20 Holy Eucharist, Rite II

September 20, 2020 10:30 am

Welcome to Christ the King Episcopal Church! If you are a seasonal guest, we are delighted that you found your way to the “church in the wildwood” and we invite you to consider Christ the King as your church home away from home. If you live in the area and do not have a church home, we invite you to journey with us as followers of Christ in this wonderful community! A note about our worship service: We understand that newcomers to the Episcopal Church might be a little lost during the worship service. Don’t worry – you are in good company! Many of us did not grow up in the Episcopal Church, but were drawn to the way that our worship feels simultaneously ancient and contemporary. So if you are unfamiliar with the ritual customs of the Episcopal Church, simply relax with the liturgy and let the rest of the congregation carry you in worship. It is most important that you experience the sights, sounds, and silence of our worship service. The worship bulletin contains the scripture lessons for the day, and points you to page numbers in the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP), which is found in your pew rack. At the 10:30 service, hymns are found in the blue Hymnal 1982, which is also in the pew rack. There are pamphlets in the pamphlet rack in the church narthex (lobby) that give helpful information about the Episcopal Church. Feel free to pick some up and read through them. Making Connections! God’s merciful forgiveness is a gift to all who reach out for it. This is God’s grace freely offered to all. We cannot earn or deserve God’s love. God offers it because God loves us. We can identify and sympathize with Jonah (alternative reading) and the laborers in the vineyard who were hired first. Jesus loves the person who has been baptized at age ninety just as much as he loves the one who was baptized as an infant. The theme is expressed in the words of comfort read by the presbyter before the Peace in Rite I of the Eucharist (BCP, 332).

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The Entrance Rite

The Prelude: Dr. David Ott, Organ; Scott Gilmore, Guitar

The Welcome and Announcements

The Opening Hymn (please do not sing aloud) Hymn 402

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The Hymnal 1982 - #402 The heavens are not too high

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The Opening Acclamation BCP 355

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen.

The Collect for Purity and Summary of the Law (said by Celebrant)

The Liturgy of the Word

The Collect of the Day for Proper 20 (standing) BCP 234

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray.

The Celebrant prays the Collect

The First Lesson (seated) Jonah 3:10-4:11

When God saw what the people of Nineveh did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.

But this was very displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry. He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from punishing. And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” And the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?” Then Jonah went out of the city and sat down east of the city, and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, waiting to see what would become of the city.

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The Lord God appointed a bush, and made it come up over Jonah, to give shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort; so Jonah was very happy about the bush. But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the bush, so that it withered. When the sun rose, God prepared a sultry east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint and asked that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”

But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?” And he said, “Yes, angry enough to die.” Then the Lord said, “You are concerned about the bush, for which you did not labor and which you did not grow; it came into being in a night and perished in a night. And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals?”

Lector The word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

The Gospel Lesson Matthew 20:1-16

Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People Glory to you Lord Christ.

Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers

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for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. When he went out again about noon and about three o’clock, he did the same. And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Gospeler The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you Lord Christ.

The Homily (seated) The Rev’d Richard G. Proctor, OA

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The Nicene Creed (standing) BCP 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.

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We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the People (kneeling or standing) Form II, BCP 385

I ask your prayers for God's people throughout the world; for our Bishop, Russell; for this gathering; and for all ministers and people. Pray for the Church.

Silence

I ask your prayers for peace; for goodwill among nations; and for the well-being of all people. Pray for justice and peace.

Silence

I ask your prayers for the poor, the sick, the hungry, the oppressed, and those in prison. We pray in particular for those on our Parish Prayer List. Pray for those in any need or trouble.

Silence

I ask your prayers for our Annual Giving and Capital Campaign Feasibility Study Teams, and our Resource Development consultant, Rob Townes.

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I ask your prayers for all who seek God, or a deeper knowledge of him. Pray that they may find and be found by him.

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Sanctify the outreach ministries of our parish by the power of your Holy Spirit – especially our partners in ministry at the Cherident High School in Haiti.

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I ask your prayers for the departed. Pray for those who have died.

The Celebrant adds a concluding collect.

The Confession of Sin and Absolution BCP 360

The Officiant says to the people Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. (Silence is kept)

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.

The Peace (all stand)

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you People And also with you.

The Holy Communion

The Offertory Sentence

The Offertory Hymn (please do not sing aloud) Hymn 683

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The Hymnal 1982 - #683 O for a closer walk with God

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The Presentation of the Gifts

Celebrant All things come of thee, O Lord: People And of thine own have we given thee.

The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A (standing) BCP 361

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.

Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds…

…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:

Celebrant and People (sung by soloist)

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.

The people stand or kneel.

Then the Celebrant continues…

…Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People

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

The Celebrant continues…

…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.

The Lord’s Prayer (spoken) BCP 364

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

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 .

The Breaking of the Bread

The Fraction

Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us. People Therefore, let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

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A server will bring a consecrated wafer to you in your pew. Either kneel or stand to receive.

The Communion Hymn Hymn 324

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The Hymnal 1982 - #324 Let all mortal flesh keep silence

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The Prayer for Mission (said by all in unison) BCP 365

Eternal God, heavenly Father, You have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

For those who are worshipping via Live Stream, in lieu of the prayer above, this prayer may be said

Lord of the Feast, we thank you for gathering us as your people. We call to remembrance the many times we have been fed at your table and we lament our distance now. Be present Lord Jesus as you were present with your disciples, be known to us in the breaking of the bread, and may your Holy Spirit sustain us and all your Church until we can gather together again. We ask this for the sake of your love. Amen.

The Blessing

The Dismissal BCP 366

Celebrant Alleluia, Alleluia. Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the spirit.

People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia.

The Hymn at the Procession (please do not sing aloud) Hymn 555

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The Hymnal 1982 - #555 Lead on, O King eternal

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Special thanks go out to the ministers of our worship services today:

Organ: Dr. David Ott Guitar: Scott Gilmore Soloist: Peter Lake Lay Eucharistic Minister: Dave Reis Lector: Karen Potts Prayers of the People: Nan Jacobs Ushers: Vestry Members Livestream Engineer: Tim Harbeson Altar Guild: Jane Whitney St. Theresa Flower Guild: Jane Hinte

Clergy and Staff Contacts

The Rt. Rev. Russell Kendrick – Bishop Russell@diocgc.org The Rev’d. Richard G. Proctor, OA – Rector rector@christthekingfl.org Stephanie Smuck – Parish Administratoroffice@christthekingfl.org Dani Robertson – Director of Family Faith Formation DFF@christthekingfl.org Christina Akers – Nursery CoordinatorChristinaakers910@gmail.comDr. David Ott – Organist & Choirmaster david@davidottcomposer.comScott Gilmore – Classical Guitar Charles LaCross – Sextonoffice@christthekingfl.org Michelle Touchstone – Bookkeeperbookkeeper@christthekingfl.org

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Vestry (Vestry meets on the 3rd Tuesday* of every month at 5:00pm. All are welcome to attend.)

Ben Ward Rector’s Warden Bill Dowdle People’s Warden Clinton Berry Treasurer Chuck Goins Buildings & Grounds Peter Horn, Jr. Tree House Liaison Lynn Crevar Pastoral Care Tom Potts Finance Committee Jerry Morton At Large Bryan Whitehead Parish Life - Invite, Welcome, Connect

The Finance Committee: Tom Potts, Clinton Berry, Travis Meyer, Nan Jacobs & Dale Dalbey

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Christ the King Core Values

1) Worship: Our worship is grounded in the traditional Anglican triad of scripture, tradition, and reason. Our lovely space, liturgy, and music help focus our hearts and minds on a God who is at the same time in this world and beyond. 2) Outreach: At the end of our worship services, we are dismissed with the words, “Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.” We seek to do so by being in solidarity with those in need in our local, diocesan, and global communities by providing both hands-on and financial support. 3) Community: While our worship is directed towards loving God, and our outreach is directed towards loving our neighbors, we also value the relationships we have within our own parish family. A sense of belonging, feeling connected, and loving and caring for one another is a large part of who we are and what makes Christ the King feel special. 4) Christian Formation: We value the lifelong formation and development of our spiritual, intellectual, and social selves. Whether it is at the Tree House Episcopal Montessori School, Sunday forums, or weekday small groups, we believe that God calls us to be lifelong learners. 5) Strategic Growth: Our growth strategy is focused on nurturing disciples not adding members. While we take seriously Jesus’ command to “go and make disciples,” we recognize any growth must take into account our stewardship of our physical plant as well as our ability to remain meaningfully connected with one another.

Christ the King Episcopal Church 480 N. County Hwy 393

Santa Rosa Beach, Fl 32459 www.christthekingfl.org

(850) 267-3332