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A Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the Life of

Terry Philip Ainsworth

All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Concord Friday, August 27, 2021

11:00 AM

December 14, 1947 – August 23, 2021

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Burial of the Dead | Rite Two

Under guidelines from the Bishop, based on increasing test positivity rates and the CDC’s newest guidance, masks are required throughout worship.

Please wear your mask indoors at All Saints’ and maintain physical distance, no matter your vaccination status. Thank you.

Opening Anthem   BCP p. 491 All stand

I am Resurrection and I am Life, says the Lord. Whoever has faith in me shall have life, even though he die. And everyone who has life, and has committed himself to me in faith, shall not die for ever. As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. After my awaking, he will raise me up; and in my body I shall see God.

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CELEBRATION AND THANKSGIVING

for the life of

Terry Philip Ainsworth

December 14, 1947–August 23, 2021

I myself shall see, and my eyes behold him who is my friend and not a stranger. For none of us has life in himself, and none becomes his own master when he dies. For if we have life, we are alive in the Lord, and if we die, we die in the Lord. So, then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's possession.

Happy from now on are those who die in the Lord! So it is, says the Spirit, for they rest from their labors.

The Collect  BCP p. 493 Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Let us pray.

Celebrant: O God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day our brother Terry. We thank you for giving him to us, his family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord. People: Amen.

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Hymn Hymnal 1982 – 657

Love divine, all loves excelling Hyfrydol

1  Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown.

Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation, enter every trembling heart.

2  Come, almighty to deliver, let us all thy life receive; suddenly return, and never, nevermore thy temples leave.

Thee we would be alway blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray, and praise thee without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love.

3  Finish then thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be; let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee:

changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise.

The people sit.

First Reading  1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 BCP p. 494

Strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

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Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Psalm 46 Prayed together BCP p. 649 1 God is our refuge and strength, * a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved, *

and though the mountains be toppled into the depths of the sea;

3 Though its waters rage and foam, * and though the mountains tremble at its tumult.

4 The LORD of hosts is with us; * the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

5 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, * the holy habitation of the Most High.

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6 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be overthrown; * God shall help her at the break of day.

7 The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms are shaken; * God has spoken, and the earth shall melt away.

8 The LORD of hosts is with us; * the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

9 Come now and look upon the works of the LORD, * what awesome things he has done on earth.

10 It is he who makes war to cease in all the world; * he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, and burns the shields with fire.

11 "Be still, then, and know that I am God; * I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth."

12 The LORD of hosts is with us; * the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Second Reading  1 Corinthians 15:50-57 BCP p. 495

What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable

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body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality. When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled:

“Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory?     Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Please stand.

Sequence Hymn Wonder, Love & Praise – 810

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord

1 You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in this shadow for life, say to the Lord: “My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!”

Refrain: “And I will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn,

make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of my hand.”

2  Snares of the fowler will never capture you, and famine will bring you no fear;

under God’s wings your refuge with faithfulness your shield. Refrain

3  For to the angels God’s given a command to guard you in all of your ways; upon their hands they will bear you up,

lest you dash your foot against a stone. Refrain

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Please sit.

Gospel Reading: John 5:24-27  BCP p. 495

“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life.

“Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself; and he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.”

Reflections Jeff Ainsworth David McNally

Sermon The Rev. Nancy L.J. Cox

Following the homily, we will have a time of quiet to consider Terry’s life as a gift to us.

Please stand.

The Apostles’ Creed  BCP p. 496

Celebrant: In the assurance of eternal life given at Baptism, let us proclaim our

faith and say,

Celebrant and People I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

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I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the Virgin Mary. He 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,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

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 Lord’s Prayer BCP p. 496

Celebrant and People Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours,

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now and forever. Amen.

Prayers of the People    BCP p. 496 Leader: For our brother Terry, let us pray to our Lord Jesus Christ who said, “I am Resurrection and I am Life.”

Leader: Lord, you consoled Martha and Mary in their distress; draw near to us who mourn for Terry, and dry the tears of those who weep. People: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: You wept at the grave of Lazarus, your friend; comfort us in our sorrow. People: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: You raised the dead to life; give to our brother eternal life. People: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: You promised paradise to the thief who repented; bring our brother to the joys of heaven. People: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: Our brother was washed in Baptism and anointed with the Holy Spirit; give him fellowship with all your saints. People: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: He was nourished with your Body and Blood; grant him a place at the table in your heavenly kingdom. People: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: Comfort us in our sorrows at the death of our brother; let our faith be our consolation, and eternal life our hope.

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The Celebrant offers prayers.

Almighty God, by whose grace your people gain courage through looking to the heroes of faith: We lift our hearts in gratitude to you for all who have lived valiantly and served bravely that there might be truth, liberty and righteousness in our land. Help us to prize highly and to guard carefully, the gift which their loyalty and devotion have bestowed upon us. Grand us the joy of a living and vigorous faith, that we may be true as they were true, loyal as they were loyal, and serve you and our country selflessly all the days of our life, and at last receive the victor’s crown; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen We seem to give him back to you, dear God, who gave him to us. Yes, as you did not lose him in giving, so we have not lost him by his return. Not as the world gives do you give, O Lover of souls. What you give, you do not take away. What is yours is ours always , if we are yours. And life is eternal and love is immortal; and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight. Lift us up, O God, that we may see farther; cleanse our eyes that we may see more clearly draw us closer to you , that we may know ourselves nearer to our beloved who are with you. And while your Son prepares a place for us, prepare us for that happy place , that, where they are and you are, we too may be; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Father of all, we pray to you for Terry, and for all those whom we love but see no longer. Grant to them eternal rest. Let light perpetual shine upon them. May his soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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Hymn The Hymnal 1982 – 376

Joyful, joyful, we adore thee

1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love; hearts unfold like flowers before thee, praising thee, their sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.

2  All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays, stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise.

Field and forest, vale and mountain, blooming meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird and flowing fountain, call us to rejoice in thee.

3  Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, well-spring of the joy of living, ocean-depth of happy rest!

Thou our Father, Christ our Brother: all who live in love are thine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.

The people are invited to gather in the Columbarium for the burial.

The Committal  BCP p. 501

Everyone the Father gives to me will come to me; I will never turn away anyone who believes in me. He who raised Jesus Christ from the dead will also give new life to our mortal bodies through his indwelling Spirit. My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; my body also shall rest in hope.

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You will show me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to Almighty God our brother Terry, and we commit his body to its resting place; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The Lord bless him and keep him, the Lord make his face to shine upon him and be gracious to him, the Lord lift up his countenance upon him and give him peace. People: Amen.

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

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power,

and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

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Celebrant: Rest eternal grant to him, O Lord; People: And let light perpetual shine upon him. Celebrant: May his soul, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. People: Amen.

The Blessing   BCP p. 502

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 eternal covenant: Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. People: Amen.

Dismissal Celebrant: Let us go forth in the name of Christ. People: Thanks be to God.

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