Grace Episcopal Church The Reverend Deborah Phillips, Rector

385 Essex Street • Salem • Massachusetts 01970 (978) 744-2796

E-mail: info@gracechurchsalem.org Web: www.gracechurchcsalem.org

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With Larry Young, Guest ViolinistWith Larry Young, Guest ViolinistWith Larry Young, Guest ViolinistWith Larry Young, Guest Violinist

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Choral Holy Eucharist: Rite II Choral Holy Eucharist: Rite II Choral Holy Eucharist: Rite II Choral Holy Eucharist: Rite II ———— 10:30 AM10:30 AM10:30 AM10:30 AM

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Visitor Information

Welcome to those of you here for the first time. If you have children, they are invited to join the Church School at 10:30 am with our trained teachers. The classroom is located through the door at the front right of the chapel and down the hall; please ask if you need help finding it. The children will join us in church at the Peace and for Communion. All baptized chil-dren of any age are welcome to receive communion.

Please join in the singing! Hymnals are located in the pew and the num-bers are listed in the leaflet. “S” numbered hymns are found in the front of the Hymnal 1982. The Book of Common Prayer may also be found in the rack in front of you.

We are a self-supporting congregation, so when we pass the plate in the middle of the service, please be generous. Today’s collection will support our ministries to the community.

At the communion, God welcomes all to the heavenly banquet. The Episcopal Church offers the sacraments to anyone baptized in any denomi-nation who, through prayer and thoughtful consideration, desires them. Please come to the communion rail to receive the bread and wine, whether you are an Episcopalian or not, or to receive a blessing.

When coming to the rail for communion, please kneel or stand at the rail from right to left until the rail is full. You may receive both the wafer and wine, the wafer only, or may ask for a blessing. Please let the priest know if you need gluten free.

Our priest, Debbie, is available after the service to answer any questions you might have. Please let her know your thoughts about today’s service.

We ask that you sign the guestbook at the entrance of the church. If you want more information, our website is www.gracechurchsalem.org. Our weekly newsletter, called Grace Notes, can be found there. If you wish to receive the newsletter, simply go to the website, open Grace Notes and subscribe.

We hope you find the service meaningful and the embrace of our com-munity inviting.

Thank you for praying with us today.

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Holy Eucharist: Rite II 10:30 AM

The Opening Rite

Prelude Music from the Celtic Tradition Larry Young, Violinist

Hymn at the Procession The Hymnal 1982, #370 vss. 1, 2, 6, 7 I bind unto myself today St. Patrick’s Breastplate Opening Acclamation The Book of Common Prayer, page 355 Song of Praise

The Collect of the Day Almighty God, in your providence you chose your servant Patrick to be the apostle of the Irish people, to bring those who were wandering in darkness and error to the true light and knowledge of you: Grant us so to walk in that light that we may come at last to the light of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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The Word of the Lord

The Lessons The people sit. Jewish Scripture Jeremiah 31:31-34 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new cove-nant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. .

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

Psalm 97:1–2,7–12

1 The LORD is King; let the earth rejoice; * let the multitude of the isles be glad. 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him, * righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne. 7 Confounded be all who worship carved images and delight in false gods! * Bow down before him, all you gods. 8 Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice, * because of your judgments, O LORD. 9 For you are the LORD, most high over all the earth; * you are exalted far above all gods. 10 The LORD loves those who hate evil; * he preserves the lives of his saints and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light has sprung up for the righteous, * and joyful gladness for those who are truehearted. 12 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous, * and give thanks to his holy Name.

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The Epistle 1 Thessalonians 2:2b–12

We had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, though we might have made de-mands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us. You remember our labor and toil, brothers and sisters; we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you while we pro-claimed to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and God also, how pure, upright, and blameless our conduct was toward you believ-ers. As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children, urging and encouraging you and pleading that you lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

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

The Sequence Hymn The Hymnal 1982, #488

Be thou my vision Slane

The Gospel John 12:20-33 Gospeller The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. “Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that I have come to

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this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

Gospeller The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon The Reverend Deborah Phillips

The Nicene Creed The Book of Common Prayer, page 358

The Lorica of St. Patrick Celebrant: I bind to myself today People The strong virtue of the Invocation of the Trinity

I believe the Trinity in the Unity The Creator of the Universe.

Celebrant I bind to myself today People The virtue of the Incarnation of Christ with His Baptism,

The virtue of His crucifixion with His burial, The virtue of His Resurrection with His Ascension, The virtue of His coming on the Judgment Day.

Celebrant I bind to myself today People The virtue of the love of seraphim, the obedience of Angels,

In the hope of resurrection unto reward,

In prayers of Patriarchs, in predictions of Prophets, In preaching of Apostles, in faith of Confessors, In purity of holy Virgins, in deeds of righteous men.

Celebrant I bind to myself today

People The power of Heaven, The light of the sun,

The brightness of the moon, The splendour of fire,

The flashing of lightning, The swiftness of wind,

The depth of sea, The stability of earth,

The compactness of rocks.

Celebrant I bind to myself today People God’s Power to guide me, God’s Might to uphold me,

God’s Wisdom to teach me, God’s Eye to watch over me,

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God’s Ear to hear me, God’s Word to give me speech, God’s Hand to guide me, God’s Way to lie before me,

God’s Shield to shelter me, God’s Host to secure me, Against the snares of demons,

Against the seductions of vices, Against the lusts of nature,

Against everyone who meditates injury to me, Whether far or near, Whether few or with many.

Celebrant I invoke today all these virtues People Against every hostile merciless power

Which may assail my body and my soul, Against the incantations of false prophets, Against the black laws of heathenism, Against the false laws of heresy,

Against the deceits of idolatry, Against the spells of women, and smiths, and druids, Against every knowledge that binds the soul of man.

Celebrant Christ, protect me today. People Against every poison, against burning,

Against drowning, against death-wound, That I may receive abundant reward.

Celebrant Christ with me, People Christ before me, Celebrant Christ behind me, People Christ within me, Celebrant Christ beneath me, People Christ above me, Celebrant Christ at my right, People Christ at my left, Celebrant Christ in the fort, People Christ in the chariot seat, Celebrant Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me, People Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me, Celebrant Christ in every eye that sees me, People Christ in every ear that hears me. Celebrant I bind to myself today People The strong virtue of an invocation of the Trinity,

I believe the Trinity in the Unity The Creator of the Universe.

The Peace

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The Holy Communion

Anthem at the Offering “O Come and Dwell in Me” Arlen Clarke The Hymn at the Presentation

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The Great Thanksgiving page 361 Sanctus

The Lord’s Prayer page 364

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The Breaking of the Bread

All are welcome to come to the rail and reverently receive the bread and wine

Music at the Communion Larry Young Postcommunion Prayer page 365

Post Communion Hymn The Hymnal 1982, #580 God, who stretched the spangled heavens Holy Manna

Blessing and Dismissal Postlude From the Celtic Tradition Larry Young

Please join us in the Common Room for conversation and coffee

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— Worship Leaders —

The Reverend Deborah Phillips Presider and Preacher Eileen Hunt Organist and Choir Director Joanne Moar Verger Oliver Boisvert Acolyte Tom Gaither Lector Deb Papps, Jason Stonehouse Chalicers Jason Barnes, Anne Busteed Ushers Jason Stonehouse, Anne Busteed Counters Lois Nicholson Altar Guild Maureen Joyce Flowers

Our Prayers are offered for

Gary Young, Kristen and Family, Barbara Hawlena, Helen Watson-Felt, Cindy Rhodes, Ronald Birchmore, Edna Ashton, Eugene and Gerry Lockard, Diane Rowand Burns, Rick Marks, Helen Harris, Fred and Ingrid Fox, Jim Kilroy, Grace I., Lange Family, Felton May, Tom Lemons, Kathleen Tone, Rufus and Florine Felder, Christopher Patzke, Amanda Lily, Kim Shaw, Leo Murphy, P. Dennis Family, Denise Fox and Family, Sara, Pettus Hickman, Bryon English, Ruby and Al Hill, Ayo Ogunbor, Jane and David Knight, Alexandra D., Gerry and Barbara Porter, Kathy Crotty, Giffy Russell, G. Oliver Papps, David Latinik, Helen Rice; Sr. Jane SFN, The Madden Family, David, Joe L’Heureux, George and Sue Erick-son, Pauline Grady, Tom, Pauline Zwicker, Vivien Forbes, Suzanne MacNeil, Karen Tucker, Sally Coleman, Don, Jeanne Parler, Frank, Jeff Bowie, Elisabeth Thomas, Cindy Carr, Ross Dolloff, Fran Nalipinski, The Tache Family, Blair and family, Jeff and family, John Mason, Susan War-ren, Camilo Notario, Jr., Esmunda Notario, Tom D., Stephen Duff, Rick Rizoli, Ashley Galvin, Mary K., the Castiello Children, Linda and Patrick Grant, Glenn Murer, Carpenter Family, Patricia McDuffe, Rachel Davis, Dr. Elizabeth Prout, Albert Engelken, Harry Davis, The ADAPT protest-ers, Kori Rodriguez, Mary Manning, Pat Carr, Love, Nate, Phoebe and family, Andrew Rossi, Joanna Morse, Virginia Steadman, Lisa J., Nancy Moore, Sarah Fialho, Patrick O'Donoghue, Eric, Kathleen Hoff, Nancy Pearce, Pezzulo Family, the Pelletiere Family, K. Joyce and Family, Joanne Ryan-Walsh, Anne Busteed, Angela Carter, the Episcopal Diocese of Jeru-salem, the North Shore Mission Hub, and the Salem Public Schools, espe-cially the seventh grade scholars and the staff that care for them at the Nathaniel Bowditch School.

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This Week’s Lenten Study at Grace Church

In conjunction with St. Andrew's, Marblehead, St. Michael's, Marblehead, and Holy Name, Swampscott, we will be studying Atul Gawande's book, Being Mortal. This week, the session takes place at Grace Church. The evening begins at 6:30 pm with a simple supper of soup, bread and salad hosted by us. After some laid back conversation from the clergy, we will then open it up with some leading questions for everyone gathered. Please consider joining us for this interesting subject matter. Books can be pur-chased through your regular bookseller or online. Please see Melissa Barnes if you can help with the supper .

Vestry Meeting Tomorrow Night The Vestry of Grace Church will be meeting tomorrow to discuss staffing development, the Garden of Life program, to receive a property report and other important issues for our community of faith. Please keep the Vestry in your prayers.

Easter Memorials Enclosed in your leaflet is an envelope for Easter Memorials. Each year, we ask for a donation to cover the expenses of this season. Simply put your do-nation in the envelope and fill out the front. All names to be honored will be listed in the Easter Vigil and Easter Day leaflets. Please be generous.

A Diocesan Response to Gun Violence

In a joint statement from the bishops of the Episcopal Church in the Com-monwealth of Massachusetts they state, “We have all had enough of our children dying in their classrooms. We have had enough of mass shootings in which a semi-automatic rifle was the weapon of choice. We have all had enough of the cycle of trauma, shock, anger, grief and numbness, fatigue and inaction. As followers of Jesus we have a two-fold mandate: lamentation and action.” On Wednesday, March 14th, take some time to pray and cry out to God for an end to gun violence. On March 24th, join the Rector and others at the Cathedral by 11:30 am as we act by “Marching for Our Lives.” For more information and resources, go to https://www.diomass.org/news/diocesan-news/end-gun-violence-ma-bishops-call-prayer-action-march-14-24

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Passion Readers

Next week, we read the Passion according to Mark during the 10:30 am service. Would you like to read one of the parts? There is a signup in the Lobby with a copy of the narrative in an envelope beneath it. Please sign up and then take a copy to rehearse. It will make the service more mean-ingful.

Bowditch News There are a couple of events coming up at the Bowditch. The 7th grade dance is coming up April 6th. They will be looking for chaperones for this event, as well as some people to come early for set-up. More information will follow next week. They have MCAS during May, so we need to come up with an idea to in-spire them to do their best. Last exam period, Sara Maurno’s mother knit-ted hats for them all, “to keep their brains warm.” In May, we will be working with the scholars in building a Little Free Li-braries. Each Bowditch 7th grader will be paired with a 7th grader from the Collins by the Spring. We are hoping to build these with both our scholars and their buddies, so we can all get to know one another better. We are asking that each notebook buddy consider giving your scholar a copy of the 2018 Yearbook, being produced by the yearbook committee. Each yearbook will cost about $10 and this would be a great end of year gift for our kids. More information will become available in April. Debbie will continue to work with both the Bowditch School and the Collins to make sure our scholars have a smooth transition. We will also be continuing our program by building a second Little Free Library in the Fall, as well as keeping up with our notebook buddies. If you would like more information on the Bowditch program, please see Debbie or Paige Nalipinski.

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Holy Week at Grace Church

March 25: Palm Sunday

10:30 am Choral Holy Eucharist with Palm Procession and reading of the Passion

5:00 pm Celtic Service with the Blessing of Palms

March 29: Maundy Thursday 7:00 pm Choral Holy Eucharist with Foot-washing

and Stripping of the Altar

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March 30: Good Friday 7:00 pm Proper Liturgy of the Day

The Passion of our Lord according to John Adoration of the Cross

March 31: The Great Vigil of Easter 7:00 pm The Lighting of the Fire Lessons from Jewish Scripture

Holy Baptism First Celebration of East

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The Mission of Grace Church is to unconditionally invite all people to join us in building a faithful Episcopal con-gregation that goes out into the community and through prayer, presence, and partnering improves the quality of life by bringing everyone closer to God.

Grace Episcopal Church 385 Essex Street

Salem, Massachusetts 01970

(978) 744-2796

E-mail: info@gracechurchsalem.org Web: www.gracechurchsalem.org

— Grace Episcopal Church —

A parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts

The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry Presiding Bishop The Right Reverend Alan M. Gates Bishop Diocesan The Right Reverend Gayle E. Harris Bishop Suffragan The Reverend Deborah A. Phillips Rector Dr. Eileen Hunt Interim Director of Music Tom and Karen Tucker Property Stewards Hugh MacKay and Joanne Moar Vergers

— Vestry —

Tom Gaither Senior Warden Joanne Moar Junior Warden Peggy Carter Willand Clerk Mathew Antoniello Treasurer Michelle Aroko, Jonathan Bailly, Melissa Barnes, Members of Vestry Jane Eskelund, Christopher Patzke, Jason Stonehouse