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St. Martins Episcopal ChurchA Beacon of Christs Love, Spirit Fed, Serving Others

December 2, 2012 8:00a.m.

The First Sunday of Advent

Welcome! We are glad you are worshiping here today. We encourage all to settle in to a spirit of prayer before the service begins. Pleasebe sensitive to the needs of your fellow worshipers by silencing cell phones and maintaining a spirit of God focused peace. Thank you.

THE WORD OF GOD Prayer Book Pages

The Holy Eucharist: Rite I The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) 323

Saying the prayer of blessing, the Officiant may touch the wreath or make the sign of the cross over it.

Blessing of the wreath

Priest

O heavenly Father, you make all things holy by your word of blessing. Bless, we pray, this

wreath which we have made that it may be a sign of your eternal life and love. As we lightthese candles and offer you prayer and praise, may our hearts and minds be prepared for thecoming of our Lord Jesus Christ.People Amen.

Light the first blue candle.

The First week of Advent:Leader

Keep awake, for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, orat midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comessuddenly.

Leader and people:

God our Father, we ask for the light of your peace and love to shine in our hearts andin our world. Help us to prepare ourselves and our homes to receive the light of theworld, our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

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Opening Acclamation 323The people standing, the Celebrant says.

Blessed be God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.People And blessed be Gods kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Collect for Purity 323The Celebrant says

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secretsare hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we mayperfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord.People Amen.

The Summary of the Law 324Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. Andthe second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two

commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

The Trisagion 324To be said three times:

Celebrant Holy God,Holy & Mighty,

Holy Immortal One,People Have mercy upon us.

The Collect of the DayCelebrant The Lord be with you.

People And with thy spirit.Celebrant Let us pray.

Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor oflight, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us ingreat humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judgeboth the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives andreigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.People Amen.

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The People sit.

The First Lesson Jeremiah 33:14-16Reader A Reading from the Book of Jeremiah.

The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the

house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteousBranch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. Inthose days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by whichit will be called: "The LORD is our righteousness."

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

In unison

Psalm 25:1-9 BCP 6141

To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

my God, I put my trust in you; *let me not be humiliated,nor let my enemies triumph over me.

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Let none who look to you be put to shame; *let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes.

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Show me your ways, O LORD, *and teach me your paths.

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Lead me in your truth and teach me, *for you are the God of my salvation;in you have I trusted all the day long.

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Remember, O LORD, your compassion and love, *for they are from everlasting.

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Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; *remember me according to your loveand for the sake of your goodness, O LORD.

7Gracious and upright is the LORD; *therefore he teaches sinners in his way.

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He guides the humble in doing right *and teaches his way to the lowly.

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All the paths of the LORD are love and faithfulness *to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies

The Second Lesson 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13Reader A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians.How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our Godbecause of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face andrestore whatever is lacking in your faith.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And maythe Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as weabound in love for you. And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may beblameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

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

All stand.

The Holy Gospel Luke 21:25-36Priest The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.People Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Jesus said, "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distressamong nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fearand foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will beshaken. Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory.

Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because yourredemption is drawing near."

Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sproutleaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when yousee these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly I tell you, thisgeneration will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass

away, but my words will not pass away.

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"Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness andthe worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come uponall who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have thestrength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Priest The Gospel of the Lord.People Praise be to thee, O Christ.

The Sermon The Rev. Stephen Bergmann

The Nicene Creed (stand) 326

The Prayers of the People (kneel or stand) 328

Celebrant

The Confession 331

Celebrant

The Absolution 332

The Peace (stand) 332Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.People And with thy spirit.

Welcome and Announcements

Invitation for Birthday & Anniversary Blessings

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THE HOLY COMMUNION

The OffertoryCelebrant All things come of Thee, O Lord,

People And of Thine own have we given Thee.

THE GREATTHANKSGIVING EUCHARISTIC PRAYERI 333

The Sursum Corda 333

The Proper Preface 345

The Sanctus 334

Prayer of Consecration (kneel or stand) 334

The Lords Prayer 336

The Fraction 337

The Agnus Dei 337

Prayer of Humble Access 337

Invitation 338

All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion when visiting the Episcopal Church. When you kneel at the altarrail, place one hand over the other to receive the bread in the palm of your hand, then lift it to your mouth. Gently hold the chalice by thebase and guide it to your lips or you may hold the wafer and when the chalice comes before you, dip the wafer into the wine. FullCommunion is received in either the bread or the wine individually.

Those who do not wish to receive are invited to come to the altar rail and kneel to receive a blessing. Cross your arms over yourchest as a sign that you are covered by the cross of Christ and the priest will be glad to offer you a blessing.

If you are unable to come to the communion rail, please notify an usher, so that communion may be brought to you in the pew.

The Post Communion Prayer (kneel or stand) 339

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The BlessingMay Almighty God, by whose providence our Savior Christ came among us in great humility,sanctify you with the light of his blessing and set you free from all sin.People Amen.

The DismissalPriest Let us bless the Lord.People Thanks be to God.

Liturgical Participants

Celebrant The Rev. Jon Hall

Assisting Priest The Rev. Stephen Bergmann

Crucifer Tom Soule

Lector Daryl Norman

Chalice Bearer Daryl Norman, DArcy Elsperman

Ushers Bette & Jim Crabtree

Altar Guild Sherrie Algren, Mary K HeydeBette Crabtree, Ruth Minster

Greeter Elin Cogan-Adewunmi

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St. Martins Episcopal Church15764 Clayton Rd.

Ellisville, Missouri 63011Phone: 636.227.1484 Fax: 636.227.1494

www.stmartinschurch.orghttp://www.facebook.com/stmartinschurch

The Rt. Reverend George Wayne Smith, Bishop of Missouri

The Reverend Jon W. Hall, Rector, jhall@stmartinschurch.orgThe Reverend Emily Hillquist Davis, Assistant Priest, edavis@stmartinschurch.orgThe Reverend Stephen Bergmann

Clay McKinney, Music Director, cmckinney@stmartinschurch.orgMichelle Magee, Administrative Assistant to Clergy, mmagee@stmartinschurch.org

Janet Theiss, Parish Administrator, jtheiss@stmartinschurch.org

Janis Greenbaum, Communications Coordinator, jgreenbaum@stmartinschurch.orgTom Warrington, SextonPatrick Nelson, Sunday Sexton

The Vestry

Steve Young, Sr. Warden (2013) Tom Baranowski, Stewardship Liaison (2014)Clem Brooke, Jr. Warden (2015) Lynn Corning, Outreach Liaison (2015)

Jane Klieve, Clerk (2014) Steve Gillies, Children, Youth Liaison (2013)Larry Cornelius, Treasurer (2014) Loretta Go, Parish Life Liaison (2015)Stewart Wiles, Asst. Treasurer, Packwood Fund Chair (2013) Mike Reeves, Parish Life Liaison (2015)Elizabeth Arras, Pastoral Care Liaison (2013) Ralph Trieschmann, Evangelism Liaison (2014)

*Date in parentheses is the end of the term of service in January of the year noted.