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The Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan

October 3, 2021 9:30 am

The Reverend Kevin M. Cross

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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO HOLY TRINITY “I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord” Psalm 122:1

Prelude Bagpipe Medley

Mike McConnel and John Malin, Bagpipes Welcome

Processional Hymn From Highland Peaks

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Text: Mary Louise Bringle, © 2009 GIA Publications Inc; Music: Brother James’ Air, James Bain. Public Domain. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-719403.

Opening Acclamation

The people standing Celebrant: Be the purpose of God between us and each purpose, People: The hand of God between us and each pain, Celebrant: The pain of Christ between us and each pain, People: The love of Christ between us and each love.

Collect of Purity

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known,

and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our

hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may

perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name;

through Christ our Lord. AMEN.

Celebrant: Holy God All: Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal have mercy on us.

Celebrant: The Lord be with you All: And with you

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Celebrant: Let us pray.

The Collect of the Day

Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Scripture

First Lesson Job 1:1; 2:1-10

There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil. He still persists in his integrity, although you incited me against him, to destroy him for no reason.” Then Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! All that people have

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they will give to save their lives. But stretch out your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.” The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, he is in your power; only spare his life.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and inflicted loathsome sores on Job from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. Job took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes. Then his wife said to him, “Do you still persist in your integrity? Curse God, and die.” But he said to her, “You speak as any foolish woman would speak. Shall we receive the good at the hand of God, and not receive the bad?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God

Psalm 26 1 Give judgment for me, O LORD, for I have lived with integrity;

*I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. 2 Test me, O LORD, and try me; *examine my heart and my

mind. 3 For your love is before my eyes; *I have walked faithfully

with you. 4 I have not sat with the worthless, *nor do I consort with the

deceitful. 5 I have hated the company of evildoers; *I will not sit down

with the wicked.

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6 I will wash my hands in innocence, O LORD, *that I may go in procession round your altar,

7 Singing aloud a song of thanksgiving *and recounting all your wonderful deeds.

8 LORD, I love the house in which you dwell *and the place where your glory abides.

9 Do not sweep me away with sinners, *nor my life with those who thirst for blood,

10 Whose hands are full of evil plots, *and their right hand full of bribes.

11 As for me, I will live with integrity; *redeem me, O LORD, and have pity on me.

12 My foot stands on level ground; *in the full assembly I will bless the LORD.

Second Lesson Hebrews 1:1-4: 2:5-12

Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. But someone has testified somewhere, “What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or

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mortals, that you care for them? You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honor, subjecting all things under their feet.” Now in subjecting all things to them, God left nothing outside their control. As it is, we do not yet see everything in subjection to them, but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.”

The Word of the Lord

People: Thanks be to God

Choral Anthem Lorica nof St. Patrick E. Feeley

Holy Trinity Celtic Ensemble The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

The Holy Gospel Mark 10:2-16

Some Pharisees came, and to test Jesus they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did

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Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

The Gospel of the Lord. People : Praise to you, Lord Chris Sermon The Reverend Kevin Cross, Rector

A Celtic Creed Our God is the God of all humans, The God of heaven and earth, The God of the sun and moon,

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The God of all the heavenly bodies, The God of the lofty mountains, The God of the lowly valleys. God is above the heavens; And is beneath the heavens. Heaven and earth and sea, And everything that is in them, Such he has as his abode. He inspires all things, And gives life to all things, He stands above all things, And he stands beneath all things. He enlightens the light of the sun, He strengthens the light of the night and the stars, He makes wells in the arid land and dry islands in the sea, And he places the stars in the service of the greater lights. He has a Son who is co-eternal with himself, And similar in all respects to himself; And neither is the Son younger than the Father, Nor is the Father older than the Son; And the Holy Spirit breathes in them. And the Father and the Son and Holy Spirit are inseparable. [Amen.]

Prayers of the People As faithful members of the body of Christ, let us now pray for the Church, the nation and the world. Saying, “Lord, hear our prayer.”

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Almighty God, we acknowledge you with grateful hearts and the One in whom we live and move and have our being. Thank you, O Lord, for your love, your goodness and your mercy. Lord, hear our prayer.

Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world. Lord, hear our prayer.

We pray for our brothers and sisters in the whole body of Christ. We ask your wisdom, discernment and grace for our leaders and we give thanks for both lay and ordained leaders in the Church. Lord, hear our prayer.

Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good. Lord, hear our prayer.

Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory. Lord, hear our prayer.

Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation. In our weekly prayer intentions we pray for:

Joel Ida Peterson Hardon & Family Billie Williams Berry Passano Sheila Nate Pusey John Weitzel Michelle Hotstetter Marco Penne Betty Jo Mackert Dale Highlander Marilyn Howell Barbara & Jack Inserra Bill Paterson, Jr. Tony Gould

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Nancy Wooten Matthew Driscoll Ellen Anderson

Enzo De Masi David Kerr Watson Straub Rory Hamel Gary Thatcher Mike

Chris Gilson Barbara Sheridan Rick Richards Kenneth Dial Charlotte Roberts

Are there others? You may name them aloud or silently in your heart. (pause)… Lord, hear our prayer

We commend to your mercy all who have died, Paul James Hanson, Jr., that your will for them may be fulfilled.

We remember also the members of our military who died in service to our country and we pray for comfort and solace for their families.

Concluding Collect (read by priest): O Christ for whom we search, our help when help has failed; give us courage to expose our need and ask to be made whole; that, being touched by you, we may be raised to new life in the power of your name.

The Altar Flowers are given by Simon Arnstein & Joan Levy In Loving Memory of Betsy Ames and

Suzanne & Joe Fischer In Loving Memory of Her Parents Yates & Betty Mast

Prayer of Approach and Confession

Holy God, with brave hearts and honest words we approach your Holy Presence, seeking to be made new by your love and forgiveness. We come as a people with a rich and robust heritage; Yet we come with an awareness that much in our history as well as in our lives belies that heritage. Hear our

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humble confess. Blot out the sins that beset us, and create in us new hearts and minds by your loving words and gracious forgiveness. Make us once again a people strong in faith, committed to relieving the distressed of our world and justice to the world in which we live. Hear our prayers of confession and assurance of forgiveness. AMEN.

Absolution

Almighty God, have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through

our Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen us in all goodness, and by

the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.

The Peace Leader: The peace of the Lord be always with you. People: And also with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BLESSING OF THE CONGREGATION AND THE TARTANS

Celebrant: Raise your Tartans! (Tartan Bearers lift high their tartans and all process following the pipes.)

People: We raise them up to the Lord!

Processional Tune Traditional Scotland the Brave

Mike McConnel, Piper

Reading of Psalm 121 Presenters: Marie Davis

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On behalf of all Scots away from Scotland, and in the name of all Scottish clan folk that are here represented, we present these tartans before Almighty God in appreciation of our heritage; and we ask God’s Blessings.

Celebrant: Thank you, O God, for your Word which has ordained a rich heritage of faith and sacrifice from our ancestors, from Adam to Noah, from Noah to Abraham, from Abraham to David, so onward to the incarnation of Jesus Christ, to the establishment of his church: our brothers and sisters in Christ everywhere. Never let us forget that a heritage of faith is a responsibility to be shared. Many: Bless us that we may be a blessing, O Lord.

Celebrant: Thank you, O God, for the blessing of family; the warmth, comfort, and security of family love. Never let us forget that our family love is a gift to be shared, that the stranger may be as welcome as a sibling. Many: Bless us that we may be a blessing, O Lord.

People: We praise you, O God, for those who have lived and died in Christ that we might have the freedom to dwell in a community of faith. Never let us forget that the days of sacrifice are not yet over, that we too, have lives to live in faith. Bless us that we may be a blessing, O Lord.

Celebrant: On behalf of all clans, families, and nations, we stand before God in gratitude for our heritage and pray God’s blessing on God’s servant people in all lands. Many: We proclaim that we are all united in the covenant of Jesus Christ, for there is but one

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Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Creator of us all. Let us worship God.

Celebrant: Bless, O Lord these simple woven cloths, whose colors, warp, and woof, bear the burden and honor of the history of the land of our ancestors, a people of your calling, a nation of your creations. We pray you will bless those who wear them and continue their special loyalty to St. Andrew who readily obeyed the call of your son Jesus Christ. May these tartans be blessed in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

People: Post Tartans. (Tartans are lowered and placed on the altar)

HOLY COMMUNION

Offertory Hymn The Scottish Penny Song

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Text: Mary Louise Bringle, ©2006 GIA Publications, Inc.; Music: LOCH LOMOND, Scottish Melody All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-719403.

Doxology, please stand J. M. Neale To God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit, three in one. Praise, honour, might and glory be from age to age eternally. AMEN.

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

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People It is right to give thanks and praise

Worship and praise belong to you, Father, in every place and at all times. You made us, all the people of the world, and everything that is. You give us the daylight. Your Word lights up our minds. Jesus was born among us to be light in our darkness.

Your Spirit lives in us so that we can look at the world with your eyes. One day we will be with you in heaven, but already we laugh with the saints and angels, and say their joyful song:

Sanctus

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.

Hosana in the highest.

Father, you never forget us or turn away from us, even when we fail you. You sent your Son Jesus who gave his life for us. He healed those who were sick, cared for those who were poor, and cried with those who were sad. He forgave sinners and taught us to forgive. For all your love we give you thanks in the way that Jesus showed us.

On the night before he died, while he was having supper with his friends, he took bread and offered you thanks. He broke the bread, and gave it to them, saying: "Take, eat. This is my Body: it is broken for you."

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After supper, he took the cup, he offered you thanks, and gave it to them saying: "Drink this, all of you. This is my Blood of the new covenant; it is poured out for you, and for all, that sins may be forgiven. Do this in remembrance of me."

So, as we do what he told us, we open our hearts to him; we remember how he died and rose again to live now in us. Together with him we offer you these gifts: in them we give you ourselves. Send your Holy Spirit on us and on this bread and this wine, that they may be the Body and Blood of Christ, and that, sharing your life, we may travel in your company to our journey's end.

With all your people we give you thanks and praise through the Son and in the Spirit, now and forever. AMEN.

The Lord’s Prayer

Communion Flow Gently, Sweet Afton Scottish, arr. J. Carter

Post Communion Prayer

Lord may we be wakeful at sunrise to begin a new day for you; Cheerful at sunset for having done our work for you; Thankful at moonrise and under star shine for the beauty of your universe; And may we add what little may be in us to add to your great world. Amen.

The Benediction

May God be a bright flame before you, Be a guiding star above you,

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Be a smooth path below you, Be a kindly shepherd behind you, And, may you be blessed In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the One and the Three. Today, tomorrow and for ever.

AMEN.

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Birthdays

Anniversaries

We would like to pray for you. We invite you to email

office@holytrinityoxfordmd.org with the date of your

birthday or anniversary.

Birthday Blessing

O God, our times are in your hand:

Look with favor, we pray, on your

servant ____ as he/she begins another

year. Grant that he/she may grow in

wisdom and grace, and strengthen

his/her trust in your goodness all the

days of his/her life; through Jesus

Christ our Lord. Amen.

Happy Birthday to you,

Remember Jesus

loves you

He made you so special

Happy Birthday to you!

Anniversary Blessing Gracious God, Father of all we give

thanks for another year of lives

shared in human love and in your

love that never fails. Bless this

couple in all that is yet to come,

confirming and strengthening them

in the vows which they have made to

one another in your name. Bless all

who have shared the delight of this

married life and been enriched by its

mutual love. As they rejoice on this

anniversary, give them grace to

continue in support and prayer and

to find in this family a sign of the

family of all Christian people united

in fellowship and love. Amen

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Recessional Hymn

O Christ The Same

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Words: Timothy Dudley Smith, ©1984 Hope Publishing Inc.; Music: LONDONDERRY AIR. Arrangement ©1982 Jubilate Hymns (dmin. Hope Publishing). All rights reserved under OneLicense.net #A-719403.

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Dismissal Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. AMEN. Prelude Bagpipe Medley

John Malin, Piper

Thanks to John Malin and Mike McConnel and our Celtic Choir, for celebrating this Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans.

To Commemorate the Landing of Scottish Settlers in Oxford on July 20, 1747 Manifest of English Sailing Ship Johnson Scotsmen were taken prisoner after the Battle of Culloden Moor in Scotland on April 16, 1746, and were transported to America. On July 20, 1747, the sailing ship Johnson disembarked the Scots in Oxford where they were sold as indentured servants for a five-year term after which they were given fifty acres of land, tools, and corn. Several of the proudest families in Maryland are descendants from the Scots transported in the Johnson on the certified list that is housed in the Oxford Museum. History of The Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan After the defeat of the Scots by the English at the Battle of Culloden 1746, the Act of Proscription banned the wearing of tartans and kilts, speaking Gaelic and other Highland ways in hopes the rebellious Scottish spirit would be subdued. But the canny and defiant Scots preserved their traditions underground. According to legend, one way was to hide pieces of tartan and bring them to church to be secretly blessed at a particular point in the service. Kirk is the Gaelic word for church. The American roots of the Kirkin’ service are well-documented. The Reverend Peter Marshall, born in Scotland, was the pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington DC, and served as Chaplain of the United States Senate before his death in 1949. (He was the subject of the 1955 movie “A Man Called Peter.”) During the Second World War, Dr. Marshall held prayer services at New York Avenue to raise funds for British war relief. At one of the services, in 1941, he gave a sermon titled “the Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans,” and a legend was born. Dr. Marshall was a member of the St. Andrew’s Society of Washington DC, which assisted with the first Kirkin’ services. In 1954, the Kirkin’ was moved to the National Cathedral in Washington, where it continues to be held today. Across the United States and Canada many Scottish, Caledonian and St. Andrew’s Societies hold Kirkin’ of the Tartan services. Many are in Presbyterian Churches but they may also be found in Episcopal, Methodist, Roman Catholic and other denominations. Celebrations of Scottish roots are especially appropriate for Episcopalians, who owe a debt of gratitude to the Scottish Episcopal Church for its help in the aftermath of the American Revolution. The clergy of Connecticut elected Samuel Seabury as their bishop in 1783, but there were no Anglican bishops in America to consecrate him. He sought consecration in England, but as an American he could not make the required oath of allegiance to the Crown. Seabury went to Scotland, and Scottish bishops consecrated him in Aberdeen on November 14, 1784. In return, the bishops requested that Seabury study the Scottish Rite for the Eucharist and work for its adoption rather than the English rite of 1662. He honored the request and some features of the Scottish Rite continue in our liturgies today.

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Worship Service Schedule

Holy Eucharist ay 8:00 and 10:00 am with First Sunday of the month on lawn weathering

permitting or broadcast at 9:30 am; Morning Prayer Tuesdays at 8:30 am via Zoom

This Week at Church of the Holy Trinity

Monday – October 4 6:00 pm – Inquiring Believers via Zoom

Friday – October 8 OFFICE CLOSED

Tuesday – October 5 Saturday – October 9

8:30 am – Morning Prayer via Zoom 8:30 am - Soupmeisters 4:00 pm – Sacred Ground via Zoom

Wednesday – October 6 Sunday – October 10

8:30 am – Lunch Bunch 9:00 am – Women on a Journey

8:00 am –Holy Eucharist 10:00 am –Family Holy Eucharist

Thursday – October 7

Vestry Members Gordon Fronk, Senior Warden Tot O’Mara, Deputy Sr. Warden

Louise Thorndike, Secretary

Bill Ritchie & Michelle Mactavish, Co-Junior

Wardens

Margaret Munsch, Registrar

David Wangsness & Susan Segal, Co- Treasurers

Al Smith – Emeritus

Nancy Roberts Ed Delaney Tot O’Mara

Kathy Becker Suzanne Fischer Van Holston

Loretta Blume Susie Segal Michelle MacTavish

Dr. Cora Bruner - Organist and Choir Director

Worship Leaders 9:30 am

Deacon Rev. Dr. Lisa Webb

Reader Rev. Dr. Lisa Webb

Acolyte Rev. Dr. Lisa Webb

Usher Connie Greenhawk

Vestry Greeter

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