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The Holy Eucharist: A Penitential Order: Prayer D 

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Prelude

Welcome

Hymn 409  The spacious firmament on high
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Opening Sentences

Celebrant              Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.
People                 God’s mercy endures for ever. 

The General Confession
 
Celebrant             Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
 
Silence may be kept.
 
All say together
 
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.
 
Celebrant              Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.  Amen.
Kyrie S94
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Collect of the Day
 
Celebrant               God be with you.
People                  And also with you.
Celebrant               Let us pray.
 
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

The Lessons 

The First Reading:  Exodus 20:1-17,  read by Karen Huff

Then God spoke all these words:

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.

You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. For six days you shall labour and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.

Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

You shall not murder.

You shall not commit adultery.

You shall not steal.

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

The Word of the Lord.
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People        Thanks be to God

Psalm 19,  read by Teri Culletto

          1 The heavens declare the glory of God, *
               and the firmament shows his handiwork.

          2 One day tells its tale to another, *
               and one night imparts knowledge to another.

          3 Although they have no words or language, *
               and their voices are not heard,

          4 Their sound has gone out into all lands, *
               and their message to the ends of the world.

          5 In the deep has he set a pavilion for the sun; *
               it comes forth like a bridegroom out of his chamber;
               it rejoices like a champion to run its course.

          6 It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens
               and runs about to the end of it again; *
               nothing is hidden from its burning heat.

          7 The law of the Lord is perfect
               and revives the soul; *
               the testimony of the Lord is sure
               and gives wisdom to the innocent.

          8 The statutes of the Lord are just
               and rejoice the heart; *
               the commandment of the Lord is clear
               and gives light to the eyes.

          9 The fear of the Lord is clean
               and endures for ever; *
               the judgments of the Lord are true
               and righteous altogether.

          10 More to be desired are they than gold,
               more than much fine gold, *
               sweeter far than honey,
               than honey in the comb.

          11 By them also is your servant enlightened, *
               and in keeping them there is great reward.

          12 Who can tell how often he offends? *
               cleanse me from my secret faults.

          13 Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins;
               let them not get dominion over me; *
               then shall I be whole and sound,
               and innocent of a great offense.

          14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my
               heart be acceptable in your sight, *
               O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.

The Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 read by Jan Hyer
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The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written,

          “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
               and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

The Word of the Lord
 
Thanks be to God

Hymn 628 Help us, O Lord, to pray
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The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (2:13-22)
People             Glory be to you, O Lord. 
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The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

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

Homily                                     The Rev'd Dr. Storm Swain

The Nicene Creed
 
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.
    We look for the resurrection of the dead,
         and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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The Prayers of the People  Form II (BCP p. 385) read by Maranda Post

In the course of the silence after each bidding, the People offer their
own prayers, either silently or aloud.

 
I ask your prayers for God's people throughout the world; for Michael, our Presiding Bishop; for our Bishops Alan and Carol; 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.
Pray for those in any need or trouble.
 
Silence
 
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.
 
Silence
I ask your prayers for the departed, especially Jackie Baer, August Engler, Betty Rawlins, Trudy Russell, Chris Airing-Sharkovitz, Chris Vought, David Wong & Gloria Wong. 
For all those killed in Ukraine and ​all those killed in the Middle East.   For all those killed because of oppression, gun violence, hatred, war, or the color of their skin.
Pray for those who have died.
 
Silence
 
  I ask your prayers for peace in the Holy Land; peace in Ukraine, for all refugees, for our country and for Aquinnah, Aya and her family, Becky, Billy, Bryan E., Chris, Christine & Richard, Debbie and Alan, Deanna, Bill, Deborah & Marcia, Dottie and her family, Eileen, Fala, Garrett, Gerry, The Haynes Family, Jackie, Janice, Joe, Jon, Kathy, Kim, Lloyd, Lydia, Lyric, Margaret, Mardi & Simon, Mark & Donna, Mary & Gregg, Maureen M., Nancy & Paul, Nancy, Pat, Paul, Phyllis, Ralph, Richard, Ruben, Shauna, Suzanne, William.

I ask your thanksgivings for                             .
 
Silence
 
Praise God for those in every generation in whom Christ has been honored.
Pray that we may have grace to glorify Christ in our own day.
 
Silence
 
The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect.
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The Peace
 
All stand. The Celebrant says to the people
 
Celebrant     The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People        And also with you.

Anno​uncements

LEVAS 184   Blessed Assurance
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The Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God, all creatures here below
​Praise God, above ye heavenly host
​Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.  Amen.

The Holy Communion
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Eucharistic Prayer D


The people remain standing. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest,
faces them and sings or says

 
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 God thanks and praise.

Celebrant.  It is truly right to glorify you, God, and to give you thanks; for you alone are God, living and true, dwelling in light inaccessible from before time and for ever.
 
Fountain of life and source of all goodness, you made all things and fill them with your blessing; you created them to rejoice in the splendor of your radiance.
 
Countless throngs of angels stand before you to serve you night and day; and, beholding the glory of your presence, they offer you unceasing praise. Joining with them, and giving voice to every creature under heaven, we acclaim you, and glorify your Name, as we sing,

Celebrant and People
S122 Holy, holy, holy
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Celebrant   We acclaim you, holy Lord, glorious in power. Your mighty works reveal your wisdom and love. You formed us in your own image, giving the whole world into our care, so that, in obedience to you, our Creator, we might rule and serve all your creatures. When our disobedience took us far from you, you did not abandon us to the power of death. In your mercy you came to our help, so that in seeking you we might find you. Again and again you called us into covenant with you, and through the prophets you taught us to hope for salvation.

Loving God, you loved the world so much that in the fullness of time you sent your only Son to be our Savior. Incarnate by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, he lived as one of us, yet without sin. To the poor he proclaimed the good news of salvation; to prisoners, freedom; to the sorrowful, joy. To fulfill your purpose he gave himself up to death; and, rising from the grave, destroyed death, and made the whole creation new.
 
And, that we might live no longer for ourselves, but for him who died and rose for us, he sent the Holy Spirit, his own
first gift for those who believe, to complete his work in the world, and to bring to fulfillment the sanctification of all.

When the hour had come for him to be glorified by you, his heavenly Father, having loved his own who were in the
world, he loved them to the end; at supper with them he took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
 
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you:
This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
 
Loving God, we now celebrate this memorial of our redemption.  Recalling Christ’s death and his descent among the dead, proclaiming his resurrection and ascension to your right hand, awaiting his coming in glory; and offering to you, from the gifts you have given us, this bread and this cup, we praise you and we bless you.

Celebrant and People
 
We praise you, we bless you,
we give thanks to you,
and we pray to you, Lord our God.

 
Celebrant   Lord, we pray that in your goodness and mercy your Holy Spirit may descend upon us, and upon these gifts, sanctifying them and showing them to be holy gifts for your holy people, the bread of life and the cup of salvation, the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
 
Grant that all who share this bread and cup may become one body and one spirit, a living sacrifice in Christ, to the praise of your Name.
 
Remember, Lord, your one holy catholic and apostolic Church, redeemed by the blood of your Christ. Reveal its
unity, guard its faith, and preserve it in peace.
 
[Remember (NN. and) all who minister in your Church.]
[Remember all your people, and those who seek your truth.]
[Remember _____________.]
[Remember all who have died in the peace of Christ, and those whose faith is known to you alone; bring them into
the place of eternal joy and light.]
 
And grant that we may find our inheritance with the Blessed Virgin Mary, with patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and all the saints who have found favor with you in ages past. We praise you in union with them
and give you glory through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, all honor and glory are yours, Almighty God and Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.  Amen.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,      

People and Celebrant
 
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 Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread.
 
A period of silence is kept.
 
Celebrant   Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People        Therefore let us keep the feast.

Agnus Dei  S 160  
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Prayer for Spiritual Communion
All say together
 
In union, O Lord with the faithful at every altar of Your Church, where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated, we desire to offer You praise and thanksgiving.  We present to you our souls and bodies with the earnest wish that we may always be united to you.  And since we can not now receive you sacramentally, we beseech you to come spiritually into our hearts. We unite ourselves to you, and embrace you with all the affections of our souls. Let nothing ever separate you from us. May we live and die in your love. Amen.
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 The Leader continues
 
Let us spend a few moments reflecting on the fact that God so loves each one of us that God sent God’s Only-Begotten Son into the world for all of us.
 
Silence
 
Celebrant            The gifts of God for the People of God.
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Hymn LEVAS 38 The old rugged cross
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The Post Communion Prayer
 
Almighty and everliving God,
we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food
of the most precious Body and Blood
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;
and for assuring us in these holy mysteries
that we are living members of the Body of your Son,
and heirs of your eternal kingdom.
And now, Father, send us out
to do the work you have given us to do,
to love and serve you
as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.
To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
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Blessing

​Hymn LEVAS 143  The glory of these forty days
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Dismissal​

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February Birthdays and Anniversaries
DiAnn Ray, Joe DaSilva, The Rev’d Stephen Harding, Fala Freeman, Betsy Holcomb, Peggy Jewett, Maggie Burke, Grace O’Malley, Kathy Morris, Sandy Pratt, Peter Burke, Tim Clark, George Weaver, Hazel Myers, Ginger Martin

Anniversaries
Leigh Ann & Ritchie Yuen

Please email [email protected] to update or include yours!

 
Sunday Prayers

Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Alan and Carol, our Bishops
Stephen, Storm, and Sharon, our Priests
The Very Reverend Amy McCreath & the Cathedral Congregation of St. Paul
The Manna Community, The Diocese of Rio Grande Border Ministries
The Cape & Islands Deanery
 
Joe, our President, Kamala, our Vice President
The Members of Congress; Maura our Governor, and all our elected officials
Pray for Our Country
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 For peace in the Middle East
For the people of Ukraine; the people of Iran, the people of Sudan
All Refugees
The Campers, Counselors, and Staff of Camp Jabberwocky; The People of Pine Ridge

For our planet
All those affected by climate change
All those affected by fire or flooding
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All Staff of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
Our Vineyard EMS, Fire and Police Departments
All the Members of the New York City Fire Department
 
We pray for all those who are sick with Covid-19; the Flu, or RSV and those who are caring for them

Those working to address racial injustice

Aquinnah, Aya and her family, Becky, Billy, Bryan E., Christine & Richard, Debbie and Alan, Deanna, Bill, Deborah & Marcia, Dottie and her family, Eileen, Fala, Garrett, Gerry, The Haynes Family, Jackie, Janice, Joe, Jon, Kathy, Kim, Lloyd, Lydia, Lyric, Margaret, Mardi & Simon, Mark & Donna, Mary & Gregg, Maureen M., Nancy & Paul, Pat, Paul, Phyllis, Ralph, Richard, Ruben, Shauna, Suzanne, Isaac, William
 
Those who have died and their families:  
Jackie Baer, August Engler, Betty Rawlins, Trudy Russell, Chris Airing-Sharkovitz,
Chris Vought, David Wong & Gloria Wong

All those killed in Ukraine and ​all those killed in the Middle East

 All those killed because of oppression, gun violence, hatred, war, or the color of their skin.
 


GRACE CHURCH
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
(508) 693-0332
                                        Rector:                                    The Reverend Stephen Harding
                                        Priest Associates:                   The Rev’d Sharon Eckhardt
                                                                                         The Rev’d Dr. Storm Swain
                                       Parish Administrator:             Heather Raveling
                                       Director of Music:                   Wes Nagy
                                       Sexton:                                     Christopher Berry
                                       Cellist:                                       Jan Hyer
                                       Bookkeeper:                            David Smith

Vestry Officers:

Warden: Jennifer Haynes

Treasurer: 
Clerk of the Vestry: Betsy Holcomb
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​Vestry Members:
Teri Culletto, Bryan Garrison, Karen Huff, Lew Laskaris, Ginger Martin Duarte, Maranda Post

ASSISTING IN OUR WORSHIP

Videographer & Curator: Karen Huff
Zoom Hosts:  The Rev’d Ribbons Harris & Karen Huff
Hospitality: Lorraine Clark, Joan Merry
Readers and Intercessors: Teri Culletto, Carolyn Eddy, Fala Freeman, Ribbons Harris, Jennifer Haynes, John Hickey, Karen Huff, Faith Laskaris, Maranda Post, Bernadine Prygrosky & DiAnn Ray
Eucharistic Ministers: Abby Bates, Judy Carter, Carolyn Eddy, Fala Freeman, Jennifer Haynes & DiAnn Ray
Singers:  Abby Bates, Rev. Sharon Eckhardt, David Grey,  Rev. Stephen Harding, Michael Hadyn,
​John Hickey, Betsy Holcomb, Jan Hyer
Ushers:  Lorraine Clark and BeBee Green
We welcome you to join us! Please email [email protected]​

PO Box 1197 • 24 Woodlawn Avenue • Vineyard Haven MA 02568
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