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The Sunday after All Saints' Day
Hybrid Eucharist
Grace Episcopal Church, Martha’s Vineyard
 
November 7, 2021


THE HOLY EUCHARIST: RITE TWO, PRAYER B
 
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Welcome
Please note that we were not able to record the hymns this week because of the storm and that we will sing them live during the service.  We will resume recording them this coming week.
Because of the increased presence of the delta variant on the Vineyard and out of an abundance of caution, those present in the church are asked to sing the hymns softly. Thank you for your understanding.

 
Throughout the service, the people joining via zoom remain muted, but join in the responses in bold in the bulletin, voiced by Roger McGary.
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Celebrant        Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
People             And blessed be God's kingdom, now for ever. Amen.

Celebrant says
 
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.

All say
 
Glory to God in the highest,
    and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
    we worship you, we give you thanks,
    we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
    have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
    receive our prayer.

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
    Jesus Christ,
    with the Holy Spirit,
    in the glory of God the Father. Amen


Celebrant        God be with you.
People             And also with you.
Celebrant        Let us pray.
 
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

The Lessons

The First Reading:  Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9, read by John Hickey

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
and no torment will ever touch them.
In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died,
and their departure was thought to be a disaster,
and their going from us to be their destruction;
but they are at peace.
For though in the sight of others they were punished,
their hope is full of immortality.
Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good,
because God tested them and found them worthy of himself;
like gold in the furnace he tried them,
and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them.
In the time of their visitation they will shine forth,
and will run like sparks through the stubble.
They will govern nations and rule over peoples,
and the Lord will reign over them forever.
Those who trust in him will understand truth,
and the faithful will abide with him in love,
because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones,
and he watches over his elect.
 
The Word of the Lord

People             Thanks be to God.

Psalm 24, read by Nevenka Daniels

The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, *
        the world and all who dwell therein.
For it is he who founded it upon the seas *
        and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.
"Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? " *
        and who can stand in his holy place?"
"Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, *
        who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,
        nor sworn by what is a fraud.
They shall receive a blessing from the Lord *
        and a just reward from the God of their salvation."
Such is the generation of those who seek him, *
        of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Lift up your heads, O gates;
        lift them high, O everlasting doors; *
        and the King of glory shall come in.
"Who is this King of glory?" *
        "The Lord, strong and mighty,
        the Lord, mighty in battle."
Lift up your heads, O gates;
        lift them high, O everlasting doors; *
        and the King of glory shall come in.
"Who is he, this King of glory?" *
        "The Lord of hosts,
        he is the King of glory."

The Second Reading:  Revelation 21:1-6a, read by Bernadine Prygrosky
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I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
               "See, the home of God is among mortals.
                He will dwell with them as their God;
                they will be his peoples,
                and God himself will be with them;
                he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
                Death will be no more;
                mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
                for the first things have passed away."

And the one who was seated on the throne said, "See, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end."

The Word of the Lord.

​People             Thanks be to God.

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The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to John (11:32-44)
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People    Glory to you, Lord Christ
 
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?"

Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me." When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."

The Gospel of the Lord.

People    Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Homily                              The Rev. Stephen Harding

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,
          was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the       
          Virgin Mary 
and became truly human.
          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,
    who with the Father and the Son is worshiped
    and glorified, 
who 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

The Prayers of the People
In addition to your prayers during the service please click here to add a person to the Parish Prayer List.
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Prayer is offered with intercession for
 
The Universal Church, its members, and its mission
The Nation and all in authority
The welfare of the world
The concerns of the local community
Those who suffer and those in any trouble
The departed
 

Confession of Sin
 
Celebrant        Let us confess our sins to God.
 
Silence may be kept.

Celebrant and People
 
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 the grace of Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
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The Peace
 
Celebrant        The peace of Christ be always with you.
People             And also with you.

Announcements

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Celebrant                               All things come of thee O Lord
Celebrant and People           And of thine own have we given thee.

The Holy Communion
 
Eucharistic Prayer B
 
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 our thanks and praise.
 
Celebrant        It is right, and good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father     
                        Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

 
For in the multitude of your saints you have surrounded us with a great cloud of witnesses, that we might rejoice in their fellowship, and run with endurance the race that is set before us; and, together with them, receive the crown of glory that never fades away.
 
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
Celebrant and People
 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
       Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
       Hosanna in the highest

The Celebrant continues
 
We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ 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."

Therefore, according to his command, O Father,
Celebrant and People
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We remember his death,
We proclaim his resurrection,
We await his coming in glory;

The Celebrant continues
 
And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting this bread to you from your creation.

We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that it may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with those we remember this day and all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.
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By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.


And now, as our Savior
Christ has taught us,
we are bold to say,


Lord’s Prayer

 
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
Celebrant            Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People                 Therefore let us keep the feast.
​People who are online

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.

Online leader
 
Let us spend a few moments reflecting on the fact that God so loved each one of us that God sent God's Only-Begotten Son into the world for all of us.
 
[Silence is kept]
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Postcommunion Prayer
 
Let us pray.
 
Celebrant and People
 
Eternal God, heavenly Father,
you have graciously accepted us as living members
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,
and you have fed us with spiritual food
in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Send us now into the world in peace,
and grant us strength and courage
to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 
Blessing
 
Dismissal
 
Leader             Go in peace to serve the Lord.
People             Thanks be to God.
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 Sunday Prayers
 
Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Alan and Gayle, our Bishops
Stephen, Storm, and Sharon, our Priests
The Very Reverend Amy McCreath & the Cathedral Congregation of St. Paul
The Manna Community
The Cape & Islands Deanery
 
Joe, our President, Kamala, our Vice President
The Members of Congress; Charlie our Governor, and our elected officials
Pray for Our Country
 
The people of Afghanistan
The people of Haiti
All Refugees
 
All those involved in the COP26 Summit
All those affected by climate change
All who have been made homeless because of wildfires or flooding around the world
Those still without power and heat

The Campers, Counselors, and Staff of Camp Jabberwocky
The People of Pine Ridge

Betty
Bill, Joy and their family
Bob & Lydia
Carl McGary
Christine & Richard
​Connie, Gigi, Meg & their family
Danny
Deborah & her family
Gary
Gerry
Inez
Janice
Jeff
Kate
The Landry family
Lester & Betsy
Lorraine & Richard
Louise
Mike & Sarah
Deborah, Chris, Gunnar; Bill & Marcia; Valerie and all their family
Pat
Patricia
Paul
Phyllis
Ralph
Robert and Elizabeth
Ryan
Sandra
Shauna White Smith
Suzanne Goldstein
Tara
Tomas Napoleon
Wayman
William
 
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; all those who are dying from it; all who have
survived it; those who have died from it; their families; and all who are caring for them;  All those involved in the vaccination effort 
Those working to address racial injustice

Those who have died: Audrey, Max, Scott and those we remember today
All those killed because of oppression, gun violence, hatred or
the color of their skin

GRACE CHURCH
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
(508) 693-0332
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                                                      Rector                                           The Rev. Stephen Harding
                                                      Priest Associates                        The Rev. Sharon Eckhardt
                                                                                                            The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
                                                      Senior Warden                           DiAnn Ray
                                                      Junior Warden                            Lorraine Clark
                                                     Treasurer                                     Bernadine Prygrosky
                                                     Assistant Treasurer                    Ann Palches
                                                     Clerk                                              Deborah Medders
                                                     Parish Administrator                  Maureen O’Malley
                                                     Director of Music                        Wes Nagy
                                                     Sexton                                           Christopher Berry
                                                     Cellist                                             Jan Hyer
 
                                                                                   Vestry
                        Glenn Alberich, Jon Bates, Jennifer Haynes, Karen Huff, Peter Landry, Joan Merry
​                                                    Alternates: Fala Freeman, and Leigh Ann Yuen
ASSISTING IN OUR WORSHIP
 
Rector:  The Rev. Stephen Harding
Parish Administrator: Maureen O’Malley
Videographer & Curator: Karen Huff
Music Director:  Wesley Nagy
Cellist: Jan Hyer
​Acolyte:  Hannah Haynes
Intercessor:  Ann Palches

Readers: Nevenka Daniels, John Hickey, Bernadine Prygrosky
Respondent on behalf of Grace Church:  Roger McGary
Singers:  Abby Bates, Rev. Sharon Eckhardt, David Grey, Rev. Stephen Harding, John Hickey, Jim Norton,
​Ann Palches, Trudy Russell, Gloria Wong

Ushers:  Lorraine Clark, Phyllis Smith
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