A Service of Holy Communion Third Sunday after Pentecost 06.25.2017
You are welcome here today and every day! The people of Trinity Church gather around a table piled high with spiritual food, and there is a place for you and everyone at the table, whatever your religious practice may be. Please feel free to receive communion and participate in the service as fully as you want to. Trinity Church is a metropolitan house of prayer, a community of worship and spiritual inquiry, welcoming all people. Recognizing our common brokenness, yet rejoicing in the reconciling love of God through Jesus Christ, we nurture one another in our spiritual life together. If you would like to receive more information about Trinity Church, please sign our guest book, located near the entrance. Please join us after worship for refreshment and conversation. Trinity Church is an Episcopal Church and a member parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York of the Episcopal Church in the United States, and is a part of the Anglican Communion, which is based in England, but found worldwide. Please pick up a prayer stone as you find your seat. Rubbing it during worship can be a reminder that worship, even when it seems you are only watching or listening, is not passive. Rub your prayers into the stone until it’s time for the community to focus on intercessory prayer together, and bring the stones to the altar. Of course, children are welcome to attend and participate fully during our summer worship in the courtyard! While they (and you!) may be more comfortable on the grass near the back of the worship space where there is a blanket on the ground and quiet play things to help them stay peacefully occupied, please know they should feel free to sit as far forward as they want to. Children have even been observed sitting on the steps under the cross. That makes supervision tricky, but it is not naughty. The nursery (through the connector doors) is open and attended if that seems like a better option for you. You and your child(ren) should feel free to come and go there at any point during the service. We welcome all!
Cover image: hedera.baltica, 'Tree sparrow' CC 2.0 by-sa
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Prelude
Centering Prayer
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a feast: Such a Feast, as mends in length: Such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: Such a Joy, as none can move: Such a Love, as none can part: Such a Heart, as joys in love.
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Nobody set out to write The Bible. The Hebrew Scriptures were created over many centuries by many people to record the Jewish People’s experience of God. The same is true of the Christian Scriptures, some of which were letters written to a specific audience in response to specific needs—and were then found to be helpful to the faithful even after fulfilling their original purpose.
Both Bible readings are taken from The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation, by Priests for Today.
First Reading
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ou fooled me, God, and I let myself be fooled. You were too strong for me, and you triumphed. All day long, I am an object of laughter. Everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I must cry out, proclaiming violence and desolation. The word of God has brought me derision and reproach all day long. I say to myself, “I will not mention God, nor will I speak in the Name of God any more.” But then it becomes like fire bursting in my heart, imprisoned in my bones. I grow weary holding it in, I cannot endure it. Yes, I hear the whispering of many, “Terror all around! Denounce him! Let us denounce Jeremiah!” All who were my friends are watching for any misstep. They say, “Perhaps he will trip up, then we can get the better of him and take our vengeance on him.” But God is with me, like a mighty champion. My persecutors will trip up; they will not triumph. They will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable disgrace. God Omnipotent, you who test the just, who probe both mind and heart, let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I have entrusted my cause. Sing to God, praise to God, for God has rescued the life of the poor from the power of the corrupt! Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people Thanks be to God.
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Jeremiah 20:7-13
Middle Reading
L ate Results, by Scott Cairns
We wanted to confess our sins but there were no takers. —Milosz And the few willing to listen demanded that we confess on television. So we kept our sins to ourselves, and they became less troubling. The halt and the lame arranged to have their hips replaced. Lepers coated their sores with a neutral foundation, avoided strong light. The hungry ate at grand buffets and grew huge, though they remained hungry. Prisoners became indistinguishable from the few who visited them.
The Middle Reading fills the role of a Bible reading, but it doesn't come from the Bible. It is our way of trying to listen for God's ongoing word as it is spoken by God outside the limits of the Bible. Most often, we turn to contemporary poets for this reading.
Widows remarried and became strangers to their kin. The orphans finally grew up and learned to fend for themselves. Even the prophets suspected they were mad, and kept their mouths shut. Only the poor—who are with us always—only they continued in the hope.
“Late Results” from Philokalia: New and Selected Poems, by Scott Cairns. Lincoln, Nebraska: Zoo Press, 2002.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading
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Matthew 10:24-39
esus said, “A student is not superior to the teacher; the follower is not above the leader. The student should be glad simply to become like the teacher, the follower like the leader. “If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of the household!
“Don’t let people intimidate you. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and nothing is hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light. What you hear in private, proclaim from the housetops. “Don’t fear those who can deprive the body of life but can’t destroy the soul. Rather, fear the one who can destroy both body and soul in Gehenna.
The four Gospels hold the core of Christian spiritual wisdom, reflecting the earliest stories and images of Jesus. Like all Scripture, they are not definitive prescriptions but narrative stories requiring endless interpretation.
“Are not the sparrows sold for pennies? Yet not a single sparrow falls to the ground without your Abba God’s knowledge. As for you, every hair of your head has been counted. So don’t be afraid of anything—you are worth more than an entire flock of sparrows. “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will acknowledge before Abba God in heaven. Whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before Abba God in heaven. “Don’t suppose that I came to bring peace on earth. I came not to bring peace, but a sword. I have come to turn, ‘a son against his father, a daughter against her mother, in-law against in-law. One’s enemies will be the members of one’s own household.’ “Those who love mother or father, daughter or son more than me are not worthy of me. Those who will not carry with them their own cross—following in my footsteps—are not worthy of me. “You who have found your life will lose it, and you who lose your life for my sake will find it.” Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people Thanks be to God.
Sermon
The Rev. Matt Lincoln
The sermon invites your curiosity and thoughtfulness about the theme of worship, and is intended to evoke your thoughts rather than direct them. An audio recording of the sermon is posted to the parish website each week, usually by Monday or Tuesday.
Musical Reflection Page 5
Community Prayer The Liturgist will guide us in a time of shared prayer on behalf of the world. As the time concludes, please bring your prayer stone to the altar and follow the band in singing the spiritual, “Standing in the Need of Prayer”
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The Peace The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.
The Liturgy of the Table Offertory Hymn
Although it may resemble something like intermission, greeting each other with an assurance of God’s peace helps us trust God to shape our relationships with each other by divine love whether we already know each other or not.
Sing of the Lord’s Goodness (words and music by Ernest Sands, based on Psalms 100, 117, and 150)
Sharing the Open Table All are welcome to receive Communion at Trinity Church. No Exceptions!
May God be with you. And also with you. Open your hearts. We open them to God and one another. Let us give thanks to God. It is right to give God thanks and praise. It is right and a good and joyful thing to stand open in the presence of God and one another as grateful people, lifting our voices in chorus, with those who have gone before us, and with people throughout the world today, singing:
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Gracious God, Creator of all good things, Redeemer of this broken world, you bless your people and the earth itself, Holy is your name. You are the source of love in the world, the wellspring of justice in history, the hope of people on earth. Holy is your name. We pray to you, God of our fathers and mothers; God of the people, prophets and priests of Israel; God of Covenants Old and New Covenant; God of all religions and God of all Churches: Holy is your name. Elohim, Allah, Brahman, you are God. You lead your people out of bondage into freedom. Holy is your name. Following Jesus, we call you Abba, for you love us. Guiding us, you are insistent, patient, encouraging, comforting. Holy is your name. God our father and mother, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. We thank you for giving us the bread we need. Holy is your name. We remember that on the night before he was executed by those who feared you, Gracious God, he ate a Passover meal with his friends in celebration of your liberation of people from bondage. He took bread, blessed it, broke it, gave it to his friends, and said, “Take this and eat it. This is my Body, and ours, to be shared. Whenever you eat it, remember me.” After supper he took wine, blessed it, gave it to them, and said, “Drink this. This is my Blood, and ours, the source of our life.Whenever you drink it, remember me.”
St. Clare’s Eucharistic Prayer, by Carter Hayward
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Remembering Jesus and the power of your love revealed through him, we ask you, Source of all Life and Love, to bless this bread and wine, making them for us the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, your Body and ours. Bless us, that we may be for you Jesus Christ's Body in the world, people in love with you and your creation. All this we ask in your holy name, that with Christ and in Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we may live forever as your people, O gracious God of power and grace. Amen!
The Lord’s Prayer Now, as Christ has taught us, we are bold to say: 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 tresspasses, 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.
At the breaking of the bread
*Jesus revealed a new, personal sense of relationship with God by addressing God as something like “Papa.” Always feel free to use your most meaningful name for God in saying the Lord’s Prayer. We are following a pattern of using an alternative interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer for a few weeks and then using the traditional Prayer Book version for a week or two, and then going to a different interpretation for a few weeks, then the Prayer Book version for a week or two, etc.
Christ’s Body In Bread Broken (words by Matt Lincoln, music by Jeremy Hutchins)
Receiving Communion Communion will be distributed in front of the cross. Please come forward as you are directed. Gluten-free bread is available upon request. Should you choose not to receive the wine or the common cup, fold your arms across your chest as an indication to the Chalicer that you do not wish to receive. Ministers of Healing are available to pray with you behind the cross during communion.
Communion Music
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Prayer for the Road Let us pray. In this moment and this meal, we have remembered That the whole creation is held in the hand of God and that the whole creation is filled with the life of God; That the whole creation has been restored by the work of God and that the whole creation is flooded with the Spirit of God; That the whole creation will be renewed according to the promise of God and that the whole creation reflects the glory of God from eternity to eternity. So now we go from this place into the world, to proclaim the saving message of God, in word and action, in challenge and compassion, to all creation.
Blessing Christ's limitless grace, God's infinite love, and the Holy Spirit's all-embracing companionship be with us now and forever. Amen.
Hymn
O Healing River (F. Hellerman, F. Minkoff)
Our spiritual practice is renewed as we leave here and begin again to work the promises of the covenant.
Dismissal Go in peace to sing God’s melodious word of hope and to be God’s loving hands. Alleluia, alleluia! Thanks be to God! Alleluia, alleluia!
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If you are visiting today, please stay for refreshments and fellowship after the service is over. Don’t be surprised if someone introduces themselves to you and welcomes you to Trinity, but don’t feel you need to wait for someone to do so either! Introduce yourself to anyone nearby. They will be glad to share any knowledge of the Trinity community that they can. As you leave, you’ll pass a table near the sidewalk. On that table, you’ll find a place to sign in and leave your name, address, phone number and email address. Please sign in so we can keep you up to date on all the latest information about Trinity.
Announcements The Adventures of the Black Girl in Search of God!
Friday, June 30th, Chapel ; 6:30 Reception; 7pm Staged Reading/ Talk Back Session. Free will donation. "The Adventures of the Black Girl in Search of God", a short story written by George Bernard Shaw, is a satirical allegory relating the experiences of a young African girl, freshly converted to Christianity, who takes literally the biblical injunction to "Seek and you shall find me.", and attempts to seek out and actually speak to God. Through her "adventures" she encounters many eclectic characters who represent various interpretations of God, Jesus and the prophets who give her outrageous advice about how to find God.
Jung Center Annual Meeting
Sunday, July 9th, 1pm Trinity Church Courtyard On Sunday July 9th, we will report on the past year’s activities and present the roster for election of the Board of Directors for the upcoming year. If you already are a Member, please join us to cast your vote for the Board of Directors. If you are not yet a Member, please come to hear our plans for the future and the benefits of membership. We invite everyone in to see the Barbara Moot Memorial Library and to stay for a cold-food-only potluck picnic with us immediately following the meeting. Your contributions of food, drink and prospective Friends and Members, as well as monetary donations, are welcome and appreciated!
Creator Quest
Creator Quest classes are now on summer vacation! Our next class will be on held at our Tail Gate service! There are activity bags placed in the red carpet area filled with snacks and activities for your child(ren) to enjoy during service. Please be sure to return each bag at the end of each service to the designated area. Contact Nichole at (716) 852-8314 et.10 for any questions you may have.
Creator Quest: Food Ministry
Please continue to drop your can goods and nonperishable food items off in the food bin located in the red carpet are each Sunday. Detailed handouts are in the back of the church on the community table. This month’s food theme: Dessert
Slow Explore Bike Ride
Sunday, July 9th (Meet in front of Trinity Church at 9am) The Adult Education Team is planning the first of the Slow Explore Bike Rides for the summer. The ride will start at 9am leaving from Trinity. We'll take an easy pace and leave plenty of time for refreshments and discussion. On Sunday, July 9th, we will have access to a behind the scenes tour of Kleinhans Music Hall. We'll ride to Symphony Circle and then return to Trinity for refreshments - before the service. Please talk to Judy Atkinson or Chris Miller if you are interested.
Print Copies of the ENews
There are print copies of the weekly Trinity Church eNews are available in the resource area. If you know someone who cannot access the online version, please make sure they pick up a copy. Thank you!
Jung Center: Women's Study Group
The Women's Study group reads Jungian-related books from a feminine perspective. Our next selection, Murray Stein's Jung's Map of the Soul, 1998, is an excellent guide to the basic principles of Jung's analytical psychology. APSWNY WOMEN'S STUDY GROUP MEETS AT: Trinity Episcopal Church, in the Mission Room at 371 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Contact: Arlene Miles at:
[email protected]
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Staff
Vestry
The Reverend Matthew R. Lincoln, Rector
[email protected] 716-852-8314 ext. 14
John Gillespie, Senior Warden David Devereux, Junior Warden Alison Mueller, Treasurer Trey Bankhead Susan Cosentino Helene Gilbert Jane Haenle Susan Hoyt Timothy Lane Mark Mitschow Carol Case Siracuse
Krista Seddon, Director of Ensembles; Pianist
[email protected] www.kristaseddon.com Paul Cena, Organist and Choir Director
[email protected] Gabrie’l Atchison, Congregational Development Director
[email protected] 716-852-8314 ext. 19 Nichole Londo, Children's Ministries Director and Parish Administrator
[email protected] 716-852-8314 ext. 10 Rich Mpelezos, Facility Manager
[email protected] 716-852-8314 ext. 24 Cam Carson, Caretaker and Sexton
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Dale Worwa, Facility Cleaner
Choir Members Paul Cena, Director Laura Munson, Section Leader Liz Klimek Elaine Lodick Gina Rojas Christina Kinney Sue Cosentino Sue Doherty Mimi Dow Beth Newton, Section Leader Carol Siracuse John Clayton, Section Leader Peter Dow Steve Shanley Ryan Kaminski, Section Leader Tim Lane Tom Owen Dwight Craig
Today’s Worship Team Greeters: John Callahan, John Gillespie Healers: Helene Gilbert Counters: Helene Gilbert, John Gillespie Chalicers: Nancy Craig, Ed Fries Readers: Ellen Notarius, Julie Gibert, Carol Case Siracuse Altar Guild: Leslie Charlier Liturgist: Leslie Charlier Trinity Baker: Elaine Lodick Musicians: Bobby Militello, Saxophone and Flute George Caldwell, Keyboard Sunday @10:30am Includes communion at an open table Wednesday @11am Rite 2 communion and coffee Thursday @7pm 12steps@Trinity, based on 12-step spirituality