Sixth Sunday of Easter
Zoom Service
May 9th, 2021
10:00AM
The Gathering
Welcome
Abel E. Lopez, Rector
Prelude
Joyce Dery, piano
My Jesus, I Love Thee
Music; William Ralph Featherston, arr. C. Miller
Prayer of Meditation
The Rev. Jim Lee
O God, we seek to be a people of the resurrection, a people of Easter joy. Be known among us; grant us the assurance of your presence, your love, and your renewing power. Through your Spirit, reveal to us your purpose in our lives; in the name of the risen Christ. Amen.
Opening Hymn
The Hymnal 1982 #493 Played by Joyce Dery, piano Sung by David Sheridan
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Singing verses 1,3,4 & 6
1 O for a thousand tongues to sing my dear Redeemer’s praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace! 3 Jesus! the Name that charms our fears and bids our sorrows cease;
‘tis music in the sinner’s ears, ‘tis life and health and peace. 4 He speaks; and, listening to his voice, new life the dead receive,
the mournful broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe. 6 Glory to God and praise and love be now and ever given by saints below and saints above, the church in earth and heaven.
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788
Tune: AZMON;Adapter and Arranger: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872 Composer: Carl Gotthilf Gläser , 1784-1829
Opening Acclamation
Abel E. Lopez, RectorPriest Alleluia! Christ is risen!
People The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Collect for Purity
Priest
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.
Salutation
Abel E. Lopez, Rector Priest The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Priest Let us pray.
A period of silence is kept.
Collect Of the Day
Priest
O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
Psalm
Read by Julie Chay & Stephanie MillerPsalm 98
Cantate Domino 1 Sing to the Lord a new song, *
for he has done marvelous things. 2 With his right hand and his holy arm * has he won for himself the victory. 3 The Lord has made known his victory; *
his righteousness has he openly shown in the sight of the nations. 4 He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel, *
and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. 5 Shout with joy to the Lord, all you lands; *
lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing. 6 Sing to the Lord with the harp, *
with the harp and the voice of song. 7 With trumpets and the sound of the horn *
shout with joy before the King, the Lord. 8 Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it, *
the lands and those who dwell therein. 9 Let the rivers clap their hands, *
and let the hills ring out with joy before the Lord, when he comes to judge the earth.
10 In righteousness shall he judge the world * and the peoples with equity.
Epistle
Read by Julie Chay
1 John 4:7-21
A Reading from First John
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.
Lector The Word of the Lord
People Thanks be to God
Sequence Hymn
The Hymnal 1982 #292, Played by Joyce Dery, piano Sung by David SheridanO Jesus, Crowned with All Renown
1. O Jesus, crowned with all renown, since thou the earth hast trod, thou reignest and by thee come down henceforth the gifts of God. Thine is the health and thine the wealth that in our halls abound, and thine the beauty and the joy with which the years are crowned. 2. Lord, in their change, let frost and heat, and winds and dews be given; all fostering power, all influence sweet, breathe from the bounteous heaven.
Attemper fair and gentle air the sunshine and the rain, that kindly earth with timely birth may yield her fruits again: 3. That we may feed the poor aright, and, gathering round thy throne,
here, in the holy angel’s sight, repay thee of thine own: That we may praise thee all our days, and with the Father’s Name,
and with the Holy Spirit’s gifts, the Savior’s love proclaim.
Author: Edward White Benson, 1829-1896 Tune: KINGSFOLD
The Holy Gospel
The Rev. Jim LeeJohn 15: 9-17
Gospeller The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John
People Glory to you, Lord Christ
Jesus said to his disciples, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.”
Gospeller The Gospel of the Lord
People Praise to you, Lord Christ
Sermon
Abel E. Lopez, RectorMusical Response
Played by Joyce Dery, piano
Morning Glory, Starlit Sky
Music: Bingham; Dorothy Howell Sheets, 1915-2011
Nicene Creed
The Rev. Jim Lee
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,
The Prayers of the People
Read by Julie Chay & Stephanie Miller Reader Gracious God, we thank you for this life, in all its wonder and complexity.People Enable us to be grateful for things we understand and for things beyond our understanding.
Reader Bless the Church and this community of faith.
People Keep us firm at our core and flexible at the edges.
Reader Bless our relationships with our sisters and brothers of other faiths. People Encourage us in our work for justice and peace.
Reader Dissolve the barriers of suspicion that divide people from one another. People Help us to see your spirit in everyone.
Reader Renew our commitment to the poor, the homeless, and the neglected. People Gather into your love all who are scattered, lost or helpless.
Reader As we move to the end of this joyful Eastertide, surround all in need with your
healing and transforming light.
People Hold your people with your love.
Reader We pray for those in our community who have asked for prayers:
Jordan Hexem, Caroline & Ray Morgan, Andrea Escobar, Olivia Flores, Rodrigo Vázquez. Bill Hyatt, Margit Aaron, Nastya Lebedeva, Alejandra and Angela
Victoria & Katie, Ester Hernandez, Sofie Alexander. & Tyler Hudson
Reader
We continue to pray for those named in the Ongoing Prayer list and for those we hold in our hearts. The parish is invited to offer additional petitions and Thanksgivings either silently or out loud. God hears them all.
Concluding Prayer
Read by Julie ChayLeader
God of grace, inspire us with your vision of the world as it might be. Energize us for your work of healing and reconciliation in our community and in the wider world. Free us from all that would thwart the expression of your spirit within us. Help us to trust our lives and this
The Peace
Abel E. Lopez, Rector Priest “Jesus says: “ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.”
Let us theref ore greet one another in the name of the Lord: The Peace of the Lord be always with you.”
People And also with you.
All respond by greeting one another in the name of the Lord.
The Lord’s Prayer
Abel E. Lopez, Rector
Priest Now in the language of our own choice, we say the prayer that Jesus taught us,
Together
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.
Easter Blessing
The Rev. Jim Lee
May God the Father, by whose love Christ was raised from the dead, open to you the gates of everlasting life. Amen.
May God the Son, who in bursting the grave has won a glorious victory, give you joy as you share the Easter faith. Amen.
May God the Holy Spirit, whom the risen Lord breathed into his disciples, empower you and fill you with Christ’s peace. Amen.
Life is short, and we do not have too much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel the way with us; so be swift to love, make haste to be kind,
and may the blessing of God almighty ... Amen.
Closing Hymn
The Hymnal 1982 #705, Joyce Dery, piano Sung by David SheridanAs Those of Old Their First Fruits Brought
1 As those of old their first fruits brought of vineyard, flock, and field to God, the giver of all good, the source of bounteous yield, so we today our first fruits bring, the wealth of this good land: of farm and market, shop and home, of mind, and heart, and hand.
2 A world in need now summons us to labor, love, and give; to make our life an offering to God that all may live; the Church of Christ is calling us to make the dream come true: a world redeemed by Christ-like love, all life in Christ made new.
3 With gratitude and humble trust we bring our best to thee, to serve thy cause and share thy love with all humanity.
O thou who gavest us thyself in Jesus Christ thy Son, help us to give ourselves each day until life’s work is done.
Author: Frank von Christierson, b. 1900
Tune: FOREST GREEN; Adapter and Harmonizer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
The Dismissal
The Rev. Jim Lee
Announcements
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