St. Thomas’

Episcopal Church Trinity Sunday, Year A

June 11, 2017 9 S. 1st ST, P.O. Box 735, Dubois, WY 82513

The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two Hymns may be found in the blue Hymnal 1982. Songs may be found in the maroon St. Thomas’ Songbook.

Prelude

Please remain seated.

Introit Surely the Presence of the Lord (sung twice) page 8

Please stand.

Processional Hymn 362 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Opening Acclamation

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The 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.

Glory to God Gloria in excelsis page 9

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray.

The Celebrant says

Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

Please be seated.

The Lessons Reader A Reading from the Book of Genesis.

After the Reading,

Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. 1

Church Phone: 307-455-2313 Office Manager: Connie Ticknor

Church Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 am-noon and 1:30-4 pm

St. Thomas’ e-mail address: stthomas.wy@gmail.com Website: stthomasdubois.diowy.org

Rector: The Rev. Melinda Bobo Cell: 307-240-0514 Office Hours: Wednesdays 10 am-noon and 1-4 pm

Vestry Members

Senior Warden: Randy Lahr Junior Warden: John McPhail Treasurer: Twila Blakeman Clerk: Sandy Lahr

Carol Petera Mandy Rose Julia Royall Lary Treanor

Food Bank hours: Saturday 10 am-noon Food Bank e-mail address: stthomas.fb@gmail.com

Welcome, Guests! Thank you for joining us! Please fill out the visitor card in your pew and drop it in the collection plate during the Offertory or give it to one of the ministers as you leave.

Greeters: Please come forward to help!

Fellowship: Julia Royall.

Flowers: Kathy and Lary Treanor, honoring son George and his wife Elizabeth.

Cover: “The Effusion of the Spirit, Holy over all Flesh” from Divine Reading.

Sunday, June 11: 2 pm Warm Valley Lodge service. Join residents from 4:30-5:30 pm Fridays for Happy Hour.

Monday, June 12: 6:30-7:30 pm AED Training in the Community Room.

Tuesday, June 13: 9:30 am Bible Talk at Warm Valley Lodge. 8-9:30 pm Square Dancing at the Rustic Pine. Servers should arrive by 7:15.

Wednesday, June 14: 9-11 am Smorgasbord preparations: Cookies. 4:30 pm Choir practice.

5-6 pm Summer Conversations in the Sanctuary.

6 pm Evening Prayer.

Thursday, June 15: 9-11 am Smorgasbord preparations: Hard Tack. 4-6 pm Winter Farmers’ Market.

Friday, June 16: 9-11am Smorgasbord preparations: Potatoes / Meatballs. Preparations continue with set-up.

Saturday, June 17: 9-11:30 am Smorgasbord preparations: Cabbage Rolls. Preparations continue through the day. 5 and 6 pm seatings Swedish Smorgasbord at the Headwaters.

Sunday, June 18: 9:30 am Choir practice.

Volunteers needed: The Summer Square Dances will be every Tuesday from June 6 - August 22 at the Rustic Pine

Frontier Room from 8 pm to 9:30 pm. Two volunteers per evening are needed at 7:15 pm to serve pop. Volunteers are

also needed for the Swedish Smorgasbord to help with the cooking Wednesday, June 14 - Saturday, June 17; set-up, serving, and clean-up on Saturday evening; and, desserts for the raffles at each seating. Sign-up sheets in the Coffee Room.

Please sign up in the Coffee Room to provide Altar Flowers and to host Fellowship.

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Celebrant / Preacher: The Rev. Melinda Bobo Eucharistic Minister: Dick Hodge

Lector: Carol Petera Acolyte: Nancie Vion-Loisel

Music: Cindy Lewis Choir Director: Sue Bodar

Altar Guild: Cindy Lewis, Kathy Hodge, Lillie Lichtenwalner, Toni Finley, Nancie Vion-Loisel, Janice Peck.

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Psalm 8 Domine, Dominus noster (said responsively by verse)

1 O LORD our Governor, *

how exalted is your Name in all the world!

2 Out of the mouths of infants and children *

your majesty is praised above the heavens. 3 You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, *

to quell the enemy and the avenger.

4 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, *

the moon and the stars you have set in their courses, 5 What is man that you should be mindful of him? *

the son of man that you should seek him out?

6 You have made him but little lower than the angels; *

you adorn him with glory and honor; 7 You give him mastery over the works of your hands; *

you put all things under his feet:

8 All sheep and oxen, *

even the wild beasts of the field, 9 The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, *

and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.

10 O LORD our Governor, *

how exalted is your Name in all the world!

Reader A Reading from the Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians.

After the Reading,

Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Please stand

Sequence Hymn 365 Come, thou almighty King

Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

After the Gospel,

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

Sermon

Silence for reflection.

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord

Sanctus S-130

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Please stand.

The Celebrant says

Let us join together in the Nicene Creed.

All say together

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.

Prayers of the People Form II

I ask your prayers for God's people throughout the world; for our Bishop John Smylie; 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 3

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I ask your prayers for the departed. Pray for those who have died.

Silence

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, I ask your prayers for the Diocese of Northern California. In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, I ask for your prayers for Christ Episcopal Church, Cody. In your daily prayers, I ask you to pray for those in our Armed Services. I ask your prayers for [prayers in notebook]. Please add your petitions at this time, either silently or aloud.

I ask your thanksgivings for [thanksgivings in notebook]. Please add your own thanksgivings at this time, either silently or aloud.

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 says

Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

People Amen.

Confession of Sin and Absolution

Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

The people kneel as they are able.

Silence as we call to mind our sins.

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.

The Celebrant stands and says

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.

People Amen. All stand.

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.

The Ministers and People greet one another in the name of the Lord. The Peace is an ancient Christian practice that concludes the Liturgy of the

Word. A liturgical exchange of greeting through word and gesture, the Peace is a sign of reconciliation, love, and renewed relationships in the

Christian community.

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Glory to God Gloria in excelsis S-280

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Celebrant Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; bring offerings and come into his courts. Psalm 96:8

Please be seated.

Offertory Hymn 366 Holy God, we praise thy Name Representatives of the congregation collect the money and other gifts and bring them and the people's offerings of bread and wine to the Celebrant.

Please stand.

Presentation Hymn Praise God from whom all blessings flow (tune 380) page 10

Wyoming Eucharistic Prayer

The people remain standing.

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 him thanks and praise.

The Celebrant says

We thank you, Creator God, that we live in a place where the glorious revelation of yourself is all

around us. The prairie bursts with song from wind and birds and waving grasses. The

abundance of animals roaming freely reminds us of our own freedom, and the many ways you

provide us with sustenance in your kingdom. From the depths of the ocean floor you lifted your

massive mountains and pointed them toward the heavens. We, like your son, our Lord, are

called to these high places to get away and rest in communion with you. We marvel as we

wander through stately pines and twirling aspens along the creeks, where trout dance on their

tails above the rocks, and deer and elk sip from the water’s edge; and we remember that you have

given us the Living Water to quench our thirst. Our spirit is refreshed, and our strength

renewed.

We welcome the passing of seasons in broad circles of time, with anticipation of new things to

come, and we recognize that same feeling of hope that encircles our faith. Our lives are lived

between sunrises and sunsets and brilliant colors. But at night the limitless stars have a way of

pushing back the boundaries of our lives, and we dream of heaven and your wonder.

And with all these blessings of your creation around us, O God, we come together in

communities on the prairie, by rivers and streams, on mountaintops, and in their shadows in the

valleys, to receive your Word, which has been sown in rich soil and grown to a fruitful crop in

the Body of Christ.

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And so we join with saints and angels in proclaiming your glory as we sing:

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The people stand or kneel.

Then the Celebrant continues

As we gather to praise your name, we see your greatest glory, your Son our Savior, reflected in each

other’s faces, and we know the magnitude of your love for us and ours for you.

On the night before he died for us, Jesus was at table with his friends. He took bread, gave thanks

to you, broke it, gave it to them and said: “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do

this for the remembrance of me.”

As supper was ending, Jesus took the cup of wine. Again, he gave thanks to you and gave it to

them, saying: “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you

and for all for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Now gathered at your table, O God of all creation, and remembering Christ, who lived and died as

one of us, crucified and risen, who was and is and is to come, we offer you our gifts of bread and

wine, and ourselves, a living sacrifice. Pour out your spirit upon these gifts that they may be the

Body and Blood of Christ.

Breathe your Spirit over the whole earth and make us your new creation, the Body of Christ given

for the world you have made. In the fullness of time, bring us with all your saints, from every tribe

and language, people and nation, to feast at the banquet prepared from the foundation of the

world.

Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, to you be honor,

glory, and praise for ever and ever.

People AMEN.

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

Joining hands, the Celebrant and People 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 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 Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread.

Celebrant We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ.

People We who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.

Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

You may be seated until you come forward to receive.

Communion Hymn 693 Just as I am, without one plea Hymn 694 God be in my head, and in my understanding

Postcommunion Prayer

Please stand.

Celebrant and People say together Most loving God, Creator and Redeemer, we give thanks for this foretaste of your glory.

Through Christ and with all your saints, we offer our selves and our lives to your service.

Send us out in the power of your Spirit, to stand with you in your world. We ask this through

Jesus Christ, the servant, our friend and brother. Amen.

The Blessing

The Celebrant says May our hearts feel the song of the meadowlark, our minds the clearness of the mountain air,

and our souls the freedom of the soaring eagle. May our faith be renewed as the creek in spring,

may we celebrate the saving redemption of the Cross in all its mysteries, may we always feel the

love of the community of Christ. And, may the blessing of God, Creator, Redeemer, and Giver

of Life, be upon you and remain with you always.

People Amen.

Please be seated.

Announcements

Please stand.

Recessional Hymn 370 I bind unto myself today

Celebrant Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.

People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Postlude

Please join us in the Coffee Room after the service for coffee and fellowship.

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