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8:30 Holy Eucharist St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church

San Francisco, California

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Selection sheet here

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Pre-Liturgy Setup

Rotunda (lights off)

! Icon on wooden stand

! Gospel book on wooden stand

! Lit candle on tall candlestand

! chairs for disabled set just inside wooden floor perimeter

Welcome Table

! Guestbook

! “Requests for Office” clipboard

! “Button Requests” clipboard

! Name tags

! Markers & pens

! Collection basket with handles (for children)

! Deacon’s candle on table, lit

Altar Table

! vested with cloth

! 2 or 4 chalices (if more than 25 people, use 4 goblets)

! 1 or 2 patens (if more than 25 people, use 2 patens)

! red Lord’s Prayer collect book

! 2 palls folded on right and left of the Table

! Altar lamps filled and lit

! processional cross stand (with hole sized to fit cross) below right edge of Table

! holder for chief’s stick set near processional cross stand; chief stick moved to kitchen

Seating Area (lights on)

! Music books w/inserts at people’s seats

! Menorah, lit

! Iron music stand with cloth cover at end of solea rug

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Presider’s Chair

! Large brass candlesticks, lit

! Processional cross in stand

! Handbells

! Kleenex

! Pen

! Cough drops

! Script

! Glass of water

! 3 smaller pot bells in a row and striker on edge of platform to Cantor’s right

! largest bell on floor to left of Cantor’s chair

! tuning fork at Cantor’s chair

Kitchen

! flagon with 1/3 to /1/2 bottle wine in it

! 1 paten with 1 or 2 loaves of bread

Recruitment

! Sunday school notifier to tell teacher that sermon has ended & bring 3-4 MFLs to class

! Reader (can be recruited ahead, or on the spot during Psalms)

! Person for announcements (before liturgy begins!)

! 2 people to carry chief’s staff and gifts at Great Entrance

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Opening Rites

Acclamatory Noise and Greeting

8:28

The Vested Party assembles near the entrance doors:

Presider holding Cross

Deacon 2 holding Candle

Deacon 1 holding Gospel Book

Presider and Deacons greet people as they enter

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Cantor sounds pot bell Please stand.

Presider leads procession to solea and stands at end of rug, facing

Wedding Icon.

Deacon 1 stands at Presider’s left.

Deacon 2 stands at Presider’s right.

Presider !Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!

All: !And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and forever, Amen.

Cantor We’ll sing number_____ in your books, _________(name

of hymn) number_____. [for short pieces of music only: “We’ll sing it

three times through, the first time in unison, the rest in harmony”.]

Cantor intones first phrase, then leads music.

Presider moves to Presider’s chair, puts cross in stand, and stands

facing congregation.

Deacon 2 places Candle on stand, then goes to seat at Presider’s left

Deacon 1 places Book on lectern, then goes to seat at Presider’s right.

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Invocation Hymn

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Erasmus Prayer

Cantor offers Presider a pitch

Presider !The Lord be with you!

People: !And also with you!

Presider !Let us pray!

O God of love,

you are the true sun of the world,

Evermore risen and never going down.

We pray you to shine in our hearts,

that the darkness of sin

and the mist of error being driven away,

we may this day and all our life long

walk without stumbling

in the way you have prepared for us,

which is Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God in glory everlasting.

All: !AMEN.

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Liturgy of the Word

Psalms and Reading

Deacon 1 Please take your seats. We’ll sing today’s psalms,

found on the (color) sheets in your books, beginning

with Psalm number_____.

Cantor We’ll sing the psalms antiphonally, one side of the

church singing to the other. Each side will sing a

verse, beginning with this side, and pausing for a full

natural breath at the asterisk. We will pause briefly

between the psalms.

Cantor leads the congregation in the psalm tone

Cantor for the Hallel: We’ll stand to sing the Hallel, the psalm of

praise, in the same manner as we’ve been doing,

however the side that is not singing will bow and

touch the knee, like this: (Cantor bows) while the side that

is singing will simply stand. Please stand and sing the

Hallel.

Deacon 2 (during Hallel) chooses and escorts Reader to Lectern; both

stand there during the silence that follows.

Deacon 1 when psalm is finished Please take your seats.

Cantor rings pot bell

Presider observes TWO minutes of silence and rings handbells

Deacon 2 Hear a reading from ______________________.

After the reading:

Deacon 2 thanks Reader and returns Book to Presider.

Cantor rings pot bells.

Presider observes TWO minutes of silence and rings hand-bells.

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Sermon

Presider Please share a word or phrase from the Psalms or

reading that caught your attention.

Congregation shares at will, the Presider being neither first nor last.

Cantor rings pot bells.

Presider observes TWO minutes of silence and rings hand-bells.

Presider asks a question (in non-theological, plain English –e.g. “Who

do you trust?” rather than “Think of a time you trusted God.”

preaches for FIVE minutes, always including:

preacher’s interpretation/commentary on reading

a narrative from the preacher’s own experience

cues Cantor to ring pot bells; observes TWO minutes of silence and rings hand-bells

Presider repeats the question s/he had asked at the beginning, as an

invitation for the people to share their experience,

Congregation shares at will

—at end of sharing:

Presider Thank you all.

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NEW MEMBERS: Insert after this page the New Members welcome from appendix M-1 and M-2 (SCRIPT ASSEMBLY: keep this page on a left side, even-numbered page)

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Procession to the Table

Deacon 1 Please stand. We’ll go up to the Table together,

following the cross, singing number_____ in your

books, _______________________ (title), number_____.

Cantor intones and leads Tripudium.

Deacon 1 keeps the Vested Party IN PLACE until the beginning of verse

2, when the Presider leads the procession to the Table.

Presider leads procession at verse 2.

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hymn

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Lord’s Prayer

After everyone has reached the Table:

Deacon 2 We’ll sing the Lord’s Prayer responsively, using the

ancient Syrian prayer gestures.

____(Leader)____ will sing a phrase, and we’ll repeat it.

You won’t need your books, so please put them on the

floor.

Cantor offers a pitch,

Vested party model gestures following Cantor’s lead

Presider After “deliver us from evil,” stands and prays Collect from red

missal, ending at “through Jesus Christ our Lord”

People finish prayer by singing Doxology

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Lord’s Prayer

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Great Entrance

Deacon 2 goes to kitchen to get Bread and Wine with volunteers to help carry bread and beaded staff.

Deacon 1 Christ is among us! We’ll sing Number ____ as we

welcome Bread and Wine to Christ’s Table. Number

____.

Cantor intones, then leads the music.

During the singing:

Deacon 2 brings gifts from kitchen, led by beaded staff, circling altar until reaching Presider and presenting gifts. Places staff in

stand beside altar.

Peace

After hymn, and as soon as Gifts are on Table,

Presider Christ has come, bringing us peace here and now.

Turn to those near you and share it.

The Peace of the Lord be with you all!

All And also with you!

All exchange the Peace freely.

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Entrance music

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Eucharist As the Peace is calming down:

Deacon 1 stands at Presider’s right and hands her/him cross for

blessing.

Deacon 2 stands at Presider’s left, pointing book as needed

Cantor !We’ll sing from number _____ in your books,

please turn to number _____.

Deacons Gesturing for people to come closer !Draw near! Draw near!

Strong singing voice)!Parents, take your children in hand...

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Presider:

Presider !God whose love knows no limit,

when you spoke your Word into darkness

sun, moon and stars shone forth,

seas teemed with life and the play of Leviathan.

Mountains rose, earth sprouted grass and trees;

birds soared, lambs jumped, lions roared,

and people joined in singing creation’s hymn

as now we praise and bless you.

All !We praise you, we bless you…

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Presider !Faithful and merciful God,

your promise is true:

as once you redeemed slaves into freedom,

in the fullness of time you sent your son Jesus

to fulfill the prophets and free all humankind -

You anointed him with your Spirit

to preach good news to the poor

and make the broken-hearted whole.

He healed the sick and gave sight to the blind.

He freed people from demons and oppressors.

He proclaimed the time of your favor,

welcoming sinners and righteous

to feast together in your friendship.

Blessing just and unjust alike,

he revealed your perfection and taught us to be like you.

Deacon 1 Now giving thanks for Jesus’ work, let us pray for the

poor, the sick, and the dying.

free prayers from People

Deacon 2 Pray for prisoners, and all who suffer at others’ hands

free prayers from People

Presider !Healing God, in the wholeness

of your love, we praise and bless you.

All !We praise you, we bless you…

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Presider !Father and Mother of all, your son Jesus

served and loved us till the end.

On the night of his passion,

knowing he would suffer and die for his friends,

Jesus kept his feast

and commanded us to remember him always

when we receive this broken bread and shared wine,

his body and blood poured out for us all.

That night before his friend betrayed him

and enemy soldiers took him away to be killed,

he knelt down and washed his friends’ feet,

so we pray to love one another as he loved us:

bring us together, God, and make us one in your love.

Deacon 1 Pray for enemies and friends.

free prayers from People

Deacon 2 Pray for peacemakers and soldiers.

free prayers from People

Presider !Reconciling God, in our many voices

hear your own harmony,

as we sing to praise and bless you

All: !We praise you, we bless you…

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Presider !Living God, you raised Jesus from the dead,

now show us all you have promised:

Your Spirit filling the whole world, and conquering death.

Show us here the Body and Blood of Jesus your Son,

whose breath and heartbeat move through all creation.

Nourish and transform us through this bread and wine

which give life to the world.

Open our eyes to see your work around us

that we may join in with all who have gone before,

living as Jesus lives, and loving as he loves.

Deacon 1 Give thanks for God’s work where we see it.

free prayers from People

Deacon 2 Pray for those who have died and for those who

mourn them.

free prayers from People

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Deacons’ prayers from appendix B 3-4

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Presider !God who unites us,

we pray that all our work all our thanksgiving,

and all our praise may find in your embrace

communion with Mary Jesus’ mother,

with Gregory and Theosevia his wife, [_______]

and with God’s beloved people in every time and place

as we join with them in the angels’ song:

Deacon 2 Remove Presider’s script and/or altar book

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Servant of God

Cantor leads congregation in singing “Servant of God”

Presider breaks bread

Deacon 2 pours wine into chalices

Deacon 1 assists Presider with breaking of bread

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Deacons, Presider, Chalice bearer raise paten and chalices high, turning clockwise

Presider

Deacon 1 Jesus welcomes everyone to his table by name, and so

we offer the bread and wine which are Christ’s body

and blood to everyone, without exception.

offers bread and wine to the Presider saying

___________(Presider’s name), the Body of Christ. (Amen)

The Blood of Christ. (Amen)

Presider communicates Cantor, Deacons

Deacons, Presider, Chalices Bearer communicate congregation

Cantor As we share communion with each other, we’ll sing

number_____ in your books,

____________________(title), number_____.

Presider and Deacon 1 start at crosses and move right;

Deacon 2 and Chalice Bearer start at crosses and move left.

Deacons arrange chalices and paten neatly after communion, then

cover with palls

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Communion hymn

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Baruch Prophecy

Presider Arise Jerusalem and stand on high,

and look about toward the east

and behold your children,

gathered together from the rising to the setting sun

at the word of the Holy One,

rejoicing that God has remembered them.

For they went out from you on foot

led away by their enemies,

but the Lord will bring them back to you

riding high in honor as children of the kingdom.

Blessed ! be the name of the Lord,

henceforth and for ever more.

Collection

Deacon 1 Now seeing how greatly God loves us, let us share

freely in the good things we have received so the

whole world may know God’s love.

Put your gifts of money for the work of the church in

the baskets as they come around, and bring gifts for

the poor to the altar.

If this is your first time at St Gregory’s, we invite you

to be St. Gregory’s guest as well as Jesus’. Save your

offering today, and spend the week noticing all the

ways God blesses you. Then come back and give

generously, so the whole church can give thanks.

Cantor As the plate comes around, we’ll sing number_____ in

your books, _______________, number_____.

Deacons help someone to collect/place baskets on altar-table

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Collection hymn

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Polychronia

As soon as offertory music is finished,

Deacon 2 Is anyone celebrating a birthday or anniversary or

some other important event today or in the coming

week? —Please come to the Table so we can sing to

you.

Deacon 1 gathers people around Table for Polychronia, getting names

for Presider or Cantor

Cantor We’ll sing the Polychronia; the words are very simple:

“God grant them many years…” which we’ll repeat

three times:

Deacon 1 bring drum and stick to Rick, if presiding,

Presider !To ______________, _____________ , ____________

may the Lord grant long life and peace and protection

and many years!

Presider blesses each person with the cross

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Announcements

As applause from Polychronia dies down:

Deacon 1 Please listen to a few brief announcements. reads from

sheet and/or introduces someone to make announcements

Carol

Deacon 2 We’ll sing the carol, found on ___ _____________ .

Carols are sung dances, so we’ll dance this carol to a

step that ______________ will now show us.

Teacher Please put your right hand on the shoulder of the

person to your right. Starting on your right foot, the

step goes like this:

Walk right, left, right

left knee up and down, right knee up,

step back, feet together.

Walk right,…

Cantor gives pitch and leads carol

as Carol ends:

Deacon 1 The feasting continues! Coffee, tea and refreshments

are on their way! Please stay for conversation, and

don’t forget to sign our guestbook. And…

All Vested: Let us bless the Lord!

All Thanks be to God!

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NOTE:

start “New Members” in

a different color; insert

on right-hand side