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A Pentecost Procession
Sunday, May 23, 2010
4:00pm - Saint Thomas Church
Today we mark the arrival of the Holy Spirit, the Counselor, the Comforter, an arrival which would transform fearful and self-conscious men and women into fearless and selfless evangelists. Pentecost is, in many ways, the birthday of the Church. But it is not merely that.
To gain a richer understanding, consider these sermons:
I Believe in the Holy Ghost (2011) by Fr Daniels
A Sermon for the Day of Pentecost (2010) by John Pokinghorne
The Holy Spirit Gives us a Future (2010) by Fr Austin
From Pentecost to Pop Hale to Fifth Avenue (2009) by Fr Mead
Three Points about Pentecost (2008) by Fr Mead
A Sermon for the Day of Pentecost (2006) by Fr Stafford
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, There is Freedom (2006) by Fr Austin
Collect:
O God, who on this day didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Savior, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
Please listen to the Rector's Weekly Message and John Scott's Music Notes for more about Pentecost.
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At the beginning of the Procession, the Rector goes to the Canterbury Stone on the Chancel and reads the Opening Prayer. The choir then sings the Processional as the Choir and Clergy process to the Chantry.
After the reading from Genesis, the Anthem and the Collect, the procession moves to the Narthex, where the Second Lesson is read.
After the singing of a hymn and the chanting of a Collect, the Procession moves up the center aisle, stopping short of entering the Chancel. The Rector reads from Acts and a Motet is sung. Another Collect is chanted and the Procession moves into the Chancel, where the Fourth Lesson is read from the lectern.
The Congregation then sings a hymn and Father Austin gives the Greetings and a Homily. Another Anthem follows and then the Rector gives the Blessing. All sing a final hymn as the procession exits through the nave.
| Officiant: | Fr Mead |
| Preacher: | Fr Austin |
| Sung by: | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
| Prelude: | Fantasia super Komm, Heiliger Geist in organo pleno/il canto fermo nel pedale, BWV 651, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
| Anthem: | Song 44, Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) |
| Motet: | Loquebanter variis linguis, Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) |
| Voluntary: | Toccata sur le Veni Creator, Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) |
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