{"id":593,"date":"2020-04-16T19:13:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T23:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=593"},"modified":"2020-04-18T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T14:33:35","slug":"the-second-sunday-of-easter-april-19-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=593","title":{"rendered":"The Second Sunday of Easter: April 19, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prelude:\u00a0&#8220;Great is the Lord\/All Glory Be to Thee&#8221; &#8211; Gertrude Haupt Richolson<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-593-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0058-1_1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0058-1_1.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0058-1_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Opening Hymn<\/strong><br \/>\n<b>Alleluia! Alleluia! Give thanks to the Risen Lord<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NpwkcarwqvI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyrics to opening hymn:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord.<br \/>\nAlleluia, alleluia, give praise to his Name.<br \/>\n<strong>1.<\/strong> Jesus is Lord of all the earth.\u00a0He is the King of creation.<br \/>\nAlleluia, alleluia&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong>2.<\/strong> Spread the good news o&#8217;er all the earth:\u00a0Jesus has died and has risen.<br \/>\nAlleluia, alleluia&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong>3.<\/strong> We have been crucified with Christ.\u00a0Now we shall live for ever.<br \/>\nAlleluia, alleluia&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong>4.<\/strong> Come, let us praise the living God,\u00a0Joyfully sing to our Savior.<br \/>\nAlleluia, alleluia&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leader:<\/strong> Alleluia! Christ is risen.<br \/>\n<strong>People:<\/strong> The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leader:<\/strong> \u00a0Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor. 15:57)<br \/>\n<strong>The People together:\u00a0<\/strong>Most merciful God,\u00a0\u2028we confess that we have sinned against you\u00a0\u2028in thought, word, and deed,\u00a0\u2028by what we have done,\u00a0\u2028and by what we have left undone.\u00a0\u2028We have not loved you with our whole heart;\u00a0\u2028we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.\u00a0\u2028We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.\u00a0\u2028For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,\u00a0\u2028have mercy on us and forgive us;\u00a0\u2028that we may delight in your will,\u00a0\u2028and walk in your ways,\u00a0\u2028to the glory of your Name. <strong>Amen.<\/strong><br \/>\nAlmighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins\u00a0\u2028through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all\u00a0\u2028goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in\u00a0\u2028eternal life.\u00a0<strong>Amen.<\/strong><br \/>\nLord, open our lips. And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.<br \/>\nGlory to the holy and undivided Trinity, one God; as it was in the beginning is not and ever shall be, world without end. <strong>Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christ our Passover\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 Cor. 5:7-8; Romans 6:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:20-22)<br \/>\nAlleuia.<br \/>\nChrist our Passover has been sacrificed for us;<br \/>\ntherefore let us keep the feast,<br \/>\nNot with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil,<br \/>\nbut with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia.<\/p>\n<p>Christ being raised from the dead will never die again;<br \/>\ndeath no longer has dominion over him.<br \/>\nThe death that he died, he died to sin, once for all;<br \/>\nbut the life he lives, he lives to God<br \/>\nSo also consider yourselves dead to sin,<br \/>\nand alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia.<\/p>\n<p>Christ has been raised from the dead,<br \/>\nthe first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.<br \/>\nFor since by a man came death,<br \/>\nby a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.<br \/>\nFor as in Adam all die,<br \/>\nso also in Christ shall all me made alive. Alleluia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Psalm 16<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<em>Conserva me, Domine<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">1 <span class=\"initCap\">P<\/span>rotect me, O God, for I take refuge in you; *<br \/>\nI have said to the <span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>, &#8220;You are my Lord,<br \/>\nmy good above all other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">2 All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land, *<br \/>\nupon those who are noble among the people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">3 But those who run after other gods *<br \/>\nshall have their troubles multiplied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">4 Their libations of blood I will not offer, *<br \/>\nnor take the names of their gods upon my lips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">5 O <span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>, you are my portion and my cup; *<br \/>\nit is you who uphold my lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">6 My boundaries enclose a pleasant land; *<br \/>\nindeed, I have a goodly heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">7 I will bless the <span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span> who gives me counsel; *<br \/>\nmy heart teaches me, night after night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">8 I have set the <span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span> always before me; *<br \/>\nbecause he is at my right hand I shall not fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">9 My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; *<br \/>\nmy body also shall rest in hope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">10 For you will not abandon me to the grave, *<br \/>\nnor let your holy one see the Pit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">11 You will show me the path of life; *<br \/>\nin your presence there is fullness of joy,<br \/>\nand in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>A Reading from Acts (Acts 2:14a,22-32)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">P<\/span>eter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd, \u201cYou that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know\u2014 this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law. But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">For David says concerning him,<br \/>\n\u2018I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken;\u00a0therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;<br \/>\nmoreover my flesh will live in hope.\u00a0For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One experience corruption.\u00a0You have made known to me the ways of life; \u00a0you will make me full of gladness with your presence.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">\u201cFellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne. Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying,\u00a0\u2018He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh experience corruption.\u2019\u00a0This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Hymn: We Walk by Faith, and Not by Sight<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6CLLbf9uLc4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyrics to Hymn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong>1.<\/strong> We walk by faith, and not by sight:<\/div>\n<div>No gracious words we hear<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">From\u00a0him who spoke as none e&#8217;er spoke,<\/div>\n<div>But we believe him near.<\/div>\n<div><strong>2.<\/strong> We may not touch his hands and side,<\/div>\n<div>Nor follow where he trod;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">But in his promise we rejoice,<\/div>\n<div>And cry &#8216;My Lord and God!&#8217;<\/div>\n<div><strong>3.<\/strong> Help then, O Lord, our unbelief,<\/div>\n<div>And may our faith abound;<\/div>\n<div>To call on you when you are near,<\/div>\n<div>And seek where you are found:<\/div>\n<div><strong>4.<\/strong> That when our life of faith is done<\/div>\n<div>In realms of clearer light<\/div>\n<div>We may behold you as you are<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">With\u00a0full and endless sight.<\/div>\n<p><strong>The Gospel According to John (John 20:19-31)<br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"initCap\">W<\/span>hen it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, &#8220;Peace be with you.&#8221; After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, &#8220;Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.&#8221; When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, &#8220;Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, &#8220;We have seen the Lord.&#8221; But he said to them, &#8220;Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, &#8220;Peace be with you.&#8221; Then he said to Thomas, &#8220;Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.&#8221; Thomas answered him, &#8220;My Lord and my God!&#8221; Jesus said to him, &#8220;Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meditative Musical Interlude: &#8220;Valsette&#8221; &#8211; Rhene-Baton<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-593-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0059-1_1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0059-1_1.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0059-1_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><b>Message from Rev. Lois for Second Sunday of Easter<b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VnNY3VUbZZ4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><b><strong>The Prayers:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Lord\u2019s Prayer, in your preferred form or language<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Suffrages<\/p>\n<p>V. \u00a0Show us your mercy, O Lord;<br \/>\nR. \u00a0And grant us your salvation.<br \/>\nV. \u00a0Clothe your ministers with righteousness;<br \/>\nR. \u00a0Let your people sing with joy.<br \/>\nV. \u00a0Give peace, O Lord, in al the world;<br \/>\nR. \u00a0For only in you can we live in safety.<br \/>\nV. \u00a0Lord, keep this nation under your care;<br \/>\nR. \u00a0And guide us in the way of justice and truth.<br \/>\nV. \u00a0Let your way be known upon earth;<br \/>\nR. \u00a0Your saving health among all nations.<br \/>\nV. \u00a0Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;<br \/>\nR. \u00a0Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.<br \/>\nV. \u00a0Create in us clean hearts, O God;<br \/>\nR. \u00a0And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Collect of the Day\u2028Celebrant and People<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let us pray:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlmighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ&#8217;s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.\u00a0Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Collect for Sundays<\/strong><br \/>\nO God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Page 98 BCP)<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Collect for Guidance<\/strong><br \/>\nHeavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.<br \/>\n(P. 100, BCP)<\/p>\n<p>Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>We offer our intercessions, aloud or silently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The General Thanksgiving<\/strong><br \/>\nAlmighty God, Father of all mercies,\u00a0we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blesings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pry, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lipe, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen. (BCP page 101)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leader:<\/strong> Let us bless the Lord.<br \/>\n<strong>Reply:<\/strong> Thanks be to God.<\/p>\n<p>May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Romans 15:13)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing Hymn: &#8220;O sons and daughters&#8221;, St. Bartholomew&#8217;s Church<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t7Sz_l7O8mU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyrics to Closing Hymn:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div>Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">1. O sons and daughters, let us sing!<\/div>\n<div>The King of heav\u2019n, the glorious King,<\/div>\n<div>O\u2019er death today rose triumphing.<\/div>\n<div>Alleluia!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>2.<\/strong> That night the apostles met in fear;<\/div>\n<div>Amidst them came their Lord most dear,<\/div>\n<div>And said, \u201cMy peace be on all here.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Alleluia!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>3.<\/strong> When Thomas first the tidings heard,<\/div>\n<div>How they had seen the risen Lord,<\/div>\n<div>He doubted the disciples\u2019 word.<\/div>\n<div>Alleluia!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>4.<\/strong> \u201cMy pierced side, O Thomas, see;<\/div>\n<div>My hands, my feet, I show to thee;<\/div>\n<div>Not faithless, but believing be.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Alleluia!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>5.<\/strong> No longer Thomas then denied,<\/div>\n<div>He saw the feet, the hands, the side;<\/div>\n<div>\u201cThou art my Lord and God,\u201d he cried.<\/div>\n<div>Alleluia!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>6.<\/strong> How blest are they who have not seen,<\/div>\n<div>And yet whose faith has constant been,<\/div>\n<div>For they eternal life shall win.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Alleluia!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Postlude:\u00a0<\/b><strong>&#8220;Easter Carol&#8221; &#8211; Old Lowland Carol, arr. John M. Rasley<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-593-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0064-1_1.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0064-1_1.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/R26_0064-1_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prelude:\u00a0&#8220;Great is the Lord\/All Glory Be to Thee&#8221; &#8211; Gertrude Haupt Richolson Opening Hymn Alleluia! Alleluia! Give thanks to the Risen Lord Lyrics to opening hymn: Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord. Alleluia, alleluia, give praise to his Name. 1. Jesus is Lord of all the earth.\u00a0He is the King of creation. 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