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Festal Eucharist

Sunday, July 30, 2023
The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
11:00 a.m. | High Altar

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We invite those of you watching this service online to invite Jesus into your hearts during Holy Communion by making an Act of Spiritual Communion.

My Jesus,
I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.
CelebrantFr. Moretz
Deacon and PreacherMo. Turner
SubdeaconFr. Gioia
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Girl Chorister Course and the Gentlemen of the Choir, Jared Johnson, Director
The Ordinary of the MassMissa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, by Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
PreludeThe Tree of Peace, by Judith Weir (b. 1954)
Hymn573 – Father eternal, Ruler of creation – LANGHAM
Lesson1 Kings 3:5-12
Psalm119:129-136, Mirabilia, Anglican Chant (Lane)
EpistleRomans 8:26-39
Hymn462 – The Lord will come and not be slow – YORK
The Holy GospelMatthew 13:31-33, 44-53
SermonThe Rev. Alison Turner: The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field
At the Offertory, AnthemRivers of living water, by Trevor Weston (b. 1967)
AnthemStrengthen for Service, by Jessica French (b. 1984)
Hymn388 – O worship the King, all glorious above – HANOVER
VoluntarySounding Heaven and Earth (2010), by Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)

Resources

Leaflet
Concerts at Saint Thomas 2023-2024 Brochure
Saint Thomas Church Self Guided Tour
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