Leaflet - Saint Thomas Church

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SAINT THOMAS CHURCH FIFTH AVENUE
in the
CITY OF NEW YORK
The Reverend Andrew C. Mead, OBE, DD, Rector
John Scott, LVO, D.Mus., Organist and Director of Music
The Reverend Charles F. Wallace, Headmaster
Welcome to Saint Thomas, a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
Our mission is to worship, love and serve Our Lord Jesus Christ
through the Anglican tradition and our unique choral heritage.
Please switch off all cellular telephones and pagers.
THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT: LAETARE APRIL 3, 2011
FESTAL EUCHARIST ― 11 a.m. sung by The Gentlemen of The Choir
Setting The Short Service Arthur Wills
(b. 1926)
Prelude Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, Johann Sebastian Bach
BWV 534 (1685-1750)
Hymn 688 EIN FESTE BURG
The Opening Acclamation and the Collect for Purity
The Summary of the Law
Kyrie eleison
The Collect of the Day
The Old Testament Lesson I Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm 23 Plainsong (Tone VI A )
Sung by the Choir. The People remain seated.
T
HE Lord is my shepherd;* therefore can I lack nothing.
2 He shall feed me in a green pasture,* and lead me forth beside the waters of
comfort.
3 He shall convert my soul,* and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his
Name‟s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil;*
for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me;* thou hast
anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.
6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;* and I
will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,* and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,* world without end. Amen.
The Epistle Ephesians 5:8-14
Hymn 300 BENIFOLD
The Holy Gospel Saint John 9:1-41
Sermon Father Andrew
The Nicene Creed
The Prayers of the People (Please kneel.)
After each petition the people say:
Lord, have mercy.

The Confession and Absolution
The Comfortable Words
The Peace
The Greetings (Please be seated.)
At the Offertory, Anthem Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
(c. 1525-1594)
L
AUDATE Dominum,
quia benignus est,
Psallite nomini ejus quoniam suavis est.
Omnia quaecumque voluit,
fecit in caelo et in terra.
Offertory for the Fourth Sunday in Lent
Praise the Lord,
for he is good.
Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
The Lord does whatever pleases him,
in heaven and on earth.
At the Presentation, Hymn 707 HOLLINGSIDE
Sanctus and Benedictus
The Breaking of the Bread
Invitation to Communion
All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion.
The Sacrament is distributed at the High Altar and, for convenience and accessibility,
also at the Chantry Chapel Altar.
At the Communion, Agnus Dei
and Anthem Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Q
UI manducat meam carnem,
et bibit meum sanguinem,
in me manet, et ego in eo.
Saint John 6:56
He that eateth my flesh,
and drinketh my blood,
dwelleth in me, and I in him.
The Postcommunion Prayer
The Blessing and Dismissal
Hymn 690 CWM RHONDDA
Voluntary Alla Marcia Arthur Wills
FESTAL EVENSONG ― 4 p.m. sung by The Gentlemen of The Choir
Prelude O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, Johann Sebastian Bach
BWV 618 (1685-1750)
Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619
Hymn 449 DEO GRACIAS
Versicles and Responses Robert Ashfield
(1911-2006)
Psalm 46, The Book of Common Prayer, Page 397 Plainsong (Tone V 3 )
Lessons Genesis 48:8-22 and St. Mark 8:11-21
Hymn 151 AUS TIEFER NOT
Magnificat octavi toni Cristóbal de Morales
and (c. 1500-1553)
Nunc dimittis tertii toni Tomás Luis de Victoria
(1548-1611)
The Greetings (Please be seated.)
Hymn 421 ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH
Sermon The Rector
Apostles‟ Creed Series: “And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty”

At the Offering, Anthem Claudio Monteverdi
(1567-1643)
L
AUDATE pueri Dominum:
laudate nomen Domini.
Sit nomen Domini benedictum,
ex hoc nunc et usque in seculum.
A solis ortu usque ad occasum,
laudabile nomen Domini.
Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus,
et super coelos gloria eius.
Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster,
qui in altis habitat,
et humilia respicit in coelo et in terra:
Suscitans a terra inopem
et de stercore erigens pauperem,
Ut collocet eum cum principibus,
cum principibus populi sui?
Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo,
matrem filiorum laetantem.
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto:
sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper,
et in secula seculorum. Amen.
Psalm 113
Praise the Lord, ye servants:
O praise the Name of the Lord.
Blessed be the Name of the Lord:
from this time forth for evermore.
The Lord’s name is praised: from the rising up
of the sun unto the going down of the same.
The Lord is high above all heathen:
and his glory above the heavens.
Who is like unto the Lord our God,
that hath dwelling so high:
and yet humbleth himself to behold
the things that are in heaven and earth?
He taketh up the simple out of the dust:
and lifteth the poor out of the mire;
That he may set him with the princes:
even with the princes of his people.
He maketh the barren woman to keep house:
and to be a joyful mother of children.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Lent Prose (Sung by the Choir.) Plainsong (Mode V)
H
EAR us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we have sinned against thee.
To thee, Redeemer, on thy throne of glory: lift we our weeping eyes in holy
pleadings: listen, O Jesu, to our supplications.
Refrain
O thou chief Cornerstone, Right Hand of the Father: Way of Salvation, Gate of
Life Celestial: cleanse thou our sinful souls from all defilement.
Refrain
God, we implore thee, in thy glory seated: bow down and hearken to thy weeping
children: pity and pardon all our grievous trespasses.
Refrain
Sins oft committed now we lay before thee: with true contrition, now no more
we veil them: grant us, Redeemer, loving absolution.
Refrain
Innocent, captive, taken unresisting: falsely accused, and for us sinners
sentenced, save us, we pray thee, Jesu our Redeemer.
Refrain
Voluntary Fugue in B minor Johann Sebastian Bach
„on a theme of Corelli‟, BWV 579

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MUSIC NOTES
Arthur Wills was born in Coventry, England, and studied at the College of St.
Nicholas in Canterbury. Almost his whole professional career has been associated with
Ely Cathedral, first as Sub-Organist and then as Organist from 1958-1990. He also held a
Professorship at the Royal Academy of Music from 1964-1992. A prolific composer of
choral and organ music, his Short Communion Service was composed in 1961. As the
title suggests, the work is a concise and practical setting of the Mass, scored for men‟s
voices in three parts. The reduced scoring lends the music an austere and ethereal
quality, notable for its economy of gesture.
5:15 P.M. ORGAN RECITAL
Roger Judd
Hereford, UK
The flowers today are offered to the glory of God and in memory of the following:
Margaret Crane Hurlbut, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Munsell, Elizabeth van Bokkelen
Nichols, James S. Reilly, Jr.,Gertrude Seney Robinson and Mrs. Edwin H. Weatherbee.
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Sunday Services: 8, 9, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday Services: 8 a.m., 12:10 and 5:30 p.m.
(The Tuesday 12:10 p.m. Eucharist includes a healing service.)
Saturday Eucharist: 12:10 p.m.
Choral Evensong on Tuesday, April 5, at 5:30 p.m.
Choral Evensong on Wednesday, April 6, at 5:30 p.m.
Choral Evensong on Thursday, April 7, at 5:30 p.m.
The Tuesday Evensong is sung by Eton College Chapel Choir, UK,
Mr. Ralph Allwood, Director.
The clergy are available to hear confessions by appointment.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
11 A.M. LITANY AND CHORAL EUCHARIST
Sermon by Father Austin
4 P.M. CHORAL EVENSONG
Sermon by Father Fletcher
Apostles‟ Creed Series: “From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead”
PARISH NOTICES
Please Note: Unauthorized recordings at SAINT THOMAS CHURCH FIFTH AVENUE
are prohibited.
Coffee Hour today takes place in Andrew Hall, entry up the great stairway. Special
refreshments, including simmel cake, for Laetare Sunday will be offered.
Nursery: Parents of infants and young children, whether member or guest, should know
about our Nursery care that is available for the 9 and 11 a.m. liturgies and through the 10
a.m. Christian Education hour. If you would like to avail yourself of this service for
worship, or to attend the adult classes, please ask one of our ushers to direct you. Once at
the nursery, parents will be asked to sign in their children and will receive a silent pager
for use during the service.
Sunday School and Youth: Christian education and fellowship are offered to our
younger members and guests Sundays at 10 a.m. Children in first through sixth grade are

welcome to attend Sunday School classes taught by Amanda Goehring and Sarah
Bramwell. Young people in grades seven through twelve are encouraged to join our
youth group meeting in Andrew Hall also at 10 a.m. For more information about any of
our programs for children and youth, please contact Father Spurlock at
mspurlock@SaintThomasChurch.org.
On Tuesday, April 5 at the 5:30 p.m. Evensong we will welcome the Eton College
Chapel Choir from Windsor, UK. The Founders of Eton College provided ten men and
sixteen boys to sing the services and, with few breaks, the Choir has been singing in the
Chapel from 1443 to the present day. The current Choir is formed from boys of the
school (with one or two masters), most of whom have been choristers at Cathedrals or
Chapels prior to coming to Eton for their secondary education. The boys arrive at
thirteen years of age and remain at Eton for five years. The choral tradition is maintained
by the regular singing of school services and occasional Evensongs throughout the term
time.
The Bookstore, located on the first floor of the Parish House, is open following the 11
a.m. and 4 p.m. services. New this week: The Transforming Power of Prayer by Michael
Marshall. Continuing in stock: The Archbishop of Canterbury‟s Lenten book, Stephen
Cherry‟s Barefoot Disciple: Walking the way of Passionate Humility and William Peter
Blatty‟s Dimiter. Currently in stock: Father Austin‟s Up with Authority and his new
book Priest in New York; G. K. Chesterton‟s The Man Who Was Thursday and the latest
disc by our Choir of Men and Boys, O Sing Unto the Lord: Sacred Music of Henry
Purcell. Also available are books for Lenten reading. The Rector has selected as his
Lenten book for 2011 Father Austin’s Priest in New York: Church, Street, and
Theology. Major credit cards are accepted.
There is a guided tour of the Church following the voluntary at the end of the 11 a.m.
service. All who wish to join the tour are asked to meet the tour guide by the gallery
stairs in the Narthex.
Relief for the Disaster in Japan: Bishop Sisk has appealed to parishes in the Diocese
of New York to contribute to the relief efforts in Japan. If you wish to contribute, please
make your check to Saint Thomas Church and earmark it for Japanese Relief.
This Friday, April 8, at 7 p.m. Saint Thomas Church will present a staged reading of
Renaissance, a new play by Lucky Gold. The conflict between personal freedom and
divine authority is set against the backdrop of Renaissance Florence. Come see your
priests and fellow parishioners in this remarkable tale! Tickets are $10 and may be
purchased at the 11 a.m. coffee hour from Douglas Robbe, by contacting Ann Kaplan at
akaplan@SaintThomasChurch.org or at 212.757.7013 ext. 314 or prior to the
performance at the door. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Organ Restoration
Fund.
Contributions are now being received for Easter Flowers in memory of departed
loved ones and as thank offerings. The names of the faithful departed in whose memory
the Church will be adorned will be listed in the Easter service leaflet. Please send your
check, made payable to Saint Thomas Church, to the Parish House receptionist, together
with a list of those in whose memory you are making your donation. The deadline is
April 6.
Please help us with our Saint Thomas Easter Outreach Program: Please bring
wrapped chocolate bunnies, foil-covered eggs and treats for Easter baskets to the
reception area of the Parish House by Sunday, April 10. The children of San Andres
Parish in Yonkers and Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen are the recipients. We are also
giving some of the children Easter clothing to wear to church on Easter Day. See Susan
Clearwater or contact Linda Morfi at lmorfi@SaintThomasChurch.org for a list of
needed sizes. For further information please see Mae Eversley.

The Saint Thomas concert series invites you to a concert by the Choir of St. John‟s
College, Cambridge, on April 14, at 7:30 p.m. The Choir will perform a varied program
of sacred choral works from the sixteenth century to the present. Following the 11 a.m.
and 4 p.m. services, volunteers will be taking ticket orders in the Narthex, where you
may also purchase CDs by our Choir. Alternatively, you may purchase tickets online at
www.SaintThomasChurch.org or call the office at 212.664.9360.
Continuing our schedule of meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month,
the Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet in the living room of the Parish House on April 12
from 1 to 3 p.m. We're happy to report that new members are joining us each week.
Won't you be one of them?
Save the date: Sunday, May 15, 2011. As in past years, Saint Thomas parishioners will
join the Episcopal Response to AIDS team for AIDS Walk New York in Central Park.
Money raised will help support, foster and financially enable HIV/AIDS ministries
affiliated with Episcopal faith communities in the greater New York area. All are
welcome to join us. More details to come.
Sing for the Windows: We meet today after coffee hour from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Parish
House Library. Our purpose is to give you confidence and pleasure in singing with
others even if you think you are not qualified. All are welcome, including visitors. No
audition required. This group next meets on April 10, then not again until after Easter.
Suggested fee: $20 per session. All proceeds go to the Saint Thomas Stained Glass
Window Restoration project.
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Today Father Austin is beginning a Bible study on the art of happiness. This class will be
looking at key passages from both Testaments, but particularly from Deuteronomy and
St. John‟s Gospel. It meets every Sunday (except Easter Day) at 10 a.m. on the fifth floor
of the Parish House. Coffee and tea are in the room.
Tomorrow, April 4, the “Good Books & Good Talk” seminar will discuss Dimiter by
William Peter Blatty. Anyone who has read the book is welcome to the discussion: in
Andrew Hall, from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, April 5, the Rector’s Christian Doctrine Class will take up three of the
“minor sacraments”: Confirmation, Matrimony, and Unction. This class is particularly
for those who wish to be confirmed or received in the Episcopal Church. In addition,
anyone interested in the topic of the day is welcome: Andrew Hall, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 6, the Thinking the Human seminar will attempt to think about
freedom, working through chapter 3 of Robert Jenson‟s On Thinking the Human.
Jenson‟s theology is distinctive for emphasizing the Holy Spirit as the future of God; it is
God‟s freedom within which human freedom can be understood: Andrew Hall, 6:30 to
7:30 p.m.
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ASSISTING CLERGY
The Reverend Victor Lee Austin, Ph.D., Theologian-in-residence
The Reverend Michael D. Spurlock, Curate
The Reverend Joel C. Daniels, Assisting Priest
The Reverend Canon John Andrew, OBE, DD, Rector Emeritus
PARISH OFFICES
One West Fifty-third Street
New York, New York 10019
Church Telephone 212.757.7013
www.SaintThomasChurch.org
administration@SaintThomasChurch.org