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 TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST AUGUST 19, 2012
CHORAL EUCHARIST ― 11 a.m.
Setting Missa Brevis Kenneth Leighton
(1929-1988)
Prelude Veni Creator Spiritus Kenneth Leighton
Hymn 665 MICHAEL
The Opening Acclamation and the Collect for Purity
Gloria in excelsis
The Collect of the Day
The Old Testament Lesson Proverbs 9:1-6
Psalm 34:9-14 Anglican Chant (Cooke)
(Sung by the Choir. Please remain seated.)
O
FEAR the Lord, ye that are his saints;* for they that fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions do lack, and suffer hunger;* but they who seek the Lord shall want
no manner of thing that is good.
11 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me;* I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is he that lusteth to live,* and would fain see good days?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil,* and thy lips, that they speak no guile.
14 Eschew evil, and do good;* seek peace, and ensue it.
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 5:15-20
Hymn 488 SLANE
The Holy Gospel Saint John 6:51-58
Sermon Father Spurlock
The Nicene Creed
The Prayers of the People (Please kneel.)
After each petition the people say:
Lord, have mercy.
The Confession and Absolution
The Peace
The Greetings (Please be seated.)

At the Offering, Anthem Herbert Howells
(1892-1983)
O
PRAY for the peace of Jerusalem.
They shall prosper that love thee.
Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces.
Psalm 122:6-7
The Doxology Hymn 380 Stanza 3 OLD 100TH
Sanctus and Benedictus
The Breaking of the Bread
Invitation to Communion
All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion.
At the Communion, Agnus Dei
and Motet Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
(c. 1525-1594)
C
ARO mea vere est cibus,
Et sanguis meus vere est potus:
Qui manducat hunc panem
Vivet in aeternum.
Saint John 6:56-57
For my flesh is meat indeed,
and my blood is drink indeed.
He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood
Dwelleth in me and I in him.
The Blessing and Dismissal
Hymn 383 ST. ELIZABETH
Voluntary Etude - Tableau in D Major, Op. 39, No. 9 Sergei Rachmaninov
(1873-1943)
transcribed by Jeremy Filsell
(b. 1964)
We welcome this morning
The Choir of St. John’s in the Village, Baltimore, Maryland
Mr. Thomas Hetrick, Director, Mr. Jeremy Filsell, Organist.
The flowers today are offered to the glory of God and in memory of the following:
James Frederick Crangle, Lillian Dickinson Crangle, Jane McNeeley Harding, Margaret Crane
Hurlbut, David Decker Miller, Jerome I. Rosner, Joel E. Rothermel, and Edith M. Schroeder.
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Sunday Services: 8, 9 and 11 a.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.
The clergy are available to hear confessions by appointment.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26
11 A.M. CHORAL EUCHARIST
Sermon by The Rector
PARISH NOTICES
Please Note: Unauthorized recordings and the taking of unauthorized photographs at
SAINT THOMAS CHURCH FIFTH AVENUE are prohibited.
If you are a visitor this morning, we welcome you to Saint Thomas Church and hope
that you come back soon. We encourage you to complete a Welcome Card which you can
find in the rack at the end of the pews or in the narthex at the front of the church.
You are invited to Coffee Hour, which takes place in the Parish House living room and
dining room following the 11 a.m. service. Please don’t hesitate to introduce yourself to
members of the Welcome Committee, who will be distributing name tags, or to members of
the clergy. Also, if you’d like to hear from us, please sign the Parish Guest Book if you have
not already given us your contact information.
Nursery: Parents of infants and toddlers, whether member or guest, may make use of our
nursery during the 9 and 11 a.m. services and through the 10 a.m. Christian education hour.
Staff, ushers or clergy will be glad 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 services.
There is a guided tour of the Church following the voluntary at the end of this service.
All who wish to join the tour may meet the tour guide by the gallery stairs in the Narthex.
The Bookstore, located on the first floor of the Parish House, is open following the 11
a.m. service. New and currently in stock: The Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton by Robert
Waldron, Through the Year with Newman: Daily Readings edited by Bernard Dive, Queen
Elizabeth and Her Church: Royal Service at Westminster Abbey by John Hall, Dean of
Westminster, Font of Life: Ambrose, Augustine & The Mystery of Baptism by Garry Wills, In
Search of Japan’s Hidden Christians: A Story of Suppression, Secrecy and Survival by John Dougill
and the 2013 Christian Pocket Diary. The Bookstore is also open Mondays from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact: bookstore@SaintThomasChurch.org. Major credit cards
accepted.
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys has released a new CD, Vierne at Saint
Thomas. The disc contains Vierne’s Messe Solennelle, Op. 16, sung by the Choir with the
Saint Thomas Brass and Jeremy Bruns at the organ and a performance of The First Organ
Symphony played by John Scott on the Arents Memorial Organ. The CD can be purchased
on our website, as well as in the Bookstore.
We need your help: Saint Thomas Church is again conducting our annual school supply
drive for 70 underprivileged students in grades 1 – 8. Please contribute a backpack, supplies,
or financial donations. Donations can be left at the reception desk before September 1.
Your gift will make a significant positive impact to a less fortunate child.
Saint Thomas Soup Kitchen volunteers gather every Saturday morning at 9:30 in the
Parish House (One West Fifty-third Street). Approximately 300 bag lunches are prepared
for distribution to the homeless along the streets of mid-Manhattan. Distribution is usually
completed by 12:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to assist in this lay ministry. High school
students are invited to earn three hours’ community service. For more information, please
contact Frank Reinauer (212.249.4026).
ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Our summer with Samuel continues weekly on Sundays at 10 a.m. on the fifth floor of the
Parish House. Presently the class is studying rise of King David. There’s coffee and tea in
the room every week, and visitors are welcome there also.

The Arts, Theology, and the Young: What's Happening? This fall Father Austin will
have a few public conversations with some of our young adults who are making a career in
the arts. Details will be announced soon.
Drop a line to vaustin@SaintThomasChurch.org for weekly updates on theology at Saint
Thomas.
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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
STAFF
John Scott, LVO, D. Mus., Organist and Director of Music
Frederick Teardo, D.M.A., Associate Organist
Kevin Kwan, Assistant Organist
Roberta S. Brill, Verger
Edward J. Givins, Assistant Verger
Barbara W. Pettus, Director of Administration and Finance
Ann H. Kaplan, Director of Development
Douglas M. Robbe, Secretary to The Rector
HONORARY CLERGY
The Reverend J. Anthony Fletcher, Honorary Assistant
The Reverend Canon Harold R. Landon, Honorary Assistant
The Reverend David F. McNeeley, Honorary Assistant
The Reverend William A. Norgren, Honorary Assistant
The Reverend Thomas F. Pike, Honorary Assistant
The Reverend John C. Smith, Honorary Assistant
The Reverend Ivan Weiser, Honorary Assistant
The Reverend Canon Prof. J. Robert Wright, Honorary Assistant
PARISH OFFICES
One West Fifty-third Street
New York, New York 10019
Church Telephone 212.757.7013
www.SaintThomasChurch.org
administration@SaintThomasChurch.org
SAINT THOMAS CHOIR SCHOOL
202 West 58th Street
New York, New York 10019
A boarding school for choristers in grades 3 - 8
For information:
Choir School Telephone 212.247.3311
The Reverend Charles F. Wallace, Headmaster
www.ChoirSchool.org
THE VESTRY
Mr. William H. A. Wright II, Warden Mr. Kenneth F. Koen, Warden
Mr. Jesse D. Adelaar Mr. David J. Barger
Mr. Colin Fergus Mrs. Kazie Metzger Harvey
Mr. Fred T. Isquith Mr. William R. Miller, CBE
Mr. B. Franklin Reinauer III Mrs. Inge Reist
Mr. Karl C. Saunders Mrs. Amanda Goehring, Clerk