Sunday Bulletin for January 1, 2012 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m. – Rite II
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Glen Ellyn
January 1, 2012
Feast of the Holy Name

Welcome to St. Mark’s
This bulletin will guide you through today’s worship service and is followed by a section of
prayers, thanksgivings and announcements. You will find hymns and other music in the
blue Hymnal in your pew rack. Page numbers with an “S” are in the front section of the
hymn book.
To Our Guests - We are grateful that you are with us this morning. If you would like to
learn more about St. Mark’s, please fill in the "Welcome to St. Mark's" card found in your
pew rack and place it in the offering plate, or give it to an usher or one of the clergy.
Children – All children, regardless of their age, are invited to stay in worship with their
parents. Worship bags and activity papers are available for children to read and/or color.
These can be found on the children’s table in the narthex.
About Communion - Everyone is invited to receive Holy Communion, including young
children. If you are wheat-intolerant, we offer gluten-free communion hosts and a chalice.
Please indicate this preference to the communion minister at the altar rail.
OUR NORMAL SUNDAY SCHEDULE WILL RESUME JANUARY 8, 2012 AS FOLLOWS
8 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I
8 am – noon Nursery, Infants to age 3 (room 112)
9:15 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II
9:15 am Adult Formation (Mahon Hall)
9:15 am Children’s Worship (room 123)
9:30 am Adult Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
10:15 am Sunday School & Adult Formation (Mahon Hall)
10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II
11:30 am Coffee Hour (Mahon Hall)
1 pm - 2:30 pm Santa Misa, Rito II (Español)
7:30 pm – 8:45 pm Sunday Night AA (Library)
Art work by Steve Kott

THE ENTRANCE RITE
When the bell rings, please stand as you are able.
Officiant
People
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
Processional ............................................ Hymnal 100 .................................................... Antioch
Collect for Purity
The Officiant says
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are
hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may
perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord.
People
Amen.
Gloria in excelsis. .................................... Hymnal 96 ....................................................... Gloria
Collect for the Day
Officiant
People
Officiant
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be
given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
The Lessons
All are seated
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The Lesson ......................................................................................................Numbers 6:22-27
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall
bless the Israelites: You shall say to them, The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD
make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his
countenance upon you, and give you peace. So they shall put my name on the Israelites,
and I will bless them.
Reader
People
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The Gradual ................................................................................................................... Psalm 8
Said by all
1 O LORD our Governor,
how exalted is your Name in all the world!
2 Out of the mouths of infants and children
your majesty is praised above the heavens.
3 You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries,
to quell the enemy and the avenger.
4 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,
5 What is man that you should be mindful of him?
the son of man that you should seek him out?
6 You have made him but little lower than the angels;
you adorn him with glory and honor;
7 You give him mastery over the works of your hands;
you put all things under his feet:
8 All sheep and oxen,
even the wild beasts of the field,
9 The birds of the air, the fish of the sea,
and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.
10 O LORD our Governor,
how exalted is your Name in all the world!
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The Epistle ......................................................................................................... Galatians 4:4-7
When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the
law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption
as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our
hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then
also an heir, through God.
Reader
People
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
All stand
The Sequence .......................................... Hymnal 94 .......................................... Winchester Old
(stanzas 1-3 are sung before Gospel, stanzas 4-6 after the Gospel)
The Holy Gospel ....................................................................................................Luke 2:15-21
Officiant
People
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
Glory to you, Lord Christ.
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another,
"Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has
made known to us." So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child
lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them
about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But
Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. After
eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the
name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Officiant
People
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon .................................................................................. the Rev. Victor H. Conrado
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The Nicene Creed
All stand
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that
is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the
Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our
salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became
incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right
hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his
kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father
and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken
through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for
the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the
world to come. Amen.
The Prayers of the People................................................................................. Form III
The Leader and People pray responsively
Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church;
That we all may be one.
Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you;
That your Name may be glorified by all people.
We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons;
That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments.
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We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world, especially
Barack our president and Pat our governor;
That there may be justice and peace on the earth.
Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake;
That our works may find favor in your sight.
We pray silently or aloud for those on our parish prayer list and any others in need.
(People may add their own petitions.)
Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble;
That they may be delivered from their distress.
We pray silently or aloud for those who have died.
(People may add their own petitions.)
Give to the departed eternal rest.
Let light perpetual shine upon them.
We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy;
May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.
Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.
Silence
The Priest stands and says
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
All are welcome to kneel
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and
deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you
with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry
and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and
forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your
Name. Amen.
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The Priest continues,
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ,
strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
Amen.
The Peace
All stand
Officiant
People
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
The Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of the Lord. The People are seated
during the announcements and Offertory.
LITURGY OF THE TABLE
Offertory
Please stand as the offerings of bread, and wine are brought to the altar.
Doxology ..................................... Hymnal 380, verse 3 only ...................................... Old 100 th
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
Eucharistic Prayer B
The people remain standing. The Officiant sings or says
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The Officiant continues
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father
Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
A proper preface is said by the Officiant and then continues
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the
company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
Officiant and People
Sanctus ............................................................................................................... Richard Proulx
At the conclusion of the Sanctus, the people may stand or kneel.
We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to
us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the
prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you
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sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the
world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In
him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of
death into life.
On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had
given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my
Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them,
and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for
you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the
remembrance of me.”
Therefore, according to his command, O Father,
Officiant and People say
We remember his death,
We proclaim his resurrection,
We await his coming in glory;
And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to
you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.
We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the
Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son
in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that
heavenly country where, with all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your
sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head
of the Church, and the author of our salvation.
By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is
yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
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The Officiant continues
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to pray,
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever
and ever. Amen.
The Officiant breaks the consecrated Bread. A period of silence is kept.
Officiant
People
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
The Officiant says
The Gifts of God for the People of God.
All are welcome to receive Holy Communion. The ushers direct the congregation to the altar
rail. Those not wishing to receive communion are invited to the altar for a blessing: simply cross your
arms over your chest to indicate this preference.
Hymn at Communion ........................... Hymnal 248 ........................................................ Oriel
Officiant and People
Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your
Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of
his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and
courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ
our Lord. Amen.
The Blessing
Officiant
People
The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be
upon you and remain with you for ever.
Amen.
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Closing Hymn ........................................ Hymnal 107 .......................................... In Dulci Jubilo
Officiant
People
Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.
After the service everyone is invited to stay for coffee in the Narthex.
-Announcements-
JANUARY 1, 2012
Adult formation 9:15 or 10:15 (Mahon Hall)–
Adult formation will resume at 9:15 a.m. on January 8, 2012
Please remember to check the Narthex table for your 2012 giving envelopes.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH NEWS
Sunday school will resume at 10:15 a.m. on January 8, 2012
Nursery care will resume at 8:00 a.m. on January 8, 2012
St. Mark's Preschool Registration for the 2012-2013 School Year Begins Today!
Priority registration for St. Mark's parishioners and current PDO and
preschool families will be from January 1 to 15. Our open
registration will begin January 16. We offer a morning (9:15-11:30
am) and afternoon (12:45-3:00 pm) mixed age class for three and four
year olds. For more information and an application, please visit our
website: www. stmarksglenellyn.org/preschool. If you are dropping
off an application today, please place it in the preschool mailbox
outside the main church office.
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We will also be holding an Information Night for Prospective Families on Wednesday
evening, January 11 at 7 pm in preschool room 101 and a Drop-In Open House on
Wednesday, January 18 from 9:30-11 am. These are both great opportunities to meet our
teachers and learn more about our Reggio Emilia inspired program. Please email us with
any questions at preschool@stmarksglenellyn.org.
WOMEN’S MINISTRIES
After Hours for Moms (evening fellowship for moms). Come laugh, explore and
investigate why it is all your siblings’ fault in a fun night out for the ladies: Birth Order
Revelations. Join us January 18 as Dr. Maniacci delivers with great wit an examination on
how sibling relationships influence personality development. We’ll meet at 7:00 p.m. in
the parish library. Questions? Contact Martha Pfefferman at muffloo@aol.com.
Women-to-Women (W2W) (fellowship for women of all ages). Ladies, mark your
calendars for a weekend of sisterhood, spiritual growth and rejuvenation at the Annual
Women’s Retreat (March 16-18) at the Abbey Resort and Spa in Fontana, Wisconsin. Our
theme this year is “The 3 R’s: Reflect, Refresh, Rejoice.” We take a core program of
spiritual growth and mix it with fun games, laughter and fellowship; and sprinkle with
relaxation around the pool and spa. Find registration forms in the Narthex or online in the
women’s ministries section of our website. Registration deadline is Feb 8, 2012. Questions?
Contact Fiona Miller at fionam@comcast.net.
PARISH LIFE
A note from Joanie Somerville:
To my St. Mark's family,
Words cannot adequately express my gratitude. Never in my life have I witnessed
or received such an out pouring of love. The loss of Shawn is something I will
never get over and has changed our lives in a way that is unfathomable, but I can
honestly tell you that if it weren't for all of you, I don't think I would be able to go
on. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, not only from me, but from Parker
and Carly as well.
Much Love,
Joanie Somerville
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All are welcome to the Tuesday Bible Study at 9 a.m. in the library. We meet for an hour
and will be studying Paul’s 2 nd letter to the Corinthians. Questions? Contact George Smith
at rector@stmarksglenellyn.org.
Please join St. Mark’s book group as we discuss The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on
January 22, 2012 at 3:00 p.m., location TBD.
The KNOW Group brunch and white elephant exchange will be held in Mahon Hall on
January 14, 2011 at 11:30.
St. Mark's co-ed Softball Team: Adults interested in joining a 30+ softball league? 10
Games would be played Sunday night from May-July. We need 14+ people. Contact Steve
Gross at Kohawks@yahoo.com or 630.868.3326. The cost would be $44 for Wheaton
residents. $64 for non-Wheaten residents. I'd be happy to do this in Glen Ellyn if more
people sign up from Glen Ellyn. (Once more than 14 people join, the cost per person goes
down)
It’s In the Narthex:
2012 Giving Envelopes (alphabetically)
Altar Flower Sign-up
Early Service Coffee Moment Sign-up
Daughters of the King altar duty Sign-up
PADS Lunches Sign-up
2012 Giving Campaign Blank Pledge Cards and Information
Spanish Language Service information
Preschool applications and information
Outreach brochures (PADS, PRC, etc.)
Youth Calendars
MISSION AND OUTREACH
Brownie Troop 42107 is collecting used toys for children in Rwanda. Because of the
difficult conditions in Rwanda and the expense in shipping to Africa, we are collecting
only these items: Duplo blocks • Small plastic animals • Polly-Pocket size dolls • Small
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action figures • Matchbox cars• Little People figures •Tennis balls • Pencils• Pencil
sharpeners and Matching games. Please drop off your donation in the box in the Narthex
by January 4, 2012. If you would like to sponsor a $19 ultra-durable soccer ball please
contact Melissa Creech at mcreech26@gmail.com. Thank you!
PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS
We pray for God’s people throughout the world; for Rowan, our Archbishop, Katharine,
our Presiding Bishop; for Jeffrey, our bishop; and for George, Walter, Elizabeth, Mathew,
Robin, and Victor, our ministers; for this gathering and for all ministers and people.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New
Zealand & Polynesia, The Most Revd William Brown Turei Pihopa o Aotearora and
Primate and Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand & Polynesia
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for Congregations in the Aurora Deanery: St.
David in Aurora; Trinity in Aurora; Calvary in Batavia and St. Bede in Bensenville .
We pray for our Companion Dioceses of Southeast Mexico, and Renk, Sudan.
In our Parish Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the neighboring faith community, especially for
Grace Lutheran Church.
We pray for Judy Thrall, Keith and Louis, Thomas Lanzillo, Leonardo Briones, Caroline
Elizabeth Barclay, Lois Baker, Jill Johnson, Peggy McPhillips, Ron Molitor, George
Shorney, Kate, George Kuta, Jack Roberts, Darcy Chambers, Kevin Kuta, Guy Groner,
Abigal, Heather Knotts, Michael Whitehead, Elaine Yankula, Paul Mielke, Perry Knutson,
Georgette Pliml, Bob Bailey, Lee Krause, Kathy and family, Maggie and Tobey Sanders-
Tischhauser, Tracy, Joe Slevcove, Joyce Frawley, Mary Ann and Ralph, Tom Ryan, John
Hesterman, Patty Almond, Michael Christopher Almond, Daniel Bolten, Kristine
Harrison, Nina, Jill, Barbara, Margaret, Carol Beauchamp, Susann Rhoades, Kay Guin,
Arlene Sterbis, Kathleen Leid, Mary Youngberg, David, William Brown, Kimmitt Brown,
the Somerville family, Jean Hickey and Ann Marie Jerlinski.
We pray for those who are expecting a child: Savannah & Robert Stewart and Amanda &
Keith Cyzen.
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We pray for our global partners: Canon Andrew White and his ministry in Iraq and
Israel/Palestine; San Marcos, our companion parish in Nigromonte, Mexico; Steven
Harsono and his work with the Clinton Foundation in Indonesia; Todd and Patsy
McGregor in Madagascar; and Paul-Gordon Chandler, rector of St. John the Baptist
Anglican Church in Cairo, Egypt.
NEXT SUNDAY – JANUARY 8TH
Readings: Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Monday, January 2
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Glen Ellyn Philatelic Club
(Mahon Hall)
7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Boy Scout Troop 44 Weekly
Troop Meeting (Lower Level,
Mahon Hall)
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Serenity Seekers / Al-Anon
(Lehman Parlor)
Tuesday, January 3
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Bible Study with the Rector
(Library)
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Glen Ellyn South AA (Lower
Level)
Wednesday, January 4
12 pm
Noon Eucharist (Chapel)
7 pm - 8 pm
Discernment Meeting (Lehman
Parlor)
Thursday, January 5
8 pm - 9 pm
Adult Choir
8 pm - 9:30 pm
AA Meeting (Mahon Hall)
Friday, January 6
7:00 am - 7:30 am
Morning Prayer (Chapel)
Saturday, January 7
9:30 am – 11:00 am
CoDA (Room 202)
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2012 Giving Campaign Progress Report
Dollars - 88% of goal
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Goal - $565,000 to date - $499,000 last year - $450,000
Pledges - 97% of goal
250
200
150
100
50
0
Goal - 210 to date - 204 last year - 160
Thank you to everyone who has turned in a pledge card. If you haven’t turned
in yours please do so as soon as possible. Additional blank pledge cards are in
the Narthex.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Bishop of Chicago
Clergy
rector@stmarksglenellyn.org
associaterector@stmarksglenellyn.org
vichuconva@gmail.com
walterdunnett@stmarksglenellyn.org
revdoc04@sbcglobal.net
revcphillips@gmail.com
roychicago@hotmail.com
Program Staff
choirmaster@stmarksglenellyn.org
musicassociate@stmarksglenellyn.org.
childrensministry@stmarksglenellyn.org
Office Staff
frontdesk@stmarksglenellyn.org
Senior Warden
Junior Warden
Clerk of the Vestry
Treasurer
Chancellor
Vestry
393 North Main Street
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137-5068
630-858-1020, phone
630-858-1035, fax
800-941-1020, toll free
www.stmarksglenellyn.org
the Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, Bishop
the Rev. George D. Smith, Rector
the Rev. Elizabeth Molitors, Associate Rector
the Rev. Victor H. Conrado, Associate Rector for Spanish Ministries
the Rev. Dr. Walter M. Dunnett, Assistant Rector
the Rev. Dr. Robin Currie, Pastor Associate
the Rev. Catharine Phillips, Priest Associate
the Rev. Mathew Idicula, Priest Associate
Mr. Charles H. Snider, Jr., Organist/Choirmaster
Ms. Marsha Webster, Music Associate for Children’s Choirs
Ms. Jill Bednas, Director of Children’s Ministries
Ms. Norma Cid, Nursery Supervisor
Ms. Dellana Mote, Office Manager
Fiona Miller
Scott Bednas
Karen Doran
Dick Anstee
Bob Lewis
Gerald Carey, Dianne Dinse, Cindy Flynn, Nancy Gier,
Danna Gross, Judy Jackson, Reeny Linstrom,
Ben Maxson, Roby McGovern, Scott Taback, Laurie Vanderlei
Bulletin submissions (deadline: Monday 4 P.M.): frontdesk@stmarksglenellyn.org
Church newsletter submissions (February deadline is January 22, 2012 ): revdoc04@sbcglobal.net
Parish wide email announcement requests (deadline is Tuesday evening): parishwide-email@stmarksglenellyn.org
The texts and service music in this booklet may be taken from The Book of Common Prayer 1979
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