St. Pauls Episcopal Church Key West, Florida February 2, 2019, 9:30 - - PDF document

• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Key West, Florida February 2, 2019, 9:30 a.m.

• No. 1 from Three Liturgical Improvisations

George Oldroyd My soul hath a desire and longing To enter the courts of the Lord.

• Through the ages, Almighty God has moved people to set apart places for the ministry
• f his holy Word and Sacraments. With gratitude for this church dedicated to St. Paul,

in Key West, Florida, in the Diocese of Southeast Florida, we celebrate one hundred years of prayer and praise by God’s faithful people in this building, and on this site for generations before.

• “Locus iste”

Anton Bruckner Holy temple of God the Father; A holy place and set apart by God, Righteousness within its gates

• Our help is in the name of the Lord;
• The maker of heaven and earth
• Let us pray.

Everliving Father, watchful and caring, our source and our end: All that we are and all that we have is yours. Accept us now, as we re-dedicate this place to which we come to praise your Name, to ask your forgiveness, to know your healing power, to hear your Word, and to be nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son. Be present always to guide and to judge, to illumine and to bless your people.

• Lord Jesus Christ, may St. Paul’s always be a temple of your presence and a house of
• prayer. Be always near us when we seek you in this place. Draw us to you, when we

come alone and when we come with others, to find comfort and wisdom, to be sup- ported and strengthened, to rejoice and give thanks. May it be here, Lord Christ, that we are made one with you and with one another, so that our lives are sustained and sancti- fied for your service.

• Holy Spirit, open our eyes, our ears, and our hearts, that we may grow closer to you

through joy and through suffering. Be with us in the fullness of your power as new members are added to your household, as we grow in grace through the years, when we are joined in marriage, when we turn to you in sickness or special need, and, at the last, when we are committed into the Father’s hands.

• Now, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, sanctify this place;
• For everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
• Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom;
• And you are exalted as head over all. Amen.
• Christ is Made the Sure Foundation

Westminster Abbey

• The Lord be with you.
• And also with you.
• Let us pray.

Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts by Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Almighty God, to whose glory we celebrate the dedication of this house of prayer: We give you thanks for the fellowship of those who have worshiped in this place, and we pray that all who seek you here may find you, and be filled with your joy and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

• Thus says the Lord, See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me,

and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusa- lem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

• The Word of the Lord.
• Thanks be to God.

1 How dear to me is your dwelling, O LORD of hosts! * My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.

• 2 The sparrow has found her a house

and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; * by the side of your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. 3 Happy are they who dwell in your house! * they will always be praising you.

• 4 Happy are the people whose strength is in you! *

whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way. 5 Those who go through the desolate valley will find it a place of springs, * for the early rains have covered it with pools of water.

6 They will climb from height to height, * and the God of gods will reveal himself in Zion. 7 LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; * hearken, O God of Jacob. 8 Behold our defender, O God; * and look upon the face of your Anointed.

• 9 For one day in your courts is better than a thousand in my own room, *

and to stand at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked. 10 For the LORD God is both sun and shield; * he will give grace and glory; 11 No good thing will the LORD withhold * from those who walk with integrity. 12 O LORD of hosts, * happy are they who put their trust in you!

• Since God’s children share flesh and blood, Jesus himself likewise shared the same

things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of

• death. For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abra-
• ham. Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that

he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacri- fice of atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.

• The Word of the Lord.
• Thanks be to God.
• Lord God, You Now Have Set Your Servant Free

Song 1

• The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke
• Glory to you, Lord Christ.

When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, the parents

• f Jesus brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the

law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your peo- ple Israel.” And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is des- tined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be op- posed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed-- and a sword will pierce your own soul too.” There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the re- demption of Jerusalem. When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and be- came strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

• Praise to you, Lord Christ.
• 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 Be- ing 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 Vir- gin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suf- fered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scrip- tures; 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.

• Let us thank God whom we worship here in the beauty of holiness.

Eternal God, the heaven of heavens cannot contain you, much less the walls of temples made with hands. Graciously receive our thanks for this place, and accept the work of

• ur hands, offered to your honor and glory.

For the Church universal, of which these visible buildings are the symbol,

• We thank you, Lord.
• For your presence whenever two or three have gathered together in your

Name,

• We thank you, Lord.
• For this place where we may be still and know that you are God,
• We thank you, Lord.
• For making us your children by adoption and grace, and refreshing us

day by day with the bread of life.

• We thank you, Lord.
• For the knowledge of your will and the grace to perform it,
• We thank you, Lord.
• For the fulfilling of our desires and petitions as you see best for us,
• We thank you, Lord.
• For the pardon of our sins, which restores us to the company of your

faithful people,

• We thank you, Lord.
• For the blessing of our vows and the crowning of our years with your

goodness,

• We thank you, Lord.
• For the faith of those who have gone before us and for our encourage-

ment by their perseverance,

• We thank you, Lord.
• On this island for the fellowship of the ever blessed Virgin Mary, St.

Paul, St. Peter, the Holy Innocents and all your Saints,

• We thank you, Lord.
• Faithful and eternal God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the brightness of your glory, the
• ne foundation and the chief cornerstone of the Church: we give you thanks for the

gift of your Church, and especially for this community of faith in our region of South- east Florida as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. Continue to prosper, we pray, the work of your people, begun, continued, and ended in you, that as we seek to become the beloved community, so may we always show forth your glory in the love we share,

through him who first loved us, Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and for ever. Amen.

• The Peace of the Lord be always be with you.
• And also with you.
• David Conte
• How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts, to me!

My thirsty soul desires and longs within thy courts to be: My very heart and flesh cry out, O living God for Thee. Beside thine altar, precious Lord, the swallow find a nest; How happy they who dwell with thee and praise thee without rest, And happy are they whose hearts are set upon the pilgrim’s quest. And were it but a moment that this pilgrim, like a bird Could rise unto that place where songs of praise more fair are heard, Ascending to thy throne above whence radiates thy Word. When cued by cantor, the congregation joins in singing From ‘mongst the mighty and the meek whose pleadings never cease, Would, then, his thirsty sould and longing heart, at last, find peace Amidst the thronging crowds of saints who’d found with him release.

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Round the Lord in Glory Seated

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• We praise you and we bless you, holy and gracious God, source of life abundant.

From before time you made ready the creation. Your Spirit moved over the deep and brought all things into being: sun, moon, and stars; earth, winds, and waters; and eve- ry living thing. You made us in your image, and taught us to walk in your ways. But we rebelled against you, and wandered far away; and yet, as a mother cares for her children, you would not forget us. Time and again you called us to live in the fullness

• f your love. And so this day we join with Saints and Angels in the chorus of praise

that rings through eternity, lifting our voices to magnify you as we sing:

• The Lord be with you And al- so with you

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Lift up your hearts We lift them to the Lord It is right to give our thanks and praise.

• Glory and honor and praise to you, holy and living God. To deliver us from the power
• f sin and death and to reveal the riches of your grace, you looked with favor upon

Mary, your willing servant, that she might conceive and bear a son, Jesus the holy child

• f God. Living among us, Jesus loved us. He broke bread with outcasts and sinners,

healed the sick, and proclaimed good news to the poor. He yearned to draw all the world to himself yet we were heedless of his call to walk in love. Then, the time came for him to complete upon the cross the sacrifice of his life, and to be glorified by you. On the night before he died for us, Jesus was at table with his friends. He took bread, gave thanks to you, broke it, and gave it to them, and said: “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” As supper was ending, Jesus took the cup of wine. Again, he gave thanks to you, gave it to them, and said: “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is poured

• ut for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for

the remembrance of me.” Now gathered at your table, O God of all creation, and remembering Christ, crucified and risen, who was and is and is to come, we offer to you our gifts of bread and wine, and ourselves, a living sacrifice. Pour out your Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Body and Blood of Christ. Breathe your Spirit over the whole earth and make us your new creation, the Body of Christ given for the world you have made. In the fullness of time bring us, with the ever blessed Virgin Mary, St. Paul, St. Peter, the Holy Innocents and all your Saints, from every tribe and language and people and nation, to feast at the banquet prepared from the foundation of the world. Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, to you be honor, glory, and praise, for ever and ever.

AMEN

• And now as our Savior Christ has taught us we are bold to say,
• 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 Gifts of God, for the People of God.
• Blessed Jesus at Thy Word

Leibster Jesu

• Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness

Schmücke dich

• God of abundance, you have fed us with the bread of life and cup of salvation; you have unit-

ed us with Christ and one another; and you have made us one with all your people in heaven and on earth. Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit, that we may proclaim your re- deeming love to the world and continue for ever in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen.

The blessing, mercy, and grace of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you, and remain with you for ever. Amen.

• Christ is the World’s True Light

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• Thanks be to God.
• God of Grace, and God of Glory

Paul Manz

• The Rt. Rev. Peter Eaton, Bishop of Southeast Florida

Wendy Niven, Jim McCloud and Greta Schneider Lemuel Mobley David Sweeting Bruce Hagemann Susanne Woods and Lilla Whiteside Joseph Lyles Dean Warden

• : Ken Reed, Franklin Curry, Carl, Jan, Edward,

Sheila Taylor, Melissa and all who enter this place with heavy hearts and deep con- cerns―people known only to you, O God.

: Erika Frade, daughter of Bishop Leo Frade. Brooke-Alison and Chris-

tian; Christian Alfonso, and Brodie Kirkland 02/04 E.A. Jackson Morris 02/06 Donald R. Curr 02/06 Niles Noblitt 02/07 Steven Mungall 02/08 Brody Mclaughlin 02/11 Kenneth Alexander 02/11 Rena Mobley 02/13 Liz Kern 02/14 Ronald Acevedo 02/16 Robert Wilcox 02/17 Susanne Schott 02/18 Clare Keller 02/19 Marisa Conaty 02/24 Bob Lamere 02/24 Anthony Sperling 02/24 Kathleen Zuiderveen 02/25 Janette Chalmers 02/25 Sylvia Hicks 02/26 Wendy Holifield 02/27 Nancy Noblitt 02/01 Susan & Brad Hahn Gilman 02/12 Betty & Edward Toppino 02/14 Bud & Sylvia Halldorson 02/15 Ruth & Bob Lamere 02/20 Larry & Brooke Myers

• We have had good response to the Commemorative

Brick Fundraiser. The first 53 bricks have been placed in the Memorial Garden. If your

• rder isn't there and was ordered on or after January 12th it will be submitted on February
• 3rd. Any order received after February 3rd will not be submitted until we have a complete
• rder of 18. So if you are contemplating a memorial brick please do so on or before Feb-

ruary 2nd. Place your order at https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/stpaulskw Thank those of you who have ordered for your continued support.

February 9 at 4 pm with Ca-

nellakis Brown Duo. Cellist Nicholas Canellakis and pianist/composer Michael Brown present innovative programs that combine masterpieces from the standard repertoire with

• riginal compositions and arrangements. General Admission $20. Tickets are $20 and

available online at keywestimpromptu.org or at the door. Student are admitted for free. Other concert dates are on Sundays, Feb 23, Mar 8 and Mar 22.

will hold its next concert on Thurs-

day, February 6, 2020 at 7 pm in the Parish Hall at St Paul's. Tickets are $20 at the door.

• Today:

7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite I 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite II with Organ, Cantor & Hymns Monday: 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer: Rite II in Our Lady Chapel 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Office Hours Tuesday: 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer: Rite II in Our Lady Chapel 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Office Hours Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Prayers for the Healing in Our Lady Chapel 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Office Hours Thursday: 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer: Rite II in Our Lady Chapel 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Office Hours Friday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Office Hours Saturday 10:00 a.m. Chancel Choir Practice in Choir Room

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

• St. Paul’s Church was formed by an official act of the City Council of Key West. In a petition to

the bishop of New York, the City council requested a priest be sent and the Parish of St. Paul’s be estab-

• lished. In 1831, the council gave notice of a public meeting to establish an Episcopal Church, and a com-

mittee was appointed. The first rector was the Reverend Sanson K. Brunot, who arrived December 23, 1832. He held the first service on Christmas Day 1832 in the County Courthouse on Jackson Square. That same day the congregation signed an “Act of Association” of the Episcopal Congregation in Key West to be called St. Paul’s Church. The first Vestry was elected April 8, 1833, and Rev. Brunot became a permanent house- guest of Vestryman William Whitehead, as there was no rectory or church building. Land for a church site was given by the widow of John William Charles Fleming in 1832 with the only stipulation that her hus- band’s remains stay where they were. He is still buried on the grounds, but the actual site is unknown. The original church made of coral rock, was built in 1838-39. The building, when completed, was 38 x 58 feet, and the total cost of construction was $6,500. This first building was totally destroyed by a hurricane on October 11, 1846. The second church was a wooden structure measuring 28 x 66 feet. Ser- vices were held in this building on June 30, 1848, and the church was consecrated on January 4, 1851, by the Right Reverend C.E. Gadsden, Bishop of South Carolina. In 1857 a Rectory was erected on the corner of Duval and Eaton Street, facing Eaton. The Rev. Osgood E. Herrick was the first in a long line of rectors to call it home. The church was growing steadily, and the seating capacity of 350 was becoming inadequate. This is when St. Peter’s was established (1875), and the Spanish Mission of St. John’s followed. The second church was destroyed in the Great Fire of Key West in March 1886. By some good fortune the Rectory survived undamaged. Rebuilding the church began immediately, and the third church was completed in 1887. Constructed of wood, it stood in the center of the block facing Eaton Street. It measured approximately 58 x 98 feet. In 1890, the Vestry voted to purchase a chime of bells. Once installed, the first chime of bells within Florida was inaugurated on Palm Sunday morning, March 22, 1891, at 10:00 a.m. On October 11, 1909, another disaster struck, and the church was destroyed by a hurricane. The parish hall (completed in 1904) and the Rectory survived the storm and were used for services. Plans for a new church, which would be constructed of concrete, were approved in 1911. The church would be locat- ed at the corner of Duval and Eaton Streets. This required moving of the Rectory to its current location in

• 1914. The first service in the current building was held June 8, 1919. During this time, many of the beauti-

ful stained glass windows were ordered, and installation began in 1920. The organ arrived in 1931 in time for Christmas services. A major restoration of the church began in 1991 to save the building from collapse. The concrete used in the initial construction had been mixed with seawater and beach sand, causing the steel reinforcing within the walls and columns to split. Work was completed in 1993 at a cost of nearly one million dollars. Today the church continues to stand as a beacon within the diverse cultural community of Key

• West. The church is open daily for prayer, meditation and visitation. Many concerts and other community

events take place here, and St. Paul’s plays a positive role in the community both artistically and spiritually. Thirty-three priests have served St. Paul’s as rector and several others as interim priests. Our 33rd Rector, The Rev. Larry D. Hooper, came to St. Paul’s in June of 2009 and retired March of 2019. Currently The

• Rev. Stephen Carlsen is the Interim Rector.

• : The Rev. Stephen Carlsen

Tim Peterson

• Ray Warren, Sr. Warden

Greta Ford Lonnie Gordon Samantha Hall Bruce Hagemann Perry Hodies Joseph Lyles Kim Malgrat Pamela McCloud David Eyer, Treasurer