The Last Sunday of Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday Morning Prayer February 27, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
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The Last Sunday of Epiphany
Transfiguration Sunday
Morning Prayer
February 27, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
Health Safety Precautions Update (January 2022)
For anyone who is not immunized and/or has underlying health issues we recom-
mend the wearing of face masks indoors. There are masks and hand sanitizer lo-
cated in the Narthex. We ask everyone to respectfully observe social distancing
and if you feel sick or have a fever, we ask you to quarantine at home. We invite
you to worship with us virtually on Zoom each Sunday at 11:00am.
Please see special instructions for receiving Communion under “The Min-
istration of Communion” in this bulletin.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Rev. Rags+
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Saint Matthew’s Church
The Last Sunday of Epiphany
Transfiguration Sunday
February 27, 2022 • Eleven O’clock
Morning Prayer
The Organ Prelude
The Processional Hymn #129 “Christ Upon the Mountain Peak”
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Confession of Sin 11/12
Invitatory 13/14
Venite (standing, sung)
O come, let us sing unto the LORD; *
let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *
and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God *
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the depths of the earth *
and the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, and he made it, *
and his hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, *
and kneel before the LORD our Maker.
For he is Lord our God, *
and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his
hand.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; *
let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth, *
and with righteousness to judge the world and the peoples
with his truth.
3Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; * as it
was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Psalm 99 (standing, read responsively by half-verse)
1 The Lord is King; let the peoples tremble; *he sits between the cher-
ubim; let the earth shake.
2 The Lord is great in Zion *and high above all peoples.
3 They shall give thanks unto his Name, which is great and wonderful;
*holy is he and mighty, a King who loves justice.
4 You have established equity; *you have executed judgment and
righteousness in Jacob.
5 O magnify the Lord our God, *and fall down before his footstool,
for he is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who
call upon his Name, *they called upon the Lord, and he heard them.
7 He spoke to them out of the cloudy pillar, *for they kept his testimo-
nies and the law that he gave them.
8 You heard them, O Lord our God; *you forgave them, O God, yet
punished their evildoings.
9 O magnify the Lord our God, and worship him upon his holy hill, *for
the Lord our God is holy.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; * as it
was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
The First Lesson: Exodus 34:29-35 ESV p 75
When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testi-
mony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know
that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. Aaron
and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face
4shone, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them,
and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Mo-
ses talked with them. Afterward all the people of Israel came near, and he
commanded them all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai. And
when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
Whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would re-
move the veil, until he came out. And when he came out and told the people
of Israel what he was commanded, the people of Israel would see the face of
Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining. And Moses would put the
veil over his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
Jubilate (standing, sung)
Be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands; *
serve the Lord with gladness
and come before his presence with a song.
Be ye sure that the Lord he is God; *
it is he that hath made us and not we ourselves;
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving
and into his courts with praise; *
be thankful unto him and speak good of his Name.
For the Lord is gracious;
his mercy is everlasting; *
and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; * as it
was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
The Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:13 ESV 959
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has ap-
pointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then mira-
cles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all
possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnest-
5ly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all myster- ies and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dim- ly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. A Song of Praise (standing, sung) Benedictus es, Domine Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers; * praised and exalted above all for ever. Blessed art thou for the name of thy Majesty; * praised and exalted above all for ever. Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holiness; * praised and exalted above all for ever. Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and dwellest between the Cherubim; * praised and exalted above all for ever. Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom; * praised and exalted above all for ever. Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven; * praised and exalted above all for ever. Blessed art thou, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; * praised and exalted above all for ever. 6
The Gospel: Luke 9:28-36 ESV 867
Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John
and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the
appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white.
And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who ap-
peared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accom-
plish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with
sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men
who stood with him. And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Je-
sus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you
and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. As he
was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they
were afraid as they entered the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud,
saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” And when the
voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no
one in those days anything of what they had seen.
The Sequence Hymn #137 “O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair”
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The Apostles’ Creed 20
The Prayers 21/22
The Collect of the Day (kneeling)
O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his
glory upon the holy mountain: Grant that we, beholding by faith the
light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be
changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for
ever and ever. Amen.
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A Collect for Strength to Await Christ’s Return 22
Prayer for Mission 24
Prayer for All Sorts and Conditions of Men 658
Prayer for The Our Family Members on Active Military Serv. 655
Prayer for Our Missionaries at home and abroad 652
Prayer for Birthdays
Prayer for our Nation 657
The General Thanksgiving 25
A Prayer of St. John 26
Announcements
The Offertory Anthem “The Gift of Love” arr. Hal Hopson
(Based on I Corinthians 13)
Though I may speak with bravest fire, and have the gift to all inspire,
and have not love; my words are vain, as sounding brass, and hopeless gain.
Though I may give all I possess, and striving so my love profess,
but not be given by love within, the profit soon turns strangely thin.
Come, spirit, come, our hearts control, our spirits long to be made whole.
Let inward love guide every deed. By this we worship and are freed. Amen.
Offering
Closing Prayer (kneeling)
Recessional Hymn #607 “O God of Every Nation”
Dismissal
Officiant Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
The Organ Postlude 8Welcome to Saint Matthew's Church
We hope you encounter the risen Lord Jesus in today's worship service.
Our liturgy originated in 1549 in England and features Biblical patterns
of worship and prayers rooted in The Ancient Apostolic faith and the
Reformation. The entire congregation participates in the worship
service using the Book of Common Prayer. If you would like to learn
more, please let one of our clergy know to schedule an appointment or
a pastoral visit.
Our current weekly worship schedule is as follows:
Sundays:
8am Holy Eucharist in the Church. This is a shorter service due to the
absence of music.
11am Holy Eucharist in the Church with music, and livestream Virtual.
If you prefer to receive the Sacrament in your pew, please let the usher
know so the Clergy can accommodate your request.
Last Sunday of the Month: (Normally)
11 am Morning Prayer—In church and livestream Virtual. This is
usually a lay-led praise worship service with a brief homily.
Wednesdays Our Wednesday night program is under renovation. Stay
tuned for more information
(For more details please see Zoom logon instructions in our weekly
news.) Subscribe to weekly news and the Tuesday Rector’s Blog at
www.saintmatthews.us.
Home Communion is available by request. Please contact the church
office or the Rector.
Virtual Participants are encouraged to follow the services using the
virtual bulletin and a Book of Common Prayer. Please contact the
Parish Office if you have any questions.
9The Altar Flowers have been given
By Skip and Betts Bailey
To the Glory of God and
In Memory of John Rhodes Barnes
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The Pancake Supper will be on Tuesday March 1st from 5:00 PM to
8:00 PM
CPR/AED Classes: Our CPR course will be on Wednesday May 4th
from 5:00-9:00 PM, please call the office to register.
The Children’s nursery is available on Sundays from 9:45 AM to 12:15
PM, please let us know ASAP if you need childcare on March 6th.
Newcomer and Confirmation Classes will start on May 15th and will
continue until June 5th. The class will meet on Sundays from 9:15 AM
to 10:30 AM at the Purple Fish.
Our Lenten Study materials are available in the Narthex. Our study
will start on March 13th. Please join us online (Zoom) or at the Purple
Fish at 9:30 AM.
The Reverend Luke Lucas will be our guest celebrant and preacher on
March 6th at both services.
The Masterworks Choir will perform the second concert of their 43rd
season on Sunday afternoon, March 13th at 4:00 pm at Central Unit-
ed Methodist Church in downtown Florence. With Heart and
Voice! will highlight great anthems for choir and organ composed by
Beethoven, Faure, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Morten Lauridsen,
and John Rutter, and will feature Beverly Hazelwood, accompanying
the choir on Central Methodist's grand Schantz organ.
As always, there is no charge for Masterworks Choir concerts and all
are welcome.
10Parish Prayer List
Paula Dana Stephanie Benjamin Billy Hill
Evans Howle Hettie Dargan Gloria Martineau
Johnny Etheridge Faye Dexter Mary Altman
John Etheridge III Charles Howard Doyle Yates
Pam Etheridge Debi Sidbury
Family and Friends Prayer List
Lois Reynolds Kathryn Dexter Larry Coker
John O'Neal Hannah Dexter Robert Crawford
Maude-Grace Davenport *Angela Elliot Rachel Gatewood
Nancy Richardson Emma Hemphill Patsy McLeod
Stella Welch Clare Hoole Jeff Shepard
Susan Sheely Denise Garris Jim Zorgias
Janice Morris Ross Thames Jake LeVine
Donna Segars Larry Spivey Teresa Chaplain
Sandra Harris Lynn Brown Gregg Ervin
Burkley Ford Rhonda Brown Chip Sims
Andy Berly Roy Martin Mason Mulligan
Egerton Burroughs Carolyn Keese Richard Smith
Dot Johnson Joe Riggar Doug Clarkson
Austin Oliver Finley James Adalaya Brasington
Allen Reynolds Michael Holt Lynn Brieddy
Richard Coleman Teressa Moore Darryl Elliot
Betsy Brabson Ruby Wells Sandy Wilcox
John Gainey, Jr. Missy Hearndon Craig Dubose
Scott Chapman Cricket Dargan Newman Stan Drawdy
Janet Moore David Luther Mark Jones
Greg Givens Mike Lazar Annette Peterson
Charlie Bethea
Family Members on Active Military Service:
ITCM William Heitsman USN,
S Sgt. 1st Class David R. Wilson, 82nd Airborne US Army
Our Missionaries:
For the people of our companion parish, Santiago Apostol and their priest,
The Reverend Nephtaly Desir. The Rev. Fred Ochieng Onyango of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese
of Maseno South.
Birthdays: March 5 Roseanne Wilson
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Faithfully Departed: Kim Roberts & Brenda TillerParish Calendar
Monday, February 28 7:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study (TPF & Virtual)
Tuesday, March 1 6:00 p.m. Grief Share (TPF)
Wednesday, March 2 7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study (TPF & Virtual)
12 Noon & 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Services
6:00 p.m. Youth Group (TPF)
Sunday, March 6 The First Sunday in Lent
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Church)
9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School (Church Library and Virtual)
11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Church & Virtual)
Today Next Week
USHERS: 8 a.m. TBA TBA
11 a.m. Sue Reynolds Robby Kilgo
Hugh Reynolds David Welch
LAY READERS: 8 a.m. Stewart Smith Walt Blaker
11 a.m. Marvin Lawson Cathy Howle
David Welch Cely Anne Brigman
ALTAR GUILD: Suiter Coxe Leslie Ervin
Caroline Dargan Lane Gilpin
Jessie Whitaker
ALTAR FLOWERS: Betts & Chip Bailey Nancy Purvis
BISHOP OF ADOSC : The Rt. Reverend Mark J. Lawrence
BISHOP ELECT: The Very Reverend Chip Edgar
RECTOR: The Rev. E. Ragland Coxe
DEACON: The Rev. Frank Stoda ,Jr.
ORGANIST & CHOIRMASTER: Dr. Will Carswell
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR: Jennifer Cashwell
COMMUNICATIONS: Janet Stoda
SEXTON: Nathaniel Joe
Vestry:
Sr. Warden-Sam Dargan Jr. Warden-Al Gilpin Treasurer-Ricky Coxe
2023 2024 2025
Cely Anne Brigman Tracy Sutphin William Kirven IV
James Brunson Tom Dickinson Debbie Spinazolla
Robert L. Kilgo III Bryant Gardner Perry Wilson
Church Website: www.saintmatthews.us
THE PURPLE FISH COFFEE COMPANY:
Location: 110 W. Hampton St., Darlington, SC 29532 843-944-0315
Hours: Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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