Month: January 2024

27Jan

Celebration of the Word for the 4th Sunday of Epiphany

Epiphany 4th Sunday, Year B
  1. Opening acclamation: Psalm 81:1.
  2. Organ Prelude: Thomas Attwood (1765-1838): “Sonatina in G”, played by Joey Wetzels on a klais organ from 1931, uploaded to YouTube by “Joey Wetzels” and used in accordance with Creative Commons license. 
  3. First Reading: Deuteronomy 18:15-20, King James Bible.
  4. Psalm 111, King James Version.
  5. Hymn: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty the King of Creation”, Public domain.
  6. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, World English Bible.
  7. Anthem: William Byrd (1543-1623): “”I Have Longed For Thy Saving Health” performed in 2018 by First Congregational Church of LA under Dr. David Harris, Music Director and Dr. Christoph Bull, organist, uploaded to YouTube by FCCLA and used in accordance with the Creative Commons license.
  8. Gospel: Mark 1:21-28, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer: Excerpted from a public domain archive of a church service at The Chapel of St Andrew Episcopal Church, Boca Raton FL circa 2010.
  10. Blessing: from Romans.
  11. Organ Postlude: William Harris (1883-1973) “Postlude in G” from a live service at Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford in 2012, Public Domain.

The Bible passages were recorded by Librivox, and are in the public domain. Readings correspond to the Revised Common Lectionary. All audio files are given with attribution where known.

20Jan

Celebration of the Word for the Third Sunday of Epiphany

Epiphany 3rd Sunday, Year B
  1. Opening acclamation: Ephesians 1.
  2. Organ Prelude: Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707): “Praeludium and Fuge” BuxWV 147, ernst stolz Hauptwerk Müller organ Oosterwijtwerd, uploaded to YouTube by “My Years With Early Music” and used in accordance with Creative Commons license. 
  3. First Reading: Jonah 3:1-5, 10, King James Bible.
  4. Psalm 62:5-12, King James Version.
  5. Hymn: “O God Our Help in Ages Past”, Public domain.
  6. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, World English Bible.
  7. Hymn: “Ye servants of God, your Master Proclaim” (stanza 1), uploaded to YouTube by Christina Iqupen, and used in accordance with the Creative Commons license.
  8. Gospel: Mark 1:14-20, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer: From Luke.
  10. Blessing: Aaronic blessing from Numbers 6.

The Bible passages were recorded by Librivox, and are in the public domain. Readings correspond to the Revised Common Lectionary. All audio files are given with attribution where known.

14Jan

Celebration for the Second Sunday after Epiphany

  1. Opening acclamation: Psalm 118.
  2. Hymn: “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing”, Soloist Roger McMurrin, and Dianne Bish, organ, from “Joy of Music” program entitled “The Life of John Wesley”, uploaded to YouTube by “Joy Of Music” and used in accordance with Creative Commons license. 
  3. First Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, King James Bible.
  4. Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, King James Version.
  5. Gloria Patri: From a live service at the First Presbyterian Church of Wolcott. Used in accordance with the Creative Commons license.
  6. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, World English Bible.
  7. Hymn: “Open My Eyes, That I May See” performed by Fountainview Academy; uploaded to YouTube by Terceiro Anjo, and used in accordance with the Creative Commons license.
  8. Gospel: John 1:43-51, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer: From Matthew.
  10. Blessing: from 2 Corinthians 13.
  11. Organ Postlude: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) “Toccata, Adagio und Fuge in C-Dur: Toccata (BWV 564)” performed by Kerstin Wolf on the Steinmeyer-Organ of St. Michaelis, Hamburg, uploaded to YouTube by Kerstin Wolf, and used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
  12. The Bible passages were recorded by Librivox, and are in the public domain. Readings correspond to the Revised Common Lectionary. All audio files are given with attribution where known.

The Bible passages were recorded by Librivox, and are in the public domain. Readings correspond to the Revised Common Lectionary. All audio files are given with attribution where known.

07Jan

Celebration of the First Sunday after Epiphany

Epiphany 1st Sunday Year B
  1. Opening Sentence: Isaiah 60:1.
  2. Hymn: “We Three Kings”, from unknown congregation, uploaded to YouTube by “Jonathan Hughes” and used in accordance with Creative Commons license. 
  3. First Reading: Genesis 1:1-5, King James Bible.
  4. Psalm 29, King James Version.
  5. Hymn: “Worship the Lord In Beauty of Holiness”, Public Domain. 
  6. Second Reading: Acts 19:1-7, World English Bible.
  7. Organ interlude: Max Reger (1873-1916) “Wie Schoen Leuchtet die Morgenstern” op 135a, Performed by Jens Engel on the organ of the Lukaskirche Troisdorf-Spich; uploaded to YouTube and used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
  8. Gospel: John 1:10-18, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer: From Luke.
  10. Blessing: from Romans.
  11. Anthem: William Byrd (1543-1623) “O Magnum Mysterium” Sung by Ensemble Morales. Available in the Public Domain at Archive.org.

The Bible passages were recorded by Librivox, and are in the public domain. Readings correspond to the Revised Common Lectionary. All audio files are given with attribution where known.