The Service of the Word includes the readings, responses to the readings, the sermon, and the Prayer of the Church. The readings consist of the Lesson (usually from the Old Testament), the Epistle (from one of the New Testament epistles), and the Gospel (from one of the four gospels). In […]
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Learning the Liturgy – Part 6
The Divine Service – Hymnary, p. 67:10-19 The Service of the Word The Entrance Rite (a “rite” is a ritual or form of service) pointed forward to the gifts that God gives to us, and these gifts arrive in The Service of the Word that brings God’s word to us […]
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On Friday, January 21st, the Women Of St. Timothy will be having their post holiday party at 7:00 pm. All ladies are welcome. Please sign up in the narthex and list a snack you would to like bring to share See you there to enjoy fellowship with one another.
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The Divine Service – Hymnary, p. 62:4-9 The Entrance The Entrance concludes with the Salutation and the Collect. The Salutation is a greeting of the ancient church. One says, “The Lord be with you,” and the other replies, “And with your spirit.” Sometimes it is modernized as “The Lord be […]
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The Divine Service – Hymnary, p. 62:4-9 The Entrance The Entrance used to be the beginning of the service in the early church and consisted of the singing of various hymns, psalms, and portions of Scripture set to music, prior to the entrance of the pastor or pastors who in […]
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The Divine Service – Hymnary, p. 60:1-3 The Service of Preparation commences with a Hymn, as the church has done for millennia whenever God comes to us with His gifts. Then comes, equally in first place, the Invocation, which is a statement that all we do is done in the […]
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