The Last Judgment portrayed in a
fifteenth-century stained glass window by Hans Acker.
Second Sunday in Advent
December 7, 2008 A.D.
WELCOME BISHOP
MORRISON!!!
We are pleased to have our Diocesan bishop,
Bishop Frederick Morrison, here with us today. We worship together with him
which demonstrates our unity in the Body of Christ. This is also an expression
of our mission to “proclaim God’s truth through Catholic order as it is
embodied in the historic Book of Common Prayer.” Not only will he celebrate and
preach this morning, but he will fulfill his apostolic office of administering
the sacrament of Confirmation. Rachel Angeline Jost
of St. George’s
will be baptized and confirmed; V. Kay Recher and
Angela Gaye Newton of Holy Trinity Mission will be confirmed. The Bishop will
also welcome new members into our parish family. A light reception will follow
the 10:30 am Mass in celebration of these new members and of the newly baptized
and confirmed.
During the closing hymn, Bishop Morrison will
give his blessing to those in attendance as he recesses down the isle. It is
our church’s tradition to make a sign of the cross, bow or genuflect when he
gives his blessing.
FATHER GREER’S
CLASS ON
ANGLICANISM WILL BE HELD TODAY FROM 9:00 - 10:00 AM
PEAK MENTAL
PERFORMANCE, DEPRESSION RECOVERY CLASS MONDAY., 6:30
PM
CHRISTMAS
PAGEANT REHEARSAL THIS THURSDAY
A Christmas Pageant rehearsal is scheduled
for this Thursday, December 11, 6:30 pm, at the church.
DID YOU KNOW?
In Nevada,
if you die without a will, your property will be distributed according to state
“intestacy”laws. Nevada’s intestacy law gives your property
to your closest relatives, beginning with your spouse and children. If you have
neither a spouse nor children, your grandchildren or your parents will get your
property. This list continues with increasingly distant relatives, including
siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, and your spouse’s relatives.
If the court exhausts this list to find that you have no living relatives by
blood or marriage, the state will take your property.
TEACHING THE
FAITH - “OUR TRUE HOME”
The Church, traditionally, has guided us
during this season of Advent to think about the four last things: Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell. Especially when we look at
death, but at the others as well, we become conscious of the many partings in
this life and how difficult each one can be. In the early days of the Church it
must have been much, much harder, for when someone left on a journey, it was
likely to last for several years or, more often, for life’s duration.
How does God make these times fo parting, by death or by
physical or psychological separation, easier for us? He constantly reminds us
that it is only He who is always with us, but at the same time he has made us
all one in Him. We need to always remember and give thanks for our Baptism,
which has made us a member of the Body of Christ. We can therefore remember
also that this is not our true home; we are in the world but not of the world.
We will know a fuller oneness with God and all His loving children in His Holy
Kingdom.
CHRISTMAS
POINSETTIA SIGN-UP SHEET ON TABLE AT BACK OF CHURCH
This Week’s
Schedule
Monday, December 8.................... Peak Mental Performance Seminar, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, December 10........................ Evening Prayer 5:45, Mass 6:00 pm
Choir Practice: 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Thursday, December 11....................... Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, 6:30 pm
St. George’s Legacy
Committee Meeting.............................................
5 pm
Friday, December 5............. Men’s Intercessory Prayer Group (9:00 am - Noon)
Sunday, December 14........... Advent III (Rose Sunday), Mass 8:00 & 10:30 am
Sunday School,
Nursery, Fr. Greer’s Class on Anglicanism
SECOND SUNDAY
IN ADVENT HOLY EUCHARIST
Organ:
Prelude
Formal Greeting of the Bishop
“Come, thou long expected Jesus,”................................................. Hymn
1
Introit:
O people of Sion, behold, the Lord is nigh at hand to
redeem the nations: and in the gladness of our heart the Lord shall cause his
glorious voice to be heard. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Glory be and to the Holy
Ghost. As it was and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
Collect for Purity......................................................................... Page
67
Summary of the Law.................................................................... Page
69
Kyrie Eleison................................................................................... 710
Collect for The
Second Sunday in Advent........................................ Page
92
Collect for Advent....................................................................... Page
90
Epistle for The
Second Sunday in Advent.................................... Page
92-93
Gradual:
Out of Sion hath God appeared: in perfect beauty. Gather my saints together unto me: those that have
made a covenant with me with sacrifice.
Gospel for The
Second Sunday in Advent......................................... Page
93
Alleluia: Alleluia. Alleluia. V. I was glad
when they said unto me: we will go into the house of the Lord. Alleluia.
The Homily by
+Bishop Frederick Morrison
“Holy God, we praise thy Name;”................................................. Hymn
273
ORDER OF BAPTISM, ................................................................ PAGE,
277
ORDER OF CONFIRMATION, ........................................................ PAGE
296
Acceptance of
New Members
Nicene Creed.............................................................................. Page
71
Announcements
Offertory:
Wilt not thou turn again, O God, and quicken us; that thy people may rejoice in
thee: shew us thy mercy, O Lord; and grant us thy
salvation.
Prayer for the Whole Church......................................................... Page
74
Confessions & Absolution.............................................................. Page
75
Sursum
Corda............................................................................ Page
76
Sanctus & Benedictus....................................................................... 797
The Consecration........................................................................ Page
80
The Lord’s Prayer ............................................................................. 722
Agnus
Dei ....................................................................................... 723
Prayer of Humble Access.............................................................. Page
82
Communion:
Jerusalem,
haste thee, and stnd on high: and behold the joy and
gladness that cometh unto thee from God thy Saviour.
THE COMMUNION
“When I survey the wondrous cross,”........................................... Hymn
337
General Thanksgiving................................................................... Page
83
“Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding;” ................................................ Hymn
9
We employ the rich ceremonial of the historic
Church in our worship. While it may seem a bit strange or unnatural to you at first,
be patient. The liturgical heritage of the Church WILL speak to you in time, as it has to
Christians through the centuries.
Welcome to Saint George’s Parish
In the Name of God the Father who created us and sustains the
world in which we live, God the Son who died for us and rose again to save us from
a life of sin and death, and God the Holy Ghost who inhabits and guides our
sacramental and prayerful worship of Him, the One and Triune God.
Church Address: 7676 West Gilmore, Las Vegas, NV 89129
Phone: 702-395-4576 Fax: 702-395-4572
E-mail Address: frhines@stgeorgeanglican.org
Holy Trinity Mission
Church
Henderson, NV(holytrinity.nv@cox.net)
Diocese of the Southwestern States
The Rt. Rev. Frederick G. Morrison
4040 East 91st Street,
Tulsa, Oklahoma
74136
Anglican
Province of Christ the
King
Internet Domain Site: stgeorgeanglican.org
Rector - The Rev. Gordon W. Hines................ Senior
Warden - Howard Winters
Assisting - The Rev. Yates C. Greer, Ph.D.............. Junior Warden - Dave Davis
Music Director - John G. Riley................................. Secretary
- Laura Seibert
Altar Guild Directoress - Rae Waite........... Youth Group Director - Julie Viacava
Sunday School Director - Kim Jones................... ACW
President - Donna Foust
Treasurer - Charlton Wood............................. Warden
of Acolytes - Jeff Field
Daily Prayer Requests
We humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and
succour all those who, in this transitory life,
are in: TROUBLE -
NEED
- SICKNESS
- THY SERVANTS DEPARTED -
THANKSGIVINGS AND BLESSINGS -
Please pray for these people close to us serving in the Armed Forces.
Pray that God may keep them safe in all their doings. Pray that they all
may come home safely. Pray that in any conflict we are as a nation might be
involved, our position is just in the eyes of Almighty God
