Today, we will begin gradually reopening the church buildings, starting with the limited resumption of public worship at the Sunday 10am service. Safety must be our first concern. COVID remains a very dangerous disease, and those at high risk due to their age or underlying health conditions are encouraged to worship with us online at St. Mary’s Facebook page (you do not need a Facebook account to participate). All services will continue to be broadcast online and the act of spiritual communion is a valid way of receiving Christ in lieu of the Holy Eucharist. Parishioners should only attend in-person worship when they feel safe and comfortable doing so. Please find here the summary guidelines about what to expect when worshipping with us in-person, as well as detailed procedures we’ll be following to keep everyone safe.
Here is the service bulletin.
Here are today’s readings and prayers.
Offerings may be made at www.stmtux.org/giving.
Today’s Music
Prelude — Voluntary No. 5 in C — William Croft (1678-1727)
Gradual Psalm 145:7-14 — Memoriam abundantiae suavitatis — Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed; * and men shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and merciful; * long-suffering, and of great goodness.
9 The LORD is loving unto every man; * and his mercy is over all his works.
10 All thy works praise thee, O LORD; * and thy saints give thanks unto thee.
11 They show the glory of thy kingdom, * and talk of thy power;
12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy kingdom, * might be known unto men.
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, * and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.
14 The LORD upholdeth all such as fall, * and lifteth up all those that are down. Gloria Patri.
The Offertory — It is a good thing to give thanks — James Kent (1700-1776) — Aileen Sager, soprano
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O thou, most highest. Ps. 92:1
Music During Communion — 353, Hymnal 1940 — Majestic sweetness sits enthroned — Caithness
Postlude — First and second movements from Voluntary 6, Op. 6 in D — John Stanley (1713-1786)