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The Episcopal Church
of the Resurrection
1433 NW R.D. Mize Road, Blue Springs, MO
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Weekly e-mail
Thursday, June 9, 2022
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First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8:00 am
Holy Eucharist Rite II at 10:30 am
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ORDINARY TIME DEFINED
Ordinary Time: A Rookie Anglican Guide to the Season after Pentecost by Joshua Steele
1. the Christmas cycle (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany)
2. the Easter cycle (Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost)
But what about the rest of the year?
Well, there are two periods of the liturgical year that are called “ordinary time” that stitch together the Christmas and Easter cycles. One is the Season after Epiphany, and the other is the Season after Pentecost. In this piece, we will focus on the Season after Pentecost.
What is “Ordinary Time”?
The Season after Pentecost lasts from the Monday after Pentecost Sunday until the Saturday before the First Sunday of Advent. The first Sunday of this season is Trinity Sunday, and the last Sunday is Christ the King Sunday.
The Season after Pentecost is also known as “Ordinary Time.” And, if you’re like me, you might hear “ordinary time” as “boring time.” But that’s not the case!
The word “ordinary” most likely means “numbered” here (think ordinal numbers), because the Sundays of Ordinary Time are numbered. Here’s how the 2019 ACNA BCP introduces the Season after Pentecost:
The Easter Season includes and ends with the Day of Pentecost. The First Sunday after Pentecost is Trinity Sunday. All subsequent Sundays have numbered propers and may be designated as “after Pentecost” or “after Trinity.”\
So, the Sunday after Pentecost is always Trinity Sunday. On the Sunday after Trinity Sunday, we jump to a certain “Proper,” depending on the date.
“Proper 1” occurs on the Sunday that falls between May 8 and 14.
“Proper 2” between May 15 and 21.
“Proper 3” between May 22 and 28. And so on.
Note that, when you’re doing the Daily Office, you’re supposed to start using the Collects from these numbered Propers during the weeks of/after Pentecost Sunday and Trinity Sunday. If Pentecost Sunday falls between May 8 and 14, then you should use the Collect for Proper 1 on the Monday after Pentecost.
Now, because the date of Easter moves each year (and therefore the date of Pentecost, Easter + 50 days), some of the first Propers almost always end up getting skipped. The 1979 BCP gives a good explanation of what’s involved:
The Proper to be used on each of the Sundays after Pentecost (except for Trinity Sunday) is determined by the calendar date of that Sunday. Thus, in any year, the Proper for the Sunday after Trinity Sunday (the Second Sunday after Pentecost) is the numbered Proper (number 3 through number 8), the calendar date of which falls on that Sunday, or is closest to it, whether before or after. Thereafter, the Propers are used consecutively. For example, if the Sunday after Trinity Sunday is May 26, the sequence begins with Proper 3 (Propers 1 and 2 being used on the weekdays of Pentecost and Trinity weeks). If the Sunday after Trinity Sunday is June 13, the sequence begins with Proper 6 (Propers 1 through 3 being omitted that year, and Propers 4 and 5 being used in Pentecost and Trinity weeks). (p. 158)
What do we do during Ordinary Time?
During this season, many worship traditions follow lectionaries that highlight the work of the Spirit in the mission of the church in the world. Other churches organize their worship life around a lectio continua, continuous readings from a given section of Scripture. Some worship traditions have also called this season “kingdomtide,” focusing on the kingdom of God that is present now and the one that will be realized in more profound ways in the future.
As Webber notes, one of the reasons why Ordinary Time is different from other liturgical seasons is that the various Sundays are not connected by a particular theme. In Advent we await the coming of Christ; during Christmas, we celebrate his arrival; and at Epiphany, we proclaim that Christ is manifested to the world as Savior. During Lent, we prepare for the death; in Holy Week, we reenact his death; then in Easter, we celebrate his resurrection and complete the Easter cycle with the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit. But in the nonfestive season of the church year, there is no unified theme that ties the Sundays together.
The Season after Pentecost is for the Church to live out her vocation in the midst of the world, recalling that every Sunday is a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ. The goal, toward which all of history is directed, is represented by the final Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.
“Ordinary” Time might well refer to living out our “ordinary” lives as Christians. But, since we follow the risen Lord of the Universe, there’s nothing “ordinary” about it!
Propers and Collects
Variable parts of the eucharistic liturgy and the Daily Office which are appointed for a particular day according the season or occasion. These parts of the liturgy may be contrasted with the fixed portions and options of the liturgy which do not vary with the season or occasion. The proper for the Eucharist includes the collect, the lessons, the selection from the Psalter, and the proper preface. The BCP collects for the church year are presented in both traditional and contemporary language versions (pp. 159-261). The Lectionary readings and psalms for the Eucharist (BCP, pp. 889-931). The Daily Office Lectionary provides readings and psalms for Morning and Evening Prayer (BCP, pp. 936-1001). Propers for the Sundays in the Season after Pentecost are numbered one through twenty-nine. The BCP includes propers for holy days, such as “Saint Andrew” and “The Annunciation”; the Common of Saints, such as “Of a Martyr” and “Of a Monastic”; and Various Occasions, such as “Of the Holy Trinity” and “Of the Incarnation.” The Proper Prefaces of the BCP include three prefaces of the Lord’s Day, prefaces for seasons, and prefaces for other occasions, such as baptism and marriage (pp. 377-382). The BCP also has a section of proper liturgies for special days, such as Ash Wednesday and the Easter Vigil (pp. 264-295). The service for Morning Prayer includes proper opening sentences (pp. 37-41, 75-78) and antiphons (pp. 43-44, 80-82).
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EIGHT NAMED TO SERVE
The Vestry at its June meeting on June 8 appointed the following individuals to serve on the newly formed Rector Search Committee:
John Biggs, Janeece Buckner, Rich Conn, Jim Gilligan (Chair), Carol Middleton, Bill Noone, Joe Owen and Lisa Twitty.
The Vestry offers its sincere thanks to everyone who offered to serve on this important committee. Ultimately the Vestry settled on a max of eight members, who are charged to nominate a new Rector for the Church of the Resurrection that will be presented to the Vestry for approval. There is no specific timeline for the search, but there is a specific process the committee will follow in its role to find our next pastoral leader.
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SIGN-UP IN THE NARTHEX
Fr. David will lead a CPR class to serve as an initial course of certification and a refresher for certification through the American Heart Association for “Family and Friends." The class will be held on Saturday, July 9 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
This class is for folks age 8 and older. The class size is limited to 12 and cost is $20.00 per person. A sign up sheet is in the narthex.
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Habitat for Humanity Volunteers Needed |
VOLUNTEER, SHOP, DONATE
- Individuals and small groups welcome for Independence and/or Blue Springs
- Volunteers needed Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and Saturdays 9:00 am - 3:00 pm for 3 to 6 hour shifts
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Confirmation /Reception Class June 19 |
SIGN-UP IN THE NARTHEX
Anyone recently joining our Parish who desires to be a member of the Episcopal Church or anyone simply interested in learning more about the Episcopal tradition, is invited to attend confirmation/reception classes beginning Sunday, June 19 at 9:15 am between services.
Individuals coming from another faith tradition who have been baptized and/or confirmed, can be received into the Episcopal Church. Individuals who have not been baptized or confirmed can be baptized and confirmed following these classes.
Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce will officiate and celebrate with us for Confirmation/Reception celebration at Resurrection later this fall at a Sunday service. Please contact Fr. David for more information. A sign-up sheet will be in the narthex.
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SATURDAY, JULY 23
NOON - 4:00 PM
When Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce was seated in her cathedra on the feast of the Epiphany, there was no reception for our bishop provisional due to COVID. Now it's time, at last, to celebrate!
Each deanery is hosting a picnic with Bishop Bruce as the honored guest, celebrating her ministry among us. These picnics will be a time of fellowship for us all — a reminder that we are one church in West Missouri. Please plan on attending and meet other Episcopalians and friends.
Central Deanery, St. Anne’s, Lee’s Summit. July 23, Noon – 4 p.m.
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From Fr. Jay Sidebotham + |
YOU GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY
No one can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. -Matthew 6: 24
Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in Brooklyn on May 24, 1941. He grew up to be a singer and songwriter more commonly known as Bob Dylan. Of late, for health reasons, he’s been low-profile, but he has been a major figure in popular culture for more than 60 years, with songs that became anthems of the civil rights and anti-war movements in the 1960’s. Simple greatness, in my humble opinion.
As tends to be the case, a long life like his involved a number of stages. For Mr. Dylan, that included a season which began when he converted to an evangelical Christian faith. That experience resulted in the kind of fervor often found among new converts. It shaped his music in the late 1970’s and early 80’s. It won him a bunch of Grammys.
He produced several albums that reflected his new-found faith. One song in particular always strikes me when I run across the verses from the Sermon on the Mount before us this morning. The song’s refrain: You gotta serve somebody. The song has many stanzas. I’ve included just a few above. But I find myself this morning wondering if you think the premise is true. Do we really have to serve somebody?
A culture that celebrates the mythology of rugged individualism may not warm up to this idea. But let’s kick it around. Does everyone of us live our lives in service to someone or something? The list of potential masters, those people or things we serve, can be long. Purchased politicians bend to the will of those who donate the most money to their campaigns, even when it violates personal convictions or professions of faith. Clergy tailor homilies to avoid offending big donors, even if it mutes inspired voice. Teenagers twist themselves in knots to please the in-crowd, or to fulfill images media provides. (Newsflash: adults do that too.) We slavishly try to live up to expectations of parents, children, neighbors, employers, jumping through all kinds of hoops to get the nod.
To make it all the more complicated, we may find ourselves bifurcated or trifurcated or multifurcated (I’m making up words here) as we try to please the many voices calling to us at the same time. It can get tiring. It can be crazy making. In the end, it can prove to be unfulfilling.
Jesus knew this about us. His answer was simple. He said: Follow me. Stay close. Do what I call you to do. Do what I do. Love God and love neighbor. Put first things first. Seek first God’s kingdom and the rest will fall in place. That may mean that we recognize that we’re not in charge, often a painful realization for those of us who toy with the idea of being masters of our universe.
In the mystery of our faith, we discover our fullest, richest identity when we get the service piece down. Augustine captured that idea in his prayer which said that we serve Christ in whose service is perfect freedom. In other words, we find a life of freedom when we serve the one who came to serve. What does that look like in life?
With an eye on recent history, maybe it means choosing communal responsibility over independent rights, changing our thoughts on masks or guns or any other prerogative. Maybe it means listening more and opining less when we meet someone who disagrees with us. Maybe it means opening our eyes to those nearby and far away who might be hungry or homeless or lonely, and doing something about those desperate situations. Maybe it means looking around at those closest to us each morning and asking: How can I help you today?
We will always face multiple vocations. We go to work. We need money. We deal with expectations of others. We have aspirations. But perhaps we are being called to place all of those potential “masters” in the context of discipleship, i.e., the way we follow Jesus. What would it look like this week to take a step in that direction, to make that our goal?
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EVENT CALENDAR
Saturday, June 18: Deanery Meeting Zoom Call at 10:00 am; Daughters of the King at 10:00 am
Tuesday, June 21: Book Club at 1:00 pm
Saturday, July 23: Central Deanery Picnic at St. Anne's, Lee's Summit; Noon - 4:00 pm
BIBLE STUDY WEDNESDAYS AT 1:00 PM
Every Wednesday in the undercroft at Church.
FULFILL YOUR PLEDGE FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Please remember to pay your pledge for the Capital Campaign. Approximately $155,000 has been donated to date. Construction should start soon!
COLLECT BEST CHOICE AND CLEARLY BRAND LABELS
Be sure you are clipping the “Best Choice” UPC codes and placing them in the container in the narthex. You can now save "Clearly" brand labels too. Resurrection earns $.03 for every label, with a minimum redemption of 1000 labels!
PLEASE PROVIDE US YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO
Use the sheet in the narthex to list a contact phone number and e-mail in case of an emergency.
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