Happening This Sunday

Who's Preaching Where on Sunday

• Traditional Services | 9 am & 11:15 am in the Church – The Rev. Reagan Cocke (9 am) & The Rev John Sundara (11:15 am)
• Awesome Worship Service for Families | 9:15 am in the Hall Life Center – The Rev. Dr. Doug Richnow
• Modern Worship | 11:15 am in the Hall Life Center – The Rev. Louise Samuelson
• Traditional Service | 8 am & 5 pm in the Chapel – The Rev. Reagan Cocke (8 am) & The Rev. Louise Samuelson (5 pm)

Worship Online

• Traditional Service in the Church (9 am - with Order of Service & Announcements)
• Modern Worship in the Hall Life Center (11:15 am - with Announcements)

All-Ages Education Hour — 
10:15 am Administration Building

Walking the Way of the King – Hall Life Center
An Artist's Response to the Way of the Spirit Class – Room 203
RightCare Ministry: Aging Well Series – Room 210
Scripture Meditation Group – Nau Family Room
Family Matters – Scout Room

Children's Sunday School 
2 months - age 2 | Rm 104 (8:30 am — 12:30 pm)
2-year-olds | Rm 110 & 112
Age 3 - Kinder | Rm L07, L08
1st-3rd grade | Traditional Sunday school | Rm L16
4th - 5th grade | Rm L21 (girls), L20 (boys)

Happening Today

Dr. Collin Cornell: The Old Testament & the Great Commission
In 'Walking the Way of the King', we have been reflecting on Jesus’ words of commissioning and considering what it means for us, as a church, to bear witness to his ways and participate in his presence in Houston today. As we conclude this study at 10:15 am in the HLC, Dr. Collin Cornell, assistant professor of Bible and mission at the Houston, TX campus of Fuller Theological Seminary, will present on The Old Testament & the Great Commission.

RightCare Ministry: Aging Well Series
SJD’s RightCare Ministry will present a series of classes delving into the reality and challenges of aging as we enter this century’s 2nd quarter. Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to join us to learn research-based methods of improving our ability to thrive! We meet in Room 210 at 10:15 am. RSVP with Amber. This Sunday learn about Partnering with Your Family.

Student Ministry Council Meeting
All youth are welcome to participate in our Student Ministry Council at 5:30 pm in the Youth Room. We will focus on shaping the youth group in ways that students want, so that it is a place where they feel welcome and comfortable. Hearing students' feedback is our top priority, so please come share your ideas and thoughts at the Student Ministry Council meetings! The meeting will take place right before Youth Game Night.

Youth Game Night: End of Year Extravaganza
All youth are invited to Youth Game Night, End of Year Extravaganza, on Sunday, May 17, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. We will meet in the Hall Life Center for dinner. This is a fun way for our youth, grades 6-12, to get to know one another better and grow in their relationships with each other and Christ.

The Collect of the Day

O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

John 17:1-11

17:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

6 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. 8 For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. 9 I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.

Musical Offering in the Church

The Feast of the Ascension is celebrated 40 days after Easter and was this past Thursday. As such, the themes for the Seventh Sunday of Easter reflect the kingship of Christ. In addition to references in today’s collect and proper preface, we sing great hymns of the faith: “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven,” “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” and “Alleluia, Sing to Jesus.” At the Offertory, the Chorale offers Gerald Finzi’s jubilant anthem “God Is Gone Up,” a setting of a devotional poem authored by 17th century Puritan poet Edward Taylor. Probably Finzi’s best-known choral work, he originally wrote this anthem with organ and string orchestra accompaniment, but it was premiered with organ accompaniment only. It has become a favorite in the choral repertoire in that version.

The life of Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) is a mirror of the musical effects of the Anglican Reformation in England. He served in the Chapel Royal for some 40 years, composing under four monarchs with widely differing religious practices. During the reign of King Edward VI (1547-1553) it was mandated that the services be sung in English, and that the choral music be brief and succinct “to each syllable a plain and distinct note.” The exquisite “O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit” is a classic example of these new English four-part miniatures: mainly homophonic (chordal), but with brief moments of imitation. Like many early Anglican anthems, it is cast in ABB form, the second section sung twice. Today, we hear this motet at the Ministration.

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