St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Nineteenth
Sunday after Pentecost
Organ Dedication Service
Liturgy
of the Word
Processional Hymn--376
Opening
Sentence
BCP 355
Gloria
Collect
of the Day
BCP 225
First
22 Then Solomon stood before the altar
of the Lord in the presence of all
the assembly of
27
Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that
I have built! 28Have regard to your servant’s prayer and his plea, O Lord
my God, heeding the cry and the prayer that your servant prays to you today;
29that your eyes may be open night and day towards this house, the place of
which you said, “My name shall be there”, that you may heed the prayer that
your servant prays towards this place. 30Hear the plea of your servant and of
your people
Psalm
841 How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord
of hosts!
2 My soul longs, indeed it faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh sing for joy
to the living God.
3 Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her
young,
at your altars, O Lord
of hosts,
my King and my God.
4 Happy are those who live in your house,
ever singing your
praise.
5 Happy are those whose strength is in you,
in whose heart are the
highways to
6 As they go through the
they make it a place of springs;
the early rain also
covers it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength;
the God of gods will be
seen in
8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my
prayer;
give ear, O God of
Jacob!
9 Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of your
anointed.
10 For a day in your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I I I
would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a sun
and shield;
he bestows favour and honour.
No good thing does the Lord
withhold
from those who walk uprightly.
12 O Lord of hosts,
happy is everyone who
trusts in you.
Second
7To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,
‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner’,
8and ‘A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them
fall.’They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to
do.9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s
own people,* in order that you may
proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his
marvellous light.
Gospel Hymn--420
Holy
Gospel—Matthew
Sermon Father David McGuinness
Organ Dedication (stand)
When
an instrument of music is to be dedicated, the Priest proceeds to an appropriate
place and says:
Father, your people worship you with many
voices and sounds, in times of joy and sorrow.
Move us to express the wonder, the power, the glory of your creation in
the music we make and in the songs we sing.
O God, to whose glory the prophets and the
kings of old made psalms of praise and sang them to instruments of music, accept
the gifts of praise and adoration which now we bring, and grant that, in all
that we sing to the organ which we are assembled to dedicate, thy name may be
hallowed and thy glory remembered: thru
Jesus Christ , Our Lord. Amen.
O Spirit of God, through whose inspiration
comes every good and perfect act of men, we praise Thee for all who, by their
gifts or efforts, made possible for our church the blessing of the solemn and
sacred music of the organ, seeking neither reward nor praise for what they did,
but conscious only that they were doing some good thing.
May their efforts find a true reward in the uplifting of the spirit of
your people, through Jesus Christ Our Lord, who with Thee and the Father lives
and reigns in an eternal harmony. Amen.
V. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet.
R. Praise
him with strings and pipes.
We dedicate this organ in the name of the
FatherX,
and of the SonX,
and of the Holy SpiritX.
Amen.
A Litany of Thanksgiving for a Church (kneel)
Let us thank God whom we worship here in the
beauty of holiness.
Eternal God, the heaven of heavens cannot
contain you, much less the walls of temples made with hands. Graciously receive
our thanks for this place, and accept the work of our hands, offered to your
honor and glory.
For the Church universal, of which these
visible buildings are the symbol,
We
thank you, Lord.
For your presence whenever two or three have
gathered together in your Name,
We
thank you, Lord.
For this place where we may be still and
know that you are God,
We
thank you, Lord.
For making us your children by adoption and
grace, and refreshing us day by day with the bread of life.
We
thank you, Lord.
For the knowledge of your will and the grace
to perform it,
We
thank you, Lord.
For the fulfilling of our desires and
petitions as you see best for us,
We
thank you, Lord.
For the pardon of our sins, which restores
us to the company of your faithful people,
We
thank you, Lord.
For the blessing of our vows and the
crowning of our years with your goodness,
We
thank you, Lord.
For the faith of those who have gone before
us and for our encouragement by their perseverance,
We
thank you, Lord.
For the fellowship of Saint Stephen, our
patron, and of all your Saints,
We
thank you, Lord.
After
a brief silence, the Celebrant concludes with the following Doxology
Celebrant
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the
glory, the victory, and the majesty;
People
For everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
Celebrant
Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom;
People
And you are exalted as head over all. Amen.
Instrumental
music is now played, or a hymn or anthem sung.
The
Nicene Creed (stand)
BCP
358
The
Prayers of the People—Form II
BCP 385
Confession,
Absolution & the Peace
Announcements,
Anniversary and Birthday Blessings
Holy
Eucharist
Presentation of the Gifts & Alms
(stand)
The
Great Thanksgiving: Prayer C
BCP 369
Sanctus
Eucharistic
Prayer & Invitation (kneel)
The
Lord’s Prayer
BCP
364
The
Breaking of the Bread
BCP 364
Reception
of Communion
Communion
Hymn--525
Prayer
of Thanksgiving (kneel)
BCP
365
Recessional
Hymn--410
About
the Organ
In 1941 the
original pump organ was retired, and a magnificent
Music
and liturgy have always been held to the highest of levels at St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church. When plans were
put into motion for the centenary celebration the organ fell high on the list of
priorities. After much study and
investigation a trip to
It
was on that day we discovered the art of music and technology had become one.
You see, our audition of what we now know to be an Allen combination pipe
organ had been arranged, we just didn’t know it.
After listening, not only could we not guess which voices were actual
wind blown pipes but were also speculating the digital voices to be such.
It was that day that a dream became reality.
What would have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars was now within
reach.
After
further discussion Hopper Piano and Organ Company and the Allen Organ Company
were asked to design, expand and oversee the restoration of our 1941
The end result… an exciting, well versed instrument suited to lead in worship and concert for many years to come.
Many
thanks to Michael Wimberly for his vision and lending his expertise in guiding
us thru the restoration process, to Keith Pendergraft and Hopper Piano and Organ
Company, to the Austin Organ Company, and for the generosity of the many
contributors who made this project possible.
Organ
Restoration Committee
Michael
Wimberly, Chairman
Lucy
Adair
John
Todd
Contributors
Dr.
Henderson D. Mabe Foundation
Anthony
and Oralee Adams
Don
and Patricia Adams
Grace
Baggett
Shannon
and Faye Brown
Waymon
and Dorothy Byrd
Mary
Bumgardner
Jack
and Haffye Sewell Cox
Harry
and Louise Earnshaw
Episcopal
Church Women
John
and JoAnn Gibbs
Locke
Glenn
Sandra
Joseph
Bill
and Diane Lanier
Lloyd
and Nina Maynard
Cookie
Minton
Robert
and Barbara Nicholl
Virginia
Powers
Wayne
and Sherry Royal
George
and Margee Sewell
Frank
and Mary Speer
Margaret
Tally
Joe
and Kathy Tuttle
Robert
Winston
Smedes and Rosemary Adair York
Organ Specification
* denotes original organ
Pedal
Great
32
Contra Violone
16 Violone
16
Diapason
8
Principal
16
Bourdon*
8
Diapason*
16
Stopped Diapason*
8
Chimney Flute
16
Lieblichgedeckt (swell)
8
Flute Celeste II
8
Diapason
8
Dulciana*
8
Flute
8
Melodia*
4
Principal
8
Viola Pomposa
III
Mixture
4
Octave
16
Trombone
4
Diapason*
8
Tromba
4
Flute*
4
Clarion
4
Spitzflote
2
Fifteenth
IV
Mixture
8
Tromba
8
Clarinet
Chimes
Swell
8
Gedeckt
8
Stopped Diapason*
8
Diapason*
8
Salicional*
8
Viola Pomposa
4
Flute 4
2 2/3Nasard
2
Piccolo
1 3/5Tierce
IV
Fourniture
16
Waldhorn
8
Festival Trumpet (nc)
8
French Trumpet
8
Oboe*
Celesta
Vestry
Members
Mike Wells—Senior Warden 2009
Pam Tuohey—Secretary 2007
Peggy Royal, Kathy Tuttle—2007
Frank Speer, John Todd, Donnie Pope—2008
Grace Baggett—2009
Servers
Chalicer—Peter Strickland
Crucifer—Caroline Elliott
Acolytes—Jacob and Thomas Wells
Readers—Alan Ingram and David Heinzman
Ushers—Lloyd Maynard and Frank Speer
Staff
Father David McGuinness—Rector
Mark Gibbons—Organist/Choirmaster
Father Tom Taylor—Supply Priest
The Flowers on the altar are given to the
Glory of God by Raymond and Vertie Baker to celebrate Raymond's 83rd birthday.
Please join us for lunch after the
service in the Parish Hall.
For any assistance, please contact Michael
Wells, Senior Warden, at
891-5557,
893-1740 or email mikewells@nc.rr.com
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and provided by Twyford Printing Company, Dunn, NC
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www.ststephenserwin.org