The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton
Presider

The Rev. Kate Braestrup
Preacher

Deborah Sunya Moore
Reader

The Chautauqua Choir

Joshua Stafford
Director & Organist

SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP

We invite you to quietly prepare your hearts for worship during the Prelude. 

* Denotes that the congregation is invited to rise in body or spirit. It is our custom to sing the first and last verses of hymns in unison; the interior verses may be sung in parts.

HAPPENING TODAY

10:15 a.m. Sunday School (Ages 3–Grade 6) • Children’s School

12:15 p.m. Roman Catholic Mass • Hall of Philosophy

5 p.m. Blessing of the Animals • Miller Park

7 p.m. Palestine Park Tour • Near Miller Bell Tower 
Sponsored by The Reverend Noel A. Calhoun, Jr., D.D. Fund

8 p.m. Sacred Song Service: A Service of Remembrance  • Amphitheater

Prelude

Carillon 
Louis Vierne, 1913

Welcome & Announcements

The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton

Call to Worship*

Isaiah 55:1–3, 6

Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters!

You who have no money, come, buy food and eat!

Come, buy wine and milk, without money, without price.

Why do you spend your money on what is not bread, 

and your labor on what does not satisfy?

Listen, listen to me: eat what is good, and you will delight yourselves in rich fare.

Incline your ear and come to me; listen, so that you may live.

I will make an everlasting covenant with you, in fulfillment of the blessings promised to David.

Behold, I have made you to be a witness to the peoples, a leader among the nations.

Thus says the Holy One, “Seek me, the Lord, while I may still be found.

Call upon me while I am near!

Let us worship God.

Hymn*

“Holy, holy holy!” 

Nicæa, John Bacchus Dykes, 1861
Reginald Heber, 1827, alt.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty;
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea!
Cherubim and seraphim, falling down before thee,
who wert, and art, and evermore shall be.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea!
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty;
God in three persons, blessed Trinity! Amen.

Canticle 

Psalm 40

I waited patiently upon you, O Lord; you stooped to me and heard my cry.

You lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay; you set my feet upon a high cliff and made my footing sure.

You put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the Lord.

Happy are they who trust in the Lord! They do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.

Great things are they that you have done, O Lord my God! How great your wonders and your plans for us; there is none who can be compared with you.

Oh, that I could make them known and tell them, but they are more than I can count.

I proclaimed your righteousness in the great congregation; behold, I did not restrain my lips.

I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance; I have not concealed your love and faithfulness from others.

You are the Lord; do not withold your compassion from me; let your love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever.

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me.

Let all who seek you rejoice in you and be glad; 

let those who love your salvation continually say, “Great is the Lord!”

For though I am poor and afflicted, the Lord will have regard for me.

You are my helper and my deliverer; do not tarry, O my God!

Glory to the God: Creator, Redeemer and Breath of Life!

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be. Amen.

Prayer of Confession and Reconciliation

We all fall short of God’s intention for us. We know that we have not lived up to what we say with our lips, and have done harm to one another and to ourselves. Let us pray now for deliverance and healing from the wrongs we have committed:

From our lack of care for God’s creation,
And the worship of our greed;
From the whisper of the tempter, 
“We should take more than we need.”
Good Lord, deliver us.

From the chains of wealth and plunder,
From our avarice and pride,
From the ever-growing hunger, 
From our vanity and strife,
Good Lord, deliver us.

From our constant quest for power
Over all that we survey
From the lies that we devour
From the fears we cannot face
Good Lord, deliver us. 

Come and save us from our demons.
Come and strip away our hate.
Come, dear Lord, restore our reason.
Come, O God, the time is late.
Good Lord, deliver us.

Words of Forgiveness

May the God of all mercies release us of the weight of wrongdoing, heal us from scars of guilt, restore us in God’s image, and guide us along pathways of righteousness and shalom. Amen.

Blessed be the Merciful One who has heard the voice of our prayer!

To God be the glory. Alleluia!

Anthem

“Lord, sanctify me wholly” 
Thomas Ken, 1960
Jean Pasquet, 1960

Lord, sanctify me wholly,

that my whole spirit, soul, and body may become thy temple.

O do thou dwell in me, and be thou my God, and I will be thy servant. 

Prayers For A Week At Chautauqua

God of all time, help us enter this new week at Chautauqua quietly, 

thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others,

mindful that our steps make an impact

and our words carry power.

May we walk gently.

May we speak only after we have listened well.

Creator of all life,

help us enter these historic grounds reverently,

aware that you have endowed

every creature and plant, every person and habitat

with beauty and purpose.

May we regard the world with tenderness.

May we honor rather than destroy.

Lover of all souls,

help us enter this community joyfully,

willing to laugh and dance and dream,

remembering our many gifts with thanks

and looking forward to blessings yet to come.

May we welcome your bountiful love here.

May the grace and peace of Christ bless us now and every day.

The Prayer That Jesus Taught

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Hymn

“Silence! Frenzied, unclean spirit” 

Ebenezer, Thomas John Williams, 1890
Thomas H. Troeger, 1986

1 "Silence! Frenzied, unclean spirit,"
cried God's healing, Holy One.  
"Cease your ranting! Flesh can't bear it.  
Flee as night before the sun."
At Christ's voice the demon trembled,
from its victim madly rushed,
while the crowd that was assembled
stood in wonder, stunned, and hushed.

2 Lord, the demons still are thriving
in the gray cells of the mind:  
tyrant voices, shrill and driving,
twisted thoughts that grip and bind,
doubts that stir the heart to panic,
fears distorting reason's sight,
guilt that makes our loving frantic,
dreams that cloud the soul with fright.

3 Silence, Lord, the unclean spirit,
in our mind and in our heart.  
Speak your word that when we hear it
all our demons shall depart.  
Clear our thought and calm our feeling;
still the fractured, warring soul.  
By the power of your healing
make us faithful, true, and whole.

Invitation to the Offering

Offertory Anthem

“Insanae et vanae curae” 
Franz Joseph Haydn, 1808

Insanae et vanae curae invadunt mentes nostras,
saepe furore replent corda, privata spe,
Quid prodest O mortalis conari pro mundanis,
si coelos negligas,
Sunt fausta tibi cuncta, si Deus est pro te.

Vain and raging cares invade our minds,
Madness often fills the heart, robbed of hope,
O mortal man, what does it profit to endeavour at worldly things,
if you should neglect the heavens?
If God is for you, all things are favorable for you.

Presentation of the Offering

Our Sunday offering supports not only the ministry of Chautauqua Institution’s Department of Religion, but also a tithe of your contribution is directed to organizations that meet the urgent needs of our neighbors in Chautauqua County. We thank you for your generosity! Gifts and offerings may be made by check payable to the Department of Religion, or you may donate online at giving.chq.org/religion.

Doxology

Old 100th

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; 
Praise Christ, all creatures here below; 
Praise Holy Spirit evermore; 
Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen.

Reading From Scripture

Mark 5:1–20

They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes. And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met him. He lived among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any more, even with a chain, for he had often been restrained with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces, and no one had the strength to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always howling and bruising himself with stones. When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him, and he shouted at the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.” For he had said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” He begged him earnestly not to send them out of the region. Now there on the hillside a great herd of swine was feeding, and the unclean spirits begged him, “Send us into the swine; let us enter them.” So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine, and the herd, numbering about two thousand, stampeded down the steep bank into the sea and were drowned in the sea.

The swineherds ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came to see what it was that had happened. They came to Jesus and saw the man possessed by demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion, and they became frightened. Those who had seen what had happened to the man possessed by demons and to the swine reported it. Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood. As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him. But Jesus refused and said to him, “Go home to your own people, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and what mercy he has shown you.” And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Sermon

The Rev. Kate Braestrup

“In the Country of the Gerasenes”

Hymn

“Christ is risen! Shout Hosanna!” 

Hymn to Joy, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1824
Brian Wren, 1984

1 Christ is risen! Shout Hosanna!
Celebrate this day of days!
Christ is risen! Hush in wonder:
all creation is amazed.
In the desert all-surrounding,
see, a spreading tree has grown.
Healing leaves of grace abounding
bring a taste of love unknown. 

2 Christ is risen! Raise your spirits
from the caverns of despair.
Walk with gladness in the morning.
See what love can do and dare.
Drink the wine of resurrection,not a servant, but a friend.
Jesus is our strong companion.
Joy and peace shall never end.

3 Christ is risen! Earth and heaven
nevermore shall be the same.
Break the bread of new creation
where the world is still in pain.
Tell its grim, demonic chorus:
"Christ is risen! Get you gone!"'
God the First and Last is with us.
Sing Hosanna everyone!

Blessing & Dismissal

The blessing of the God of Abraham and Sarah, and of Jesus Christ born of our sister Mary, and of the Holy Spirit, who broods over the world as a mother over her children, be upon you and remain with you always. Amen. 

Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. 

Thanks be to God! 

Postlude

Toccata in B-flat Minor 

Louis Vierne, 1927

You are invited to remain seated for the postlude.

WEEKDAY MORNING WORSHIP AT 9:15 A.M.
Amphitheater, The Rev. Kate Braestrup

Support for this week’s chaplaincy and preaching is provided by The Jackson-Carnahan Memorial Chaplaincy and The John William Tyrrell Endowment for Religion.

Mon 7/22 • Pain and Paul
Tues 7/23 • Baby Henry Meets Diablo
Wed 7/24 • The Satanic Algorithms
Thu 7/25 • How You Practice is How you Play
Fri 7/26 • Jesus Temptation…and Ours

INTERFAITH LECTURES AT 2 P.M.
Hall of Philosophy, Spiritual Grounding for Social Change

Mon 7/22  • Najeeba Syeed
Tues 7/23  • Sohrab Ahmari
Wed 7/24  • Sharon Brous
Thu 7/25  • The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi
Fri 7/26  • Kaitlin B. Curtice

WEDNESDAY ORGAN CONCERT AT 12:15 P.M.
Amphitheater, Joshua Stafford, organist

JOIN THE CHAUTAUQUA CHOIR
Thursday 6:15 p.m. Rehearsal at Smith Wilkes Hall
Friday 6:15 p.m. Rehearsal at Lenna Hall
Saturday 6:15 p.m. Rehearsal at Lenna Hall

We invite you to join us and sing with the Chautauqua Choir this season. This group is open to anyone who has experience singing in choirs and the ability to read music, and requires members to attend at least one out of three weekly rehearsals, though two or more rehearsals are preferred. Our preference is for members to sing both Sunday Morning and Sunday Evening services, though it is possible to sing only one. Questions can be directed to choir@chq.org or by calling the choir library at 716-357-6321. Click here to register ahead of rehearsals.

JOIN THE MOTET CHOIR

The Motet Choir, which leads our weekday worship services, comprises experienced auditioned singers who rehearse and perform a variety of works from the rich heritage of sacred choral music of the past and a diversity of styles from the present. Singers must have a background of choral singing experience with excellent vocal quality and sight-reading ability. Members of the Motet Choir are compensated in the form of a gate pass for the weeks that they sing in the choir. Interested singers should email choir@chq.org or call the choir library at 716-357-6321 to schedule an audition for the 2025 summer season

FLOWER DEDICATIONS

The flowers on the stage are given …

… in loving memory of Martha H. and C. Vey Smith, Martha J. Hadley and Helen H. Hodill by Courtney Shaffer, Candace Gregory and Phyllis H. Wilmot. 

… in loving memory of Ada Ruth May and Michael Francis O’Connor, Helen Jane Spendley and James Francis Rovegno, Sr. by their daughter, Maureen and their son, James Rovegno and family.

CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION
Department of Religion

Melissa Spas
Vice President of Religion

The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton
Senior Pastor

Rafia Khader
Director of Religion Programs

Joshua Stafford
Director of Sacred Music & The Jared Jacobsen Chair Organist

Rees Taylor Roberts
Organ Scholar

Owen Reyda
Organ Scholar

Carolyn Snider
Administrative Assistant

Annie Leech
Student Minister