The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | October 5, 2025 10:30 a.m.

The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost Blessing of the Animals October 5, 2025 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew Wilmington, Delaware (https://www.ssam.org/) The Rev. Patrick Burke, Celebrant and Preacher David Christopher, Organist and Director of Music Wil Landis, Live Stream (Click on the numbers below to jump to points in the liturgy) 0:00 Voluntary – “Festival Voluntary” (Flor Peeters, 1903-1986) 2:47 Volutary - “God, that madest earth and heaven” (arr. Dale Wood, 1934-2003) 7:31 Hymn # 400 vv. 1-3, 7 “All Creatures of our God and King” (Lasst uns erfreuen) 12:11 Canticle - “In the Beauty of Holiness” (Nettie L. Sawyer Lester) 15:03 Collect of the Day THE WORD OF GOD 15:52 First Reading - Isaiah 52: 7-10 17:12 PSALM 118:14-26 (Anglican Chant by George Thalben-Ball, 1896-1987) 21:50 Second Reading – 1 Peter 1: 10-12 24:55 Gospel – John 4: 27-30,39-42 27:17 Sermon by the Rev. Patrick Burke 44:54 The Nicene Creed 50:29 The Blessing of the Animals 52:30 Hymn “He’s got the whole world” (Negro Spiritual, arr. Hezekiah Brinson, Jr., b. 1958) 1:06:18 Anthem - “All things bright and beautiful” (John Rutter, b. 1945) 1:09:35 Hymn “O God, Your Creatures Fill the Earth” THE HOLY COMMUNION 1:12:53 The Great Thanksgiving 1:14:11 Sanctus – *255 (LEVAS II) (Grayson Warren Brown, 1948-2023) 1:19:05 The Lord’s Prayer 1:24:20 Communion Hymn # 129 (MHSO) “God of the Sparrow” 1:29:18 Hymn # 539 “O Zion Haste” (Music: Tidings, James Walch, 1837-1823, Words: Mary Ann Thomson (1834-1923), alt. 1:33:41 Dismissal and Voluntary – “Festal Finale” (Henry Coleman, 1888-1965) Today's Leaflet: https://www.ssam.org/wp-content/uploa... Weekly Vision: https://www.ssam.org/wp-content/uploa... e-Blast Reflection: https://www.ssam.org/wp-content/uploa... Visitor Card: https://www.ssam.org/visitor-card/ MUSIC LICENSING - Information in the Service Leaflet