The Fifth Sunday after Easter: May 25th, 2025
We plow the fields and scatter, the new seed on the land… (Hymnal 1940: #138)
Rogationtide – consisting of Rogation Sunday, and the three Rogation Days (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) preceding the Feast of the Ascension – is the time when the Church has traditionally offered prayers for God’s blessing upon the fruits of the earth and the labors of those who produce our food.
Contents:
- Propers (Collect and Lessons) for Rogation Sunday, with hymns.
- Link to “Watch this Sunday’s live-stream” on our parish website.
- Parish Announcements for the week of May 25th, 2025.
Propers for the Fifth Sunday after Easter,
with additional prayers for Rogation Sunday.
The Book of Common Prayer 1928.
The Collect.
O LORD, from whom all good things do come, Grant to us thy humble servants, that by thy good inspiration we may think those things that are good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Epistle. St. James i. 22.
BE ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
The Gospel. St. John xvi. 23.
VERILY, verily I say unto you, Whatsoever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace In the world ye shall have tribulation but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Hymns:
In lieu of Processional Hymn, The Litany, or General Supplication (p. 54 in The Book of Common Prayer 1928) is chanted.
Sermon Hymn: All Things Bright and Beautiful – #311
Communion Hymn: For the beauty of the earth [Dix] – #296
Recessional Hymn: America the beautiful [insert]
Our website is found at cca-nc.org. This website should simplify and streamline our information-sharing quite a bit, including the fact that our most current YouTube live-stream will always be found at “Watch this Sunday’s live-stream,” accessible from the menu-bar at the top of the page.
The website is also a place to check our “Current operating status” – in other words, whether or not the church is open for services, in case of inclement weather (or unusual episodes like the sabotage of transformers a few years ago). If in doubt, check us out! Other options include Meet Our Clergy, Who We Are, Services and Office Hours, and How to find us.
All of these links can also be found by scrolling down the main page, as can also sections on “Find Your Place” – ministries of the parish, which you may wish to join – “Recent Media,” both video and audio, and “Recent Posts” on our nascent blog page. The goal is for this to become a “one-stop shop” for information about Christ Church Anglican.
If you have any questions or issues, please contact our media team at video.christchurchanglican@gmail.com. And if you wish to volunteer for our media team, please contact our IT/AV/Social media specialist, John Fesq, at video.christchurchanglican@gmail.com.
Announcements for the Week of Sunday, May 25th, 2025
If you are visiting us: Welcome to Christ Church Anglican, Southern Pines! Thank you for being with us. We are very pleased to have you join us for the service, and hope that your worship here is a blessing to you. Please sign the guest book on the table in the narthex, and provide appropriate contact information. Include your email address in order to be placed on our parish email list: you won’t be bombarded with mail, but it’s a good way to keep in touch. And may God bless you!
Altar Flowers: Our altar flowers for this week are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of David Colescott by his wife Barbara.
Note: Arrangements are (as per our florist) $86 for two small bouquets, or $175 for two large ones, tax included; arrangements typically last for two weeks. If you would like to donate flowers to beautify our altar, please fill out a flower-donation form, and give it to Sandy Parsons, who is Chairman of the Altar Guild. If you have any questions, please contact Sandy at our church contact page. Many thanks!
Altar Guild: The Altar Guild is a lay ministry with a vocation to serve God in His house by preparing the Sanctuary for worship, maintaining and caring for the sacred vessels, altar linens, and vestments, and related duties as needed. Serving on the Altar Guild is a form of religious vocation, and a sacred responsibility. If you feel called to this mission and ministry within Christ Church Anglican, please contact Sandy Parsons, Altar Guild Chairman at our church contact page if you are interested in serving God and our parish in the Altar Guild!
Holy Days for the Week of May 25th
Sunday, May 25th – Rogation Sunday
Monday, May 26th – Rogation Monday; St. Augustine of Canterbury (Bishop and Missionary, 605)
Tuesday, May 27th – Rogation Tuesday; St. Bede the Venerable (Priest, Monk, and Scholar, 735; transferred from Sunday, May 25th)
Wednesday, May 28th – Rogation Wednesday; Vigil of the Ascension
Thursday, May 29th – Ascension Day
Friday, May 30th – St. Joan of Arc (Visionary, 1431)
