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SAINT GABRIEL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Episcopal (Anglican) Diocese of Long Island)
Hawthorne Street, Brooklyn, New York 11225
Telephone: 1.718.774.5248 / 1.718.774.5584
Email: stgabrielschurchbrooklyn@gmail.com
Website: stgabrielschurchbrooklyn.org
Zoom: 970 3502 6969 / Password: 026667 / Telephone: 1.646.876.9923
Live Streaming on Facebook and YouTube
THE SOLEMINITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
(Sunday School)
Holy Eucharist - Rite II (Year A)
May 31, 2026 9:30 AM
THE ENTRANCE RITE
(In preparation for worship, please remain in silent meditation, ensuring that all mobile devices are silenced.)
The Opening Sentence and Prayer
Praise Songs
(African American Heritage Hymnal, #567) ‘Here I am Lord’
I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry, all who dwell in dark and sin, my hand will save. I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?
Refrain
Here I am, Lord, is it I, Lord? I have heard You calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart. (Repeat 2X)
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‘Alive, alive, alive forevermore’
Alive, alive, alive forevermore. My Jesus is alive, alive forevermore. Alive, alive, alive forevermore. My Jesus is alive. Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah. My Jesus is alive forevermore. Sing hallelujah, sing hallelujah. My Jesus is alive.
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‘Praise ye the Lord (Alleluia)’
Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia. Praise ye the Lord. Allelu, allelu, allelu, alleluia. Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Alleluia. Praise ye the Lord. Alleluia.
Praise ye the Lord. Alleluia. Praise ye the Lord!
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Entrance Hymn (Church in the Province of the West Indies, #529)
‘Shine Jesus Shine’
Lord, the light of your love is shining, in the midst of the darkness, shining: Jesus, light of the world, shine upon us; set us free by the truth You now bring us shine on me, shine on me.
Refrain
Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's glory, blaze, spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire, flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy send forth your word, Lord, and let there be light.
Lord, I come to your awesome presence, from the shadows into your radiance; by your blood, I may enter your brightness, search me, try me, consume all my darkness shine on me, shine on me. (Refrain)
As we gaze on your kingly brightness, so our faces display your likeness, ever changing from glory to glory: mirrored here, may our lives tell your story, shine on me, shine on me. (Refrain)
Greeting and Acclamation Prayer Book, page 355
Gloria in Excelsis (Lift every Voice and Sing II, # 243) ‘Glory to God’
Prayer of the Day Prayer Book, page 228
Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
A Reading from the Book of Genesis (1: 1 - 2: 4a) Dillonna Lewis-Gallardo
1In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. 3Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 6And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. 8God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so. 12The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. 14And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, 15and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night, and the stars. 17God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, 18to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. 20And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” 21So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. 24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.” And it was so. 25God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 26Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” 27So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” 29God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. 30And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. 2And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. 3So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. 4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People. People Thanks be to God.
Choral Reading Psalm (#8) Domine, Dominus noster Prayer Book, page 592
Marsha Wallace; Ana-Li Scott; Congregation; James Cox on the Drums
(Soft Drums)
1st Speaker: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Congregation: How majestic is your name in all the earth!
1st Speaker: You have set your glory above the heavens.
2nd Speaker: Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes,
1st Speaker: to silence the enemy and the avenger.
(Drum Accent)
Congregation: How majestic is your name in all the earth!
(Silence)
1st Speaker: When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established;
2nd Speaker: What are humans that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?
Congregation: That you care for them?
(Drums Build)
1st Speaker: Yet you have made them a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.
2nd Speaker: You have given them dominion over the works of your hands;
1st Speaker: you have put all things under their feet,
Congregation: All sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field,
2nd Speaker: the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
(Strong Drum Accent)
1st Speaker and 2nd Speaker: You have put all things under their feet!
(Full Drum)
All: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
A Reading from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians (13: 11 - 13) Melba Moore
11Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. 13The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People. People Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn ‘How great is our God’ (music by Chris Tomlin with drums)
The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty, let all the earth rejoice, all the earth
rejoice. He wraps himself in light, and darkness tries to hide, and trembles at His voice and trembles at His voice.
Refrain
How great is our God! Sing with me, how great is our God! And all will see, how great, how great is our God.
Age to age He stands and time is in His hands, beginning and the end, beginning and the end. The Godhead three in one, Father, Spirit, Son, the Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb. (Refrain)
Name above all names, worthy of all praise. My heart will sing, how great is our God. Name above all names, worthy of all praise. My heart will sing, how great is our God. (Refrain is sung twice)
Gospel Refrain (Before and After - sung thrice)
Halle, halle, halle - lujah, Halle, halle, halle - lujah
Halle, halle, halle - lujah, Halle, halle, halle - lujah
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (28: 16 - 20)
Sermon
Profession of Faith (The Creed of Saint Athanasius) Prayer Book, page 864 - 865
Prayers of the People (Form III, as modified) Madison Moise and Joy Moseley Prayer Book, page 387
Confession of Sin and Absolution Prayer Book, page 360
Gesture of Peace ‘Let there be love shared among us’
THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Offertory Anthem ‘Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!’ (Tyler Cohen, Steel Pan)
Offertory Hymn (The Hymnal 1982, #366) ‘Holy God, we praise thy Name’
Doxology (African American Heritage Hymnal, #651)
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING (Eucharistic Prayer B) Prayer Book, page 367
The Preface of Trinity Sunday Prayer Book, page 380
Sanctus and Benedictus (Lift Every Voice and Sing II, #255)
Memorial Acclamation (Lift Every Voice and Sing II, #260)
The Great Amen (Lift Every Voice and Sing II, #233)
The Lord’s Prayer (Lift Every Voice and Sing II, #264)
Agnus Dei (Lift Every Voice and Sing II, #270)
Hymns during the Administration of Holy Communion
(Lift Every Voice and Sing II, #111 / #189 / #72) ‘Come, thou fount of every blessing’ / ‘Great is thy faithfulness’ / ‘Just a closer walk with thee’
Prayer after Communion (Stand or kneel) Prayer Book, page 366
The Seasonal Blessing: Trinity Sunday
The Lord bless you and keep you. Amen.
The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. Amen.
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Amen.
The Lord God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the holy and undivided Trinity, guard you, save you, and bring you to that heavenly City, where he lives and reigns forever. Amen.
Welcome and Announcements (Birthday, Travel, Children, Other Prayers)
Bible Stories Presentation (Sunday School Children)
Mission Hymn (African American Heritage Hymnal # 164)
‘We are marching in the light of God’
We are marching in the light of God, we are marching in the light of God.
We are marching in the light of God, we are marching in the light of God.
We are marching Oo, we are marching in the light of God.
We are marching Oo, we are marching in the light of God.
We are dancing in the light of God, we are dancing in the light of God.
We are dancing in the light of God, we are dancing in the light of God.
We are dancing Oo, we are dancing in the light of God.
We are dancing Oo, we are dancing in the light of God.
We are singing in the light of God, we are singing in the light of God.
We are singing in the light of God, we are singing in the light of God.
We are singing Oo, we are singing in the light of God.
We are singing Oo, we are singing in the light of God.
We are living in the love of God, we are living in the love of God.
We are living in the love of God, we are living in the love of God.
We are living Oo, we are living in the love of God.
We are living Oo, we are living in the love of God.
We are moving in the power of God, we are moving in the power of God.
We are moving in the power of God, we are moving in the power of God.
We are moving Oo, we are moving in the power of God.
We are moving Oo, we are moving in the power of God.
Musical Postlude ‘Everybody ought to know’ (Barbara Jones)
(Please remain seated until the Postlude ends and the candles are extinguished. Be mindful of those who have stayed behind for prayer.)
WELCOME * BIENVENIDOS * BIENVENUE
The Rector, Wardens, and Vestry of our Parish welcome all visitors and members who have joined us in celebrating God in Christ Jesus.
We hope that you have had a rewarding spiritual experience, and we pray that you will come again. If you are looking for a spiritual home, we invite you to join our fellowship and worship. Please speak with the Priest or one of the Ushers.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: JUNE - JULY
Holy Eucharist, Sundays, 9:30 am (Sanctuary / Online)
(Facebook / YouTube / Zoom ID: 970 3502 6969 / Passcode: 026667)
Sunday School (Golden Hall) / Toddlers: 2nd and 3rd Sundays (Cry Room)
Ministry of Care, Sundays, 1 pm
Youth Fellowship, 1st and 3rd Sundays, 12 pm (Conference Room - 2nd floor)
Holy Eucharist, Wednesdays, 10 am (Sanctuary / Zoom ID: 953 4196 0007 / Passcode: 025388 / Telephone: 1.646.876.9923 / ID: 953 4196 0007)
Wednesday, June 3, 7:30 pm, Bible Study, ‘Confession is not for me!’ (1 John 1: 9 / James 5: 16) Zoom ID: 953 4196 0007 / Passcode: 025388
Friday, June 12, 7 pm -10 pm, Game Night - Parish House (Youth Fellowship)
Sunday, June 21, Father’s Day Luncheon (Episcopal Church Women)
Friday, June 26, 9pm, All White Dance Party (SGEC Barbadian Group)
Sunday, June 28, 9:30am, Honoring our Graduates (Christian Formation and Youth)
Saturday, July 18, 11 am - 6 pm, Multi-Cultural Street Fair (Fundraising Committee)
SPECIAL OFFERINGS AND INTENTIONS
ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda; Aba, Nigeria; Aba Ngwa North, Nigeria; Abakaliki, Nigeria; Aberdeen and Orkney, The Scottish Episcopal Church; Abuja, Nigeria; Abyei; South Sudan.
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Candles are given in thanksgiving and adoration for Royce Reid as he celebrated his birthday (May 29). Given by his parents Sarita and Bryon and grandparents Veronica and Lee. May God continue to guide and protect him.
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK: Muriel Alleyne (1), Yolanda Usher (2), Eleonora Junier-Salazar (5).
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Saint Jude’s, Wantagh; Church of the Advent, Westbury; Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, Province II; Church of the Resurrection, Richmond Hill; Saint Thomas, Amagansett; Saint Mary’s, Amityville; Christ Church, Babylon.
HEALING PRAYERS for SICK and SHUT-IN MEMBERS: Nola Archer-Springer, Claudette Baptiste, Janet Beaton, Gwendolyn Blackett, Joyce Bourne, Eleanor Brown, Derek Butters, Beverly Clark, Andria Clarke-Worrell, Esther Elder, Kenneth Fleary, Pearl Fox, Dolsy Greaves-Prince, Lindora Hall, Nerissa Hawker-King, Althea Howell, Lynette Hunte, Patricia Johnson, Meta Kane, Mavis King, Emmie Lambert, Raymond Maynard, Norma McKenzie, Deborah McPherson, Lynette Neptune, Ashton Parris, Lucille Peters, Miriam Prince, Erene Radix, Mavis Rose, Barbara Sammerson, Frederica Smith, Jean Soso, Pauline Thomas, Ivonne Waldron, Margaret Williams, Pamela Wilson, Winslow Wilson, Ines Wyatt.
HEALING PRAYERS for SICK and SHUT-IN RELATIVES and FRIENDS: Jennifer Allen, Adrian Garner, Carmen Baez, Manuela Blot, Richard Boyce, Georgia Cameron, Cheryl Clarke, Leslie Clarke, Tiffany Clarke, Patrick Codrington, Gilberto Donaldson, Jean Desouza, Cleve Esson, Sonia Estrada, Raymond Fenty, Celia Fikes, Betty Forde-Bovell, Monica Garcia, Randy Garcia, Zie Garraway, Hazel Gittens, Taniyah Graham, Avril Green, Al Shura Hayden, Anthony Hayden, Antonette Hayden, Marlene Herbert, Vernice Hinds, Myrna Johnson, Edward Jones, Elizabeth Kane, Colleen Kane, Cyril Kane, Ika Kane, Thelma Kane, Vilima Kane, Carol Kane-Hicks, Syrrea Kane-Price, Cedric Layne, Adrienne Le’Blanc, Delcan Lewis, Maureen Lewis, Mildred Liburd, Mary Kurkela, Igor Nelubin, Greta Niles, Howard Norman, Princess O’Garro, Jeannine Pierre-Louis, Michael Pollard, Pheobe Roberts, Sybil Robinson, Rosa Russo, Joan Scott, Elias Joseph Silvero, Gamal Steele, Gail Stewart, Alana Tompkins, Philip Tudor, Ann Walker, Mary Forde-Walters, Bryon Wilson, Lemar Wynn.
IN MEMORIAM
Candles are given in memory and in honor of my father, Oswald C. David. “When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. Dad brought light into many lives, leaving memories of himself that can never be replaced. The beauty of a memory is that it is always there.” Given with love by his daughter Yvonne D’Andrade.
A donation is given in loving memory of Alfred Phoenix. Given by his son Trevor Phoenix. May Alfred’s soul continue to rest in peace.
STUDENTS AT COLLEGE: Jeremy Cox (University of Buffalo), Aaron Grant (Point Park University), Elrid Holder (NYC College of Technology). Angelique Agard (Essex County College), Nyla Bartholomew (University of North Carolina), Desmond Jordan (Kingsborough Community College), Marshal Neptune (John Jay Community College), Jayden Richardson (University at Albany), Cynnia Semper (Norfolk State University), Jada Skye Spencer (Clark Atlanta University), Saige Wilson (Fordham University).
UNITED STATES MILITARY: Bernard Abraham (Army, North Carolina), Bennett Barnes (Army, Poland), Kibwe Cummings (Coast Guard, Maryland), Malike O. Cummings (Coast Guard, Rochester, New York), Keron Glasgow (Army, Fort Bliss, Texas), Alonso Hall (Air Force, Japan), Richard Hinds (Army, JBLM, Washington), Cynthia Hinds (Army, Fort Stewart, Georgia), Trevaughn Luncheon (Navy, Florida), Shequita and Nephi Marston (Air Force, Germany), Shaquan McKenzie (Navy), Ashley McKenzie (Navy), Tacoma Washington (Army), Delorn Wiseman, Jr. (Navy, Florida).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FELLOWSHIP HOUR: If you would like to host on any Sunday, please contact Cynthia Daniel (Vice-Chair), Fay Hunt, Dianne Miller, Gloria Miller (Chair), Zelma Murray or Veronica Phillips.
OFFERING: Please bring your offering to the Office, mail it to the Church, or send it via Zelle (SaintGabrielsBrooklyn@gmail.com). Please write checks to St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Inc.
OFFERING ENVELOPES 2026: Available in the Narthex or the Office. Please take a set of envelopes and print your name and telephone number on the Pick-up sheet to acknowledge receipt. Please print your name on each envelope as you use it.
PLEDGE CARDS 2026 are available from the Ushers or the Office. All Members of the Church should fill out the card individually. Please place your completed card in the Offering Basket.
PRACTICE OF HOLY HABITS: As a Christian Steward, I affirm that I am tithing or have adopted a plan to work towards tithing as a minimum standard of giving, and if I am not already doing so, I am committed to giving priority to Corporate Worship, Personal Daily Prayer and Study and Sabbath Time in my life.
READINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, June 3: Habakkuk 2: 9 - 14 (Jean Dickson-Cox); Psalm 136; Matthew 24: 9 - 14; Prayers of the People, Form III (Emily Jordan). READINGS FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (June 7): Hosea 5: 15 - 6: 6; Psalms 50: 7 - 15; Romans 4: 13 - 25; Matthew 9: 9 - 13, 18 - 26; Prayers of the People, Form IV, Page 388.
THE PURPLE PANTRY: Please replenish the pantry with nonperishable food items as needed to help our neighbors. Your kindness is appreciated. Thank you.
TREE OF LIFE: To memorialize your deceased loved ones, please call the Church Office for details.
UPDATES: If you have moved or changed your telephone number, please update your contact information with the Office!
WEEKLY BULLETIN: Please submit information for publication to the Office by noon on Wednesdays (stgabrielschurchbrooklyn@gmail.com).
EUCHARISTIC VISITATIONS
Eucharistic Visits are available to those who are unable to attend worship on Wednesdays or Sundays.
A Eucharistic Visitor or Clergy will bring you Holy Communion, offering you a way to stay connected to Saint Gabriel’s.
Visits can be made to homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and care facilities.
To request a visit, please call the Office at
Spiritual Theme 2026
‘Encouraging a year of growth, deep introspection, meaningful connections, and individual realignment with Christian values.’
Mission Statement
‘Expanding God’s Work in His Kingdom through Joyful Worship, Witness, Education and Outreach’
Ministers of the Church
The Very Reverend Canon Donovan Ivanhoe Leys, Priest and Rector
1.917.216.7599 / sgecpriest@gmail.com
The Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano
Bishop Diocesan, Diocese of Long Island
The Reverend Doctor Adam J. Shoemaker
Bishop-Elect, Diocese of Long Island
The Most Reverend Sean W. Rowe
Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church
The Most Reverend and Right Honorable Dame Sarah Mullally
Archbishop of Canterbury and Leader of the Anglican Communion
Noel Browne and M. Helen Walker, Wardens
R. Clifford Loncke and Ivonne E. Waldron, Wardens Emeritus
Andrea Wesley, Administrative Assistant
Christopher Bryant, Organist and Music Minister
Natalee Chin and Pablo Martinez, Custodians
THE VESTRY OF OUR CHURCH
The Very Reverend Canon Donovan Ivanhoe Leys, Chair
Noel Browne (1.917.681.6312) / M. Helen Walker (1.347.407.1364), Wardens
2027: Audrey Cox, Dianne Miller (Treasurer), Leila Reid (Secretary)
2028: Malike Cummings, Michelle McKenzie (2027), Heather Moise
2029: Carl Elbers, Breanah Folkes, Linda Watson-Lorde
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