Voices Found: Rejoicing in persistent grace,The Philadelphia Eleven, VF 94, 21, 1, 9, 12, 13, 16
O God of Persistent Grace, you called the Philadelphia Eleven to the priesthood and granted them courage and boldness to respond, thereby opening the eyes of your church to the giftedness and equality of all: grant us so to hear, trust, and follow your Holy Spirit wherever she may lead, that the gifts of all your people may flourish throughout the earth, through Christ our Savior. Amen.
This commemoration was approved for trial use at General Convention 2024
Voices Found # 94, verse 1
In boldness lean on God for help,
like womenfolk who dared:
to ask that Jesus heal a child,
that crumbs of grace be shared,
that outcast ones be welcomed to the feast God has prepared.
Words: Mary Louise Bringle
Music: Morning song
Voices Found # 21, verse 1, 5
God of the women who answered your call,
trusting your promise, giving their all
women like Sarah and Hannah and Ruth
give us their courage to live in your truth.
O God of Phoebe and ministers all,
may we be joyful in answering your call.
Give us the strength of your Spirit so near,
that we may share in your ministry here.
Words: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Music: Slane
Voices Found arose from, and was inspired by, the persistent prayer and courage of the Philadelphia Eleven. Twenty years after that first ordination, lay women in the Episcopal church still felt that their voices were not heard in the Church's liturgy and music. Shortly after a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Philadelphia Eleven at The Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia at which Bishop Barbara Harris preached, a group of women at St. Mark's, Locust St. Philadelphia, began to gather regularly; praying and studying, as they searched for their voices in worship. First they looked for hymns by women. They found little in the Hymnal 1982.. They looked further. Out of this quest, and with lengthy disciplined searching, they found many voices they wanted to share. Soon, Voices Found was compiled and published as the latest official Hymnal Supplement of the Episcopal church. The hymnal focuses for the first time, on women's offerings to liturgical song. Beginning with feminine voices from the First Millennium of Christendom, a nun's hymn found in Constantinople (Kassia the nun (ca. 805), it includes a broad range of worldwide ecumenical song ranging from the 9th century to the present. Please enjoy Voices Found and sing today, rejoicing in the grace of the songs of our sisters.
More offerings from Voices Found to celebrate bold and graceful priests.
Voices Found #1 Holy woman graceful giver
Words: Susan Palo Cherwein (1953-2021)
Music: Alabaster, Robert A. M. Ross
Voices Found # 9 North Africa's mothers gave rise to the faith
Words: Susan Marie Smith
Music: Beatitude Robert A/ M Ross
Voices Found # 12 Litany for the Sisters of the Christ
Words: Shirley Erena Murray
Music: CCW Sparks
Voices Found # 13 Apostle of the Word:
Words; Rosemarie Anne Benwell, SSJD
Music: Gopsal Georg Frederic Handel (1685-1759)
Voices Found # 16 With Miriam we will dance
Words: Janet Wooten
Music: Leoni
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