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The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson
The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul
Pride Sunday 2005
 


An Historic Occasion

On June 26, 2005, Pride Sunday, The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire (and first openly-gay bishop), was the Celebrant and Preacher at Holy Apostles for the Parish Eucharist. This marked the first occasion on which he functioned liturgically as a bishop within the Diocese of New York. The emotional and psychological impact of this historic occasion continues to reverberate in the parish to this day.

Holy Apostles is pleased to present these “sights and sounds” of the day’s events. Still photos of the service and the GLBT Pride March that followed, streaming video and audio highlights of the service, and the text of Bp. Robinson's sermon can be found via the links below.

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The Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul
GLBT Pride Sunday
June 26, 2005

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson
Bishop of New Hampshire
Celebrant and Preacher
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Processional Hymn I
“Blessed feast of blessed martyrs” (Alta trinita beata)		 Processional Hymn I
“Blessed feast of blessed martyrs” (Alta trinita beata)
Processional Hymn II and Gloria
“Christ is made the sure foundation” (Westminster Abbey)
Holy Apostles Mass (Hurd)		 Processional Hymn II
“Christ is made the sure foundation” (Westminster Abbey)
The Old Testament Reading
Ezekiel 34:11-16 		The Gloria
Holy Apostles Mass (Hurd)
The Gradual
Psalm 87 (Eaton) 		The Gradual
Psalm 87 (Eaton)
The Epistle
2 Timothy 4:1-8 		Sequence Hymn
“Lo! what a cloud of witnesses” (St. Fulbert)
Sequence Hymn and Gospel
“Lo! what a cloud of witnesses” (St. Fulbert)
John 21:15-19		 The Gospel
John 21:15-19
The Sermon
Bishop Robinson

Sermon Text (opens in new window)		 The Sermon
Bishop Robinson
The Nicene Creed
Holy Apostles Mass (Hurd)		 The Nicene Creed
Holy Apostles Mass (Hurd)
The Peace and Rector’s Welcome The Offertory
Tu Es Petrus (Widor)
The Offertory
Tu Es Petrus (Widor)		 Offertory Hymn
“The Church’s one foundation” (Aurelia)
Offertory Hymn
“The Church’s one foundation” (Aurelia)		 Sanctus and Benedictus
Holy Apostles Mass (Hurd)
Sanctus and Benedictus
Holy Apostles Mass (Hurd)		 Blessing and Recessional Hymn
“The eternal gifts of Christ the King” (Gonfalon Royal)
The Great Thanksgiving and Lord’s Prayer  
The Communion
Te Deum (First Service), Parsons (excerpt)		  
Blessing and Recessional
“The eternal gifts of Christ the King” (Gonfalon Royal)		  

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