Bulletin Date: September 27, 2015 4:00 am
St Peter’s Episcopal Church
The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year B
Morning Prayer II
Ringing of the Bell
Prelude
Opening Hymn Sweet Hour of Prayer LEVAS 178
Opening Sentence
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. (Silence is kept.)
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.
The Invitatory and Psalter
Lord, open our lips.
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia.
Venite To God with gladness sing (sung to Darwall’s 148th)
To God with gladness sing, your Rock and Savior bless;
Into his temple bring your songs of thankfulness!
O God of might, to you we sing
Enthroned as King on heaven’s height!
God cradles in his hand the heights and depths of earth;
God made the sea and land, God brought the world to birth!
O God most high, we are your sheep;
On us you keep your shepherd’s eye!
Your heavenly Father praise, acclaim his only Son,
Your voice in homage raise to him who makes all one!
O Dove of peace, on us descend
That strife may end and joy increase!
The mercy of the Lord is everlasting: Come let us adore him.
The Psalm Psalm 19:7-14
The law of the LORD is perfect
and revives the soul; *
the testimony of the LORD is sure
and gives wisdom to the innocent .
The statutes of the LORD are just
and rejoice the heart; *
the commandment of the LORD is clear
and gives light to the eyes.
The fear of the LORD is clean
and endures for ever; *
the judgments of the LORD are true
and righteous altogether.
More to be desired are they than gold,
more than much fine gold, *
sweeter far than honey,
than honey in the comb .
By them also is your servant enlightened, *
and in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can tell how often he offends? *
cleanse me from my secret faults.
Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins;
let them not get dominion over me; *
then shall I be whole and sound,
nd innocent of a great offense.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my
heart be acceptable in your sight, *
O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.
A Reading from Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
The rabble among them had a strong craving; and the Israelites also wept again, and said, "If only we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at."
Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, all at the entrances of their tents. Then the LORD became very angry, and Moses was displeased. So Moses said to the LORD, "Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me? Did I conceive all this people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a sucking child,’ to the land that you promised on oath to their ancestors? Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they come weeping to me and say, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ I am not able to carry all this people alone, for they are too heavy for me. If this is the way you are going to treat me, put me to death at once–if I have found favor in your sight–and do not let me see my misery."
So the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them take their place there with you."
So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD; and he gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again.
Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp." And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, "My lord Moses, stop them!" But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORD’s people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit on them!"
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Canticle G: A Song of Ezekiel (Read together in unison, seated )
Ezekiel 36: 24-28
I will take you from among all nations;*
And gather you from all lands to bring you home.
I will sprinkle clean water upon you;*
and purify you from false gods and uncleanness.
A new heart I will give you*
and a new spirit put within you.
I will take the stone heart from your chest*
and give you a heart of flesh.
I will help you walk in my laws*
and cherish my commandments and do them.
You shall be my people,*
and I will be your God.
A reading from James 5:13-20
Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest.
My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Canticle S A Song of Our True Nature (Julian of Norwich) (Read together in unison, standing)
Ecclesiasticus 51:13-16, 20b-22
Christ revealed our frailty and our falling,*
our trespasses and our humiliations.
Christ also revealed his blessed power,*
his blessed wisdom and love.
He protects us as tenderly and as sweetly when we are in greatest need;*
he raises us in spirit and turns everything to glory and joy without ending.
God is the ground and the substance, the very essence of nature;*
God is the true father and mother of natures,
We are all bound to God by nature,*
and we are all bound to God by grace.
And this grace is for all the world,*
because it is our precious mother, Christ
For this fair nature was prepared by Christ
for the honor and nobility of all,*
and for the joy and bliss of salvation.
A Reading from Mark 9:38-50
John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." But Jesus said, "Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. Whoever is not against us is for us. For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward.
"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell., And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell, where their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.
"For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Peace
Announcements
Birthday and Anniversary Blessings BCP 830 #51/431
Offertory
Your gift of life, O God, is more precious than gold and sweeter than honey to our lips. We offer these gifts of our lives: refine and purify them, and let them be for the world a sign of your goodness and grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
There is a Balm in Gilead St Peter’s Choir
The Prayers
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Suffrages
Show us your mercy, O Lord;
And grant us your salvation.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
Let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
For only in you can we live in safety.
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon earth;
Your saving health among all nations.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
Collect for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost
O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Guidance ( Read in Unison )
Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For the Human Family
O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; united us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in your good time, all nations and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Sing “Our fathers’ God, to thee” here )
A Prayer for Mission
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
For all of us when we suffer from pain
Lord Jesus Christ, by your patience in suffering you hallowed earthly pain and gave us the example of obedience to your Father’s will: Be near each one of us in our times of weakness and pain; sustain us by your grace, that our strength and courage may not fail; heal us according to your will; and help us always to believe that what happens to us here is of little account if you hold us in eternal life, our Lord, and our God. Amen.
For those on our prayer list
Merciful Lord, who has taught us in your holy Word that you do not willingly afflict or grieve us: Look with compassion upon the sorrows of those for whom we offer our prayers, for those on our prayer list and all of those for whom we now pray, either silently or aloud. (Silence) Remember them, O Lord, in your mercy, nourish their souls with patience, comfort them with a sense of your goodness, lift up your countenance upon them, and give them your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For those in the Armed Forces of our Country
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad, especially those on our prayer list. (Read prayer list here). Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
A General Thanksgiving
Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love.
We thank you for setting us at tasks which demand our best efforts, and for leading us to accomplishments which satisfy and delight us.
We thank you also for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you alone.
Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ; for the truth of his Word and the example of his life; for his steadfast obedience, by which he overcame death; and for his rising to life again, in which we are raised to the life of your kingdom.
Grant us the gift of your Spirit, that we may know Christ and make him known; and through him, at all times and in all places, may give thanks to you in all things. Amen.
Closing Hymn Where cross the crowded ways of life H609
Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
Announcements
Welcome to St. Peter’s! May God’s love be present with you in this place and bring you back often. Our communion bread is gluten free.
For October’s Village Harvest distribution on October 21, please bring rice and beans.
Happy Anniversary – Helmut, Susan Linne von Berg (Oct. 1)
Happy Birthday- Marion Mahoney (Sept. 28)
A new Christian Education program, Weaving God’ Promises, for children 3rd grade up meets each week in Catherine’s study in the Parish House. Godly Play continues for children from preschool through 2nd grade.
Charter Day in Port Royal is Saturday, October 3 from 10AM to 5PM on the Town Green. Come on out and stop by the St Peter’s table. Catherine will be distributing pet blessings and pet blessings to go from 1-3PM.
Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 is the day we celebrate the Feast of St Francis. Bring your pet to church for a blessing during the 11AM service. Catherine can also do a blessing at your home by arrangement.
Today’s Canticle S from Enriching our Worship was written by Dame Julian of Norwich, a medieval mystic who wrote Revelations of Divine Love. Many have found strength in the words the Lord had given her: “I can make all things well: I will make all things well: I shall make all things well; and thou canst see for thyself that all manner of things shall be well.”
———————————–This Week —————————————–
- Wed., Sept. 30, 10am-12pm- Ecumenical Bible Study
- Thurs., Oct. 1, 6:30pm – Peumansend Jail Ministry
- Sat., Oct. 3, 10am – Charter Day. St. Peter’s will distribute pet blessings in honor of St. Francis
- Sun., Oct. 4, 10:00am – Godly Play (preschool through 2nd grade)
- Sun., Oct. 4, 10:00am – "Weaving God’s Promises", (3rd grade & up)
- Sun., Oct. 4, 11:00am – The Feast of St Francis and Holy Eucharist
- Sun., Oct. 4, 12:00pm – Coffee Hour
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
823 Water Street PO Box 399, Port Royal, VA 22535
Website: www.churchsp.org Parish Office: (804) 742-5908
The Vestry
Roger Key, Senior Warden – (804)-241-5395
Johnny Davis, Junior Warden – (804) 742-5654
Laura Carey, Becky Fisher, Elizabeth Heimbach, Fred P/strongannell
Clarence Kunstmann, Treasurer & Elizabeth Heimbach, Registrar
Brad Volland – Music Director & Organist
The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks, Rector
(540) 809-7489, (540) 898-1586, stpetersrev@gmail.com
Christ Centered, Biblically Based, Spirit Filled, Caring
Prayer List
Doris Martin (Port Royal resident), Maddison Pulley (friend of Vivian McDonald), Nancy Wick, Stanley Fields, Dave Fannon, Virginia and Perry Bowen, Linda Upshaw, Crystal and Fred Pannell, Boyd and Barbara Wisdom, Myrtle Samuels, Peggy Roberts, John and Toni Faibisy, Vivian McDonald . Dylan Puryear (grandson of BJ Anderson), Sarah Pannell (daughter-in-law of the Pannells),Kim Martinez (friend of Odessa Davis), Buzz and Billie, Dorian (friends of the Everetts), Bob Settle (friend of Barbara Wisdom), Margaret Billesimo (aunt of Chris Mercurio),Cindy Syndergaard (friend of Susan Tilt), Brittany, Greg and Caroline(family of Jim Anderson), Linda Dodson, Brenda Brent, Susan Walters (friends of Becky Fisher), Bernadine Nastasee (mother of Toni Faibisy), Mark Witt, Carol Whitcomb, (aunt of Becky Fisher), Lauri McGuire (sister of Charles McGuire), Mark Mallin (brother of Barbara Wisdom), Martie Sothoron Donavan, Beth Elkins (family and friend of the Segars) Towanda Simmons (daughter of Gladys Fortune) , Grayson Kirby, Rhonda Hicks (friend and family of the Davis family), Mark Dobronski (friend of the Wicks), Bill Upshaw, (family of Linda Upshaw), Leroy Fisher (grandfather of Chris Fisher), Bill White, Bobbye Canaday, (friends of the Hicks),Lit Woodard (Catherine Hicks’ uncle) Betty Lontz, (friend of Brad Volland), Gloria Jewell, Charles Johnson (friends of the Pannell, Laura Carey), Peter Sorensen, Chuck Beckman, Carolyn & Elizabeth Nelson, Jan and Jeff Ward (friends of the Newmans), Carrie Griffith (mother of Marilyn Newman), Butch and Carolyn Delhagen, Bob and Diane Creel(relatives of the Newmans),Russell Smith, Daniel Smith (brothers of Susan Linne von Berg),Eudora Heath, Albert Barnett, Morris Samuels, Patricia Edwards (family of Andrea Pogue) and PCRJ prisoners.
Serving in the Armed Forces
Christopher DeHart Gordon Devine Christopher Feliciano
Joseph George Steven Lee David Locklerr
Daniel Vanpike Greg Merkl
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
september 27, 2015, 11AM, Morning Prayer
"Jesus Welcomes the Children" – Maha (1973)
“Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.” – James 5:16
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