2023 Sun Aug 13
Videos, Pentecost 11, Aug. 13, 2023
Welcome!
Opening Hymn – “O God Our Help in Ages Past” – Portion – Congregation
Gospel and Sermon
Prayers of the People
Announcements, including address by Anneette Steele, Principal of Victoria School
Sunday Links, Aug. 13, 2023, Pentecost 11
Today is the famous story of Jesus walking on water. We receive a special visitor
Before and After the July 29 storm
“Reading Lectionary for Aug. 20, Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
A Full day of Church with Annette Steele’s visit to St. Peter’s and the Youth pool party all afternoon. We have photo galleries and some videos of both.
We had 33 at service which was encouraging. Hightlights would have to be the announcements which centered on outreach for Jamaica and our mission trip. Annette Steele was here from the elementry school to underscore the need for mission. Mission trips are wonderful since both sides find benefits. Another area need support was Hawaii. We provided informatin in the bulletin and on this website how to provide assistance for Hawaii after the wild fire.
We had numerous visitors in support of Jamaica and Annette Steele’s visit. The luncheon was provide by numerous parishioners.
Bulletin, Pentecost 11, Aug. 13 , 2023
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Can you walk on water ?
“And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Matthew 14:25-27
Notes from https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/can-you-humans-walk-on-water-myth-buoyancy-density-viscosity.html
“Miracles, like those we read about in Matthew 14 are similar to parables. Both miracles and parables prompt much wondering. In the case of miracles, many people often wonder “Could this really have happened?”
“The principle that determines whether a body can sink or not is called Archimedes’ Principle. It states that, for a body to float, it needs to displace the exact same amount of water with a weight equal to the total weight of the floating body. The weight of the displaced water exerts a force on the body, causing it to float. This force is called buoyant force and we can change its value by changing certain characteristics of water.
“The condition for floating is quite simple: the buoyant force should be greater than or equal to the weight of the body. If the value of buoyant force is large enough, then a body floats; otherwise, it sinks. The only thing we need to worry about is how we can increase this buoyant force.
“So… How Can We Walk On Water?
Lectionary illustrations, Aug 13, 2023
"He said (to Elijah), ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence." – 1 Kings 19:11-12
"Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds… When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land,[a] for the wind was against them. And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” – Matthew 14:22-27