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At the end of this e-mail you will find the information for:
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Announcement for Morning Prayer
The Sunday Worship Zoom Meeting
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(This service will be recorded and uploaded to our Youtube Page)
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Second Sunday after Pentecost
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Saturday June 5th & Sunday June 6th
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Opening Hymn: “On This Day, the First of Days”
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Celebrant: Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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People: and blessed be God’s kingdom now and forever. Amen.
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Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
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Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
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People: And also with you.
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O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage: We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favor and glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to thy law, we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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First Reading: 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15)
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Read by J. Endress (Saturday)
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All the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him, “You are old and your sons do not follow in your ways; appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.” But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” Samuel prayed to the Lord, and the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. Just as they have done to me, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so also they are doing to you. Now then, listen to their voice; only—you shall solemnly warn them, and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” So Samuel reported all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen, and to run before his chariots; [and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his courtiers. He will take one-tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and his courtiers.] He will take your male and female slaves, and the best of your cattle and donkeys, and put them to his work. He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; but the Lord will not answer you in that day.” But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! but we are determined to have a king over us, so that we also may be like other nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.” [Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingship.” So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they sacrificed offerings of well-being before the Lord, and there Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.]
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Celebrant: The Word of the Lord.
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People: Thanks be to God.
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Psalm 138 Read by J. Endress (Saturday)
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1 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; *
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before the gods I will sing your praise.
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2 I will bow down toward your holy temple
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because of your love and faithfulness;
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3 For you have glorified your Name *
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and your word above all things.
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4 When I called, you answered me; *
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you increased my strength within me.
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5 All the kings of the earth will praise you, O Lord, *
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when they have heard the words of your mouth.
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6 They will sing of the ways of the Lord, *
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that great is the glory of the Lord.
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7 Though the Lord be high, he cares for the lowly; *
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he perceives the haughty from afar.
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8 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you keep me safe; *
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you stretch forth your hand against the fury of my enemies;
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your right hand shall save me.
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9 The Lord will make good his purpose for me; *
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O Lord, your love endures for ever;
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do not abandon the works of your hands.
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Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Read by J. Endress (Saturday)
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Just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—“I believed, and so I spoke” —we also believe, and so we speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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Celebrant: The Word of the Lord.
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People: Thanks be to God.
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Sequence Hymn: “Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord”
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The Gospel: Mark 3:20-35 Read by: The Rev. Deacon Kay Drebert
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Priest: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark.
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People: Glory to You, Lord Christ.
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The crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat. When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.” And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.” And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered. “Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.” Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.” And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
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Priest: The Gospel of the Lord.
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People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
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The Homily The Rev. C. James Jones
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the Father, the Almighty,
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maker of heaven and earth,
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of all that is, seen and unseen.
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We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
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eternally begotten of the Father,
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God from God, Light from Light,
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of one Being with the Father.
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Through him all things were made.
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For us and for our salvation
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he came down from heaven:
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by the power of the Holy Spirit
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he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
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For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
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he suffered death and was buried.
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On the third day he rose again
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in accordance with the Scriptures;
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and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
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He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
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and his kingdom will have no end.
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We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
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who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
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With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
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He has spoken through the Prophets.
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We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
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We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
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We look for the resurrection of the dead,
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and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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Prayers of the People Form IV
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Prayer List: We ask that our parishioners pray for Bobbie, Candie, Connor, Connie, Don, George, Joell, Kathy, Mark, Millie, Mother Elizabeth, Osmond, Rick, Rose, and Scott.
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Please take time to say silently or aloud your intercessions and thanksgivings for the church, governments, individuals and the world.
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Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
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we confess that we have sinned against you
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in thought, word, and deed,
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and by what we have left undone.
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We have not loved you with our whole heart;
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we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
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We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
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For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
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have mercy on us and forgive us;
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that we may delight in your will,
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to the glory of your Name. Amen.
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Celebrant: The peace of the Lord always be with you.
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People: And also with you.
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People: And also with you.
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Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
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People: We lift them to the Lord.
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Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
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People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
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Celebrant: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every-where to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
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Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might,
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heaven and earth are full of your glory.
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
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We proclaim his resurrection,
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We await his coming in glory;
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Eternal God, heavenly Father,
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you have graciously accepted us as living members
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of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,
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and you have fed us with spiritual food
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in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
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Send us now into the world in peace,
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and grant us strength and courage
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with gladness and singleness of heart;
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through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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The Dismissal
Closing Hymn: “Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing”
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Announcement:
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Mark Smith will be pre-recording Monday's Morning Prayer. It will be available to view at the usual 8 a.m. Monday time as well as later on our public Facebook page: Christ Church. A link will be posted on our group page as well.
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Sunday Worship Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 864 4092 8115
Passcode: 440593
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