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Christ Episcopal Church
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday August 29th
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Opening Hymn: “I sing the Almighty Power of God” MOG pg. 5 vs 1 & 2
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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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Celebrant: 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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Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; 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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First Reading: Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Read by S. Bowlby | M. Smith
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The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through the lattice. My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away."
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Celebrant: The Word of the Lord.
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People: Thanks be to God.
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Psalm 45:1-2, 7-10 Read by M. Smith
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1 My heart is stirring with a noble song;
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let me recite what I have fashioned for the king; *
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my tongue shall be the pen of a skilled writer.
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2 You are the fairest of men; *
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grace flows from your lips,
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because God has blessed you for ever.
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7 Your throne, O God, endures for ever and ever, *
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a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom;
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you love righteousness and hate iniquity.
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8 Therefore God, your God, has anointed you *
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with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
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9 All your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes, and cassia, *
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and the music of strings from ivory palaces makes you glad.
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10 Kings' daughters stand among the ladies of the court; *
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on your right hand is the queen,
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adorned with the gold of Ophir.
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Second Reading: James 1:17-27 Read by M. Smith
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Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God's righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act-they will be blessed in their doing. If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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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: “Seek ye first” MOG pg. 47 vs. 1 & 2
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The Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 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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When the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.” Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.” For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
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Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.
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People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
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The Homily The Rev. Elizabeth Ewing
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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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Response: Hear our prayer.
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Prayer List: We pray for Bill, Bobbie, Candie, Connor, Connie, Don, George, Jeanette, Joell, Kathy, Mark, Millie, Mother Elizabeth, Osmond, Rick, Rose, Sally, and Scott.
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We pray for Sr. Lois who died.
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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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Offertory Anthem “Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart” Hymnal pg. 556 v. 1 & 2
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Celebrant: The Lord be 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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Music at Communion "Lord, Make us servants of your Peace" MOG pg. 18
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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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Closing Hymn: “Sing My Soul His Wondrous Love” MOG pg. 8 vs. 1 & 4
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Christ Church Mask Requirements: Each parish of the Diocese of Central New York has local discretion in establishing COVID-19 response guidelines within the restrictions established by New York State and in line with recommendations from the CDC.
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Current CDC guidance recommends that vaccinated individuals wear masks indoors in public in areas of “Substantial” or “High” community transmission. The CDC’s COVID-19 Data Tracker indicates (as of August 19, 2021) that Broome County is at “Substantial” levels of community transmission.
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Per CDC guidance, individuals attending indoor public worship in these counties should wear face coverings, regardless of vaccination status. Leaders of parishes in these counties (or elsewhere in the Diocese) may establish additional requirements to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
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Thank you all for your tender care for one another in this challenging time.
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