{"id":1925,"date":"2021-07-14T23:10:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T03:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=1925"},"modified":"2021-07-17T12:32:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T16:32:41","slug":"july-18-2021-the-eighth-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=1925","title":{"rendered":"July 18, 2021 &#8211; The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prelude: &#8220;Molto lento&#8221; &#8211; Robert Schumann<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1925-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_202-Prelude_01.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_202-Prelude_01.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_202-Prelude_01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Opening Hymn:<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gsspzNnoK-E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader<\/i>: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><i>People:\u00a0<\/i>And blessed be God\u2019s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>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. <i>Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>God of all power and love, we give thanks for your unfailing presence and the hope you provide in times of uncertainty and loss. Send your Holy Spirit to enkindle in us your holy fire. Revive us to live as Christ\u2019s body in the world: a people who pray, worship, learn, break bread, share life, heal neighbors, bear good news, seek justice, rest and grow in the Spirit. Wherever and however we gather, unite us in common prayer and send us in common mission, that we and the whole creation might be restored and renewed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hymn of Praise<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vlv0zzKs_rY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader<\/i>: The Lord be with you.<br \/>\n<i>People<\/i>: And also with you.<br \/>\n<i>Leader<\/i>: Let us pray.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Collect of the Day<br \/>\n<\/b><i>All together<br \/>\n<\/i>O\u00a0Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.\u00a0<i>Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Lessons<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please be seated for today\u2019s readings<\/p>\n<p><b>First Scripture Reading<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Jeremiah 23:1-6<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">W<\/span>oe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>. Therefore thus says the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>. Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they shall not fear any longer, or be dismayed, nor shall any be missing, says the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">The days are surely coming, says the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: \u201cThe\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0is our righteousness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i> The Word of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Thanks be to God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonCitation\"><em>Reader:<\/em> Let us say together<\/p>\n<article>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Psalm 23<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">1\u00a0<span class=\"initCap\">T<\/span>he\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0is my shepherd; *<br \/>\nI shall not be in want.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">2 He makes me lie down in green pastures *<br \/>\nand leads me beside still waters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">3 He revives my soul *<br \/>\nand guides me along right pathways for his Name&#8217;s sake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,<br \/>\nI shall fear no evil; *<br \/>\nfor you are with me;<br \/>\nyour rod and your staff, they comfort me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">5 You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; *<br \/>\nyou have anointed my head with oil,<br \/>\nand my cup is running over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">6 Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, *<br \/>\nand I will dwell in the house of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0for ever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article><\/article>\n<p><b>Second Scripture Reading<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Ephesians 2:11-22<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">R<\/span>emember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called \u201cthe uncircumcision\u201d by those who are called \u201cthe circumcision\u201d \u2014a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands\u2014 remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i> The Word of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Thanks be to God.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Gospel Hymn: <\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XvOj1VpNICI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Glory to you, Lord Christ.<\/p>\n<p><b>Holy Gospel<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Mark 6:30-34, 53-56<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">T<\/span>he apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, \u201cCome away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.\u201d For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. When they got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> The Gospel of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Praise to you, Lord Christ.<\/p>\n<p><b>Message of the Day<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/sermon\/sheeple-pentecost-8-b-july-18-2021\/\">Click here to read this week&#8217;s message: entitled Sheeple <\/a>\u00a0 ; <em>This sermon, written by\u00a0<strong>the Rev. Joshua Bowron, rector of St. Martin\u2019s Episcopal Church in Charlotte, N.C..<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interlude: &#8220;My Shepherd Will Supply My Need&#8221; &#8211; American folk melody<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1925-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_2021Interlude_01.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_2021Interlude_01.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_2021Interlude_01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please stand, as you are able, as we recite together The Nicene Creed<\/p>\n<p><b>The Nicene Creed<br \/>\n<\/b>We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/strong><em><br \/>\nLeader:<\/em>\u00a0And now as Christ has taught us, we are bold to say<br \/>\n<em>Together<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our Father, who art in heaven,<br \/>\nhallowed be thy Name,<br \/>\nthy kingdom come,<br \/>\nthy will be done,<br \/>\non earth as it is in heaven.<br \/>\nGive us this day our daily bread.<br \/>\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,<br \/>\nas we forgive those<br \/>\nwho trespass against us.<br \/>\nAnd lead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nbut deliver us from evil.<br \/>\nFor thine is the kingdom,<br \/>\nand the power, and the glory,<br \/>\nfor ever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please be seated for the <b>The Prayers of the People<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i><br \/>\nGathered in the name of Christ, who stands among us with upraised hands, let us offer prayers for all in danger and need.<\/p>\n<p>For this parish family of St. Peter&#8217;s &#8211; Trinity, that we may have the grace to be faithful to the mission that has been entrusted to us, and reap the harvest of the kingdom of God. For all peoples, tribes, clans, and families and for mercy, justice, and peace in the world. For abundant fruits of the earth, and for safety from violent storms. For the sick and the suffering, travelers and refugees, prisoners and their families, for\u00a0the dying and all the departed.<br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><strong><i>To you, O Lord.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We your children beseech you to hear us, O Lord God, to look upon this world struck by pandemic, and drive from us this disease.<br \/>\n<b>We beseech you to hear us, good Lord.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit, praying for\u00a0<strong>Mary, Tammy, Pete, Wendy, Edie, Jennifer, Bridget, Bobby, Warren, Kari, Ray, Emily, Cheryl, Chris, Liam, Susan, John and Patti<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"pg-1ff1\">give them\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation.<\/p>\n<p>Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> <b>Together we pray<br \/>\n<\/b>Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> <b>Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.<br \/>\n<\/b><i>Silence may be kept.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>All together<br \/>\n<\/i>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.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader: <\/i>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. <i>Amen<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Peace<br \/>\n<\/b><i>Leader: <\/i>The peace of the Lord is always with you.<br \/>\n<i>People<\/i>: And also with you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Leader:<\/em><b>\u00a0Let us say\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">together this\u00a0<\/span><b>Prayer for Spiritual Communion<\/b><br \/>\n<i>Together:<br \/>\n<\/i>In union, O Lord, with your faithful people at every altar of your Church, where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated, I desire to offer to you praise and thanksgiving. I remember your death, Lord Christ; I proclaim your resurrection; I await your coming in glory. Since I cannot receive you today in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood, I beseech you to come spiritually into my heart.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Closing Hymn: <\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mW_2EhnLeZ4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>The Blessing<br \/>\n<\/b><em>Leader says:<\/em> The Peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And the blessing of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit be with us all today and always. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Postlude: &#8220;Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise&#8221; &#8211; Hopkins\/Hegarty<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1925-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_2021Postlude_01.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_2021Postlude_01.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/July18_2021Postlude_01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Thank you for reading this week&#8217;s remote worship bulletin<\/strong><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prelude: &#8220;Molto lento&#8221; &#8211; Robert Schumann \u00a0 Opening Hymn: Leader: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People:\u00a0And blessed be God\u2019s kingdom, now and for ever. 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