{"id":1988,"date":"2021-09-02T10:01:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2021-09-05T08:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T12:16:22","slug":"september-5-2021-the-fifteenth-sunday-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=1988","title":{"rendered":"September 5, 2021 &#8211; The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prelude: &#8220;On the Lake of Galilee&#8221; &#8211; I. Barton<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1988-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/August8_2021Prelude_01.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/August8_2021Prelude_01.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/August8_2021Prelude_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\/Qg4xN5nNQX4\" 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\/BkLMD1eJA4s\" 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<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Isaiah 35:4-7a<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"poetryText\"><span class=\"initCap\">S<\/span>ay to those who are of a fearful heart,<br \/>\n\u2018Be strong, do not fear!<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">Here is your God.<br \/>\nHe will come with vengeance,<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">with terrible recompense.<br \/>\nHe will come and save you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,<br \/>\nand the ears of the deaf unstopped;<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">then the lame shall leap like a deer,<br \/>\nand the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,<br \/>\nand streams in the desert;<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">the burning sand shall become a pool,<br \/>\nand the thirsty ground springs of water;<\/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 class=\"lessonCitation\"><em>Reader:<\/em> Let us say together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Psalm 146<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">1\u00a0<span class=\"initCap\">H<\/span>allelujah!<br \/>\nPraise the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>, O my soul! *<br \/>\nI will praise the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0as long as I live;<br \/>\nI will sing praises to my God while I have my being.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">2 Put not your trust in rulers, nor in any child of earth, *<br \/>\nfor there is no help in them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">3 When they breathe their last, they return to earth, *<br \/>\nand in that day their thoughts perish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">4 Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help! *<br \/>\nwhose hope is in the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0their God;<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">5 Who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; *<br \/>\nwho keeps his promise for ever;<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">6 Who gives justice to those who are oppressed, *<br \/>\nand food to those who hunger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">7 The\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0sets the prisoners free;<br \/>\nthe\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0opens the eyes of the blind; *<br \/>\nthe\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0lifts up those who are bowed down;<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">8 The\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0loves the righteous;<br \/>\nthe\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0cares for the stranger; *<br \/>\nhe sustains the orphan and widow,<br \/>\nbut frustrates the way of the wicked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">9 The\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0shall reign for ever, *<br \/>\nyour God, O Zion, throughout all generations.<br \/>\nHallelujah!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Second Scripture Reading<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">M<\/span>y brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, and if you take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say, \u201cHave a seat here, please,\u201d while to the one who is poor you say, \u201cStand there,\u201d or, \u201cSit at my feet,\u201d have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court? Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, \u201cYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.\u201d But if you show partiality, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.[ For the one who said, \u201cYou shall not commit adultery,\u201d also said, \u201cYou shall not murder.\u201d Now if you do not commit adultery but if you murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.]<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, \u201cGo in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,\u201d and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.<\/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\/gkxkF6Hf9Kk\" 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 John<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 7:24-37<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">J<\/span>esus set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, \u201cLet the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children\u2019s food and throw it to the dogs.\u201d But she answered him, \u201cSir, even the dogs under the table eat the children\u2019s crumbs.\u201d Then he said to her, \u201cFor saying that, you may go\u2014the demon has left your daughter.\u201d So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonText\">Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, \u201cEphphatha,\u201d that is, \u201cBe opened.\u201d And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, \u201cHe has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.\u201d<\/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><i>Leader:<\/i> Please be seated for the<b> Message of the Day<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interlude: &#8220;Word of God, Come Down on Earth&#8221; &#8211; Richard Wayne Dirksen<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1988-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/August8_2021Interlude_01.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/August8_2021Interlude_01.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/August8_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 <strong>Wendy, Bridget, Bobby, Warren, Kari, Chris, Liam, John<span class=\"pg-1ff1\">, <\/span>Patti, Donna, Joe, Eddie, Lauren, and Kathy<\/strong> <span class=\"pg-1ff1\">give them courage and hope in their <\/span>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\/dhxHUDB87mg\" 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;Light Dawns on a Weary World&#8221; &#8211; William P. 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