8:00 A.M. HOLY EUCHARIST
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
JUNE 12, 2016
Worship begins with the music of the prelude. Please silence all electronic devices. We invite you to put on a name tag, which can be found in your pew rack.
Childcare Available Until 11:30 a.m. • Facilities Located in the Parish House
In the Nursery, staff caretakers will watch infants to five-year-olds.
In the Infant Caring Room, parents can tend to their child’s needs while watching the worship service live on the closed-circuit TV.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
The Acclamation
Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 323
Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
People: And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
The Collect for Purity
BCP, p. 323
The Summary of the Law
Hymn 691
My faith looks up to thee
Olivet
The Collect of the Day
On Reverse
The People are seated.
The Lesson
2 Samuel 12:1-7,13-15
The Gospel
Luke 7:36-48
Gospeller: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People: Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Gospeller: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon
The Rev. John Branson
The Nicene Creed
BCP, p. 326
The Prayers of the People
BCP, p. 328
The Confession and Absolution
BCP, p. 330
The Peace
Birthday Prayer
On Reverse
Welcome and Announcements
THE HOLY COMMUNION
All are welcome to the Table. If you require a gluten-free wafer, please ask the clergy administering the bread.
Doxology
Old Hundredth
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
The Great Thanksgiving, Prayer II
BCP, p. 333
Sanctus S114
Willan
The Lord’s Prayer
BCP, p. 340
The Breaking of the Bread
BCP, p. 337
The People kneel or stand.
The Prayer after Communion
BCP, p. 339
The Blessing
The People stand.
Hymn 470
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
Beecher
The Dismissal
Leader: Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.
People: Thanks be to God.
Please join us in the Library for fellowship, refreshments, conversation, and information on upcoming events.
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
Keep, O Lord, we beseech thee, thy household the Church in thy
steadfast faith and love, that by the help of thy grace we may
proclaim thy truth with boldness, and minister thy justice with
compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who liveth
and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever. Amen.
THE LESSON
2 Samuel 12:1-7,13-15
But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord, and the
Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him,
"There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other
poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds; but the poor
man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought.
He brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children;
it used to eat of his meager fare, and drink from his cup, and lie in
his bosom, and it was like a daughter to him. Now there came a
traveler to the rich man, and he was loath to take one of his own
flock or herd to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him,
but he took the poor man's lamb, and prepared that for the guest
who had come to him." Then David's anger was greatly kindled
against the man. He said to Nathan, "As the Lord lives, the man
who has done this deserves to die; he shall restore the lamb
fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."
Nathan said to David, "You are the man!” David said to Nathan, "I
have sinned against the Lord." Nathan said to David, "Now the
Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless,
because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child
that is born to you shall die." Then Nathan went to his house. The
Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it
became very ill.
THE GOSPEL
Luke 7:36-48
One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into
the Pharisee's house and took his place at the table. And a woman
in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in
the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She
stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet
with her tears and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued
kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment. Now when
the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "If this
man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of
woman this is who is touching him-- that she is a sinner." Jesus
spoke up and said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to
you." "Teacher," he replied, "Speak." "A certain creditor had two
debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When
they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now
which of them will love him more?" Simon answered, "I suppose
the one for whom he canceled the greater debt." And Jesus said to
him, "You have judged rightly." Then turning toward the woman,
he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house;
you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with
her tears and dried them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but
from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. You
did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet
with ointment. Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many,
have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one
to whom little is forgiven, loves little." Then he said to her, "Your
sins are forgiven."
Birthday Prayer (said in unison) O, God, our days and lives rest
graciously in your hand: Look with favor on these your servants
as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom
and grace as they seek the full measure of creativity, imagination,
and wonder you have planted in them. May their trust in your
goodness deepen and mature through all the days of their lives;
we pray this in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE CHANCEL ARRANGEMENTS ARE GIVEN TO HONOR
Emily Bayly Riggs, Elizabeth & Glenn McNulty
WE PRAY FOR THE DEPARTED
Boyce Martin, Paul Barton, Elizabeth Hogan Talcott
WE PRAY FOR PARISHIONERS WHO ARE PREGNANT
Rachel, Anna Bailey, Meredith Flynn, Carrie Siegrist,
Courtney Hood, Anne Houston, Ashley Simpson Baird,
Crystal Wagner, Ariel Cole, Carrell McAllister,
Christine Spadacino, Connie, Michelle Baize, Kelly Swaine
WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO SERVE
OUR COUNTRY OVERSEAS
Trevor Thompson, Peter Morris, Toby Voght, Ryan Croft,
Jennifer, Philip, Taylor Carpenter, David Bean
PRAYERS OF THE PARISH
Charlotte Shelton, Wendy McMillan, Ellen Icochea, Joyce Knapp,
Jane Paynter, Luke Jackson, Janel, Alan Campbell, Ruth Tallmer,
Mary Crow, Sallie McBrien, Bryce Barber, T.H., Della Cavey, Rob,
Jim & Alec Hawkins, Raymond Fenstermaker, Dick Muller,
Sharon, Bonnie-Lorraine Thiele, Madisen, Mik, Chip Wyler,
Janine Nelson, Chip Grissom, Rose, Rudy Conley, Kirsten Marie,
Jennifer W., Wanda White, Dee Dee Lancaster, Liz Childs,
Frank Wood, Beth, Henry Mack, Anthony Weller,
Emma Giovanetti, Josiah Lanier, Laura Totten, Paul Fineran,
Alice Russell, Shelia Greenfield, Scott Buchan, Terronce Hakim,
Delia Millan, Julie Olaffson, Katy Bomar, Cynthia,
LaVerne Scott-Rayford, Braun Jones, Steve Hines,
Donald Cashion & Family, Beatrice Bryant, Tony Bryant,
Eliza Saunders, Tricia Lyons, George K. & Family,
Marynelle Losin, Meghan Wommack, Christina & Family,
Bill Scudder, Lora & Pam, Mary Hudak, Jessica Hughes,
Juana Lily Juan & Family, Luz Klecky, Sandy Velasquez,
Nicolas Freedom Bernal, Sarah H., Brian Pierce, Thomas Lewis &
family, Patty Broadbent, David, Karl Werginz, Jim Myhre,
Stephanie Woodland Kelly, Gwen Brown, Wil Davis,
John Anderson, Julio, William Groft, Barbara Totten,
Dottie Dodson, Julianne Grasselli, Rosalie Cooper & Family,
Mac & Susan Brown, Carole & Bob Hunter, John,
Wayne E. Bowman, Carl B. McMillan, Jr., Peter Rasmussen,
Viki Metzger, Marilyn, P.J. Edington, Alice Keh, Alan Adenan,
Lori & David Adams, Greg Sheridan, Joel, Phil Friedlander,
the Scalzo family, Patti McMahon, Chris, Larry, the Martin &
Ogden families, Angela Welsh, the Barton family,
the Talcott family
For inclusion on the prayer list, please submit names to [email protected] by 3:00 p.m. Wednesday.
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