Worship Bulletin ~ July 19, 2015 –Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Fr. Brian Capanna, Rector; Fr. Don Kroeger, Associate; Deacons: Rev. Dee Renner & Rev. Rosalind Marver
Office Phone: (760) 728-2007 Web Site: e-mail:
Opening Song: “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace!
Streams of mercy never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! Oh, fix me on it, mount of God’s unchanging love.
Here I find my greatest treasure; hither, by Thy help I’ve come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger, interposed His precious blood.
Oh, to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to Thee:
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, oh, take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above.
Greeting
Announcements
Fr. Brian or Fr. Don will point out noteworthy events. Announcement reels play on the screen before and after the service.
The Acclamation
CelebrantBlessed be God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
PeopleAnd blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen.
The Collect for Purity
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.
Song of Praise: “In the Beauty of Holiness”
In the beauty of holiness we see You Son of righteousness
So we bring all that we possess to lay at Your feet
In the place where Your glory shines, Jesus lover of all mankind
You have drawn us with love divine to make us complete
So I pause at Your gates once more, as my heart and my spirit soar
And I wish I could love You more, my God and my King
Is there tribute that I could bring, was there ever a song to sing
That could ever express my King, the work that You've done
Could I ever conceive of this, all the depths and the heights and breadth
Of the riches I now possess because of Your love
The Collect of the Day
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And with your spirit.
CelebrantLet us pray.
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Scripture Lessons
The Bible is at the heart of our worship, because in it we read and understand the very words of God. Every word in the Bible has come from God and is vitally important so that we can know His heart and His truth. Each week during our service, we read a section of the Old Testament, a Psalm, a section from the New Testament, and a reading from the Gospels. If you do not have your own Bible, we would like to give you one as a free gift – please speak to a clergy member or an usher.
Old Testament: Isaiah 57:14-21
14God says, “Rebuild the road!Clear away the rocks and stonesso my people can return from captivity.”
15The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,the Holy One, says this:“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.I restore the crushed spirit of the humbleand revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.16For I will not fight against you forever;I will not always be angry.If I were, all people would pass away—all the souls I have made.17I was angry,so I punished these greedy people.I withdrew from them,but they kept going on their own stubborn way.18I have seen what they do,but I will heal them anyway!I will lead them.I will comfort those who mourn,19bringing words of praise to their lips.May they have abundant peace, both near and far,”says theLord, who heals them.20“But those who still reject me are like the restless sea,which is never stillbut continually churns up mud and dirt.21There is no peace for the wicked,”says my God. The Word of the Lord.
PeopleThanks be to God
Psalm: 22:22-30
22I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters, I will praise you among your assembled people.
23Praise theLord, all you who fear him!Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob!
Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
24For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy.He has not turned his back on them,
but has listened to their cries for help.
25I will praise you in the great assembly. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who worship you.
26The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek theLordwill praise him.Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
27The whole earth will acknowledge theLordand return to him.All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
28For royal power belongs to theLord. He rules all the nations.
29Let the rich of the earth feast and worship.Bow before him, all who are mortal,all whose lives will end as dust.
30Our children will also serve him.Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord.
Epistle Lesson: Ephesians 2:11-22
11Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.12In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.13But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.14For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.15He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.16Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.17He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.18Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. 19So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.20Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.21We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.22Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit. The Word of the Lord.
PeopleThanks be to God
Gospel Hymn: “Sanctuary”
Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving I’ll be a living sanctuary for You
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark.
PeopleGlory to you, Lord Christ.
Gospel: Mark 6:30-44
30The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught.31Then Jesus said,“Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.”He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat.
32So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone.33But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them.34Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.35Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late.36Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”37But Jesus said,“You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough moneyto buy food for all these people!” 38“How much bread do you have?”he asked.“Go and find out.” They came back and reported, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish.”39Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.40So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred. 41Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.42They all ate as much as they wanted,43and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish.44A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed. The Gospel of the Lord.
PeoplePraise to You, Lord Christ.
Gospel Hymn Continued: “Sanctuary”
Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving I’ll be a living sanctuary for You
The Sermon
Moment for Reflection
Nicene Creed
Let us confess our faith in the words of the Nicene Creed:
We believe in one God,the Father, the Almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all that is, visible and invisible.
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,was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and 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 heavenand 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,who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,who 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.
The Prayers of the People
This is a time for group prayer as well as personal prayers. Please prayerfully respond to the leader with the words in bold type. And please add your own prayers of thanksgiving and intercession either silently or aloud when invited to do so.
The Prayers of the People
Let us pray for the whole state of Christ’s Church and the world. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Help us to fulfill your great commission; making disciples of all nations; teaching them to obey all that you have commanded. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Give grace, heavenly Father, to all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, and especially to Foley Beach, our Archbishop; Keith Andrews, our Bishop; Fr. Brian and Fr. Don, our Priests; and Dee Renner and Rosalind Marver, our Deacons, that by their life and teaching, they may proclaim your true and life-giving Word, and rightly administer your holy Sacraments. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We ask you to rule the hearts of all who govern us. May they administer justice, govern wisely, and strive for the welfare and peace of the whole world. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We humbly ask you, gracious Lord, to comfort and strengthen all those who, in this earthly life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
I invite you to add your own thanksgivings or requests at this time.
We bless your holy Name for all your servants who departed this life in your faith and fear, praying you would grant us grace to follow their good examples, that with them we might partake in your heavenly kingdom. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
The Deacon concludes with the following prayer
Grant these our prayers, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.
The Confession and Absolution of Sin
Deacon We pray to you also for the forgiveness of our sins.
Most merciful God,we confess that we have sinned against youin 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.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who in his great mercy has promised forgiveness of sins to all thosewho sincerely repent and with true faith turn to him, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Peace
Celebrant The Peace of the Lord be always with you.
People And with your spirit.
Birthday Prayer – Pray together
O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor we pray on you servant as he begins another year. Grant that he may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen his trust in your goodness all the days of his life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Anniversary Prayer & Blessing of the Marriage
O God, you have so consecrated the covenant of marriage that in it is represented the spiritual unity between Christ and his Church: Send therefore your blessing upon these your servants, that they may so love, honor, and cherish each other in faithfulness and patience, in wisdom and true godliness, that their home may be a haven of blessing and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord mercifully with his favor look upon you, and fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace; that you may faithfully live together in this life, and in the age to come have life everlasting. Amen.
Offertory Sentence
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! Psalm 96:8
You may place money (check or cash) in the offering plate that will go toward the work of Christ Church to build the kingdom of God in Fallbrook and beyond. You may enter into singing or simply listen, and you may sit or stand as you feel led. This is a time of offering our gifts to the Lord.
Offertory Anthem: “Beneath the Cross”
Beneath the cross of Jesus I find a place to stand and wonder at such mercy that calls me as I am
For hands that should discard me hold wounds which tell me come