The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Opening Hymn #492: Sing ye faithful, sing with gladness
Collect of the Day:
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A reading from the Prophet Jeremiah, Chapter 11, Verses 18 – 20
It was the Lord who made it known to me, and I knew;
then you showed me their evil deeds.
But I was like a gentle lamb
led to the slaughter.
And I did not know it was against me
that they devised schemes, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit,
let us cut him off from the land of the living,
so that his name will no longer be remembered!”
But you, O Lord of hosts, who judge righteously,
who try the heart and the mind,
let me see your retribution upon them,
for to you I have committed my cause.
Psalm 54
1 Save me, O God, by your Name; *
in your might, defend my cause.
2 Hear my prayer, O God; *
give ear to the words of my mouth.
3 For the arrogant have risen up against me,
and the ruthless have sought my life, *
those who have no regard for God.
4 Behold, God is my helper; *
it is the Lord who sustains my life.
5 Render evil to those who spy on me; *
in your faithfulness, destroy them.
6 I will offer you a freewill sacrifice *
and praise your Name, O Lord, for it is good.
7 For you have rescued me from every trouble, *
and my eye has seen the ruin of my foes.
A reading from the letter of James, Chapter 3, Verse 13 through Chapter 4, Verses 3, 7 – 8a
Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth. Such wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.
Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you? You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
Sequence Hymn: See Bulletin
A reading from the Gospel according to Mark, Chapter 9, Verses 30 – 37
Jesus and his disciples passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”
Parish Prayer List
Cheryl W., Cathy & Del, Brent B., Susan F., Daryl C., Debbie L., Margo, the Munro Family, Liz D., William R., Donna E., Ethan W., the Schulz Family, Ann T., Polly W., Pat & Linda, Amy H., Amory K., Bill T., Anderson L., David K., Adam E., the Clonts Family, John, Faith G., the Dittmer Family, Julie T., the Ellsworth Family, Joe P., Mindy B., Rebecca K., the Larson Family, Pam W., Patty T.
Offertory Hymn #660: O Master, let me walk with thee
Eucharistic Visit: Donna Ellway
Communion Hymn:
Closing Hymn #390: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
The Altar Flowers are given by Robin & Doug Finch, to the
Glory of God and in loving memory of Robin’s Mother, Alice Shore.
Serving today:
8:00 A.M.
Celebrant: Fr. Joseph Farnes
Lectors: Stephanie Elder & Duncan Nims
Eucharistic Minister: Duncan Nims
Altar Guild: Marie Jantz
10:00 A.M.
Celebrant: Fr. Joseph Farnes
Lectors: Jim Reynolds & Lucy Groves
Eucharistic Minister: Lucy Groves
Altar Guild: Robin Finch & Holly Melgard
Ushers: Laura Harbert & Rita Hess
Sunday School: Sue Nims & Carolyn Cornwall
Music Director: Shauna Emara
Music: Jane Knobel & Amy Hutchins
Camera: Mike Ritthaler
Coffee Hour: Sites Family