Worship for Sunday, June 14, 2020
The 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Sunday, June 14, 2020
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OUR WORSHIP FOR TODAY
THE OPENING SENTENCE
OPENING HYMN: "Will You Come and Follow Me" (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdfJmcOh8u4
PRAYER OF THE DAY
God of compassion, you have
opened the way for us and brought us to yourself. Pour your love into our
hearts, that, overflowing with joy, we may freely share the blessings of your
realm and faithfully proclaim the good news of your Son, Jesus Christ, our
Savior and Lord. Amen.
They had journeyed from Rephidim, entered the
wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness; Israel camped there in front
of the mountain. Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him from the
mountain, saying, ‘Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the
Israelites: You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on
eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you obey my voice
and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the
peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly
kingdom and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the
Israelites.’
So Moses came, summoned the elders of the
people, and set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him.
The people all answered as one: ‘Everything that the Lord has spoken we will
do.’
PSALM: Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord,
all you lands!
Serve
the Lord with gladness;
come into God’s presence
with a song.
Know
that the Lord is God,
our maker to whom we belong;
we
are God’s people
and the sheep of God’s pasture.
Enter
the gates of the Lord
with thanksgiving
and the courts with praise;
give
thanks
and bless God’s holy name.
Good
indeed is the Lord,
whose steadfast love is everlasting,
whose
faithfulness endures
from age to age.
SECOND READING: Romans 5:1-8
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this
grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering
produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces
hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into
our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for
the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though
perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves
his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
THE HOLY GOSPEL: Matthew 9:35-10:8
Then Jesus went about all the cities and
villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom,
and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had
compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep
without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful,
but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out
laborers into his harvest.’
Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples
and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure
every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles:
first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of
Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the
tax-collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and
Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
These twelve Jesus sent out with the
following instructions: ‘Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of
the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you
go, proclaim the good news, “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Cure the
sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without
payment; give without payment.
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeo-eppK1uo
HOMILY FOR THE DAY (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qse1Jau-Nns
HOMILY FOR THE DAY (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qse1Jau-Nns
THE APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and
earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived
by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius
Pilate,
was crucified, died, and
was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose
again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right
hand
of the Father,
and he will come to judge
the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the
body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Called into unity with one another and the whole
creation, let us pray for our shared world.
A brief silence.
Holy One, you bring us together and call us your
own. Bless theologians, teachers, and preachers who help us grow in faith.
Guide your church, that we might be a holy people. Lord, in your mercy, hear
our prayer.
Holy One, the whole earth is yours. Where there
is fire, bring cool air and new growth. Where there is flooding, bring
abatement. Where there is drought, bring rain. Inspire us to care for what you
have provided. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Holy One, we have created divisions you will not
own. In places of conflict (especially), raise up leaders who work to develop
lasting peace and reconciliation. Encourage organizations and individuals who
care for all forced to leave their homes.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Holy One, you care for those who are harassed
and helpless. Protect and defend those who are abused. Heal those who are sick.
Feed all who hunger. Empower all whose voices go unheard, and help us respond
to the pressing needs of our neighbors. Be present now to people who need your
loving touch because of COVID-19. (You may lift up the names of those for
whom you would like to pray here.)
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Holy One, you provide a plentiful harvest of
gifts and resources. Prepare us to labor and gather the fruits of this
congregation, that we might discover new ways of living. Minister to us in our
work, that we do not lose heart. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Holy One, you bring all people to yourself. We
give thanks for the holy people who have gone before us. (You may lift up
the names of those who have died in Christ here.) Sustain us in your mission until the day you
bear us up to join the saints in light. Lord,
in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Receive these prayers, O God, and those too deep
for words; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
forever and ever. Amen.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them:
Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting.
Amen
CLOSING PETITION FOR BLESSING
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Amen
Amen
CLOSING HYMN: "In Christ Called to Baptize" (Video Link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smsLaWPXt6I
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