Pentecost 5
Service of the Word
St. Thomas and St. Mary’s Anglican
Churches
July 9, 2020
Opening Sentence
Blessed is our Father,
Lord of heaven and earth,
who has revealed these things to the simple.
How Firm a Foundation
How firm a
foundation, you saints of the Lord,
is laid for your
faith in his excellent Word!
What more can he say
than to you he has said,
to you who for refuge
to Jesus have fled?
"Fear not, I am
with you, O be not dismayed;
for I am your God,
and will still give you aid;
I'll strengthen you,
help you, and cause you to stand,
upheld by my
righteous, omnipotent hand.
"When through
the deep waters I call you to go,
the rivers of sorrow
shall not overflow;
for I will be with
you, your troubles to bless,
and sanctify to you
your deepest distress.
"The soul that
on Jesus has leaned for repose,
I will not, I will
not desert to his foes;
that soul, though all
hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no never,
no never forsake."
THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY
Introductory Responses
O God, be
not far from us.
Come
quickly to help us, O God.
Christ
has shown forth his glory:
O come
let us worship.
Glory to
the holy and undivided Trinity, one God:
as it was
in the beginning,
is now
and will be for ever.
Amen.
Alleluia.
Christ,
mighty Saviour, Light of all creation,
you make
the daytime radiant with sunlight
and to the
night give glittering adornment,
stars in
the heavens.
Now comes
the day’s end as the sun is setting:
mirror of
daybreak, pledge of resurrection;
while in
the heavens choirs of stars appearing
hallow
the nightfall.
Therefore
we come now, evening rites to offer,
joyfully
chanting holy hymns to praise you,
with all
creation joining hearts and voices
singing
your glory.
Give
heed, we pray you, to our supplication:
that you
may grant us pardon for offences,
strength
for our weak hearts, rest for aching bodies,
soothing
the weary
Though
bodies slumber, hearts shall keep their vigil,
forever resting
in the peace of Jesus,
in light
or darkness worshipping our Saviour
now and
forever.
The Proclamation of the Word
Psalm 71.1-6
“Hear, O daughter;
consider and listen closely;
forget your people
and your father’s house.
The king will have
pleasure in your beauty;
he is your master;
therefore do him honour.
The people of Tyre
are here with a gift;
the rich among the
people seek your favour.”
All glorious is the
princess as she enters;
her gown is
cloth-of-gold.
In embroidered
apparel she is brought to her sovereign;
after her the
bridesmaids follow in procession.
With joy and gladness
they are brought,
and enter into the
royal palace.
“In place of fathers,
O king, you shall have sons;
I will make your name
to be remembered
from one generation
to another;
therefore nations
will praise you for ever and ever.”
Glory to the holy and
undivided Trinity, one God:
as it was in the beginning,
is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Genesis 24.34-38, 42-49, 58-67
So he said, ‘I am
Abraham’s servant. The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become
wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female
slaves, camels and donkeys. And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master
when she was old; and he has given him all that he has. My master made me
swear, saying, “You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the
Canaanites, in whose land I live; but you shall go to my father’s house, to my
kindred, and get a wife for my son.”
‘I came today to the
spring, and said, “O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you will only
make successful the way I am going! I am standing here by the spring of water;
let the young woman who comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, ‘Please give me
a little water from your jar to drink,’ and who will say to me, ‘Drink, and I
will draw for your camels also’—let her be the woman whom the Lord has
appointed for my master’s son.”
‘Before I had
finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her water-jar
on her shoulder; and she went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her,
“Please let me drink.” She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder, and
said, “Drink, and I will also water your camels.” So I drank, and she also
watered the camels. Then I asked her, “Whose daughter are you?” She said, “The
daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.” So I put the ring
on her nose, and the bracelets on her arms. Then I bowed my head and worshipped
the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by
the right way to obtain the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son. Now
then, if you will deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not,
tell me, so that I may turn either to the right hand or to the left.’ And they
called Rebekah, and said to her, ‘Will you go with this man?’ She said, ‘I
will.’ So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with
Abraham’s servant and his men. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
‘May you, our sister,
become
thousands of myriads;
may your offspring
gain possession
of the gates of their foes.’
Then Rebekah and her
maids rose up, mounted the camels, and followed the man; thus the servant took
Rebekah, and went his way.
Now Isaac had come
from Beer-lahai-roi, and was settled in the Negeb. Isaac went out in the
evening to walk in the field; and looking up, he saw camels coming. And Rebekah
looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel, and said
to the servant, ‘Who is the man over there, walking in the field to meet us?’
The servant said, ‘It is my master.’ So she took her veil and covered herself.
And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought
her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and
he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
Hear what the Spirit
is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Responsory
Fear not, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
Fear not, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.
When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned.
Fear not, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
You are precious in my sight and I love you.
Do not fear, for I am with you.
Fear not, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
Romans 7.15-25a
I do not understand
my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is
no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good
dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot
do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I
do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that
dwells within me.
So I find it to be a
law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight
in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war
with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my
members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, with my mind
I am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh I am a slave to the law of
sin.
Hear what the Spirit
is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Song of Mary (Luke 1.46-55)
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
for you, Lord, have looked with favour
on your lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:
you, the Almighty, have done great things for me
and holy is your name.
You have mercy on those who fear you,
from generation to generation.
You have shown strength with your arm
and scattered the proud in their conceit,
casting down the mighty from their thrones
and lifting up the lowly.
You have filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.
You have come to the aid of your servant Israel,
to remember the promise of mercy,
the promise made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to God, Source of all being,
eternal Word and Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now and will be for ever. Amen.
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
I heard
the voice of Jesus say,
"Come
unto me and rest;
lay down,
O weary one, lay down
your head
upon my breast."
I came to
Jesus as I was,
weary and
worn and sad;
I found
in him a resting place,
and he
has made me glad.
I heard
the voice of Jesus say,
"Behold,
I freely give
the
living water; thirsty one,
stoop
down and drink, and live."
I came to
Jesus, and I drank
of that
life-giving stream;
my thirst
was quenched, my soul revived,
and now I
live in him.
I heard
the voice of Jesus say,
"I
am this dark world's Light;
look unto
me, your morn shall rise,
and all
your days be bright."
I looked
to Jesus and I found
in him my
Star, my Sun;
and in
that light of life I'll walk,
'til
trav'ling days are done.
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The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ
according to Matthew.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 11.16-19-25-30
‘But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting
in the market-places and calling to one another,
“We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we wailed, and you did not
mourn.”
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a
demon”; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Look, a glutton
and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!” Yet wisdom is vindicated
by her deeds.’
At that time Jesus said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have
revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things
have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the
Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son
chooses to reveal him.
‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and
I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle
and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is
easy, and my burden is light.’
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you. Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon
Apostles’
Creed
Let us confess the faith of our baptism as we
say,
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our
Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy
Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He 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,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again
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.
O
God of Bethel
O God of Bethel, by whose hand
thy people still are fed,
who through this weary pilgrimage
hast all our fathers led;
Our vows, our prayers, we now present
before thy throne of grace;
God of our fathers, be the God
of their succeeding race.
Through each perplexing path of life
our wandering footsteps guide;
give us each day our daily bread,
and raiment fit provide.
O spread thy covering wings around
till all our wanderings cease,
and at our Father's loved abode
our souls arrive in peace.
Blessing
of the Prayer Shawls
The
Prayers of the Community
The
Litany
Send
forth your strength, O God;
establish
what you have wrought in us.
Uphold
all those who fall
and
raise up those who are bowed down.
Open the
eyes of the blind and set the prisoners free.
Sustain
the orphan and widowed
and
give food to those who hunger.
Grant
them the joy of your help again
and
sustain them with your Spirit.
Giver of
peace, judge the peoples
and
take all nations for your own.
Anglican Communion
Pray for the united Church of Pakistan
The Most Reverend Humphrey Peters
Bishop of Peshawar
& Moderator of the Church of Pakistan
Anglican Church of
Canada
Diocese of Niagara
the Right Reverend Susan Bell, Bishop
Council of the
North
Diocese of Saskatchewan
the Right Reverend Michael W. Hawkins, Bishop
the Right Reverend Adam Halkett, Bishop of Missinipi
the Right Reverend Isaiah Larry Beardy,
Assisting Bishop of Missinipi
Diocese
of Edmonton
St. George, Devon
Christian Gordon, Rector
Buyé Synod Office
the Right Reverend Sixbert Macumi, Bishop
Métis Nation of Alberta
(I will not place
our individual parish prayers on the internet.
We know who we pray
for each week.
Rest assured that
your loved ones continue in our prayers.)
We continue to pray
for Burundi and our twinned parishes
Kabanga and St. Luke’s Bigombo
We also pray for the Canadian Armed Forces
serving at home and abroad.
Loving God,
whose peace passes all our understanding:
as we face this present pandemic,
and experience fear and anxiety,
may we hear your voice,
bringing calm to the storms of our time.
Strengthen those who work
to limit the spread of infection,
and those who seek to care for the sick,
and keep us mindful of those most vulnerable.
May we shape our living to protect one another,
and may our changing habits,
practices and sacrifices,
be for the greater love of our community
and all your people. Amen.
From the Diocese
of Niagara.
The Collect of the Day
God
of heaven and earth,
you
reveal your wisdom to the childlike;
may we
learn from your Son humility of heart,
so
that we find refreshment and rest
even
as we shoulder the cross of Christ;
who,
with you and the Holy Spirit,
lives
and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Opening
Prayers (1997) alt.
The Lord’s Prayer
Trusting in the compassion of God
and gathering our prayers and praises into one,
let us pray as our Saviour taught us,
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
Lead us,
heavenly Father, lead us
o'er the
world's tempestuous sea;
guard us,
guide us, keep us, feed us,
for we
have no help but thee;
yet
possessing every blessing,
if our
God our Father be.
Saviour,
breathe forgiveness o'er us:
all our
weakness thou dost know;
thou
didst tread this earth before us,
thou
didst feel its keenest woe;
lone and
dreary, faint and weary,
through
the desert thou didst go.
Spirit of
our God, descending,
fill our
hearts with heavenly joy,
love with
every passion blending,
pleasure
that can never cloy:
thus
provided, pardoned, guided,
nothing
can our peace destroy.
Dismissal
May Christ, who sends us to the nations,
give us the power of the Holy Spirit.
Alleluia! Amen!
Go Now in Peace
Evening Prayer
adapted from:
PRAY WITHOUT CEASING
Morning and Evening Prayer for
Ordinary Time
Prepared by the Ven. Dr.
Richard Leggett
for the Faith, Worship, and
Ministry Committee Of the Anglican Church of Canada
The psalm is from:
A Liturgical Psalter
General Synod 2016 Edition
The Psalter of The Book of
Alternative Services Emended for Contemporary Liturgical Use
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