…where there is more than one way to be, believe and belong

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST22 August 2021

Worshipping in Person and Online

Sunday Services 9:30 am

We are glad you are here and welcome you to fully participate in God’s mission and ministry at Church of the Apostles. All are welcome, without exception or reservation. We are an inclusive Christian community that makes a difference in peoples’ lives.

THE HOLY EUCHARIST

Welcome to Church of the Apostles

Prelude I call on thee, Lord Jesus, BWV 639 J.S. Bach

Processional Breathe on me, Breath of God 508

The Opening Acclamation

Presider Praise the name of the Lord;People ascribe greatness to our God.Presider Lord, open our lipsPeople and we shall praise your name.

Song of Praise: Simple Gifts

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Confession and Absolution

Deacon The gospel calls us to turn away from evil and be faithful to Christ. We turn to God in penitence and faith and renew our confidence and trust in God’s mercy.

People God of mercy, we acknowledge that we are all sinners. We turn from the wrong that we have thought and said and done, and are mindful of all

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that we have failed to do. For the sake of Jesus, who died for us, forgive us for all that is past, and help us to live each day in the light of Christ our Lord. Amen.

Presider May the God of love turn us to the true path, forgive us our sins, and assure us of the eternal love of Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Collect

Presider God be with you.People And also with you.Presider Let us Pray

Holy Wisdom, in your loving kindness you created and restored us when we were lost: inspire us with your truth, that we may love you with our whole minds and turn to you with open hearts, through Christ our Savior. Amen.

Presider Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

The Psalm

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Reader How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts! My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the

Lord;my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.

People The sparrow has found her a house and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; by the side of your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

Reader Happy are they who dwell in your house! they will always be praising you.

People Happy are the people whose strength is in you! whose hearts are set on the pilgrims' way.

Reader Those who go through the desolate valley will find it a place of springs, for the early rains have covered it with pools of water.

People They will climb from height to height, and the God of gods will reveal himself in Zion.

Reader Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob.People Behold our defender, O God; and look upon

the face of your Anointed.Reader For one day in your courts is better than a thousand in

my own room, and to stand at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.

People For the Lord God is both sun and shield; he will give grace and glory;

Reader No good thing will the Lord withhold from those who walk with integrity.

People O Lord of hosts, happy are they who put their trust in you!

The Epistle

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Reader A lesson from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians.

Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.

Reader Here where Wisdom is guiding God’s ChurchPeople Thanks be to God

Gradual Hymn 654 Sung twice

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Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to John

People Glory to you, O Christ.

Jesus said, “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever.” He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?” But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, “Does this

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offend you? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But among you there are some who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him. And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.”

Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. So Jesus asked the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord,People Praise to you, O Christ.

The Sermon Rev. Ben GarrenA period of silent meditation follows the sermon.

Belief and Trust in God

Deacon Do you believe and trust in the God who guards us, source of all being and life, the one for whom we exist?

People We believe and trust in God.

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Deacon Do you believe and trust in the God who is our sibling, that took our human nature, died for us and rose again?

People We believe and trust in God.Deacon Do you believe and trust in the God who breathes upon

us, who gives life to the people of God and makes Christ known in the world?

People We believe and trust in God.Deacon This is the faith of the Church.People This is our faith. We believe and trust in the holy

and undivided Trinity, One God. Amen.

** This alternative affirmation of faith is adapted from Common Worship of the Church of England it is a reflection on the mysteries of the Christian faith and an invitation to each of us to continue pondering the inexplicable presence and action of God in our world.

Prayers of the People

Bidder We pray for strength to follow Jesus. Saviour, we hear your call.People Help us to turn to you.Bidder Jesus said: ‘Whoever wishes to be great among you

must be your servant.’ Saviour, we hear your call.People Help us to turn to you.Bidder Jesus said: ‘Unless you change and become humble like

little children, you can never enter the kingdom of heaven.’ Saviour, we hear your call.

People Help us to turn to you.Bidder Jesus said: ‘Happy are the humble; they will receive

what God has promised.’ Saviour, we hear your call.People Help us to turn to you.Bidder Jesus said: ‘Be merciful as your Father is merciful; love

your enemies and do good to them.’ Saviour, we hear your call.

People Help us to turn to you.Bidder Jesus said: ‘Love one another, as I love you; there is no

greater love than this, to lay down your life for your friends.’ Saviour, we hear your call.

People Help us to turn to you.

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Bidder Jesus said: ‘Go to people everywhere and make them my disciples, and I will be with you always, to the end of time.’ Saviour, we hear your call.

People Help us to turn to you.Bidder God of mercy, you know us and love us and hear our

prayer: keep us in the eternal fellowship of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

Presider To those who turn to God in their hearts, God will speak peace. The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And also with you.

THE LITURGY OF THE TABLE

Presider It is not sacrifice that is required but that we act justly, love mercy, and turn humbly towards God.

Offertory Anthem How lovely is thy dwelling place James L. Macbeth Bain

The Doxology

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The Great Thanksgiving

Presider God is here.People God’s Spirit is with us.Presider Lift up your hearts.People We lift them to the Lord.Presider Let us give thanks to GodPeople It is right to give God thanks and praise.

Blessed be God, our light and our salvation; to you be glory and praise for ever! From the beginning you have created all things and all your works echo the silent music of your praise. In the fullness of time you made us in your image, the crown of all creation. You give us breath and speech that with angels and archangels and all the powers of heaven we may find a voice to sing your praise:

Sanctus

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How wonderful the work of your hands, O Lord! As a mother tenderly gathers her children you embraced a people as your own. When they turned away and rebelled your love remained steadfast. From them you raised up Jesus our Saviour, born of Mary, to be the living bread, in whom all our hungers are satisfied. Jesus offered his life for sinners and with a love stronger than death he opened wide his arms on the cross.

On the night before he died, he came to supper with his friends, and taking bread, he gave you thanks. He broke it and gave it to them, saying: Take eat: this is my body which is given for you.

At the end of supper, taking the cup of wine, he gave you thanks, and said: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. Presider Jesus Christ we turn to youPeople Jesus, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free.

You are the Saviour of the world.

Father, we plead with confidence his sacrifice made once for all upon the cross; we remember his dying and rising in glory, and we rejoice that he intercedes for us at your right hand. Pour out your Holy Spirit as we bring before you these gifts of your creation; may they be for us the body and blood of your dear Son. As we eat and drink these holy things in your presence, form us into the likeness of Christ, and build us into a living temple to your glory. Bring us at the last with your Apostles, Blessed Mary, and

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all the saints to the vision of that eternal splendour for which you have created us; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, by him, with him, and in him,with all who stand before you in earth and heaven, we worship you, Father almighty, in songs of everlasting praise: Blessing and honour and glory and power be yours for ever and ever.Amen.

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Presider As our savior the Christ has taught us, we are bold to pray.Pray either version of the Lord’s prayer in your preferred language.

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, for ever and ever. Amen.

Our Father in heaven, holy is your name. Your kingdom come, you will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our sin as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil for yours is the kingdom and power and glory forever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread

Presider God of promise, you have prepared a banquet for us.People Happy are those who are called to the Supper of the Lamb.

THE COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLEAll who seek Christ are welcome to receive the bread and wine made Holy. If you prefer to receive a blessing please come forward and cross your hands

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over your chest when the host is offered to you. Gluten free wafers are available. We affirm that all who worship with us online also receive the spiritual presence.

Communion Music You will sing of the glory of the angels Marcel

Dupré

Post Communion Prayer

Presider Let us pray.People You have opened to us the Scriptures, O Christ,

and you have made yourself known in the breaking of the bread. Abide with us, we pray, that, blessed by your presence, we may turn towards you all the days of our life, and at its end behold you in the glory of the eternal Trinity, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

The Blessing

Presider The God of all grace, who called you to eternal glory in Christ Jesus, establish, strengthen and settle you in the faith; and the blessing of the holy and undivided Trinity, One God rest upon you always.

Recessional Hymn O love, how deep, how broad, how high 448

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The Dismissal

Deacon Let us delight in the Way of the LordPeople Thanks be to God!

Postlude A mighty fortress is our God arranged: Johann Pachelbel

Weekly Prayer List

We pray, O God, for Fred, Bob & Judy, Anna, Natalie, Amy, Terry, Bill & Mary, Carol, Virginia, Sally, Phil, Elaine, Cindy E., Sandy T. and all those suffering the effects of

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violence, hatred and fear, including the peoples of Afghanistan.

We continue to pray for N., Todd, Sara, Bill, John, Karter, Jenny, Earl, Madalaine, Fran, Carol W., Franco, Laurie, Dawn & her family and Garnet.

For the President Joe and Governor Doug.

For our Presiding Bishop Michael, Bishop Jennifer, and our clergy, Rev. Debra, Rev. Ben, Rev. Sherry and Deacon Linda H.

Almighty God, you proclaim your truth in every age by many voices: Direct in our time, we pray, those who speak where many listen and write what many read; that they may do their part in making the heart of this people wise, its mind sound, and its will righteous; to the honor of Jesus the Christ our Lord. Amen.

For those who are serving in the Armed Forces at home or abroad, particularly Campbell Kerr, Robert Graham, Zack Rodriquez, Tom Marshall, Tim Jeffers and Thomas Aragon.

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer                     St. Peter’s Casa GrandeAnglican Cycle of Prayer                      The Anglican Church of South America 

Prayer request forms are available at the Greeters’ Table. You may complete and place them in the offering basket. People will remain on the prayer list for three weeks. Please contact the office to extend if needed. If you would like private prayer, please contact The Rev. Debra Asis. You may also request prayers through our Prayer Connections. Notify Terry Rosato at ter.rosato@gmail.com

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