Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Aug. 16

The Collect: Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: Genesis 45:1-15 read from the 21 Century King James Version Bible

Track 2 Old Testament: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 read from the 21 Century King James Version Bible

Track 1 Psalm 133 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Psalm 67 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 read from the Lexham English Bible

Gospel: Matthew 15: 10-28 read from the Message Bible

Closing Prayer: On August 18 we celebrate the life of Artemisia Bowden. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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