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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 30, 2017

The Collect: O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 29:15-28 read from The Message Bible

Psalm 105:1-11, 45b read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 8:26-39 read from The Modern English Version Bible

Gospel: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 read from the New American Standard Bible

Closing Prayer: On August 2nd we celebrate the life of Samuel Ferguson, Missionary Bishop for West Africa

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 23, 2017

The Collect: Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 28:10-19a read from the International Children’s Bible

Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 8:12-25 read from The King James Bible

Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 read from The Lexham English Bible

Closing Prayer: On July 29th we celebrate the first Ordination of Women to the Priesthood in the Episcopal Church

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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 16, 2017

The Collect: O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 25:19-34 read from the Revised Standard Version Bible

Psalm 119:105-112 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 8:1-11 read from the God’s Word Bible

Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible

Closing Prayer: On July 19th we remember Adelaide Teague Case, a teacher.

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