Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 14

The Collect: Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) Track 2 Old Testament Exodus 19:2-8a. Both will be read from The Amplified Bible

Track 1 Psalm 116:1,10-17 Track 2 Psalm 100 both will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 5:1-8 read from The Douay-Rheims Bible

Gospel: Matthew 9:35—10:23 read from The God’s Word Bible

Closing Prayer: On June 15th we remember Evelyn Underhill, writer. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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First Sunday after Pentecost, June 7

The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 1:1-2:4a read from the New Revised Standard Bible Anglicized

Psalm 8 or Canticle 2 or 13 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 read from the World English Bible

Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 read from the Revised Standard Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On June 8 we remember Roland Allen Mission Strategist. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Day of Pentecost Whitsunday, May 31

The Collect: Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Lesson: Acts 2:1-21 read from the New International Version Bible

Psalm 104:25-35,37 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 read from the New Living Translation Bible

Gospel: John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 both will be read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On June 2 we remember Blandina and Her Companions the Martyrs of Lyons. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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