Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, June 30

The Collect and Psalms will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

The Old Testament, Epistle, and Gospel will be read from the New American Standard Bible and The New Revised Standard Version Bible

The Collect: Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

Track 1 Psalm: Psalm 130

Track 2 Old Testament: Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Read from The New Revised Standard Version

Track 2 Psalm: Lamentations 3:22-33 or Psalm 30

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Gospel: Mark 5:21-43

On July 1 we celebrate the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Writer and Prophetic Witness. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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