Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18

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 Revised Standard Version Bible.

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: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14

Track 1 Psalm: Psalm 111

Track 2 Old Testament: Proverbs 9:1-6

Track 2 Psalm: Psalm 34:9-14

Epistle: Ephesians 5:15-20

Gospel: John 6:51-58

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

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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 11

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 Easy to Read Bible

The Collect: Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; 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 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

Track 1 Psalm 130

Track 2 Old Testament: Old Testament: 1 Kings 19:4-8

Track 2 Psalm: Psalm 34:1-8

The Epistle: Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Gospel: John 6:35, 41-51

On August 12 we celebrate the life of Florence Nightingale

Nurse, Social Reformer. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Aug. 4

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 World English Bible

The Collect: Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; 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 11:26 – 12:13a

Track 1 Psalm Psalm 51:1-13

Track 2 Old Testament: Exodus 16:2-4,9-15

Track 2 Psalm Psalm 78:23-29

Epistle: Ephesians 4: 1 – 16

Gospel: John 6:24-36

Closing Prayer: On August 7 we celebrate the life of John Mason Neale, Priest. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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