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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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Aug. 9

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 of the Old Testament: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Track 2 of the Old Testament: 1 Kings 19:9-18 Both will be read from The God’s Word Bible

Track 1 Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b, Track 2 Psalm 85:8-13: both will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 10:5-15 read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible

Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33 read from the International Children’s Bible

Closing Prayer: On August 14 we celebrate the life of Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Seminarian and Martyr. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Aug. 2

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: Genesis 32:22-31 Track 2 Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-5 both will be read from the Christian Standard Bible

Track 1 Psalm 17: 1-7, 16 Track 2: Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-22 both will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 9:1-5 read from the Douay-Rheims Bible

Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21 read from the English Standard Version Anglicised

Closing Prayer: On August 8th we celebrate the life of Dominic, Priest and Friar. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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