Hello,

I will be traveling for the next month so I am unable to record the weekly lectionary readings. Please accept my apology for this break in service but I have a new great grandchild that I have yet to meet in person. I wish he were closer but we have to travel across the country to see him.

I will return home at the end of October and hope to resume recordings starting with the last weekend in October. In the mean time you can check out the lectionary listings available on the Episcopal Church Lectionary page.

Thank you for listening.

I will be traveling all this week so the recordings will resume next week.

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 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

Psalm: Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

Track 2

Old Testament: 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21

Psalm: Psalm 16

Epistle: Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Gospel: Luke 9:51-62

The family has gone home after a wonderful visit for Christmas. I will be back recording next week. Thank you for your patience.

The Collect: O God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of him who humbled himself to share our humanity, your Son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Collect and Psalms are from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer.

The Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel are from the Amplified Bible.

Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:7-14

Psalm: Psalm 84 or 84:1-8

Epistle: Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a

Gospel: Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 or Luke 2:41-52 or Matthew 2:1-12

Closing Prayer: On January 9 we celebrate the life of Julia Chester Emery Missionary. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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