Your presence is a valued contribution to our meditation ... · to our meditation and celebration. In fact, we’re blessed to be able to host you this morning. Thank you for being

The mission of St. David’s is to be an inclusive churchand a welcoming community growing in Christ and

offering all seekers spiritual nourishment for the journey.

ST. DAVID’SEPISCOPAL CHURCH

THE SIXTH SUNDAY

AFTER PENTECOST (PR 10)July 12, 2020

9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer, Rite II . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2

11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer, Rite III . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 12

Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 23

Welcome to St. David’s!Whoever you are and wherever you’re at on your

journey, know that you are welcome here.

Your presence is a valued contributionto our meditation and celebration.

In fact, we’re blessed to be able to host you this morning. Thank you for being with us.

The altar flowers are given to the glory of God in memory of Bill Selzer andCarol Selzer O’Brien. The sanctuary light is given to the glory of God by Ed

and Jan Moore for all Coronavirus victims and their families.

Those Who Serve Today & This WeekAt 9:00 a.m.Deacon: The Rev. Finn PondReadings: Rose Ann Barks, Monte MacConnellPrayers: Beth Gruenke

At 11:00 a.m.Lay Leader: Cindy ShepherdLay Assistant/Gospel/Reading 2: Jim GradyPrayer Leader/Reading 1: Nadine Grady

OtherMusic Director: Laura JaquetteAltar Guild: Theresa Brim, Nadine Grady, Ann KauppiCheck Signers: Beth Bornhoft, Deb Harris

Kristopher E. Lindquist chants are used by permission. Reprinted music under OneLicense.net A-716859and Ritesong #846863001293. All rights reserved. Wonder, Love & Praise (WLP); With One Voice(WOV); Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW); The Hymnal 1982 (TH1982)

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9:00 A.M. MORNING PRAYER

Opening Sentence (Standing) BCP 77

Officiant: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that areabove, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1

Gathering Hymn #512 ELW (Standing) Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil(The hymn is sung three times.)

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THE INVITATORY AND PSALTER

Invitatory and Psalter (Standing)

Officiant: Lord, open our lipsPeople: And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

All: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness:Come let us adore God

Venite Psalm 95:1-7(Read responsively)

Officiant: Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.

All: Let us come before God’s presence with thanksgiving and raise to the Lord a shout with psalms.

Officiant: For you are a great God; you are great above all gods.

All: In your hand are the caverns of the earth, and the heights of the hills are yours also.

Officiant: The sea is yours, for you made it, and your hands have molded the dry land.

All: Come, let us bow down and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our Maker.

Officiant: For you are our God, and we are the people of your pastureand the sheep of your hand.

All: Oh, that today we would hearken to your voice!Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness:Come let us adore God.

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Psalm 65:1-14 (Led by reader; read responsively by whole verse.)

1 You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; *to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.

2 To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come, *because of their transgressions.

3 Our sins are stronger than we are, *but you will blot them out.

4 Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there! *they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple.

5 Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness,O God of our salvation, *

O Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the seas that are far away.6 You make fast the mountains by your power; *

they are girded about with might.7 You still the roaring of the seas, *

the roaring of their waves, and the clamor of the peoples.8 Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will trembleat your marvelous signs; *

you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.9 You visit the earth and water it abundantly;you make it very plenteous; *

the river of God is full of water.10 You prepare the grain, *

for so you provide for the earth.11 You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; *

with heavy rain you soften the ground and bless its increase.12 You crown the year with your goodness, *

and your paths overflow with plenty.13 May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing, *

and the hills be clothed with joy.14 May the meadows cover themselves with flocks,and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; *

let them shout for joy and sing.

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THE LESSONSAll may be seated.

Isaiah 55:10-13

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,and do not return there until they have watered the earth,

making it bring forth and sprout,giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;it shall not return to me empty,

but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

For you shall go out in joy,and be led back in peace;

the mountains and the hills before youshall burst into song,and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle;

and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.People: Thanks be to God.Silence for reflection

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Canticle 11: The Third Song of Isaiah Surge, illuminare BCP 87-8

Isaiah 60:1-3, 11a, 14c, 18-19

Officiant: Let us offer the Canticle in unison.All: Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you.For behold, darkness covers the land; deep gloom enshrouds the peoples.But over you the Lord will rise, and his glory will appear upon you.Nations will stream to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning.Your gates will always be open; by day or night they will never be shut.They will call you, The City of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.Violence will no more be heard in your land, ruin or destruction within your borders.You will call your walls, Salvation, and all your portals, Praise.The sun will no more be your light by day; by night you will not need the brightness of the moon.Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.Amen

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Romans 8:1-11

There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the lawof the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and ofdeath. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do:by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal with sin, hecondemned sin in the flesh, so that the just requirement of the law might befulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of theflesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the thingsof the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on theSpirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh ishostile to God; it does not submit to God's law-- indeed it cannot, and thosewho are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of Goddwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belongto him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, theSpirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesusfrom the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give lifeto your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.People: Thanks be to God.Silence for reflection

Canticle M A Song of Faith EOW 37

1 Peter 1:3-4,18-21

Officiant: Let us offer the Canticle together.All: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, *

by divine mercy we have a new birth into a living hope;Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, *

we have an inheritance that is imperishable in heaven.The ransom that was paid to free us *

was not paid in silver or gold,But in the precious blood of Christ, *

the Lamb without spot or stain.God raised Jesus from the dead and gave him glory *

so that we might have faith and hope in God.Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.Amen

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The Reading from the Holy Gospel (Standing) Matthew 13:1-9,18-23

Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowdsgathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the wholecrowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on thepath, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground,where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since theyhad no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and sincethey had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and thethorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and broughtforth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone withears listen!”

“Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of thekingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches awaywhat is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. As for what wassown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediatelyreceives it with joy; yet such a person has no root, but endures only for awhile, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, thatperson immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this isthe one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealthchoke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil,this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruitand yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.People: Thanks be to God.

SermonSilence for reflection and meditation.

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The Apostles’ Creed (Standing, read in unison) BCP 96

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

THE PRAYERS

The Prayers (Standing) BCP 97

Officiant: The Lord be with you.People: And also with you.\

Officiant: Let us pray.All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom

come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today ourdaily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin againstus. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For thekingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever.Amen

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The Suffrages ALeader: Show us your mercy, O Lord;All: And grant us your salvation.

Leader: Clothe your ministers with righteousness;All: Let your people sing with joy.

Leader: Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;All: For only in you can we live in safety.

Leader: Lord, keep this nation under your care;All: And guide us in the way of justice and truth.

Leader: Let your way be known upon earth;All: Your saving health among all nations.

Leader: Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;All: Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.

Leader: Create in us clean hearts, O God;All: And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.

Collect for the Day Proper 10

Officiant: Let us pray. O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people whocall upon you, and grant that they may know and understand whatthings they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfullyto accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives andreigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

A Collect for Sundays BCP 98

Officiant: O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of theglorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day suchblessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may bespent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

A Collect for Guidance BCP 100

Officiant: Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: Wehumbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit,that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forgetyou, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

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Prayers of the People Form I BCP383 Modified(The leader and people pray responsively, all standing.)

For our Presiding Bishop, (parish intercessions) and for all the clergy and people,let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and for the sick andthe suffering, (parish intercessions), let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed,(parish intercessions), let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

For all who celebrate joy in life, (parish intercessions), let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

In the communion of saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, andall our life, to Christ our God. To thee, O Lord our God. Amen

A Collect for Mission BCP 100

Officiant: Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the wholebody of your faithful people is governed and sanctified:Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer beforeyou for all members of your holy Church, that in theirvocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you;through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen

The Peace

Officiant: The peace of Christ be always with you.People: And also with you.

The Offertory Invitation

The General Thanksgiving BCP 102A Prayer of St. Chrysostom

Officiant: Let us pray.All: Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one

accord to make our common supplication to you; and youhave promised through your well-beloved Son that when twoor three are gathered together in his Name you will be in themidst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitionsas may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge ofyour truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen

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Prayer for Special Blessings –By The Rev. Kristi Philip

All: We give you thanks, O God, for your many blessings; for ourdays of celebration, for the love that surrounds us, for yourhealing presence in our lives. Keep us in your care, we pray,and help us to live as truly thankful people. In Jesus’ name.Amen

Announcements See page 23 and following

Please stand.

Sending Versicle BCP 102

Officiant: Let us bless the LordPeople: Thanks be to God.

Sending Hymn #547 ELW (Standing) On following pageSent Forth By God’s Blessing

The DismissalOfficiant: Alleluia! Let us bless the LordPeople: Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

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Sending Hymn #547 ELW (Standing) Sent Forth By God’s Blessing

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11:00 A.M. MORNING PRAYER

GATHER IN CHRIST’S NAME

Today’s Theme: God's Extravagant Sowing of Good News

Greeting, Announcements, OrientationA period of silence, begun and ended with a bell.

Opening Sentence Hebrews 9:24

Lay Leader: O give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his Name;make known his deeds among the peoples.

Confession of Sin –Honoring God in Creation

Lay Leader: Let us confess our sin against God and God’s creation. All: Holy and merciful God, we confess that we have failed to

honor you by rightly claiming our kinship with all yourcreatures. We have walked heavily on your earth,overused and wasted its resources, taken for granted itsbeauty and abundance, and treated its inhabitantsunjustly, holding future generations hostage to our greed. Have mercy on us and forgive us our sin. Renew in us theresolve to keep and conserve your earth as you desire andintend, with grateful and compassionate hearts, throughyour Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen

Assurance of Pardon –Enriching Our Worship

Lay Leader: Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sinsthrough the grace of Jesus Christ, strengthen us in allgoodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us ineternal life. Amen

Opening Versicle & Doxology

Lay Leader: O God, let our mouths proclaim your praise.People: And your glory all the day long. Praise to the holy and

undivided Trinity, one God: as it was in the beginning, isnow, and will be for ever. Amen Alleluia

All may sit.

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Venite Psalm 95:1-7(Read responsively)

Lay Leader: Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.

All: Let us come before God’s presence with thanksgiving and raise to the Lord a shout with psalms.

Lay Leader: For you are a great God; you are great above all gods.

All: In your hand are the caverns of the earth, and the heights of the hills are yours also.

Lay Leader: The sea is yours, for you made it, and your hands have molded the dry land.

All: Come, let us bow down and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our Maker.

Lay Leader: For you are our God, and we are the people of your pastureand the sheep of your hand.

All: Oh, that today we would hearken to your voice!Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness:Come let us adore God.

The congregation is seated.

Gathering Song Open My Eyes (KEL)The chant is sung twice.

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Psalms Appointed Psalm 65:1-14

Lay Leader: We will say the Psalm in unison.All: 1 You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; *

to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.2 To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come, *

because of their transgressions.3 Our sins are stronger than we are, *

but you will blot them out.4 Happy are they whom you choose and draw to yourcourts to dwell there! *

they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple.

5 Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness,O God of our salvation, *

O Hope of all the ends of the earthand of the seas that are far away.

6 You make fast the mountains by your power; *they are girded about with might.

7 You still the roaring of the seas, *the roaring of their waves,and the clamor of the peoples.

8 Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will trembleat your marvelous signs; *

you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.9 You visit the earth and water it abundantly;you make it very plenteous; *

the river of God is full of water.10 You prepare the grain, *

for so you provide for the earth.11 You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; *

with heavy rain you soften the groundand bless its increase.

12 You crown the year with your goodness, *and your paths overflow with plenty.

13 May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing, *and the hills be clothed with joy.

14 May the meadows cover themselves with flocks,and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; *

let them shout for joy and sing.The congregation stands.

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Gospel Acclamation #209 ELW Blessed be God the Source of All Life(Sung twice before and once after the Gospel)

The congregation is seated.

The Gospel Reading Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Suchlarge crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, whileall the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables,saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed,some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rockyplaces, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soilwas shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and theywithered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grewup and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produceda crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears,let them hear.”

“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hearsthe message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil onecomes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sownalong the path. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hearsthe word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, theylast only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of theword, they quickly fall away. The seed falling among the thorns refers tosomeone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulnessof wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

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But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the wordand understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred,sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

Reader: This is the Gospel of our Lord. We are to serve as Christ served.People: Lord teach us to serve.

Canticle 16 The Song of Zechariah EOW27

Lay Leader: Let us offer the Canticle responsively.Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel,

you have come to your people and set them free.

People: You have raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of your servant David.Through your holy prophets you promised of old

Lay Leader: to save us from our enemies, from the hands of people who hate us,

People: To show mercy to our forebears, and to remember your holy covenant.

Lay Leader: This was the oath you swore to our father Abraham, to set us free from the hands of our enemies,

People: Free to worship you without fear, holy and righteous before you,

Lay Leader: people the days of our life.And you, child, shall be called the prophet

People: of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare the way,

Lay Leader: To give God’s people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.

People: In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shpeople break upon us,

Lay Leader: To shine on those who dwell in darknessand the shadow of death,

and to guide our feet into the way of peace.All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.Amen

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The First Reading

The explanation refers to the seed and soil, not to the Sower. But if wethink about the Sower for a second, we hear a story about extravagantgenerosity. Extravagant even to the point of being wasteful. Or perhaps,extravagant even to the point of giving seed to all regardless of pre-conditions. You and I might not waste our efforts on the down trodden, thethorny, and the hardened, but God does.

The Good News is given even in the midst of various troubles and woes,faults and failings.

The calling of the community of faith is to have two good ears, and to beconstantly open to having our worn down places ploughed up, turned over,loosened up; to having our rocky places named and removed, and ourshallowness deepened and enriched; to having our thickets of cares andanxieties plucked out and space cleared for new growth. Who knows, maybeinstead of eking out the bare minimum to stay alive, we might be showeredwith God's extravagant wastefulness. Rev Dr. George Hermanson, "A Matter of Perspective "

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.People: Thanks be to God.

Canticle 20: Glory to God Gloria in excelsis BCP 94-5

Lay Leader: Let us offer the Canticle in unison.All: Glory to God in the highest,

and peace to his people on earth.Lord God, heavenly King,almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,Lord God, Lamb of God,you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.For you alone are the Holy One,you alone are the Lord,you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen

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The Second Reading

A friend of mine once was a rural pastor for a little while, and he haddesigns on entering a county fair and impressing his people. So he carried ahandful of seed out of the parsonage, prepared some rows out back, planted,watered, tended and waited. And nothing happened in the field at all.

But something did happen back along the walkway. Apparently, he’ddropped one or more of the seeds while he was walking, and in that very spotby his walkway sprang up the most beautiful-looking squash he’d ever seen.

In that agricultural accident, my friend was a little like God. God justflings seed everyplace. Apparently, God has seed to spare and likes to seewhat can grow where it’s not supposed to grow. Jason Byassee, "Scattering Seeds"

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.People: Thanks be to God.

Meditation Question: In what ways have you been the recipient of God's extravagant sowing of theGood News?A period of silence and reflection

A Period of Silence and Reflection

Shared Reflections on the Readings

Affirmation of Faith from Iona Abbey Worship Service, p. 108

Lay Leader: Let us affirm our faith.All: We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of the One God, Maker and

sustainer of earth, sea, and sky. Born of Mary’s womb,faithful to the God of Abraham and Sarah, Jesus healedthe sick, served the poor, and proclaimed heaven on earth.Condemned by the religious, crucified by the state, he diedbut transformed even death and rose to life everlasting.He blessed the disciples with his Holy Spirit and sent themforth, east and west, north and south. We commit ourselvesto Jesus, to one another as brothers and sisters, and to hismission in the world in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Sharing of the PeaceLay Leader: God makes peace within us.All: Let us claim it.Lay Leader: God makes peace between us.All: Let us share it.

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Prayer Chant #42 Taize Come and Pray in UsThe chant is to be sung three times.

The Lord’s Prayer –New Zealand Lord’s Prayer

Lay Leader: Let us pray together,All: Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,

Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother ofus all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: The hallowing ofyour name echo through the universe! The way of yourjustice be followed by the peoples of the World! Yourheavenly will be done by all created beings! Yourcommonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope andcome on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us.In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us. Intimes of temptation and test, strengthen us. From trials toogreat to endure, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil,free us. For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,now and for ever. Amen

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Prayers of the People –Gelasian

The Leader and people pray responsively, standing or kneeling.

With expectant faith we pray to our God, confident in God’s love and infinitewisdom. Silence

We pray for all who work through the power of Christ in the Church today(parish intercessions), serving the needs of the poor and healing the wounds ofinjustice, division, and materialism in our society. Silence

We pray for the elderly, the sick, and the lonely among us, especially (parish

intercessions) that they may receive comfort, companionship, and care fromthose around them. Silence

We pray that those who have been persecuted or seriously wronged by othersmay experience warmth and love with Christ, and be able to forgive thosewho have hurt them. Silence

We pray for all Christians: that they may seek the kingdom of God before allelse. Silence

We pray that we may be a sign of the love of God to all whom we meettoday. We pray for all those who celebrate joy in life (parish intercessions)

Silence

We pray for the souls of all those whom we have loved but now no longer see;those who have gone beyond the veil of this mortal life (parish intercessions).

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

Lay Leader: O God of mystery, we ask you to grant our prayers andpetitions. Help us to seek and to love you more every day ofour lives. Teach us to reach out to our neighbor, that we mayfollow the example of Jesus, the Christ, your Son our Lord.

People: Amen

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Prayer for Special Blessings –By The Rev. Kristi Philip

All: We give you thanks, O God, for your many blessings; For ourdays of celebration, for the love that surrounds us, for yourhealing presence in our lives. Keep us in your care, we pray,and help us to live as truly thankful people. In Jesus’ name.Amen

The Offertory InvitationLay Leader: Let us offer with joy a tithe from our own sustenance, income,

prayers, time, and talents in grateful response for what we havereceived from our Creator.

Offertory Music

The Closing Prayer St. Columba

Lay Leader: Let us pray together: All: May Sunday be a day of resurrection; a day of refreshment

for families and single people, for workers andcommunities. May our homes be places of hospitality andhope, that we may know your risen presence as we sharelives and enjoy the company of others. May our churchesworship in a way that brings honor to you, joy to thepeople, and healing to the land. Amen!

–Celtic Worship Through the Year

The BlessingLay Leader: The Lord give us peace in our going out and our coming in, in

our lying down and in our rising up, in our labor and in ourleisure, in our laughter and in our tears; until we come to standbefore him on that day to which there is no sunset and nodawn, through Jesus Christ our Lord

People: Amen

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Please stand in body or spirit for the Sending Song.

Sending Chant One In Whom We Live (KEL)(The chant is sung three times)

DismissalGospel Reader: Let us go forth into the world to share the love of God!All: Thanks be to God!

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LIFE AT ST. DAVID’S

THIS WEEKMonday - Saturday, 9 a.m.Morning Prayer (Facebook)

Parish Office Open Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.ºFor Your Phone Calls Only!Jackie is still monitoring emails during the rest of the week.

Tuesday, July 14, 8-10 a.m.Lay Weeders (Grounds)

Tuesday, July 14, 6 p.m.Lectionary Study (In Your Home via Zoom!)Please contact Kimmy at [email protected] if you wish to participate.

Wednesday, July 15, 11 a.m.Bill Selzer MemorialThe service will be offered via Facebook livestream.

Wednesday, July 15, 6 p.m.Vestry Meeting (Zoom)

Thursday, July 16, 6 p.m.Altar Guild Meeting (Zoom)

Thursday, July 16, 7 p.m.Evening Prayer (Facebook)

Sunday, July 19, 12:30 p.m.Celtic Liturgy Planning Team Meeting (Zoom)

NEXT WEEKJackie’s Vacation: July 17-27 (Or at least a week of no work!)There will be no one in the Parish Office during that week.Email and phone messages will be monitored.

Thursday, July 23Kimmy Spiritual Formation DayKimmy will be unavailable on this day.

Saturday, July 25, 11 a.m.Kathy Curtis MemorialThe service will be offered via Facebook livestream.

UPCOMINGKimmy’s Vacation: July 29-August 1

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Betty Gehr MemorialBetty’s memorial has been postponed indefinitely at this time.

FOOD OR CASH DONATIONS ACCEPTEDYou are welcome to donate food (or cash) to North Central High School tohelp students/families. Drop off at the high school on Tuesday mornings.

NC’s Address: 1600 N. Howard StreetContact Steve Fisk for more information at (509) 475-3708 [email protected] with any questions.

ST DAVID’S MAILING ADDRESS:St. David’s Church, PO Box 18917, Spokane, WA 99228

Those Who Serve: Sunday, July 19 & The Following WeekAt 9:00 a.m.Officiant: The Rev. Kimberly MeineckeDeacon: The Rev. Finn PondReadings: Bonnie Tapscott, Holly ChickPrayers: Beth Gruenke

At 11:00 a.m.Priest: The Rev. Kimberly MeineckeLay Leader: Nancy RothLay Assistant/Gospel/Reading 2: Barbara BleyPrayer Leader/Reading 1: Barbara Gronberg

OtherMusic Director: Laura JaquetteAltar Guild: Barbara Gronberg, Linda Peck, Judith Scarborough, Lucy WelchCheck Signers: Beth Bornhoft, Deb Harris

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DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE?

REGIONAL PARTNERS COORDINATING FOOD RESOURCESAs part of the Inland COVID-19 Response Team, the Food Continuity

Task Force is coordinating access to resources for Spokane County foodneeds and meal services for vulnerable populations.

My Spokane 311 and the Food Continuity Task Force are collaborating onthe development and delivery of a “Food and Supply Needs” program. Thisprogram will be used to assess needs and coordinate resources for SpokaneCounty residents. The information collected will be used to connect peoplewith resources to help during this health emergency.

Individuals and families can access this program through online ortelephone connections. To minimize wait times, if individuals are able toaccess the form online they are encouraged to do so. Households with limitedEnglish proficiency are encouraged to call My Spokane 311. Staff haveaccess to telephonic interpreter services.

How to Access Resources: • Use either online or telephone connections.

– Online visit:https://myspokane311.force.com/citizen/request/MSFOODSUPN/details

• Telephone:– Residents within City of Spokane boundaries can call 311Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. - interpreter services available – Residents outside City of Spokane boundaries can call509-755-2489 Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.

• After application is processed, the household will be contacted by arepresentative of the Food Continuity Task Force to connect to area foodpantry or coordinate food delivery.

Joint Information CenterEmergency Coordination CenterGreater Spokane [email protected]

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CARITAS OUTREACH MINISTRIES1612 W. Dalke; Spokane 99205Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Caritas has plenty of food at this time so let people know if they are in needof food. We now have lunch kits for school age kids which can be picked uponce a week. At this time the clients do not need to be in our service area.Thank you for your continued support.

Summer Meal Kits for KidsCaritas is again distributing Summer Meal Kits for Kids. These are shelfstable take home bags filled with 5 breakfast items, 5 lunch entrees, and kidfriendly snacks. Families may pick up kits once a week with their regularfood boxes. We are looking for donations!

- single serve cereal boxes- wrapped breakfast pastries- breakfast bars- boxed juices- shelf stable boxed milks- instant oatmeal packets- microwave soups- microwave mac n cheese- microwave raviolis

- tuna pouches- granola bars- single serve trail mix- crackers / pretzels- single serve nuts / seed- dried fruit / fruit leather- boxed juices- Peanut butter pods- shelf stable fruit cups

We are continuing to serve Grab&Go food kits and hygiene supplies asSpokane maintains social distance guidelines. Your donations have allowedus to keep up a supply of nutritional foods! If any seniors or immuno-compromised members of your congregation are housebound and inneed of food or hygiene supplies, contact us for help.

Caritas is accepting donations of food & hygiene supplies. If you choose todrop off items, please remain outside and wave down a volunteer. To observesocial distancing, items may be set down at the main door (please tell us whois donating if you would like a tax receipt for your gift!) and volunteers willcollect them after you have stepped away. There are no known cases of foodborne transfer of Covid-19 but out of an abundance of caution, volunteerswill be wearing gloves for food handling.

Checks made out to Caritas may be sent to the address above.

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IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF FACEBOOK....If you are not part of Facebook, you might want to create anaccount for yourself and, keeping your privacy, only “like” St.David’s Episcopal Church in order to participate in worship. To

do this, once you’ve created your account, search (using the little icon thatlooks like a magnifying glass) for “St. David’s Episcopal Church.” You willrecognize that it is our page by both the cover photo – the Risen Christ that isabove the table at church – and the picture of the green Celtic cross that is ourlogo. Find the button that says “like” or “follow.” This will help youreconnect with the page the next time you log into Facebook to be a part ofworship.

REMEMBER IN PRAYER

OUR PARISH: Helen Biggers, Steve Billeter, Ken Brown, Matt Burrill,Holly Chick, John Curtis, Barbara Fortney, Keith Gehr, Jim & Juli Grant,Tony Hoff, Ed & Mary Jane McCoy, Florence Orcutt, David Rhodes, AlanScriggins, Evelyn Shellhammer,

OUR FAMILY & FRIENDS: Sara Baird, Otto Barks, Ethelyn Best, DeloresBiggs, Rebecca Bilinsky, Shannon Booth, Louise Carmack, Dana Chapman,Charles Chargois, Vern Cole, Chandler Faggiano, Sadie Gosselin, DuaneHunt, Iraleane Jennen, Dolly Lee, Deb Lieb, Mark Lindholm, TammyMcCabe, Kurt Moller, Preston Orion & his parents, Chris & Linda Roberts,Robin Stoltze, Anthony Turner, Deborah Voreis

OUR SHUT-INS: Barbara Fortney, Florence Orcutt

BIRTHDAYS: David McInnis, Logan Basta, Jordan Steinhart, AndrewSteinhart, Marian Frobe, Jeff HarrisWEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Dick & Nancy Anders, Rob & Sue FantoANNIVERSARY OF DEATH: Dorothy Webster ST DAVID’S CYCLE OF PRAYER: West Central Episcopal MissionDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: For all Bishops and for our Bishop

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