THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Proper 5

Visitors and friends: we welcome you and hope that in your worship here you will receive the blessing God desires for you. We offer the following as an aid to worship: the service begins on page 355 in the red Book of Common Prayer. Hymns are in the blue book ("S" numbers toward the front). Hymns marked LEV are found in the red and black hymnal. The insert carries the day's readings. Key page numbers are printed in the bulletin.

Organ Voluntary

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

All who are able please stand for the entrance the liturgical ministers

Hymn 7                                                        Christ, whose glory fills the skies

Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.                 page 355

People: And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and forever. Amen.

Collect for Purity

Hymn 421                                                                                                      

Collect of the Day                                                                 (Bulletin insert)

First Lesson                                                              (Track 1, Bulletin insert)

Psalm

Epistle                                                                                     (Bulletin insert)

Hymn 475                                                                                                     God himself is with us

Alleluia

Gospel                                                                                                                        (Bulletin insert)

Sermon                                                             The Rev. Dr. Susan Schaeffer

(The sermon is followed by a brief period of prayerful silence.)

Nicene Creed                                                                                    page 358

Prayers of the People                    Form I                                         page 383

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Diocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania). In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for St. James’, Great Barrington, and the General Convention.

Confession                                                                                        page 360 

The Peace

Announcements

THE LITURGY OF THE HOLY TABLE

Offertory Hymn 493                                              O for a thousand tongues

          The Bread and the Wine are brought forward, and the alms and

           prayer requests are presented. 

Eucharistic Prayer A                                                                       page 361

Sanctus                                 (Front of Hymnal)                                   Proulx

(The people may stand or kneel.)

Lord’s Prayer

The Breaking of the Bread

Fraction Anthem                            S-154                                               Hurd

Holy Communion

(All who love God and are drawn to Christ are

welcome to receive Holy Communion.)

Hymn 318                                                                             Here, o my Lord

The Prayer of Thanksgiving page 365

(The people may stand or kneel.)

The Blessing

Hymn 437                                                                             Tell out, my soul

Dismissal: Let us go forth in the name of Christ.

Response: Thanks be to God!

Organ Voluntary

Prayer Basket

We invite you to put your written petitions, thanksgivings, and intentions in the basket at the back of the church.  We present them at the Offertory, and keep them in our prayers throughout the week.

Visitors and Newcomers

We welcome you! Please join with us in good fellowship over coffee and snacks following the service.