To Worship God and Help People - Southwest Harbor and Seal Cove, Maine
Saturday, July 30, 2022
JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
Worship Reminder from the Parishes of St. Andrew and St. John, Church of Our Father, & St. Saviour
Join Us for Worship Sunday, July 31: The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 am Holy Eucharist St. Andrew by-the-Lake, Seal Cove Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Regina Christianson click here for bulletin
9:00 am Holy Eucharist * ***David Dawson will provide music before the service, starting at 8:30!*** Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Hoffmann Preaching: Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian click here for bulletin
11:00 am Holy Eucharist * St. Saviour's Parish, Bar Harbor Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Regina Christianson click here for bulletin
5:00 pm Holy Eucharist* St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Hoffmann Preaching, Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian click here for bulletin
*= these services will be streamed to our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/MDIEPISCOPAL Shared Worship services on the island will resume in October.
Worship at St. Andrew's by-the-Lake, Seal Cove begins on Sunday, July 3 at 8 am. If you are looking for other online worship, please visit (click on church name): St. Luke's Cathedralat 10 am The National Cathedral at 11:15 am
To support prayer at home, we will distribute this order of service. Many thanks to the Rev. Stephen Muncie and the parish of St. Mary and St. Jude for sharing this resource with us.
Worship at Home: July 31, 2022 Pentecost 8
When life's circumstances prevent us from attending Church.
The Greeting
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. -Philippians 1:2
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Silence may be kept.
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: Come let us adore him.
Jubilate Psalm 100
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; * serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. Know this: The Lord himself is God; * he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; * give thanks to him and call upon his Name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; * and his faithfulness endures from age to age.
The Lessons
The First Lesson
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. I, the Teacher, when king over Israel in Jerusalem, applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to human beings to be busy with. I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to those who come after me -- and who knows whether they will be wise or foolish? Yet they will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. So I turned and gave my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labors under the sun, because sometimes one who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by another who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun? For all their days are full of pain, and their work is a vexation; even at night their minds do not rest. This also is vanity.
The Response
Psalm 49:1-11 Audite haec, omnes
1 Hear this, all you peoples; hearken, all you who dwell in the world, * you of high degree and low, rich and poor together. 2 My mouth shall speak of wisdom, * and my heart shall meditate on understanding. 3 I will incline my ear to a proverb * and set forth my riddle upon the harp. 4 Why should I be afraid in evil days, * when the wickedness of those at my heels surrounds me, 5 The wickedness of those who put their trust in their goods, * and boast of their great riches? 6 We can never ransom ourselves, * or deliver to God the price of our life; 7 For the ransom of our life is so great, * that we should never have enough to pay it, 8 In order to live for ever and ever, * and never see the grave. 9 For we see that the wise die also; like the dull and stupid they perish * and leave their wealth to those who come after them. 10 Their graves shall be their homes for ever, their dwelling places from generation to generation, * though they call the lands after their own names. 11 Even though honored, they cannot live for ever; * they are like the beasts that perish.
The Second Lesson
Colossians 3:1-11 If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life. But now you must get rid of all such things-- anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all!
The Gospel Lesson
Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." But he said to him, "Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?" And he said to them, "Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions." Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, `What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?' Then he said, `I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, `Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, `You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God." __________
The Apostles' Creed 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 Prayers are offered for the whole world; for those we love; for the sick and the suffering; for those working to respond to the pandemic, especially all health care workers, physicians, nurses, emergency responders and support staff, and for scientists, researchers, and leaders of governments; for the poor, the homeless, and the uninsured; for the dying and the dead; for those who mourn; and for our communities, friends, and neighbors, and for other prayer concerns.
The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Collect of the Day 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.
Prayers of the People
Friends in Christ, we are called to love our neighbors as ourselves, and so we now offer our prayers for the church and the world, saying, Hear our prayer.
For the Church - and for people of other faiths: that we may bear witness to the depths of God's love for all people; in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
For Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Thomas, our bishop; and for the parishes of Mount Desert Island: that we may be a community of love and service in this place; in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
For the bishops of the Anglican Communion as they gather for the Lambeth Conference: that they may be guided by the Spirit in all their deliberations; in your mercy... Hear our prayer.
For an end to war, violence, and terrorism; for the people of Ukraine; and for those we find it hardest to love: that God will lead the human family to peace and reconciliation; in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
For our political leaders; for Joe, our President; for Janet, our Governor, and for members of Congress: that they may govern with integrity and serve the best interests of our nation; in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
For an increase in civility in public discourse: that all may be committed to mutual respect and to the pursuit of truth; in your mercy... Hear our prayer.
For the poor, the hungry, the addicted, and the abused;: that God will relieve their suffering and strengthen our care for them; in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
For a spirit of gratitude in our lives: that we may appreciate all the gifts that God has given us and become rich through words of faith, attitudes of hope, and deeds of love; in your mercy... Hear our prayer.
For a greater sense of the common good: that we may recognize that God's gifts are for the benefit of the whole human family and never allow them to become idols that consume us; in your mercy... Hear our prayer.
For all who are recovering from fires, storms, floods, and excessive heat: that God will protect them from further harm and open the hearts of many to assist them; in your mercy... Hear our prayer.
For an end to the pandemic: that God will curtail the new variants, heal those who are ill, and protect the elderly and very young; in your mercy... Hear our prayer.
For the sick and the suffering; and for those we have been asked to remember: Skye Brickley, Jim and Dorothy Clunan; and for those on our Parish Prayer List; I now invite you to offer the names of those you know who need our prayers….. (silence)….; in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
At Church of Our Father we pray for those in our prayer list.
At St. Andrew & St. John we pray for Bill Merrill, Edie Stanwood, Bob Stanwood, Charles Sellick, Mary Ann Mahoney, Liz, Elizabeth Ward, Bunny Watts, Anne Wetzel, Chuck Bradshaw, Ted Bromage, Jean Storace, Spencer Ervin, Geoff Schuller, Doris McCorison, Gail Leland, Michael Shook, Joyce and Jim Risser, Loretta Schmidt, Theresa Mitchell, Fred & Dollis Sprague, Sara Winchenbach, Richard Ramsdell, Dorothy & Jim Clunan, Bill & Barbara Loveland.
At St. Saviour's Parish we pray for Don Allen, Bill Scott, Gregory Berube, Connie Brush, Yolanda Ferrari, Cheryl Kolodziej, Julie Grindle, Geoff Schuller, Eleanor Raynes, Howard Brush, John Stewart, Ruth Westphal, Gretchen Westphal, Lucy Triplett, Gail Leland, Christopher Lebida, Christopher Walls, Linda Carman, Mary Smith, John Fibiger, Ray McDonald, Emily O'Connor, Sarah Cleaves, Nicholas, Janet Flood, Rachel, Mimi, Charlie, Sarah B., Dickie, Alex, Penny Ayer, Arletta Sullivan, and Anne Cleaves.
For all who have died; and for Dr. Fremont Chandler and Eleanor Cromwell Chandler in whose memory the flowers at the Altar have been given today; in your mercy… Hear our prayer.
In thanksgiving for our family members, friends, and neighbors; and in thanksgiving for the presence of our visitors and guests today; in your mercy…. Hear our prayer.
Concluding Collect Generous Giver, you pour forth your extravagant bounty without measure upon your whole creation. Teach us such generosity, that the fruits of our spirits and the works of our hands may be used for the building of your commonwealth of blessing. Amen.
For Those We Love Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to thy never-failing care and love, for this life and the life to come, knowing that thou art doing for them better things than we can desire or pray for; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13:14 ____________________
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St. Andrew's and St. John's PO Box 767 Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 GPS Location: 315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine
St. Saviour's Parish office is staffed Tuesday from 10 am to 1 pm. At other times please call or email the office, and we will respond to your message soon.
The sanctuary and parish hall of all churches are accessible.
For pastoral emergencies, please contact the Rev. Holly Hoffmann directly at 207-244-8144.
