Welcome and Announcements
Welcome to our worship this 4th Sunday after Pentecost. Father Will Holt leads our worship this week, Rhonda Stanton and Zoë Pouliot lead hymns (while you sing along at home) and share special music, and Jim Lacey, Kyle Stanton and Ginger Baker serve as our lay scripture readers.
Announcement: We have an opportunity to support Henry County students in need by filling The Shed’s school supply wish list. Drop items off at Grace Church during office hours: 9 to 2, Tuesday to Friday. Wilma will take them over to The Shed in time for their drive-through Back to School Bash July 25.
Crayola Crayons
Pink erasers
Glue Sticks
Dry Erase Markers
Tab dividers
Page Protectors
These are the items The Shed is short on but any school supply items are appreciated.
Children’s Resources
- Coloring Page to Download and Print: Cup of Cold Water (from today’s gospel reading.)
- Tucked In – Bedtime Stories for Episcopalians & Others: a video reading of the storybook A Church for All
- Do Faith At Home: Lectionary Readings with Children & Families for the week of June 28
- Godly Play: The Great Family (Abraham and Sarah – and all God’s people) 18 minutes, professionally produced video.
Opening Hymn: 511 Holy Spirit, Ever Living
1. Holy Spirit, ever living
As the Church’s very life
Holy Spirit, ever striving
Through her in a ceaseless strife
Holy Spirit, ever forming
In the church the mind of Christ
Thee we praise with endless worship
For thy fruits and gifts unpriced
Opening Acclamation & Collect
Old Testament Reading
Collect of the Day
First Reading: Genesis 22:1-14
Psalm 13
Second Reading: Romans 6:12-23
Gospel Hymn: 586 Jesus, Thou Divine Companion
Gospel Reading: Matthew 10:40-42
Sermon
Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Special Music: Instruments of Peace
Prayers of the People
Collect After Prayers of the People
Closing Hymn: 635 If Thou But Trust in God
1 If thou but trust in God to guide thee,
and hope in him through all thy ways,
he’ll give thee strength whate’er betide thee,
and bear thee through the evil days,
who trusts in God’s unchanging love
builds on a rock that nought can move.
2 Sing, pray, and keep his ways unswerving;
so do thine own part faithfully,
and trust his word, though undeserving
thou yet shalt find it true for thee;
God never yet forsook in need
the soul that trusted him indeed.
Blessing and Dismissal
