Pentecost-13 (Yr B) Aug 22, 2021

 

The Celebration of Holy Eucharist

The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost

 

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Dayton, Ohio, August 22, 2021, 10:30 AM

 

 

Note: The service is being livestreamed and recorded and will be available on our Facebook page.

 

If you’re new to St. Mark’s please see an usher for a welcome packet so we might acknowledge your visit and include you on our email list for weekly updates and information regarding St. Mark’s and the Diocese of Southern Ohio. The RESTROOM is located to the right as you enter the building.

 

Throughout the service the people’s responses are in italics; directions are in bold italics.

 

 

PRELUDE:

“I call to thee, Lord Jesus Christ”            Bach/Scheidt

 

GREETINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS   

 

Please stand for the ringing of the bell and processional.

 

PROCESSIONAL:                        

“O God, our help in ages past”   (verses 1-3)   The Hymnal 1982,  #680

 

1  O God, our help in ages past,

          our hope for years to come,

     our shelter from the stormy blast,

          and our eternal home:

 

2  under the shadow of thy throne

          thy saints have dwelt secure;

     sufficient is thine arm alone,

          and our defense is sure.

 

3  Before the hills in order stood,

          or earth received her frame,

     from everlasting thou art God,

          to endless years the same.

 

 

The Liturgy of the Word

 

Please remain standing

 

Celebrant:  Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Celebrant:  Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid.  Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy Name through Christ our Lord. Amen.

        

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.  And also with you. Let us pray. Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

A PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN:      The Most Rev. Michael Curry

Eternal God, hear our prayers for the peoples of Afghanistan.  There is a profound humanitarian crisis.  Countless people, mostly women and children, are now fleeing and vulnerable.  The lives of many are now endangered.  The hopes of many are forgone.  Send your Spirit, Lord, to rally the resolve of the nations of the earth to find pathways to save human lives, protect human rights, and to resolve the hardships of those seeking refuge, asylum, and safety.  Hear our prayer for the peoples of Afghanistan.  This we pray as followers of Jesus, the Prince of Peace.  Amen.

 

A PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI:

Author of grace, God of Love, send your Holy Spirit’s blessing to the people of Haiti in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake; deal mercifully with those who grieve and those who are suffering physically and emotionally; give strength to those who are caring for the injured, assisting the displaced, restoring order and rebuilding in the weeks and months to come. In the name of Jesus Christ we ask this. Amen. 

 

SONG OF PRAISE:

“Hosanna to the living Lord”       The Hymnal 1982,  #486

Hosanna to the living Lord! Hosanna to the incarnate Word! To Christ, Creator, Savior, King, let earth, let heaven, hosanna sing! Hosanna Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

 

Please be seated

 

A READING FROM THE  FIRST BOOK OF KINGS

Reader: Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion. Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the most holy place, underneath the wings of the cherubim. And when the priests came out of the holy place, a cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands to heaven. He said, “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and steadfast love for your servants who walk before you with all their heart, the covenant that you kept for your servant my father David as you declared to him; you promised with your mouth and have this day fulfilled with your hand. Therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant my father David that which you promised him, saying, ‘There shall never fail you a successor before me to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children look to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.’ Therefore, O God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you promised to your servant my father David. But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built! Regard your servant’s prayer and his plea, O Lord my God, heeding the cry and the prayer that your servant prays to you today; that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that you may heed the prayer that your servant prays toward this place. Hear the plea of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place; O hear in heaven your dwelling place; heed and forgive. Likewise when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a distant land because of your name—for they shall hear of your great name, your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm—when a foreigner comes and prays toward this house, then hear in heaven your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and so that they may know that your name has been invoked on this house that I have built.”        (8:1,6,10-11,22-30,41-43)

Reader:  The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.               

 

Please stand   

 

A READING FROM BOOK OF PSALMS:

Reader: How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts!

All: My soul has a desire and longing for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. The sparrow has found her a house and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young; by the side of your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

Reader: Happy are they who dwell in your house! 

All: they will always be praising you.   Happy are the people whose strength is in you! whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way.

Reader: Those who go through the desolate valley will find it a place of springs, for the early rains have covered it with pools of water.

All:  They will climb from height to height, and the God of gods will reveal himself in Zion.  Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob. Behold our defender, O God;

and look upon the face of your Anointed.

Reader: For one day in your courts is better than a thousand in my own room, and to stand at the threshold of the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.

All: For the Lord God is both sun and shield; he will give grace and glory; No good thing will the Lord withhold from those who walk with integrity. O Lord of hosts, happy are they who put their trust in you!          (PS 84)

 

Please be seated

 

A READING FROM PAUL’S LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS:

Reader: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.                                             (6:10-20)

Reader:  The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

 

Please stand

 

GRADUAL:                        

Blessed Jesus, at thy word”      (verses 1-2)                          The Hymnal 1982,  #440

 

Blessed Jesus, at thy word

          we are gathered all to hear thee;

     let our hearts and souls be stirred

          now to seek and love and fear thee;

     by thy teachings pure and holy,

     drawn from earth to love thee solely.

  

2  All our knowledge, sense, and sight

          lie in deepest darkness shrouded,

     till thy Spirit breaks our night

          with the beams of truth unclouded;

     thou alone to God canst win us;

     thou must work all good within us.

 

THE GOSPEL

Celebrant: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Celebrant: Jesus said, “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever.” He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum. When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?” But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, “Does this offend you? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But among you there are some who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him. And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.” Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. So Jesus asked the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.”       (6:56-69)

Celebrant:  The Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to you, Lord Christ

 

GRADUAL:                        

Blessed Jesus, at thy word”      (verse 3)                          The Hymnal 1982,  #440

 

3  Gracious Lord, thyself impart!

          Light of Light, from God proceeding,

     open thou our ears and heart,

          help us by thy Spirit’s pleading.

     Hear the cry thy Church upraises;

     hear, and bless our prayers and praises.

 

 

Please be seated

 

THE SERMON

    

Please stand

 

THE NICENE CREED:  

All: 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 worshipped 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.

 

Please stand or kneel

 

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE:  

Reader: We praise and thank you, O Lord, that you have fed us with your Word. Grateful for your gifts to us and mindful of the communion of saints, we offer to you these our common prayers as well as the prayers of our hearts, which are known to you alone.

Reader: Gracious God, we pray for the faithful all over the world, that all who love you may be united in your service. We pray for the Church, for St. Mark’s and for all congregations worshipping and serving Christ and the world in his name. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Reader: We pray for the world: For the peoples and leaders of all nations, that they may be reconciled to one another in pursuit of your justice and peace.  Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Reader: We pray for the oppressed: For victims of injustice, prejudice, wrongful imprisonment or violence, and for the safety of all refugees; remembering especially the people of Afghanistan. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Reader: We pray for those in need because of famine, drought, flood, fire, mudslide, or earthquake; remembering especially the people of Haiti;  that they may realize hope anew through the love and faithfulness extended to them by strangers. We pray for all faith communities who minister to those whose lives have been affected by such hardships. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Reader: We pray for the whole of creation: For the land, that the soil may heal and microbial life be restored; for the waters, that every sea, lake, river, wetland and tributary may return to life-sustaining health; for the air, that every breath of every being be clean and life-giving; and we respectfully remember the creatures who inhabit these dwellings. Assist us in ordering our lives in concert with the natural rhythms of the earth and use its gifts with reverence and thanksgiving.  Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Reader: We pray for the future of the human race: Increase our reverence before the mystery of life and give us new insight into your purposes for the people of the earth – a new wisdom and determination in making provision for its future in accordance with your holy and loving will for the whole of creation. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Reader: We pray for all who suffer from physical, mental and emotional unease: For the lonely, those who are afraid and anxious, those experiencing  grief and loss, and especially those in this community we remember this day: Howard, Ruby, George, the Darnell Family, Judy, Juanita, Rob, Carmen, Joanne, Mary, and Vern, and those named on the parish prayer list; extend to them strength and courage. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Celebrant: God of compassion, into your hands we commend all for whom we pray, trusting that in you all things are possible. Amen. 

 

 

THE CONFESSION:

Celebrant:  Let us confess our sins to God and our neighbor.

All:  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.

Celebrant:  Our Lord Jesus Christ has bestowed power and commandment to his ministers to declare and pronounce to those who are truly repentant, absolution and remission of sin.  Therefore, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, be reconciled to God through grace and “go and sin no more.” Amen.

 

 Please be seated

 

BIRTHDAY and ANNIVERSARY PRAYERS

 

RECEPTION OF GIFT TO THE PARISH: from the Webster Family

 

Please stand

 

THE PASSING OF THE PEACE:  

Celebrant:  The peace of the Lord be always with you.  And also with you.

REMAINING IN THEIR PEWS,  the congregation offers the peace of God to one another

 

OFFERTORY SENTENCE

Celebrant:  All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own, have we given thee. Amen.

 

Thank you for your generous weekly gifts.

The day-to-day mission and ministry of St. Mark’s

 is funded primarily by gifts received in the offering plate each week.

 

Please be seated

 

MUSICAL MEDITATION AT THE OFFERTORY:

“When we gather at the table”                      Joel Raney

 

 Please stand

 

PRAYER FOR THE OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE: 

Celebrant:  Let us pray.

All: Most Holy God, the author of life and creator of all that is, receive and bless my offering this day; that the currency of worldly value may become the currency of transformation through the worship  and work of this community. Amen. 

The Liturgy of the Table

 

To receive the sacrament, please  line up in the center aisle; at your turn approach the Celebrant to receive the Host, and the Eucharistic Minister to receive the wine (intinction only.) Return to your seat via the side aisles. If you prefer a gluten-free host, please notify an usher prior to the service.

Those not receiving the sacrament are invited to come forward for a blessing; cross your arms across your chest to indicate this to the Celebrant who will administer the blessing from a safe distance and without touch.

If you are unsure about receiving the sacrament please make an appointment with The Rev. MacGregor who would be delighted to speak with you.

 

 Please remain standing

 

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER C: 

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Celebrant: God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are worthy of glory and praise.

People: Glory to you for ever and ever.

Celebrant: At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this fragile earth, our island home.

People: By your will they were created and have their being.

Celebrant: From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation. But we turned against you, and betrayed your trust; and we turned against one another.

People: Have mercy, Lord, for we are sinners in your sight.

Celebrant: Again and again, you called us to return. Through prophets and sages you revealed your righteous Law. And in the fullness of time you sent your only Son, born of a woman, to fulfill your Law, to open for us the way of freedom and peace.

People: By his blood, he reconciled us. By his wounds, we are healed.

Celebrant: And therefore we praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with all those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to proclaim with them your glory, in their unending hymn:

 

 

THE SANCTUS:           Wonder, Love, & Praise,  #858

All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.  Hosanna in the highest.  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest.  Hosanna in the highest.

 

You may stand or kneel

 

Celebrant: And so, Father, we who have been redeemed by him, and made a new people by water and the Spirit, now bring before you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord. On the night he was betrayed he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

Celebrant: After supper, he took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the

forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Celebrant: Remembering now his work of redemption, and offering to you this sacrifice of thanksgiving,

People: We celebrate his death and resurrection, as we await the day of his coming.

Celebrant: Lord God of our Fathers and Mothers; God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, and Rachel; God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: Open our eyes to see your hand at work in the world about us. Deliver us from the presumption of coming to this Table for solace only, and not for strength; for pardon only, and not for renewal. Let the grace of this Holy Communion make us one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve the world in his name.

People: Risen Lord, be known to us in the breaking of the Bread.

Celebrant: Accept these prayers and praises, Father, through Jesus Christ our great High Priest, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, your Church gives honor, glory, and worship, from generation to generation. AMEN!   (with gusto!)

 

Please stand

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

All:  Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name,  your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.  Amen.

 

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD:

Celebrant:  Alleluia! Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!

  

INVITATION TO COMMUNION:

Celebrant:  The Gifts of God for the People of God.

 

The people may now come forward to receive the Sacrament.

 

THE PRAYER OF RECEPTION FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING ONLINE:

(to be said by those at home)

Blessed Jesus, with your faithful people at every altar of your church where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated, I offer my praise and thanksgiving.  Since I cannot receive you today in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood, I ask you to come spiritually into my heart.  Cleanse and strengthen me with your grace, Lord Jesus, and let me never be separated from you.  May I live in you, and you in me, in this life and the life to come.  Amen.

 

Please stand

 

COMMUNION HYMN:  

Let us break bread together”        The Hymnal 1982,  #325

 

1  Let us break bread together on our knees;

   let us break bread together on our knees;

  when I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,

   O Lord, have mercy on me.

 

2  Let us drink wine together on our knees;

  let us drink wine together on our knees;

  when I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,

   O Lord, have mercy on me.

 

3  Let us praise God together on our knees;

  let us praise God together on our knees;

   when I fall on my knees, with my face to the rising sun,

   O Lord, have mercy on me.

 

 

POST COMMUNION PRAYER

Celebrant:  Let us pray.    Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom.  And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.  To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever.  Amen.

 

SENDING OF EUCHARISTIC VISITOR:

Presider: Carol, we send you out to share Communion this week with members of the St. Mark’s community unable to be with us.

People: May you carry the prayers of all of us as you take this sacrament of Christ’s presence.

Presider: May those who receive it from you be strengthened and encouraged in our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

THE BLESSING:

Celebrant:  ….. +And may the blessing . . .

 

RECESSIONAL:

“A mighty fortress is our God”          The Hymnal 1982,  #688

 

1  A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;

    our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:

    for still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;

    his craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,

    on earth is not his equal.

 

2  Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing;

    were not the right man on our side, the man of God’s own choosing:

    dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he;

    Lord Sabaoth his Name, from age to age the same,

    and he must win the battle.

 

3  And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us;

    we will not fear, for God hath willed his truth to triumph through us;

    the prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him;

    his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure,

    one little word shall fell him.

 

4  That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;

    the Spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth:

    let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;

    the body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,

    his kingdom is for ever.

 

 

DISMISSAL:

Celebrant:  Alleluia! Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.  Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

 

POSTLUDE:

All marcia”         Thomas Adams

 

   

THE CANDLE IN THE SANCTUARY LAMP remains lighted throughout the week to

indicate and honor the eternal presence of Christ. It is dedicated this week by the Welches, in celebration of their 30th wedding anniversary.

THE ALTAR FLOWERS are also given by the Welches.

 

 

GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY

 

THIS SUNDAY– PENTECOST 13– HOLY EUCHARIST – AUGUST 22:

Celebrant: The Rev. Rowena Mae MacGregor

Music Director/Organist: Donna Larsen

Ushers: Ginny Tuxhorn, Tony Rubino

Tech:  Katherine Wagner, Mary-Anna Welch

Acolyte: Jennifer Phillips

Lay Eucharist Ministers: Readers: OT/PS: Jim Rudd   EP/POP: Gary Welch

Counters: Kendall Rubino, Gary Welch

Altar Guild: Norma Peachey, Ginny Tuxhorn

Coffee Hour: Ginny Tuxhorn, Norma Peachey

 

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY– PENTECOST 14– HOLY EUCHARIST – AUGUST 29:

Celebrant: The Rev. Rowena Mae MacGregor

Music Director/Organist: Donna Larsen

Ushers: Dave Reuter, Wayne Harper

Tech: Katherine Wagner, Elizabeth Wagner

Acolyte: Jackie Hoskinson

Lay Eucharist Ministers: Readers: OT/PS: Carol Williamson   EP/POP: TJ Walch

Counters: Janet Reuter, Kendall Rubino

Altar Guild: Norma Peachey, Ginny Tuxhorn

Coffee Hour: OPEN

Altar Flowers: Wagner

Sanctuary Lamp: Wagner

 

 

Events at St. Mark’s this Week

 

THIS SUNDAY (Pentecost 13, August 22): HOLY EUCHARIST, 10:30am, in person and on Facebook Live

MONDAY: SAA MEETING, 6:30am, Lounge; AA MEETING, 7:30pm, Parish Hall

TUESDAY: NA MEETING; 7:30pm, Parish Hall

WEDNESDAY: STAFF MEETING, 9:30am, Office

THURSDAY: SAA MEETING, 7:30pm, Lounge;

FRIDAY: STAFF MEETING, 9:30am, Office; COMMUNICATIONS MEETING 10:30am, Zoom

SATURDAYHIDDEN GEMS, noon, parking lot; AA MEETING, 7:30pm, Parish Hall

NEXT SUNDAY (Pentecost 13,  August 29): HOLY EUCHARIST, 10:30am, in person and on Facebook Live. 

 

 

Places to be, things to do

 

PARISH PICNIC: Mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept.12 as we kick off the new program year with our annual Praise and Picnic at St. Mark’s (yes, it’s adapted!)  We’ll worship in the church, then gather for food  and fellowship in the courtyard and on the lawn.  Details coming soon!

EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY: Seminar Sessions will start Sept. 19th meeting from 1:30 to 4PM , meeting once a week until the end of May 2022. Interested persons can contact Deb Johns at deborah_s_johns@yahoo.com or 765-277-6554 ASAP!

 

 

The Community of St. Mark’s Classifieds

 

THE AUGUST VESTRY MEETING was held on Wednesday, August 18 via Zoom.  The minutes will be emailed and copies available in the Narthex.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you and your organization or committee have news that would be appropriate for our pre-service announcements, please send them to Katherine by the close of business the Thursday prior to the Sunday you wish the information shared.

DONATING ONLINE !   On your phone, text the word “give” to 937-932-1082, and it will take you through the steps to set up your account.  Contact the office if you have questions.

COFFEE HOUR:  held outdoors if the weather permits. A sign-up sheet is on the Narthex bulletin board.  Coffee will be made, over the summer months, coffee hour will be hosts only to set up, serve, and clean up! Thanks to our weekly hosts.

 

 

Lesser Feasts and Fasts

 

RECOMMENDED FEAST DAY TO OBSERVESunday, August 22  is the Feast of  William Porcher Dubose (1836-1918), probably the most original and creative thinker the American Episcopal Church has ever produced, spent most of his life as a professor at the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee. He was not widely traveled, and not widely known, until, at the age of 56, he published the first of several books on theology that made him respected, not only in his own country, but also in England and France. DuBose was born in 1836 in South Carolina, into a wealthy and cultured Huguenot family. At the University of Virginia, he acquired a fluent knowledge of Greek and other languages, which helped him lay the foundation for a profound understanding of the New Testament. His theological studies were begun at the Episcopal seminary in Camden, South Carolina. He was ordained in 1861, and became an officer and chaplain in the Confederate Army. Doctrine and life were always in close relationship for DuBose. In a series of books he probed the inner meaning of the Gospels, the Epistles of Paul, and the Epistle to the Hebrews. He treated life and doctrine as a dramatic dialogue, fusing the best of contemporary thought and criticism with his own strong inner faith. The result was both a personal and scriptural catholic theology. He reflected, as he acknowledged, the great religious movements of the nineteenth century: the Tractarianism of Oxford; the liberalism of F.D. Maurice; the scholarship of the Germans; and the evangelical spirit that was so pervasive at the time. The richness and complexity of DuBose’s thought are not easily captured in a few words, but the following passage, written shortly before his death in 1918, is a characteristic sample of his theology: “God has placed forever before our eyes, not the image but the Very Person of the Spiritual Man. We have not to ascend into Heaven to bring Him down, nor to descend into the abyss to bring Him up, for He is with us, and near us, and in us. We have only to confess with our mouths that He is Lord, and believe in our hearts that God has raised Him from the dead—and raised us in Him—and we shall live.  (Holy Women, Holy Men)

 

 

Prayers for the Week of August 22:

 

FOR PEACE.  For those who have died, especially the Rev. Joanne Stearns; For medical professionals, who are suffering from exhaustion and burnout in the midst of the pandemic; For the homeless; For all those addicted to heroin, remembering especially those who died this week from overdose; For all those who have committed suicide; For all our brothers and sisters who have died by violence around the world, remembering especially the recent acts of violence across the nation; For our enemies; For the safety of all American military and civilian personnel where ever they serve, remembering especially all those serving at Wright-Patterson AFB; For those who struggle with the basic necessities of life after natural catastrophic events, especially those misplaced by earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, drought, fire, mudslides, and tornadoes, especially the people of Haiti; For the millions of refugees worldwide who wander the lands of the earth and whose suffering is greater than we can ever know, especially the people of Afghanistan, may they find rest and peace.

 

For those in our prayer cycles: in the Anglican cycle of prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of South America;  in the Diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for St. Andrew’s in Pickerington, St. John’s in Columbus, and Trinity in Hamilton;  in our Parish cycle of prayer, we pray for Vern Hogden, Jim and Jackie Hoskinson;  For those celebrating August birthdays: Ian Leach (8/2), Carly Darnell (8/3), Shanna Harvey (8/5), Jenna Walch (8/9), Ainsley Leach (8/11), Wayne Harper (8/13), and Justine Kelly (8/24);  For those celebrating wedding anniversaries: Ian and Laura Leach (8/6), Mike and Sandy Bultman (8/7), Jim and Jackie Hoskinson (8/17), and Gary and Mary-Anna Welch (8/24);  For those on our parish prayer list: Howard, Ruby, George, the Darnell Family, Judy, Juanita, Rob, Carmen, Mary, Vern; For those who suffer from illness, grief, or any other adversity: Ann –  friend of the Bertas; Caiti  – friend of Ann Phillips; Carl – friend of the Welches; Carol – friend of the Rubinos; Carrie – Susan Kendall’s daughter; Cassie and Jane – friends of the Tallmans; Chip – Jim Rudd’s step-mother; Chris & family – friends of the Reuters; Cindy & Marvin – friends of Elizabeth Wagner; Clara – Pat Tallman’s cousin; Danielle – Jenna Walch’s sister; David – Vern Hogden’s son; Emily – Ann Phillips’ niece; Emma, Lowell, & the Burton Family – friends of Juanita Limes and the Darnells; Gary – Dave Reuter’s brother; Helen C – Wayne Harper’s mother-in-law; Jaime & Ryan – Linda Stagles’ daughter & son-in-law; James – Linda Stagles’ brother; Joni & Leslie – family of  softball team member; Jose & Elena – friends of the Welches;  Katie – friend of the Reuters; Keith & Jeff – friends of Jim Larsen; Lark – friend of Katherine Wagner; Leslie – friend of Juanita Limes; Margaret – Rowena MacGregor’s mother; Mary – friend of the Wagners; Nanci – friend of the Larsens; Renea – friend of Juanita and Lisa; Roberta – Tracey Swartz’ mother; Ron – friend of Ruby Webster; the Russell/Veazey families; Steve & Debi – friends of Linda Stagles; Sue & Tom – friends of the Phillips’; Susan – friend of the Nancarrow’s; Tonia – Juanita Limes’ daughter-in-law; Tony – Judy Rudd’s brother; Tracy – friend of the parish.

 

For faithful animal companions and those who care for them; For the mission work of this congregation: CARE House, Canterbury Court, St. Paul’s UMC Food Pantry, Becoming Beloved Community Initiative, and for the non-profit groups who use our Community Building;  For our Diocesan Bishops: for the newly elected Provisional Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Wayne Smith; The Rt. Rev. Kenneth Price, the Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera, and the Rt. Rev. Wendell Gibbs; For our Presiding Bishop, The Most Rev. Michael Curry; For all postulants and candidates for holy orders in this Diocese: Patricia Rose, Hume Jamison, Jacob Cunliffe, Dan Carlson, Amy Cochran, Phoebe Myhrum, Brice Patterson, Mike Struble, Martha Camele, Maggie Gough, Brad Gough, Jason Davis, Catherine Duffy, Alane Osborne, Libbie Crawford, Gayland Trim.

 

For all faith communities as we navigate the way forward in a world being transformed by a number of crises – that we remain faithful in our devotion to God and open to constant change and ongoing self-evaluation.

 

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Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – noon

 

 

The Rev. Rowena Mae MacGregor, Priest-In-Charge

570-404-2025   rector@stmarksdayton.org

 

Katherine Wagner, Parish Administrator

parishadmin@stmarksdayton.org

 

Donna Larsen, Music Director

musicdirector@stmarksdayton.org

 

Carol Nancarrow, Senior Warden

Jim Rudd, Junior Warden

wardens@stmarksdayton.org

 

 

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