Trinity Sunday (Yr C) Jun 12, 2022

 

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.

 

If you prefer a gluten-free host please notify an usher prior to the service.

 

 

PRELUDE:

Prelude on St Patrick’s Breastplate”                             Alec Wyton

 

WELCOME: The Rev. Rowena Mae MacGregor

 

Please stand for the ringing of the bell and processional.

 

PROCESSIONAL:                        

“I bind unto myself”                            The Hymnal 1982,  #370

 

1  I bind unto myself today

          the strong Name of the Trinity,

     by invocation of the same,

          the Three in One, and One in Three.

 

2  I bind this day to me for ever,

          by power of faith, Christ’s Incarnation;

     his baptism in the Jordan river;

          his death on cross for my salvation;

     his bursting from the spicèd tomb;

          his riding up the heavenly way;

     his coming at the day of doom:

          I bind unto myself today.

 

3  I bind unto myself the power

          of the great love of cherubim;

     the sweet “Well done” in judgment hour;

          the service of the seraphim;

     confessors’ faith, apostles’ word,

          the patriarchs’ prayers, the prophets’ scrolls;

     all good deeds done unto the Lord,

          and purity of virgin souls.

 

4  I bind unto myself today

          the virtues of the starlit heaven

     the glorious sun’s life-giving ray,

          the whiteness of the moon at even,

     the flashing of the lightning free,

          the whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,

     the stable earth, the deep salt sea,

          around the old eternal rocks.

 

5  I bind unto myself today

          the power of God to hold and lead,

     his eye to watch, his might to stay,

          his ear to hearken, to my need;

     the wisdom of my God to teach,

          his hand to guide, his shield to ward;

     the word of God to give me speech,

          his heavenly host to be my guard.

 

6  Christ be with me, Christ within me,

          Christ behind me, Christ before me,

     Christ beside me, Christ to win me,

          Christ to comfort and restore me,

     Christ beneath me, Christ above me,

          Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,

     Christ in hearts of all that love me,

          Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

 

7  I bind unto myself the Name,

          the strong Name of the Trinity,

     by invocation of the same,

          the Three in One, and One in Three.

     Of whom all nature hath creation,

          eternal Father, Spirit, Word:

     praise to the Lord of my salvation,

                   salvation is of Christ the Lord.

 

 

The Liturgy of the Word

 

Celebrant:  Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be God’s 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.

All: Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

 

SONG OF PRAISE:

“Psalm 100” Lift Every Voice & Sing, #278 

 

The people will sing the refrain, and the Cantor will sing verses 1 and 4.

 

Refrain:

All: Serve the Lord with gladness, alleluia.

 

 

Please be seated

 

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF PROVERBS

Reader: Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: “To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live. The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth– when he had not yet made earth and fields, or the world’s first bits of soil.  When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master worker;  and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the human race.”                     (8:1-4, 22-31)

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

 

Please stand    

 

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS

Reader: O Lord our Governor, how exalted is your Name in all the world!

Reader: Out of the mouths of infants and children your majesty is praised above the heavens.

Reader: You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, to quell the enemy and the avenger.

Reader: When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,

Reader: What is man that you should be mindful of him? the son of man that you should seek him out?

Reader: You have made him but little lower than the angels; you adorn him with glory and honor;

Reader: You give him mastery over the works of your hands; you put all things under his feet:

Reader:  All sheep and oxen, even the wild beasts of the field,

Reader:  The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.

Reader:  O Lord our Governor, how exalted is your Name in all the world!                      (PS 8)

 

Please be seated

 

A READING FROM THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS:

Reader: Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.    (5:1-5)

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

                                                                        

Please stand

 

GRADUAL:                           

“Holy Father, great Creator”     (verses 1-3)               The Hymnal 1982,  #368

 

1  Holy Father, great Creator,

       source of mercy, love, and peace,

   look upon the Mediator,

       clothe us with his righteousness;

          heavenly Father,

       through the Savior hear and bless.

 

2  Holy Jesus, Lord of glory,

       whom angelic hosts proclaim,

   while we hear thy wondrous story,

       meet and worship in thy Name,

          dear Redeemer,

       in our hearts thy peace proclaim.

 

3  Holy Spirit, Sanctifier,

       Come with unction from above,

   touch our hearts with sacred fire,

       fill them with the Savior’s love.

          Source of comfort,

       cheer us with the Savior’s love.

 

Please stand

 

THE GOSPEL

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

People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Celebrant: Jesus said to the disciples, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”   (16:12-15)

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

 

GRADUAL:                           

“Holy Father, great Creator”     (verse 4)               The Hymnal 1982,  #368

 

4  God the Lord, through every nation

       let thy wondrous mercies shine.

   In the song of thy salvation

       every tongue and race combine.

          Great Jehovah,

       form our hearts and make them thine.

 

 

Please be seated

 

THE SERMON

 

Please stand

 

THE NICENE CREED:  

“I believe in God almighty”        Wonder, Love, & Praise,  #769

 

(The cantor sings verse 1, and the congregation sings verses 2&3)

 

Please stand or kneel

          

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE:  

Reader:  Empower with your Spirit, O Lord, all ministers of the gospel, that they may preach the word boldly and without apology. Lord, hear our prayer.

Reader:  Empower with your Spirit, O Lord, all the leaders of nations, that they may be unrelenting in their quest for peace. Lord, hear our prayer.

Reader:   Empower with your Spirit, O Lord, all the suffering peoples of this world, especially those who suffer for doing right. Lord, hear our prayer.  

Reader:   Empower with your Spirit, O Lord, those among us who experience desolation, especially those for whom God seems most remote. Lord, hear our prayer.

Reader: Empower with your Spirit, O Lord, all the sick and dying, remembering all those named on the parish prayer list: Wayne, Don, Carol S, Ruby, Howard, the Darnell family, Judy, Juanita, Rob, Mary, George, and Vern; that they may find life everlasting in you. Lord, hear our prayer.

Reader: Empower with your Spirit, O Lord, all those who have died,  that your will for them may be fulfilled; and may they share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom. Lord, hear our prayer.

All:  Gracious God, it is in the power of your abundant and life-giving Spirit that we call upon you in prayer. Deepen our hope in your presence and your promise; hear us in your tender love, now and forever.  Amen.

 

THE CONFESSION:

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

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 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.

 

Please be seated

 

BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY PRAYERS

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:      Wardens

 

OFFERTORY SENTENCE

Celebrant: O Lord our God, you are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; because you have created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.   (Rev. 4:11)

 

 

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.

 

OFFERTORY

“Come, Thou Almighty King”                               Victor C. Johnson

 

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. To receive the sacrament, which will be given in one kind only, please  line up in the center aisle keeping at least six feet between households; at your turn approach the Celebrant. Return to your seat via the side aisles.

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.  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.

 

FRACTION ANTHEM:

“Christ our Passover”     Wonder, Love & Praise,  #866

 

All: Alleluia. Alleluia.  Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep

the feast. Alleluia. Alleluia.  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:  

“Spirit of the Living God”       (sing three times)          Lift Every Voice & Sing, #115

 

Spirit of the Living God,

Fall fresh on me.

 

Spirit of the Living God,

Fall fresh on me.

 

Melt me, mold me,

Fill me, use me.

 

Spirit of the Living God,

Fall fresh on me.

 

 

POST COMMUNION PRAYER

Celebrant:  Let us pray.  Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.  Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

THE BLESSING:

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

 

RECESSIONAL:

“Holy, holy, holy!”                          The Hymnal 1982,  #362

 

1  Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

          Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee:

     Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,

          God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity.

 

 

2  Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,

          casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

     cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,

          which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

 

 

3  Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,

          though the sinful human eye thy glory may not see,

     only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,

          perfect in power, in love, and purity.

 

 

4  Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

          All thy works shall praise thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;

     Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,

          God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity.

 

 

DISMISSAL:

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

 

POSTLUDE:

“Diademata”                                                              Christopher Tambling

 

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

indicate and honor the eternal presence of Christ.

 

 

GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY

 

THIS SUNDAY — TRINITY SUNDAY- HOLY EUCHARIST –  JUNE 12:

Celebrant: The Rev. Rowena Mae MacGregor

Music Director/Organist: Donna Larsen

Ushers:  Dave Reuter, Ginny Tuxhorn

Acolyte: TBD

Lay Eucharist Ministers: Readers:

                                                   OT/PS: Gabriel Walch

                                                   EP/POP: Jim Rudd       

Tech: Gary Welch, Mary-Anna Welch

Counters: Carol Nancarrow, Mary-Anna Welch

Altar Guild: Katherine Wagner

Open/Close: Welch/Wagner

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY– PENTECOST 2 HOLY EUCHARIST –  JUNE 19:

Celebrant: The Rev. Rowena Mae MacGregor

Music Director/Organist: Donna Larsen

Ushers:  Tony Rubino, Jim Rudd

Acolytes: Jackie Hoskinson, Gabriel Walch

Lay Eucharist Ministers: Readers:

                                                   OT/PS: Judy Rudd

                                                   EP/POP: Jim Rudd

Tech: Katherine Wagner, Elizabeth Wagner

Counters: Dave Reuter, Gary Welch

Altar Guild: Elizabeth Wagner, Katherine Wagner

Open/Close: TBD/Wagner

Altar Flowers: OPEN

Candle: OPEN

 

 

Events at St. Mark’s this Week

 

THIS SUNDAY (Trinity Sunday, June 12): HOLY EUCHARIST, 10:30am, in person and on Facebook Live.

 

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

 

TUESDAY:  TOPS MEETING, 10a, Lounge;  NA MEETING, 7:30pm, Parish Hall

 

WEDNESDAY:  there are no events scheduled this day

 

THURSDAY:  SAA MEETING, 7:30pm, Lounge

 

FRIDAY:  there are no events scheduled this day

 

SATURDAYHIDDEN GEMS, 11am, Parking Lot;  AA MEETING, 7:30pm, Parish Hall

 

NEXT SUNDAY (Pentecost 2, July 19): HOLY EUCHARIST, 10:30am, in person and on Facebook Live. HUNGER SUNDAY.

 

 

Places to be, things to do

 

SOFTBALL IS BACK! We’re playing on Tuesday, June 14, at 7:15pm on Diamond #1.

 

SUMMER STUDY OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE. Rowena+ will be leading a class on the Gospel of Luke during June and July, on Wednesdays at 7pm via Zoom beginning June 22.  16. The New Interpreter’s Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version With the Apocrypha is recommended for this class, and for general use, available from Amazon (used copies for less are also available).

 

HUNGER SUNDAY is next Sunday, June 19Please remember to bring non-perishable food items for the Food Pantry at St Paul’s UMC.  Financial donations are also welcome, and will be reflected on your contribution sheet.

 

THE VESTRY will meet via Zoom on Thursday, June 23 at 7:15pm.

 

 

The Community of St. Mark’s Classifieds

 

STAINED GLASS CONCERT at Omega Baptist Church: This Dayton Philharmonic community concert will be held TODAY, Sunday, June 12 at 5pm, and features several pieces by Haydn, George Walker, and Jessie Montgomery.  Herb Martin will recite and Neil Gittleman will conduct.

 

THE SUNDAY READINGS can be found at www.lectionarypage.net.  The readings for

Sunday, June 19 are: 1 Kings 19:1-7, 8-15a, Psalm 42 and 43, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39.

 

COFFEE HOUR SUSPENDED THROUGH JUNE: Due to a surge in local Covid cases, to include St. Mark’s, Coffee Hour is postponed through June and will be reassessed for July.

 

THANK YOU! Many thanks to those who made the origami doves and prepared the Sanctuary for the Pentecost celebration last week.

 

 

Lesser Feasts and Fasts

 

RECOMMENDED FEAST DAY TO OBSERVE: Wednesday, June 15, is the Feast of Evelyn Underhill, 1941. The only child of a prominent barrister and his wife, Evelyn Underhill was born in Wolverhampton, England, and grew up in London. She was educated there and in a girls’ school in Folkestone, where she was confirmed in the Church of England. She had little other formal religious training, but her spiritual curiosity was naturally lively, and she read widely, developing quite early a deep appreciation for mysticism. At sixteen, she began a life-long devotion to writing. Evelyn had few childhood companions, but one of them, Hubert Stuart Moore, she eventually married. Other friends, made later, included such famous persons as Laurence Housman, Maurice Hewlett, and Sarah Bernhardt. Closest of all were Ethel Ross Barker, a devout Roman Catholic, and Baron Friedrich von Hügel, with whom she formed a strong spiritual bond. He became her director in matters mystical. In the 1890s, Evelyn began annual visits to the Continent, and especially to Italy. There she became influenced by the paintings of the Italian masters and by the Roman Catholic Church. She spent nearly fifteen years wrestling painfully with the idea of converting to Roman Catholicism, but decided in the end that it was not for her. In 1921, Evelyn Underhill became reconciled to her Anglican roots, while remaining what she called a “Catholic Christian”. She continued with her life of reading, writing, meditation, and prayer. She had already published her first great spiritual work, Mysticism. This was followed by many other books, culminating in her most widely read and studied book, “Worship” (1937).  Evelyn Underhill’s most valuable contribution to spiritual literature must surely be her conviction that the mystical life is not only open to a saintly few, but to anyone who cares to nurture it and weave it into everyday experience, and also (at the time, a startling idea) that modern psychological theories and discoveries, far from hindering or negating spirituality, can actually enhance and transform it. Her writings proved appealing to many, resulting in a large international circle of friends and disciples, making her much in demand as a lecturer and retreat director. She died, at age 65, in 1941.

 

O God, Origin, Sustainer, and End of all your creatures: Grant that your Church, taught by your servant Evelyn Underhill, guarded evermore by your power, and guided by your Spirit into the light of truth, may continually offer to you all glory and thanksgiving and attain with your saints to the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have promised by our Savior Jesus Christ; who with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.  (Holy Women, Holy Men)

 

 

Prayers for the Week of June 12

 

FOR PEACE.  For the victims of violence; remembering especially the victims of the 16 mass shootings so far this month; For the people of Ukraine: for refugees, for those who have died and those who grieve, for those in the military defending the sovereignty of this nation; For those who have died;  For those affected by  natural disasters;  For medical and wellness practitioners, who are assisting people with mental, physical, and financial conditions and issues related to the Covid 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: remembering especially teens and young adults who took their own lives this week; For all our brothers and sisters who have died by violence around the world, remembering especially violence in our 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; For the millions of refugees worldwide who wander the lands of the earth and whose suffering is greater than we can ever know.

 

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 Simone of Cyrene in Cincinnati, Grace in Pomeroy, and St. Luke in Cincinnati;

 

For St. Mark’s Families in our parish prayer cycle;

 

For those celebrating birthdays;

 

For those celebrating wedding anniversaries;

 

For those on our parish prayer list;

 

For those who suffer from illness, grief, or any other adversity.

 

For faithful animal companions and those who care for all animals;

 

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 our 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 Jake Cunliffe and Dan Carlson, who were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on June 4; For all postulants and candidates for holy orders in this Diocese: Phoebe Myhrum,  Martha Camele, Maggie Gough, Brad Gough, Catherine Duffy, Alane Osborne, Libbie Crawford, Gayland Trim, Molly Cook, Victoria Lewis, Kate Meeks, Kyle Schenkewicz, Gregory Williams.

 

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.

 

 

 

For the complete Weekly Prayers with parishioners’ names, click HERE.

(NOTE:  Password Protected:  Contact Dave or Katherine for Password.)

 

To read a copy of the latest Vestry Minutes, click HERE.

(NOTE:  Password Protected:  Same one as above.  Updated yearly.)

 

 

For more announcements, click HERE.

 

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ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

 

 The Rev. Rowena MacGregor facilitates various adult educational/spiritual development offerings (Zoom).  Be sure to check the Sunday bulletin for times and dates of her most recent programs.

 

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937-256-1082

Email: st_marks@ameritech.net

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

 

Libby Nicholson, Senior Warden

Kendall Rubino, Junior Warden

wardens@stmarksdayton.org

 

Dave Reuter, Webmaster

webmaster@stmarksdayton.org

 

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