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Trinity Episcopal ChurchParkersburg, WVThe Rev. Paul L. Hicks, RectorThird Sunday After PentecostHoly Eucharist, Rite IIJune 25, 2017, 10:30 a.m."The Mission of Trinity Episcopal Church is to seek and share the love of God made knownthrough Jesus Christ with all people thourgh the guidance of the Holy Spirit."

Holy Eucharist, Rite IIWhen the Prelude begins, please turn any conversation you may be having with your neighborinto a conversation with God.PreludeVariations on "Bourbon" - NiedmannThe people stand as they are able.Processional Hymn - Praise to the living GodHymnal #372 -Leoni2

Opening AcclamationCelebrantBlessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.PeopleAnd blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.Collect for PurityAlmighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets arehid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we mayperfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.3

GloriaHymnal, #S-2784

The Collect of the DayCelebrantThe Lord be with you.PeopleAnd also with you.CelebrantLet us pray.O Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never failto help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your lovingkindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, for ever and ever. Amen.5

Children's MinuteAll children are invited to join Ms. Tiffany on the steps in front of the choir loft.The Liturgy of the WordFirst ReadingA reading from The Book of Genesis (21:8-21).8The child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac9was weaned. But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne toAbraham, playing with her son Isaac.10So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave womanwith her son; for the son of this slave woman shall not inherit along with my son Isaac.”The matter was very distressing to Abraham on account of his son.1211But God said toAbraham, “Do not be distressed because of the boy and because of your slave woman;whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for it is through Isaac that offspring shall benamed for you.13As for the son of the slave woman, I will make a nation of him also,because he is your offspring.”14So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread anda skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, andsent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer–sheba.When the water in the skin was gone, she cast the child under one of the bushes.1615Thenshe went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot; forshe said, “Do not let me look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, shelifted up her voice and wept.17And God heard the voice of the boy; and the angel of Godcalled to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid;for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.18Come, lift up the boy and hold himfast with your hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”19Then God opened her eyes andshe saw a well of water. She went, and filled the skin with water, and gave the boy a drink.20God was with the boy, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expertwith the bow.21He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother got a wife for him fromthe land of Egypt.Reader:6

The Word of the LordPeople:Thanks be to GodPsalm 86:1-10, 16-17Bow down your ear, O Lord, and answer me, *for I am poor and in misery.Keep watch over my life, for I am faithful; *save your servant who puts his trust in you.Be merciful to me, O Lord, for you are my God; *I call upon you all the day long.Gladden the soul of your servant, *for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, *and great is your love toward all who call upon you.Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer, *and attend to the voice of my supplications.In the time of my trouble I will call upon you, *for you will answer me.Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord, *nor anything like your works.All nations you have made will come and worship you, O Lord, *and glorify your Name.For you are great;you do wondrous things; *and you alone are God.Turn to me and have mercy upon me; *give your strength to your servant;and save the child of your handmaid.7

Show me a sign of your favor,so that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed; *because you, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.Gloria PatriGlory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning,is now, and will be forever. Amen.Second ReadingA reading from The Letter of Paul to the Romans (6:1b-11).12Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we3who died to sin go on living in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized4into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him bybaptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father,5so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death6like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that ourold self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no78longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died9with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raisedfrom the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.1110The death heSo you also mustconsider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.Reader:The word of the LordPeople:Thanks be to God.The people stand as they are able.Gospel Hymn -Take up your cross, the Savior saidHymnal #675 - Bourbon8

GospelThe Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (10:24-39).People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.Jesus said to the twelve apostles,the master;2524“A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave aboveit is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like themaster. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will theymalign those of his household!26“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up thatwill not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known.27What I say to youin the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops.28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroyboth soul and body in hell.29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them9

will fall to the ground apart from your Father.counted.3130And even the hairs of your head are allSo do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.32“Everyonetherefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father inheaven;heaven.3334but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come tobring peace, but a sword.35For I have come to set a man against his father,and a daughter against her mother,and a daughter–in–law against her mother–in–law;36and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.37Whoever loves father ormother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more thanme is not worthy of me;worthy of me.3938and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is notThose who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for mysake will find it.Celebrant:The Gospel of the LordPeople:Praise to you, Lord ChristHomily - The Reverend Paul L. HicksThe Nicene CreedAll say togetherWe 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, eternallybegotten 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 forour salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he becameincarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified underPontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again inaccordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand ofthe Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdomwill have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceedsfrom the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. Hehas spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We10

acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of thedead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.The people kneel as they are able.Flood Anniversary PrayerSee Special Insert.Prayers of the People Form IVLet us pray for the Church and for the world.After each petition the people respond Hear our prayer.Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, livetogether in your love, and reveal your glory in the world. We Pray for Justin, Archbishop ofCanterbury, Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Mike and Mark, our Bishops; Paul our Priest; andthe Staff and all who minister in this parish.We offer our prayers of thanksgiving, including prayers for those celebrating birthdays thisweek, especially Abby Stanley, Henry Oliphant, Earl Westbrook, and Kelli Marteney, and forthose celebrating anniversaries this week, Edith and Bob Newman, Jean and Fr. LarryJackson, and Paula and Roger Sellers.Lord in your mercyHear our prayer.CollectLord, hear the prayers of your people; and what we have asked faithfully, grant that we mayobtain effectually, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.Confession of SinPriest: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.All say togetherMost 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 ourwhole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we11

humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; thatwe may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.AbsolutionPriestAlmighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ,strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.Amen.The PeaceCelebrantThe peace of the Lord be always with you.PeopleAnd also with you.The Ministers and People may greet one another in the name of the Lord.Greetings and AnnouncementsThe Priest saysAscribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; bring offerings and come into his courts. Psalm96:8The Holy CommunionOffertoryOffertory Interlude - TateThe Great ThanksgivingThe people stand as they are able.Presentation of GiftsHymnal #380 (v 3)Eucharistic Prayer BCelebrantThe Lord be with you.PeopleAnd also with you.12

CelebrantLift up your hearts.PeopleWe lift them to the Lord.CelebrantLet us give thanks to the Lord our God.PeopleIt is right to give him thanks and praise.It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, FatherAlmighty, Creator of heaven and earth.[A proper preface is said by the celebrant]Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all thecompany of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:SanctusHymnal #S-114The people kneel as they are able.13