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All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.
The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
5:30 PM Holy Eucharist: Rite II
The service begins on page 355 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.
The Word of God
Prelude
Entering Processsion (standing, sung by all) Hymn 665
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing) BCP 355
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all) BCP 356
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The First Lesson Colossians 3:1-11 (seated) see page 6
Psalm 49:1-11 see page 6
The Gospel (standing) see page 7
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Luke 12:13-21
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all)
The Prayers of the People: Form III
BCP 358
BCP 387
Confession of Sin & Absolution (kneeling, spoken by all) BCP 360
The Peace (standing) BCP 360
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 568
Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A (standing) BCP 361
Sanctus and Benedictus (sung by all) Hymn S 130
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 364
Communion Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 302
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 365 The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 366
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 594 Postlude
The Collect of the Day: 7:30 AM
O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church, and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succor, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Collect of the Day: 5:30 PM
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.
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.
Parish Prayers of the People
As of July 28, 2025
John Aldridge
Rami Angir
Kathryn Anschutz
Don Baty
Barbara Hart Bell
John Bergner
Len Bourland
Cosette “Coco” Cathey
Carolyn Cochran
Jean Coleman
Carlos Cuellar
Kelley D’Antoni
Jean Fuller
Forest German
Jody Guenther
Josh Hight
Earle Hill
Wade Hyde
Ada Lynn Jones
Lynne Kent
John Khoury
Danny Landeros
Velma Landry
Frank Lauinger
Margaret Little
Kenneth Lindh
Jenna Long
Tom Luce
Celia Smith McGrath
Sarah Margaret Mannes
Dimitri Margetis
David Martin
Michael Matamoros
Janie Meyer
Irene Moir
John Morelock
Jim Morris
Heather Nemec
Bob Paccone
Bob Paddock
Aaron Pritchard
Gerry Roberts
Alfred Smith
Brad Smith