The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost: 7.30.23

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Glenside, Pennsylvania July 16, 2023 10:00 A.M.

Welcome to St. Peter’s

If you are visiting or new to St. Peter’s, we encourage you to fill out a Welcome Card and give it to an usher, so we can send you information on parish happenings. We are so blessed to have you join us! Our mission is to be a community of people rooted in God’s love, growing through God’s grace, and reaching out to all.

We believe that everyone in life is on a journey, searching for meaning and a sense of belonging. Your journey, questions, and hopes are important to us. St. Peter’s strives to be a place of hospitality, joy, and connectedness.

If you would like to speak to a clergy person or learn more about our faith community, please contact the Rev. Barbara Ballenger at Stpeter654rector@gmail.com or call 215-887-1765.

Hymnal Tips:

Our service is drawn from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer (BCP), which is red. We also use several hymnals. When songs are referred to simply by number, they come from the blue hymnal. We may also use Wonder, Love and Praise (WLP), which is green, and With One Voice (WOV), which is the thin, blue hymnal.

Facilities:

An ADA-accessible bathroom is located off the back vestibule (narthex). Two additional bathrooms are located in the hall off the left entrance to the church (the piano side) Also, feel free to ask an usher for guidance.

A Soft Space for Little Ones

If they prefer, families with infants or toddlers are invited to sit in our soft space on the carpet on the right side of the church, where there are soft toys and coloring pages. Wiggles welcome.

Ways to Give:

There are many ways to offer financial support for the work of St. Peter’s. Inperson giving occurs at the collection during the Sunday service. Feel free to visit our website at www.stpetersglenside.org for secure on-line giving, either one-time or ongoing. You can also use the QR code below:

Gathering In Joy 2

Prelude: Surely It Is God Who Saves Me

Opening Hymn: 530, Spread, O spread, thou mighty word

The Opening Acclamation

Presider: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

David Cherwien

People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The Presider says to the people

The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Presider: Let us pray.

Collect of the Day

BCP 355

O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Listening for God’s Word

The First Reading - Isaiah 55:10-13

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace;

the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial, 3

for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Psalm 65: (1-8), 9-14

BCP 672 Tedecethymnus

[1 You are to be praised, O God, in Zion; to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.

2 To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come, because of their transgressions.

3 Our sins are stronger than we are, but you will blot them out.

4 Happy are they whom you choose and draw to your courts to dwell there! they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness of your temple.

5 Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness, O God of our salvation, O Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the seas that are far away.

6 You make fast the mountains by your power; they are girded about with might.

7 You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the clamor of the peoples.

8 Those who dwell at the ends of the earth will tremble at your marvelous signs; you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.]

9 You visit the earth and water it abundantly; you make it very plenteous; the river of God is full of water.

10 You prepare the grain, for so you provide for the earth.

11 You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges; with heavy rain you soften the ground and bless its increase.

12 You crown the year with your goodness, and your paths overflow with plenty.

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13 May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing, and the hills be clothed with joy.

14 May the meadows cover themselves with flocks, and the valleys cloak themselves with grain; let them shout for joy and sing.

The Epistle - Romans 8:1-11

There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, so that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law-- indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel Hymn: 589, Almighty God, your word is cast

The Gospel – Matthew 13:1-9,18-23

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good

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soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!”

“Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. The Sermon

The Rev. Barbara Ballenger The Nicene Creed BCP 358

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

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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.

The Prayers of the People, Form VI

Intercessor and People pray responsively In peace, we pray to you, Lord God.

For all people in their daily life and work; For our families, friends, and neighbors, and for those who are alone.

For this community, the nation, and the world; For all who work for justice, freedom, and peace.

For the just and proper use of your creation; For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression.

For all who are in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble; For those who minister to the sick, the friendless, and the needy.

For the peace and unity of the Church of God; For all who proclaim the Gospel, and all who seek the Truth.

We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons. We pray especially for: Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Daniel, our Bishop; Silvestre, Bishop of Guatemala; Barbara, our clergy; Luis and Juan, our companion clergy in Guatemala; and each one of us in our vocation and Ministry.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of Canada. In our companion Diocese of Guatemala, we pray for: San Pablo and Reverendo Presbitero Rene Rodriquez. In our own diocese, we pray for the Episcopal Academy. For all who serve God in his Church.

BCP 392

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For the special needs and concerns of this congregation. We remember all those on our parish prayer list, especially Ashley, Anthony, Art, Mary, Jeanné, Robert, Carol, Bob, Marilyn, Sarah, Emily, John, Tom, Jack, Tom, Patricia, Bob, Angelo, Alice, Joanne, Nicky, Briana and those we name now… Hear us Lord; For your mercy is great.

We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life, especially remembering today our parish family, our own friends and families, and all other blessings we name now... We will exalt you, O God our King; And praise your Name for ever and ever.

We pray for a renewed commitment to justice and to peace in the face of economic greed, racial hatred and the lure of violence in all its forms. We pray especially for those grieving deaths and recovering from injuries from the recent mass shooting in Philadelphia. Give peace O Lord in all the World; For only in you can we live in safety.

We pray in penitence for our earth, which because of human folly has suffered the hottest days in its history in recent weeks. We pray for all the human, animal and plant life that has been harmed because of climate catastrophe. And we pray for the will to work for the policies and practices that will care for the earth and lessen the effects of climate change. Let your way be known upon Earth. Your saving health among all creation.

We pray for all who have died, especially Dan Shields and those we name now.... May all have a place in your eternal kingdom. Lord, let your loving-kindness be upon them; Who put their trust in you.

We pray to you also for the forgiveness of our sins

Intercessor and People

Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; in your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things done and left undone; and so uphold us by your Spirit that we may live and serve you in newness of life, to the honor and glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Presider: Almighty 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.

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The Peace

Presider: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People: And also with you

Celebrating Holy Communion

Offertory Solo: The Call from “Five Mystical Songs”

Presentation Hymn: 440, Blessed Jesus, at thy word

The Great Thanksgiving, Prayer B

Presider: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Presider: Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them to the Lord.

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

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

R. Vaughan Williams Meredith Flaherty, soprano

Presider: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth... Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

Sanctus: S-130, Holy, Holy, Holy

The Presider continues

Franz Schubert

We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me."

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, 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." Therefore, according to his command, O Father,

Presider and People

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We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection, We await his coming in glory;

The Presider continues

And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine. We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with Peter and Philip and all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.

By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread

The Presider breaks the consecrated bread. A period of silence is kept.

Presider: Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People: Therefore, let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

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Fraction Anthem: S-164, Jesus, Lamb of God

Franz Schubert

Presider: The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

The Communion of the People

Communion Music: Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid? Emma Lou Diemer

The Post-Communion Prayer

Presider and people together 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.

Sending Out

The Blessing

Birthday & Anniversary Prayer BCP 830

O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace; and strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Announcements

 Rev Barb will be training Eucharistic visitors on Saturday, July 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. If you are interested, please contact her for the pre-training reading material. See newsletter for more information.

 The new Welcome Committee will meet on Sunday, July 30 after the service, in the library. See newsletter and Audrey Kipphut for more information.

 Many thanks to those who volunteered to clean the kitchen this past week. See the newsletter for details and photos.

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The Closing Hymn: 632, O Christ, the Word Incarnate

The Dismissal

Presider: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia!

People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!

Postlude: The Lord Reigneth Lani Smith

Weekly Giving: See below how the offering from last Sunday and the online contributions this week compare to this year’s budget goal and pledge total. Warm Regards Campaign contributions are noted. Note: The campaign total reflects our $41,000 grant from the diocese.

For Sunday July 9, 2023: Last Sunday 2023 So Far Pledge Offering Received $2,891.50 $85,875 Budgeted Pledge Goal $3,462 $69,240 Difference ($570) $16,635

Warm Regards Donations

Total Donations: $67,533

Worship Ministers

Presider & Preacher: Rev. Barbara Ballenger

Acolytes: Alyssa Clemens, Zachery Gottemoller, Eamon Ivory

Lectors: Bill Bacon, Ken Rose

Intercessor: Lisa Donahue

Eucharistic Ministers: Addie Johnson, Audrey Kipphut, Kristina Marchuk

Ushers: Anne Gibson, Maureen Schaeffer, Alex Stevers-Radtke, Jack Wilbur

Counter: Jeanne Robson

Vestry Steward: Meredith Flaherty

Altar Guild: Donna Kulp Fellowship:

Organist: Kathleen Flaherty

Tech Team: Mike Levin, PJ Linke, James Moore

Vestry

Meredith Flaherty: merflah@aol.com (Worship)

Jeanné Hannum: jeannefhannum@aol.com (Tenant Relations)

Nancy Ironside: ironsidebeall@gmail.com (Outreach)

Dave Kipphut (People’s Warden): kipp1152@verizon.net

Amy Michener-Wall: adwall@hotmail.com

Dave Mosteller: davemos2010@gmail.com

Amy Neske: amyh120@yahoo.com (Parish Life)

Douglas Pneuma: douglas.pneuma@gmail.com (Faith Formation)

Karen Sayer: karmaflower@gmail.com (Worship)

Linda Toia: (Rector’s Warden): linda.toia@verizon.net

Staff

The Rev. Barbara Ballenger (Rector) stpeter654rector@gmail.com

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Charlese Freeman (Associate for Communications and Administration) stpeter654@gmail.com

Tim Valera (Caretaker) timvalera@gmail.com

Kathy & Tim Flaherty (Organist and Choir Director) stpeter654music@gmail.com

Credits:

Surely It Is God Who Saves Me. Contributors: David Cherwien. Tune: Settings © 1995 GIA Publications, Inc. Six Organ Preludes on Hymntunes by Marty Haugen, Jeremy Young, and Skinner Chavez-Melo. Used with permission. Spread, O spread, thou mighty word Contributors: J. F. Bahnmaier (1823), Catherine Winkworth. Tune: GOTT SEI DANK SAVANNAH (Thommen). The Hymnal of 1982. Public Domain. Almighty God, your word is cast. John Cawood, 1775-1852.

Contributors: Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Herbert. Tune: (c) 1911 Stainer & Bell Ltd. PD in US & Canada. Used with permission. Blessed Jesus, at thy word Contributors: Tobias Clausnitzer, 1619-1684, Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878. Tune: LIEBSTER JESU. Source: Das grosse Cantional oder Kirchen-Gesangbuch, 1687 (altered). The Hymnal of 1982. Used with permission. Holy, holy, holy Lord. Contributors: Benton Price, Franz Schubert. Tune: © 1977 Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation (Admin. by Music Services) All rights reserved. Used with permission. Jesus, Lamb of God Contributors: Franz Schubert, John E Boalt.

Tune: © 1966 Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation (Admin. by Music Services). Used with permission. Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid?. Contributors: Emma Lou Diemer, Henry Wms Baker. Tune: © 1990 The Sacred Music Press, a division of The Lorenz Corporation (Admin. by Music Services). Used with permission. O Christ, the Word Incarnate.

Contributors: William Walsham How, 1823-1897, Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847. Tune:

MUNICH. Neu-vermehrtes und zu Ubung Christl. Gottseligkeit eingerichtetes Meiningisches Gesangbuch, 1693 (melody). The Hymnal of 1982. Used with permission. The Lord Reigneth. Contributors: Lani Smith. Public Domain.

All Songs

The cover image is Altered Reality’s Seedling Plant, Creative Commons via Stock Snap.

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