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Outdoor Service of Koinonia – September 20, 2020
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 20A
20 September 2020
The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler, Celebrant & Preacher
The Welcome from the Dean
THE WORD OF GOD
The Opening Acclamation
Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
All: And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
The Collect for Purity
The Gloria in excelsis
Said in unison.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
The Collect of the Day
The Lesson: Philippians 1:21-30
The Lector reads the lesson, saying after the reading: The Word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Christ our Passover: Pascha nostrum
Said in unison.
1 Corinthians 5:7-8; Romans 6:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22
Alleluia. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us; * therefore let us keep the feast, Not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, * but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alleluia. Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; * death no longer has dominion over him. The death that he died, he died to sin, once for all; * but the life he lives, he lives to God. So also consider yourselves dead to sin, * and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Alleluia. Christ has been raised from the dead, * the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by a man came death, * by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, * so also in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16
The Gospeler says: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
All: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
After the reading, the Gospeler says: The Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Homily: Dean Candler
The Prayers of the People
We pray for the church and the world, saying
Intercessor: Lord in your mercy,
All: Hear our prayer.
Those for whom prayers have been requested:
For Immediate Needs: Judith Borden, Del King, Malcolm A. Moore Family, Gina Rosa, Marty Ruegsegger, Lois Williams
Long Term Prayers: R. Huntley Allen, Dr. T. Mayo Atkins, Edgar & Judith Beach, Perry Benton, Virginia Bicksler, Bernice Burton, Heather Clark, Sharon Crews, Terry Dornbush, Sarah duBignon, Deborah Ellington, Dan Elson, Randy Farmer, Jenny Ham, Louise Kan, Lisa Krysiak, Sandy Land, Michelle Leiter, Elaine Lyon, Carol McDonald, Glenn Miller, Helen Miller, Ashley Minear, Royce Mitchell, Susan Myers, Charlie Neal, Linus Nickel, Marion Palmore, Garry Pryor, Rowland Radford, Rubye & Wayne Reid, Tommy Ripley, Agnes Elizabeth Robertson, Charlie Roper, Louis “Skip” Schueddig, Tom Sharpley, Julie Thompson, Tommy Truesdale, Faye Van Winkle
For Family & Friends: Eileen Abeyesundere, Bettina Bass, David Bond, Billy Campbell, Lynn Chandler, Andrew Clark, Jan Fortune, Carleton Fuller, Jean Hand, Stephen Jones, Tom Jones, Beth & Al Levine, Pete Livezey, Pat Martin, Marge Massey, Michelle Maxwell, Katie McCrae, Trina Mercado, David Mickle, Malcolm A. Moore, Nancy Morehouse, Steven Norman, Dot Oscher, The Papanikolaou Family, Charlotte Roland, James Sands, Caroline Southerland, Tina Susco, Tarvin Family, Yvonne Tate, Pierson Thames, Jeffrey Thomas, Roger Traylor, Ron M. Wallace, Whit A. Wright, Hollis Youngner
The Confession
Celebrant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence may be kept.
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.
The Absolution
The Peace
The Parish Notices
The Lord’s Prayer
The General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.
The Closing Hymn: 671
Said in unison.
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed!
The Lord has promised good to me, his word my hope secures; he will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; ’tis grace that brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we’d first begun.
