Tenth Sunday After Pentecost - The Feast of the Transfiguration - August 1, 2021

Trinity Episcopal Church PROGRESSIVE  Inclusive 

CREATIVE  DOWNTOWN

Feast of the Transfiguration (anticipated)

Morning Devotion 

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August 1, 2021

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10:00am

Welcome to Trinity Episcopal Church Good morning and “welcome home” to Trinity! Whether you are new to our community or have found yourself coming back again and again, we want you to know you are both welcome and wanted here among us. For some, church is as comfortable and familiar as a good pair of jeans, or like coming back to your childhood home (if it is one filled with good memories). For others, church might be like visiting a foreign country where you experience unfamiliar language or customs. And then, sadly, for some, church has become equated with feelings of hurt, shame or rejection. We get all of that and believe church can be different. We are a diverse community of seekers, believers, and doubters held together by the hope that together we are better, kinder, and more courageous when we stand side by side and face into the challenges of our lives and in the world together.

We challenge the practices of our tradition that have at times kept others out and instead embrace Jesus’ mandate to welcome all, no exceptions, as a core value. And, we get that if people are brave enough to either walk through the doors of a big gothic-looking church in downtown Toledo, or tune in to Trinity@Home on line, we better be serious about being explicitly progressive, inclusive and creative in all we say and do.

We love our Episcopal tradition, AND we love people from all walks of life even more! It is our hope and prayer that together we will navigate our way through each gathering, worship service, opportunity to serve, class, meal and social time together with humility, grace and laughter all infused with radical hospitality.

So thank you for being here today; for trusting the yearning that brought you through those ancient doors. May we all find our way into the heart of God’s love as we make room for each other in this community and this world- we believe we are better and love more when diversity is celebrated and the bounds of God’s love are stretched wide.

This bulletin is a guide to accompany you through the “liturgy”- meaning the “work of the people”- which is how our tradition approaches worship. It does indeed take a village bringing all of its gifts together to create our expression of gratitude and devotion week after week.

Here is a quick little guide to help you follow along as we worship together: • • •

Italicized Print = singing Bold Print = everyone is invited to join in reciting a prayer/reading Bold & Italicized Print = everyone is invited to join in singing.

Welcome Home!

May you never forget you are loved, Lisa The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector www.trinitytoledo.org

 The Liturgy of the Word  Prelude

You Will be Found

Pasek & Paul from Dear Evan Hansen

(Gabe Hagedorn)

Welcome

The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray

Opening Song

Indescribable

Chris Tomlin

(Gabe Hagedorn and 2020 Trinity Singers)

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea Creation's revealing Your majesty From the colors of fall to the fragrance of spring Every creature unique in the song that it sings All exclaiming CHORUS: Indescribable, uncontainable, You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God All powerful, untamable, Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim You are amazing God Who has told every lightning bolt where it should go Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night None can fathom CHORUS Indescribable, uncontainable, You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.

You are amazing God Incomparable, unchangeable You see the depths of my heart and You love me the same You are amazing God You are amazing God

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Collect of the Day Priest: People: Priest:

Prayers for an Inclusive Church

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us pray.

Lord of the mountain peak, whose light reveals the earth a dwelling place for love; Lord of the overshadowing, whose darkness confounds the lie that we can possess you; transform our heart and mind that we might listen to him who bears the weight of glory in the lightness of our flesh; through Jesus Christ, the Chosen One. Amen.

FIRST READING Reader:

Exodus 34:29-35 A reading from Exodus.

Read by Margaret Baehren

Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them; and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses spoke with them. Afterward all the Israelites came near, and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face; but whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would take the veil off, until he came out; and when he came out, and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of his face was shining; and Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with him.

Reader: People:

THE PSALM

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Psalm 99

Psalms for Praying

The plain text will be offered by the cantor; the congregation is invited to respond by singing the text in bold.

Awaken, O you people! Entrust your hearts to Love.

For the Beloved reigns supreme; let all the earth give thanks!

Your unseen Presence is great in the land; You sit with the leaders of nations.

Let them be silent and guided by your Voice! Holy are You! You are mighty and love justice, You establish equity; Out of the Silence, your Word can be heard in the land inviting the nations to live in peace.

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Listen O you people! Open your hearts to the Beloved, that Truth may be born anew!

Many who have gone before you followed the Beloved's Voice, the unknown saints of all generations.

They surrendered themselves into the Beloved's hands, and walked with confidence.

They were guided through difficult times, keeping to Love's way, and trusting in Love's promises.

O Heart of all hearts, You answered their prayers; With mercy, You forgave them their wrongdoings, always inviting them to new life.

Sing praises to the Beloved, and aspire to ascend the holy mountain.

Holy are You, O Giver of Life!

SECOND READING

2 Peter 1:13-21

Reader: A reading from Second Peter.

Read by Craig Jablonski

I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to refresh your memory, since I know that my death will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.

So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Reader: People:

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

Gradual

Thy Word Amy Grant / Michael Smith (Kim Buehler & Gabe Hagedorn- piano)

REFRAIN:

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path

When I feel afraid, think I've lost my way Still you're there right beside me And nothing will I fear, as long as you are near please be near me to the end REFRAIN 5

I will not forget, Your love for me and yet, my heart forever is wandering Jesus be my guide, and hold me to your side I will love you to the end Nothing will I fear as long as you are near, please be near me to the end REFRAIN And a light unto my path You're the light unto my path

THE GOSPEL Deacon: People:

Luke 9:28-36 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” —not knowing what he said. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.

Deacon: People:

The Gospel of Christ.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Sermon

The Rev. Dcn. Megan Allen, Transitional Deacon, Curate

Affirmation of FAITH

Written by Bruce D. Prewer Led by Roberta Durham

We believe in the God of Jesus of Nazareth, who blesses the meek, the poor and the persecuted, exalts the least and saves the lost.

We believe in the Holy One whose beloved Child, Jesus the Christ, pleased God far more than tongue or pen can ever tell.

We believe in the baptized Christ, and the community of love and hope which grew around his word and witness.

We believe that he is the first citizen of a new race, where the entry fee is Divine grace, and the ground rules are shaped by love.

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We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, by whom old things find new birth, and new things grow on to maturity, and the dead receive regeneration.

We believe in one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and in the limitless life which flows for the healing of the nations. Amen.

The Prayers of the People Please join the leader in sharing the responses in bold.

Intercessor:

People: Intercessor: People: Intercessor:

People: Intercessor:

People: Intercessor:

People:

Intercessor:

People:

from the Iona Community Offered by Gary Franklin

Let us pray.

Gracious God, early in the morning, when the world was young, you made life in all its beauty and terror, you gave birth to all that we know.

Hallowed be your name.

Early in the morning, when the world least expected it, a newborn child crying in a cradle announced that you had come among us, that you were one of us.

Hallowed be your name.

Early in the morning, surrounded by respectable liars, religious leaders, anxious and silent friends, you accepted the penalty for doing good, for being God: you shouldered and suffered the cross.

Hallowed be your name.

Early in the morning, a voice in a guarded graveyard and footsteps in the dew proved that you had risen, that you had come back to those and for those who had forgotten, denied and destroyed you.

Hallowed be your name.

Early in the morning, in the multicolored company of your Church on earth and in heaven we celebrate your creation, your life, your death and resurrection, your interest in us: So to you we pray…

God, bring new life where we are worn and tired, new love where we have turned hard-hearted, forgiveness where we feel hurt and where we have been wounded, and the joy and freedom in your Holy Spirit where we are the prisoners of ourselves. (pause for silence) To all and to each where regret is real, God pronounces pardon and grants us the right to begin again.

Thanks be to God. AMEN. 7

THE PEACE Deacon: People:

Next To New Volunteers The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

Announcements Offertory Go to our Giving page. www.trinitytoledo.org/online-giving/, choose GIVE and Sunday, August 1. You can also text the word “Give” to 419-OMG-LOVE (419-664-5683) to make your weekly offering.

Offertory

Ubi Caritas

Ola Gjielo

(Trinity Singers & Gabe Hagedorn-piano)

Lord’s Prayer

Version by James Burklo Led by Leah Reed

The congregation is invited to join.

Dear One, closer to us than our own hearts, farther from us than the most distant star, you are beyond naming.

May your powerful presence become obvious not only in the undeniable glory of the sky, but also in the seemingly base and common processes of the earth.

Give us what we need, day by day, to keep body and soul together, because clever as you have made us, we still owe our existence to you.

We recognize that to be reconciled with you, we must live peaceably and justly with other human beings, putting hate and bitterness behind us.

We are torn between our faith in your goodness and our awareness of the evil in your creation, so deliver us from the temptation to despair.

Yours alone is the universe and all its majesty and beauty.

So it is, Amen.

Blessing

May the rain fall off your shoulders when you’re caught in a storm.

When the frost comes a callin’ may it find you safe and warm.

May your place be set, and may your promises be kept.

And may you never forget that you are loved.

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Sending Song

You Are More

Mike Donehey (Max Gierke, Trevor Gill-Snow, Lilly Buck, Kate Habekost- high school choral students, Gabe Hagedorn- pianist)

There's a girl in the corner With tear stains on her eyes From the places she's wandered And the shame she can't hide She says, how did I get here?

Well she tries to believe it That she's been given new life But she can't shake the feeling That it's not true tonight She knows all the answers And she's rehearsed all the lines And so she'll try to do better But then she's too weak to try But don't you know who you are?

I'm not who I once was.

And I'm crippled by the fear That I've fallen too far to love But don't you know who you are, What's been done for you?

Yeah don't you know who you are?

CHORUS 'Cause this is not about what you've done, But what's been done for you.

This is not about where you've been, But where your brokenness brings you to This is not about what you feel, But what He felt to forgive you, And what He felt to make you loved.

CHORUS: You are more than the choices that you've made, You are more than the sum of your past mistakes, You are more than the problems you create, You've been remade.

CHORUS

Dismissal Deacon: People:

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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Joan Fothergill, Elizabeth Cousino, & Becky Roth

Trinity’s Daily Bread- As a community of faith, we are called to love and be loved; to serve and be served, to give and to receive. In short, we don’t want anyone to “fall behind or drop out.” In this season of connecting in new ways, we are introducing Trinity’s Daily Bread. Please let us know if you need prayer, assistance or connection by filling out our Daily Bread form on our website, www.trinitytoledo.org!

Trinity Episcopal Church Vestry Leadership Donna Steppe, Sr. Warden, Roberta Durham, Jr. Warden Leah Reed, Clerk, Jeffrey Albright, Dennis Degnan, Becky Koskinen, Fritz Hany, Bob Meeker & Jamie Paul Gary Franklin, Treasurer

Parish Staff The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector The Rev. Megan Allen, Transitional Deacon, Curate Heather Meyer, Director of Operations and Community Development Chelsie Cree, Interim Choir Director Lynzi Miller, Next To New Manager & Communications Coordinator Nick Zurawski, Sexton ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & COPYRIGHT INFO: Collect of the Day From Psalms for Praying © 2007 Nan C. Merrill. Reprinted with permission of the publisher Continuum International Publishing Group www.PsalmsForPraying.com.

Readings and Gospel from: Revised Common Lectionary: lectionarypage.net, 2020 Psalm: From Psalms for Praying © 2007 Nan C. Merrill. Reprinted with permission of the publisher Continuum International Publishing Group www.PsalmsForPraying.com.

Affirmation of Faith: used with permission and written by Bruce D. Prewer, Epiphany 1, 2005.

Prayers of the People: from the Iona Community - The Iona Abbey Book of Worship.

Lord’s Prayer: Jim Burklo’s Book of Common Prayer- Liturgical Elements. May 2014. : used with permission and written by James Burklo.

Bulletin Image: Transfiguration of Jesus. Source: Wikimedia. Artist: Armando Alemdar Ara. License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

All printed music from The Hymnal 1982, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, My Heart Sings Out, Wonder, Love, and Praise was used by permission through purchase of riteseries.org.

All other printed music permission through purchase of CCLI Copyright license #20577215 Size B Streaming License #20577284 Size B Secular music permission through purchase of CCS WORSHIPcast Copyright license #13190 All printed music from Gather permission through purchase of onelicense.net License # A-700000

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Trinity Pages TODAY 8/1, 11:00am, Coffee Hour– You are invited to join us for a 30-minute virtual coffee and conversation following our 10:00 online worship service every Sunday. The Zoom MEETING ID is on our website and the PASSWORD will be shared by Lisa during service announcements each Sunday morning!

Wednesday, 8/4, 12:00noon, Noonday Prayer- Join us at 12noon on Wednesdays as we gather in the sanctuary for a short Wednesday Noonday prayer service (no Eucharist) led by our new curate, Megan Allen. Bring a lunch and join Megan afterward for a short time of conversation. Whether you have attended these mid-week services in the past or not, all are welcome and wanted.

Thursday, 8/5, 7:00pm, The Way of Love Book Group- Join us as we discuss Scott Gunn’s latest book, The Way of Love: A Practical Guide to Following Jesus, which coincides with Lisa’s summer sermon series on the Way of Love. We will be meeting Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 pm, June 17 – August 5, on Zoom. Please visit our website to register via Sign up Genius and a Zoom link will be emailed to you.

Sunday, 8/29, 1:00-3:00pm, All Parish Picnic- We have reserved the newly renovated Levis Square one block away from Trinity. Bring your own picnics and blankets (seating available at Levis Square). We’ll have live music and enjoy our time together, the last Sunday of the month in August. If there is inclement weather, a decision will be announced 2 hours in advance and we will move to Trinity’s Sanctuary.

Please remember those who have asked for our prayers: John L., Gladys & Karen Johnson-Webb Carol Gray Tishie Bozeman Godwin Nosa Ronald B Mitchell Katie Greg Bulach Justin Myers Nancy Owens & daughter Lou Woellner Stan Johnson Zach Wabeke Ray Levey

Judy Moon Sheilah Wilson Elisheva Rose-Boxer Chico Martinez Jo Stanovcak Douglas Romstadt

To add your name or the name of someone you love on the Prayer List, please email lynzi@trinitytoledo.org.

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Birthdays

8/2 Sande Corfman-Johnson 8/5 Kelly Termin 8/15 Meagan Price 8/28 Lindsey Melden

8/2 Ron McKinney 8/11 Lou Woellner 8/21 Greg Shumaker

8/2 Lisa Tucker-Gray 8/14 Cindy Shumaker 8/25 Dave Bingham

To have your birthday or anniversary listed, please email the office: admin@trinitytoledo.org

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