A morning service during the Covid-19 restrictions
8th Sunday after Pentecost – July 18, 2021

Prelude: Glorious in Majesty. Text: Jeff Cothran (19?? - ) Music: Melody Israeli traditional; harm. Jeff Cothram. Text and harmony © 1972 G.I.A Publications, Inc.  Reprint/Podcast/Streamed with permission under One License #606702-A . 

Opening Sentence
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them and they follow me. John 10:27

Lord, open our lips,				And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
O God, make speed to save us.		O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia!
Hail To The Lord’s Anointed

Hail to the Lord’s anointed, great David’s greater Son! 
Hail in the time appointed, his reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free, 
to take away transgression and rule in equity.

He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth,
and love, joy, hope, like flowers, spring in his path to birth.
Before him on the mountain shall peace the herald go,
and righteousness in fountains from hill to valley flow.

Kings shall fall down before him, and gold and incense bring;
all nations shall adore him, his praise all people sing.
To him shall prayer unceasing and daily vows ascend,
his kingdom still increasing, a kingdom without end.

O’er every foe victorious, he on his throne shall rest,
from age to age more glorious, all blessing and all blest.
The tide of time shall never his covenant remove.
His name shall stand forever: that name to us is love.
Text: James Montgomery (1771- 1854) alt.  Music: Melody Johann Cruger (1598 - 1662); adapt. William Henry Monk (1823-1889). Reprint/Podcast/Streamed with permission under One License #606702-A . 

The Proclamation of the Word: 2 Samuel 7.1–14a
					Psalm 89.20–37
20 I have found David my servant; *
	with my holy oil have I anointed him.
21 My hand will hold him fast *
	and my arm will make him strong.
22 No enemy shall deceive him, *
	nor any wicked man bring him down.
23 I will crush his foes before him *
	and strike down those who hate him.
24 My faithfulness and love shall be with him, *
	and he shall be victorious through my name.
25 I shall make his dominion extend *
	from the Great Sea to the River.
26 He will say to me, ’You are my Father, *
	my God, and the rock of my salvation’
27 I will make him my firstborn *
	and higher than the kings of the earth.
28 I will keep my love for him for ever, *
	and my covenant will stand firm for him.
29 I will establish his line for ever *
	and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his children forsake my law *
	and do not walk according to my judgements;
31 If they break my statutes *
	and do not keep my commandments;
32 I will punish their transgressions with a rod *
	and their iniquities with the lash;
33 But I will not take my love from him, *
	nor let my faithfulness prove false.
34 I will not break my covenant, *
	nor change what has gone out of my lips.
35 Once for all I have sworn by my holiness: *
	‘I will not lie to David.
36 His line shall endure for ever *
	and his throne as the sun before me;
37 It shall stand fast for evermore like the moon, *
	the abiding witness in the sky.
 Glory 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.
Ephesians 2.11–22
Mark 6.30–34, 53–56 A reflection on the readings (written by the Ven. Glen Miller)

The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
					
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life

Where cross the crowded ways of life, where cries of tribe and race resound,
amid the noise of selfish strife, O Christ, your word of love is found.
In haunts of wretchedness and need, on shadowed thresholds, dark with fears,
from paths where hide the lures of greed, we catch the vision of your tears.

From children’s wounded helplessness, from men and women’s grief and toil,
from famished souls, from sorrow’s stress, your heart has never known recoil.

The cup of water given for you still holds the freshness of your grace;
yet long the multitudes to view the strong compassion of your face.

O Jesus, from the mountainside make haste to heal those hearts of pain.
Among these restless throngs abide; O tread the city’s streets again,

till all the world shall learn your love, and follow where your feet have trod;
till glorious from your heaven above shall come the city of our God.
Text: Frank Mason North (1850-1935) alt © The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine Music: Ralph Harrison (1748-1810) Reprint/Podcast/Streamed with permission under One License #606702-A . .
      
The Prayer of the People (see litany below and...)
Parish Prayer cycle: Mark & Rhonda Hall, Carmen Jr. & Sandy Fielding: Craig & Katrina Fielding 
Our prayers have been requested for: Thelma, Wendy, Vivian, Spruce, Tom. 
We continue to pray for  the front line workers who serve in the midst of this pandemic and our Archbishop, Anne. St. Mary Magdalene, Sturgeon Falls, The Ven. Marie Loewen. 
We also pray for the congregation at the Church of the Ascension and the Rev. Canon Dr. John Gibaut, interim priest. 

Prayers of the People - 18 A Responsive Intercession
The penitential section may be omitted.
In peace, we pray to you, Lord God.
Silence
For all people in their daily life and work;
For our families, friends, and neighbours, and for all those who are alone.
For this community, our country, 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.
For N our bishop, and for all bishops and other ministers;
For all who serve God in his Church.
For our own needs and those of others.
Silence. The people may add their own petitions.
Hear us, Lord;
For your mercy is great.
We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life.
Silence. The people may add their own thanksgivings.
We will exalt you, O God our king;
And praise your name for ever and ever.
We pray for all those who have died in the peace of Christ, and for those whose faith is known to you alone, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom.
Silence. The people may add their own petitions.
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.
Silence may be kept.
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 honour and glory of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The celebrant concludes with an absolution, or the following (or other suitable) collect.
Gracious God, you have heard the prayers of your faithful people; you know our needs before we ask, and our ignorance in asking. Grant our requests as may be best for us. 
This we ask in the name of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Collect of the day
Almighty God, your Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence. Give us pure hearts and constant wills to worship you in spirit and in truth;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 

The Lord’s prayer
Jesus Thy Blood and Righteousness

Jesus, thy blood and righteousness my beauty are, my glorious dress; 
‘midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, with joy shall I lift up my head.

Bold shall I stand in thy great day; for who aught to my charge shall lay?
Fully absolved through these I am from sin and fear, from guilt and shame.

Jesus, be endless praise to thee, whose boundless mercy hath for me -
for me a full atonement made, an everlasting ransom paid.

O let the dead now hear thy voice; now bid thy banished ones rejoice;
their beauty this, their glorious dress, Jesus, thy blood and righteousness.
Text: Nikolaus Ludgwig von Zindendorf (1700-1760) trans. John Wesley (1703-1791) Music: William Gardiner  (1770-1853) Sacred Melodies, 1815 Reprint/Podcast/Streamed permission from  One License #606702-A 

Final  Blessing	& Dismissal 
Officiant Let us bless the Lord. People Thanks be to God!	
Postlude: “Jesus Calls Us Here to Meet Him”, Text: John L. Bell (1949 -) and Graham Maule (1958 -). Music: Melody Gaelic trad.; adapt. And arr. The Iona Community (Scotland) Text and arr. © 1989 WGRG The Iona Community (Scotland). Reprint/Podcast/Streamed permission from  One License #606702-A  The text above is taken from the Book of Alternative Service published by the Anglican Church of Canada and used with permission. The words of the Hymns are all in public domain unless otherwise noted.