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Important Church Information Fr. Nick Lorenzetti, Priest in Charge …………………...[email protected] Office: 209-522-3267 Home:.(209) 567-2433; Mobile ........…(856) 278-3949 Archdeacon Emeritus George Cano …………...…..……………..(209) 551-2304 The Rev Deacon Greg Masztal ..............................................[email protected] Prayer Chain -Wilson Colon (209) 567-433...............[email protected] Parish Administrator and Facilities Coordinator Jeni Statzer ……………..(209) 522-3267.................. [email protected] Other Important Contacts Music Director, Chuck Sheaffer …..…………………….…[email protected] Assistant Organist, James Armstrong ...............................[email protected] Bells, Judy Teter ........................................................................ [email protected] St. Pauls Epistle, Cherie Sheaffer ..............…….…… [email protected] St. Pauls Web Page, Social Media , Greg Masztal............. [email protected] Finance Committee, Judy Teter …………..............…..…...[email protected] Event Coordinator, Tracy Pugh .………….…………….[email protected] Visioning Our Faith Team, Niniv and Rossana Tamimi .. ninivtami- [email protected] Latino Ministry, Wilson Colón ....................................... [email protected] Safeguarding Gods Children/People..............Jeni Statzer and Stephanie Gilmer Childrens Sunday School, Zach Statzer ...............................[email protected] Coffee Hour, Jim Armstrong ............................................[email protected] and Sara Heintz……………...........……………….[email protected] BISHOPS COMMITTEE: Samantha Bland, Senior Warden 209-495-3493, [email protected]; Joyce Bell, Eric Goossens, Lynelle Hains, Gayle Ivy, Linda Lowe, Chuck Sheaffer, Hennie Van Konynenburg, Barbara Vassell Non-members: Treasurer: Stephanie Gilmer Vestry Clerk: Carolyn List Mission Statement We are a worshipping, inquiring and inclusive community united in Jesus Name to change the world. Welcoming Statement We invite everyone to join in the communal life of the body of Christ, through participation and leadership in this congregation, and by fully sharing in the life and sacraments of this church. We affirm that each person is a child of God, and that those of every race, ethnicity, creed, age, gender, marital status, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation and gender identity are called to be one with us. St. Pauls 20/20—Turning our Vision Our Faith, Fellowship, and Outreach Into Reality! (Annual Giving Theme 2018-2020) Welcome to St. Pauls Episcopal Church 1528 Oakdale Rd, Modesto, CA 95355 - (209) 522-3267 www.saintpaulsmodesto.org Office Hours: Monday– Thursday, 8:30 am—1:30 pm Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost September 22, 2019

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Important Church Information

Fr. Nick Lorenzetti, Priest in Charge …………………[email protected] Office: 209-522-3267 Home:.(209) 567-2433; Mobile …........…(856) 278-3949

Archdeacon Emeritus George Cano …………...…..……………..(209) 551-2304

The Rev Deacon Greg Masztal [email protected]

Prayer Chain -Wilson Colon (209) [email protected]

Parish Administrator and Facilities Coordinator

Jeni Statzer ……………..(209) 522-3267.................. [email protected]

Other Important Contacts

Music Director, Chuck Sheaffer …..…………………….…[email protected]

Assistant Organist, James Armstrong [email protected]

Bells, Judy Teter ........................................................................ [email protected]

St. Paul’s Epistle, Cherie Sheaffer … .........….....…….…… [email protected]

St. Paul’s Web Page, Social Media , Greg Masztal............. [email protected]

Finance Committee, Judy Teter …………..............…..…[email protected]

Event Coordinator, Tracy Pugh .………….……………[email protected]

Visioning Our Faith Team, Niniv and Rossana Tamimi .. [email protected]

Latino Ministry, Wilson Colón ....................................... [email protected]

“Safeguarding God’s Children/People” ..............Jeni Statzer and Stephanie Gilmer

Children’s Sunday School, Zach Statzer [email protected]

Coffee Hour, Jim Armstrong [email protected] and Sara Heintz……………...........………………[email protected]

BISHOP’S COMMITTEE: Samantha Bland, Senior Warden 209-495-3493,

[email protected];

Joyce Bell, Eric Goossens, Lynelle Hains, Gayle Ivy, Linda Lowe, Chuck Sheaffer, Hennie Van Konynenburg, Barbara Vassell

Non-members: Treasurer: Stephanie Gilmer Vestry Clerk: Carolyn List

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Mission Statement We are a worshipping, inquiring and inclusive community united in Jesus’ Name to change the world.

Welcoming Statement

We invite everyone to join in the communal life of the body of Christ, through participation and leadership in this congregation, and by fully sharing in the life and sacraments of this church. We affirm that each person is a child of God, and that those of every race, ethnicity, creed, age, gender, marital status, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation and gender identity are called to be one with us.

St. Paul’s 20/20—Turning our Vision Our Faith, Fellowship, and

Outreach Into Reality! (Annual Giving Theme 2018-2020)

Welcome to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 1528 Oakdale Rd, Modesto, CA 95355 - (209) 522-3267

www.saintpaulsmodesto.org Office Hours: Monday– Thursday, 8:30 am—1:30 pm

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost

September 22, 2019

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The Entrance Rite

The Processional Hymn: #390 “Praise to the Lord”

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

All: And blessed be God’s Kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Celebrant: Let us pray.

All: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gloria

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Today’s Ministers

8:00 am

Celebrant: Fr. Nick Lorenzetti

Deacon: Rev. Deacon Greg Masztal

Acolytes: Judy Teter

Lectors: Judy Teter, Stephanie Gilmer

Intercessor: Judy Teter

Eucharistic Ministers: Stephanie Gilmer

Greeters: David & Linda Lowe

Altar Guild: Gayle Ivy

10:00 am

Celebrant: Fr. Nick Lorenzetti

Deacon: Rev. Deacon Greg Masztal

Acolytes: Older Sunday School Children

Lectors: Rober ta Bearden, Stephanie Howlett-West

Intercessor: Wil Colón

Music Director: J im Armstrong

Eucharistic Ministers: Rex Adamson, Wil Colón

Greeters: Carmen Johnston, Carolyn List

Ushers: RJ Mor iconi, Tony Alonzo

Altar Guild: Barbara Vassell, Carolyn List, Janene Lewis

Sunday School: Zach Statzer, assistant

MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND

Contact Stephanie Gilmer or Sarah Hartmann

(209) 402-3017 (215) 917-8477

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months. Given those conditions, solar power already is a significant part of the re-gion’s landscape, with buildings from churches to schools to warehouses topped with panels. Cal Harling, a renewable energy consultant hired by the diocese, said San Joaquin’s plans are more ambitious than most. Other churches have invested in solar, Harling said, “but I’m not sure they’ve done it on the level that San Joaquin is thinking about. It’s an ap-proach that, quite frankly, large commercial companies use.” Think of a retail chain like Walmart or Home Depot deciding to outfit all its warehouses with solar panels, he said. Harling is approaching the dio-cese’s needs in a similar way, negotiating financing with the diocese’s solar power partners for a regional project, as opposed to having individual con-gregations make their own panel purchases. Harling explained to ENS that it is based on the general principle that all partners in the development bring something to the table: The diocese pro-vides a location for the solar panels. A developer and financer commit to funding and installing the panels. A utility agrees to acquire the energy gen-erated by the project for a certain rate over a period of time, usually 20 to 30 years, since solar panels begin degrading as they age beyond that, Harl-ing said. “Everybody gains value out of it,” he said. One of the catalysts for San Joaquin’s project was The Episcopal Church’s Creation Care Pledge, in which more than 1,000 people during Advent and Easter committed to taking actions to improve or preserve the environment. While that call to action was “stirring the hearts” in Rice’s diocese, he and others there saw solar power as one way to do more. “This seemed to be a faithful, natural next step for us,” Rice said. “There’s a lot of sun here.” Harling, who knew the diocese’s chancellor, began discussing solar options with diocesan leaders early this year and was asked to draft a proposal out-lining his approach to financing a diocese-wide solar project. He presented his proposal to the Diocesan Council in June and received approval to con-duct a feasibility study at each of the diocese’s locations.

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Celebrant: El Señor sea con ustedes. (The Lord be with you)

All: Y con tu espíritu. (And with your spir it)

Celebrant: Let us Pray.

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

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The Liturgy of the Word

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah: My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick. Hark, the cry of my poor people from far and wide in the land: "Is the Lord not in Zion? Is her King not in her?" "Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their foreign idols?" "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored? O that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, so that I might weep day and night for the slain of my poor people! The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

The Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 79:1-9 Deus, venerunt

They came to God

1 O God, the heathen have come into your inheritance; they have profaned your holy temple; they have made Jerusalem a heap of rubble. 2 They have given the bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the air, and the flesh of your faithful ones to the beasts of the field. 3 They have shed their blood like water on every side of Jerusalem, and there was no one to bury them.

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The flowers on the altar today are donated by:

Nancy Silva

In memory of her brother

George Neufeld

San Joaquin plan would equip all churches with solar power to transi-tion diocese off fossil fuels

By David Paulsen Posted Sep 10, 2019 [Episcopal News Service] San Joaquin has a goal: to become The Episcopal Church’s first solar-powered diocese. The Diocese of San Joaquin, located in California’s Central Valley and Si-erra Nevada, has 22 faith communities and an abundance of sun. This year, it put in motion plans to bring solar panels to all or nearly all of those communities. By the end of 2020, Bishop David Rice hopes those solar panels will be installed and generating enough power to offset the energy usage of all Episcopal properties in the diocese. “There’s a real yearning in the Central Valley and the High Sierras to en-sure that our part of The Episcopal Church is giving real care to creation, and we see this solar project as an extension of that,” Rice said in an inter-view with Episcopal News Service. By providing space on their roofs or lots for solar power generation, the churches also may save a bit on their energy costs, but more importantly, the project is structured so that third-party developers will cover the ex-pense of transitioning the diocese off fossil fuels. Rice also hopes that San Joaquin’s example will lead other dioceses to pursue similar projects tai-lored to their local environments. Few environments in the United States are as full of sunshine as the Dio-cese of San Joaquin. Cloudy days are the exception in the region. Fresno, the largest city in the diocese, boasts an average of 267 days a year with clear or partly cloudy skies, according to the National Centers for Envi-ronmental Information, which ranks Fresno as the country’s seventh sunniest major city. Sunshine is particularly abundant in the summer

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Church Calendar

September 23—6:30 pm—8:30 pm, Spanish Class, Hall Foyer

September 24—9:00 am. Tai Chi, Parish Hall

September 24—10:00 am, Bible Study—Bethel, Scenic Ave.

September 24— 6:00 pm—7:30 pm, Class on St. Paul’s Letter to Romans

September 25—10:00 am, Morning Prayer, Guadalupe Chapel

September 26—Tai Chi, Parish Hall

September 26—6:30 pm, Vestry Meeting, Hall Foyer

September 30—6:30 pm—8:30 pm, Spanish Class, Hall Foyer

October 1—9:00 am. Tai Chi, Parish Hall

October 1—10:00 am, Bible Study—Bethel, Scenic Ave.

October 1—6:00 pm—7:30 pm, Class on St. Paul’s Letter to Romans

October 2—10:00 am, Eucharist, Guadalupe Chapel

October 3—9:00 am, Tai Chi, Parish Hall

October 5—10:30 am, Blessings of Animals, Front of Church

October 6—12 Family Promise Week

October 7—6:30 pm—8:30 pm, Spanish Class, Hall Foyer

October 8—NO Tai Chi today

October 8 -10:00 am, Bible Study—Bethel, Scenic Ave.

October 9—10:00 am, Morning Prayer, Guadalupe Chapel

October 10—NO Tai Chi today

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4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, an object of scorn and derision to those around us. 5 How long will you be angry, O Lord? will your fury blaze like fire for ever? 6 Pour out your wrath upon the heathen who have not known you and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon your Name. 7 For they have devoured Jacob and made his dwelling a ruin. 8 Remember not our past sins; let your compassion be swift to meet us; for we have been brought very low. 9 Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your Name; deliver us and forgive us our sins, for your Name's sake.

The Epistle

( 1 Timothy 2:1-7) A reading from the first letter to Timothy: First of all, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiv-ings be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself a ransom for all -- this was attested at the right time. For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. The Gradual Hymn: #711 “Seek Ye First”

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The Holy Gospel ( Luke 16:1-13)

A reading of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke: All: Glory to you Lord Christ. Jesus said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his prop-erty. So he summoned him and said to him, `What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.' Then the manager said to himself, `What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes.' So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he asked the first, `How much do you owe my master?' He answered, `A hundred jugs of olive oil.' He said to him, `Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.' Then he asked another, `And how much do you owe?' He replied, `A hundred containers of wheat.' He said to him, `Take your bill and make it eighty.' And his master commended the dis-honest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes.

"Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own? No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."

The Gospel of the Lord

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New for St. Paul’s: shopping at Amazon and donations for our church. And it doesn’t cost a thing! Sounds to good to be true? Well it’s not. Ama-zon will make a quarterly donation to St. Paul’s of 0.5% of eligible pur-

chases. All you need to do is to designate St. Paul’s as your charity of choice. This percentage is NOT added to your purchase.

All you need to do is:

1) go to the website: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-3191691

2) You will get a box in the center of the screen that has as Your

Amazon Smile “The Rector Wardens & Vestry Of”

THAT’S ALL! You will now have a profile that will automatically credit

St. Paul’s for future eligible purchases.

In your Amazon account, you can click on “Account & List,” scroll down to “Your Amazon Smile” to make sure it designates “The Rector Wardens & Vestry Of” as your charity of choice. Remember that only eligible pur-chases qualify for the Amazon Smile donation.

THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION

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Classes on St. Paul’s Letter to Romans

A four-part series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans will

continue on Tuesday, September 22nd, from 6 – 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall Building. Classes will be held on Sept. 24, and October 1, 15. There will be no classes on October 8, since that is Family Promise Week at St. Paul’s.

Those attending should prepare by reading Romans, chapters 6—10.. Fr. Nick is teaching this class.

Family Promise Week at St. Paul’s

Our ministry to homeless families through our partnership with Family Promise will take place from October 6th—12th. We will have a lot more to say about this in the upcoming weeks. Meanwhile, as many of you know, we need a lot of help for a variety of tasks, including helping

with meals, setting up and taking down the cots in our parish hall, and serving as hosts/hostesses during the latter part of the afternoon, and during the nights. The Family Promise Board has been put up in the foyer. Please check it out and consider helping as much as you are able.

Parishioner Carolyn List is our coordinator ; please see her for any questions you may have.

Wednesdays: Traditional Morning Prayer Service,

Guadalupe Chapel, 10 a.m. Have an extra 30 minutes? Spend some quiet time with God, join us for prayer, reading of Holy Scripture and Fellowship,

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All: Praise to you Lord Christ.

Homily: The Rev. Deacon Greg Masztal

The Nicene Creed

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, 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 worshipped 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.

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Presentation of Children

BCP pg. 439

Presentation of and Thanksgiving for the Birth of Adán Jesús, son of Flavio and Ivanna Duran.

Presentation of and Thanksgiving for the Birth of Allison, daughter of Jorge Galván and Lillyana Gallardo

Presentation of and Thanksgiving for the Birth of Jayden, son of Luis Galván & Destiny Gutierrez

The Prayers of the People

Today’s response: “In your mercy Lord, hear us.”

The Confession of Sin

Celebrant or Deacon: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. 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. Celebrant: 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. All: Amen.

The Peace

Celebrant: La paz del Señor sea siempre con ustedes.

All: Y con tu espíritu.

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Forthcoming Services

Sunday, September 29— 8 and 10 am

Sunday, October 6—-- 8 and 10 am

Sunday, October 13—- 8 and 10 am

Sunday, October 20— 8 and 10 am

New Recycling Display

Not sure what we are recycling? Take a look at the dis-play in the foyer by the office for some clues. ¡Gracias! to all those who have supported this effort to raise funds for Latino Ministry and to Care for Creation.

Coffee Hour

Coffee hour in the parish hall resumes TODAY. In order to assure its success, we need volunteers. We especially need folks to sign up to provide the solid refreshments on a designated Sunday, and we need folks to help take down the tables and chairs afterwards, so that the hall will be

ready for our senior citizens during the week. Please see parishioner Sara Heintz to let her know if you are willing to help.

Parish Outing to Black Oak

Our next outing to Black Oak Casino is scheduled for Saturday, October 5. The cost is $20.00, and includes monetary incentives from the casino upon arrival. Please sign up for this event on the sheet in the foyer. When you sign, please indicate also as requested, whether you prefer a stay at the casino for 4 or 5 hours. See parish-ioner Phil Machado for more details.

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Requested Prayers

Please remember the following in your prayers:

Bonnie Palmer, Christine Judd, Micki Stutler, Georgia Hoard, Wally Ruch, Charles Gilmer, Janet Armstrong, Gayle Lingua, and all those in our parish who are in need of special prayers, especially those on our prayer list.

We pray for all our beloved sisters and brothers who have gone home to their Lord, especially the members of our families, friends, and parish.

We pray for those in the military:

Tom Allen, WYARNG Brandon Cox, TXARNG

Jorgito Fuentes, USN Nick Garber , USA

Brandon Alonzo, USAF Cheryl Edelman, USA

Jeffrey Kinnaman, USCG Carson Repan, USAF

Christopher Bradley, USN Cole Medeiros, USN

Melissa Allen, USAF Nate Wallace, USAFR

Jay Colón, USAF TJ Browning, USN

Brett List, USN

Weekly Financial Report

Average weekly income needed to cover expenses: $4,038.46;

Income by week:

August 25 $2,775.00

September 1 $7,084.00

September 8 $3,375

September 15 $3,513.17

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Special Prayers

Birthday Prayer: Watch over your child (children), O Lord, as his/her/their days increase; bless and guide him/her/them wherever he/she/ they may be. Strengthen him/her/them when he/she/they stands; comfort him/her/them when discouraged or sorrowful; raise him/her/them up if he/she/they falls; and in his/her/their heart may your peace which passes understanding abide all the days of his/her/their life, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Wedding Anniversary Prayer: O God, you have so consecrated the covenant of marriage that in it is represented the spiritual unity between Christ and His Church. Send, therefore, your blessing upon these your servants, that they may so love, honor, and cherish each other in faithful-ness and patience, in wisdom and true godliness, that their home may be a haven of blessing and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever, Amen.

Prayer for the Anniversary of a Baptism: O God, you prepared your disciples for the coming of the Holy Spirit through the teaching of your Son, Jesus Christ, who was first baptized by John in the Jordan Riv-er. Bless this child (these children) of yours on the anniversary of Bap-tism, that the gifts of the Holy Spirit may ever remain with him/her/them, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Ho-ly Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Preparation of the Altar—Offertory Rite

Offertory Hymn: LEVAS #118 “Oh Let the Son of God Enfold You”

The Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharistic Prayer C

God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are worthy of glory and praise.

All: Glory to you for ever and ever.

At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets and their courses, and this fragile earth, our island home.

All: By your will they were created and have their being.

From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation. But we

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Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.

Celebrant: Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.

The celebrant will pronounce the final blessing.

All: Amen.

Recessional Hymn: #595 “God of Grace”

Dismissal: Go now in peace to love and serve the Lord and one anoth-er, Alleluia.

All: Thanks be to God, Alleluia.

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Lord make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.

Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

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Celebrant says in these or similar words:

The gifts of God for the people of God; take them in remembrance that Christ died for you. Feed on Him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiv-ing.

(All baptized persons are welcome to receive Holy Communion.)

Communion Hymn: LEVAS #214 “God is So Good”

Closing Prayers

Celebrant: Let us pray.

All: Grant, we ask you, O Lord, Almighty God, that the words we have heard this day and the sacrament we have received, may through your grace, be so grafted inwardly within our hearts, that they may ever bring forth in us the fruits of the Holy Spirit for good living, to the honor and praise of your most Holy Name, through Je-sus Christ our Lord, Amen.

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turned against you, and betrayed your trust; and we turned against one an-other.

All: Have mercy, Lord, for we are sinners in your sight.

Again and again, you called us to return. Through prophets and sages you revealed your righteous Law. And in the fullness of time you sent your only Son, born of woman, to fulfill your Law, to open for us the way of freedom and peace.

All: By his blood, he reconciled us. By his wounds, we are healed.

And therefore we praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets , apostles, and martyrs, and with all those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to proclaim with them your glory, in their unending hymn:

And so, Father, we who have been redeemed by him, and made a new peo-ple by water and the Spirit, now bring before you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.

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On the night he was betrayed he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

Después de la cena, tomó el cáliz, dio gracia, y dijo, “Beban todos de él. Esta es mi Sangre del nuevo Pacto, sangre derramada por ustedes y por todos para el perdón de los pecados. Siempre que lo beban, háganlo co-mo memorial mío.

(After supper, he took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.)

Remembering now his work of redemption, and offering to you this sac-rifice of thanksgiving:

All: We celebrate his death and resurrection, as we await the day of his coming.

Lord God of our Fathers; God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: Open our eyes to see your hand at work in the world about us. Deliver us from the presumption of coming to this Table for solace only, and not for strength; for pardon only, and not for renewal. Let the grace of this Holy Communion make us one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve the world in his name.

All: Risen Lord, be known to us in the breaking of the Bread.

Accept these prayers, Father, through Jesus Christ our great High Priest, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, your Church gives honor, glory, and worship, from generation to generation.

All: Amen, amen, amen.

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And now as our Savior Christ has taught us, we make bold to sing:

Celebrant: Alleluya! Cristo, nuestra Pascua, se ha sacrificado por nosotros.

(Alleluia, Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us.)

All: ¡Celebremos la fiesta! ¡Aleluya!

(Therefore, let us keep the feast, Alleluia! )