A Progressive Community — Loving God, Serving...

Here you will find an energized and inclusive community of people seeking God’s reconciling and

transforming presence in their lives. Grace St. Paul’s is a safe place to connect your spirit without

disconnecting your mind. Experience Christ’s love in a diverse congregation that celebrates individual

gifts. Participate in liturgies that are rich and innovative. Take part in spiritual formation for all ages.

Reach out to the world and act for social justice. We welcome you to share in this joyful journey!

Welcome to

A Progressive Community — Loving God, Serving Others, Journeying Together

The Twelfth Sunday after

Pentecost

Proper 15

August 19, 2012

8 a.m. service begins on page 3 • 10 a.m. service begins on page 18

2331 East Adams Street • Tucson, Arizona 85719Visit us on the Web: www.gsptucson.org

Phone (520) 327-6857 • Fax (520) 327-1347Emergency Pastoral Care (520) 668-5727

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • Friday 9 a.m.-noonThe Rev. Steve Keplinger, Rector: [email protected]

The Rev. Debbie Royals, Priest Associate: [email protected] Garcia: [email protected]

KiKi Fenik: [email protected] Wachter: [email protected]

Weekly WorshipSunday

8 a.m. – Communion Service10 a.m. – Communion Service

Tuesday6 p.m. – Evening Prayer

& Communion7 p.m. – Meditation Group

Wednesday7 a.m. – Communion Service

Thursday6 p.m. – Spirit Now Service

About Today’s ServicesSanctuary FlowersToday’s altar plants are given to the glory of God and for the beauty of the worship service ! in memory of Ruth Culshaw’s birthday on August 15 and in thanksgiving for Willie’s birthday on August 17,

by Willie Schlentz;! by Richard Jenrow in memory of Nancy Jenrow whose birthday is August 23.If you would like to dedicate flowers or plants, please call the church office at 327-6857.

Service Participants, 8 a.m.Deacon: The Rev. Nancy Meister Book

Subdeacon: Linda Hutson

Lectors: Toni Sue Brooks, Chuck House

Gospel in

Spanish: Gerrie Mackaben

Chalice: Kay Bigglestone, Ann Schlumberger

Acolyte: Sara Heitshu

Altar Guild: Marina Curtis

Ushers: Robin Beelen, Robert Rosenberg,

Peggy Scott, Heather Williams

Service Participants, 10 a.m.Deacon: The Rev. Nadine MartinSubdeacons: Chris Ledyard, Nanalee RaphaelLectors: Chuck Dickson, Joyce HendersonGospel inSpanish: Rosa NormanChalice: Linda Hutson, Richard & Mary Ann Miya,

Holden SandersServer: Joe BlackCrucifer: Rosita MalusaTorches: Lily Orlando, Olivia LaraBread Baker: Kay BigglestoneUshers: Marilyn Abraham, Jay Elliston, Jean Smart, Jim

ZuelowAltar Guild: Pat & Phil Greenman, Chuck & Nan Hannan,

Laura Oney, Jean SmartGreeters: Anagrace & Dan Misenhimer

We thank Benjamin Cannon and Mary Beth Tyndall, cellists,for their musical contributions at today’s 10 a.m. service.

Listings of lay ministers are subject to last-minute changes after the bulletin is printed.CHILDCARE—We offer childcare for all ages beginning at 9 a.m. on Sundays so that parents can attend choirrehearsal or the 9 a.m. adult education hour. If you’d like childcare provided for any other church event, please

contact the church office at 327-6857.NURSERY—Nursery care is available for children ages 3 and under from 9-11:30 a.m. on Sundays.

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8 a.m. Communion ServiceThe Rev. Anne Sawyer, Celebrant

You are invited to sit toward the front and center of the church for this service.Hymn numbers refer to The Hymnal 1982 (blue) or Wonder, Love, and Praise (green) in your pew racks.

The Liturgy of the Word

Prelude

Greeting and Announcements

Processional Hymn Please stand, as you are able.

When in our music God is glorified(Blue) No. 420 (stanzas 1 & 2)

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Opening Acclamation The Opening Acclamation is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer.

Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy SpiritPeople: And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Collect for Purity

People and Celebrant:

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets arehid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that wemay perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ ourSavior. Amen.

Gloria in Excelsis

Glory to God in the highest,and peace to God’s 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.

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The Collect of the Day The Collect of the Day is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer.

Celebrant: May God be with you.People: And also with you.Celebrant: Let us pray.

Silence

Celebrant:

Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example ofgodly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow dailyin the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns withyou and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

A Reading from Proverbs [9:1-6] Please be seated.

Wisdom has built her house, she hashewn her seven pillars. She hasslaughtered her animals, she has

mixed her wine, she has also set her table. Shehas sent out her servant girls, she calls from the

highest places in the town, “You that aresimple, turn in here!” To those without senseshe says, “Come, eat of my bread and drink ofthe wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity,and live, and walk in the way of insight.”

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s Creation.People: Thanks be to God.

Psalm 34 The Psalm is read responsively.

9 Worship the Living God, you holy people, *for those who love God lack nothing.

10 Young lions may grow faint and suffer hunger, *but those who seek God lack nothing that is good.

11 Come, children, and listen to me; *I will teach you reverence for the Holy One.

12 Who among you loves life? *who desires long years to delight in good things?

13 Keep your tongue from evil-speaking *and your lips from lying words.

14 Turn from evil, and do good; *seek peace, and pursue it.

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A Reading from Ephesians [5:15-20]

Be careful then how you live, not as unwisepeople but as wise, making the most ofthe time, because the days are evil. So do

not be foolish, but understand what the will ofthe Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, forthat is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritualsongs among yourselves, singing and makingmelody to the Lord in your hearts, givingthanks to God the Father at all times and foreverything in the name of our Lord JesusChrist.


A period of silence follows, marked with meditation bell.

Sequence Music Please stand, as you are able.

A Reading from the Holy Gospel [John 6:51-58]

Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to John.People: Glory to you, O Christ.

Diácono: Santo Evangelio de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo, según Juan.Pueblo: ¡Gloria a ti, Cristo!

Jesus said, “I am the living bread that camedown from heaven. Whoever eats of thisbread will live forever; and the bread that Iwill give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

The Jews then disputed among themselves,saying, “How can this man give us his flesh toeat?” So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tellyou, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Manand drink his blood, you have no life in you.Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood

have eternal life, and I will raise them up on thelast day; for my flesh is true food and my bloodis true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drinkmy blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as theliving Father sent me, and I live because of theFather, so whoever eats me will live because ofme. This is the bread that came down fromheaven, not like that which your ancestors ate,and they died. But the one who eats this breadwill live forever.”

Deacon: The Gospel of Jesus Christ.People: Praise to you, O Christ.

Diácono: El Evangelio del Jesucristo.Pueblo: Te alabamos, Cristo.

The Sermon Please be seated.

Preacher: The Rev. Rosanna Kazanjian


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The Nicene Creed Please stand, as you are able.

The Nicene Creed is a historical statement of faith used by the early Christian community to define orthodoxy.Please join us as you feel called.

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 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 Filioque (Latin for “and the son”), the dogmatic formula expressing the double procession of the HolySpirit, was added to the Nicene Creed by the Western church.

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The Prayers of the People Parish intercessions appear on page 35.

The Prayers of the People were adapted by The Rev. Claudia Heath from prayers written by Canon SusanneWatson of New Song Episcopal Church in the diocese of Iowa.

Each prayer is read by a different member of the congregation. Please feel free to participate by readinga prayer. It is perfectly acceptable for multiple readers to participate simultaneously in reading prayers.

Leader:

God of all that is good, in Scripture you give us your vision for the world. In love, you give us yourgrace. In wisdom you give us each other. Through the vision of the Holy Spirit we learn that yourvery hope is that we be your presence, your power, and your Body in the world. For this, we giveyou thanks and, as one body, offer ourselves and each other as we pray.

We pray for every church in every place and for every community of faith throughout the worldwhere love is proclaimed as the core of our lives and our living.

(The people may add their own prayers silently or aloud.)

God who unites us all,People: Bless your holy people.

Leader:

Grant us, O Lover of Souls, the grace and wisdom to use new maps when you light up differentroads to follow. Help us claim the power of faith shared in community and for the gifts that we canuse to fulfill the vision of ministry and mission you set before us.

God of all holy people,People: Help us remember the promises we made at our baptisms.

Leader:

God of Justice and Truth, we pray for our nation. Teach us humility, open our hearts to those whoare different, give us compassion and understanding, forgive us our sins, and restore us to health.This week we pray for the 16 percent of our nation who are now living at or below the povertyline.

(People add their own prayers silently or aloud.)

God who calls us to Justice and forgives us,People: Open our hearts to receive your truth.

Leader:

Help us reach out to the world, seeing the beauty of your gifts as well as the urgency of need inall we serve. Show us how to live so that we do not exploit your world or your people in it. Thisweek we pray for the people of Mongolia and the challenges they face as their gross domesticproduct increases exponentially.

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(People may add their own prayers silently or out loud.)

God who makes power of powerlessness,People: Make us channels of justice and peace.

Leader:

We pray for those who suffer and for their caregivers and companions. Bless those in our midstwho are tired or hurting and those who trust us to pray for them. We pray for all on our prayerlist as well as those we name now.

(The people add their own prayers silently or out loud.)

God who enfolds us in your own wounds,People: Open our hearts to know the healing power of your love.

Leader:

For those who have died, especially Marion Bradley. May we may know the presence of that cloudof witnesses around us as we seek to be your people. Bless those who mourn and those who, intheir grief, know the sure and certain promise of eternal life in you.


God of forever and from before time,People: We praise you for the wonder of eternal life.

Leader:

God of Joy and Companionship, we thank you for the blessings and surprises of life. May wecontinue to lead each other to even better ways to serve You and our neighbor and bring dignityto everyone we encounter. This week we give thanks for monsoon rains and desert beauty.


God of all blessings,People: We give you heartfelt thanks and praise.

Silence

Celebrant:

Holy Wisdom, God of abundant life, you call us to the banquet of your love. We find you in thegifts you give; we know you in the ones with whom we share this holy food, and in the bread ofthis table, your son, Jesus Christ. Grant that we may be bread for others, as he is bread for us.Amen.

The Collect after the Prayers for the People is from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library.

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Confession of Sin The Confession of Sin is from The Book of Common Prayer.

Deacon: Let us confess our sins against God, our neighbors, and God’s creation.

Silence

All: Most merciful God,we confess that we have sinned against youin 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 Jesus Christ, strengthen youin all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

The Peace

Celebrant: May the Peace of God be with you.People: And also with you.

Meditation bell will be rung to bring us back to silence.

The Liturgy of the Table

Offertory Sentence

Offertory Music Please be seated.

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Table Chant Please stand, as you are able.

The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer A is adapted for inclusive language

from The Book of Common Prayer.

Celebrant: God is with us.People: God is present here.Celebrant: Rejoice! Lift up your hearts.People: We lift our hearts to the Most High.Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Holy One.People: It is right to offer thanks and praise.

Celebrant:

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Creator God,maker of heaven and earth. For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new people inJesus Christ, to show forth your glory in all the world. Therefore we praise you, joining our voiceswith Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn toproclaim the glory of your Name:

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Sanctus (Holy)

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Please stand or kneel, as you are able.

Celebrant:

Holy and gracious One: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen intosin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only andeternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, theGod and Maker of all.

He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfectsacrifice for the whole world.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, Jesus Christ took bread; and when he hadgiven 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 manyfor the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Deacon: Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People:

Christ has died.Christ is risen.Christ will come again.

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O God, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving.Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your HolySpirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new andunending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serveyou in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with Paul, Jeremy Taylor, Jonathan

1Jeremy Taylor was one of the most influential Anglican theologians under King Charles I. He became chaplain toCharles I and later Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore. Jonathan Myrick Daniels was a 1960s seminarian atEpiscopal Theological School in Cambridge. He went to Selma, Alabama to help secure blacks the right to vote. Whileshielding a 16-year-old girl from an assailant, he was shot to death in 1965. Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, andThomas Bradbury Chandler were 18th-century Americans who converted to Anglicanism, were ordained priests inEngland, and returned to the colonies to be early leaders in the church in America. William Porcher Dubose was oneof the most original and creative thinkers in the American Episcopal church, spending most of his life as a professorat the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

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Myrick Daniels, Mary the mother of Jesus, Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, Thomas BradburyChandler, William Porcher Dubose,1 and all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of theHoly Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Creator, now and for ever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer (Traditional) Please stand, as you are able.

Deacon: As our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to pray,

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 Fraction Anthem is adapted from other texts

by The Rev. Steve Keplinger.

Celebrant: Be known to us, risen Christ, in the breaking of the bread.People: Alleluia. The bread which we break makes all of us one with you. Alleluia.

The Invitation to Communion

Celebrant: The gifts of God for the people of God.

The Communion Please be seated.

No matter who you are, or where you are on your spiritual journey, you are invited to receive communion atGrace St. Paul’s. It is appropriate to stand or kneel.

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Communion Music

Sending Eucharistic Visitors

After communion, the service resumes here. The Celebrant may name the Eucharistic Visitors and those whomay receive Holy Communion at home. All say together:

We send you forth bearing these Holy Gifts. May those to whom you go share with usin the Communion of Christ’s Body and Blood. We who are many are one body,because we all share one bread, one cup.

Postcommunion Prayer Please stand, as you are able.

The Postcommunion Prayer is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer.

Celebrant: Let us pray.


Eternal God, divine Creator,you have graciously accepted us as living membersof your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,and you have fed us with spiritual foodin the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.Send us now into the world in peace,and grant us strength and courageto love and serve youwith gladness and singleness of heart;through Christ our Savior. Amen.

Blessing

Recessional Hymn God of grace and God of glory

(Blue) No. 594 (stanzas 1 & 2)

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Dismissal The Dismissal is from The Book of Common Prayer.

Deacon: Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia! Alleluia!People: Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Postlude

Please join us following this service for coffee and conversation inMcBride Hall (across the labyrinth), or join us for classes—classrooms aredownstairs beneath the sanctuary, with access either by the stairs off the

breezeway or by the ramp near the parking lot.

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10 a.m. Communion ServiceThe Rev. Anne Sawyer, Celebrant

SACRED SPACEPlease respect those who seek time for quiet reflection before worship begins andwhile listening to the prelude. Your sanctuary is a sacred place for all to prepare forworship in meditation and prayer. We encourage you to socialize and greet others inthe Narthex and in McBride Hall.

Hymn numbers refer to The Hymnal 1982 (blue) or Wonder, Love, and Praise (green) in your pew racks.

The Liturgy of the Word

Greeting and Announcements

As the Greeting and Announcements end, the church will be darkened and the candles will be litby the acolytes, signaling the silence we enter into before worship and during the Prelude.

Prelude

Processional Hymn Please stand, as you are able.

When in our music God is glorified (Blue) No. 420

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Opening Acclamation

The first half of the Opening Acclamation is from Celebrating Common Prayer: A Version of the DailyOffice, SSF 8 1992, The European Province of the Society of Saint Francis. The second half is by The Rev.Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.

Celebrant: Blessed are you, creator God;to you be glory and praise forever!

People: Your Spirit moved over the face of the waters to bring light and life to yourcreation.

Celebrant: Pour out your Spirit on us this day,that we may walk as children of light;

People: and by your grace reveal your presence,Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;Blessed be God forever!

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Chant of Praise

The Collect of the Day The Collect of the Day is is by The Rev. Steven Shakespeare

and is found in Prayers for an Inclusive Church.

Celebrant: May God be with you.People: And also with you.Celebrant: Let us pray.

Celebrant:

Divine Love, undaunted by death and fear, who went to the depths to bring back life: in the powerof the cross shape a people of service, breaking bread for a hungering world; through Jesus Christ,the true food. Amen.

We Proclaim and Respond to the Word of God

A Reading from Proverbs [9:1-6] Please be seated.

Wisdom has built her house, she hashewn her seven pillars. She hasslaughtered her animals, she has

mixed her wine, she has also set her table. Shehas sent out her servant girls, she calls from the

highest places in the town, “You that aresimple, turn in here!” To those without senseshe says, “Come, eat of my bread and drink ofthe wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity,and live, and walk in the way of insight.”

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Psalm 34 The Psalm is read responsively.

9 Worship the Living God, you holy people, *for those who love God lack nothing.

10 Young lions may grow faint and suffer hunger, *but those who seek God lack nothing that is good.

11 Come, children, and listen to me; *I will teach you reverence for the Holy One.

12 Who among you loves life? *who desires long years to delight in good things?

13 Keep your tongue from evil-speaking *and your lips from lying words.

14 Turn from evil, and do good; *

A Reading from Ephesians [5:15-20]

Be careful then how you live, not as unwisepeople but as wise, making the most ofthe time, because the days are evil. So do

not be foolish, but understand what the will ofthe Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, forthat is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritualsongs among yourselves, singing and makingmelody to the Lord in your hearts, givingthanks to God the Father at all times and foreverything in the name of our Lord JesusChrist.



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Sequence Hymn Please stand, as you are able.

I’m goin’-a sing when the Spirit says singNo. 117, Lift Every Voice and Sing II

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A Reading from the Holy Gospel [John 6:51-58]

Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to John.People: Glory to you, O Christ.

Diácono: Santo Evangelio de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo, según Juan.Pueblo: ¡Gloria a ti, Cristo!

Jesus said, “I am the living bread that camedown from heaven. Whoever eats of thisbread will live forever; and the bread that Iwill give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

The Jews then disputed among themselves,saying, “How can this man give us his flesh toeat?” So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tellyou, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Manand drink his blood, you have no life in you.Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood

have eternal life, and I will raise them up on thelast day; for my flesh is true food and my bloodis true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drinkmy blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as theliving Father sent me, and I live because of theFather, so whoever eats me will live because ofme. This is the bread that came down fromheaven, not like that which your ancestors ate,and they died. But the one who eats this breadwill live forever.”

Deacon: The Gospel of Jesus Christ.People: Praise to you, O Christ.

Diácono: El Evangelio del Jesucristo.Pueblo: Te alabamos, Cristo.

The Sermon Please be seated.

Preacher: The Rev. Rosanna Kazanjian


The Nicene Creed Please stand, as you are able.

The Nicene Creed is a historical statement of faith used by the early Christian community to define orthodoxy.Please join us as you feel called.

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.

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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 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 Filioque (Latin for “and the son”), the dogmatic formula expressing the double procession of the HolySpirit, was added to the Nicene Creed by the Western church.

The Prayers of the People Parish intercessions appear on page 35.

The Prayers of the People were adapted by The Rev. Claudia Heath from prayers written by Canon SusanneWatson of New Song Episcopal Church in the diocese of Iowa.

Each prayer is read by a different member of the congregation. Please feel free to participate by readinga prayer. It is perfectly acceptable for multiple readers to participate simultaneously in reading prayers.

Leader:

God of all that is good, in Scripture you give us your vision for the world. In love, you give us yourgrace. In wisdom you give us each other. Through the vision of the Holy Spirit we learn that yourvery hope is that we be your presence, your power, and your Body in the world. For this, we giveyou thanks and, as one body, offer ourselves and each other as we pray.

We pray for every church in every place and for every community of faith throughout the worldwhere love is proclaimed as the core of our lives and our living.

(The people may add their own prayers silently or aloud.)

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God who unites us all,People: Bless your holy people.

Leader:

Grant us, O Lover of Souls, the grace and wisdom to use new maps when you light up differentroads to follow. Help us claim the power of faith shared in community and for the gifts that we canuse to fulfill the vision of ministry and mission you set before us.

God of all holy people,People: Help us remember the promises we made at our baptisms.

Leader:

God of Justice and Truth, we pray for our nation. Teach us humility, open our hearts to those whoare different, give us compassion and understanding, forgive us our sins, and restore us to health.This week we pray for the 16 percent of our nation who are now living at or below the povertyline.

(People add their own prayers silently or aloud.)

God who calls us to Justice and forgives us,People: Open our hearts to receive your truth.

Leader:

Help us reach out to the world, seeing the beauty of your gifts as well as the urgency of need inall we serve. Show us how to live so that we do not exploit your world or your people in it. Thisweek we pray for the people of Mongolia and the challenges they face as their gross domesticproduct increases exponentially.


God who makes power of powerlessness,People: Make us channels of justice and peace.

Leader:

We pray for those who suffer and for their caregivers and companions. Bless those in our midstwho are tired or hurting and those who trust us to pray for them. We pray for all on our prayerlist as well as those we name now.

(The people add their own prayers silently or out loud.)

God who enfolds us in your own wounds,People: Open our hearts to know the healing power of your love.

Leader:

For those who have died, especially Marion Bradley. May we may know the presence of that cloudof witnesses around us as we seek to be your people. Bless those who mourn and those who, intheir grief, know the sure and certain promise of eternal life in you.


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God of forever and from before time,People: We praise you for the wonder of eternal life.

Leader:

God of Joy and Companionship, we thank you for the blessings and surprises of life. May wecontinue to lead each other to even better ways to serve You and our neighbor and bring dignityto everyone we encounter. This week we give thanks for monsoon rains and desert beauty.


God of all blessings,People: We give you heartfelt thanks and praise.

Silence

Celebrant:

Holy Wisdom, God of abundant life, you call us to the banquet of your love. We find you in thegifts you give; we know you in the ones with whom we share this holy food, and in the bread ofthis table, your son, Jesus Christ. Grant that we may be bread for others, as he is bread for us.Amen.

The Collect after the Prayers for the People is from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library.

Confession of Sin The Confession of Sin is adapted from an unknown Filipino author,

taken from Prayers Encircling the World, Westminster John Knox Press.

Deacon: Let us confess our sins against God, our neighbors, and God’s creation.

Silence

All: God, forgive us,for we are fragmented persons.We go many directions at once.We seek opposite goals;we serve contradictory causes.We mouth liberation, we live oppression.We shout peace, we practice violence and anarchy.We proclaim justice, we walk in injustice.We preach love, we practice hate.Through your compassionhave mercy on us and make us whole.Enable us to discern your voiceamong the dissonant voices. Amen.

Celebrant:

God, the Creator brings you new life. God, the Redeemer, forgives you and rescues you. God theSustainer lifts you up to live in the Spirit. May the blessing of God, Creator, Redeemer, andSustainer be upon you and all of the cosmos. Amen.

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The Peace

Celebrant: May the Peace of God be with you.People: And also with you.

Meditation bell will be rung to bring us back to silence.

The Liturgy of the Table

Offertory Sentence Please be seated.

If you are visiting us for the first time, please do not put anything in the offering.Your presence is gift enough for God and for us.

Offertory Music Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, from Cantata 140, J. S. Bach

Benjamin Cannon and Mary Beth Tyndall, cellists

Pause

Table Chant Please stand, as you are able.

Prayer over the Gifts The Prayer over the Gifts is from A New Zealand Prayer Book.

Celebrant: Giver of life, receive all we offer you this day.People: Let the Spirit you bestow on your Church continue to work in the world

through the hearts of all who believe. Amen.

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The Great Thanksgiving The Great Thanksgiving is adapted from

Steven Shakespeare’s Eucharistic Prayer 3 in Prayers for an Inclusive Church.

Celebrant: God is with us.People: God is present here.Celebrant: Rejoice! Lift up your hearts.People: We lift our hearts to the Most High.Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Holy One.People: It is right to offer thanks and praise.

Celebrant:

Lifegiving God, your word speaks in the void, calling into being things that are not, inviting us toshare your work of creation.

We thank you for the ages long of gathering stars and cooling earth, of life evolving and waking eyesof wonder. We thank you for the creatures with whom we share the world, for their lives sodifferent from our own and the richness they reveal.

We thank you for the Son of Man, formed from Mary’s flesh and nurtured by her faith; he walkedthe growing earth and proclaimed a fearless kingdom of bird and lily, child and stranger, the beggarand the blind.

On the cross, he joined the labor of all creation’s yearning; in his rising, he hallowed all flesh to bearthe glory of God; he gives the brooding Spirit to bring to birth a living hope.

Therefore, with all that has life through him with animals and angels and all who hope for a new creation,we share the song of love which sounds from all eternity:

Sanctus (Holy)

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Celebrant:

We ask that your Holy Spirit will fall upon us + and upon these gifts + that these fragile, earthlythings may be to us the body and blood of our brother Jesus Christ; who, on the night that he wasbetrayed, gathered with his faltering friends for a meal that tasted of freedom. Calling them to histable, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and said: “This is my body, which is given for you. Dothis to remember me.”

In the same way after supper, he took the cup, saying: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood.Do this, whenever you drink it, to remember me.” As on that night, so here and now he offershimself in touch and taste beyond what all words can hold.

2Jeremy Taylor was one of the most influential Anglican theologians under King Charles I. He became chaplain toCharles I and later Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore. Jonathan Myrick Daniels was a 1960s seminarian atEpiscopal Theological School in Cambridge. He went to Selma, Alabama to help secure blacks the right to vote. Whileshielding a 16-year-old girl from an assailant, he was shot to death in 1965. Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, andThomas Bradbury Chandler were 18th-century Americans who converted to Anglicanism, were ordained priests inEngland, and returned to the colonies to be early leaders in the church in America. William Porcher Dubose was oneof the most original and creative thinkers in the American Episcopal church, spending most of his life as a professorat the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

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Deacon: Great is the mystery of faith

People & Celebrant:

Christ has diedChrist is risenChrist will come again.

Celebrant:

Therefore, we come to him in whom all is created in heaven and on earth, whose cross and resurrectionmake all things new.

People & Celebrant:

We offer this to you,asking you to smileupon the gift we bring,for you alone are the Giverand Christ’s the giftthrough which we liveonce and for all.

Celebrant:

Through him who was emptied to bear your fullness we make our prayer with Paul, Jeremy Taylor,Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Mary the mother of Jesus, Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, ThomasBradbury Chandler, William Porcher Dubose,2 and all created life to the glory of the God who fillsall in all now and for ever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer (Contemporary) Please stand, as you are able.

Deacon: As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

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Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the BreadThe Fraction Anthem is adapted from other texts by The Rev. Steve Keplinger.

Celebrant: Be known to us, risen Christ, in the breaking of the bread.People: Alleluia. The bread which we break makes all of us one with you. Alleluia.

The Invitation to CommunionCelebrant: The gifts of God for the people of God.

The Communion Please be seated.

No matter who you are, or where you are on your spiritual journey, you are invited to receive communion atGrace St. Paul’s. It is appropriate to stand or kneel.

Communion Chant (Sung three times)

Everyone is invited to receive Holy Communion. Please approach the altar rail from the center aisle and takethe first available space at either side. You may choose to stand or kneel for communion. You may comeforward to receive a blessing if you prefer not to receive communion. Place crossed arms on chest to signalyour desire for a blessing. You may also do this if you prefer not to receive the wine. You may touch thechalice and the chalice bearer will say the words of administration.

Communion Music Meditation from Thaïs Jules MassenetMary Beth Tyndall, cello

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Communion Hymn Break thou the bread of lifeNo. 146, Lift Every Voice and Sing II

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Sending Eucharistic Visitors After Communion, the service resumes here.

The Celebrant may name the Lay Eucharistic Ministers and those who may receive home Holy Communion.All say together:

We send you forth bearing these Holy Gifts. May those to whom you go share with usin the Communion of Christ’s Body and Blood. We who are many are one body,because we all share one bread, one cup.

Postcommunion Prayer Please stand, as you are able.

The Postcommunion Prayer is from Prayers for an Inclusive Church by Steven Shakespeare.

Celebrant: Let us pray.


God revealed in the stranger’s approach and the bread of hospitality, in the messageof new life and the laughter of response: we thank you for this meal, this sharing inyourself, and we pray that our communion might be broken apart for the world.Amen.

Blessing

Recessional Hymn God grace and God of glory (Blue) No. 594

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Dismissal

Deacon: Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit. Alleluia! Alleluia!People: Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Postlude

Please join us in McBride Hall following this service for Coffee Hour inMcBride Hall (across the labyrinth), or join us for classes or meetings

downstairs beneath the sanctuary, with access either by the stairs off thebreezeway or by the ramp near the parking lot.

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During the Prayers of the People today, we hold the following in our prayers today:

We pray for Katharine our Presiding Bishop; Kirk our Bishop; Steve, our Rector; and the clergywho serve Grace St. Paul’s; The Church of the Province of Southern Africa, The Most Rev.& Dr. Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Capetown and Primate of Southern Africa; Churchof St. Matthew in Tucson; and progressive congregations and organizations including St.Peter’s Church in Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, St. Paul’s Church in Paterson, New Jersey,and St. Thomas of Canterbury Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

We pray for peace in Zimbabwe, Syria, Congo, Sudan, Gaza, and in all places. We pray forthose in the military, especially those serving in combat zones, including Ronald Berryhill;Christopher Gallo; Michael Hannan; Andrew Harris; Frederick Jenning; Eric Osche; MarkPundt; Thomas Rice; Terrence Robinson; Laramie Struble; Matt Woodruff; James Zuelow,Jr.

We pray for the family and friends of Marion Bradley; Eric Carr; Marilyn Cartier; James Chol;the Cordero family; Miriam Cummings; Eleanor Feeney; Mary Gould; the Hunter family;Janet Kells; The Revs. Bill & Nadine Martin; Christine Nelson; Suzanne Nystrom; MaribelOrtiz; Barbara Pritchard; Joan Zatorski Puca; Peter Sincox; Susan Southwick; Ann M.Stephens; Georgia Tallyn; Elizabeth Traficanti; Heather Williams; Michi Yamasaki; Ed; Lee;GSP Vestry and Ministry Leaders; Dan Cole; Mary Jane Hunt; Francesca Jarvis; Sara Livezey;James Sincox; Charlie; Fred; Sister Joan Therese; John; Monica & Carri; Natalie; Nicole;Rob; Vince, Amy & Phil.

We hold in prayer the following animal companions that are in need: Lark and Tavi; Beatrix;Gracie; Holly Kohler; Tigger; Gussie; Shonee; Skylee; Mollie; Ariel; Purrdi; Miss Liberty;Brute; Pepper; El Diablito; Prince.

We hold in prayer our animal companions who have died, especially Huckleberry; Beanie; Eli;Alex; Lilly; Nikki; Belle; Huckie; Izzy; Noah; Raffi; Shadow; Tabby; Yukon; Sunny; Lizzie;Cheyenne.

We pray for those who have died, especially Marion Bradley.

We pray also for those who have died in the desert on our border, and all those who havedied in Afghanistan, especially Scott E. Dickinson; Richard A. Rivera, Jr.; Gregory T.Buckley; Ryan Jeschke; Sky R. Mote; Matthew P. Manoukian; Thomas E. Kennedy; Kevin J.Griffin; Walter D. Gray; Gregory R. Trent; Ethan J. Martin.

PRAYER LIST GUIDELINES

Names of parishioners submitted this week will remain on the list during the current month.Please contact David Wachter by 4 p.m. on Wednesday (327-6857 or e-mail [email protected])to add a name to the list printed in the bulletin. Names of non-parishioners, including relatives ofparishioners, will remain on the prayers for one week only—if the crisis persists, please call thechurch office each week by 4 p.m. on Wednesday to renew, or send an email [email protected]. Full names will be listed unless “first name only” is requested. TheIntercessory Prayer Team will receive all names submitted; this large team maintains dailyintercessions. There are no time limitations on this ministry.

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Grace St. Paul’s Parish Life – Aug. 19, 2012

The Sunday bulletin is filled with information about events at Grace St. Paul’s or of interest to the GraceSt. Paul’s community. Please take it home and read it at your leisure. There’s something for everyone!

Check out GSP’s website: www.gsptucson.org.

Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church • 2331 E. Adams St., Tucson, AZ • www.facebook.com/gracestpauls

Setting Our Hearts: Progressive Christianity For A New Era! Are you seeking a safe place to explore what it means to be a Christian in the 21st century?

! Have you wondered what the term Progressive Christianity means?

! Are you searching for a small group that allows you to get to know other people deeply?

Setting Our Hearts is a ten-week experiential small group that invites participants to wrestle with what itmeans to live one’s faith in a complex world that doesn’t offer easy answers to life’s questions. The coursegrapples with participants’ desire for answers and certainty in an ambiguous and often unfair world. Ultimately,the class experience leads people face-to-face into discussions about what matters most.

The course is for any adult—newcomers, old-timers, “cradle” Episcopalians, singles, couples, and those whohave previously taken the course. Class will meet on Mondays, September 17 through November 26(no class on November 19), 7 to 9 p.m. in the Bloom Education Center, with two in-house retreats theweekends of October 12-14, and November 9-11. Cost for the program is $75 which covers meals for bothretreats. Partial scholarships are available. Class facilitators are Brian Arthur, Catherine Penn Williams, andChris LaBour. For more information, contact Chris LaBour at 270-1766 or [email protected]. To register,contact the church office at 327-6857.

Coffee Hour HospitalityWe’d like to make coffee hour self-supporting. Your donations of food and any monetary contributions youmake can help offset the costs of condiments and paper products.

Coffee and light refreshments are offered on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in McBride Hall. We havewonderfully generous members and talented bakers and we want to take advantage of both. So, in an effortto have the wealth spread evenly across the various Sundays each month, we’ll ask folks to provide goodiesbased on the first letter in their last names:

! The first Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters A - F

! The second Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters G - L

! The third Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters M - R

! The fourth Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters S - Z

Our hope is that by providing some sort of schedule, we will have something delicious to offer consistentlyand have every Sunday offer a feast rather than have uneven episodes of feasts and famines. Of course, anyoneinspired to share good food on additional Sundays is welcome to do so. If you have any questions, pleasecontact the co-chairs of the Coffee Hour Hospitality ministry: Kathy Allen (327-4448) and Phoebe Goodwin(820-6081).

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Liturgy & Music

SPIRIT NOW: an EmergingInteractive, Inclusive CommunionCelebration—6 p.m. every Thursdayin the church (during June, July andAugust).

This Thursday, August 23, 2012:Transformed by Love

INTERFAITH MEDITATIONGROUPPlease join us for meditation every Tuesday at 7 p.m.in the Julian Chapel. Our meditation group isinclusive and open to all regardless of where youmay be on your spiritual journey or whether you arenew to meditation or are an experienced meditator.

Our format begins with a short walking meditationflowing into 20-25 minutes of silent seatedmeditation. We then take a short break beforeplaying a short audio or video talk for those whowish to remain. These talks are on meditation andrelated contemplative topics from a variety ofEastern and Western faith traditions. For moreinformation please contact David Clements at408-7446.

THE GRACE ST. PAUL’S ADULTCHOIRThe Grace St. Paul’s Adult Choir beginsrehearsals for the new choir season on Thursday,September 6 at 7:30 p.m. Our first Sunday backin the chancel will be September 9. The AdultChoir provides two anthems and a sung psalmweekly for the 10 a.m. service and for other servicesas needed to enrich the musical life of the parish.We sing everything from contemporary gospel andTaizé to high Anglican Tudor, and we employ

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instrumentalists for occasional services. Rehearsalsare held in the chancel on Thursdays from 7:30 to9:00 p.m. (7:00 to 9:00 during Advent and Lent) andSundays from 9:15 to 9:50 a.m. before the service.We welcome all singers!

DIGITAL BULLETIN AVAILABLE!For those who find it an aid toworship (and can help save trees andmoney), we have made our Sundaybulletin available for download onelectronic devices. You can access the

bulletin by visiting our website and clicking on“Sunday Bulletins,” clicking on the link provided inthe left column of the Friday e-mail, or by scanningthe QR code at the church entrances.

If you choose to download the bulletin, please berespectful of your neighbor and be particularlycareful about the light that your device casts. Ourgoal is always to create the most spirit-filled,meditative, energizing, and enlightening worshipexperience possible for all.

RECORDINGS AVAILABLECD and DVD recordings of the 10 a.m. sermon maybe ordered at the Rector’s bookshelf.

FLOWERS—Did something special happen to

you recently that you’d like to celebrate? Honorit with altar flowers or plants! Perhaps you wantflowers or plants in memory of or in honor of aloved one. If so, call the office (327-6857) toarrange flower or plant dedications. Any OfficeWelcome Team volunteer will be happy to takeyour information and give it to KiKi Fenik, ourParish Administrator.

Adult Spiritual Formation &Education

GOSPEL-BASED DISCIPLESHIPGROUP—Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.,

Mary of Bethany RoomA new Gospel-Based Discipleship (GBD) group isforming and is open to anyone who would like toparticipate. The Rev. Debbie Royals is working withthis group and the hope is that GBD may beimplemented as a process for meetings, gatherings,and small groups/home worship gatherings. Meetingsare held weekly on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., inthe Mary of Bethany Room. All are welcome!

ENDS TODAY: Jesus Through the Ages:Who Was Jesus? What Can We KnowAbout Jesus (and How)?—9-9:45 a.m. inthe Bloom Education Center. Ever feel

like Jesus has been kidnaped by the Christian Rightand discarded by the Secular Left? This version ofLiving the Questions’ popular “Saving Jesus” seriesstarts with three DVD sessions featuring leadingreligious voices of our day. Join in dialogue withrespected theologians and scholars around therelevance of Jesus for today. Facilitated by Peggy Scott.

Courage and Renewal Retreat—Fri.,Aug. 24, 7 p.m. & Sat., Aug. 25, 9 a.m.,in the Bloom Education Center. This

two-session Courage and Renewal Retreat is basedon the work of Parker Palmer and the Center forCourage and Renewal. It is designed to help usunderstand how we hold the paradox of Abundance/Scarcity in our lives, and how we may live moreauthentically within this paradox. Friday evening andall day Saturday; lunch included. $35 registration;limited to 20 participants. Led by Brian Arthur andJaimie Leopold, Courage and Renewal facilitators.

Social Justice and Banking—Sunday,Aug. 26, 9 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., inMcBride Hall. Discussion regarding the

MoveYourMoney.org movement and issues relatedto GSP and personal parishioner finances. Presentedin conjunction with the Episcopal Federal CreditUnion. Facilitated by Joan Zatorski and Janet Kaiser.

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The Book of Common Prayer—Sundays,Aug. 26, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 9 a.m. in theBloom Education Center. Learn about the

development and evolution of Anglican/Episcopalliturgy from the English Reformation to the presentday, all captured within our tradition’s mostimportant document, The Book of Common Prayer.Facilitated by Dr. Chuck Dickson, history teacher formore than 40 years.

Young Life: The Capernaum Project—Sunday, Sept. 2, 11:45 a.m., in theBloom Education Center. Young Life is a

non-profit, non-denominational ministry founded in1941. An international ministry, Young Life is locatedin more than 60 countries around the world. TheCapernaum Project is a special focus within YoungLife reaching out to persons with disabilities. Thissession will be your chance to learn about thiswonderful work and meet representatives of theorganization. GSP’s Forrest Brown will host thesession and introduce members of the Young LifeMinistry Team.

Spirit Players: A Play-ReadingExperience—Fridays, Sept. 7, Oct. 5,Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Jan. 4, at 6:30 p.m., inthe Bloom Education Center. Love the

theatre? Curious about stageplays? Want to assumea new identity for an hour or two? Then join us as areader OR an observer as we give voice tocomedies, dramas, social commentaries, and more.Scripts are available to all at these unrehearsedreadings scheduled the first Friday of each month.Lively discussions may follow when time allows.Warning: May be addictive causing increasedpatronage of live performance. Readings coordinatedby Nanalee Raphael and Halsy Taylor, careerprofessionals in theatre design, direction, andperformance.

GSP READERS’ GROUP BOOKSFOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER

The GSP Readers’ Group meets onMondays, Sept. 10 & 24, Oct, 8 & 22,Nov. 5, Dec. 3, 17 & 31 at 3 p.m. inthe Bloom Education Center. A lively and

thoughtful discussion of a wide variety ofbooks—each one chosen by participants with afocus on spiritual and personal growth. You willenjoy the conversations and meet some new people,too. Everyone is invited—come and explore thiswonderful experience of fellowship and new insight.Linda Hutson is convener and coordinator for the group.

August: The Hummingbird’s Daughter by LouisAlberto Urrea. Facilitated August 13 by KayBigglestone and August 27 by Linda Hutson.Available at Amazon $10.19 paperback, $9.99Kindle)

The prizewinning writer Luis Alberto Urrea’slong-awaited novel is an epic mystical drama of ayoung woman’s sudden sainthood in late19th-century Mexico. It is 1889, and civil war isbrewing in Mexico. A 16-year-old girl, Teresita,illegitimate but beloved daughter of the wealthy andpowerful rancher Don Tomas Urrea, wakes fromthe strangest dream--a dream that she has died.Only it was not a dream. This passionate andrebellious young woman has arisen from death witha power to heal—but it will take all her faith toendure the trials that await her and her family nowthat she has become the Saint of Cabora. TheHummingbird’s Daughter is a vast, hugely satisfyingnovel of love and loss, joy and pain. Two decades inthe writing, this is the masterpiece that Luis AlbertoUrrea has been building up to.

September: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a WorldThat Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. Facilitatedby Joan Brundage. Available at Amazon $15.60hardback, $12.99 Kindle)

At least one-third of the people we know areintroverts. They are the ones who prefer listening tospeaking, reading to partying; who innovate andcreate but dislike self-promotion; who favor working

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on their own over brainstorming in teams. Althoughthey are often labeled “quiet,” it is to introverts thatwe owe many of the great contributions tosociety—from van Gogh’s sunflowers to theinvention of the personal computer. Taking thereader on a journey from Dale Carnegie’s birthplaceto Harvard Business School, from a Tony Robbinsseminar to an evangelical megachurch, Susan Caincharts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal in thetwentieth century and explores its far-reachingeffects. She questions the dominant values ofAmerican business culture, where forcedcollaboration can stand in the way of innovation, andwhere the leadership potential of introverts is oftenoverlooked. And she draws on cutting-edge researchin psychology and neuroscience to reveal thesurprising differences between extroverts andintroverts.

Rev. Richard Rohr Webcasts—Saturdays, Sept. 15 & Dec. 8, timeTBD, in the Bloom Education Center.Richard Rohr is a highly acclaimed speaker,conference leader and spiritual guide. Founder of theCenter for Action and Contemplation in NewMexico, Fr. Rohr, a Franciscan, has produced someof the most exciting books in recent decades aboutdeveloping the spiritual life after the patterns ofJesus’ teachings. He is an excellent and captivatingspeaker as you will discover in these two webcasts.In September he will speak about PracticingContemplation and Facing Paradox; then in Decemberabout The True Self and the Risen Christ. Sessionstypically last 1.5 to 2 hours. Peggy Scott and BrianArthur will facilitate the sessions and lead discussion.

Liturgy For the 21st Century—Sundays,Sept. 16, 23, 30, at 11:45 a.m., in theBloom Education Center. The “Revs” lead

us through a thoughtful overview of the historicalunderpinnings of Christian liturgy in mainlineworship, a discussion of GSP’s liturgy today, andwhere we are going in the Liturgical RenewalMovement of the future. Don’t miss these

examinations of our heritage, our present moment,and what might be ahead in our future. This is agreat opportunity for general discussion aboutcurrent liturgical procedures and a chance for you tomake suggestions about the future development ofliturgy in the parish. Sessions will be led by Rev. SteveKeplinger, Rev. Debbie Royals, and Rev. RosannaKazanjian.

Education for Ministry (EfM) has been describedby some in other churches as, “Every week, I packup my Bible and head to EfM. I take more than myBible—I also take my brain, my heart, and my soul.Each week, I join with other people who are seriousabout exploring their beliefs. Together, we explorewhat the Bible says, take in what the world aroundus says, consider our own lived experiences, andunpack how those sources affect our beliefs.”

The Wednesday evening EfM class (we meet at 7p.m.) is searching for a few persons who would liketo share their journey and join us on this search.The class is on break for the summer, but will startup again in the fall. If you have any questions, pleasecontact Nanalee Raphael ([email protected])or Chris Ledyard ([email protected]), co-mentors.We invite you to explore with us!

Children & Youth

Summer Sunday School & YouthGroups Continue Over the Summer!Join Jean Keplinger and friends for an easy, breezySummer Sunday school for ages 3-11. We will gatherin the St. Jude Room at 10 a.m. Youth Group willmeet all together in the youth room after the 10a.m. service.

ST. CECILIA CHILDREN’S CHOIRAttention: All parents with children who love tosing. St. Cecilia Children’s Choir will begin soon! PutSunday, September 9, right after the 10 a.m.service, down on your calendars for the firstrehearsal. All children of elementary school age arewelcome! We will be meeting in the newly

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renovated St. Nicolas room, now called the St.Cecilia Choir room in the undercroft. Our first timesinging in church on October 9 will be an excitingevent when we join with handbells, organ, the adultchoir and congregation. We will be singing 8 timesin church during the school year. We hope you canjoin us! —Joan Brundage and Jane Click, Co-directors

ST. ZENO’S ZOMBIE CHOIRCalling all Zombies! The St. Zeno’s ZombieChoir, directed by Christina Jarvis, includes youthfrom middle school to college age. Instrumentalistsare also welcome to join the ensemble. Werehearse in the chancel from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. onSundays. We will have an organizational meeting onSunday, September 9; our first rehearsal will beSunday, September 16. Please sign up withChristina on September 9 or contact her at628-8119 or by email at [email protected] forfurther information.

Health & Healing Ministries

HELP GSP’S QUILTING MINISTRYREACH THEIR GOAL!The Quilting Ministry needs your help! We havecommitted to making 100 quilts by November 30,2012. The quilts are Christmas presents for thechildren served by St. Andrew’s clinic in Nogales,Arizona. You can help in different ways: join theministry (no experience necessary), or donatesupplies (fabric, thread, batting, etc.). Please contactJudith Turner at 822-4227 for more information anddetails. Thank you!

PASTORAL CARE PHONE NUMBERWe have made reaching a member of the pastoralcare team easier and quicker. If you would like toreceive a visit or just speak with someone, call (520)668-5727. Members of our pastoral care team whorotate being “on call” include Lynne Albright, ChuckHannan, Linda Hutson, Chris Ledyard, NadineMartin, Nancy Meister Book, and Ana Ortiz. If you

would like to learn more about how to become atrained pastoral care team member, please contactLynne or Kay.

TRANSPLANT HELP NEEDEDJames Alier Chol, our Sudanese church memberwho needs a kidney transplant, has had severaldonors rejected for medical reasons. A year after hecame to GSP for help, he still needs people to helphim find a donor. He recently had several setbacks,and his need for the transplant is now urgent. Pleasekeep James in your prayers, and help him find peoplewho will volunteer to test for donorship. Forinformation, visit www.kidney.org. If you’reinterested in testing, call Celeste, Transplantco-ordinator at the University of Arizona MedicalCenter, 694-6637. You can reach James at 304-8614.

PASTORAL CARE VISIT AND/ORCOMMUNIONIf you or someone you know is in need of a pastoralvisit or home/hospital communion please call theoffice number. During the day the volunteer willtake the message and pass it along to the “on-call”person. When the office is closed please use thePastoral Care phone number, 668-5727. The personon call will contact a clergy person or lay pastoralvisitor as appropriate.

Social Justice & Outreach

JUST COFFEE: CHANGES DURINGAUGUSTBecause of vacations, etc. we have had to change thedates we sell coffee in August. We will be selling JustCoffee after both services on the second andfourth Sundays of August—that would be August12 and August 26. (Usually we sell on the first andthird Sundays of the month.)

Bread from the Pantry Ministry is in urgentneed of people who can deliver the bread to thereceiving agencies and church sites. Help is neededMonday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

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Additional assistance with sorting and bundling thebread is also needed. To volunteer contact BillTrujillo at 344-8498.

Parish Membership &Administration

We believe everyone who comes to GraceSt. Paul’s has something to offer thiscommunity, and we are happy to welcomeyou. Information forms are available in thechurch office Monday through Friday, and inMcBride Hall at the Welcome Table onSundays from 9 a.m. to noon.

GET YOUR NAME TAG!If you don’t already have a name tag, please sign upfor one at the Welcome Table in McBride Hall or onthe bulletin board across from the Welcome Table.Your tag will be ready two weeks to a month afteryou sign up.

HOW DO I SUBMIT ITEMS FORTHE SUNDAY BULLETIN?Please send bulletin announcements to DavidWachter at [email protected]. Please makeprayer list requests by calling the church office at327-6857 and speaking with the Office WelcomeTeam volunteer, or by sending them directly toDavid Wachter at [email protected]. Thedeadline for the Sunday bulletin is 4 p.m. onWednesday. Prayer list requests for the bulletinmay be made until 4 p.m. on Wednesday thisweek. Thanks!

HOW DO I SCHEDULE AN EVENTAT GSP?If you would like to schedule a meeting or event atGrace St. Paul’s, contact KiKi Fenik, GSP’s ParishAdministrator, in the church office; please e-mail herat [email protected].

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The Sunday Octave: August 19 – 26Sunday, August 19The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 158 a.m. – Communion Service – Sanctuary8 a.m. – Coffee & Conversation – McBride Hall9 a.m. – Jesus Through the Ages: Who Was Jesus?

What Can We Know About Jesus (and How)?(Adult Spiritual Formation & Education) – BloomEducation Center

9:45 a.m. – Childcare begins – Nursery10 a.m. – Communion Service, followed by Coffee

Hour – Sanctuary, McBride Hall10 a.m. – Summer Sunday School (Preschool-Sixth

Grade) – Undercroft11:30 a.m. – Rite 13 (Seventh & Eighth Grades) –

Mary of Bethany Room11:30 a.m. – J2A Youth Group (Ninth & Tenth

Grades) – Wardall Room11:30 a.m. – GSP’s GPS (Eleventh & Twelfth Grades)

– St. Francis RoomNoon – GSP Library – Weeks Room

Monday, August 2011:30 a.m. – Spiritual Direction – Julian Chapel5 p.m. – Spirit Dojo Karate – McBride Hall6 p.m. – Primavera Meals, Third Monday Team –

Kitchen7:30 p.m. – AA Southside Group – McBride Hall7:30 p.m. – Healing Touch Clinic – Weeks Room

Tuesday, August 216 p.m. – Evening Prayer & Communion – Julian Chapel7 p.m. – Interfaith Meditation Group – Julian Chapel

Wednesday, August 227 a.m. – Communion Service – Julian Chapel10 a.m. – GSP Quilting Ministry – McBride HallNoon – Staff Meeting – Bloom Education CenterNoon – GSP Prayer Shawl Ministry – McBride Hall1:30 p.m. – Liturgy Planning Meeting – Bloom

Education Center6:30 p.m. – Old Pueblo Community Services –

McBride Hall, Kitchen7 p.m. – Gospel-Based Discipleship – Mary of Bethany

Room

Thursday, August 2311 a.m. – Bridge Group – Bloom Education Center

3 p.m. – Healing Touch Clinic – Weeks Room6 p.m. – Spirit Now: An Emerging Interactive,

Inclusive Communion Celebration – Chancel

Friday, August 243:30 p.m. – Choir Camp – off-site6:30 p.m. – Courage & Renewal Retreat – Bloom

Education Center7 p.m. – AA Goodlife Group – Weeks Room

Saturday, August 25All day – Choir Camp – off-site8:30 a.m. – Courage & Renewal Retreat – Bloom

Education Center8:30 a.m. – Stewardship University – McBride Hall3:30 p.m. – Concert rehearsal – Sanctuary5 p.m. – Private party – McBride Hall

Sunday, August 26The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 16Morning – Choir Camp – off-site8 a.m. – Communion Service – Sanctuary8 a.m. – Coffee & Conversation – McBride Hall9 a.m. – Social Justice & Banking (Adult Spiritual

Formation & Education) – McBride Hall9 a.m. – The Book of Common Prayer (Adult

Spiritual Formation & Education) – BloomEducation Center

9:45 a.m. – Childcare begins – Nursery10 a.m. – Communion Service, followed by Coffee

Hour – Sanctuary, McBride Hall10 a.m. – Summer Sunday School (Preschool-Sixth

Grade) – Undercroft11:30 a.m. – Rite 13 (Seventh & Eighth Grades) –

Mary of Bethany Room11:30 a.m. – J2A Youth Group (Ninth & Tenth

Grades) – Wardall Room11:30 a.m. – GSP’s GPS (Eleventh & Twelfth Grades)

– St. Francis Room11:45 a.m. – Social Justice & Banking (Adult Spiritual

Formation & Education) – McBride HallNoon – GSP Library – Weeks Room1 p.m. – Mother’s Kitchen Primavera Meals Team –

Kitchen2 p.m. – St. Andrew’s Bach Society Concert –

Sanctuary

Our Mission:Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is a spiritualhome, open to all, built on a progressiveChristian theology, providing food for thejourney and calling people to change the world.

Our Vision:Grace St. Paul’s will be known for itscommitment to the spiritual formation ofpeople, that they might live a dynamicallytransformative Christian life. This vision will beembodied in:

! experience of Christ’s love

! innovative Episcopal worship

! education in progressive Christianity for allages

! a diverse congregation

! full integration of children and youth

! celebration of individual gifts

! action in the community.

VestryMartha P.L. Whitaker, Senior Warden; Mark Drew, JuniorWarden; Rob Rauh, Chancellor; Peggy Scott, StewardshipChair; Tom Pitello, Treasurer; Lou Ann Bieging, Clerk ofthe Vestry

Vestry Members: Beth Banks, Lynda Canfield, DavidClements, Chris Eastoe, Spencer Hunter, Chris LaBour,Chris Ledyard, Lu Pipentacos, Janet Roths, Peggy Scott,Holly Shinn, Peter Weiblen, Steve Williams

ClergyKirk S. Smith, Bishop of Arizona; Mary Delaney, JoeFitzgerald, Rosanna Kazanjian, Debbie Royals, AnneSawyer, Priest Associates; Nancy Meister Book, NadineMartin, Deacons; Lynn Marie Hunter, Ana Ortiz,Interfaith Ministers; Steve Keplinger, Rector.

Pastoral Ministries—Health & HealingMinistriesHealing Touch: Pat Dickson, CHTP; Linda Hutson,

CHTP; Ann Misenhimer, CHTP; Carol Forshey,CHTP; Miriam Huber, CHTP; Dorée Ramey; MaryWildner-Bassett, CHTP

Community of Hope Leaders: Lynne Albright, KayBigglestone, Patricia Dickson

Intercessory Prayer: Linda Brown

StaffJoan Brundage, Director, Children’s Choir; MadeleineCaldwell, Childcare Giver; Jane Click, Pianist; Director,Handbell Choir; Pamela Decker, Organist; KiKi Fenik,Parish Administrator; Rosalind Garcia, Director of Children,Youth & Family Ministries; Christina Jarvis, Music Director;Patti Morrison, Bookkeeper; Bob Randall, Computer &Staff Consultant; James Teal, Facilities Assistant; DavidWachter, Publications Manager & Computer Specialist;James White, Sexton.

Sunday School Teachers, Youth MentorsAtrium (Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten): Nadine Cole,

Emily Nickerson

Primary (First, Second, & Third Grades): Holly Shinn, ClifClick, Holden Sanders

Intermediate (Fourth, Fifth, & Sixth Grades): Jim Kane,Nansi Naranjo, Jean Keplinger

Rite 13 (Seventh & Eighth Grades): Wendy Pipentacos,Michael Sugimoto, Kevin Wadlow

J2A (Ninth & Tenth Grades): Cameron Sutton, BrianFairbanks, Alice Garcia

GSP’s GPS (Eleventh & Twelfth Grades): Mariel Watt,Brian Atkinson

VergersBeth Miksa, Verger; James Gooden, Assistant Verger

Adult Spiritual Formation & EducationMinistry GroupPeggy Scott and Roger Pierce, Co-Chairpersons

Children, Youth & Family Ministry GroupRosalind Garcia, Chairperson

Congregational Development MinistryGroupAl Whitehurst, Chairperson

Fellowship Ministry GroupChris LaBour, Chairperson

Health & Healing Ministry GroupChuck Hannan, Chairperson

Liturgy & Music Ministry GroupThe Rev. Steve Keplinger, Chairperson

Social Justice & Outreach Ministry GroupThe Rev. Nancy Meister Book, Chairperson

Briefly Editing TeamElizabeth Gooden, Lead Editor

Craig Garver, Supporting Editor

Wendy Pipentacos, Calendar

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