WELCOME! We are delighted to have you with us today. You are invited to God’s table to receive communion and to share in our community. If you are visiting, please introduce yourself and fill out a Welcome Card. Place the card in the offering plate or hand it to an usher. If you are looking for a church to call home, you are welcome here!

CHILDREN AT ST. JOHN’SChildren’s Chapel is offered for ages ten and under during the Gospel and Sermon, with infant and toddler care in the nursery. We enjoy a family worship service and Children’s Sermon on the second Sunday of the month.

Sunday, auguSt 18, 2019: ProPer 15tenth Sunday after PentecoSt

10:00 a.m. holy euchariSt

THE WORD OF GODOPENING HYMN “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” vs.1-4, The Hymnal 366The People stand as able for the Hymn and opening

THE OPENING ACCLAMATIONCelebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.People And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

THE COLLECT FOR PURITYAlmighty 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.

The altar flowers are given by John Millar and Anne Thayer in honor of John and Rebecca Millar’s 65th wedding anniversary.

GATHERING HYMN “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” vs. 1, 2, 4

THE COLLECT OF THE DAYCelebrant The Lord be with you.People And also with you.Celebrant Let us pray. Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THE LESSONSThe People Sita reading from the hebrew ScriPtureS

Jeremiah 23:23-29Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord. I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, “I have dreamed, I have dreamed!” How long? Will the hearts of the prophets ever turn back—those who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart? They plan to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell one another, just as their ancestors forgot my name for Baal. Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the Lord. Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?

Lector The Word of the Lord.People Thanks be to God.

PSalm 82Remaining seated, the Lector and the People say the Psalm responsively

1 God takes his stand in the council of heaven; *he gives judgment in the midst of the gods:

2 “How long will you judge unjustly, *and show favor to the wicked?

3 Save the weak and the orphan; *defend the humble and needy;

4 Rescue the weak and the poor; *deliver them from the power of the wicked.

5 They do not know, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; *

all the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6 Now I say to you, ‘You are gods, *

and all of you children of the Most High; 7 Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, *

and fall like any prince.’” 8 Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *

for you shall take all nations for your own.

a reading from the new teStament

hebrewS 11:29—12:2By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace. And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched raging fi re, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to fl ight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. Others suffered mocking and fl ogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented—of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

Lector The Word of the Lord.People Thanks be to God.

SEQUENCE HYMN “Celtic Alleluia”The People stand as able for the hymn and the GospelAll children age ten and under are invited to follow the Cross to Children’s Chapel

THE HOLY GOSPELluke 12:49-56Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said, “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed! Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! From now on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three; they will be divided: father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain’; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?”

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord.People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

THE SERMON Jimmy BartzThe People may be seated A moment of silence will be observed for reflection after the sermon

THE NICENE CREED book of common Prayer (bcP): P. 358The People stand as able and say together

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE bcP: form iV, P. 388The Intercessor and People pray responsively, kneeling or standing

CONFESSION OF SIN bcP: P. 360The People kneel or stand as able

THE PEACEThe People stand as ableCelebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.People And also with you.

STEWARDSHIP SPEAKER

ANNOUNCEMENTSThe People sit. The Revelations Newsletter is available in the Narthex and Hansen Hall for more information on what is happening around the parish.

THE HOLY COMMUNIONOFFERTORY “Praise the Lord Forevermore” Arr. Carl J. Nygard, Jr.

Praise the Lord of all creation, over all victorious,Light of every generation, King of kings all glorious.He attends each leaf and flower as living symbols of His word.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Anglican Church of Southern Africa

Partner ParishesChurch of St. John the Evangelist, Hastings, EnglandSanta Maria Magdalena, Favorito, Cuba La Gran Familia, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer St. Thomas’, Rawlins

Serving in the MilitaryPvt. First Class August BoldtPvt. First Class Briton BommerCharlie EzzellPvt. Jacob FarneyLt. Wolf KlotzStaff Sgt. Brian Luciano

In Need of ComfortEric BertelsonRebecca BollmanStan BurchCate and RobWarren DevineyMelissa EastmanBlair EklundEverett FamilyJoanie FarrowJeff GilbertSilas HaysMary KilgannonRobin KoopEllen LinnKip MacMillanMaggieJulie Mathes Lauren MullerJohn OaksWill OberingTyler PackJon PetersonLaura RohrbaughJim RossKelly SalesCora Schwabacher Charlee Shaw & FamilySusie SheffieldLaura SimpsonMary TalismanRussell TannerNikki ThompsonSarah TurnerElizabeth WhittleseyAnn WillottCindy Windfield

Celebrating BirthdaysJoey CaesarRob CaesarSean CallariIsabella GutierrezSabin GutierrezLeslye HardieVicki JohnsonJohn LummisLeeAnne MackayLiz MasekMatthew McGee

Celebrating AnniversariesEddie & Alicia AssadDoug & Nancy AyersPhil & Rebecca BollmanRichard & Jane Dean

Those Who Have DiedAnne Everett

He extends His loving power to lift His children’s burdens.Crown Him King of kings, O praise Him, every land and nation.All creation sing His name in praise and adoration.We who are His loving children soon will see our heavenly prizeAs the fi nal trumpet sounds and all our eyes behold him.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

PRESENTATION HYMN “In The Lord” TaizeThe People stand as able

GREAT THANKSGIVING wyoming euchariStic Prayer

The People remain standingCelebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you.Celebrant Lift up your hearts.People We lift them to the Lord.Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.People It is right to give God thanks and praise.

We thank you, Creator God, that we live in a place where the glorious revelation of you is all around us. The prairie bursts with song from wind and birds and waving grasses. The abundance of animals roaming freely reminds us of our own freedom and the many ways you provide sustenance in your kingdom. From the depths of the ocean fl oor, you lifted your massive mountains and pointed them toward the heavens.

We, like your Son, our Lord, are called to these high places to get away and rest in communion with you. We marvel as we wander through stately pines and twirling aspens along the creeks, where trout dance on their tails above the rocks, and deer and elk sip from the water’s edge. And we remember that you have given us the Living Water to quench our thirst. Our spirit is refreshed and our strength renewed.

We welcome the passing of seasons in broad circles of time, with anticipation of new things to come, and we recognize that same feeling of hope that encircles our faith. Our lives are lived between sunrises and sunsets and brilliant colors. But at night, the limitless stars have a way of pushing back the boundaries of our lives and we dream of heaven and your wonder.

And with all these blessings of your creation around us, O God, we come together in communities on the prairie, by rivers and streams, on mountain tops, and in their shadows in the valley, to receive your Word, which has been sown in rich soil and grown into a fruitful crop in the Body of Christ.

And so we join with saints and angels in proclaiming your glory, as we say,

Repeat

SanctuS “Holy, Holy, Holy Lord” Wonder, Love, and Praise 858The Celebrant & the People sing together

The People kneel or stand as the Celebrant continues with the Great Thanksgiving

As we gather to praise your name, we see your greatest glory, your Son our Savior, reflected in each other’s faces and we know the magnitude of your love for us and ours for you. On the night before he died for us, Jesus was at table with his friends.

He took bread, gave thanks to you, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” As supper was ending, Jesus took the cup of wine. Again, he gave thanks to you, gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is poured out for you and for all for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Now gathered at your table, O God of all creation, and remembering Christ, crucified and risen, who was and is and is to come, we offer to you our gifts of bread and wine, and ourselves, a living sacrifice. Pour out your Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Body and Blood of Christ.

Breathe your Spirit over the whole earth and make us your new creation, the Body of Christ given for the world you have made. In the fullness of time, bring us, with all your saints, from every tribe and language and people and nation, to feast at the banquet prepared from the foundation of the world.

Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, to you be honor, glory, and praise, for ever and ever. AMEN.And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say:THE LORD’S PRAYER bcP: P. 364

BREAKING OF THE BREADAs the Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread, a period of silence is kept

“Alleluia” Taize

Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God.

This is Christ’s table, and Christ is our host at this feast. Children of any age and people of any denomination are welcome to receive communion. Gluten-free hosts are available upon request. If you are unable to come forward, but desire Communion, please notify an usher. If, for whatever reason, you do not wish to receive bread or wine, you are invited to come forward for a blessing.

A member of St. John’s Healing Ministry is available to be a companion in prayer in the Columbarium during Communion.

COMMUNION HYMNS The People are invited to sing

“O Wheat Whose Crushing Was for Bread” Wonder, Love, and Praise 760

“I Want Jesus to Walk with Me” Wonder, Love, and Praise 805

POST COMMUNION PRAYERThe People kneel or stand as ableLet us pray. Most loving God, creator and redeemer, we give thanks for this foretaste of your glory. Through Christ and with all your saints, we offer ourselves and our lives to your service. Send us out in the power of your Spirit, to stand with you in your world. We ask this through Jesus Christ, the servant, our friend and brother. Amen.

BLESSING The Priest blesses the peopleMay our hearts feel the song of the meadowlark, our minds the clearness of the mountain air, and our souls the freedom of the soaring eagle. May our faith be renewed as the creek in spring, may we celebrate the saving redemption of the Cross in all its mysteries, may we always feel the love of the community of Christ. And may the blessing of God Almighty, Creator, Redeemer and Giver of Life, be upon you and remain with you for ever. Amen.

CLOSING HYMN “Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim” vs. 1-4 The Hymnal 535

THE DISMISSALAs the procession passes down the aisle, you are invited to face the doors of the church for the DismissalDeacon Alleluia, Alleluia! Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

POSTLUDE

We invite you to join us for Coffee Hour in Hansen Hall after the service.

Sending Forth of Eucharistic VisitorsIf there are Eucharistic Visitors to send forth the following is saidCelebrant In the name of this congregation, I send you forth bearing these holy gifts, that those to whom you go may share with us in the communion of Christ’s body and blood.People We who are many are one Body, because we all share one Bread, one Cup.