question of a fair balance between your present abundance and their need, so that ing loudly. When he had entered, he said to them, “Why do you make a commotion The Peace In acknowledgement of Christ’s Peace, you are invited to bow to one another their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair balance. As it and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. Then he put with your right hand over your heart. Please refrain from all physical contact. is written, “The one who had much did not have too much, and the one who had little them all outside, and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him, Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you. People: And also with you did not have too little.” and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha Reader: The Word of the Lord All: Thanks be to God. cum,” which means, “Little girl, get up!” And immediately the girl got up and began Welcome and Announcements to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amaze- Psalm 30 Standing and read responsively by half verse ment. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give Offertory I Cannot Tell I will exalt you, O Lord, because you have lifted me up * her something to eat. and have not let my enemies triumph over me. Reader: The of the Lord. All: Praise to you, Lord Christ The Presentation of the Gifts & Doxology Hymnal 380 vs.3 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; O Lord my God, I cried out to you, * The Sermon The Rev’d Honey Becker and you restored me to health. praise him above, ye heavenly host: praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The Standing, said by all BCP 358 You brought me up, O Lord, from the dead; * Eucharistic Prayer A you restored my life as I was going down to the grave. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all Celebrant: The Lord be with you All: And also with you

Sing to the Lord, you servants of his; * that is, seen and unseen. Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them to the Lord Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the All: It is right to give him thanks and praise For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye, * Father. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not his favor for a lifetime. made, of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us The Celebrant Continues

Weeping may spend the night, * and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every-where to give thanks to you, but joy comes in the morning. he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; but chiefly we are bound to praise you was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the While I felt secure, I said, "I shall never be disturbed. * through Jesus Christ our Lord. In fulfillment of his true promise, the Holy Spirit came third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heav- down on this day from heaven, lighting upon the disciples, to teach them and to lead You, Lord, with your favor, made me as strong as the mountains." en and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to them into all truth; uniting peoples of many tongues in the confession of one faith, Then you hid your face, * judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. and giving to your Church the power to serve you as a royal priesthood, and to preach and I was filled with fear. the Gospel to all nations. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Fa- I cried to you, O Lord; * ther and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He I pleaded with the Lord, saying, Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic the company of heaven, who for ever sing this to proclaim the glory of your "What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the Pit? * Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for Name: will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness? the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; * The Sanctus Said together in unison The Prayers of the People Form III O Lord, be my helper." oly, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your Kneeling, the Leader and People pray responsively H You have turned my wailing into dancing; * glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. you have put off my sack-cloth and clothed me with joy. Father, we pray for your holy catholic Church; That we all may be one. The people kneel. Then the Celebrant continues

Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing; * Grant that every member of the church may truly and humbly serve you; Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when O Lord my God, I will give you thanks for ever. That your Name may be glorified by all people. we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Hymn Put forth, O God, thy Spirit’s might Hymnal 521 We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons; Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments. one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms

The Holy Gospel of Mark 5:21-43 upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world; the whole world. Reader: The Holy Gospel.... All: Glory to you, Lord Christ. That there may be justice and peace on the earth.

When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake; bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named That our works may find favor in your sight. Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, “My and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble; remembrance of me.” That they may be delivered from their distress. may be made well, and live.” So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemor- Give to the departed eternal rest; Let light perpetual shine upon them. them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which rhages for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. She had heard about We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy; this for the remembrance of me.” Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, “If I May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom. Celebrant and People but touch his clothes, I will be made well.” Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. Immediately aware that power Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my The Confession of Sin The Celebrant continues clothes?” And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you; how Celebrant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. can you say, ‘Who touched me?’” He looked all around to see who had done it. But Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these down before him, and told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith 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 gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” While he was still your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead. 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, that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, Why trouble the teacher any further?” But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal the leader of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” He allowed no one to follow and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. The celebrant pronounces absolution. kingdom. All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they came to the in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wail- now and for ever. Amen. Lector: 10:00 Gail White nd now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, [in unison] A Acolyte: Koren Felder, Aiden Stewart, and Gavin Stewart

Music: Tom Lyles, Minister of Music and John Moore, Organist, and The Episcopal Church The Lord’s Prayer Said by all BCP 364 Steven Sorrell, tenor Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will Office Hours: Monday—Friday: 9 am—1 pm of the Ascension 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 1030 Johnston Street, temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 glory, for ever and ever. Amen. (337) 232-2732 www.ascensionlafayette.com

At the Breaking of the Bread Bishop Celebrant: Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; The Right Reverend Jacob W. Owensby All: Therefore let us keep the feast. Rector The Invitation to Communion The Reverend Joseph Daly The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died “Let us worship the Lord” Chaplain for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving. standing practices & expectations The Reverend Palmer Kennedy Deacon Communion Take my life, and let it be Hymnal 707 The Reverend Honey Becker Now, my tongue, the mystery telling Hymnal 331 Ascension and Coronavirus Thanksgiving and Blessing Kneeling and in unison The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost We welcome you to worship with us today! As we seek to reduce (not re- Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food June 27, 2021 of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for move) risk to our parishioners, volunteers and staff, the following standards assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your are subject to change as circumstances warrant and shall be normative until Prelude

Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the further notice. Processional Hymn O bless the Lord, my soul! Hymnal 411 work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. forever. Amen. Sunday Worship times & order All: And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen 10:00 AM Recessional Hymn Lift high the cross Hymnal 473 The Standing

Dismissal No childcare will be provided until further notice. The Gloria Glory to God Hymnal S-280 Celebrant: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. The “S” indicates Service Music found in the front section of the Hymnal

People: Thanks be to God. Service modifications include: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise Postlude The Peace of Christ shall be shared verbally without physical contact. All you for your glory.

are encouraged to place their right hand over their heart and bow to Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR: acknowledge one another with Christ’s Peace. the sin of the world: have mercy on us: you are seated at the right hand of the Fa- Our Vestry and Clergy, Pit Hesterly, Julian Christopher Buuck, Stephen, Sandie Jordan, Barbara Myers, ther: receive our prayer. Joyce McClellan, Janet Tessier, Christopher Anglin, Lynn, Charles Lutes, Gerald Delaunay, Lila, Bob Communion bread will be administered at the communion rail. King, Mary McIntosh, Frank Parratt, Karen Gallet, Lisa Bordelon, Maggie Patin, Richard, Janet, Jamie, Communicants shall receive the bread in the open palm. They may intinct For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most Ken Wade, Nita, Ryan Green, Billy Hall, Hazel, Marvin, Ainsleigh, Katie, Mary Fay Freshley, Michael High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Reed, Nicholas Blonski, Margret DeLarue, Catherine Elizabeth, Henry, Tim and Sarah, Emily Taylor, the bread in the wine. Please use hand sanitizer after receiving holy com- Lee, Alison Higginbotham, Renee Reina, Tammy Carpenter, Dr Kerri Remmel, Rebecca Jayne, James Alan Vaughn, Sawyer Billeaud, Paul, Benita, Marie Julie, Jimmy, William and Ann Shower, Laura, munion. The Collect of the Day kneeling Maddox, Curtis Melancon, Charlene, Faye V. Turner, Hedy Stevens, Louise Haddock, Lisa Karre, Fa- Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. ther Gary Schexnayder, Miller, Ann Dobie, Nagham El Karhili, Pam Capell, Kasey, Jack Larmier, David, Carlin Craig, Kasey, Sharon, Kristen, Melissa Barker, Jonathan Barker, Catherine and Charles Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles McGowen, Carol Baker, John Bateman, Arthur White, Sammy, Albert Davis, Lou Ann St. Julien, and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be Katherine Attrep, Jan and Charles, David, Thomas Rowe, Ronnie Pendergraft, Mary and Irby Olivier, joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy Farin Gougierrez, Emily Kean, Ashley Alexander, Kennedy Shuler, Christopher Hebert, Marion, Joyce temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with Harvilchuch, 0 Allan Voss, Rick Onks, Mark Buddy and Carmina, Kaytlin, Diane, Judy Herman, Ster- ling Lejeune, Aubrey Braithwaite, Sylvia Turner, Roxanne Myers, Andrew D., Mary Beth Tompkins, you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Donald Shaffer, Jack Seale, Micah and Kelly Champagne, John Baker, Diana Fay Lejerne, Hunter Watts, Steven Manual, Jerry Foster, Eddie Martin, Noelle Freeland, Bart Freeland, Martha and David First Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Mills, Alex Rabourn, John Hesterly, Alan Shaw, Donna Platt, Donna Hebert, Rob Chenoweth, Andre Lejeune, Ana Ortiz, Kathy Baker, Jill Ludin, Casey W. Elizabeth Pat Romero, Lanie, Amelia Adams, As you excel in everything-- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eager- Pat Vallery, Jim, Jane Cabes, Alicia Kramer, Lazane Frost, Todd Tauzin, friends, and family serving in ness, and in our love for you-- so we want you to excel also in this generous under- the armed services. Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Episcopal Church Women, Diocesan Altar Guild, Daugh- taking. I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your ters of the King, and St. Jules Catholic Church. (Names stay on the prayers list for three weeks unless love against the earnestness of others. For you know the generous act of our Lord otherwise requested.) Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is You can support your parish appropriate for you who began last year not only to do something but even to de- with Venmo, the app that sire to do something-- now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched The Altar Flowers are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of automatically deposits funds by completing it according to your means. For if the eagerness is there, the gift is Arthur de la Houssaye Green using your mobile device. acceptable according to what one has-- not according to what one does not have. I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a @Ascension-Lafayette