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NOTE: This liturgy is intended for personal worship purposes only and not for distribution. Any reproduction of this material for monetary purposes is illegal. SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2020 The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Worship at 11:15 a.m. All Saints Church 132 N Euclid Ave Pasadena CA 91101 626.796.1172 www.allsaints-pas.org 2 Welcome! “Whoever you are and wherever you find yourself on the journey of faith there is a place for you here.” Learn more about All Saints : allsaints-pas.org/welcome-to-asc/get-connected Prayer requests can be submitted by calling 626.583.2707 to leave a message for the Pastoral Care office or by email to [email protected] or by texting 910-839-8272 (910-TEXT-ASC) Each week we put our faith into action: Sign two petitions to Congress in remembrance of the 75th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first petition supports legislation that prohibits funds for explosive nuclear weapons testing. According to recent reports, the Trump Administration considered conducting nuclear explosion tests with top security officials. Following through on this would upend a decades long moratorium on explosive nuclear testing that would potentially trigger a global nuclear arms race. https://qrs.ly/lmbr1ap The second petition originates from the Hibakusha, survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. It is part of a worldwide petition that calls on our U.S. Federal lawmakers to pledge for global nuclear disarmament and to work towards the elimination of all nuclear weapons as we fight for a livable future for all communities around the Earth. https://qrs.ly/s4br1b2 3 We Come Together as Beloved Community at All Saints Church as a sign of what can happen outside our doors. That we can be the change our world must see. That we can Come Together as a Beloved Community in Pasadena, the nation and the world. That the human family can Come Together. Today. Donate to All Saints: allsaints-pas.org/donate If you have any questions, contact our Director of Giving, Terry Knowles at [email protected] or 626.583.2736. Our Mission Statement: We are an Episcopal Church, walking with a revolutionary Jesus, Loving without judgment Doing justice courageously Embracing life joyfully Reverently inviting all faiths and peoples into relationship For the healing and transformation of ourselves, our community, and the world. Our Core Values: Radical Inclusion Courageous Justice Ethical Stewardship Joyful Spirituality Four Foundational Goals of All Saints Church Claim our values, mission and VISION. Equip our staff to SUPPORT the work and witness of All Saints Church. Provide space that communicates radical WELCOME for all. Deepen congregational connections and INSPIRE new leadership. 4 Language In Worship: Because language has the power to shape our thinking about one another, All Saints Church makes every effort to bring the language of worship into conformity with the principles of biblical theology that affirm that the personhood of God embraces all expressions of gender lovingly and equally. Therefore, in our worship, we take our Bible readings from an inclusive language lectionary, which is often truer to original sources in references to people, and expands our concept of God beyond exclusively masculine terms. In Prayer Book liturgies we make minimal but symbolically important changes which denote our commitment to inclusive expression. Some historical texts that are widely known and loved are left unaltered. The words of the liturgy are from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. The readings are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, lectionary year A, as well as from The Message, Enfleshed, The Voice, and from Inclusive Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament published by Priests for Equality. WELCOME Mike Kinman VOLUNTARY Played by Daniel Ramon. "Badinerie" from Orchestral Suite No.2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP IN GOD’S NAME PRAYER OF MEDITATION We encourage you to use the following prayer for meditation. O God, the Creator of this beautiful planet and all that dwells in it, we now pause to remember the souls of those who perished in the atomic bombings and those who suffer from radiation even now, and join our hearts and voices together to pray for peace everywhere. May the deadly power of nuclear arsenals never be unleashed again upon your sacred creation. May such weapons of mass and indiscriminate annihilation be forever banned and eliminated from the face of the earth. Forgive our silence, O God, and enable your Church to raise its prophetic voices to speak against the madness of nuclear pursuits anywhere. Renew our commitment to be faithful stewards of your beautiful creation and vehicles of peace. In the name of Christ, our Prince of Peace. Amen. —The Rev. Nobu Hanaoka 5 MINISTRY OF THE WORD HYMN “Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies” —Words: Charles Wesley (1707–1788) Music: Ratisbon, melody from Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn, 1524 adapt. att. William Henry Havergal (1793–1870) SALUTATION Susan Russell Minister: Blessed be God: Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer. People: And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. COLLECT FOR PURITY Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. 6 GLORIA —Setting: Gloria in excelsis, Peru COLLECT OF THE DAY Susan Russell Minister: God dwells in you. People: And also in you. Minister: Let us pray. Silence is kept. Minister: Grant to us, O God, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 7 ANTHEM Sung by Youth Chamber Choir, with soloist Madeleine Haddad. Iraqi Peace Song Peace to the world. Peace to my country, my love. Peace to your dreams. Peace to your children. Underneath the whispering trees, where our sons and daughters are free; in the beauty we will see through your eyes of peace. Peace to our heart. Peace to our homeland. Peace to the World. Regards to your eye, oh homeland. Peace to my country, my love. A sweet flows liberal and respect. Moreover, how are your hopes, how is the palm tree? How are the decorations, how are the children? —Traditional Iraqi Song: arr. for chorus by Lori Tennenhouse based on the vocal arr. by Knut Reiersrud (b. 1961) LESSON Cathy Clement A Reading from Genesis (37:1–4, 12–28). This is the story of the family of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he used to accompany his siblings, the children of Bilhah and Zilpah, Jacob’s spouses, as they herded the flocks. Joseph would report on the others to Jacob while they tended the animals, always presenting them in a negative light. Now Israel doted on the youth, because he was a child of his old age; he loved Joseph more than the others. And Israel gave Joseph a richly ornamented robe. When the brothers saw that Israel loved him best, they were jealous and had nothing but words of contempt for the boy. The brothers had gone to tend the herds at Shechem. Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers are tending to the herds at Shechem. I will send you to them.” Joseph replied, “I am ready.” Israel told Joseph to see if things were going well and to report back to him. So Joseph set off from the valley of Hebron. When he arrived at Shechem and was wandering in the fields in search of the herds, someone asked, “What are you looking for?” Joseph answered, “I am looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are tending sheep?” The person said, “They have moved on. I heard them saying they were going to Dothan.” So Joseph left that place and caught up with the herd in Dothan. They saw Joseph approaching in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to murder him. They said to one another, “Here comes the dreamer. Now is our chance! Let us kill Joseph and throw his body in one of these pits. We will say a wild animal devoured him. Then we will see what becomes of Joseph’s dreams!” Reuben intervened and saved the boy from their hands, saying, “No bloodshed! Throwing him into a pit in the wilderness is one thing, but let us not lay a hand on him.” Reuben’s intention was to rescue Joseph and return him to Israel. So when Joseph came upon his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the ornamented robe he wore, and picked him up and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty, and there was no water in it. Then they sat down to eat. As they were eating they noticed an Ishmaelite caravan coming from Gilead, with loads of gum, balm and resin, on its way down to Egypt. Judah said to the others, “What is to be gained by murdering Joseph and concealing his death? Why not sell Joseph to these Ishmaelites? He is, after all, our flesh and blood, and in that way his blood will not be on our hands.” The others agreed. Meanwhile, some Midianite traders passed by, and pulled Joseph out of the pit. They sold him for eight ounces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph with them into Egypt.