Agnus Dei Sung by all. Hymnal, S 158 The Sick and those in need: Larry P., Ed C., Nellie, Peggy, Daria, Peter, St. George’s Episcopal Church Theresa, Gail, Robert T., Richard, Jessica, Christian, Jesse, Barbara A., in the heart of the historic Stockade District O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Judith S, Marasella, Bob K, John C., Rebecca, James, Bill, and Judith. have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Birthdays: Pauline Holmes 8/6 have mercy upon us. Anniversaries: Owen & Jean Greenspan 8/5 O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace. Morning Prayer: Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. Evening Prayer: Tuesday & Thursday 5:00 p.m. The Prayer of Humble Access Said by all. We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in PARISH NOTICES our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art Refreshments will be served outdoors on the Great Hall patio. Please join the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us us for a time of fellowship. therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. MUMS SALE! Put in your order now! $9 each, 2 for $16. You can find an order form in the back of the church. Place in offering or contact the office at [email protected] The Invitation to Communion Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God. Behold him who takest Little Red Wagon Sunday/ SICM collection: We are taking donations of away the sins of the world. non perishable food for our next collection on August 8. Hearty soups, People: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under healthy snacks, pasta, hygiene items, etc. Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, 1 August 2021 my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed. Lammas Day SICM Summer Lunch St George’s has once again accepted a one-week Communion Verse The bread that I will give is my flesh; which I will give assignment from Monday, August 16th to Friday, August 20th to assist Holy Eucharist — Rite I, for the life of the world,” says the Lord. SICM in its annual summer lunch program at Wallingford Park, 5th and Con- The Rev’d Canon Matthew Stromberg, Celebrant gress Streets from 12:30 to 1:00. Dr Brian J. Taylor AAGO, Director of Music Ministry Post-Communion Prayer Prayer Book p. 339 Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that thou All On The Same Page “The Invention of Nature” by Andrea Wulf, a non- dost feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most fiction read about a groundbreaking Prussian scientist who was the first to Mass Setting: Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena Healey Willan 1880–1968 precious Body and Blood of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and dost as- document the disastrous effects of human abuse of the natural world. August Procession 302 Father, we thank thee who hast planted Rendee a Dieu sure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; and that we are 15th following Mass. very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, the blessed Introit Give thanks to the Lord; make known his deed among the peoples, company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through hope, of thy Sing to him and speak of all his marvelous works. He satisfied his people with everlasting kingdom. And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so Theology Book Study In The Challenge of Jesus, a Bishop in the Church of bread from heaven. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, England and one of the most respected Biblical scholars of his generation, Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity Prayer Book p. 323 and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; N.T. Wright, poses a double-edged challenge: to grow in our understanding through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, Summary of the Law Prayer Book p. 324 be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen. of the historical Jesus within the Palestinian world of the first century, and to follow Jesus more faithfully into the world of the twenty-first century. Read Kyrie eleison Hymnal, S 91 Blessing & Dismissal Prayer Book p. 339 the book and join us for a discussion, Saturday 8/28 9:30 am Lord have mercy upon us (3x) Procession 690 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah Cwn Rhondda Christ have mercy upon us (3x) Lord have mercy upon us (3x) Shape Note Singing All are welcome to sing in the Great Hall every week, sometimes on Saturday afternoons and sometimes on Wednesday evenings. Master of Ceremonies, Thurifer: David Kennison For the complete schedule or more information, please contact Tarik Wareh Gloria in excelsis Hymnal, S 202 Cantor: Jeff Wengrovius or visit albanysacredharp.org Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We Acolytes: Anne Kennison, J.J. Moran praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Greeter: Meg Hughes The Stockade Art Show is being planned for 9/11 this year. St. George’s Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lector: Tarik Wareh plans to once again host a café and church tours. Please save the date. If you Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, think you might be available to assist with preparations or on the day itself, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive Altar guild: Barb Wengrovius our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have Counters: Jeff Wengrovius, Meg Hughes please speak with our Director of Music Ministry, Dr. Brian J. Taylor mercy upon us.For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, Sacristan: Alice Polumbo 8/1, David & Anne Kennison 8/8 ([email protected]) O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Fa- ther. Amen

3O N Ferry Street At the end of the month we will start over with this prayer list, if you would like The Collect of the Day a name included contact [email protected] Schenectady NY, 12305 Website: www.Stgeorgesschenectady.org O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy Church, Email: [email protected] and, because it cannot continue in safety without thy succor, preserve it ever- more by thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and Phone: 518-374-3163 reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen The First Lesson Please be seated Exodus 16:2-4,9-15 saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us ed into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father: And he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to ma- kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, wilderness. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of turity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. We must no longer be chil- and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; Who the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; dren, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in spake by the Prophets: And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from Church: I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins: And I hunger.” look for the Resurrection of the dead: And the Life of the world to come. Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it Amen. each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body's growth in The Prayers of the People Please kneel. Prayer Book p. 328 test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not.” building itself up in love. Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, ‘Draw Lector The Word of the Lord The Confession & Absolution Said by all. Prayer Book p. 330 near to the Lord, for he has heard your complaining.’“ And as Aaron spoke to the People Thanks be to God. Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, maker of all things, whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked toward the wilderness, and the glo- judge of all men: We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and ry of the Lord appeared in the cloud. The Lord spoke to Moses and said, “I have wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed, heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine Majesty, provoking most and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, and the Lord your God.’“ are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a Cantor : O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands; serve the Lord with gladness grievous unto us; the burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, layer of dew around the camp. When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of The Holy Gospel Please stand. John 6:24-35 have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jesus the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground. When the Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may ever here- Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what Celebrant The Lord be with you. after serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honor and glory of thy it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.” People And with thy spirit. Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Lector The Word of the Lord. Celebrant The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to The Peace People Thanks be to God. Saint John Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People Glory be to thee, O Lord. People And with thy spirit. Psalm 78:23-29 Attendite, popule The next day, when the people who remained after the feeding of the five thou- sand saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got Greeting & Announcements into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, Blessing of Bread when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of Offertory Verse: The statutes of the Lord are right and rejoice the heart; 23 So he commanded the clouds above * the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb; by them is thy servant taught. and opened the doors of heaven. for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God 24 He rained down manna upon them to eat * the Father has set his seal.” Then they said to him, “What must we do to per- Offertory Hymn 339 Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness Schmucke Dich and gave them grain from heaven. form the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that 25 So mortals ate the bread of angels; * you believe in him whom he has sent.” So they said to him, “What sign are you Sursum corda Hymnal, S 112 he provided for them food enough. R going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are Celebrant The Lord be with you 26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens * you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, People And with thy spirit. and led out the south wind by his might. ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” Then Jesus said to them, “Very tru- Celebrant Lift up your hearts. 27 He rained down flesh upon them like dust * ly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is and winged birds like the sand of the sea. People We lift them up unto the Lord. my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is Celebrant Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. 28 He let it fall in the midst of their camp * that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to People It is meet and right so to do. and round about their dwellings. R him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 29 So they ate and were well filled, * Preface: Prayer Book p. 333 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be Sanctus & Benedictus Sung by all. Hymnal, S 114 for he gave them what they craved. R hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts: Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. The Second Lesson Ephesians 4:1-16 Heaven and earth are full of thy Glory. People Praise be to thee, O Christ. Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing The Sermon The Rector Hosanna in the highest. with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in The Nicene Creed Said by all, standing. Prayer Book p. 326 the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, Eucharistic Prayer I Prayer Book p. 335 And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the The Lord’s Prayer Sung by all. Hymnal, S 119 all, who is above all and through all and in all. But each of us was given grace ac- only-begotten Son of God; Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God cording to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people." (When it says, of one substance with the Father; By whom all things were made: Who come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incar- daily bread. and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who tres- of the earth? He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the nate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man: And was pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. heavens, so that he might fill all things.) The gifts he gave were that some would be crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures: And ascend- apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the Amen.