Saint Luke’s EPISCOPAL CHURCH Birmingham, Alabama The Word Morning Prayer with Communion August 29, 2021 X 9:00AM

The congregation’s responses are in bold. Children of every age are welcome.

PRELUDE THE INVITATORY and PSALTER BCP 80 Graves Into Gardens Lord, open our lips. All Sing People And our mouth shall proclaim your praise. CCLI # 7138219 / Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, and Tiffany Hammer / © 2019 Maverick City Publishing Worldwide (Admin. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy by Heritage Worship Publishing), Bethel Music Publishing, and Remaining portion is unaffiliated Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia. Children 3K - 3rd Grade are invited to follow the Crucifer to Sunday School. VENITE BCP 82

OPENING SONG Come, let us sing to the Lord; * let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. Jireh Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving * All Sing and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. CCLI # 7164826 / Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Naomi Raine, and Steven Furtick / © 2020 Be Essential Songs (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing For the Lord is a great God, * LLC), Upside Dow Music by Elevation Worship Publishing (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) and Remaining portion is unaffiliated and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the caverns of the earth, * OPENING SENTENCES BCP 78 and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, * The hour is coming, and now is, when the true wor- and his hands have molded the dry land. shipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. John 4:23 Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, * and kneel before the Lord our Maker. CONFESSION of SIN BCP 79 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. and the sheep of his hand. * Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice! you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, Please be seated. and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you THE FIRST LESSON Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. Moses said: So now, Israel, give heed to the statutes For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and ordinances that I am teaching you to observe, so and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and that you may live to enter and occupy the land that walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. You must neither add anything to what I command ‘This people honors me with their lips, you nor take away anything from it, but keep the com- but their hearts are far from me; mandments of the Lord your God with which I am in vain do they worship me, charging you. teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ You abandon the commandment of God and hold to You must observe them diligently, for this will show human tradition.” your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, “Surely this Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Lis- great nation is a wise and discerning people!” For what ten to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing other great nation has a god so near to it as the Lord outside a person that by going in can defile, but the our God is whenever we call to him? And what other things that come out are what defile.” For it is from great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this within, from the human heart, that evil intentions entire law that I am setting before you today? come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as nei- folly. All these evil things come from within, and they ther to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to defile a person.” let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children’s The Word of the Lord. children. People Thanks be to God.

The Word of the Lord. THE SERMON People Thanks be to God. The Rev. Richmond R. Webster SONG GREETING & ANNOUNCEMENTS Authority All Sing Text To Give (205) 576-4100 CCLI # 7134513 / Brooke Ligertwood, Chris Brown, Scott Ligertwood, and Steven Furtick / © 2020 Music by Elevation Worship Publishing (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) and Remaining portion is unaffiliated

THE SECOND LESSON Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 When the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had OFFERTORY SONG come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they no- Fresh Wind ticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled All Sing hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Phari- CCLI# 7166857 / Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood, David Ware, and Matt sees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly Crocker / © 2020 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the CMG Publishing) elders; and they do not eat anything from the market THE APOSTLES' CREED BCP 96 unless they wash it; and there are also many other All stand traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, I believe in God, the Father almighty, and bronze kettles.) So the Pharisees and the scribes creator of heaven and earth. asked him, “Why do your disciples not live accord- ing to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. hands?” He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit about you hypocrites, as it is written, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, MORNING COLLECTS BCP 98 was crucified, died, and was buried. We pray this day for all those in any need of you, for He descended to the dead. any who are alone or sick or sad. We pray for those On the third day he rose again. living in fear, or frustration. We pray for healing and He ascended into heaven, peace. We pray for those on our published prayer list, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. especially Dawn DeGweck, Jim Ganser, Francis Ha- He will come again to judge the living and the dead. gan, Jane Hodges, Susan Isbill, Jessie Key, Juanita Tant, I believe in the Holy Spirit, Fred Tyson, and Donna Vaughan. We pray for those the holy catholic Church, who have died, especially Valencia May and Charlotte the communion of saints, E. Thorogood. the forgiveness of sins, Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before the resurrection of the body, he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and and the life everlasting. Amen. Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thank- THE PRAYERS BCP 97 fully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; The Lord be with you. and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen. People And also with you. Let us pray. The Gifts of God for the people of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving. Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily COMMUNION MUSIC bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive Good Good Father those who trespass against us. And lead us not into All Sing temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine CCLI# 7036612 / Anthony Brown and Pat Barrett / 2014 © Pat Barrett Music (Admin. by Joseph Barrett) and Remaining portion is unaffiliated is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. THE GENERAL THANKSGIVING Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your un- V. Show us your mercy, O Lord; worthy servants give you humble thanks for all your R. And grant us your salvation. goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom V. Clothe your ministers with righteousness; you have made. We bless you for our creation, pres- R. Let your people sing with joy. ervation, and all the blessings of this life; but above V. Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of R. For only in you can we live in safety. the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means V. Lord, keep this nation under your care; of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, R. And guide us in the way of justice and truth. give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your V. Let your way be known upon earth; praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by R. Your saving health among all nations. giving up our selves to your service,and by walking V. Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; R. Nor the hope of the poor be taken away. through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you V. Create in us clean hearts, O God; and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout R. And sustain us with your Holy Spirit. all ages. Amen. THE BLESSING Clergy and Staff Rt. Rev. Dr. Glenda Curry, Bishop of Alabama CLOSING SONG The Rev. Richmond R. Webster,Rector Believe For It The Rev. David Hall,Associate Rector The Rev. Corey Jones,Associate Rector All Sing The Rev. Rebecca S. DeBow,Priest Affiliate CCLI# 7169164 / CeCe Winans, Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, and Mitch Wong The Rev. Dr. Maurice L. Goldsmith,Priest Affiliate © 2021 Fair Trade Tunes (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music Publishing LLC]), From The Void (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential The Rev. Dr. Stephen McWhorter,Priest Affiliate Music Publishing LLC]), and Remaining portion is unaffiliated The Rev. Dr. Mark LaGory,Deacon The Rev. Katy Smith,Deacon THE DISMISSAL BCP 102 Mr. Shaun Pezant, Artist in Residence Dr. Philip Copeland, Choral Director Deacon Let us bless the Lord. Mr. Jamie McLemore, Organist People Thanks be to God. Vestry

Please feel free to share your joys or concerns with a member of the Prayer Team. If you The Rev. Richmond R. Webster,Rector have a prayer request please contact Sandy Porter at 205-802-6207 or sporter@saint- lukes.com. Copies of the prayer list are on the table in the Communication Stations and Class of 2021 in the weekly church emails. Rebecca Eubanks, Communication and SLDS Sermon Notes Trippe Gray, Facility Management Norman Jetmundsen, Sr. Warden Norman Tynes, Adult Education Scarlett Simmons, Jr. Warden and Youth Ministry Class of 2022 Reed Avant, Children and Family Ministry Ann Johnson, Founders Place/MACE/Outreach Bill Pitts, Finance Krislin Smith, Pastoral Care and Communications Wayne Trucks, Jr. Warden/Worship/Facility Management Class of 2023 David Kimberlin, COVID-19 Allyson Mouron, Worship and Events Susan Silverstein, New Members and Adult Education Beth Wilder, Outreach and Communication Turner Williams, Finance Appointed Members William Nicrosi, Treasurer Kevin Collins, Clerk Vestry Meetings are held the last Monday of each month from 6:00-7:00pm. Vestry meetings are open to the members of Saint Luke’s unless in Executive Session.