Blessed be God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. The Village Church at Vinings THE SUMMARY OF THE LAW The Third Sunday afer Pentecost Minister: Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ June 13, 2021 says: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul GATHERING SONG and with all your mind. This is the frst Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken and great commandment. And the second Jesus, I my cross have taken is like it: You shall love your neighbor as All to leave and follow Thee yourself. On these two commandments Destitute, despised, forsaken depend all the Law and the Prophets. Thou from hence my all shall be Perish every fond ambition THE KYRIE (Sung) All I’ve sought or hoped or known Leader: Lord have mercy Yet how rich is my condition People: Lord have mercy God and heaven are still my own Leader: Christ have mercy People: Christ have mercy Soul, then know thy full salvation Rise o’er sin and fear and care Leader: Lord have mercy Joy to fnd in every station, People: Lord have mercy Something still to do or bear Think what Spirit dwells within thee SONG OF PRAISE Think what Father’s smiles are thine How Firm A Foundation Think that Jesus died to win thee How frm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Child of heaven, canst thou repine Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said, Haste thee on from grace to glory To you who for refuge to Jesus have fed? Armed by faith, and winged by prayer Heaven’s eternal days before thee "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, God’s own hand shall guide us there For I am thy God and will still give thee aid; Soon shall close thy earthly mission I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days stand Hope shall change to glad fruition Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand." Faith to sight, and prayer to praise Text by Henry Lyte, Music by Bill Moore When through the deep waters I call thee to go, the rivers of sorrow shall not overfow; OPENING ACCLAMATION for I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress." Celebrant: Blessed be God: the Father, the Text from Rippon’s Selection of Hymns Son, and the Holy Spirit. TUNE: FOUNDATION People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. THE COLLECT OF THE DAY O Lord, from whom all good proceeds: Grant WELCOME us the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we THE COLLECT FOR PURITY may always think those things that are good, All: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, and by your merciful guidance may all desires known, and from you no secrets are accomplish the same; through Jesus Christ hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your Amen. holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

1 THE LESSONS Upon an instrument of ten strings The Old Testament - Ezekiel 31: 1-6, 10-11 and upon the lute, 1 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on with the sound of melody upon the the frst day of the month, the word of the harp. Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: For you, Lord, have made me glad by your deeds, “Whom are you like in your greatness? and I will shout for joy because of your 3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, handiwork. with beautiful branches and forest shade, and of towering height, O Lord, how glorious are your its top among the clouds. works; your thoughts are very deep. 4 The waters nourished it;the deep made it grow tall, making its rivers fow The dull of heart does not consider this, around the place of its planting, and a fool does not understand it: sending forth its streams to all the trees of the Though the ungodly are as green as feld. the grass, and though all the workers 5 So it towered high of wickedness fourish, they shall be above all the trees of the feld; destroyed for ever; but you, Lord, its boughs grew large are the Most High for evermore. and its branches long from abundant water in its shoots. For lo, your enemies, O Lord, lo, your enemies shall 6 All the birds of the heavens perish, and all the workers of wickedness shall be made their nests in its boughs; destroyed. under its branches all the beasts of the feld gave birth to their young, But my horn shall be exalted like the horns of and under its shadow wild bulls; for I am anointed with fresh oil. lived all great nations. 10 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: My eye also shall see its desire upon my enemies, Because it towered high and set its top among and my ear shall hear with joy the end of the the clouds, and its heart was proud of its wicked who rise up against me. height, 11 I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely The righteous shall fourish like a palm tree, deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have and shall spread abroad like a cedar in cast it out. Lebanon.

Reader: The Word of the Lord Those who are planted in the house of the Lord All: Thanks be to God. shall fourish in the courts of our God.

The Response – Psalm 92 They also shall bring forth fruit in their old It is a good thing to give thanks unto age, and shall be green and full of sap, the Lord, and to sing praises unto your Name, O Most High; That they may show how upright the Lord is, To tell of your loving-kindness early in my rock, in whom there is no unrighteousness. the morning, and of your faithfulness in the night season;

2 The New Testament – 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 We expect a bright tomorrow For we know that if the tent that is our earthly All will be well home is destroyed, we have a building from Faith can sing through days of sorrow God, a house not made with hands, eternal in All is well On our Father's love relying the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, Jesus every need supplying longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if Yes in living or in dying indeed by putting it on we may not be found All must be well naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we Lyrics by Mary Bowley Peters, Music by Matthew Smith groan, being burdened—not that we would be The Gospel – Mark 4:26-34 unclothed, but that we would be further Reader: The Holy Gospel of our clothed, so that what is mortal may be Lord Jesus Christ, according to Mark swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared All: Glory to you, Lord Christ us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. 26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if 6 So we are always of good courage. We know a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 that while we are at home in the body we are He sleeps and rises night and day, and the away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. not by sight. 8 Yes, we are of good courage, 28 The earth produces by itself, frst the and we would rather be away from the body blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he are at home or away, we make it our aim to puts in the sickle, because the harvest has please him. 10 For we must all appear before come.” the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one 30 And he said, “With what can we compare may receive what is due for what he has done the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we in the body, whether good or evil. use for it? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the Reader: The Word of the Lord smallest of all the seeds on earth, 32 yet when All: Thanks be to God. it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than All Must Be Well all the garden plants and puts out large Through the love of God our Savior branches, so that the birds of the air can make All will be well nests in its shade.” Free and changeless is His favor 33 With many such parables he spoke the All is well word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34 Precious is the blood that healed us He did not speak to them without a parable, Perfect is the grace that sealed us Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us but privately to his own disciples he explained All must be well everything.

Though we pass through tribulation Reader: The Gospel of the Lord All will be well All: Praise to you, Lord Christ Ours is such a full salvation All is well SERMON Happy still in God confding Fruitful if in Christ abiding Rev. Collin Setterberg Steadfast through the Spirit's guiding All must be well

3 NICENE CREED All: Hear our prayer. All: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, For Foley, our Archbishop, and Frank, our , and for all the clergy and maker of heaven and earth, people of our Diocese and of all that is, seen and unseen. Congregation. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son Lord, in your mercy: of God, Hear our prayer. eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, For all those who proclaim the Gospel at true God from true God, home and abroad; and for all who teach begotten, not made, and disciple others. of one Being with the Father. Lord, in your mercy: Through him all things were made. Hear our prayer. For us and for our salvation For our brothers and sisters in Christ who he came down from heaven: are persecuted for their faith. by the power of the Holy Spirit Lord, in your mercy: he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and Hear our prayer. was made man. For our sake he was crucifed under Pontius For our nation, for those in authority, and for Pilate;he sufered death and was buried. On the all in public service, especially Joseph, our third day he rose again president, Brian, our Governor, and Keisha, in accordance with the Scriptures; our Mayor. he ascended into heaven Lord, in your mercy: and is seated at the right hand of the Father. Hear our prayer. He will come again in glory to judge the living and For all those who are in trouble, sorrow, need, the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. sickness, or any other adversity. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of Lord, in your mercy: life, Hear our prayer. who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and For all those who have departed this life in glorifed. the certain hope of the resurrection, in He has spoken through the Prophets. thanksgiving let us pray. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Lord, in your mercy: Church. Hear our prayer. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. Ofciant: Heavenly Father, grant these our We look for the resurrection of the dead, prayers for the sake of Jesus Christ, our only and the life of the world to come. Amen. Mediator and Advocate, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE God, now and for ever. Amen. Let us pray for the Church and for the world.

Leader: For the peace of the whole world, CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION OF SIN and for the well-being and unity of the Minister: Let us humbly confess our sins to people of God. Almighty God. Lord, in your mercy: 4 (Silence) Oh, for grace to trust Him more

All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have Oh, how sweet to trust in Jesus Just to trust His cleansing blood sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by And in simple faith to plunge me what we have done, and by what we have lef ’Neath the healing, cleansing food undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly Just from sin and self to cease repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have Just from Jesus simply taking mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in Life and rest, and joy and peace your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee your Name. Amen. Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend And I know that Thou art with me Minister: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Wilt be with me to the end who in his great mercy has promised Lyrics by Louisa M. R. Stead, Music by William J. Kirkpatrick forgiveness of sins to all those who sincerely repent and with true faith turn to him, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confrm and strengthen DOXOLOGY you in all goodness, and bring you to Praise God, from whom all blessings fow; everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Amen. Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. THE COMFORTABLE WORDS THE GREAT THANKSGIVING THE PEACE Celebrant: The Lord be with you. Minister: The Peace of the Lord be always All: And with your spirit. with you. Lif up your hearts. All: And with your Spirit. We lif them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. ANNOUNCEMENTS It is right to give him thanks and praise.

THE OFFERTORY It is right, our duty and our joy, always and You can give everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Online: www.villagechurchvinings.org/giving By Mail: 2451 Cumberland Pkwy, Suite Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who on the #3268, , GA 30339 frst day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus opened to us the way of everlasting life. ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus Just to take Him at His Word Therefore we praise you, joining our voices Just to rest upon His promise with Angels and Archangels and with all the And to know, “Thus saith the Lord" company of heaven, who forever sing this Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus 5 THE SANCTUS praise and thanksgiving, and we ofer you All: Holy, Holy, Holy, these gifs. Lord God of power and might, Sanctify them by your Word and Holy Spirit heaven and earth are full of your glory. to be for your people the Body and Blood of Hosanna in the highest. your Son Jesus Christ. Sanctify us also, that Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the we may worthily receive this holy Sacrament, Lord. Hosanna in the highest. and be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us and we in him. In the fullness of THE PRAYER OF CONSECRATION time, put all things in subjection under your Celebrant: Holy and gracious Father: In your Christ, and bring us with all your saints into infnite love you made us for yourself; and the joy of your heavenly kingdom, where we when we had sinned against you and become shall see our Lord face to face. subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: sent your only Son Jesus Christ into the world By him, and with him, and in him, in the for our salvation. By the Holy Spirit and the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory is Virgin Mary he became fesh and dwelt yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. among us. In obedience to your will, he All: Amen. stretched out his arms upon the Cross and ofered himself once for all, that by his sufering and death we might be saved. By his resurrection he broke the bonds of death, THE LORD’S PRAYER trampling Hell and Satan under his feet. As Celebrant: And now as our Savior Christ our great high priest, he ascended to your has taught us, we are bold to pray: right hand in glory, that we might come with confdence before the throne of grace. All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed On the night that he was betrayed, our Lord be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this given thanks, he broke it, and gave it to his day our daily bread. And forgive us our disciples, saying, “Take, eat; this is my Body, trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, which is given for you: Do this in but deliver us from evil. For thine is the remembrance of me.” kingdom,and the power, and the glory, for Likewise, afer supper, Jesus took the cup, and ever and ever. Amen. when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my THE FRACTION Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for Celebrant: Alleluia. Christ our Passover you, and for many, for the forgiveness of sins: Lamb has been sacrifced, once for all upon Whenever you drink it, do this in the Cross. remembrance of me.” All: Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: THE MINISTRATION OF COMMUNION All: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will Rock of Ages come again. Rock of Ages, clef for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Celebrant: We celebrate the memorial of our Let the water and the blood, redemption, O Father, in this sacrifce of From Thy wounded side which fowed, Be of sin the double cure, 6 Save from wrath and make me pure. Are you a frst time visitor? Please visit this page to get connected. Not the labor of my hands Can fulfll Thy law’s demands; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever fow, All for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone. Meeting Location: Nothing in my hand I bring, Collins Memorial UMC Simply to Thy cross I cling; 2220 Bolton Rd NW Naked, come to Thee for dress; Atlanta, GA 30318 Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Mailing Address: Foul, I to the fountain fy; Village Church Vinings Wash me, Savior, or I die. 2451 Cumberland Pkwy, Ste 3268 Atlanta, GA 30339 While I draw this feeting breath, When my eyes shall close in death, The Village Church at Vinings When I rise to worlds unknown, www.villagechurchvinings.org And behold Thee on Thy throne, Rock of Ages, clef for me, Let me hide myself in Thee. Staf Members By Augustus Toplady THE POST COMMUNION PRAYER All: Heavenly Father, We thank you for feeding us Rector: Rev. Collin Setterberg [email protected] with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; Parish Admin: Rebecca Daniel and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we [email protected] are living members of the body of your Son, and Director of Music: Sean Crawford heirs of your eternal Kingdom. [email protected] And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, Music & Sound Technician: Clint Meador to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of [email protected] Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Vestry Members: Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. Laney Ey Josh Hall THE BLESSING Rich McCoy Josh Rowan Schroder Voyles THE DISMISSAL Jef Williams Celebrant: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia. Bishop: The Most Rev. Foley Beach Assisting Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Dr. All: Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia. Diocese: The Anglican Diocese of the South

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