The 14 The Lord is faithful in all his words * were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the Church of and merciful in all his deeds. power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was Bethesda-by-the-Sea 15 The Lord upholds all those who fall; * made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered he lifts up those who are bowed down. death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with 16 The eyes of all wait upon you, OLord , * the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the and you give them their food in due season. Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his 17 You open wide your hand * kingdom will have no end. Welcome to the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. and satisfy the needs of every living creature. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from We encourage everyone to wear a mask; we require those who are not vaccinated to wear a mask. 18 The Lord is righteous in all his ways * the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and and loving in all his works. glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic Holy Eucharist † 8:00 a.m. 19 The Lord is near to those who call upon him, * and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of Ninth Sunday after Pentecost | Proper 12 | July 25, 2021 to all who call upon him faithfully. sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. The congregation stands as the Gospel is introduced. Amen. Prelude Gospel John 6:1-21 Prayers of the People: Form III The Word of God Deacon The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ Officiant Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church; People Celebrant Blessed be the one, holy, and living God. according to John. That we all may be one. People Officiant People Glory to God for ever and ever. Glory to you, Lord Christ. Grant that every member of the Church may truly Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of and humbly serve you; Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that People That your Name may be glorified by all people. no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there Officiant We pray for Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Peter, your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When our Bishop; and the clergy of this parish. We pray for holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, all bishops, priests, and deacons; Gloria “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” He said this to test him, People That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Six Sacraments. heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” Officiant We pray for Joe, our President; Ron, our Governor; we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a and the Mayor and members of the Town Council. God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone so many people?” Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a nations of the world; are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. People That there may be justice and peace on the earth. Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed Officiant Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake; them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. People That our works may find favor in your sight. Salutation and Collect of the Day When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left Officiant We remember all those who are—or recently have The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. over, so that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up, and from the been— hospitalized. We pray for all those on our O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled parish prayer list, and for others we name silently strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began or aloud. Have compassion on those who suffer from with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.” When any grief or trouble; that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make People That they may be delivered from their distress. and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. When evening Officiant We pray for all who have died and for those we now The congregation is seated. came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across name silently or aloud. Give to the departed eternal rest. Lesson 2 Kings 4:42-44 the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to People Let light perpetual shine upon them. A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing food from the first fruits to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When Officiant We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy; the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the People May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom. Elisha said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.” But his servant said, sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, Officiant Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. “How can I set this before a hundred people?” So he repeated, “Give it to the “It is I; do not be afraid.” Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and Silence. The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect. people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going. Lord, hear the prayers of your people; and what we some left.’” He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. have asked faithfully, grant that we may obtain the word of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. effectually, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Homily The Rev. Margaret McGhee A brief period of silence follows the Homily. Please stand when the celebrant stands for the Creed. Confession of Sin and Absolution (congregation kneeling) Psalm 145:10-19 (in unison) Nicene Creed Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. 10 All your works praise you, O Lord, * We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and your faithful servants bless you. Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, of all that is — seen and unseen. word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We 11 They make known the glory of your kingdom * have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as and speak of your power; We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.