Come and Join Us this Sunday, August 13th, The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, for our Holy Eucharist Service. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. For those of you who are joining us from Home, please join us via the Church’s Zoom Link or on our Facebook Page. Come Celebrate Christ with Us.

The Collect:

Grant to us, Lord, 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.

Psalm: Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b

¹ Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name; *
       make known his deeds among the peoples.
² Sing to him, sing praises to him, *
       and speak of all his marvelous works.
³ Glory in his holy Name; *
       let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
⁴ Search for the Lord and his strength; *
       continually seek his face.
⁵ Remember the marvels he has done, *
       his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
⁶ O offspring of Abraham his servant, *
       O children of Jacob his chosen.
¹⁶ Then he called for a famine in the land *
       and destroyed the supply of bread.
¹⁷ He sent a man before them, *
       Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
¹⁸ They bruised his feet in fetters; *
       his neck they put in an iron collar.
¹⁹ Until his prediction came to pass, *
       the word of the Lord tested him.
²⁰ The king sent and released him; *
       the ruler of the peoples set him free.
²¹ He set him as a master over his household,
       as a ruler over all his possessions,
²² To instruct his princes according to his will
       and to teach his elders wisdom.
⁴⁵ Hallelujah!

Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33

²²Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. ²³And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, ²⁴but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them.²⁵And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea.²⁶But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. ²⁷But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” ²⁸Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” ²⁹He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. ³⁰But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” ³¹Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” ³²When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. ³³And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Saturday, August 12th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Come Join Us this Sunday, August 6th, along with other Congregations, for our yearly ‘Mass in the Grass’ Service at Timber Linn Memorial Park. The Service begins at 10:30 AM at Timber Linn Memorial Park, located next to the Albany Airport, off of Interstate 5. This Service will not be Streamed and is In-Person only. Bulletin Link Below. Please remember to bring a Chair or Blanket to sit on at the service. There will be a Potluck Lunch afterwards with Hot Dogs and Buns provided, so feel free to bring a Side Dish to Share. Come Join Us this Sunday in the Park, to Worship the Lord.

Come and Join Us this Sunday, July 30th, The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, for our Holy Eucharist Service. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. For those of you who are joining us from Home, please join us via the Church’s Zoom Link or on our Facebook Page. Come Celebrate Christ with Us.

The Collect:

O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 29:15-28

Psalm: Psalm 105:1-11, 45b

¹ Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name; *
       make known his deeds among the peoples.
² Sing to him, sing praises to him, *
       and speak of all his marvelous works.
³ Glory in his holy Name; *
       let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
⁴ Search for the Lord and his strength; *
       continually seek his face.
⁵ Remember the marvels he has done, *
       his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
⁶ O offspring of Abraham his servant, *
       O children of Jacob his chosen.
⁷ He is the Lord our God; *
       his judgments prevail in all the world.
⁸ He has always been mindful of his covenant, *
       the promise he made for a thousand generations:
⁹ The covenant he made with Abraham, *
       the oath that he swore to Isaac,
¹⁰ Which he established as a statute for Jacob, *
       an everlasting covenant for Israel,
¹¹ Saying, “To you will I give the land of Canaan *
       to be your allotted inheritance.”
^45b Hallelujah!

Epistle: Romans 8:26-39

Gospel: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

³¹He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; ³²it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” ³³He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

⁴⁴“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. ⁴⁵“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; ⁴⁶on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. ⁴⁷“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind; ⁴⁸when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad. ⁴⁹So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous ⁵⁰and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ⁵¹“Have you understood all this?” They answered, “Yes.” ⁵²And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Come and Join Us this Sunday, July 23rd, The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, for our Holy Eucharist Service. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. For those of you who are joining us from Home, please join us via the Church’s Zoom Link or on our Facebook Page. Come Celebrate Christ with Us.

The Collect:

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 28:10-19a

Psalm: Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23 or Wisdom of Solomon 12:13,16-19

¹ Lord, you have searched me out and known me; *
       you know my sitting down and my rising up;
       you discern my thoughts from afar.
² You trace my journeys and my resting-places *
       and are acquainted with all my ways.
³ Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, *
       but you, O Lord, know it altogether.
⁴ You press upon me behind and before *
       and lay your hand upon me.
⁵ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; *
       it is so high that I cannot attain to it.
⁶ Where can I go then from your Spirit? *
       where can I flee from your presence?
⁷ If I climb up to heaven, you are there; *
       if I make the grave my bed, you are there also.
⁸ If I take the wings of the morning *
       and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
⁹ Even there your hand will lead me *
       and your right hand hold me fast.
¹⁰ If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, *
       and the light around me turn to night,”
¹¹ Darkness is not dark to you;
   the night is as bright as the day; *
       darkness and light to you are both alike.
²² Search me out, O God, and know my heart; *
       try me and know my restless thoughts.
²³ Look well whether there be any wickedness in me *
       and lead me in the way that is everlasting.

Epistle: Romans 8:12-25

Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Come and Join Us this Sunday, July 16th, The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, for our Holy Eucharist Service. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. For those of you who are joining us from Home, please join us via the Church’s Zoom Link or on our Facebook Page. Come Celebrate Christ with Us.

The Collect:

O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 25:19-34

Psalm: Psalm 119:105-112

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lantern to my feet *
       and a light upon my path.
¹⁰⁶ I have sworn and am determined *
       to keep your righteous judgments.
¹⁰⁷ I am deeply troubled; *
       preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word.
¹⁰⁸ Accept, O Lord, the willing tribute of my lips, *
       and teach me your judgments.
¹⁰⁹ My life is always in my hand, *
       yet I do not forget your law.
¹¹⁰ O The wicked have set a trap for me, *
       but I have not strayed from your commandments.
¹¹¹ Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; *
       truly, they are the joy of my heart.
¹¹² I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes *
       for ever and to the end.

Epistle: Romans 8:1-11

Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Come Join Us this Sunday, July 9th, The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, for our Holy Eucharist Service. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. For those of you who are joining us from Home, please join us via the Church’s Zoom Link or on our Facebook Page. Come Celebrate with Us.

The Collect:

O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

Psalm: Psalm 45:11-18

¹¹ “Hear, O daughter; consider and listen closely; *
       forget your people and your father’s house.
¹² The king will have pleasure in your beauty; *
       he is your master; therefore do him honor.
¹³ The people of Tyre are here with a gift; *
       the rich among the people seek your favor.”
¹⁴ All glorious is the princess as she enters; *
       her gown is cloth-of-gold.
¹⁵ In embroidered apparel she is brought to the king; *
       after her the bridesmaids follow in procession.
¹⁶ With joy and gladness they are brought, *
       and enter into the palace of the king.
¹⁷ “In place of fathers, O king, you shall have sons; *
       you shall make them princes over all the earth.
¹⁸ I will make your name to be remembered
   from one generation to another; *
       therefore nations will praise you for ever and ever.”

Epistle: Romans 7:15-25a

Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

¹⁶“But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, ¹⁷‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ ¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’;¹⁹the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

²⁵At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; ²⁶yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. ²⁷All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ²⁸“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Come Join Us this Sunday, July 2nd, The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, for our Holy Eucharist Service and Celebration of Independence Day. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. For those of you who are joining us from Home, please join us via the Church’s Zoom Link or on our Facebook Page. Come Celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day with Us.

The Collect for the Nation BCP page 258

Lord God Almighty, you have made all the peoples of the
earth for your glory, to serve you in freedom and in peace:
Give to the people of our country a zeal for justice and the
strength of forbearance, that we may use our liberty in
accordance with your gracious will; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Readings:

A Reading from The Mayflower Compact by William Bradford
November 11, 1620

Declaration of Independence (Opening)

ABIGAIL ADAMS TO JOHN ADAMS March 31, 1776

ABIGAIL ADAMS TO JOHN ADAMS May 7, 1776

“We do not want any other piece of land,” 1851

(Record of the meeting between representatives of the United States
Government and the Santiam Band of the Kallapooya Tribe of Indians)

A reading from Frederick Douglass.
THE CHURCH AND PREJUDICE
(Speech delivered at the Plymouth County Anti-Slavery Society
November 4, 1841)

Abraham Lincoln Second Inaugural Address
Washington, D.C. March 4, 1865

Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48

Come Join Us this Sunday, June 25th, The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, for our Holy Eucharist Service and Celebration of Our Patronal Festival for Saint Alban’s Day. Our Service begins at 9:30 AM. For those of you who are joining us from Home, please join us via the Church’s Zoom Link or on our Facebook Page. Come Celebrate St. Alban’s Day with Us.

The Collect:

Eternal Father,
when the gospel of Christ first came to England
you gloriously confirmed the faith of Alban
by making him the first to win a martyr’s crown:
grant that, following his example
and strengthened by his fellowship,
we may worship you, the living God,
and give true witness to Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Wisdom of Solomon: Wisdom 3.1-9

Psalm: Psalm 31:1-5

1 In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge;
let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness.
2 Incline your ear to me;
make haste to deliver me.
3 Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe,
for you are my crag and my stronghold;
for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me.
4 Take me out of the net that they have secretly set for me,
for you are my tower of strength.
5 Into your hands I commend my spirit,
for you have redeemed me,
O LORD, O God of truth.

First Letter of John: 1 John 3:13-16

Gospel: Matthew 10:34-42