The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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1 Welcome to A Progressive Community Loving God, Serving Others, Journeying Together The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 20 September 22, a.m. service begins on page 3 10 a.m. service begins on page 17 Here you will find an energized and inclusive community of people seeking God s reconciling and transforming presence in their lives. Grace St. Paul s is a safe place to connect your spirit without disconnecting your mind. Experience Christ s love in a diverse congregation that celebrates individual gifts. Participate in liturgies that are rich and innovative. Take part in spiritual formation for all ages. Reach out to the world and act for social justice. We welcome you to share in this joyful journey!

2 About Today s Services Altar Flowers Today s altar flowers are given to the glory of God and for the beauty of the worship service. If you would like to dedicate flowers, please call the church office at Service Participants, 8 a.m. Assisting Clergy: The Rev. Joe Fitzgerald Lectors: Bob Cummings, Lois Mervyn Gospel in Spanish: Heather Williams Chalice: Kay Bigglestone, Ann Schlumberger Acolyte: Mark Bigglestone Altar Guild: Kay Bigglestone Ushers: Robin Beelen, Robert Rosenberg, Peggy Scott, Heather Williams Service Participants, 10 a.m. Assisting Clergy: The Rev. Joe Fitzgerald Subdeacon: Eric Carr Lectors: James Neeley, B.J. Bower Gospel in Spanish: James Callegary Chalice: Richard & Mary Ann Miya, Terry Rosato, Willie Schlentz Server: Minda Dettman Crucifer: Rachel Whitaker Torches: Fiona Fischer, George Ballenger Ushers: Marilyn Abraham, Jay Elliston, Jean Marie Smart, Jim Zuelow Altar Guild: Nancy Barton, Jean Marie Smart Greeters: Eric Carr, Sue Pierce Listings of lay ministers are subject to last-minute changes after the bulletin is printed. CHILDCARE We offer childcare for all ages beginning at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays. If you d like childcare provided for any other church event, please contact the church office at NURSERY Nursery care is available for children ages 3 and under from 9:45-11:45 a.m. on Sundays. COVER ART: Merchant taking accounts, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. Original source: East Adams Street Tucson, Arizona Visit us on the Web: Phone (520) Fax (520) Emergency Pastoral Care (520) Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-noon The Rev. Steve Keplinger, Rector: Rector@grace-stpauls.org The Rev. Debbie Royals, Assistant Rector: debroyals@yahoo.com Rosalind Garcia: Rosalind.Garcia@grace-stpauls.org KiKi Fenik: ParishAdmin@grace-stpauls.org David Wachter: gsp1@dakotacom.net Weekly Worship Monday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Drop-in Spiritual Direction Sunday 8 a.m. Communion Service 10 a.m. Communion Service Tuesday 6 p.m. Evening Prayer (1 st Tuesday of month includes Communion) 7 p.m. Meditation Group Wednesday 7 a.m. Communion Service Thursday 5:30 p.m. Spirit Now Service

3 8 a.m. Communion Service The Rev. Steve Keplinger, Celebrant You are invited to sit toward the front and center of the church for this service. Hymn numbers refer to The Hymnal 1982 (blue) or Wonder, Love, and Praise (green) in your pew racks. Please remember to silence your electronic devices. The Liturgy of the Word Prelude Antiphon III Marcel Dupré Greeting and Announcements Processional Hymn O holy city, seen of John (Blue) No. 583 (stanzas 1-2) Opening Acclamation The Opening Acclamation is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer, p Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be God s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. -3-

4 Collect for Purity People and Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Savior. Amen. Gloria in Excelsis Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God s people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. The Collect of the Day The Collect of the Day is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer, p Silence May God be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Grant us, God, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. -4-

5 A Reading from Amos [8:4-12] Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, saying, When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practice deceit with false balances, buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat. YHWH has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their deeds. Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who lives in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like Please be seated. the Nile of Egypt? On that day, says YHWH, I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight. I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day. The time is surely coming, says YHWH, when I will send a famine on the land; not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of YHWH. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of YHWH, but they shall not find it. Reader: Psalm 113 Hear what the Spirit is saying to God s People. Thanks be to God. 1 Hallelujah! Rejoice, you who love GOD; * praise the Name of the HOLY ONE. 2 Blessed be the Name of GOD * from this time forth for evermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down, * let GOD S Holy Name be praised. 4 GOD is exalted above all nations * and glorified above the heavens. 5 Who is like our GOD, who fills the heavens * yet abides among the peoples of the earth? 6 God raises the weak from the dust * and lifts up the poor from the rubble. 7 God makes them dwell in abundance, * with just and generous hearts. 8 God makes the people of a childless house * to be joyful parents of children. -5- The Psalm is read responsively by whole verse.

6 A Reading from 1 Timothy [2:1-7] First of all, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself a ransom for all this was attested at the right time. For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. Reader: Sequence Music Hear what the Spirit is saying to God s People. Thanks be to God. A Reading from the Holy Gospel [Luke 16:1-13] Deacon: Diácono: Pueblo: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Christ. Santo Evangelio de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo, según Lucas. Gloria a ti, Cristo! Jesus said to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer. Then the manager said to himself, What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes. So, summoning his master s debtors one by one, he asked the first, How much do you owe my master? He answered, A hundred jugs of olive oil. He said to him, Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty. Then he asked another, And how much do you owe? He replied, A hundred containers of Please stand, as you are able. wheat. He said to him, Take your bill and make it eighty. And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes. Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own? No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. -6-

7 Deacon: Diácono: Pueblo: The Sermon The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Praise to you, O Christ. El Evangelio del Jesucristo. Te alabamos, Cristo. A period of silence follows the Sermon, marked with meditation bell. The Nicene Creed Please be seated. Preacher: The Rev. Steve Keplinger Please stand, as you are able. The Nicene Creed is a historical statement of faith used by the early Christian community to define orthodoxy. Please join us as you feel called. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father [and the Son]. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. -7-

8 He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. The Filioque (Latin for and the son ), the dogmatic formula expressing the double procession of the Holy Spirit, was added to the Nicene Creed by the Western church. The Prayers of the People Parish intercessions appear on page 34. The Prayers of the People were adapted by The Rev. Claudia Heath from prayers written by Canon Susanne Watson of New Song Episcopal Church in the diocese of Iowa. Each prayer is read by a different member of the congregation. Please feel free to participate by reading a prayer. If multiple readers pick up the prayer, feel free to read together. Leader: God of all that is good, in Scripture, you give us your vision for the world. In love, you give us your grace. In wisdom, you give us each other. Through the vision of the Holy Spirit, we learn that your very hope is that we be your presence, your power, and your Body in the world. For this, we give you thanks and, as one body, offer ourselves and each other as we pray. We pray for every church in every place and for every community of faith throughout the world where love is proclaimed as the core of our lives and our living. Today we pray for the success of our Christianity 3.0 program this coming weekend, as we reach out to the unchurched and unhappily churched here and across the country. (The people may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who unites us all, Bless your holy people. Leader: Grant us, O Lover of Souls, the grace and wisdom to use new maps when you light up different roads to follow. Help us claim the power of faith shared in community and the gifts that we can use to fulfill the vision of ministry and mission you set before us. This week we pray for reconsideration of education funding in Arizona in light of a recent report that reported our state s cuts were the third deepest in the nation. God of all holy people, Help us remember the promises we made at our baptisms. Leader: God of Justice and Truth, we pray for our nation. Teach us humility, open our hearts to those who are different, give us compassion and understanding, forgive us our sins and restore us to health. May all of us learn from the relatedness of God how to live in love for each other. This week we pray for the victims and all those who have been scarred by the Washington, D.C. Navy yards shooting rampage and we also pray for improved mental health care across America. -8-

9 (People add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who calls us to Justice and forgives us, Open our hearts to receive your truth. Leader: Help us reach out to the world, seeing the beauty of your gifts as well as the urgency of need in all we serve. Show us how to live so that we do not exploit your world or your people in it. This week we pray for the people of Mexico as fierce tropical storms hit opposite ends of the country this week, killing at least 21 people. (People may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who makes power of powerlessness, Make us channels of justice and peace. Leader: We pray for those who suffer and for their caregivers and companions. Bless those in our midst who are tired or hurting and those who trust us to pray for them. This week we especially remember the people of Colorado affected by the massive flooding. We pray for all on our prayer list * as well as those we name now. (The people add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who enfolds us in your own wounds, Open our hearts to know the healing power of your love. Leader: We pray for those who have died, especially Clif Click and Jim Farley. May we know the presence of that cloud of witnesses around us as we seek to be your people. Bless all those who mourn and those who, in their grief, know the sure and certain promise of eternal life in you. (People may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God of forever and from before time, We praise you for the wonder of eternal life. Leader: God of Joy and Collaboration, we thank you for the blessings and surprises of life. This week, we give thanks for the visit of The Rt. Rev. Armando Guerra Soria from Guatemala and our opportunity to host him here at Grace St. Paul s this Thursday. (People may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) * We pray for Dianne Bret Harte; the family and friends of Clif Click; Chris Cole; Jay Elliston; Oma "Sam" Guard; Joyce Henderson; Christine Nelson; Suzanne Nystrom; Ana Ortiz; Maribel Ortiz; Elise Petropoulos; Susan Southwick; David Wachter; Lee; Francesca Jarvis; Tony Jones; Jack and Jean Leer; Cindy Osche; David Shaw; Peggy Southwick; Beryl Todd; Mary Wilcox; Amanda; Amy, Phil & Vince; Brian, Martha & Nick; Charlie; Jerry & Rondy; Monica & Carri; Nichole; Rob. -9-

10 God of all blessings, We give you heartfelt thanks and praise. Silence The Collect after the Prayers of the People is adapted from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. O God, you call us to embrace both you and the children of this world with unconditional love. Give us grace to discern what your love demands of us, that, being faithful in things both great and small, we may serve you with an undivided heart. Amen. Confession of Sin The Confession of Sin is from The Book of Common Prayer, p Deacon: Let us confess our sins against God, our neighbors, and God s creation. Silence All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen. The Peace May the Peace of God be with you. And also with you. Meditation bell will bring us back to silence. The Liturgy of the Table Offertory Sentence Offertory Music Please be seated. -10-

11 Table Chant Please stand, as you are able. The Great Thanksgiving God is with us. God is present here. Rejoice! Lift up your hearts. We lift our hearts to the Most High. Let us give thanks to the Holy One. It is right to offer thanks and praise. Eucharistic Prayer A is adapted for inclusive language from The Book of Common Prayer, p It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Creator God, maker of heaven and earth. For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new people in Jesus Christ, to show forth your glory in all the world. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever say this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: Celebrant and Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. -11-

12 Please stand or kneel, as you are able. Holy and gracious One: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Maker of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world. At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing the wine to be consecrated. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me. Deacon: Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith: Celebrant and Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O God, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with Paul, Ninian, Hildegard, Edward Bouverie Pusey, Theodore of Tarsus, John Coleridge Patteson and His Companions, Matthew, Philander Chase, * and all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom. * Ninian was a fifth-century Bishop of Galloway. Together with Patrick, he is one of the main links between the ancient Roman-British church and the developing Celtic Christianity of Ireland and Scotland. Hildegard of Bingen was a 12thcentury mystic, poet, composer, dramatist, doctor, and scientist. In a church world of male governance, Hildegard exercised a commanding spiritual authority that has continued to speak to the church through the ages. Edward Bouverie Pusey was a 19th-century British priest who was the acknowledged leader of the Oxford Movement, the revival of High Church teachings and liturgical practices in the Anglican Communion. Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury who brought order and structure to the British church that remains much the same today. John Coleridge Patteson was the 19th-century Bishop of Melanesia. He and his companions were martyred by -12-

13 All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Creator, now and for ever. AMEN. The Lord s Prayer (traditional) Deacon: As our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, Deacon and Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. The Breaking of the Bread Fraction Anthem Diácono y Pueblo: Padre nuestro que estás en el cielo, santificado sea tu Nombre, venga tu reino, hágase tu voluntad, en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día. Perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden. No nos dejes caer en tentación y líbranos del mal. Porque tuyo es el reino, tuyo es el poder, y tuya es la gloria, ahora y por siempre. Amén. The Fraction Anthem is adapted from other texts by The Rev. Steve Keplinger. Be known to us, risen Christ, in the breaking of the bread. Alleluia. The bread which we break makes all of us one with you. Alleluia. The Invitation to Communion The Gifts of God for the People of God. Melanesian islanders, whom Patteson had sought to protect from slave-traders. Their death was the seed that produced the strong and vigorous Church that flourishes in Melanesia today. Matthew, one of Jesus disciples, is probably to be identified with Levi, a tax collector mentioned by Mark and Luke. Philander Chase was a 19th-century Bishop of Ohio and Illinois, who founded many congregations and stretched the boundaries of the Episcopal Church in America. -13-

14 The Communion Please be seated. No matter who you are, or where you are on your spiritual journey, you are invited to receive communion at Grace St. Paul s. It is appropriate to stand or kneel. Communion Music Sending Eucharistic Visitors After communion, the service resumes here. The Celebrant may name the Eucharistic Visitors and those who may receive Holy Communion at home. All say together: We send you forth bearing these Holy Gifts. May those to whom you go share with us in the Communion of Christ s Body and Blood. We who are many are one body, because we all share one bread, one cup. Postcommunion Prayer Celebrant and Eternal God, divine Creator, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Savior. Amen. Blessing The Postcommunion Prayer is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer, p Recessional Hymn Praise to the Lord (Blue) No. 390 (stanzas 1 & 2) -14-

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16 Dismissal The Dismissal is from The Book of Common Prayer, p Deacon: Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia! Postlude Fugue in F Major Johann Pachelbel Please join us following this service for Coffee Hour in McBride Hall (across the labyrinth), or join us for classes classrooms are downstairs beneath the sanctuary, with access either by the stairs off the breezeway or by the ramp near the parking lot. -16-

17 10 a.m. Communion Service The Rev. Steve Keplinger, Celebrant SACRED SPACE Please respect those who seek time for quiet reflection before worship begins and while listening to the prelude. Your sanctuary is a sacred place for all to prepare for worship in meditation and prayer. We encourage you to socialize and greet others in the foyer in the back of the church (the narthex) and in McBride Hall. Hymn numbers refer to The Hymnal 1982 (blue) or Wonder, Love, and Praise (green) in your pew racks. The Liturgy of the Word Please remember to silence your electronic devices. Greeting and Announcements As the Greeting and Announcements end, the church will be darkened and the candles will be lit by the acolytes, signaling the silence we enter into before worship. Prelude Antiphon III Marcel Dupré Processional Hymn O holy city, seen of John Please stand, as you are able. (Blue) No

18 Opening Acclamation The first half of the Opening Acclamation is from Celebrating Common Prayer: A Version of the Daily Office, SSF , The European Province of the Society of Saint Francis. The second half is by The Rev. Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia. Chant of Praise Blessed are you, creator God; to you be glory and praise forever! Your Spirit moved over the face of the waters to bring light and life to your creation. Pour out your Spirit on us this day, that we may walk as children of light; and by your grace reveal your presence, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; Blessed be God forever! -18-

19 Salutation and the Collect of the Day The Collect of the Day is adapted from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Silence May God be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. O God, you call us to embrace both you and the children of this world with unconditional love. Give us grace to discern what your love demands of us, that, being faithful in things both great and small, we may serve you with an undivided heart. Amen. We Proclaim and Respond to the Word of God A Reading from Amos [8:4-12] Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, saying, When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practice deceit with false balances, buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat. YHWH has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their deeds. Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who lives in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like Please be seated. the Nile of Egypt? On that day, says YHWH, I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight. I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day. The time is surely coming, says YHWH, when I will send a famine on the land; not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of YHWH. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of YHWH, but they shall not find it. Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God s People. Thanks be to God. -19-

20 Psalm 113 Antiphon The Antiphon is sung once by the Choir, then repeated by everyone. 1 Hallelujah! Rejoice, you who love GOD; * praise the Name of the HOLY ONE. 2 Blessed be the Name of GOD * from this time forth for evermore. 3 From the rising of the sun to its going down, * let GOD S Holy Name be praised. 4 GOD is exalted above all nations * and glorified above the heavens. 5 Who is like our GOD, who fills the heavens * yet abides among the peoples of the earth? 6 God raises the weak from the dust * and lifts up the poor from the rubble. 7 God makes them dwell in abundance, * with just and generous hearts. 8 God makes the people of a childless house * to be joyful parents of children. A Reading from 1 Timothy [2:1-7] First of all, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is ALL REPEAT THE ANTIPHON ALL REPEAT THE ANTIPHON right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, -20-

21 himself human, who gave himself a ransom for all this was attested at the right time. For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God s People. Thanks be to God. Sequence Hymn God himself is with us (Blue) No. 475 (stanzas 1 & 3) Please stand, as you are able. -21-

22 A Reading from the Holy Gospel [Luke 16:1-13] Deacon: Diácono: Pueblo: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Christ. Santo Evangelio de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo, según Lucas. Gloria a ti, Cristo! Jesus said to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer. Then the manager said to himself, What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes. So, summoning his master s debtors one by one, he asked the first, How much do you owe my master? He answered, A hundred jugs of olive oil. He said to him, Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty. -22-

23 Then he asked another, And how much do you owe? He replied, A hundred containers of wheat. He said to him, Take your bill and make it eighty. And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes. Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own? No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. Deacon: Diácono: Pueblo: The Sermon The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Praise to you, O Christ. El Evangelio del Jesucristo. Te alabamos, Cristo. A period of silence follows the Sermon, marked with meditation bell. Creedal Statement: The Maasai Creed We believe in one high God, who out of love created this beautiful world. Please be seated. Preacher: The Rev. Steve Keplinger Please stand, as you are able. The Maasai Creed is from the Congregation of the Holy Ghost in East Nigeria. We believe that God made good God s promise by sending God s Son, Jesus Christ, a man in the flesh, a Jew by tribe, born poor in a little village, who left His home and was always on safari doing good, curing people by the power of God, teaching about God and man, and showing that the meaning of religion is love. He was rejected by His people, tortured and nailed hands and feet to a cross, and died. He was buried in the grave, but the hyenas did not touch Him, and on the third day He rose from the grave. Amen. -23-

24 The Prayers of the People Parish intercessions appear on page 34. The Prayers of the People were adapted by The Rev. Claudia Heath from prayers written by Canon Susanne Watson of New Song Episcopal Church in the diocese of Iowa. Each prayer is read by a different member of the congregation. Please feel free to participate by reading a prayer. If multiple readers pick up the prayer, feel free to read together. Leader: God of all that is good, in Scripture, you give us your vision for the world. In love, you give us your grace. In wisdom, you give us each other. Through the vision of the Holy Spirit, we learn that your very hope is that we be your presence, your power, and your Body in the world. For this, we give you thanks and, as one body, offer ourselves and each other as we pray. We pray for every church in every place and for every community of faith throughout the world where love is proclaimed as the core of our lives and our living. Today we pray for the success of our Christianity 3.0 program this coming weekend, as we reach out to the unchurched and unhappily churched here and across the country. (The people may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who unites us all, Bless your holy people. Leader: Grant us, O Lover of Souls, the grace and wisdom to use new maps when you light up different roads to follow. Help us claim the power of faith shared in community and the gifts that we can use to fulfill the vision of ministry and mission you set before us. This week we pray for reconsideration of education funding in Arizona in light of a recent report that reported our state s cuts were the third deepest in the nation. God of all holy people, Help us remember the promises we made at our baptisms. Leader: God of Justice and Truth, we pray for our nation. Teach us humility, open our hearts to those who are different, give us compassion and understanding, forgive us our sins and restore us to health. May all of us learn from the relatedness of God how to live in love for each other. This week we pray for the victims and all those who have been scarred by the Washington, D.C. Navy yards shooting rampage and we also pray for improved mental health care across America. (People add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who calls us to Justice and forgives us, Open our hearts to receive your truth. Leader: Help us reach out to the world, seeing the beauty of your gifts as well as the urgency of need in all we serve. Show us how to live so that we do not exploit your world or your people in it. This week we pray for the people of Mexico as fierce tropical storms hit opposite ends of the country this week, killing at least 21 people. -24-

25 (People may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who makes power of powerlessness, Make us channels of justice and peace. Leader: We pray for those who suffer and for their caregivers and companions. Bless those in our midst who are tired or hurting and those who trust us to pray for them. This week we especially remember the people of Colorado affected by the massive flooding. We pray for all on our prayer list * as well as those we name now. (The people add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God who enfolds us in your own wounds, Open our hearts to know the healing power of your love. Leader: We pray for those who have died, especially Clif Click and Jim Farley. May we know the presence of that cloud of witnesses around us as we seek to be your people. Bless all those who mourn and those who, in their grief, know the sure and certain promise of eternal life in you. (People may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God of forever and from before time, We praise you for the wonder of eternal life. Leader: God of Joy and Collaboration, we thank you for the blessings and surprises of life. This week, we give thanks for the visit of The Rt. Rev. Armando Guerra Soria from Guatemala and our opportunity to host him here at Grace St. Paul s this Thursday. (People may add their own prayers silently or aloud.) God of all blessings, We give you heartfelt thanks and praise. Silence The Collect after the Prayers of the People is adapted from Prayers for an Inclusive Church by The Rev. Steven Shakespeare. God of unexpected judgment, finding grace in the devious and compromised: free us from the certainty of having you in our grip that a better wealth may flow through our open hands; through Jesus Christ, the Currency of Life. Amen. * We pray for Dianne Bret Harte; the family and friends of Clif Click; Chris Cole; Jay Elliston; Oma "Sam" Guard; Joyce Henderson; Christine Nelson; Suzanne Nystrom; Ana Ortiz; Maribel Ortiz; Elise Petropoulos; Susan Southwick; David Wachter; Lee; Francesca Jarvis; Tony Jones; Jack and Jean Leer; Cindy Osche; David Shaw; Peggy Southwick; Beryl Todd; Mary Wilcox; Amanda; Amy, Phil & Vince; Brian, Martha & Nick; Charlie; Jerry & Rondy; Monica & Carri; Nichole; Rob. -25-

26 Confession of Sin The beginning and ending of the Confession are adapted from Janet Morley, All Desires Known. The middle stanzas are adapted from Creator God by Douglas Galbraith, The Pattern of our Days. Deacon: Let us confess our sins against God, our neighbors, and God s creation. All: O God, you search us out and know us, and all that we are is open to you. We confess that we have sinned. When we use our power to dominate and our weakness to manipulate; When we live within our limits, touching the bounds only for reassurance; When we distrust visions and dreams, and seek to destroy the visionary; When we welcome your gifts only to entertain, but not to change us; When we fail to integrate spirit and flesh and forfeit our wholeness and dignity; We ask for your forgiveness and healing. Deacon: We turn to you, O God of infinite compassion; We renounce evil; We claim your love; We choose to be made whole. Amen. God the Creator brings you new life. God the Redeemer forgives you and rescues you. God the Sustainer lifts you up to live in the Spirit. May the blessing of God, Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer be upon you and all of the cosmos. Amen. The Peace May the Peace of God be with you. And also with you. Meditation bell will bring us back to silence. Offertory Sentence The Liturgy of the Table Please be seated. Offertory Anthem In thee is gladness C. V. Stanford Pause -26-

27 Table Chant Please stand, as you are able. Prayer over the Gifts The Prayer over the Gifts is from A New Zealand Prayer Book. Giver of life, receive all we offer you this day. Let the Spirit you bestow on your Church continue to work in the world through the hearts of all who believe. Amen. The Great Thanksgiving The Great Thanksgiving is adapted from Steven Shakespeare s Eucharistic Prayer 3 in Prayers for an Inclusive Church. God is with us. God is present here. Rejoice! Lift up your hearts. We lift our hearts to the Most High. Let us give thanks to the Holy One. It is right to offer thanks and praise. Lifegiving God, your word speaks in the void, calling into being things that are not, inviting us to share your work of creation. -27-

28 We thank you for the ages long of gathering stars and cooling earth, of life evolving and waking eyes of wonder. We thank you for the creatures with whom we share the world, for their lives so different from our own and the richness they reveal. We thank you for the Son of Man, formed from Mary s flesh and nurtured by her faith; he walked the growing earth and proclaimed a fearless kingdom of bird and lily, child and stranger, the beggar and the blind. On the cross, he joined the labor of all creation s yearning; in his rising, he hallowed all flesh to bear the glory of God; he gives the brooding Spirit to bring to birth a living hope. Therefore, with all that has life through him, with animals and angels and all who hope for a new creation, we share the song of love which sounds from all eternity: Sanctus (Holy) -28- Please stand or kneel, as you are able. We ask that your Holy Spirit will fall upon us + and upon these gifts + that these fragile, earthly things may be to us the body and blood of our brother Jesus Christ; who, on the night that he was betrayed, gathered with his faltering friends for a meal that tasted of freedom. Calling them to his

29 table, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and said: This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me. In the same way after supper, he took the cup, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, to remember me. As on that night, so here and now he offers himself in touch and taste beyond what all words can hold. Deacon: Great is the mystery of faith People & Christ has died Christ is risen Christ will come again. Therefore, we come to him in whom all is created in heaven and on earth, whose cross and resurrection make all things new. People & We offer this to you, asking you to smile upon the gift we bring, for you alone are the Giver and Christ s the gift through which we live once and for all. Through him who was emptied to bear your fullness we make our prayer with Paul, Ninian, Hildegard, Edward Bouverie Pusey, Theodore of Tarsus, John Coleridge Patteson and His Companions, Matthew, Philander Chase, * and all created life to the glory of the God who fills all in all now and for ever. AMEN. * Ninian was a fifth-century Bishop of Galloway. Together with Patrick, he is one of the main links between the ancient Roman-British church and the developing Celtic Christianity of Ireland and Scotland. Hildegard of Bingen was a 12thcentury mystic, poet, composer, dramatist, doctor, and scientist. In a church world of male governance, Hildegard exercised a commanding spiritual authority that has continued to speak to the church through the ages. Edward Bouverie Pusey was a 19th-century British priest who was the acknowledged leader of the Oxford Movement, the revival of High Church teachings and liturgical practices in the Anglican Communion. Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury who brought order and structure to the British church that remains much the same today. John Coleridge Patteson was the 19th-century Bishop of Melanesia. He and his companions were martyred by Melanesian islanders, whom Patteson had sought to protect from slave-traders. Their death was the seed that produced the strong and vigorous Church which flourishes in Melanesia today. Matthew, one of Jesus disciples, is probably to be identified with Levi, a tax collector mentioned by Mark and Luke. Philander Chase was a 19th-century Bishop of Ohio and Illinois, who founded many congregations and stretched the boundaries of the Episcopal Church in America. -29-

30 The Lord s Prayer (Contemporary) The Lord s Prayer alternates weekly between English and Spanish at Grace St. Paul s. Deacon: As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray, Deacon and Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen. The Breaking of the Bread Fraction Anthem Diácono y Pueblo: Padre nuestro que estás en el cielo, santificado sea tu Nombre, venga tu reino, hágase tu voluntad, en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día. Perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden. No nos dejes caer en tentación y líbranos del mal. Porque tuyo es el reino, tuyo es el poder, y tuya es la gloria, ahora y por siempre. Amén. The Fraction Anthem is adapted from other texts by The Rev. Steve Keplinger. Be known to us, risen Christ, in the breaking of the bread. Alleluia. The bread which we break makes all of us one with you. Alleluia. The Invitation to Communion The Communion The gifts of God for the people of God. Please be seated. No matter who you are, or where you are on your spiritual journey, you are invited to receive communion at Grace St. Paul s. It is appropriate to stand or kneel. Everyone is invited to receive Holy Communion. Please approach the altar rail from the center aisle and take the first available space at either side. You may choose to stand or kneel for communion. You may come forward to receive a blessing if you prefer not to receive communion. Place crossed arms on chest to signal your desire for a blessing. You may also do this if you prefer not to receive the wine. You may touch the chalice and the chalice bearer will say the words of administration. -30-

31 Communion Anthem There is a balm in Gilead Larry L. Fleming Communion Hymn Bless the Lord my soul (Green) WLP No. 825 After Communion, the service resumes here. Sending Eucharistic Visitors The Celebrant may name the Lay Eucharistic Ministers and those who may receive home Holy Communion. All say together: We send you forth bearing these Holy Gifts. May those to whom you go share with us in the Communion of Christ s Body and Blood. We who are many are one body, because we all share one bread, one cup. Postcommunion Prayer Please stand, as you are able. The Postcommunion Prayer is from Prayers for an Inclusive Church by The Rev. Steven Shakespeare. Celebrant and God revealed in the stranger s approach and the bread of hospitality, in the message of new life and the laughter of response: we thank you for this meal, this sharing in yourself, and we pray that our communion might be broken apart for the world. Amen. -31-

32 Blessing Recessional Hymn Praise to the Lord (Blue) No

33 Dismissal Deacon: Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia! Postlude Fugue in F Major Johann Pachelbel Please join us following this service for Coffee Hour in McBride Hall (across the labyrinth), or join us for classes or meetings classrooms and meeting rooms are downstairs beneath the sanctuary, with access either by the stairs off the breezeway or by the ramp near the parking lot. -33-

34 We hold the following in our prayers today: We pray for Katharine our Presiding Bishop; Kirk our Bishop; Steve, our Rector; and the clergy and staff who serve Grace St. Paul s; the Diocese of Upper Shire (Central Africa), The Rt. Rev. Brighton Vitta Malasa; St. Andrew s in Sedona; SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Tucson. We pray for peace in Zimbabwe, Syria, Congo, Sudan, Gaza, and in all places. We pray for those in the military, especially those serving in combat zones, including Ronald Berryhill; Christopher Gallo; Laura Goodman; Michael Hannan; Andrew Harris; Frederick Jenning; Greg Maynard; Eric Osche; Mark Pundt; Thomas Rice; Terrence Robinson; Laramie Struble; Matt Woodruff; Brian. We pray for Dianne Bret Harte; the family and friends of Clif Click; Chris Cole; Jay Elliston; Oma Sam Guard; Joyce Henderson; Christine Nelson; Suzanne Nystrom; Ana Ortiz; Maribel Ortiz; Elise Petropoulos; Susan Southwick; David Wachter; Lee; Francesca Jarvis; Tony Jones; Jack and Jean Leer; Cindy Osche; David Shaw; Peggy Southwick; Beryl Todd; Mary Wilcox; Amanda; Amy, Phil & Vince; Brian, Martha & Nick; Charlie; Jerry & Rondy; Monica & Carri; Nichole; Rob. We hold in prayer animal companions who are in need, especially Scooter; Skylee; Shonee; Gussie; Mollie; ZsaZsa; Ziggy. We hold in prayer our animal companions who have died. We pray for those who have died, especially Clif Click and Jim Farley. We pray also for those who have died in the desert on our border and all those who have died in Afghanistan, especially Robert E. Thomas, Jr. PRAYER LIST GUIDELINES Names of parishioners submitted this week will remain on the list during the current month. Please contact David Wachter by 4 p.m. on Wednesday ( or gsp1@dakotacom.net) to add a name to the list printed in the bulletin. Names of non-parishioners, including relatives of parishioners, will remain on the prayers for one week only if the crisis persists, please call the church office each week by 4 p.m. on Wednesday to renew, or send an to gsp1@dakotacom.net. Full names will be listed unless first name only is requested. The Intercessory Prayer Team will receive all names submitted; this large team maintains daily intercessions. There are no time limitations on this ministry. -34-

35 GSP Parish Life September 22, 2013 The Sunday bulletin is filled with information about events at Grace St. Paul s or of interest to the Grace St. Paul s community. Please take it home and read it at your leisure. There s something for everyone! Check out GSP s website: Grace St. Paul s Episcopal Church 2331 E. Adams St., Tucson, AZ Cut this out and hand it to a friend! -35-

36 Coffee Hour Hospitality We d like to make coffee hour self-supporting. Your donations of food and any monetary contributions you make can help offset the costs of condiments and paper products. Coffee and light refreshments are offered on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in McBride Hall. We have wonderfully generous members and talented bakers and we want to take advantage of both. So, in an effort to have the wealth spread evenly across the various Sundays each month, we ll ask folks to provide goodies based on the first letter in their last names:! The first Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters A - F! The second Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters G - L! The third Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters M - R! The fourth Sunday of each month: last names that begin with letters S - Z Our hope is that by providing some sort of schedule, we will have something delicious to offer consistently and have every Sunday offer a feast rather than have uneven episodes of feasts and famines. Of course, anyone inspired to share good food on additional Sundays is welcome to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Allen, the chair of the Coffee Hour Hospitality ministry, at

37 Liturgy & Music SPIRIT NOW: an Emerging Worship E x p e r i e n c e, I n c l u s i v e a n d Interactive This service is a contemporary expression of ancient spiritualities emerging from the people. The service begins at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday and is followed by a meal of soup, bread, and wine. On the third Thursday of each month, there is a potluck dinner. Everyone is welcome! LOOKING FOR A CHANGE IN YOUR PRAYER LIFE? Would you like to try Prayer in a small community? Come to Evening Prayer on Tuesdays, from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the Julian Chapel. On the first Tuesday of each month, Evening Prayer will include Communion. Stay afterwards for the brief fellowship afterwards if you d like. Come join us in the joy of small, prayerful community. If you have any questions, feel free to ask Chris Ledyard, Br. Chuck or Nan Hannan, Gale Odion, or Mark Drew. INTERFAITH MEDITATION GROUP Please join us for meditation every Tuesday at 7 p.m. for an intimate, candlelit gathering in the Julian Chapel. Our meditation group is inclusive and open to all regardless of where you may be on your spiritual journey or whether you are new to meditation or an experienced meditator. Our format begins with a short optional walking meditation that flows into our minutes of silent seated meditation. For more information please contact David Clements at DIGITAL BULLETIN AVAILABLE! For those who find it an aid to worship (and can help save trees and money), we have made our Sunday bulletin available for download on electronic devices. You can access the bulletin by visiting our website and clicking on Sunday Bulletins, clicking on the link provided in the left column of the Friday , or by scanning the QR code at the church entrances. If you choose to download the bulletin, please be respectful of your neighbor and be particularly careful about the light that your device casts. Our goal is always to create the most spirit-filled, meditative, energizing, and enlightening worship experience possible for all. RECORDINGS AVAILABLE CD and DVD recordings of the 10 a.m. service may be ordered; please contact the church office ( ). FLOWERS Did something special happen to you recently that you d like to celebrate? Honor it with altar flowers or plants! Perhaps you want flowers or plants in memory of or in honor of a loved one. If so, call the office ( ) to arrange flower or plant dedications. Any Office Welcome Team volunteer will be happy to take your information and give it to KiKi Fenik, our Parish Administrator. Adult Spiritual Formation & Education TODAY: Women Priests? Yes! Sundays, Sept. 22 & 29, 9 a.m. in the Bloom Education Center. This class, taught in three sessions, offers the historical background on women s struggle to be ordained as priests in the Episcopal Church in the mid 1970s, focusing first on one Ohio parish in Oberlin. Kay Bigglestone was a member of this congregation and will tell her story. The Rev. Rosanna Kazanjian was ordained in 1985 in New England and soon after was sent to the Diocese of Dallas, Texas not the most welcoming area for women priests at that time. She too will tell her story. Finally, both Kay and Rev. Rosanna will lead a discussion of the role of women priests today in parish work and in the roles of Bishop and Presiding Bishop. Led by The Rev. Rosanna Kazanjian and Kay Bigglestone. -37-

38 TODAY: Introduction to Centering Prayer Practice by Father Thomas Keating Sundays, Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 11:45 a.m. in the Bloom Education Center. An introductory course on meditation in the Christian tradition known as Centering Prayer. While this is listed as an introductory course, long-time meditators should find it inspirational. Each 30- to 45-minute class will feature an audio presentation by Father Keating and is meant to be heard sequentially to get the most out of the course, but can be beneficial to anyone who just drops by for one or more of the scheduled talks: September 22 Prayer in Secret September 29 The Discipline of Centering Prayer October 6 What Centering Prayer is not and what it is October 13 The Method of Centering Prayer I October 20 The Method of Centering Prayer II Facilitated by David Clements. EfM Graduates Forum Mondays, Sept. 23, Oct. 28, Nov. 18, Dec. 16, 10 a.m. in the Weeks Room. This monthly forum is for graduates of EfM. The purpose of the forum is to provide an ongoing format in which we can continue to participate in the transformation of the world within a supportive group. Each month s forum is a two-hour meeting with a theme, a short reading or video, reflection and discussion, and ending with worship. Advance registration is required; please call the church office to sign up. This forum is convened by Brian Arthur, member of GSP and current EfM facilitator. Gifted by Otherness Women s Group Wednesdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. in the Mary of Bethany Room. A women s group is forming. We ll study the book Gifted by Otherness by L. W. Countryman and M. R. Ritley, which encourages gay and lesbian people to adopt a positive attitude to spirituality and to take a proactive role in the Church through telling our own stories, recognizing our spiritual gifts, interpreting spiritual writings in our own context, and refusing to apologize for who we are. In addition, we ll review aspects of progressive theology, and take plenty of time to share our stories. Intended for gay and lesbian people from inside and outside the Grace St. Paul s community. Non-lesbian participants who are contending with spiritual issues relating to sexuality and who are willing to maintain safe space for other participants are also welcome. Please obtain the book and read Chapter 1 before the first meeting. Facilitated by Chris Eastoe, long-term member of GSP, former Senior Warden and Treasurer, current vestry member. Spirit Players: A Play Reading Experience Friday, Oct. 4, 6:30 p.m. in the Bloom Education Center. For the October First Friday play reading the GSP Spirit Players are offering the familiar old chestnut, Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring. This popular comedy needs little introduction. The hilarity of this script centers around the interactions of a wild assortment of characters: two dainty older women who make elderberry wine, their brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, an escapee from an insane asylum and the mad doctor who will perform plastic surgery on him, a drama critic who hates plays, and his fiancée, the daughter of the minister next door. This reading is on October 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Bloom Education Center. No theatre or public speaking experience is necessary; parts will be randomly assigned to anyone who shows up. Non-readers are welcome as well and can participate as an audience. Facilitated by Halsy Taylor and Nanalee Raphael, theatre professionals and afficionados. Co-Creation and Giving at Grace St. Paul s Sunday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m., in the Bloom Education Center. The third spiritual path, Via Creativa of Matthew Fox, builds on -38-

39 creation spirituality (Via Positiva, the first path), and consists of a call to co-create, to contribute imaginatively to God s creation. Because our GSP community evolves in response to that call, joyful and generous giving of time and money to GSP is a valuable exercise in co-creation. Facilitated by Chris Eastoe, vestry member, former Senior Warden, and enthusiastic student of Matthew Fox. ANIMATE: Faith Development for Progressive Christians (GROUP ONE) Mondays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 7 to 9 p.m., at the home of Catherine Penn Williams. Minimum 6 people to hold the sessions; maximum enrollment is 10. ANIMATE: Faith Development for Progressive Christians (GROUP TWO) Mondays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 10 a.m.-noon in the Bloom Education Center. Minimum 6 people to hold the classes; maximum registration is 10 people. This adult course imaginatively explores central topics of Christianity. In each Animate: Faith session, the group will watch a video featuring a leading voice from the Christian faith, spend time on personal reflection and journaling, and share ideas with the group. Each session delves into a faith topic: God, religion, Jesus, salvation, the cross, the Bible, and church. Presenters include Lillian Daniel, Bruce Reyes-Chow, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Lauren Winner, Shane Hipps, Mark Scandrette, and Brian McLaren. Group 1 will be led by Catherine Penn Williams, an experienced small group and retreat leader. She is interested in finding ways to translate the tenets of Christian faith for modern people. Contact Catherine or the church office for directions. Group 2 will be led by Brian Arthur, teacher and parish leader. Registration for both groups is through the church office, and the deadline for both groups is October 4. This adult course imaginatively explores central topics of Christianity. In each Animate: Faith session, the group will watch a video featuring a leading voice from the Christian faith, spend time on personal reflection and journaling, and share ideas with the group. Each session delves into a faith topic: God, religion, Jesus, salvation, the cross, the Bible, and church. Presenters include Lillian Daniel, Bruce Reyes-Chow, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Lauren Winner, Shane Hipps, Mark Scandrette, and Brian McLaren. Please contact the church office for registration. Registration deadline is Oct 4. The Solitary Visions of Charismatic Religious Leaders Sundays, Oct. 13 & 20, 9 a.m. in the Bloom Education Center. Founders of the world s great religions spent time in solitude, often in times of testing, far from home, physical resources and human friends. These periods of silence and seclusion, during which they learned to be alone with their thoughts, led each one to revolutionary action. The similarity to Native American vision quests is evident. Two PowerPoint presentations by Dr. Chuck Dickson, long-time GSP member, will examine the visions and the people like Abraham, Jesus, Buddha, and others whose lives were redirected by their experiences. Film and Fellowship Friday, Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m. in the Bloom Education Center. How about a great gathering, an outstanding movie, and even some food to share? Film and Fellowship will give you all three plus a chance to discuss the implications of the films as each one addresses elements of the Christian faith. Facilitated by Eric Carr and Kitt Cordero. -39-

40 Children, Youth & Families Rummage Sale Collection continues TODAY!! Please bring us your items for GSP s 3rd annual youth rummage sale to benefit J2A Pilgrimage. We will be collecting Sunday mornings in the Mary of Bethany room (room 11) in the undercroft. We need furniture, large and small appliances, camping equipment, household items, clothing, tools, games and toys! Please help us by making sure your donations are in good shape for sale. Please contact Rosalind Garcia at or at Rosalind.Garcia@grace-stpauls.org for more information and large item pick-up dates. ST. ZENO S ZOMBIE CHOIR Do you enjoy munching brains at coffee hour? Then the Zombies may be for you. The St. Zeno s Zombie Choir, directed by Christina Jarvis, is looking for youth from middle school to college age to sing and/or play instruments for 10:00 Sunday services and other services throughout the church year. We rehearse in the St. Nicholas Room from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. on Sundays. Please sign up with Christina or contact her at or by at clj@delegation.org for further information. Health & Healing Ministries QUILT SUNDAY: September 29 The last Sunday in September has been designated Quilt Sunday. On this day the quilts made by dedicated volunteers will be blessed before they are distributed as gifts. Throughout the year, the quilts are given to community organization, as well as the GSP elderly, children (especially when baptized), and others who wrestle with illness, stress or grief. Quilt Sunday is also an opportunity for the congregation to participate in the ministry. Your donations help the volunteers purchase the many supplies needed to create the beautiful quilts and become a part of the tangible quilt that s shared with people beyond GSP. Quilts will be on display in McBride Hall after both church services on September 29. Come and look! Have an hour or so on Fridays? We are looking for a volunteer to reformat the Sunday bulletin so a parishioner who is blind can read the bulletin using a computer with a speech output device. Contact Lynne Albright or leave a message for her in the church office and she will give you more information. EMERGENCY PASTORAL CARE PHONE NUMBER We have made reaching a member of the pastoral care team easier and quicker. If you have a pastoral emergency after hours, please call (520) If you would like to learn more about how to become a trained pastoral care team member, please contact Lynne Albright. Social Justice & Outreach JOSEPH S PANTRY NEWS The Grocery Outlet, the store where Joseph s Pantry gets the majority of its food, is closing. Currently the store is holding a liquidation sale. Please consider stopping by the outlet and purchasing items for the pantry. If they re still available, we could use soup, tuna, peanut butter, canned ravioli, socks, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, and snacks. The store is located on Speedway at Craycroft. EXCITING RECYCLING NEWS Some of you may have noticed the large blue receptacle that has been in the Grace St. Paul s kitchen this last month. The Green Church Committee purchased this bin for recyclables. People preparing food in the kitchen no longer have to go outside through the back door to recycle. Please make good use of the bin and help GSP keep recyclable items out of the landfill. Together we can have a greener church. -40-

41 and speaking with the Office Welcome Team volunteer, or by sending them directly to David Wachter at The deadline for the Sunday bulletin is 4 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday. Prayer list requests for the bulletin may be made until 4 p.m. on Wednesday this week. Thanks! DONATIONS: TIHAN POZ CAFÉ Donations are being sought for TIHAN s Poz Café. Items needed: toilet paper and paper towels. Thank you for your support! For more information, please contact Jay Elliston at tcsnjay@aol.com. Do you have 45 minutes to spare once a week? Or once a month? Bread from the Pantry is looking for drivers to collect and deliver bread on different days during the week. Volunteers can sign up for the same day every week or the same day once a month. We ll work with your schedule! HOW DO I SCHEDULE AN EVENT AT GSP? If you would like to schedule a meeting or event at Grace St. Paul s, contact KiKi Fenik, GSP s Parish Administrator, in the church office; please her at ParishAdmin@grace-stpauls.org. Volunteers need a good-sized sedan or small SUV and need to be comfortable working alone in the evening. Volunteers collect bread from Beyond Bread (on Campbell south of Ft. Lowell) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The bread is collected at 8 p.m. and delivered to GSP. If you re interested or would like additional details, please call Bill Trujillo at Thank you! Coming Up in the Diocese Parish Membership & Administration We believe everyone who comes to Grace St. Paul s has something to offer this community, and we are happy to welcome you. Information forms are available in the church office Monday through Friday, and in McBride Hall at the Welcome Table on Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon. GET YOUR NAME TAG! If you don t already have a name tag, please sign up for one at the Welcome Table in McBride Hall or on the bulletin board across from the Welcome Table. HOW DO I SUBMIT ITEMS FOR THE SUNDAY BULLETIN? Please send bulletin announcements to David Wachter at gsp1@dakotacom.net. Please make prayer list requests by calling the church office at -41-

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