A Greening Congregation

The Feast of Pentecost Year B – Rite II

May 23, 2021

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A Greening Congregation

Holy Eucharist Rite II

Prelude Veni Sancte Spiritus Dublin Troper, ca. 1360 (H226)

Welcome and Announcements The Rev. Canon Joan Anthony

Acclamation

Presider: Alleluia! Christ is risen! People: The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Hymn: H516 Come Down, O Love Divine Down Ampney

Trisagion Holy God,

Holy and Mighty,

Holy Immortal One,

Have mercy upon us.

Collect of the Day Presider: God be with you. People: And also with you. Presider: Let us pray. Presider: Almighty God, who created us in your image: Grant us grace fearlessly

to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression; and, that we may

reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the maintenance of justice in our

communities and among the nations, to the glory of your holy Name, one God, now

and for ever. Amen.

Please be seated.

Lesson: Ezekiel 37: 1-14

Reader: A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel

The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of

the LORD and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me

all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He

said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.”

Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the

word of the LORD. Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: I will cause breath to enter

you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon

you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall

know that I am the LORD.” So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I

prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone

to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them,

and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me,

“Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the

Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that

they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them,

and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me, “Mortal,

these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our

hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus

says the Lord GOD: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your

graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall

know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your

graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will

place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken and

will act,” says the LORD.

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

People: Thanks be to God.

Psalm 104:25-35, 37

25 O Lord, how manifold are your works! *

in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

26 Yonder is the great and wide sea with its living things too many to number, *

creatures both small and great.

27 There move the ships, and there is that Leviathan, *

which you have made for the sport of it.

28 All of them look to you *

to give them their food in due season.

29 You give it to them; they gather it; *

you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.

30 You hide your face, and they are terrified; *

you take away their breath, and they die and return to their dust.

31 You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *

and so you renew the face of the earth.

32 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; *

may the Lord rejoice in all his works.

33 He looks at the earth and it trembles; *

he touches the mountains and they smoke.

34 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; *

I will praise my God while I have my being.

35 May these words of mine please him; *

I will rejoice in the Lord.

37 Bless the LORD, O my soul, *

Hallelujah!

Epistle: Acts 2:1-21

Reader: A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place. And

suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled

the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among

them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy

Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Now

there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at

this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them

speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, "Are not

all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our

own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia,

Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts

of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Cretans and Arabs-- in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds

of power." All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "What does this

mean?" But others sneered and said, "They are filled with new wine." But Peter,

standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and all

who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these

are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. No, this is

what was spoken through the prophet Joel: `In the last days it will be, God declares,

that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall

prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream

dreams. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my

Spirit; and they shall prophesy. And I will show portents in the heaven above and

signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. The sun shall be turned to

darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious

day. Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' "

Reader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

People: Thanks be to God.

Hymn: E397 Loving Spirit Restoration

Please stand as able.

The Holy Gospel John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Presider: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to John.

People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said to his disciples, "When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you

from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on

my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the

beginning. "I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was

with you. But, now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me,

`Where are you going?' But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has

filled your hearts. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go

away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will

send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and

righteousness and judgment: about sin, because they do not believe in me; about

righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;

about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned. "I still have

many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth

comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but

will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to

come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine

and declare it to you."

Presider: The Gospel of the Lord.

People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Please be seated.

The Sermon Kathryn A. Rickert, Ph. D.


The Renewal of Baptismal Vows

Presider: Let us join together and renew our own baptismal promises.

Pause

Do you believe in God the Father?

People: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and

earth.

Presider: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

People: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

Presider: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?

People: I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic Church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting.

Presider: Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the

breaking of bread, and in the prayers?

People: I will, with God’s help.

Presider: Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin,

repent and return to the Lord?


Presider: Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in

Christ?


Presider: Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as

yourself?


Presider: Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the

dignity of the earth and every human being?


Presider: May Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has

given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and bestowed upon us the

forgiveness of sins, keep us in eternal life by his grace, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Amen.

A Lament

We lament the Church’s role in the subjugation, enslavement and genocide of

societies of indigenous peoples, including Native Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

We lament the Church’s role in profiting from the selling, trading, and genocide of

people of African descent and the lasting effects of the peculiar trade present with

us today.


We lament the Church’s complicity-by-silence in the commoditization,

dehumanization, and belittling of peoples brought to this country to toil in brutal

labor, including Latinx people, Asians, Pacific Islanders and other immigrant and

undocumented populations.


We lament the church’s complicity in failing to honor the language, culture and

civil rights of Latinx people, both American citizens and those from other

countries.


We lament the places in which we have been spectators and participants in the

public and private lynching of people of African descent.


We lament the Church’s lack of moral courage to stand with and on the side of the

poor, the marginalized and the oppressed.


We lament the systems of white supremacy, white exceptionalism, and white

privilege present in the Church that have condoned people – particularly people of

African descent – being viewed as less, inferior or unworthy rather than as beloved

children of God, made in the image of the Divine.


We lament the ways in which the stories of People of Color have been diminished

or erased from the histories of our churches, institutions and communities of faith.


We lament the collusion of the Church with systems that directly and indirectly

promote racism, oppression, segregation and disenfranchisement.


We lament the willful blindness of Christian leadership in promoting and

advocating for systems of over-policing, the militarization of the police, mass

incarceration, school-to-prison pipelines, poverty and violence.


We lament the resounding silence and the crippling fear that often infects the

Church in matters of racial reconciliation and social justice.


Leader: My sisters and brothers, is there anything else for which we should pray?

Silence

Leader: Holy One, our needs are known to you before we ask: Help us to ask that

which accords with your will; and those good things which we dare not, or in our

blindness cannot ask, grant us for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Peace

Presider: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People: And also with you.

Please be seated.

The Offertory

O Lord our God, you are worthy to receive glory and honor and power; because

you have created all things, and by your will they were created and have their

being.

Hymn: H514 To Thee, O Comforter Divine St. Bartholmew’s


The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer 3

Presider: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Presider: Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them to the Lord.

Presider: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Presider: All thanks and praise are yours at all times and in all places, our true

and loving God; through Jesus Christ, your eternal Word, the Wisdom from on

high by whom you created all things. You laid the foundations of the world and

enclosed the sea when it burst out from the womb; You brought forth all creatures

of the earth and gave breath to humankind.

Wondrous are you, Holy One of Blessing, all you create is a sign of hope for our

journey; And so as the morning stars sing your praises we join the heavenly beings

and all creation as we sing with joy:

Sanctus S-125

Presider: Glory and honor are yours, Creator of all, your Word has never been

silent; you called a people to yourself, as a light to the nations, you delivered them

from bondage and led them to a land of promise. Of your grace, you gave Jesus to

be human, to share our life, to proclaim the coming of your holy reign and give

himself for us, a fragrant offering. Through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, you have

freed us from sin, brought us into your life, reconciled us to you, and restored us to

the glory you intend for us.

We thank you that on the night before he died for us, Jesus took bread, and when

he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his friends, and said: “Take,

eat, This is my Body, broken for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper Jesus took the cup of wine, said the blessing, gave it to his friends and

said: “Drink this, all of you: this cup is the new Covenant in my Blood, poured out

for you and for all for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

And so, remembering all that was done for us: the cross, the tomb, the resurrection

and ascension, longing for Christ’s coming in glory, and presenting to you these

gifts your earth has formed and human hands have made, we acclaim you, O

Christ:

Presider and People

Dying, you destroyed our death.

Rising, you restored our life.

Christ Jesus, come in glory!

Send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these gifts of bread and wine that they

may be to us the Body and Blood of your Christ. Grant that we, burning with your

Spirit’s power, may be a people of hope, justice and love.

Giver of Life, draw us together in the Body of Christ, and in the fullness of time

gather us with blessed Augustine, and all your people into the joy of our true

eternal home.

Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, by the inspiration of your Holy

Spirit, we worship you our God and Creator in voices of unending praise.

Presider and People

Blessed are you now and for ever. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,

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

Presider: Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

People: Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

The Communion of the People

Presider: The Gifts of God for the People of God. Holy things for holy people.

In unity with those here present and those at home, we are invited to pray together:

In union, blessed Jesus, with the faithful gathered at every altar of your Church

where your blessed Body and Blood are offered this day, we offer you praise and

thanksgiving, for creation and all the blessings of this life, for the redemption

won for us by your life, death, and resurrection, for the means of grace and the

hope of glory, and particularly for the blessings given us. We believe that you

are truly present in the Holy Sacrament, and, since some cannot at this time

receive communion, we pray you to come into our hearts. We unite ourselves

with you and embrace you with all our hearts, ours souls, and our minds. Let

nothing separate us from you; let us serve you in this life until, by your grace, we

come to your glorious kingdom and unending peace. Amen.

Come Lord Jesus, and dwell in my heart in the fullness of your strength; be my

wisdom and guide me in right pathways; conform my life and actions to the

image of your holiness; and, in the power of your gracious might, rule over every

hostile power that threatens or disturbs the growth of your kingdom, who with

the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting.

Amen.

Silence is kept.

The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ keep you in everlasting life. Amen.

The Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ keep you in everlasting life. Amen.

All persons are welcome at God’s table. Please follow the Presider’s direction.

Please stand.

Communion Anthem: Oh Lord Hear My Pray’r Taize

Post-Communion Prayer

Presider: Let us pray.

All: Good and gracious God, Holy One in our midst: we give you thanks

and praise, that when we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought

us home. Dying and living, he declared your love, gave us grace, and opened

the gate of glory. May we who share Christ's body live his risen life; we who

drink his cup bring life to others; we whom the Spirit lights give light to the

world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us, so we and all your

children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name. Amen.

Blessing Presider: The Wisdom of God the Love of God and the Grace of God strengthen you

to be Christ’s hands and heart in this world, in the name of the Holy Trinity. Amen.

Hymn: H511 Holy Spirit, Ever Living Abbot’s Leigh

Dismissal Presider: Alleluia! Alleluia! Let us go forth in the name of Christ.

People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!

Postlude Earth and All Stars David N. Johnson (1922-87) (H412)

Prayer List for St. Augustine's: Eric Reid, Nancy Pendergast, Ianna King, Lorainne Bayes, Blythe Hewitt, Alex Roe, Andrea Roe, Beth & Mark Gearhart, Barbara Self, Barbara Houston, Kathryn Rickert, Lori Morrison, Fr Valery, Greg Murphy, Julie Bird, Joy & Craig Johnson, Sylvia Brooksbank, David Roe, Paul Louden, Lydia Coats, Colleen Corbett, Deacon Dennis & Linda McManis, Kris Jaeger, Lisa Rohlfing, Debby Denno, Katie Reid, Diana Lindsey, Amanda King, Carole Halsan, Debbie Wright, Peter Martin, Marianne Tuttle & family, Chris Lubinski, Ed Klein, Roger Howarth, Tom Bauling, Sydney McCready, Vina Kazsmarcek, Ray Kazsmarcek, LaurieJean, Nancy Cox, Babs & Gary Stone, Margaret Schultz, Peggy Mitchell, Tim Smith, Audrey Taie & family, all of the people at Maple Ridge, Elliot Kearns & family, Austin Skubi, Ana Kinkaid, Suzy Palmer, Mark Halloran, John Meyer, Talia Petosa, Gary Smith, Ruth Epstein, Dannette Masterson, Cary Dial, Jill Uhacz, Vickie Russo, Rick Schutte, Jim Ramler, Dean Muncey, John Meyer, Lance Lidral, Laura Whiteway, Carol Ryan, Trevor Arnold, Alicia Rose, Michael Bonn, Bruce Carpenter, Lynda Dial, Marlene Angeles, Phyllis Kind, Pete & Nettie Snyder, Diana Klein, Nancy Paris, Melisa Doss, and her brother Greg Lahti.

Prayers for people who work on the front lines: All those who are in the food supply chain, the farm workers, processors, delivery folks and the people in our local grocery stores David Rickert Vollan - Physical Therapist Allison Wortman – Nurse at Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle Hillary Yeomans – Home Healthcare Worker Karen Fay – Psychiatric Nurse, VA Hospital, Seattle Maureen Masterson – Compass Health Renee Wilson, Nurse, Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, IN Cheyenne Wilson, Nursing Asst, Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, IN Tommy Hanson – US Naval Hospital Keith - Paramedic Dawn Meyer, Psychologist, Seattle Mark Taylor, Healthcare worker Alysia Doss - ICU Nurse Paulette Bishoff, Nurse

Christopher Doss, Home Health worker Diana DiBiase, VA Hospital, Seattle Liviya Thoreson Whyte, Hospitalist Providence Lisa Dillon Lantz, Nurse Amber Halligan, ICU Nurse Sean Plattner - firefighter EMT Matt Idso, Scientist - Institute for Systems Biology Cricket Farr, Full Life Care, Seattle Amy Breuninger, Healthgiver Kenny Downs - Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Denny Huff, Firefighter April Wooderson - ER Nurse Brook Wooderson - Police Dept. Heather Wooderson - Police Dept. Candra Ramezani - Firefighter Lynsey Barker - Vascular Access Team at Swedish First Hill Austin Skubi - Social Worker - Providence, Everett The staff of Providence, Everett Karen Eaton - Social Worker UW Hospital Melissa Anthony EMT - Vancouver, WA fire department Peggy Sinclair E.R. nurse Port Townsend WA Staff at Careage, Coupeville, WA Marshall Corson, Cardiologist UW Hospital Kelly Jo Sandri, MD, Truman Hospital Missouri Lesa Bjork, RN, ICU Harborview Michela Mattens, Nurse, Providence Everett Debra Shreckenghost, ICU Nurse Larry Laissue - President Kyocera N.W. IT and document support for essential services Andy Laissue - Assistant Manager Safeway, Chico CA

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