Join us as we build a

community of radical welcome

that follows Jesus into the

streets of the city to increase

the amount of love and justice

in the world.

K Karpen &

Lea Matthews

Pastors

Seventh Sunday

after Pentecost

July 19, 2020

Online Worship

K on the grounds of Kingswood

Campsite in Hancock, NY

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Sunday, July 19, 2020

Prelude

Greeting

Call to Worship

Hymn

Opening Prayer

Prayer Song

Scripture Reading

Scripture Song

Gospel Reading

Hymn

Frank Glass

The Old Rugged Cross

Danny Aponte

Frank Glass

One: Lord, you have searched me,

Many: And you know me.

One: You know when I sit down;

Many: You know when I rise up.

One: You know what I am thinking;

Many: You know where I am going.

One: Where can I go from your spirit?

Many: Where can I flee from your presence?

One: If I take the wings of the morning,

Many: And settle at the limits of the sea,

One: Even there your hand shall lead me,

Many: And your right hand shall embrace me!

One: Search me, O God, and know my heart.

Many: Test me, and know my thoughts.

One: See if there is any wicked way in me,

Many: And lead me in your way everlasting.

All: Lord, teach us to walk along your path of life and love.

Nearer, My God, to Thee (page 5, v. 1)

Aya Yabe-Duruz

Nearer, My God, to Thee (page 5, v. 2)

Denise Outram

Genesis 28:10-22 “Jacob’s Dream at Bethel” (page 4)

Nearer, My God, to Thee (page 5, v. 3-4)

Lea Matthews, Nora Matthews, Rachel Black

Matthew 13:24-30 “The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat“ (page 4)

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (page 6, verses 1-3)

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Sermon

Morning Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer

Prayer Song

Offering

Offertory

Benediction

Response

Postlude

Hymn Leaders

Audio

Video

Prayer, Connect &

Care Groups

Donate

K Karpen

‘Zizania Mania, Or, When Bad Things Happen In Good Soil’

Nancy Meyers

Our God, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kin-dom 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 kin-dom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Nearer, My God, to Thee (page 5, v. 5)

Lea Matthews

Of tithes, gifts, and prayers

Melanie Baker

God’s Got the Whole World

K Karpen

Jane Williams

The Garden Song

Frank Glass

How Firm a Foundation

Robin Bahr-deStefano, K Karpen, Nancy Meyers, Brent Ness,

Jane Williams, Frank Glass

David Richards

Harry Karpen

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Genesis 28:10-22 - Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 10 Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran. 11 Coming to a certain place, Jacob stayed there

for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, Jacob put it under

his head and lay down in that place. 12 And Jacob dreamed that there was a ladder[a] set up on

the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and

descending on it. 13 And the LORD stood beside Jacob and said, “I am the LORD, the God of

Abraham and Sarah your ancestors and the God of Isaac and Rebecca; the land on which you

lie I will give to you and to your offspring; 14 and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth,

and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and

all the families of the earth shall be blessed[c] in you and blessed by your offspring. 15 Know that I

am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not

leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

16 Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place—and I did not

know it!” 17 And he was afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than

the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”

18 So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and

set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called that place Bethel;[d] but the name

of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will

keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I

come again to my ancestors’ house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, 22 and this stone,

which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house; and of all that you give me I will surely

give one-tenth to you.”

Matthew 13:24-30 - The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat

24 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kin-dom of heaven may be compared to

someone who sowed good seed in a field; 25 but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came

and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. 26 So when the plants came up and

bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. 27 And the servants of the farmer came and said,

‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come

from?’ 28 The farmer answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants asked, ‘Then do you

want us to go and gather them?’ 29 But the farmer replied, ‘No; for in gathering the weeds you

would uproot the wheat along with them. 30 Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and

at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be

burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’”

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Joys & Concerns For Health/Healing

Jim diagnosed with cancer &

beginning treatment

For people who have family and

friends in highly affected areas,

including Willie, whose parents are

in Brazil

Continued healing for Sydney

Doug’s friends in ill health

Continued prayers for Erna & Sam

Aunt JoAnne

For a man beaten in Deposit, NY for

insisting that customers wear

masks

Jon’s son, Alex, in hospital with a

compound fracture in his leg

Josh’s father’s heart condition

Tom’s prostate surgery

Craig and Shawn

Rita, Tom and Vicki’s friend, still in

hospital but slowly recovering

For Ruth as she enters palliative care,

and for her husband, Bill and son,

Will who are by her side.

COVID-19 sufferers

Jorge’s cousin, Anderson

Gregorio in Colombia

Dawn’s sister-in-law, hospitalized and

on a ventilator

Susan’s niece, Katie, a Physician's

Assistant in Chicago who

contracted COVID the first week

after returning to her clinic after

maternity leave

Shaun, recovering from COVID-19

and having trouble making himself

stay in

Sam, 8-year-old son of Rev. Patrick

Friday, suffering from the

inflammatory disease associated

with the coronavirus

Peace & Justice

For the refugee situation in Colombia

and Venezuela

For the San Bruno jail, which is still

COVID free

Work & Life

May we all be teachable

Ellyn’s sister who is a teacher in

Florida and who lives with their

mother; prayers they remain well

as the virus spikes in the state

For the President and his

administration to prioritize safety

over the push to reopen schools

For all those affected by the virus-

physically, emotionally, financially

That the Eagle Hill School Board be

receptive and hear one another

Concern that we all prioritize self-

care; especially musicians who lose

themselves in the creative process

For us all as we continue in antiracist

learning and work.

Doug, happy to be out of NYC and

working in Texas where he can be

closer to his 91-year-old father

For Peter's employees and all those

who must work with the public at

this time

For theatres

Screen fatigue

Lila and Noah, going through

separation

For workers who are a part of Disney

World’s reopening

Continued prayers for an uneventful

summer at Kingswood

For Vicki and cast and crew in CT

filming a Hallmark special

Sharon and Jeff moving to Maine

Kate’s sister, Madelain

June and Steve’s neighbors, Flo and

Don

Members of Jim and Ron’s LA

congregation who isolated by the

pandemic, the digital divide and

unfamiliarity with communiacation

technology

Travel mercies for Lea, Rachel and

Nora on vacation

Travel mercies for Esther on vacation

For Hannah preparing to give a

sermon at Park Slope UMC this

Sunday

Comfort

Continued comfort for Shirley and all

family grieving the loss of Don

For Stephanie grieving the loss of her

mother

For people having anxiety about

staying in, especially Gus

Eric, Barb's colleague, whose

parents have recently died

Don's Uncle Jim, now in hospice care,

and for his wife Patty

Prayers of comfort for Dawn’s next

door neighbor Beverlee who found

her 18-year-old son dead at home.

For Bob’s former wife to find peace

and love

Joy & Thanksgiving

Gratitude for the life of Barb, college

friend of Pat

Lea’s honest and heartfelt sermon

For the support and care for each

other in our Connect & Care groups

Jon’s renewed energy as he

continues to recover from

pneumonia; feeling more like his

‘old self’

Connie’s successful back surgery;

and her R&R with her friend Shirley

who is a nurse

A successful animal fundraiser

Great news from Chris’s literary agent

Thomas Luke’s success with his job

for a startup connecting nurses

Joy for having Hannah at home while

she awaits her return to Colombia

Julie’s family picnic and outdoor visit

with her Mom in PA

MaryBeth’s son Kenneth is healthy

Olga’s niece Valerie has recovered

from COVID-19

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Music Notes The Old Rugged Cross

Music: THE OLD RUGGED CROSS George Bennard, 1913

Public domain

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Words: Sarah F. Adams, 1841

Music: BETHANY Lowell Mason, 1856

Public domain

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

Words: Henry Alford, 1844, alt.

Music: ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR George J. Elvey, 1858

Public domain

God’s Got the Whole World

Words & Music: Spiritual, arr. Margaret Bonds, 1963

The Garden Song

Words & Music: David Mallett

How Firm a Foundation

Music: FOUNDATION American Folk Tune, harm. from Tabor 1866

Public domain

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Our Mission Statement We seek to build a community of radical welcome that follows Jesus into the streets of the city to increase

the amount of love and justice in the world. To do this, we will...

♦ Be a catalyst for love-inspired action and social justice.

♦ Nurture and inspire Jesus’ followers through dynamic worship and relationship-building to transform

ourselves and the world.

♦ Teach and live progressive Christian values, including racial and gender equality, inter-faith partnership,

LGBTQI affirmation, and empowerment of the last, the lost, and the least.

♦ Raise up future generations by fostering a congregation of all ages and developing young leaders &

communities.

Who’s Who at St. Paul & St Andrew

Pastors

Minister of Music

Artists-in-Residence

Youth Director

Seminary Interns

Lay Servants

Director of Operations

Bookkeeper

Communications

Theater Manager

Building Superintendent

Security / Custodians

Videographer / Editor

Audio Engineer

Rev. Dr. K Karpen

Rev. Lea Matthews

Dr. Frank Glass

Jane Williams, David Richards

Carter Snyder-Samuelson

Bridget Webster & Carter Snyder-Samuelson

Nancy Meyers, Alicia Pitterson, Shakeel Samuel

Brent Ness

Jennifer Serrano

Hannah Reasoner

Michelle Navis

Danny Aponte

Robert Harris, Ken Lucian, Hector Morales, Hector Pagan, Jay Torres

Harry Karpen

David Richards

Supporting Our Ministries

We hope that you enjoyed today’s service. Please help us continue to create meaningful virtual

worship and support essential services by donating at stpaulandstandrew.org/give or emailing

donate@stpaulandstandrew.org to make a gift by electronic check.

To make a prayer request or join a Connect & Care Group, visit our website,

stpaulandstandrew.org/stay-connected

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