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READINGS ASH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Almighty and everlasting
God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are
penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily
lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the
God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and
ever. Amen.
A Reading from the Book of
Joel (2:1-2,12-17)
Blow the
trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants
of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, it is near, a day of
darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is
spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never
been from of old, nor will be again after them through the years of all
generations. "Yet even now,"
says the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with
weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments." Return
to the LORD, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and
abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil. Who knows whether he will not
turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, a cereal offering and a drink
offering for the LORD, your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call
a solemn assembly; gather the people. Sanctify the congregation; assemble the
elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his
room, and the bride her chamber. Between the vestibule and the altar let the
priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep and say, "Spare thy people, O
LORD, and make not thy heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why
should they say among the peoples, `Where is their God?'"
Psalm 103 or 103:8-14
Benedic, anima mea
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, *
and all that is within me, bless his holy Name.
2 Bless the Lord,
O my soul, *
and forget not all his benefits.
3 He forgives all your sins *
and heals all your infirmities;
4 He redeems your life from the grave *
and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness;
5 He satisfies you with good things, *
and your youth is renewed like an eagle's.
6 The Lord executes
righteousness *
and judgment for all who are oppressed.
7 He made his ways known to Moses *
and his works to the children of Israel.]
8 The Lord is
full of compassion and mercy, *
slow to anger and of great kindness.
9 He will not always accuse us, *
nor will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our
sins, *
nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
*
so is his mercy great upon those who fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, *
so far has he removed our sins from us.
13 As a father cares for his children, *
so does the Lord care
for those who fear him.
14 For he himself knows whereof we are made; * he remembers that we are but dust.
[15 Our days are like the grass; *
we flourish like a flower of the field;
16 When the wind goes over it, it is gone, *
and its place shall know it no more.
17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord endures for ever on those who
fear him, * and his righteousness on children's children;
18 On those who keep his covenant *
and remember his commandments and do them.
19 The Lord has
set his throne in heaven, *
and his kingship has dominion over all.
20 Bless the Lord, you angels of his,
you mighty ones who do his bidding, *
and hearken to the voice of his word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, *
you ministers of his who do his will.
22 Bless the Lord, all you works of his,
in all places of his dominion; *
bless the Lord, O my soul.]
A Reading from The Second
Letter of Paul to the Corinthians (5:20b-6:10)
We beseech you on behalf
of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no
sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Working together with him, then, we entreat you not
to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says, "At the acceptable time I
have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation." Behold, now
is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle
in any one's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as
servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in
afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors,
watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit,
genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of
righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in
ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as
unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet
not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich;
as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
The Holy Gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (6:1-6,16-21)
"Beware of practicing
your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no
reward from your Father who is in heaven. "Thus, when you give alms, sound
no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have
received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret; and your
Father who sees in secret will reward you. "And when you pray, you must
not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues
and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you,
they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut
the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in
secret will reward you. "And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the
hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by
men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast,
anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by men
but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will
reward you. "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do
not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be
also.
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The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Year A
O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy, that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.
Or
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so
pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Reading from Genesis (29:15-28)
Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?" Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and lovely. Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel." Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me." So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed." So Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob; and he went in to her. (Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid.) And in the morning, behold, it was Leah; and Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?" Laban said, "It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born. Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years." Jacob did so, and completed her week; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
Confitemini Domino
1 Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name; *
make known his deeds among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, *
and speak of all his marvelous works.
3 Glory in his holy Name; *
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Search for the Lord and his strength; *
continually seek his face.
5 Remember the marvels he has done, *
his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, *
O children of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God; *
his judgments prevail in all the world.
8 He has always been mindful of his covenant, *
the promise he made for a thousand generations:
9 The covenant he made with Abraham, *
the oath that he swore to Isaac,
10 Which he established as a statute for Jacob, *
an everlasting covenant for Israel,
11 Saying, "To you will I give the land of Canaan *
to be your allotted inheritance."
45b Hallelujah!
A Reading from The Letter to the Romans (8:26-39)
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified. What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies; who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Holy Gospel According to Matthew (13:31-33,44-52)
Another parable he put before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened." "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. "Have you understood all this?" They said to him, "Yes." And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo,
I am with you always, to the cl
REGULAR CHURCH SCHEDULE
Powerful & Active Christian Healing Prayer Ministry
Come See & Experience the Power of Healing Prayer
Talk with those who have experienced Healing
Join us Sundays & Thursdays at 10 a.m.
The Reverend Walcott W. Hunter, Rector
The Rev. Mercedes Marshall, Deacon
5326 Charles Street
New Port Richey, Florida 34652
727-849-4330
ststephensnpr@gmail.com
Mission Statement
We are to incarnate the presence and work of
Jesus Christ in this place and in our community
OTHER SERVICE TIMES
JOIN US FOR
Morning Prayer
9 -9:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday
Lady Chapel
Holy Eucharist & Healing Service
10 a.m. Thursdays
Bible Study: Thursdays at 11:15 a.m.
Open to Everyone
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
First Friday of each month at 11 a.m.
Requiem Mass for Departed Loved Ones
11:00 a.m. last Friday of every month
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Last Sunday of the month
following the 10 a.m. Service
Healing Meditative Prayer
WHAT IS HEALING
MEDITATIVE PRAYER?
While in silent prayer we come into Jesus' presence, we experience Jesus' compassion & healing.
It's resting in the healing rays of almighty God (Hab. 3:4) Healing happens when we pray
In silent meditative prayer, our prayers go deeper & reach the areas that need spiritual, emotional & physical healing. It can gradually
(at times, instantly based on God's will) heal
sickness & bring health.
It's relaxing in the Lord's Loving arms
This state of relaxation can rid us of
anxiety & stress & we can rely on
God's profound healing grace gradually transforming us into a life of grace.
You never know, unless God reveals it,
how much healing can happen!
As we pray, we are warmed with His love!
It is resting rather than striving.
It's the Holy Spirit's power that
produces miracles!
It involves appreciation as we thank
God for expected healing.
Through Meditative Prayer, blocks that we
unintentionally create are removed by the
Holy Spirit's power.
LENTEN SERVICES 2020
Join us in Lent
To Rekindle your Faith in a
Welcoming Church Environment!
Stations of the Cross & Evening Prayer
Followed by Souper Supper & Lenten Program
Wednesdays During Lent
(March 4, 11, 25 & April 1, 8)
During Lent at 5 p. m.
LENTEN PROGRAM:
EXPERIENCING GOD
"He gives me new Strength. He leads me on paths
that are right for the good of His name"
Psalm 23:3
March 4: God's Work; It's Not About You
March 11: God's Invitation; It's Very Personal
March 25: God Speaks; With Clarity & Purpose
April 1: God Initiates; You Get Involved
April 8: Making Room to Experience God
PRESENTERS:
Rev. Fa. Walcott Hunter &
Rev. Dn. Mercedes Marshall
Holy Week
Palm Sunday – April 14
8:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist & Distribution of Palms
10:00 a.m.
Courtyard Blessing of the Palms
Procession into the Church
and Holy Eucharist
Maundy Thursday – April 18
11:00 a.m.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
7:00 p.m.
The liturgy of Maundy Thursday
The Washing of Feet
Stripping of the Altar and
Vigil over the Blessed Sacrament
Good Friday – April 19
12:00 Noon
The Liturgy of Good Friday
Mass of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts
Easter Vigil – Saturday April 20
7:00 p.m.
Solemn High Mass
First Mass of Easter
Sunday April 21– Easter Day
8:00 a. m.
Easter Day Mass and Holy Eucharist
10 a.m.
Easter Day Mass
Followed by
Easter Egg Hunt for the Community
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Year A
O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy, that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.
Or
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so
pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
A Reading from Genesis (29:15-28)
Then Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?" Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and lovely. Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel." Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me." So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed." So Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. But in the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob; and he went in to her. (Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid.) And in the morning, behold, it was Leah; and Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?" Laban said, "It is not so done in our country, to give the younger before the first-born. Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also in return for serving me another seven years." Jacob did so, and completed her week; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
Confitemini Domino
1 Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name; *
make known his deeds among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, *
and speak of all his marvelous works.
3 Glory in his holy Name; *
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Search for the Lord and his strength; *
continually seek his face.
5 Remember the marvels he has done, *
his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, *
O children of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God; *
his judgments prevail in all the world.
8 He has always been mindful of his covenant, *
the promise he made for a thousand generations:
9 The covenant he made with Abraham, *
the oath that he swore to Isaac,
10 Which he established as a statute for Jacob, *
an everlasting covenant for Israel,
11 Saying, "To you will I give the land of Canaan *
to be your allotted inheritance."
45b Hallelujah!
A Reading from The Letter to the Romans (8:26-39)
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified. What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies; who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Holy Gospel According to Matthew (13:31-33,44-52)
Another parable he put before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened." "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. "Have you understood all this?" They said to him, "Yes." And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
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