The sixteenTH Sunday after Pentecost| september 13 , 2026
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Music
Prelude: “Andante Tranquillo” from Sonate IV” F. Mendelssohn
Entrance Hymn: #435, “At the Name of Jesus”
Sequence Hymn: #411, “O, bless the Lord, my soul”
Offertory Hymn: #304, “I come with joy to meet my Lord”
Communion Hymn: #51, “We the Lord's people”
Postlude: “Rigaudon” from Idomeneo” A. Campra
Scripture
First Lesson: Genesis 50:15-21
Psalm: 103:8-13
Second Lesson: Romans 14:1-12
Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35
The Collect of the Day
O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
During Communion, the faithful who cannot receive the Sacrament with the mouth may wish to offer the following prayer.
In union, blessed Jesus, with the faithful gathered at every altar of your Church where your blessed Body and Blood are offered this day, I long to 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.
I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament, and, since I cannot at this time receive communion, I pray you to come into my heart. I unite myself with you and embrace you with all my heart, my soul, and my mind. Let nothing separate me from you; let me serve you in this life until, by your grace, I 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.
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Today’s flowers are given to the glory of God, and in loving memory of Gene and Nancy Cadwallader by their children. Arranged by Kay Johnson.
