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Collect
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Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Next Sunday's Lections
Proper 19
13 Pentecost
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Exodus 14:19-31
Psalm 114
Romans 14:1-12
Matthew 18:21-35
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Upcoming Events
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Gardening Group Tuesday, September 6 at 8:00 am Breakfast Honoring our First Responders Sunday, September 11 in the Parish Hall 9:15 am - 10:15 am Teacher Commissioning & Blessing September 11, during the 10:30 am service Rummage Sale and Free Parking for Maitland Arts Festival Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 St Francis Day Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 2 3:00 pm in the outside courtyard Safeguarding God's People Prevention of Exploitation and Prevention of Harassment Training Sunday, October 9 in Roberta's Hall after the 10:30 am service Work Day! Saturday, October 15 Starts at 8:00 am Bring clippers, gloves, rakes, black lawn clipping bags. |
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Food Bank
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Tabitha's Treasures
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Morning Prayer
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at 12:00 noon
Holy Eucharist
1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays
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Young Adults:
Coffee, Conversation & Compline
7:00 - 8:30 pm
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Men's Bible Study
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Choir Practice
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Adult program
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Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m.
(Church)
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10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
K thru 4th grade -
Alleluia Chapel Program
in the Children's Chapel
Combined Prayer Ministries
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You always resist the proud who confide in their own strength ...
you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy
(collect for 12 Pentecost)
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Dearly Beloved in Christ,
I am thankful to David for being willing to share his personal story this Sunday about how pride can so easily prevent us from loving our neighbor as ourself. As David said, "love is the Church's standard but love sure is hard."
One of the things that makes love "hard" is our human pride. It is the greatest weapon of the Enemy against our relationship with God, and our relationships with each other. St Augustine wrote that pride "is the love of one's own excellence." It is the temptation that the Enemy used on our first parents, Adam and Eve: "you shall be like God."
None of us are exempt from this temptation to be prideful, preachers and rectors included! It is part of the human condition. Of course just because it is part of our human condition does not mean that we are to give in to it - on the contrary we are to resist the temptation to "think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think" (Romans 12:3), we are rather to "boast in the Lord" (1 Cor 1:31).
Thankfully the Lord helps us in our weakness for he does indeed "always resist the proud who confide in their own strength" and he "never forsakes those who make their boast of his mercy."
May we be a people who learn to make our boast only of his mercy.
In the Peace, Grace, and Love of our Lord,
Rev'd Sarah+
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HAPPY LABOR DAY
May we keep in our prayers all those who are unemployed and have been searching for employment - that the Lord's provision will abound to them.
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NEXT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
We have invited our local "first responders" to join us as our guests of honor at breakfast next Sunday. Our Scouts will be present as an honor guard.
If you know anyone in the Maitland fire department, police, EMT, please encourage them to be our guests that morning as we honor those who are always ready to put their lives on the line for others, as did those in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania ten years ago. Professor Reggie Kidd will be our guest preacher at the 8:00 am and 10:30 am services on that day. Reverend Sarah will be celebrant.
The Office of Evening Prayer will be said on Saturday, September 10 at 5:00 pm. George Madill, Officiant. |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 and SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 8:00 am - 4:00 pm in the Parish Hall Needed items in clean, usable condition: Linens, dishes, glassware, pictures, frames, DVD, VCR, CD, electronics, small appliances, coffee table books, cookbooks, antiques, jewelry, patio, garden, collectibles, clothing of all sizes, children's items, toys, sports equipment, all household items (except large furniture) No books except those listed please. Drop Off: Please drop off donations commencing the week of September 12 during office hours. Sale Set Up & Pricing: Monday, September 19 thru September 29. 9:00 am until? Sign up to help or just drop in. Volunteers Needed: Commencing Sunday, September 4 there will be a sign-up sheet after services. Thanks so much for participating! |
MAITLAND ARTS FESTIVAL
September 30 - October 2
Free Parking: we will offer free parking for the Maitland Arts Festival again this year. The entrance will be manned on Saturday by volunteers handing out flyers advertising the Rummage Sale, Historic Chapel Tours, and Blessing of the Animals. Jay Nicolle is coordinating parking. Free Water: we will be handing out free water on Saturday - donations of water would be gratefully received! Bake Sale: Instead of a food booth this year we will have a bake sale - if you love to bake, we'd love to include your confections in the bake sale! Historic Chapel Tours: Friday, September 30 from 10:00 am to Noon. Saturday, October 1 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Charlotte Everbach is coordinating the Chapel tours. |
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 PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Elizabeth, John, Lori and family, Meg and family, George, Lance, Bonnie, Halle, Sidney, Joan, Martha, Lois, Sallie, Mary Joe, Sally, Tim, Jim, Roy, and Sandy LONG TERM PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS Grover, Ival, Olga, Marion, Chet, Stan, Jane, Jack, Mike, Suzee, Lillian, Keisha, Jamie, and Jeanie LONG TERM FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS Lew, Kailee, Paul, Duncan, Alan NON-PARISHIONER FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS Katey, Michelle, Barbara, Derek and family, Al, Rita, Sharon, Tracy, Michael, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Helen, Bill, Joy, Barbara, Jimmy, Debbie, Sharon, Jim, Marnay, Danny, Hannah, J.L., Kathy MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES
Christopher and Brigitt Kincaid, Justin Moye, Danny Graham, Hugh Darville, Ronnie Robison, Chuck Gitschlag, Rory Patrick Coleman, Dennis Glasgow, Duncan Hanton, William Underhill, Taylor Lee, and Cory Siebel. OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEMINARIAN
Michael and Ryan Guerdan, Lindsey Nicolle, Allen Booker, Robert Borr, Matthew and Sarah Pierce, Crosby Adams, Robin Campbell, and David Bumsted. THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAYS Anna-Marie Grimaldi, Gabriel Moye, Caleb Anderson, Joan Dawson, Betsy Fulmer, Ean Meyer, Stuart Auerbach THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR ANNIVERSARIES None THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELING Marilyn Petersen, Hillary, Simon, and Derek Davis, Gloria Grant, Mary Ellen Appleton, Frank and Betsy Fulmer, Jim and Dianna Bivins, Gavin and Becky Lee, Barbara Masters and Jan Marie Waters A Prayer for discernment in the call of the next bishop: Be with us and guide us, Holy Spirit, as we seek your will for the future of our diocese. Help us to discern the needs and hopes of your people in Central Florida, so that our search for a Bishop may proceed with clear vision and joyful obedience. In the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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