Messiah - St.

Bartholomew Episcopal Church

The Second Sunday after Pentecost
June 14, 2020
11:00 a.m.
(an online service)

The Harvest Is Plentiful, But The Laborers Are Few.

THE
The Rev. LITURGY
Isaac OF THE
KNO Bonney, WORD
Priest –In-Charge
Clifford Michael Gale and Donna M. Strickland, Wardens
 Opening Acclamation
Blessed be God, Father, and Holy Spirit
And blessed be His Kingdom now and forever. Amen!
Almighty God to you all hearts are open, all desires known and from you no secrets
are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that
we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your Holy name. Amen.
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.

Collect
Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that
through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your
justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Reading
Genesis 18:1-15; [21:1-7]
The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his
tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When
he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the
ground. He said, “My lord, if I find favor with you, do not pass by your servant. Let a
little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. Let me
bring a little bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on
—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” And
Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Make ready quickly three
measures of choice flour, knead it, and make cakes.” Abraham ran to the herd, and
took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, who hastened to prepare it.
Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them;
and he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
They said to him, “Where is your wife Sarah?” And he said, “There, in the tent.”
Then one said, “I will surely return to you in due season, and your wife Sarah shall
have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. Now Abraham
and Sarah were old, advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner
of women. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have grown old, and my
husband is old, shall I have pleasure?” The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah
laugh, and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too
wonderful for the Lord? At the set time I will return to you, in due season, and Sarah
shall have a son.” But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He
said, “Oh yes, you did laugh.” [The LORD dealt with Sarah as he had said, and
the LORD did for Sarah as he had promised. Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son
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in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken to him. Abraham gave the name
Isaac to his son whom Sarah bore him. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when
he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. Abraham was a hundred years
old when his son Isaac was born to him. Now Sarah said, “God has brought laughter
for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.” And she said, “Who would ever
have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in
his old age.”]

Psalm 116:1, 10-17

Refrain
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.

1 I love the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplication, *

because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.
10 How shall I repay the LORD *
for all the good things he has done for me?
11 I will lift up the cup of salvation *
and call upon the Name of the LORD.
12 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD *
in the presence of all his people.
13 Precious in the sight of the LORD *
is the death of his servants.
14 O LORD, I am your servant; *
I am your servant and the child of your handmaid;
you have freed me from my bonds.
15 I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and call upon the Name of the LORD.
16 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD *
in the presence of all his people,
17 In the courts of the LORD's house, *
in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!

Second Reading
Romans 5:1-8
Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in

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our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our
sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces
character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's
love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed,
rarely will anyone die for a righteous person-- though perhaps for a good person
someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still
were sinners Christ died for us.

The Holy Gospel

Matthew 9:35-10:8, [9-23]
Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and
proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every
sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were
harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The
harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to
send out laborers into his harvest.”

Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits,
to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of
the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James
son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew
the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and
Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Go nowhere among the
Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come
near.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received
without payment; give without payment. [Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your
belts, no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve
their food. Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay
there until you leave. As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your
peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will
not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave
that house or town. Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and
Gomorrah on the Day of Judgment than for that town.

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“See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents
and innocent as doves. Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog
you in their synagogues; and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of
me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. When they hand you over, do not worry
about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given
to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking
through you. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children
will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be hated by all
because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. When they
persecute you in one town, flee to the next; for truly I tell you, you will not have gone
through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.”]

Homily Fr. Bonney

Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that
is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true
God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were
made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the
Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary and was made man. For our
sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the
third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and
is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living
and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the
Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and
the Son, he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We
believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for
the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the
world to come. Amen.

Prayers of the People

Celebrant
Almighty God, you have called your disciples to proclaim the good news and you have
given us authority to share in your work of healing and compassion; hear the voice of
our supplication and incline your ear to us as we call upon you, saying: We will lift up
the cup of salvation; and call upon the Name of our God.

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Grant to your apostolic church the power of your kingdom, O Gracious One, and send
out laborers into your harvest, until all the world knows that the kingdom of heaven
has come near.
We will lift up the cup of salvation; and call upon the Name of our God.
Look upon all in authority as the world struggles, harassed and helpless like sheep
without a shepherd: Pour out the abundance of your grace that all nations may
welcome the stranger and receive your gift of new life.
We will lift up the cup of salvation; and call upon the Name of our God.
Let your compassionate Spirit go forth throughout the world bringing good news and
healing to all who live in poverty, oppression, violence or injustice, that they may be
rescued and restored to wholeness and peace.
We will lift up the cup of salvation; and call upon the Name of our God.
Look upon our community as your treasured possession, and let everyone know your
love poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
We will lift up the cup of salvation; and call upon the Name of our God.
Hear our prayers for those near and far, especially our sick and shut-in:____
We offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving for all our joys, especially for our families.
We entrust with hope those who have died that they may share the glory of God.
Grant that suffering may produce endurance, and endurance produce character, and
character produce hope that does not disappoint because of your love poured out
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
We will lift up the cup of salvation; and call upon the Name of our God.
Mysterious and Holy Trinity, visit us with your grace and give new life and hope to
all creation, that we may join in your reconciling work to bring your kingdom near,
through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.

The Peace
The Blessing
The Reign of God has come near.
Christ has given you authority and great power.
Divine love is poured into your hearts through the Holy Spirit.
And the blessing of our marvelous God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, be with you and guide
you, now and forever. Amen.

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 The Dismissal

SPECIAL INTENTIONS

Please pray for those in distress of body, mind or spirit: Marzelle, Laura, Dianne,
Roger, Renee, Sarah, Florence, Ted, Van, Shirley, Cannute, Moses R, Pam, Ida
Duffis, Carmen, Carole, Jorge Ortiz, Pat W, Regis G, Mary Hope, Ina G, Cliff R,
John S, Gabrielle P, Kathy, Shirley W. Shelly, Irene, Derrick R, Bernard S, Helen D,
Violet Taylor

June Birthdays: Desmond Gentle (1) Jean Newkirk (3) Natalie Blahoua (7)
Cannutte Russell (10) Aimee Tolson (27) Laura Black (28)
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PEACE BE WITH YOU!

PRAY AND WORK FOR JUSTICE!