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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Hybrid Eucharist
Grace Episcopal Church, Martha’s Vineyard
 
October 10, 2021


THE HOLY EUCHARIST: ENRICHING OUR WORSHIP, PRAYER 1
 
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Welcome
Because of the increased presence of the delta variant on the Vineyard and out of an abundance of caution, those present in the church are asked to sing the hymns softly. Thank you for your understanding.
 
Throughout the service, the people joining via zoom remain muted, but join in the responses in bold in the bulletin, voiced by Roger McGary.
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Celebrant        Blessed be the one, holy, and living God.
People             Glory to God for ever and ever. Amen.

All say
 
Glory to God in the highest,
    and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
    we worship you, we give you thanks,
    we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
    have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
    receive our prayer.

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
    Jesus Christ,
    with the Holy Spirit,
    in the glory of God the Father. Amen


Celebrant        God be with you.
People             And also with you.
Celebrant        Let us pray.
 
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. ​Amen.

The Lessons

The First Reading:  Job 23:1-9, 16-17, read by Leslie Kachope

​Job said:

"Today also my complaint is bitter;
       his hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Oh, that I knew where I might find him,
       that I might come even to his dwelling!
I would lay my case before him,
       and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would learn what he would answer me,
       and understand what he would say to me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power?
       No; but he would give heed to me.
There an upright person could reason with him,
       and I should be acquitted forever by my judge.
"If I go forward, he is not there;
       or backward, I cannot perceive him;
on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him;
       I turn to the right, but I cannot see him.
God has made my heart faint;
       the Almighty has terrified me;
If only I could vanish in darkness,
       and thick darkness would cover my face!"
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Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.
 
People             Thanks be to God.

         Psalm 22:1-15, read by Bernadine Prygrosky
​

​My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? *
       and are so far from my cry
       and from the words of my distress?
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not answer; *
       by night as well, but I find no rest.
Yet you are the Holy One, *
       enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
Our forefathers put their trust in you; *
       they trusted, and you delivered them.
They cried out to you and were delivered; *
        they trusted in you and were not put to shame.
But as for me, I am a worm and no man, *
       scorned by all and despised by the people.
All who see me laugh me to scorn; *
       they curl their lips and wag their heads, saying,
"He trusted in the Lord; let him deliver him; *
       let him rescue him, if he delights in him."
Yet you are he who took me out of the womb, *
       and kept me safe upon my mother's breast.
I have been entrusted to you ever since I was born; *
       you were my God when I was still in my mother's womb.
Be not far from me, for trouble is near, *
       and there is none to help.
Many young bulls encircle me; *
       strong bulls of Bashan surround me.
They open wide their jaws at me, *
       like a ravening and a roaring lion.
I am poured out like water;
       all my bones are out of joint; *
       my heart within my breast is melting wax.
My mouth is dried out like a pot-sherd;
       my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; *
       and you have laid me in the dust of the grave.

The Second Reading:  Hebrews 4:12-16, read by John Hickey
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The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.
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Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

​Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

​People             Thanks be to God.

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The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark (10:17-31)
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People    Glory to you, Lord Christ
 
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.’” He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions.

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.”
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Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

People    Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Homily                              The Rev. Stephen Harding

The 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,
          was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the       
          Virgin Mary 
and became truly human.
          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,
    who with the Father and the Son is worshiped
    and glorified, 
who 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

The Prayers of the People, from the New Zealand Prayer Book, pp.463-464 
In addition to your prayers during the service please click here to add a person to the Parish Prayer List.
 
Caring God,
We thank you for your gifts in creation:
            For our world,
            The heavens tell of your glory;
 
            For our land, its beauty, and its resources,
            For the rich heritage we enjoy.
 
We pray:
            For those who make decisions about the resources of the earth,
            That we may use your gifts responsibly;
 
            For those who work on the land and sea, in city and in industry,
            That all may enjoy the fruits of their labors
            and marvel at your creation;
 
            for artists, scientists, and visionaries.
            That through their work we may see creation afresh.
 
Silence
 
We thank you for giving us life;
For all who enrich our experience.
 
We pray:
            For all who through their own or others’ actions
            Are deprived of fulness of life,
            For prisoners, refugees, the handicapped, and all who are sick;
 
For those in politics, medical science, social and relief work, and for your Church,
            For all who seek to bring life to others.
 
Silence
 
We thank you that you have called us to celebrate your creation,
Give us reverence for life in your world.
 
We thank you for your redeeming love;
May your word and sacrament
Strengthen us to love as you love us.
 
Silence
 
God, Creator, bring us new life.
Jesus, Redeemer, renew us.
Holy Spirit, strengthen and guide us.
 
Intercessions may be offered, whether spoken, silent, or through the chat feature.
 
Celebrant:  God of peace,
Let us your people know,
That at the heart of turbulence
There is an inner calm that comes
From faith in you.
Keep us from being content with things as they are,
That from this central peace
There may come a creative compassion,
A thirst for justice,
And a willingness to give of ourselves
In the spirit of Christ.  Amen.

Confession of Sin
 
Celebrant        Let us confess our sins to God.
 
Silence may be kept.

Celebrant and People
 
God of all mercy,
we confess that we have sinned against you,
opposing your will in our lives.
We have denied your goodness in each other,
     in ourselves, and in the world you have created.
We repent of the evil that enslaves us,
     the evil we have done,
     and the evil done on our behalf.
Forgive, restore, and strengthen us
through our Savior Jesus Christ,
that we may abide in your love
and serve only your will. Amen.
 
Celebrant      Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through the grace of Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
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The Peace
 
Celebrant        The peace of Christ be always with you.
People             And also with you.

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Celebrant                               All things come of thee O Lord
Celebrant and People           And of thine own have we given thee.

The Holy Communion
 
Enriching our Worship Eucharistic Prayer 1
 
Celebrant        The Lord be with you. 
People             And also with you.
Celebrant        Lift up your hearts.
People              We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant        Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People              It is right to give our thanks and praise.
 
Celebrant        It is truly right, and good and joyful, to give you thanks, all-holy God, source of life and fountain of mercy.
 
You have filled us and all creation with your blessing and fed us with your constant love; you have redeemed us in Jesus Christ and knit us into one body. Through your Spirit you replenish us and call us to fullness of life.
 
Therefore, joining with Angels and Archangels and with the faithful of every generation, we lift our voices with all creation as we say:
Celebrant and People
 
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
       Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
       Hosanna in the highest

The Celebrant continues
 
Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of the universe and giver of life. You formed us in your own image and called us to dwell in your infinite love.
 
You gave the world into our care that we might be your faithful stewards and show forth your bountiful grace.
But we failed to honor your image in one another and in ourselves; we would not see your goodness in the world around us; and so we violated your creation, abused one another, and rejected your love. Yet you never ceased to care for us, and prepared the way of salvation for all people.

Through Abraham and Sarah you called us into covenant with you. You delivered us from slavery, sustained us in the wilderness, and raised up prophets to renew your promise of salvation. Then, in the fullness of time, you sent your eternal Word, made mortal flesh in Jesus. Born into the human family, and dwelling among us, he revealed your glory. Giving himself freely to death on the cross, he triumphed over evil, opening the way of freedom and life.

On the night before he died for us, Our Savior Jesus Christ took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his friends, and said: “Take, eat: This is my Body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
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Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Celebrant and People
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Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
The Celebrant continues
 
Remembering his death and resurrection, we now present to you from your creation this bread and this wine. By your Holy Spirit may they be for us the Body and Blood of our Savior Jesus Christ. Grant that we who share these gifts may be filled with the Holy Spirit and live as Christ’s Body in the world. Bring us into the everlasting heritage of your daughters and sons, that with all your saints, past, present, and yet to come, we may praise your Name for ever.

Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, to you be honor, glory, and praise, for ever and ever. AMEN.

Lord’s Prayer
 
Our Father, who art in heaven,
            hallowed be thy Name,

           thy kingdom 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 kingdom,
            and the power, and the glory,
            for ever and ever. Amen
Celebrant            We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ.
People                 We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.
​People who are online

In union, O Lord with the faithful at every altar of Your Church, where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated, we desire to offer You praise and thanksgiving.  We present to you our souls and bodies with the earnest wish that we may always be united to you.  And since we can not now receive you sacramentally, we beseech you to come spiritually into our hearts. We unite ourselves to you, and embrace you with all the affections of our souls. Let nothing ever separate you from us. May we live and die in your love. Amen.

Online leader
 
Let us spend a few moments reflecting on the fact that God so loved each one of us that God sent God's Only-Begotten Son into the world for all of us.
 
[Silence is kept]
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Postcommunion Prayer
 
Let us pray.
 
Celebrant and People
 
God of abundance, you have fed us with the bread of life and you have united us with Christ and one another; you have made us one with all your people in heaven and on earth. Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit, that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world and continue for ever in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen.
 
Blessing
 
God’s Blessing be with you,
Christ’s peace be with you,
the Spirit’s outpouring be with you,
now and always. Amen.
 
Dismissal
 
Leader             Let us go forth in the name of Christ.
People             Thanks be to God.
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 Sunday Prayers
 
Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Alan and Gayle, our Bishops
Stephen, Storm, and Sharon, our Priests
The Very Reverend Amy McCreath & the Cathedral Congregation of St. Paul
The Manna Community
The Cape & Islands Deanery
 
Joe, our President, Kamala, our Vice President
The Members of Congress; Charlie our Governor, and our elected officials
Pray for Our Country
 
The people of Afghanistan
The people of Haiti
 
All those affected by climate change
All who have been made homeless because of wildfires or flooding around the world; for those responding to the fires

The Campers, Counselors, and Staff of Camp Jabberwocky
The People of Pine Ridge

Bill, Joy and their family
Bob & Lydia
Carl McGary
Christine & Richard
​Connie & Max
Danny
Deborah & her family
Freddy Rundlet & Cathy Keller
Gary
Gerry
Inez
Janice
Jeff
Joan
Jono
Kate
The Kiser family
The Landry family
Lester & Betsy
Lorraine & Richard
Louise
Max & Connie
Mike & Sarah
Deborah, Chris, Gunnar; Bill & Marcia; Valerie and all their family
Pat
Patricia
Paul
Phyllis
Ralph
Rick
Rich
Robert and Elizabeth
Ryan
Sandra
Shauna White Smith
Suzanne Goldstein
Tara
Tomas Napoleon
Wayman
William
 
All Staff of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
Our Vineyard EMS, Fire, and Police Departments
All the Members of the New York City Fire Department
 
We pray for all those who are sick with Covid-19; all those who are dying from it; all who have
survived it; those who have died from it; their families; and all who are caring for them;  All those involved in the vaccination effort 
Those working to address racial injustice

Those who have died: Chad, Charles, Don, Scott, Susan
All those killed because of oppression, gun violence, hatred or
the color of their skin

GRACE CHURCH
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                                                       Rector                                          The Rev. Stephen Harding
                                                      Priest Associates                        The Rev. Sharon Eckhardt
                                                                                                            The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
                                                      Senior Warden                           DiAnn Ray
                                                      Junior Warden                            Lorraine Clark
                                                     Treasurer                                     Bernadine Prygrosky
                                                     Assistant Treasurer                    Ann Palches
                                                     Clerk                                              Deborah Medders
                                                     Parish Administrator                  Maureen O’Malley
                                                     Director of Music                        Wes Nagy
                                                     Sexton                                           Christopher Berry
                                                     Cellist                                             Jan Hyer
 
                                                                                   Vestry
                        Glenn Alberich, Jon Bates, Jennifer Haynes, Karen Huff, Peter Landry, Joan Merry
​                                                    Alternates: Fala Freeman, and Leigh Ann Yuen
ASSISTING IN OUR WORSHIP
 
Rector:  The Rev. Stephen Harding
Master of Ceremony: The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
Parish Administrator: Maureen O’Malley
Videographer & Curator: Karen Huff
Music Director:  Wesley Nagy
Cellist: Jan Hyer
Intercessor:  Ann Palches
Readers: John Hickey, Leslie Kachope, Bernadine Prygrosky
Respondent on behalf of Grace Church:  Roger McGary
Singers:  Rev. Sharon Eckhardt, David Grey, Rev. Stephen Harding, John Hickey,  Jim Norton,
Ann Palches, 
Trudy Russell, Gloria Wong
Ushers:  Lorraine Clark, Bernadine Prygrosky