Serving on December 3, 2006

8:00 AM

Usher Ann Cooper
Usher Muriel Schulz
First Reading Blake LaMar
Psalm Ann Cooper
Second Reading Kathy Van Orden
Chalice Robert Enriquez
Chalice Suzanne Enriquez


10:00 AM


Usher Stephen Duke
Usher Barbara Ramsey-Duke
First Reading Jeanne Kipp
Psalm Sandie Nelson
Second Reading Robert Nelson
Chalice Susan Mulledy-DeFrank
Chalice Sandi Nelson

Readings for Sunday

ADVENT I: December 3, 2006

Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.


Jeremiah 33:14-16
The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: "The LORD is our righteousness."

Psalm 25:1-9 Page 614, BCP
Ad te, Domine, levavi
1
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
my God, I put my trust in you; *
let me not be humiliated,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
2
Let none who look to you be put to shame; *
let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes.
3
Show me your ways, O LORD, *
and teach me your paths.
4
Lead me in your truth and teach me, *
for you are the God of my salvation;
in you have I trusted all the day long.
5
Remember, O LORD, your compassion and love, *
for they are from everlasting.
6
Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; *
remember me according to your love
and for the sake of your goodness, O LORD.
7
Gracious and upright is the LORD; *
therefore he teaches sinners in his way.
8
He guides the humble in doing right *
and teaches his way to the lowly.
9
All the paths of the LORD are love and faithfulness *
to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.


1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.
Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

Luke 21:25-36
Jesus said, "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
"Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

26-Nov-06 8:00 AM

Usher Muriel Schulz
Usher Elizabeth Chinyee
First Reader Ann Cooper
Psalm Evan Cooper
Second Reader Velda Ishizaki
Prayers of the People The Reverend Bill Ledbetter
Chalice Janet Murry
Chalice Kathy Van Orden

10:00 AM

Usher Sandi Nelson
Usher Robert Nelson
First Reader Elizabeth Pringle
Psalm Gwen Fleischer
Second Reader Sandy Pringle
Prayers of the People The Reverend Bill Ledbetter
Chalice Caroline Prasad
Chalice Andy Tomat

Readings for Sunday, November 26, 2006 (Christ the King)

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

2 Samuel 23:1-7

These are the last words of David :

The oracle of David, son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man whom God exalted,
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
the favorite of the Strong One of Israel:
The spirit of the LORD speaks through me,
his word is upon my tongue.
The God of Israel has spoken,
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
One who rules over people justly,
ruling in the fear of God,
is like the light of morning,
like the sun rising on a cloudless morning,
gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.
Is not my house like this with God?
For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
ordered in all things and secure.
Will he not cause to prosper
all my help and my desire?
But the godless are all like thorns that are thrown away;
for they cannot be picked up with the hand;
to touch them one uses an iron bar
or the shaft of a spear.
And they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.

Psalm 132:1-13 (14-19) Page 785, BCP
Memento, Domine

1
LORD, remember David, *
and all the hardships he endured;


2
How he swore an oath to the LORD *
and vowed a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:


3
"I will not come under the roof of my house," *
nor climb up into my bed;


4
I will not allow my eyes to sleep, *
nor let my eyelids slumber;


5
Until I find a place for the LORD, *
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."


6
"The ark! We heard it was in Ephratah; *
we found it in the fields of Jearim.


7
Let us go to God's dwelling place; *
let us fall upon our knees before his footstool."


8
Arise, O LORD, into your resting-place, *
you and the ark of your strength.


9
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; *
let your faithful people sing with joy.


10
For your servant David's sake, *
do not turn away the face of your Anointed.


11
The LORD has sworn an oath to David; *
in truth, he will not break it:


12
"A son, the fruit of your body *
will I set upon your throne.


13
If your children keep my covenant
and my testimonies that I shall teach them, *
their children will sit upon your throne for evermore."


14
For the LORD has chosen Zion; *
he has desired her for his habitation:


15
"This shall be my resting-place for ever; *
here will I dwell, for I delight in her.


16
I will surely bless her provisions, *
and satisfy her poor with bread.


17
I will clothe her priests with salvation, *
and her faithful people will rejoice and sing.


18
There will I make the horn of David flourish; *
I have prepared a lamp for my Anointed.


19
As for his enemies, I will clothe them with shame; *
but as for him, his crown will shine."

Revelation 1:4b-8

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Look! He is coming with the clouds;
every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him;
and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail.
So it is to be. Amen.

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.


John 18:33-37

Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?" Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here." Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

19-Nov-06


8:00 AM

Usher Mark Bennison
Usher Christina Bennison
First Reader Janet Murry
Psalm Evan Cooper
Second Reader Kathy Van Orden
Prayers of the People The Reverend Bill Ledbetter
Chalice Janet Murry
Chalice Kathy Van Orden


10:00 AM

Usher Sandi Nelson
Usher Robert Nelson
First Reader Lizz Beitzel
Psalm Gail Connolly
Second Reader Kevin Griswold
Prayers of the People The Reverend Bill Ledbetter
Chalice Caroline Prasad
Chalice Dawn Switzer

Readings on Sunday

Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Reading
A reading from the book of Samuel.
1 Samuel 1:4-20
On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters; but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.

Her rival used to provoke her severely, to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb. So it went on year by year; as often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. Her husband Elkanah said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? Why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"

After they had eaten and drunk at Shiloh, Hannah rose and presented herself before the LORD. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD, and wept bitterly. She made this vow: "O LORD of hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your servant, and remember me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a male child, then I will set him before you as a nazirite until the day of his death. He shall drink neither wine nor intoxicants, and no razor shall touch his head."

As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying silently; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought she was drunk. So Eli said to her, "How long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself? Put away your wine." But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman deeply troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD. Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation all this time." Then Eli answered, "Go in peace; the God of Israel grant the petition you have made to him." And she said, "Let your servant find favor in your sight." Then the woman went to her quarters, ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was sad no longer.

They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD; then they went back to their house at Ramah. Elkanah knew his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the LORD."

Hear what the Spirit is saying to those gathered here today.
Thanks be to God.

1 Samuel 2:1-10
Hannah prayed and said,
"My heart exults in the LORD;
my strength is exalted in my God.

"There is no Holy One like the LORD, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.

Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength.

Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry are fat with spoil.

The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.

The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. The LORD makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low, he also exalts.

He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor.

For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and on them he has set the world. "He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might does one prevail.

The LORD! His adversaries shall be shattered; the Most High will thunder in heaven.
The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king, and exalt the power of his anointed."





The Second Reading

A Reading from a letter to the Hebrews.

Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25

Every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins.

But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, "he sat down at the right hand of God," and since then has been waiting "until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet." For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying,
"This is the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, says the Lord:
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds,"
he also adds,
"I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more."
Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

The Holy Gospel

The Holy Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark. Mark 13:1-8

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

As Jesus came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!" Then Jesus asked him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down."

When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, "Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?"

Then Jesus began to say to them, "Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say, `I am he!' and they will lead many astray. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.

12-Nov-06

8:00 AM

Usher Muriel Schulz
Usher Ann Cooper
First Reader Janet Murry
Psalm Evan Cooper
Second Reader Kathy Van Orden
Prayers of the People The Reverend Bill Ledbetter
Chalice Jim Babcock
Chalice Dar Hoover

10:00 AM

Usher Sandy Pringle
Usher Elizabeth Pringle
First Reader Rodney Hume-Dawson
Psalm Audrey Hume-Dawson
Second Reader Mrs. Elaine Hume-Dawson
Prayers of the People The Reverend Bill Ledbetter
Chalice Gwen Fleischer
Chalice Andy Tomat

The Collect

O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


First Reading
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17

Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you. Now here is our kinsman Boaz, with whose young women you have been working. See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. When he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do." She said to her, "All that you tell me I will do."

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When they came together, the LORD made her conceive, and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him." Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse. The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed; he became the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Psalm 127 Page 782, BCP
Nisi, dominus
1
Unless the LORD builds the house, *their labor is in vain who build it.
2
Unless the LORD watches over the city, *in vain the watchman keeps his vigil.
3
It is in vain that you rise so early and go to bed so late; *vain, too, to eat the bread of toil,for he gives to his beloved sleep.
4
Children are a heritage from the LORD, *and the fruit of the womb is a gift.
5
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior *are the children of one's youth.
6
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them! *he shall not be put to shamewhen he contends with his enemies in the gate.

The Second Reading

Hebrews 9:24-28

Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

The Gospel
Mark 12:38-44

Teaching in the temple, Jesus said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."
He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on."