SERVING ON AUGUST 3, 2008

8:00 AM

USHER Muriel Schulz
USHER Mark Hereford

EPISTLE Velda Ishizaki
PSALM Nan Wilson

PRAYERS Allan Dawson

CHALICE Kathy Van Orden
CHALICE Allan Dawson

10:00 AM

USHER Andy Tomat
USHER Elizabeth Pringle

EPISTLE Alan Franz
PSALM Laurie Nelson

PRAYERS Helena Chan

CHALICE Rob Nelson
CHALICE Susan Mulledy-DeFrank



COLLECT

Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

EPISTLE

Romans 9:1-5

I am speaking the truth in Christ-- I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the Holy Spirit-- I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh. They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; to them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Messiah, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

PSALM

Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-22 Page 801, BCP
Exaltabo te, Deus

8
The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, *
slow to anger and of great kindness.


9
The LORD is loving to everyone *
and his compassion is over all his works.


15
The LORD upholds all those who fall; *
he lifts up those who are bowed down.


16
The eyes of all wait upon you, O LORD, *
and you give them their food in due season.


17
You open wide your hand *
and satisfy the needs of every living creature.


18
The LORD is righteous in all his ways *
and loving in all his works.


19
The LORD is near to those who call upon him, *
to all who call upon him faithfully.


20
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; *
he hears their cry and helps them.


21
The LORD preserves all those who love him, *
but he destroys all the wicked.


22
My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; *
let all flesh bless his holy Name for ever and ever.

Matthew 14:13-21

Jesus withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They replied, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.