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Sunday June 14, 2026

Holy Eucharist

10:00 AM

The organ prelude is selected and played by organist Karlaine Livingston.

After the prelude, the church bell is rung inviting the passing populace to our service. A moment of silence is then observed.

The congregation is invited to stand.

Entrance Hymn

# 401 The Hymnal 1982

Minister: Blessed be the one, holy, and living God.
People: Glory to God for ever and ever

Minister: Let us pray.

Minister and People:

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 your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Song of Praise

#S-280 The Hymnal 1982

Minister: God be with you.
People: And also with you.

Minister: Let us pray.

The Collect for the Second Sunday after Pentecost

Minister and People:

Beckoning God, you promise long journeys and new names. Call us out to risk holy adventure with unusual table companions. Linger with us so that we may be faithful disciples, touching the fringe of your healing on behalf of all your children.

Amen.

First Reading

Genesis 12:1-9

Lector: A Reading from Genesis.

1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 Abram took his wife Sarai and his brother’s son Lot, and all the possessions that they had gathered, and the persons whom they had acquired in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan, 6 Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he moved on to the hill country on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the Lord and invoked the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed on by stages toward the Negeb.

Lector: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.
People: Thanks be to God.

PSALM 33:1-12

1 Rejoice in God, you righteous; * it is good for the just to sing praises.

2 Praise God with the harp; * play upon the psaltery and lyre.

3 Sing for God a new song; * sound a fanfare with all your skill upon the trumpet.

4 For your word, O God, is right, * and all your works are sure.

5 You love righteousness and justice; * your loving-kindness fills the whole earth.

6 By your word, O God, were the heavens made, * by the breath of your mouth all the heavenly hosts.

7 You gather up the waters of the ocean as in a water-skin * and store up the depths of the sea.

8 Let all the earth fear you; * let all who dwell in the world stand in awe of you.

9 For you spoke, and it came to pass; * you commanded, and it stood fast.

10 You bring the will of the nations to naught * and thwart the designs of the peoples.

11 But your will stands fast for ever, * and the designs of your heart from age to age.

12 Happy is the nation that worships you, O Most High; * happy the people you have chosen to be your own.

Second Reading

Romans 4:13-25

Lector: A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans.

13The promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.
16For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. 18Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So numerous shall your descendants be.” 19He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. 20No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22Therefore his faith “was reckoned to him as righteousness.” 23Now the words, “it was reckoned to him,” were written not for his sake alone, 24but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25who was handed over to death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.

Lector: Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.
People: Thanks be to God.

Sequence Hymn

#393 The Hymnal 1982

The Holy Gospel

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

Minister: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
People: Glory to you, O Christ

9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.
10 And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.”
18 While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples. 20 Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, 21 or she said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well.” 22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well. 23 When Jesus came to the leader’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away; for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. 26 And the report of this spread throughout that district.

Minister: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to you, O Christ.

The Sermon

The Rev. Dr. Bruce MacDuffie

Nicene Creed

Presider and people:
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.

Prayers of the People

Reader: Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High. Call on the Lord, saying, “O God, we long to see your face; show us your favor.”

Reader: Forgive us, O God. You desire steadfast love and yet too often our hearts are fickle. You long for us to be people of mercy and yet it is much easier to simply go through the motions. Help your Church, O God.

Silence