CHURCH OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN Grow in Faith. Live in Hope. Share God’s Love.

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THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

July 5, 2020

WELCOME — The Rev. Cal Calhoun

VOLUNTARY

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

ACCLAMATION AND COLLECT FOR PURITY

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Celebrant 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.

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HYMN “Glory to God on high”

Words: Gloria in excelsis, Canticle 20, metrical setting by Christopher L. Webber, 1986 Music: Nova Vita, Lister R. Peace (1885–1969)

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray.

Silence is kept.

Celebrant Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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FIRST LESSON

A Reading from the Book of Genesis (24:34–38, 42–49, 48–67).

The servant said to Laban, “I am Abraham’s servant. The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys. And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and he has given him all that he has. My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live; but you shall go to my father’s house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.’

“I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am going! I am standing here by the spring of water; let the young woman who comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also” —let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’

“Before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her water jar on her shoulder; and she went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels. Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her arms. Then I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to obtain the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son. Now then, if you will deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I may turn either to the right hand or to the left.”

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And they called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will.” So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham’s servant and his men. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “May you, our sister, become thousands of myriads; may your offspring gain possession of the gates of their foes.” Then Rebekah and her maids rose up, mounted the camels, and followed the man; thus the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Now Isaac had come from Beer-lahai-roi, and was settled in the Negeb. Isaac went out in the evening to walk in the field; and looking up, he saw camels coming. And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel, and said to the servant, “Who is the man over there, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

Reader The Word of the Lord People Thanks be to God.

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SECOND LESSON

A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans (7:15–25a).

I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me.

So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Reader The Word of the Lord People Thanks be to God.

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HYMN “Jesu, Jesu” Chorus – Verse 1 – Chorus

Words and Music: Chereponi [Jesu, Jesu], Ghanian folk song; tr. and adapt. Thomas Stevenson Colvin (b. 1925)

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GOSPEL

Gospeler The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (10:40–42). People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple-- truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”

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

SERMON — The Rev. Elizabeth Farr

NICENE CREED

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

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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.

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

We pray for the church — For Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Brian, our Bishop; Jonathan, the bishop of our companion diocese of South Dakota; Given & Lillian Gaula and the Diocese of Kondoa; Cal, Elizabeth, Claire and Matt, our clergy, and our parish staff. And in our Anglican cycle of prayer: The United Church of Pakistan.

We pray for the world — For the President, Congress, and Justices; the leaders of all the nations; and all in positions of public trust. For those in the military and those who have been deployed, especially Craig Finnerty, Kimberly McClain Ruelas. For all who strive for justice, and for all whose lives are devastated by poverty, injustice, instability, disease, or disaster.

We pray especially for all affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 — For those who are ill and all who care for them; for healthcare professionals and public health officials; for communities locked down or sheltering in place; for all affected by loss of employment or income; for families and friends who grieve the loss of loved ones, and for all the ways we grieve at this time.

We pray for our parishioners — Ed & Mona Rae Archer, The Bass-Whitted Family, Anne Bender, Peggy & J.D. Bradley, Beverly Burns, The Embler Family, Frances Graves, Kathy Gray, Clarke Harrison, Marge Hudson, Melissa Shaw Kincaid, Margaret Leach, Virginia Lyman, Mike Martinez, Carolyn McConnell, The McFalls Family, Greg O’Flynn, The Patrick Family, Megan Quigley, Marilyn Randall, Krissa Randolph, John Rea, Tom Schlitt, Nichole Schmidt, Eva Schoch, The Stokes Family, Diccie Way, Alice Wegmann, Don White, Lynn White, Jane Wilson, Joan Wilson, Sandra Wilson, Ferol Yearout

We pray for relatives of parishioners — John Adams, Margaret Arnold, Jerry Backus, David Beahm, Marie Brabson, David Cazalet III, The Cross Family & Blake, Bettie Dunn, Mark Fishburn, Hannah, Faye Hochnedel-Greenwood, David Hochnedel, Charles and Laura Hoglan, Kathy Humphries, Jude & Family, Chuck Korzybski, The McCammon Family, Deanna McCombs, Kelly McPherson, Skylah Miller, Frankie Moyers, Barbara Reynolds, Laura Reynolds, Molly Riccardi, Marion Schoch, Rita Smith, Jessica Stokey, Jami Welden, Sarah Welsh, Jimmie Whitted

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We pray for friends of parishioners — Pat Besselman, Nathan Buchanan, Rhonda Cole, Irma Debord, Patricia Deming, Kathy Embertson, Chuck Hudson, Linda Marlow, Randy Moertle & Family, Nece, Owen Petry, Leah Phillips, Claire Teuber, Rachel Theilen, Tony Yount

We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays — Westin Baker, Micah Blackston, Chris Brown, Arlene Cherry, Eliza Davis, Rohen Farr, Marge Hudson, Katherine Killian, Paula Miller, Alvin Richards, Bob Smithwick, Georgette Suggs, Mark Ternes

We give thanks for those celebrating anniversaries — Ken & Pattie Capezza, Jay & Megan Charette, Eric & Christy Dietz, Gary & Maryanne Hoemann, Dean & Krissa Randolph, Lynn & John White

We rejoice at the birth of — Declan Robert Hawkins, son of Rebecca and Evan Hawkins

We remember those who have died, and their families and friends who grieve—

CONFESSION OF SIN

Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Bow or kneel—all who are able. Silence is kept for a space.

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All Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry, and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

PEACE

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.

Greet one another in the name of the Lord, with a bow or the hand sign of peace.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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HOLY COMMUNION OFFERTORY

All that we are and all that we have comes from God. Let us offer our best to God in thanksgiving, remembering that God loves a cheerful giver. —2 Corinthians 9:7

GIVING TO GOOD SAMARITAN Good Samaritan is happy to introduce you to our BRAND NEW online giving page! This is a page solely dedicated to Good Samaritan giving and is not affiliated with the Diocesan online giving portal we've been using. Many thanks to the Diocese for offering this option to us during the COVID-19 crisis, but now, we have our own giving portal! An email went out to the parish on Friday, July 3 explaining the new giving page. If you didn't see that email, please go HERE to read it.

To go directly to the online giving page, please go to the link below. You will need to create your profile, enter your email address and set up a password, then you'll be ready to start giving. Again, see the weekly e-news for more information, or read the explanatory email at the link given above.

https://tinyurl.com/y8wsoaxq

As always, if prefer to mail your pledge payment to the church office, you may do so at

Church of the Good Samaritan 425 N. Cedar Bluff Road Knoxville, TN 37923

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CASH IN THE PLATE The Cash in the Plate for this week will go to The Absalom Jones Center.

In conjunction with our Sunday School class reading Living into God‘s Dream, Dismantling Racism in America, our Cash in the Plate recipient for this Sunday, the 5th of July is The Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing. (The editor of our book, Dr. Catherine Meeks, is the Director of the Absalom Jones Center.)

The center supports the Episcopal Church’s racial reconciliation work addressing the inequities in healthcare, mass incarceration, immigration and death penalty that unfairly affect our brown and black neighbors. We Episcopalians pray for barriers to crumble, suspicions to disappear, and divisions to heal so that we can live in justice and peace. Isaiah tells us to seek justice and to love justice. Yet too many brown and black Americans have been on the short end of justice.

You can make an online gift at centerforracialhealing.org. Look for the Donate tab at the top of the page. Thank you.

You may also send a check to Good Samaritan at 425 N. Cedar Bluff Rd., Knoxville TN 37923. Please put Absalom Jones in the memo line.

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OFFERTORY HYMN “My country, ’tis of thee”

Words: Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), alt. Music: America, from Thesaurus Musicus, 1745

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THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

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 God thanks and praise.

Celebrant It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. For you are the source of light and life, you made us in your image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

Everyone sings:

Setting: Land of Rest, American folk melody, arr. Marcia Pruner.

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Celebrant Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.

He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

All Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

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Celebrant We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.

Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever.

All AMEN.

Celebrant And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say:

All 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.

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BREAKING OF THE BREAD

Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

INVITATION

Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God, holy Gifts for God’s holy People. Take them in remembrance that Christ died and was raised for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNION

DOXOLOGY

Words: Thomas Ken (1637-1711), with alleluias. Music: Lasst uns erfreuen, melody from Auserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesang, 1623.

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POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER

Celebrant Let us pray.

All Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

BLESSING

DISMISSAL

Celebrant Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

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THOSE WHO SERVE

Celebrant: The Rev. Cal Calhoun Preacher: The Rev. Elizabeth Farr Pianist/Cantor: Freddie Brabson Audio Technician: Eric Dietz

PERMISSIONS

The words of the liturgy are from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Scripture readings are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America; used by permission; all rights reserved. Music is reprinted under OneLicense #A-728054.

The Prayer of Thanksgiving (non-communion service) is by The Rev. Elizabeth Farr and The Rev. Claire Keene.

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THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN 425 N. Cedar Bluff Road

Knoxville, Tennessee 37923 (865) 693-9591 — www.goodsamaritan.dioet.org