Church Phone: 307-455-2313 Office Manager: Connie Ticknor

Church Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 am-noon and 1:30-4 pm

St. Thomas’ e-mail address: stthomas.wy@gmail.com Website: stthomasdubois.diowy.org

Rector: The Rev. Melinda Bobo Cell: 307-240-0514 Office Hours: Wednesdays 10 am-noon and 1-4 pm

Vestry Members

Senior Warden: Randy Lahr Junior Warden: John McPhail Treasurer: Twila Blakeman Clerk: Sandy Lahr

Carol Petera Mandy Rose Julia Royall Lary Treanor

Food Bank hours: Saturday 10 am-noon Food Bank e-mail address: stthomas.fb@gmail.com

Welcome, Guests! Thank you for joining us! Please fill out the visitor card in your pew and drop it in the

collection plate during the Offertory or give it to one of the ministers as you leave.

Greeters: Please come forward to help!

Fellowship: Carol Petera.

Flowers: Peggy Davis, with love for all.

Cover: “Sandhill Crane” by Tod Crouter.

Sunday, July 30 2 pm Warm Valley Lodge service. Join residents from 4:30-5:30 pm Fridays for Happy Hour.

Tuesday, August 1 8-9:30 pm Square Dancing at the Rustic Pine. Servers should arrive by 7:15 pm.

Wednesday, August 2: 4:30 pm Choir practice

5:30 pm Evening Prayer.

Thursday, August 3: 5-7 pm Summer Farmers’ Market.

Saturday, August 5: 10am-noon: Food Bank in the Stewart House.

Sunday, August 6: 9:30 am Choir practice.

10 am service.

2 pm Warm Valley Lodge service.

Tuesday, August 8: 8-9:30 pm Square Dancing at the Rustic Pine. Servers should arrive by 7:15 pm.

Wednesday, August 9: 5:30 pm Evening Prayer.

The funeral service for JD Hodgson will be on Monday, July 31st at 10 am at St. Thomas’.

Volunteers are needed to mow the lawn. Sign up sheet is in the coffee room.

Please sign up in the Coffee Room to provide Altar Flowers and to host Fellowship.

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Officiant: Dick Hodge Eucharistic Minister/Preacher: Mary Ellen Honsaker

Lector: Pamela Glasser Acolyte: Nancie Vion-Loisel

Music: Cindy Lewis Choir Director: Sue Bodar

Altar Guild: Cindy Lewis, Kathy Hodge, Lillie Lichtenwalner, Toni Finley, Nancie Vion-Loisel, Janice Peck.

St. Thomas’

Episcopal Church 8 Pentecost, Proper 12, Year A

July 30, 2017

9 S. 1st ST, P.O. Box 735, Dubois, WY 82513

Ante-Communion Rite Two

Hymns may be found in the blue Hymnal 1982. Songs may be found in the maroon St. Thomas’ Songbook.

Prelude

Please remain seated.

Introit Surely the Presence of the Lord (sung twice) page 8

Please stand.

Processional Hymn 537 Christ for the world we sing

Officiant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The Officiant says

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.

Glory to God Gloria in excelsis page 9

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

The Officiant says

O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Please be seated.

The Lessons Reader A Reading from the Book of Genesis.

After the Reading,

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

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Psalm 128 Beati omnes (said responsively by verse)

1 Happy are they all who fear the LORD, *

and who follow in his ways!

2 You shall eat the fruit of your labor; *

happiness and prosperity shall be yours.

3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, *

your children like olive shoots round about your table.

4 The man who fears the LORD *

shall thus indeed be blessed.

5 The LORD bless you from Zion, *

and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.

6 May you live to see your children's children; *

may peace be upon Israel.

Reader A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans.

After the Reading,

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

Please stand.

Sequence Hymn 711 Seek ye first the kingdom of God

Officiant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

After the Gospel,

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

Sermon

Silence for reflection.

Please stand.

Let us join together in the Nicene Creed.

All say together

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.

Prayers of the People Form III

The Leader and People pray responsively

Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church; That we all may be one.

Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you; That your Name may be glorified by all people.

We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons; That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments.

We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world; That there may be justice and peace on the earth.

Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake; That our works may find favor in your sight.

Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble; That they may be delivered from their distress.

Give to the departed eternal rest. Let light perpetual shine upon them. 3 10

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We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy;

May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.

Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray

for the Diocese of Pittsburgh and for the Diocese of Pennsylvania. In the Diocesan Cycle of

Prayer, we pray for Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, Kinnear. In our daily prayers we pray for

those in the Armed Services. We also pray for [prayers in notebook]. Please add your own

petitions at this time, either silently or aloud.

We give thanks for [Thanksgivings in notebook]. Please add your own thanksgivings at this

time, either silently or aloud.

The Officiant says

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies,

look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover

of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever.

People Amen.

Confession of Sin and Absolution

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

The people kneel as they are able.

Silence as we call to mind our sins.

All say together

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.

The Officiant says Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ,

strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life.

People Amen.

All stand.

Officiant The peace of the Lord be always with you.

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Glory to God Gloria in excelsis S-280

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Then the Ministers and People greet one another in the name of the Lord. The Peace is an ancient Christian practice that concludes the Liturgy of the

Word. A liturgical exchange of greeting through word and gesture, the Peace is a sign of reconciliation, love, and renewed relationships in the Christian

community.

Officiant Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; bring offering and come into his courts. Psalm 96:8

Please be seated.

Offertory Songbook 82 Brother, let me be your servant

Representatives of the congregation collect the money and other gifts and bring them to the Officiant.

Please stand.

Presentation Hymn Praise God from whom all blessings flow (tune 400) page 10

The Prayers

Officiant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Officiant Let us pray.

Joining hands, the Officiant and People say 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.

Sufferage A (said responsively by verse)

Officiant Show us your mercy, O Lord; People And grant us your salvation.

Officiant Clothe your ministers with righteousness; People Let your people sing with joy.

Officiant Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; People For only in you can we live in safety.

Officiant Lord, keep this nation under your care; People And guide us in the way of justice and truth.

Officiant Let your way be known upon earth; People Your saving health among all nations.

Officiant Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; People Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.

Officiant Create in us clean hearts, O God; People And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.

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A Collect for Sundays The Officiant says

O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son

our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may

be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Collect for the Renewal of Life

The Officiant says

O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of

death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your

law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness while

it was day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our

Lord. Amen.

A Collect for Mission

The Officiant says

O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to

preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere

may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all

flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Songbook 16 Change my heart, O God

General Thanksgiving

Officiant and People say together

Almighty God, Father of all mercies,

we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks

for all your goodness and loving-kindness

to us and to all whom you have made.

We bless you for our creation, preservation,

and all the blessings of this life;

but above all for your immeasurable love

in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;

for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,

that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,

not only with our lips, but in our lives,

by giving up our selves to your service,

and by walking before you

in holiness and righteousness all our days;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,

be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

The Officiant says

Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine:

Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and

ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20,21

Please be seated.

Announcements

Please stand.

Recessional Songbook 106 Shall we gather at the river

Officiant Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.

People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Postlude

Please join us in the Coffee Room after the service for coffee and fellowship.

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