Welcome & Key Info
- Community Brunch & Dinner |Sunday, SEP 27 | tsgeng.org/rsvp
- City Council Meeting | Monday, SEP 21, 6PM | englewoodgov.civicweb.net/portal
Generosity Prayer
All that we have we have received from God. We bring nothing into this world and we take nothing out of it. We choose to follow the way of Jesus and increase in generosity until it can be said, ”there is no one in need among us.” We choose to be faithful stewards of all our resources: relationships, time, possessions, and money. We choose to be generous because our Father is generous, and as his daughters and sons we want to show the world what He is like.
YOUR LOVE IS STRONG
Heavenly Father, You always amaze me
Let Your kingdom come in my world and in my life
Give me the food I need
To live through today
And forgive me as I forgive
The people that wrong me
Lead me far from temptation
Deliver me from the evil one
I look out the window
The birds are composing
Not a note is out of tune
Or out of place
I walk to the meadow
And stare at the flowers
Better dressed than any girl
On her wedding day
So why should I worry?
Why do I freak out?
God knows what I need
You know what I need
Your love is, Your love is
Your love is strong
Your love is, Your love is
Your love is strong
Your love is, Your love is
Your love is strong
The Kingdom of the Heavens
Is now advancing
Invade my heart
Invade this broken town
The Kingdom of the Heavens
Is buried treasure
Would you sell yourself
To buy the one you’ve found?
Two things You told me
That You are strong
And You love me
Yes, You love me
Your love is, Your love is
Your love is strong
Your love is, Your love is
Your love is strong
Your love is, Your love is
Your love is strong
Your love is, Your love is
Your love is strong
Our God in Heaven
Hallowed be Thy name
Above all names
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us weary sinners
Keep us far from our vices
And deliver us from these prisons
Heavenly Father, You always amaze me
Let Your kingdom come in my world and in my life
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE – Part 1
LEADER: Our Father, loving maker of heaven and earth, we come before you with a posture of gratitude for all you have created and all you are creating in, around, and through us. We open our hands and our hearts to what you have in store for us. We thank you for your love and mercy that gives us life; may the name of Jesus be blessed above all names!
EVERYONE: We love because you first loved us.
LEADER: We offer prayers for the leadership of our country. We pray that our President, Donald Trump, the women and men of Congress, and our Supreme Court justices would rule with diligence, fairness, and kindness. We pray that they would resist and oppose deceitfulness, divisiveness, and self interest.
EVERYONE: May they know the weight of their responsibility and the levity of your grace.
LEADER: We pray for our parish, the City of Englewood; for which we are taking spiritual and social responsibility. We offer prayers for the leadership of Englewood Schools. We pray for our School Superintendent Wendy Rubin, the School Board, and the principals, teachers and staff of Englewood schools. Give them wisdom, strength, and lift them up with your grace.
EVERYONE: May they be wise, kind, and gracious; cultivating love and generosity in this community.
LEADER: We pray for the mistreated in our parish; for those experiencing oppression and injustice on the basis of race, gender, and income. We pray against the spiritual and human systems, institutions, and laws that keep people down and hold people back.
EVERYONE: For the oppressed we pray for justice; for the oppressor we pray for repentance.
O COME TO THE ALTAR
Are you hurting and broken within?
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin?
Jesus is calling
Have you come to the end of yourself?
Do you thirst for a drink from the well?
Jesus is calling
O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ
Leave behind your regrets and mistakes
Come today, there’s no reason to wait
Jesus is calling
Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy
From the ashes, a new life is born
Jesus is calling
O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood!
Oh what a Savior
Isn’t He wonderful?
Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen
Bow down before Him
For He is Lord of all
Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen
O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide
Forgiveness was bought with
The precious blood of Jesus Christ!
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE – Part 2
LEADER: We offer prayers for our friends and family; for our loved ones, those who have been given to us, and to whom we have been given: [NAME]
LEADER: Bless them by drawing them near to Christ.
EVERYONE: Bless them, keep them, and grant them peace.
LEADER: We lift up those who don’t know you, that you may reveal yourself to them with your pursuing love and adopt them as your daughters and sons: [NAME]
LEADER: Draw them near to you, oh Lord.
EVERYONE: Invite them into your family just as you have invited us.
LEADER: And for those we know who face particular trials and tests this day: [NAME]
LEADER: Grant them grace and peace, oh Lord.
EVERYONE: Satisfy them and free them from their troubles.
LEADER: Make us a people who move out towards our city, making disciples as you have commissioned us.
EVERYONE: Strip from us our complacency and apathy, which prevent us from joining you in establishing your kingdom and will in Englewood as it is in heaven.
LEADER: Now with all your people on earth, we pray the prayer that Jesus taught those he called brothers and sisters and friends.
EVERYONE: 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, the power, and the glory; forever and ever, amen
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise him all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heav’nly hosts
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
HOMILY | Jared Mackey | Job 38-41
“Suffering is a mystery, we come to respect the mystery. But in the midst of suffering Job has found himself in a larger mystery which is the mystery of God.” — Eugene Peterson
“I’m speechless, in awe. Words fail me. I put my hand over my mouth. I’ve talked too much, way too much. I will say no more.” – Job 40
“We think that we should be able to see what he’s up to. But I really don’t think we are given that kind of access. There’s a humility here that we need. Knowing all the details is, as the saying goes, above our pay grade. It’s God’s job. Our job, when God lets us know what we have to do in this particular situation, is to get on with it.” — N.T. Wright, God and the Pandemic
“In Him we live and move and have our being.” – Acts 17:28
LAMENT & CONFESSION
LEADER: God of grace, you have always called your people to weep with those who weep and mourn with those who mourn;
We join our voices together today in lament, confession, and celebration for all that has been done and all that remains undone.
The effects of sin and brokenness are deep and wide: racism, sexism, abuse, economic disparity, violence, slavery and oppression of every kind.
Let’s take a few seconds to reflect on this question:
How have you recently observed the world or yourself to be incomplete, lacking, or broken?
May your grace and love heal with greater depth and width than any evil thing created or allowed by us.
LEADER: Lord, have mercy.
EVERYONE: Christ, have mercy.
LEADER: Most merciful God, we confess that we sinned against you, our neighbors, friends, family, and strangers by what we have done and what we have left undone.
Let’s take a few seconds to reflect on this question:
In what ways, internal or external, have you wronged another person, God, your environment, or yourself?
May your grace and love fill us and make us whole in spite of our propensity toward disobedience.
LEADER: Lord, have mercy.
EVERYONE: Christ, have mercy.
LEADER: Jesus, your yoke is easy and your burden is light. We are weary and we are broken.
EVERYONE: Will you stand in our place? Will you hold us up? Reconcile us with God, with our neighbor, and with ourselves, we pray.
The Blessing
The Lord bless you
And keep you
Make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you
The Lord turn His
Face toward you
And give you peace
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
COMMUNION
The Bread
LEADER: The Lord is here
EVERYONE: His Spirit is with us.
LEADER: Lift up your hearts.
EVERYONE: We lift them to the Lord.
LEADER: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
EVERYONE: It is right to give Him thanks and praise
LEADER: We cling to the promise of the resurrection
EVERYONE: Christ Has Died, Christ Is Risen, Christ Will Come Again.
The Cup
LEADER: We celebrate with courage all You have done today And hold on to hope for all You will do tomorrow.
EVERYONE: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and forever shall be. World without end! Amen!
BENEDICTION