Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect 

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Old Testament: 
Genesis 2:18-24

The Response: 
Psalm 8

The Epistle: 
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12

The Gospel: 
Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Fr. Delmer Chilton

Fr. Delmer Chilton

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect 

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Old Testament: 
Jeremiah 11:18-20

The Response: 
Psalm 54

The Epistle: 
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

The Gospel: 
Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

Fr. Delmer Chilton

Fr. Delmer Chilton

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect 

O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Old Testament: 
Isaiah 50:4-9a

The Response: 
Psalm 116:1-8

The Epistle: 
James 3:1-12

The Gospel: 
Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Fr. Delmer Chilton

Fr. Delmer Chilton

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect 

Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Old Testament: 
Isaiah 35:4-7a

The Response: 
Psalm 146

The Epistle: 
James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17

The Gospel: 
Mark 7:24-37

Sermon

Fr. George Choyce

Fr. George Choyce

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect 

Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Old Testament: 
Joshua 24:1-2a,14-18

The Response: 
Psalm 34:15-22

The Epistle: 
Ephesians 6:10-20

The Gospel: 
John 6:56-69

Sermon

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect 

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Old Testament: 
1 Kings 19:4-8

The Response: 
Psalm 34:1-8

The Epistle: 
Ephesians 4:25-5:2

The Gospel: 
John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The 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.

The Old Testament: 
Exodus 16:2-4,9-15

The Response: 
Psalm 78:23-29

The Epistle: 
Ephesians 4:1-16

The Gospel: 
John 6:24-35

Sermon

Fr. George Choyce

Fr. George Choyce

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

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.

The Old Testament: 
2 Kings 4:42-44

The Response: 
Psalm 145:10-19

The Epistle: 
Ephesians 3:14-21

The Gospel: 
John 6:1-21

Sermon

Deacon Turner Guidry

Deacon Turner Guidry

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Old Testament:
Amos 7:7-15

The Response: 
Psalm 24

The Epistle:
Ephesians 1:3-14

The Gospel:
Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Rev. Dr. Delmer Chilton

Rev. Dr. Delmer Chilton

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings

The Collect

O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Old Testament:
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10

The Response: 
Psalm 48

The Epistle:
2 Corinthians 12:2-10

The Gospel:
Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Fr. Bill Breedlove

Fr. Bill Breedlove