Sunday: Ordinary 25A, Proper 20A

Duty to neighbor

Sentence
      By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is a gift of God. Ephesians 2:8-9
 
Collects
      Lord, let your continual pity cleanse and defend your church, and because it cannot continue in safety without your aid, keep it evermore by your help and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BCP. Trinity 16
 
      Almighty and eternal God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the church is governed and sanctified: receive our prayer which we offer before you for the many different members of your holy church; that every one of them in his vocation and ministry may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. BCP. Good Friday 2
 
      Let us pray [that we will grow in the love of God and of one another]
      Father, guide us, as you guide creation according to your law of love. May we love one another and come to perfection in the eternal life prepared for us. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. AAPB
 
      Loving and righteous God, your boundless generosity exceeds all that we can desire or deserve, and you give to the last worker all you promised to the first; liberate us from all jealousy and greed, that we may be free to love and serve others, and in your service may find our true reward; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. APBA
 
Readings
      Jonah's anger at the Lord's compassion.   Jonah 4:1-11   3:10-4:11
      Your loving kindness will follow me all the days of my life.   Psalm 45:1-8  
      God feeds his people.   Exodus 16:1-35   16:2-15
      The Lord remembered his holy word and led out his people with rejoicing.   Psalm 105:37-45   105:1-6, 37-45
      To live is Christ.   Philippians 1:19-26   1:21-30
      The workers in the vineyard.   Matthew 20:1-16  
 
Supplementary readings
      God feeds his people.   Exodus 16:1-35   16:14-31
      Christ our hope.   Romans 15:1-13   15:7-13
 
Hymns and Spiritual Songs
 
Worship elements
Gathering Songs
 
 
Invocation
Praise
Gradual/Reading
Offertory/Prayer
Recessional 		Book & #
Hymn or Chorus first line
 		Tunes and sources
 
Color Key and Notes
      RCL reading;
      APBA reading;
      Congregational response or refrain, AAPB/RSV;
      Subject heading, AAPB;
      Where there is a second Old Testament reading it is sequential rather than linked to the gospel;
      Hymn book and other abbreviations. See In Words and Song.
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