FROM THE RECTOR
Welcome to Saint Michael—we’re glad you’re here! Please take a moment to fill out the welcome card, either physically or digitally, that can be found on the opposite page or in the pew back in front of you. Our Welcome Team members are in the hallways today to help you with anything you need.
Our worship continues each week throughout the summer, along with adult classes and activities for children and youth of all ages. Please check the schedule to the right for details on classes and activities, and if you need help navigating to particular rooms, there are Greeters in the hallways to help. And thank you to the dozens of adults and teens who volunteered this past week to make Vacation Bible School such a success!
As we prepare to worship together, I invite you to take a moment and center yourself on God’s presence. Worshiping, learning, and giving together help us grow closer to who God created us to be, and you’re part of that work. May God bless you today and every day, and I hope to see you again very soon!
SUNDAYS, JULY 2–30
July Sunday Worship Schedule
9 A.M. Holy Eucharist II, Church
Joy, Saint Michael Chapel
11 A.M. Contemporary, Church
5:30 P.M.
Holy Eucharist II, Saint Michael Chapel
10 AM
FORMATION & SPECIAL EVENTS
Adult Formation Class For Parents: Raising Christ-Centered Children
The Rev. Christian Basel Theater
Whisper: Desires and Doors
The Rev. Ken Brannon Saint Michael Chapel
Children’s Formation
Paul’s Amazing Journeys
Room 214:
Rising PreK – 1st grade (Ages 3 – 8)
Room 216:
Rising 2nd – 5th grade (Ages 7 – 11)
Youth Formation Middle School & High School
6th – 12th Grade Youth Center
Childcare (3 & under) is available from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in rooms 13–16.
For a full listing of offerings and upcoming events, please visit saintmichael.org/summer23
All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
7:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
The service begins on page 323 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
The Word of God
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing) BCP 323
The Summary of the Law BCP 324
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all) BCP 324
The Collect of the Day see page 3
The First Lesson Jeremiah 20:7-13 (seated) see page 3
Psalm 69:8-20 see page 4
The Second Lesson Romans 6:1b-11 see page 4
The Gospel (standing) see page 5
Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Matthew 10:24-39
Gospeler The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all) BCP 326
The Prayers of the People: Form I BCP 383
Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling, spoken by all) BCP 331
The Peace (standing) BCP 332
The Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing) BCP 340
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 336
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 337
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 339
The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 339
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The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
5:30 pm Holy Eucharist Rite II
The service begins on page 355 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns are found in the blue hymnal.
The Word of God
Prelude
“Hail to the Lord’s Anointed” Es flog ein kleins Waldvögelein (sung by all)
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing)
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all)
Hymn 616, v. 1-3
BCP 355
BCP 356
The Collect of the Day see page 3
The Lesson Jeremiah 20:7-13 (seated) see page 3
Psalm 69:8-20 see page 4
The Gospel (standing) see page 5
Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Matthew 10:24-39
Gospeler The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon (seated)
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all)
The Prayers of the People: Form III
The Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso
BCP 358
BCP 387
Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling, spoken by all)
The Peace (standing)
The Holy Communion
“Take up your cross, the Savior said” Bourbon (sung by all)
“Praise God, from whom” Old 100th (sung by all)
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer B (standing)
BCP 360
BCP 360
Hymn 675
Hymn 380, v. 3
BCP 367
Sanctus and Benedictus: Schubert Hymn S 130
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364
The Breaking of the Bread
“Now, my tongue, the mystery telling” Grafton (sung by all)
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all)
The Blessing
The Dismissal
“Christ for the world we sing!” Moscow (sung by all)
Postlude
BCP 364
Hymn 331
BCP 365
BCP 366
Hymn 537
All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.
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Parish Prayers of the People
as of June 15, 2023
updated list added before printing
The Collect of the Day: 7:30 AM
O Lord, we beseech thee, make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name, for thou never failest to help and govern those whom thou hast set upon the sure foundation of thy loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Collect of the Day: 5:30 PM
O Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Lesson Jeremiah 20:7-13
O LORD, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. For whenever I speak, I must cry out, I must shout, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the LORD has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. For I hear many whispering: “Terror is all around! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” All my close friends are watching for me to stumble. “Perhaps he can be enticed, and we can prevail against him, and take our revenge on him.” But the LORD is with me like a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they will not prevail. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten. O LORD of hosts, you test the righteous, you see the heart and the mind; let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have committed my cause. Sing to the LORD; praise the LORD! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.
Lector The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
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Psalm 69:8-20
Surely, for your sake have I suffered reproach, * and shame has covered my face.
I have become a stranger to my own kindred, * an alien to my mother’s children.
Zeal for your house has eaten me up; * the scorn of those who scorn you has fallen upon me. I humbled myself with fasting, * but that was turned to my reproach. I put on sack-cloth also, * and became a byword among them. Those who sit at the gate murmur against me, * and the drunkards make songs about me. But as for me, this is my prayer to you, * at the time you have set, O Lord:
“In your great mercy, O God, * answer me with your unfailing help.
Save me from the mire; do not let me sink; * let me be rescued from those who hate me and out of the deep waters. Let not the torrent of waters wash over me, neither let the deep swallow me up; * do not let the Pit shut its mouth upon me.
Answer me, O LORD, for your love is kind; * in your great compassion, turn to me. Hide not your face from your servant; * be swift and answer me, for I am in distress. Draw near to me and redeem me; * because of my enemies deliver me.”
The Second Lesson Romans 6:1b-11
Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like
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his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Lector The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
The Gospel Matthew 10:24-39
Jesus said to the twelve disciples, “A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven. Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.”
Hymn permission used by Rite Song, a one-time use reprint license for congregational use.
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The preceding text of the worship service contained in this order of worship is taken from the Book of Common Prayer 1979. The Book of Common Prayer alone is of authority in the worship of the Episcopal Church. This program is provided for convenience of use on this occasion.
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pray for our youth missionaries!
From June 27–July 4, youth missionaries from Saint Michael will be traveling to Bolivia to serve the residents of Amistad Mission, which provides a nurturing, Christian home for vulnerable Bolivian children. Please keep these missionaries in your prayers.
Chris Girata
Layna Girata
Catie Grace Gorman
Robin Hinkle
Matilda Houghton
Camden Konradi
Emmy Moss
Kelly Reddell
Davis Royall
Ava Sjogren
Kate Swartzwelder
Lyla Zicarelli
Hunger Facts
Please drop off at SMAA south entrance between June 4 and July 16! for
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Sunday, July 2 9:45–11 am | Garden Cloister
Join us for fellowship and patriotic fun! We'll be serving over 50 pies baked by our parishioners along with vanilla ice cream and popcorn. Volunteer to bake a pie or help serve.
saintmichael.org/pie
One in nine Texas residents (3,440,700) are food insecure.
Only one in seven children who receive free or reduced lunch during the school year are reached by a summer food program.
79% of these families have children, 50% of them are working families.
19.6% of children in Texas live below the poverty line.
Prayer
Almighty and most merciful God, we remember before you all poor and neglected persons whom it would be easy for us to forget: the homeless and the destitute, the old and the sick, and all who have none to care for them. Help us to heal those who are broken in body or spirit, and to turn their sorrow into joy. Grant this, Father, for the love of your Son, who for our sake became poor, Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.
Questions? Contact Kirstin Ivy kivy@saintmichael.org
Mark Bowen
Carrigan Konradi
Adults
SUNDAY FORMATION
Whisper: How to Hear the Voice of God
Now–July 30 | 10 a.m. | Saint Michael Chapel
Today: The Rev. Kenneth H. Brannon
We are focusing on the ways God speaks in our lives and how we can tune in. If there was one thing that defined the Apostles and the first century church, it’s that everything they did was guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit. As we enter the season of Pentecost, we’re going to look at the ways the Holy Spirit speaks and how we can better hear the voice and wisdom of God for our lives and for our church.
SUNDAY FORMATION: CLASS FOR PARENTS
Raising Christ-Centered Children
Now–August 6 | 10 a.m. | Theater
Led by the Rev. Christian Basel
Join us for a study rooted in scripture that will help us gain a perspective on raising children to be centered on Christ and help you wrestle with the challenges and joys of parenting.
GOSPEL OF JOHN BIBLE STUDY
Taught by Dr. Tim Smith
Tuesdays
1 p.m. and also 6 p.m. Room 106
There is no Gospel like the Gospel of John! It claims to be an eyewitness account, shares stories of Jesus found nowhere else and offers a different chronology of Jesus’ ministry. This makes the reading and study of John’s Gospel unique, powerful and life-giving! This will be an in-depth, verse by verse study utilizing the lenses of the first century historical, geographical, cultural, literary, social and religious context, opening an entirely new world of understanding scripture! To sign up, please email Tim Smith, tsmith@saintmichael.org
Youth
Rising 6th–12th Grade
R.A.G. (RESTAURANT ADVENTURE GROUP)
June 29: Bbbop Seoul Kitchen R&D, 828 W Davis St. Thursdays in June and July
Noon–1:30 p.m.
saintmichael.org/youth
Every Thursday the youth of SMAA will be adventuring to different local dive. Come fellowship and help us discover the best hole in the walls Dallas has to offer.
OPEN GYM
Wednesdays, June 14–August 2
3–5 p.m. SMAA Gym
Bring a friend and show your skills on the court as we play basketball and volleyball. Come and go as you please!
2023–2024 CONFIRMATION CLASS REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!
saintmichael.org/youthconfirmation
The Saint Michael Confirmation experience for students 8th grade and above is underway for 2023–2024! Our new program expands beyond the 9-month class to incorporate new trips and classes for the 2023–2024 school year.
• Classes meet August 27, 2023–May 12, 2024
• The cost is $350, which covers curriculum, the opening retreat, and a James Avery confirmation ring.
• Our Confirmation class will take place on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. in person.
Music
THE RSCM DALLAS BOYS COURSE SINGING IN SUNDAY SERVICE!
Sunday, July 2 9 a.m. Traditional Service Church
We will welcome the 2023 RSCM Dallas Boys Course as the choir for the 9 a.m. Traditional Service. Boys from around the country will have spent a week together in rehearsal and fellowship to prepare for this special service, including festive music and patriotic hymns. Come join us and support these young leaders in the greater church.
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