Ahhhhhh.Another stewardship sermonabout giving all that you can to the churchBased on the text about the widow’s mite…Is not what I need to hear,does a disservice to this text,and does a disserviceto our current moment.Alex is going to talk about stewardship and financesafter communion anyway. While Jesus next talks about the temple and its destructionfor […]
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Most Holy God, make us—your church—look to the lives of your saints for a shining vision. Bestow your blessing upon Sean, our presiding bishop; Phil, our bishop; and Joseph, our vicar. We pray for the Church of the Province of South East Asia; and the faith communities of Holy Spirit, Battleground; and St. Matthew’s, Castle
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We look for the resurrection of the dead,and the life of the world to come. Amen.As we’re gathered here on All Saints Sunday,we have stories of life in Godand life in particularin God’s work in Jesus.There’s “the souls of the righteous are in the hands of God”in WisdomJesus calls Lazarus forth,and directs those around himto
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God, our creator, we pray for Michael, our presiding bishop; Sean, our presiding bishop-elect; Phil, our bishop; Joseph, our vicar; Mark, our supply priest; for this holy gathering; and for the people of God in every place. Bless the Scottish Episcopal Church; the faith communities of St. Dunstan’s and St. David Emmanuel in Shoreline; and
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O God, we pray for Christ’s disciples throughout the world: Michael, our presiding bishop; Sean, our presiding bishop-elect; Phil, our bishop; Joseph, our vicar; and our Bishop’s Committee. In the Anglican cycle of prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of Rwanda. In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for St. Luke’s, Seattle, and
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Holy God, give us grace to follow Jesus. Fill us where we are found lacking. Purge from us all those things that would cause us to stray from the path Jesus has marked for us. We pray for your church and its ministers, especially Michael, our presiding bishop; Sean, our presiding bishop-elect; Phil, our bishop;
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Yahweh who presides over the heavenly beings, we pray for all those who seek after God. We especially pray for our priest, Joseph; our supply priest, Carola; and our bishop, Phil. In the Anglican Communion, we pray for The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea, and in the Diocese of Olympia for our neighbors at
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