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Join us as we build a
community of radical welcome
that follows Jesus into the
streets of the city to increase
the amount of love and justice
in the world.
K Karpen &
Lea Matthews
Pastors
Seventh Sunday
after Pentecost
July 19, 2020
Online Worship
K on the grounds of Kingswood
Campsite in Hancock, NY
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Sunday, July 19, 2020
Prelude
Greeting
Call to Worship
Hymn
Opening Prayer
Prayer Song
Scripture Reading
Scripture Song
Gospel Reading
Hymn
Frank Glass
The Old Rugged Cross
Danny Aponte
Frank Glass
One: Lord, you have searched me,
Many: And you know me.
One: You know when I sit down;
Many: You know when I rise up.
One: You know what I am thinking;
Many: You know where I am going.
One: Where can I go from your spirit?
Many: Where can I flee from your presence?
One: If I take the wings of the morning,
Many: And settle at the limits of the sea,
One: Even there your hand shall lead me,
Many: And your right hand shall embrace me!
One: Search me, O God, and know my heart.
Many: Test me, and know my thoughts.
One: See if there is any wicked way in me,
Many: And lead me in your way everlasting.
All: Lord, teach us to walk along your path of life and love.
Nearer, My God, to Thee (page 5, v. 1)
Aya Yabe-Duruz
Nearer, My God, to Thee (page 5, v. 2)
Denise Outram
Genesis 28:10-22 “Jacob’s Dream at Bethel” (page 4)
Nearer, My God, to Thee (page 5, v. 3-4)
Lea Matthews, Nora Matthews, Rachel Black
Matthew 13:24-30 “The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat“ (page 4)
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (page 6, verses 1-3)
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Sermon
Morning Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Prayer Song
Offering
Offertory
Benediction
Response
Postlude
Hymn Leaders
Audio
Video
Prayer, Connect &
Care Groups
Donate
K Karpen
‘Zizania Mania, Or, When Bad Things Happen In Good Soil’
Nancy Meyers
Our God, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kin-dom 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 kin-dom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Nearer, My God, to Thee (page 5, v. 5)
Lea Matthews
Of tithes, gifts, and prayers
Melanie Baker
God’s Got the Whole World
K Karpen
Jane Williams
The Garden Song
Frank Glass
How Firm a Foundation
Robin Bahr-deStefano, K Karpen, Nancy Meyers, Brent Ness,
Jane Williams, Frank Glass
David Richards
Harry Karpen
To make a prayer request or join a Connect & Care Group, visit
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We hope that you enjoyed today’s service. Please help us continue to
create meaningful virtual worship and support essential services by
donating via our website: stpaulandstandrew.org/give or emailing
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Genesis 28:10-22 - Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 10 Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran. 11 Coming to a certain place, Jacob stayed there
for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, Jacob put it under
his head and lay down in that place. 12 And Jacob dreamed that there was a ladder[a] set up on
the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and
descending on it. 13 And the LORD stood beside Jacob and said, “I am the LORD, the God of
Abraham and Sarah your ancestors and the God of Isaac and Rebecca; the land on which you
lie I will give to you and to your offspring; 14 and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth,
and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and
all the families of the earth shall be blessed[c] in you and blessed by your offspring. 15 Know that I
am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not
leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
16 Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place—and I did not
know it!” 17 And he was afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than
the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
18 So Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and
set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19 He called that place Bethel;[d] but the name
of the city was Luz at the first. 20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will
keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I
come again to my ancestors’ house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, 22 and this stone,
which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house; and of all that you give me I will surely
give one-tenth to you.”
Matthew 13:24-30 - The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat
24 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kin-dom of heaven may be compared to
someone who sowed good seed in a field; 25 but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came
and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. 26 So when the plants came up and
bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. 27 And the servants of the farmer came and said,
‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come
from?’ 28 The farmer answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants asked, ‘Then do you
want us to go and gather them?’ 29 But the farmer replied, ‘No; for in gathering the weeds you
would uproot the wheat along with them. 30 Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and
at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be
burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’”
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Joys & Concerns For Health/Healing
Jim diagnosed with cancer &
beginning treatment
For people who have family and
friends in highly affected areas,
including Willie, whose parents are
in Brazil
Continued healing for Sydney
Doug’s friends in ill health
Continued prayers for Erna & Sam
Aunt JoAnne
For a man beaten in Deposit, NY for
insisting that customers wear
masks
Jon’s son, Alex, in hospital with a
compound fracture in his leg
Josh’s father’s heart condition
Tom’s prostate surgery
Craig and Shawn
Rita, Tom and Vicki’s friend, still in
hospital but slowly recovering
For Ruth as she enters palliative care,
and for her husband, Bill and son,
Will who are by her side.
COVID-19 sufferers
Jorge’s cousin, Anderson
Gregorio in Colombia
Dawn’s sister-in-law, hospitalized and
on a ventilator
Susan’s niece, Katie, a Physician's
Assistant in Chicago who
contracted COVID the first week
after returning to her clinic after
maternity leave
Shaun, recovering from COVID-19
and having trouble making himself
stay in
Sam, 8-year-old son of Rev. Patrick
Friday, suffering from the
inflammatory disease associated
with the coronavirus
Peace & Justice
For the refugee situation in Colombia
and Venezuela
For the San Bruno jail, which is still
COVID free
Work & Life
May we all be teachable
Ellyn’s sister who is a teacher in
Florida and who lives with their
mother; prayers they remain well
as the virus spikes in the state
For the President and his
administration to prioritize safety
over the push to reopen schools
For all those affected by the virus-
physically, emotionally, financially
That the Eagle Hill School Board be
receptive and hear one another
Concern that we all prioritize self-
care; especially musicians who lose
themselves in the creative process
For us all as we continue in antiracist
learning and work.
Doug, happy to be out of NYC and
working in Texas where he can be
closer to his 91-year-old father
For Peter's employees and all those
who must work with the public at
this time
For theatres
Screen fatigue
Lila and Noah, going through
separation
For workers who are a part of Disney
World’s reopening
Continued prayers for an uneventful
summer at Kingswood
For Vicki and cast and crew in CT
filming a Hallmark special
Sharon and Jeff moving to Maine
Kate’s sister, Madelain
June and Steve’s neighbors, Flo and
Don
Members of Jim and Ron’s LA
congregation who isolated by the
pandemic, the digital divide and
unfamiliarity with communiacation
technology
Travel mercies for Lea, Rachel and
Nora on vacation
Travel mercies for Esther on vacation
For Hannah preparing to give a
sermon at Park Slope UMC this
Sunday
Comfort
Continued comfort for Shirley and all
family grieving the loss of Don
For Stephanie grieving the loss of her
mother
For people having anxiety about
staying in, especially Gus
Eric, Barb's colleague, whose
parents have recently died
Don's Uncle Jim, now in hospice care,
and for his wife Patty
Prayers of comfort for Dawn’s next
door neighbor Beverlee who found
her 18-year-old son dead at home.
For Bob’s former wife to find peace
and love
Joy & Thanksgiving
Gratitude for the life of Barb, college
friend of Pat
Lea’s honest and heartfelt sermon
For the support and care for each
other in our Connect & Care groups
Jon’s renewed energy as he
continues to recover from
pneumonia; feeling more like his
‘old self’
Connie’s successful back surgery;
and her R&R with her friend Shirley
who is a nurse
A successful animal fundraiser
Great news from Chris’s literary agent
Thomas Luke’s success with his job
for a startup connecting nurses
Joy for having Hannah at home while
she awaits her return to Colombia
Julie’s family picnic and outdoor visit
with her Mom in PA
MaryBeth’s son Kenneth is healthy
Olga’s niece Valerie has recovered
from COVID-19
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Music Notes The Old Rugged Cross
Music: THE OLD RUGGED CROSS George Bennard, 1913
Public domain
Nearer, My God, to Thee
Words: Sarah F. Adams, 1841
Music: BETHANY Lowell Mason, 1856
Public domain
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Words: Henry Alford, 1844, alt.
Music: ST. GEORGE’S WINDSOR George J. Elvey, 1858
Public domain
God’s Got the Whole World
Words & Music: Spiritual, arr. Margaret Bonds, 1963
The Garden Song
Words & Music: David Mallett
How Firm a Foundation
Music: FOUNDATION American Folk Tune, harm. from Tabor 1866
Public domain
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Our Mission Statement We seek to build a community of radical welcome that follows Jesus into the streets of the city to increase
the amount of love and justice in the world. To do this, we will...
♦ Be a catalyst for love-inspired action and social justice.
♦ Nurture and inspire Jesus’ followers through dynamic worship and relationship-building to transform
ourselves and the world.
♦ Teach and live progressive Christian values, including racial and gender equality, inter-faith partnership,
LGBTQI affirmation, and empowerment of the last, the lost, and the least.
♦ Raise up future generations by fostering a congregation of all ages and developing young leaders &
communities.
Who’s Who at St. Paul & St Andrew
Pastors
Minister of Music
Artists-in-Residence
Youth Director
Seminary Interns
Lay Servants
Director of Operations
Bookkeeper
Communications
Theater Manager
Building Superintendent
Security / Custodians
Videographer / Editor
Audio Engineer
Rev. Dr. K Karpen
Rev. Lea Matthews
Dr. Frank Glass
Jane Williams, David Richards
Carter Snyder-Samuelson
Bridget Webster & Carter Snyder-Samuelson
Nancy Meyers, Alicia Pitterson, Shakeel Samuel
Brent Ness
Jennifer Serrano
Hannah Reasoner
Michelle Navis
Danny Aponte
Robert Harris, Ken Lucian, Hector Morales, Hector Pagan, Jay Torres
Harry Karpen
David Richards
Supporting Our Ministries
We hope that you enjoyed today’s service. Please help us continue to create meaningful virtual
worship and support essential services by donating at stpaulandstandrew.org/give or emailing
[email protected] to make a gift by electronic check.
To make a prayer request or join a Connect & Care Group, visit our website,
stpaulandstandrew.org/stay-connected
Prayer Requests, Connect & Care Groups