Sunday Service:
Holy Eucharist at 9:30 am

Child care is available

Church of Our Saviour
191 Flanagan Way

(Rt 153)

Secaucus, NJ 07094

Tel: 201-863-1449
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Mark A. Lewis, Vicar MLewis@secaucus.org

Dorothy Fowlkes
Pastoral Associate

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Holy Eucharist - 9:30 am

Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. We ask this with confidence in your love. Amen.

Today's Lessons
II Kings 4:18-21, 32-37 / Psalm 142
I Corinthians 9:16-23 / Mark 1:29-39

Today's Hymns
372 - Praise to the living God
488 - Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
599 - Lift every voice and sing
292 - O Jesus, crowned with all renown

A reading from the
Second Book of Kings 4:18-21, 32-37

When the child was older, he went out one day to his father among the reapers.

He complained to his father, "Oh, my head, my head!"

The father said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother."

He carried him and brought him to his mother; the child sat on her lap until noon, and he died. She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door on him, and left.

When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. So he went in and closed the door on the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. Then he got up on the bed and lay upon the child, putting his mouth upon his mouth, his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands; and while he lay bent over him, the flesh of the child became warm.

He got down, walked once to and fro in the room, then got up again and bent over him; the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, "Call the Shunammite woman."

So he called her.

When she came to him, he said, "Take your son."

She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground; then she took her son and left.

(To be read by Jo Ann Namendorf)

Psalm 142 Voce mea ad Dominum

I cry to the LORD with my voice;
to the LORD I make loud supplication.

I pour out my complaint before him
and tell him all my trouble.

When my spirit languishes within me, you know my path;
in the way wherein I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

I look to my right hand and find no one who knows me;
I have no place to flee to, and no one cares for me.

I cry out to you, O LORD;
I say, "You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living."

Listen to my cry for help, for I have been brought very low;
save me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.

Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your Name;
when you have dealt bountifully with me,
the righteous will gather around me.

(To be read by Ann Miller

A reading from Paul's
First Letter to the Corinthians 9:16-23

If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel! For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission. What then is my reward? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel.

For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews.

To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I might win those under the law.

To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law) so that I might win those outside the law.

To the weak I became weak, so that I might win the weak.

I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

(To be read by Jo Ann Namendorf)

The Gospel according to Mark 1:29-39

Jesus left the synagogue at Capernaum, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered around the door. And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. And Simon and his companions hunted for him.

When they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is searching for you."

He answered, "Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do."

And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.

(To be read by Dorothy Fowlkes)

The Prayers of the People will be led by Don Roberts

The image above has been made available by The Franciscan Brothers of the White Cross, in Spain.

Comments on the Readings

The Diocese of Montreal offers an attractive and useful guide to the lectionary readings. Because it comes from of the Anglican Church of Canada which follows the Revised Common Lectionary, the readings sometimes may vary from those of the Episcopal Church, but it is still helpful. Link

The Sunday Bulletin Link

Reflections on Sermons
Mark Lewis's sermons have been interpreted for reading on the internet. They are indexed at the bottom of the Sunday page. Link

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