Upcoming Events as of December 8

  December 15 - Holiday Potluck, music by Louis Couto

 December 22 - Vestry Meeting

 December 24 - Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 PM 

[December 25 - Rev. Liz will celebrate at St. Michael's in Bristol at 10 AM]

Second Sunday of Advent

 

Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Prayers of the People

Holy God, wherever we are, you are there. Stir our hearts wherever we may go that we may see you and offer thanksgiving for the life you have given us. Hear these prayers we offer as we say, Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

For the church in every place: May we be ever mindful of the richness of the family of God’s people, those next to us here, those in neighborhood churches, and those worshipping today across the globe. Help us to grow into a unity of mission and ministry in our common devotion to Christ that we might be faithful witnesses of your love. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

For all in civil authority: may they be guided by hope, not fear. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

For this faith community; amid joys and sorrows: Let us remember those who have gone before us; those who have sacrificed for us. Let us give thanks for gathering of God’s people and for the renewal of life we are given. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

For the gifts of creation, for the sun that lights our day and the moon and stars that shelter the night: May our eyes be open to the beauty around us. Help us to protect and nurture the creation and ever proclaim its wonders. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

For those at greatest risk among us: Let us pray for those who are lonely or neglected, and for those facing illness and disability. Especially, we pray for those on our Prayer List. 

The flowers are given in honor of Alvin Reise, Jr. 

On the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for all Laity in their several ministries that they may truly and devotedly serve God.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

For those who have died, for those who are dying, and for those who grieve, that they may find hope in your promise of everlasting life. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. 

Lord, gather up our prayers with those of your people in every place and time, and guide us to Christ, preparing the way for us by making every valley filled and every mountain low. Amen

Happy New Year!

 The First Sunday of Advent begins a new liturgical year.

First Sunday of Advent

 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Prayers of the People

Faithful God, we offer our prayers in hopeful anticipation of your response as we say, Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Your church waits in anticipation for the fulfillment of your promises, grant us perseverance and urgency to continue Christ’s mission as we await His return.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Sow the seeds of your love throughout this nation, that our people and leaders might work towards building a society where all people have an equitable place and the opportunity to thrive.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

As we enter into this season of anticipation, grant this congregation a discerning spirit that we might confidently follow where you are leading us, be beacons of hope, and a place of refuge for our neighbors.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Your creation cries out from the devastation wrought by our unsustainable use of its resources, show us how we might change and advocate for a holy stewardship of the natural world.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Open our hearts to know the suffering of those who are sick, afraid, alone, or oppressed; grant them relief, healing, and wholeness and show us how to be present with them. Especially

for those on our Prayer List.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

The flowers are given the loving memory of George and Helen Campbell and Pat Church. May their souls, and the souls of all the departed, rest in peace.

On the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the clergy and people of Emmanuel, Cumberland and Emmanuel,

Newport.

Grant to the dying peace and rest in your loving care; and grant to them an entrance into the resurrected life of Christ.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Hear the hopes and needs of your people and keep your people

in your grace, through our Lord, Jesus Christ, who with you and

the Holy Spirit lives and reigns. AMEN

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Learn more about this delightful calendar here and download a copy for printing here.

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Saint Andrew the Apostle

 Almighty God, who gave such grace to your apostle Andrew that he readily obeyed the call of your Son Jesus Christ, and brought his brother with him: Give us, who are called by your Holy Word, grace to follow him without delay, and to bring those near to us into his gracious presence; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Thanksgiving Day

 Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Upcoming Events as of November 24

 December 1 - Advent Begins

 December 8 - Vestry Meeting

 December 15 - Holiday Potluck, music by Louis Couto

 December 24 - Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 PM 

[December 25 - Rev. Liz will celebrate at St. Michael's in Bristol at 10 AM]

Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King

 

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Prayers of the People

Marvelous, glorious God, with sincere thanks for the blessings won by Christ our Lord, we offer to you our deepest prayers as we say, Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

May your Church always look to its head, the Lord Jesus, whose example has given us a template for our lives and commission calls us forward in mission and ministry.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

We pray for our Presiding Bishop, Sean Rowe, the Bishop of Rhode Island, Nicholas Knisely, and for all bishops and other ministers, and for all who serve God in his Church.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Strengthen us to be advocates for justice and peace in our society. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Be present to us today so that, with confidence in Christ’s promises, we might recommit ourselves to lives of service in His name and become agents of God’s love to all whom we encounter. 

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

You have formed the creation that it might sustain us and help us to thrive, help us to use it responsibly and to work with others to sustain its bounty.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Let the healing power of Christ enter into the lives of all who suffer, especially we pray for those on our Parish Prayer List.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

The flowers are given the loving memory of Shirley Silvia. May her soul, and the souls of all the departed, rest in peace.

On the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, for the clergy and people of St. Andrew’s, Little Compton, and the faculty and students of St. Andrew’s School in Barrington

We offer these prayers in the name of Christ the King, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns forever.

Amen.

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Thankful? Yes. We are thankful for Howard’s warm welcome each Sunday, the company of our fellow parishioners, uplifting music, holy scripture to embrace , thought provoking and moving reflections by our Revs, sharing the Eucharist together and with all the company of heaven, and, today in particular, hot coffee and “donut holes” after our service thanks to Marty’s generosity.

St Paul’s Cemetery Committee Thank You

 Dawn detergent and elbow grease to the rescue! Cleaning the grave stones … hard at work and enjoying the fellowship! 

Thank you for all you do!
Marilyn+

Note: The workers are L to R - standing Marilyn Hennessey, kneeling Chi Cornwall, and holding the Dawn bottle, Tina Murphy. 

“Dinner for Two” Update from Rev. Marilyn

We have put together 12 “Dinner for Two” bags with canned turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and gravy! 

And … we have all boxed and ready for transport more food … stuffing, veggies, canned meat, mashed potatoes ... and whatever else was brought!

We have done what we set out to do … and more. 

We are not collecting any more for this Thanksgiving … we will resume our regular food collection after Thanksgiving!

You have done well! See you Sunday.

Rev. Marilyn

Upcoming Events as of November 17

 December 1 - Advent Begins
 December 8 - Vestry Meeting
 December 15 - Holiday Potluck, music by Louis Couto
 December 24 - Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 PM 
[December 25 - Rev. Liz will celebrate at St. Michael's in Bristol at 10 AM]

Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost

 Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Upcoming Events as of November 10

December 1 - Advent Begins

December 15 - Holiday Fellowship Potluck & music by Louis Couto

December 24 - Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 PM 

 

Prayers for Our Nation and Veterans

For the Nation

Almighty God, giver of all good things: We thank you for the natural majesty and beauty of this land. They restore us, though we often destroy them.

Heal us.

We thank you for the great resources of this nation. They make us rich, though we often exploit them.

Forgive us.

We thank you for the men and women who have made this country strong. They are models for us, though we often fall short of them.

Inspire us.

We thank you for the torch of liberty which has been lit in this land. It has drawn people from every nation, though we have often hidden from its light.

Enlighten us.

We thank you for the faith we have inherited in all its rich variety. It sustains our life, though we have been faithless again and again.

Renew us.

Help us, O Lord, to finish the good work here begun. Strengthen our efforts to blot out ignorance and prejudice, and to abolish poverty and crime. And hasten the day when all our people, with many voices in one united chorus, will glorify your holy Name. Amen.

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On the 249th Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps - The Marine's Prayer

(Read for us by August)

   

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost

 O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Election Night Virtual Prayers

 

Everyone is invited to join Election Night Virtual Prayers hosted by The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations from 8 to 10 PM November 5. Learn more here .

Upcoming Events as of November 3

November 10 - Vestry Meeting 

December 1 - Advent Begins

December 15 - Holiday Fellowship Potluck with music by Louis Couto

December 24 - Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 PM 

All Saints Day Service

 Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

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ISAIAH 25:6-9

On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make all

peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged

wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged

wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this

mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples,

the covering that is spread over all nations; he will

swallow up death forever. Then the LORD God will

wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace

of his people he will take away from all the earth, for

the LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day,

“See, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that

he might save us. This is the LORD for whom we

have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his

salvation.”

PSALM 24

1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, *

the world and all who dwell therein.

2 For it is he who founded it upon the seas *

and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.

3 “Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? *

and who can stand in his holy place?”

4 “Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, *

who have not pledged themselves to falsehood,

nor sworn by what is a fraud.

5 They shall receive a blessing from the Lord *

and a just reward from the God of their salvation.”

6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, *

of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.

7 Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high,

O everlasting doors; *

and the King of glory shall come in.

8 “Who is this King of glory?” *

“The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord,

mighty in battle.”

9 Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high,

O everlasting doors; *

and the King of glory shall come in.

10 “Who is he, this King of glory?” *

“The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.”

REVELATION 21:1-6A 

I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first

heaven and the first earth had passed away, and

the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the

new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from

God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

“See, the home of God is among mortals. He will

dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God

himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear

from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning

and crying and pain will be no more, for the first

things have passed away.” And the one who was

seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all

things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these

words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to

me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the

beginning and the end.”

JOHN 11:32-44

When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she

knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been

here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus

saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her

also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and

deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?”

They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began

to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”

But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the

eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”

Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb.

It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus

said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the

dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench

because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to

her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would

see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone.

And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank

you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear

me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd

standing here, so that they may believe that you sent

me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice,

“Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his

hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face

wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him,

and let him go.”

All Souls/All the Faithful Departed

 O God, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers: Grant to the faithful departed the unsearchable benefits of the passion of your Son; that on the day of his appearing they may be manifested as your children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

All Saints’ Day

 Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles

 O God, we thank you for the glorious company of the apostles, and especially on this day for Simon and Jude; and we pray that, as they were faithful and zealous in their mission, so we may with ardent devotion make known the love and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Be the Church

 

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

 Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Saint James of Jerusalem: Brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Martyr

 Grant, O God, that, following the example of your servant James the Just, brother of our Lord, your Church may give itself continually to prayer and to the reconciliation of all who are at variance and enmity; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Episcopal Shield

 

Upcoming Events as of October 20

October 26 - Diocesan convention

October 27 - Fall Fellowship Potluck

November 2 - Installation of PB Sean Rowe, Live-Stream

November 10 - Vestry Meeting 

December 1 - Advent Begins

December 15 - Holiday Fellowship Potluck with music by Louis Couto

December 24 Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 PM

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

 Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Saint Luke the Evangelist

 Almighty God, who inspired your servant Luke the physician to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of your Son: Graciously continue in your Church this love and power to heal, to the praise and glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Upcoming Events as of October 13

October 26 - Diocesan convention

October 27 - Fall Fellowship Potluck

November 2 - Installation of PB Sean Rowe, Live-Stream

November 9 - Vestry Meeting 

December 1 - Advent Begins

December 15 - Holliday Fellowship Potluck