Welcome to our Worship Celebration for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Service of the Word, Sunday, June 27th, 2021
Today we Celebrate the LGBTQIA2+ community. Our Worship team for today’s service includes members of the Church of the Epiphany who identify as LGBTQIA2+, and their allies.
The masks a few of them are wearing are that of “Proud Anglicans” the symbol of the Anglican Church of Canada in rainbow colours.
ALL ARE WELCOME HERE!
The Readings:
Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43
In today’s portion from the Wisdom of Solomon we hear the reassuring, reaffirming words, that God is both creator and ally for all of God’s creation. Psalm 30 also praises God as healer and giver of life. God’s capacity to give life and healing become exemplified in Jesus, who raises the daughter of Jairus and heals the hemorrhaging woman in the story from Mark. Today’s portion of Paul’s second letter to the ancient church in Corinth deals with the relief fund for the Jerusalem church.
Questions for Reflection:
When the woman who suffered a chronic and isolating ailment touched Jesus, he stated that the power had gone out from him. What aspects of your life and ministry empty you of power? How do you discern healthy limits and habits for the care of yourself and others? Which spiritual practices do you find most revitalizing when your energy reserves are depleted? In such times, how does your faith make you whole?
Please feel free to share the link to this worship service with anyone you feel may want to worship with us, or who may be seeking a spiritual home.
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2021-06-27, PRE-RECORDED - A Service of the Word 1- Fifth Sunday after Pentecost- Celebrating LGBTQIA2+ Pride, Yr. B