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October 31, 2021
The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 265)
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 COVID-19 POLICIES:
EFFECTIVE 10/18/2021
If you are fully vaccinated, masks are no longer required in St. Martin's church.
Fellowship will begin in a few weeks.
Please note: If you have a condition or are taking medications that weaken your immune system, you may not be fully protected even if you are fully vaccinated. You should continue to take all precautions recommended for unvaccinated people. |
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Readings for the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 26)
THE WORD OF GOD
Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Moses said: Now this is the commandment--the statutes and the ordinances--that the Lord your God charged me to teach you to observe in the land that you are about to cross into and occupy, so that you and your children and your children's children, may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life, and keep all his decrees and his commandments that I am commanding you, so that your days may be long. Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe them diligently, so that it may go well with you, and so that you may multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you.
Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
The Psalm - Psalm 119:1-8
1 Happy are they whose way is blameless, *
who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Happy are they who observe his decrees *
and seek him with all their hearts!
3 Who never do any wrong, *
but always walk in his ways.
4 You laid down your commandments, *
that we should fully keep them.
5 Oh, that my ways were made so direct *
that I might keep your statutes!
6 Then I should not be put to shame, *
when I regard all your commandments.
7 I will thank you with an unfeigned heart, *
when I have learned your righteous judgments.
8 I will keep your statutes; *
do not utterly forsake me.
The Epistle - Hebrews 9:11-14
When Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), he entered once for all into the Holy Place, not with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls, with the sprinkling of the ashes of a heifer, sanctifies those who have been defiled so that their flesh is purified, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God!
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The Gospel According to Mark
One of the scribes came near and heard the Saducees disputing with one another, and seeing that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’; and ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself,’ —this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.
Mark 12:28-34
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We pray for all in our church who are sick and suffering. We pray for our families and friends.
Sharon Butler
Gerard Clements
Cecelia Corbin
Peter & Phyliss Dombrowski
Father Glenn Graczyk
John Ingles
Laura Ingles and family
Rich Lehing
Barbra Madison
David Marcionette
Randy Mahurin
Deanna Mason
Heather Osterholz
Larry and Bette Ruby
Sonny Stanczyk
Lee Wittig
Susan Wittig
Our Beloved Dead,
Paula Jones
Marvin Jones
We pray for those with continuing challenges:
Linda and Ricky Abrams
Jean Brown
Jane Guinn
Jim and Liz Marcionette
Diane Paterson
Betsy Reynolds
Bishop Dabney Smith
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October 31, 2021
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
One of the scribes…asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the greatest of all? Mark 12:28
Everyone knows Jesus’ answer: Love God and love your neighbor. But often people disagree about how we should love God and about who our neighbor is. In all those situations, blessed are those whose primary concern still remains: am I acting out of love of God and love of neighbor?
Collection - 10/17/2021
Checks $440.00
Cash 128.00
PayPal 00.00
TOTAL $568.00
Expenses 1258.86
$-690.86
NOTE: $3 of our 10/03 collection is from the Fall Festival
For your continued financial support! |
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Hudson Primary Academy
Back Pack Food Program
5 children • 3 times a day
2 to 3 days each weekend
Non-perishable, Small or Individual servings
NO GLASS, HEAVY or EXPIRED!
Children will actually be carrying these items home.
There are 20,080 FOOD INSECURE CHILDREN IN PASCO COUNTY, FL
Feeding America, 2017
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List of suggested items:
Cereal
Pancake Mix (Bag)
Oatmeal
Pop-Tarts
Granola Bars
Macaroni & Cheese
Peanut Butter/Jelly
Ramen Noodles
Canned Chicken/Tuna
Chili
Soup
Spaghetti O's
Jell-O Cups
Pasta
Spaghetti Sauce in a can or plastic jar
Hamburger Helper
Chicken/Tuna Helper
Chef Boyardee
Vegetables
Juice Packs
Fruit cups
Apple Sauce Cups
Pudding Cups
Crackers
Saltines
Microwave Popcorn
Cookies/Cracker sandwiches
Individual bags of chips, Goldfish, Oreos, etc.
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