10TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 08-02-2026 10:00AM Worship (in person and online)
10TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
08-02-2026 10:00AM Worship (in person and online)
+ We Rejoice in God’s Presence +
OPENING SONG: “WE’RE GONNA SIT AT THE WELCOME TABLE”
- We’re gonna sit at the welcome table, we’re gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days, Hallelujah!
We’re gonna sit at the welcome table – We’re gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days!
- Peace and mercy ‘round that table…
- All God’s children ‘round that table…
- Jesus calls you to that table…
- We’re gonna sit at the welcome table…
THE OPENING RITE (based on today’s Gospel and First Lesson):
L Come away to a quiet and lonely place for a while to sit, to rest, and to learn at the feet of Jesus.
C Where Jesus lives we will not remain lonely, for there is compassion and healing and hope.
L Whoever thirsts for true life, come and drink! Hear the invitation! Come to God!
C If you have no money but you’re hungry, come and receive, for Jesus gives the bread of life.
L Sometimes I feel so helpless and afraid and desperate.
C And sometimes I don’t recognize the difference between what I want and what I need.
L Sometimes I don’t acknowledge the deep hunger in my heart and the dry thirst in my soul.
C And sometimes I foolishly pursue what truly does not nourish me.
L Sometimes I do not recognize the similarity between my neighbor and myself.
C And sometimes I forget the hungry and the poor in our world today.
L I live in that tension between caring for myself and caring for others.
C And – as I seek to be fed by the Bread of Life – I want to offer life to a hungry world.
PRAYER OF THE DAY:
Compassionate and Providing God, all of creation looks to you.
Please show us the food that can satisfy both hungry bodies and desperate souls.
Please forgive us for straying from your love and ignoring your will.
Please restore us to a right relationship with you.
Please send us to speak, to show, and to share the good news of your love through Jesus Christ. Amen.
+ We Rejoice in God’s Saving Word +
FIRST READING: ISAIAH 55:1-5
[God invites Israel to a great feast of food and drink without cost. Even those who are not so faithful – spending their money and
time on things that cannot satisfy – are invited to God’s party! And then the party will be graciously expanded to include the
entire world! With God it truly is a “welcome table”!]
SONG SELECTION: Maliek Patterson
SECOND READING: ROMANS 9:1-5
[Paul is in anguish over the refusal of many of his Jewish people to acknowledge Jesus as Messiah. He will not condemn his own
people. And he will not stop believing that God has some plan for them that includes mercy.]
GOSPEL VERSE: “Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Break me, melt me, mold me, fill me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.”
HOLY GOSPEL: MATTHEW 14:13-21
[The amazingly endless picnic! Not only are we guests at the Lord’s Table… we are also disciples put to work in service to others.]
THE SERMON: Pastor Neil or Pastor Gwen
SONG RESPONSE: “NO, NOT ONE!” Tan #308
THE PRAYERS… We pray for NEW LIFE in the Spirit and for the MISSION of the Church to the world!
+ We Rejoice in God’s Nourishing Meal +
THE PEACE GREETING… We offer words and signs of GOD’S LOVE alive and real among us!
OFFERING… May the Spirit of God within us guide us to grateful, generous, and fruitful discipleship!
In the Sanctuary, place your offering in the offering plate or scan the QR code on the screen.
At home, mail a check or money order to St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2169 74th Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19138 or scan the QR code on the screen. You can also contribute online through bit.ly/stpetersgiving and set up a one-time donation or a recurring weekly gift to the categories you select. Or you can text Give+ at 833-914-0896 and follow the instructions for your contribution. Thank God, praise God, and serve God with your faithful giving.
SONG SELECTION: Maliek Patterson
OFFERING SONG: “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
THIS IS MY STORY, THIS IS MY SONG,
PRAISING MY SAVIOR ALL THE DAY LONG! [sing the chorus 2 times]
We are God’s people, we are Christ’s Church, called by God’s Spirit into the world.
We have God’s power from heaven above, we’ll share God’s justice, mercy and love!”
OFFERING PRAYER led by the Communion Assistant:
Lord God, we thank you for making a way out of no way in our life! During this summer may we dedicate
our leisure and our work, our rest and our travel, our service and our spending, our health and our
wealth, our worship and our witness to glorify You and to extend your Kingdom to others.
Someone somewhere is in need of your Good News. Amen.
THE PREFACE AND THE EUCHARISTIC WORDS:
L The Lord be with you. C And also with you.
L Lift up your hearts! C We lift them up in love for God!
L Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give God our thanks and praise.
L Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful… C … and set us on fire with your love! Alleluia!
THE EUCHARISTIC WORDS by the Celebrant, who recalls and re-enacts Jesus’ Holy Meal.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (spoken)
COMMUNION AND BLESSINGS… All believers in Christ are welcome at the Lord’s Table! You may come up by the center aisle and kneel or stand at the altar. Get an empty glass as you come up if you want wine from the chalice; we will also have a tray of pre-poured glasses of grape juice at the altar. You may return to your seats by the side aisles. CHRIST
OFFERS US PEACE, POWER, AND PROMISE FOR FAITHFUL LIVING AND FERVENT LOVING!
COMMUNION SONGS: Tan #438 Tan #435
THE COMMUNION BLESSING by the Celebrant after all have communed.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER by the Communion Assistant.
+ We Rejoice in Our Mission +
THE BENEDICTION by the Pastor… We are sent forth to be and become the BODY OF CHRIST for the world!
CLOSING SONG: “HALLELUYA! WE SING YOUR PRAISES” Tan #180