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The Third Sunday in Lent: March 8, 2026

The Word of God

Opening Hymn, Come, thou fount of every blessing, Hymnal 686

Opening Acclamation

Celebrant: Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.

People: His mercy endures forever.

Celebrant: “Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:14,16

Celebrant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

The Priest stands and pronounces absolution.

Trisagion

(spoken at 8 am)

Collect of the Day

Celebrant The Lord be with you

People And also with you

Celebrant Let us pray.

Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

People Amen

The Lessons

Reading: Exodus 17:1-7

Psalm 95 (BCP)

Venite, exultemus

¹Come, let us sing to the | Lord; *
       let us shout for joy to the Rock of our sal|vation.
²Let us come before his presence with thank|sgiving *
       and raise a loud shout to him with | psalms.
³For the Lord is a great | God, *
       and a great King above all | gods.
⁴In his hand are the caverns of the | earth, *
       and the heights of the hills are his | also.
⁵The sea is his, for he | made it, *
       and his hands have molded the dry | land.
⁶Come, let us bow down, and bend the | knee, *
       and kneel before the Lord our | Maker.
⁷For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his | hand. *
       Oh, that today you would hearken to his | voice!
⁸Harden not your hearts,
as your forebears did in the | wilderness, *
       at Meribah, and on that day at Massah,
       when they | tempted me.
⁹They put me to the | test, *
       though they had seen my | works.
¹⁰Forty years long I detested that generation and | said, *
      “This people are wayward in their hearts;
       they do not know my | ways.”
[last half]
¹¹So I swore in my | wrath, *
      “They shall not enter into my | rest.”

Reading: Romans 5:1-11

Gospel Acclamation (Omit at 8:00)

The Gospel John 4:5-42

The Sermon

Rev. Theresa Newell

Nicene Creed

We believe in One God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayers of the People

After each bidding the people say: Christ have mercy.

¶ The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect.

The Peace

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And also with you.

¶ The People pass the peace in the way that is most comfortable to each.

Announcements

The Holy Communion

Offertory

¶ The Celebrant offers an Offertory sentence.

Hymn, As longs the deer for cooling streams, Hymnal 658

The Great Thanksgiving

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

¶ The Celebrant continues, eventually saying

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

¶ The Celebrant continues with the Eucharistic Prayer, eventually saying:

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

¶ Celebrant and People

Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.

¶ The Celebrant continues with the Eucharistic Prayer, eventually inviting the Lord’s Prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer

Spoken at 8 and sung on a monotone G at 10:30.

The Breaking of the Bread

(spoken at 8:00)

Invitation and Holy Communion

Celebrant: The Gifts of God for the People of God.

Hymn, The first one ever, Hymnal 673

Post-communion Prayer

¶ Celebrant and People

Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Blessing

Hymn, Surely it is God who saves me, Hymnal 679

Dismissal

Celebrant: Let us bless the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.

Prayers

Pray for the Universal Church, its members, and its mission

+The Anglican Communion
Sarah, the Archbishop of Canterbury
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East

+The Episcopal Church
Sean the Presiding Bishop
Episcopal Migration Ministries

+The Diocese of Olympia
Phil, our Bishop
St. Elizabeth’s, Burien
Good Shepherd, Federal Way

+The Church of the Redeemer
Theresa our priest
The Vestry and Wardens serving this parish
All the members of this congregation.

Pray for all in authority

António, Secretary General of the United Nations
Donald, our President
Bob, our Governor
Teri, Chair of the dxʷlilap [Tulalip] T r ibes
Cecile, Chair of the dxʷdəwʔabš [Duwamish] Tribe

Pray for the welfare of the world

Especially all victims of the many conflicts in our world
The victims of earthquake, flood, mass shootings, hurricanes and wildfire
Hopelink Kenmore Place
Heron Haven Senior Women’s Shelter
Camp United We Stand

Pray for those who need healing

Especially Kathy, Fritz, Ginny, Jean and Dick, Elizabeth, Richard, Shereen, John, Robert, Tina, Al, Laurie, Teri, Ron, Josiah, and Erin

Pray for those in the Armed Forces and their families

Especially Cully, Bede, AJ, and Mingo

Give thanks for the blessings of this life

Those celebrating the anniversary of their birth
Those celebrating the anniversary of their Baptism
Those celebrating the anniversary of their marriage, especially Lee and Anne

Pray for all those who have died

Announcements

Updating Parishioner Demographic Data

If you have not yet filled out the form collecting updated demographic data, please do so. The forms are on the table in the narthex.

Soup and Stations

March 19th will be “Stations and Soup”. We will begin the Stations of the Cross in the nave at 6:00pm. Afterwords, we will head down to the parish hall for a simple soup supper and community gathering.

Adult Education

First Alcove of the Parish Hall: 9:15 Sundays and 5:30 Tuesdays

We will be reading and discussing Stephanie Spellers’ latest book, Church Tomorrow? Here is the reading schedule for the next couple of weeks. (See the Font or website for the complete schedule.)

March 8 and 10: Part II (Chapters 3-5)

March 15: Part IIIa (Chapters 6-7)

Change in Schedule for March Vestry Meeting

The March meeting of the Vestry will be moved to March 16 at 7:00 pm to avoid having a meeting on St. Patrick’s Day. It will be held in the baptistry. All meetings of the vestry are open.

Celebration of Lee’s Retirement–TODAY

Our Communications Officer, Lee Darrow, is retiring. We will have a celebration after the 10:30 service on March 8. Cards are welcome. Let’s pile on the love!

Redeemer Updates

The vestry has released a letter updating the parish on information and events since the Annual Meeting. Please see the Font and/or website for this important update.

Vestry update: March 5, 2026: https://bit.ly/COR-Vestry-20260305

Relèven Update: March 5, 2026: https://bit.ly/COR-Releven-20260305

Copyright Information :

The first one ever. Words, Linda Wilberger Egan (b. 1946). Music, Ballad, Linda Wildberger Egan (b. 1946). © 1983 Church Publishing Inc. Streamed with permission using One License #A-713521. All rights reserved.

Surely it is God who saves me. Text, © 1982, Carl P. Daw, Jr. (1944- ), paraphrase The First Song of Isaiah. Music, Thomas Merton, © 1984, Ray W. Urwin (1950- ). Copyright administered by Hope Publishing Company. Streamed with permission using One License #A-713521. All rights reserved.

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