Sunday’s Bulletin

Invited and inviting—that is the nature of the church. By God’s grace in holy baptism we have a place at Christ’s banquet table. When, by the power of that same Spirit, humility and mutual love continue among us, the church can be more inviting still.

Readings and Psalm

• Proverbs 25:6-7
  Do not put yourself forward
• Sirach 10:12-18 (alternate)
  Judgment upon the proud
• Psalm 112
  The righteous are merciful and full of compassion. (Ps. 112:4)
• Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
  God is with us: let acts of mutual love continue
• Luke 14:1, 7-14
  An image of God’s reign: invite the poor, crippled to your banquet

Semicontinuous First Reading and Psalm

• Jeremiah 2:4-13
  The people of Israel forsake the Lord
• Psalm 81:1, 10-16
  I feed you with the finest wheat and satisfy you with honey from the rock. (Ps. 81:16)