Ninth Sunday after Pentecost/Service of Holy Communion. Today we welcome our Vacation Bible School participants and their families as they share what they’ve learned about being heroes from God’s book, Jesus says, “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” It is God’s promise from the beginning—to Abraham, to the early church, and to the “little flock” of which we are a part in today’s assembly. Faith, God’s baptismal gift, trusts the promises of God. Have no fear.