Proper 8, Revised Common Lectionary, Year A. [vitality] Real welcome involves real work. Authentic and effective evangelism requires something deeper and more difficult than accepting those who happen to enter our doors. It means going out to the margins and recognizing Christ in the faces of our neighbors. Reader: Karl Heimbuck. Musicians: Chi Yi Chen Wolbrink, Tony Lu, Katie Wesley, and Phillip Morgan. Music: “Take Me to the Water” and “Jesus, Be with Us.”