Visioning Prayer: Almighty and ever living God, ruler of all things in heaven and on earth, and by whose grace we have been called into a goodly fellowship of faith: Send down upon our bishops, other clergy, and all your faithful people an outpouring of your Holy Spirit for the renewal and mission of your Church. Give us a vision of where you would lead your Church, and so discern new things that you are doing in your Church and the world. By your grace, save us from unnecessary distractions, so that we may be able to determine your will for us, go forward perceiving that which is right, and have the courage to pursue the same, to the end that we may utilise the gifts which you have given to each of us for the furtherance of your will in simplicity, confidence and steadfastness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer for Discipleship: Heavenly Father, we thank you that you have awakened your church to hear again the call of our Saviour Jesus Christ to come to Him to learn from Him. Grant that as we say ‘yes’ to His call to discipleship, your Holy Spirit will enable us so completely to commit all the areas of our lives to His service, that in our personal, family and church lives, our work, recreational and social lives, we would act as Jesus would have acted if he were in our place; in His name and for His sake we pray. Amen Sisters and Brothers in Christ, welcome to another celebration of the Lord’s Day. A warm welcome to those who may be visiting us for the first time; please feel free to join us again. We continue to collect non-perishable food items and toiletries for the students. Kindly take these on Sundays. Thanks to those who continue to give donations. Please speak with Professor James Robertson if you plan to make a contribution. A copy of the bulletin is uploaded on the website on Friday or Saturday each week. Members can download a copy of the bulle- tin onto their electronic device and thereby help us protect the environment by enabling us to print less copies of the bulletin each week. In the meanwhile we are still seeking volunteers to print the weekly bulletin. We use an average of fifty copies each week. The annual Anglican Togetherness Group (ATG) weekend observances will run from Friday to Sunday September 7 to 9. The theme for the weekend is Restorative Jus- tice. On Friday evening of the 7 th there will be an address by the Minister of Justice, Honorable Delroy Church starting at 6:00pm at Church of the Ascension. On Saturday the 8 th there is a workshop at St Margaret’s Church Hall. Everyone is invited to attend and participate in the weekend celebrations. In our discussion about discipleship during the season of Lent we were reminded of the five wonders of discipleship based on St John 3:16. These are 1) God loves the world; 2) He gave His only Son; 3) Anyone who believes; 4) Will not perish; 5) Will have everlasting life. These five wonders, given to everyone as a gift, is to be experi- enced, lived on a daily basis and shared with those we meet. Psalm 139:14. Discipleship as a gift means finding and living out our purpose in life. God has created us for a purpose and our goal is to live out this pur- pose according to God’s will. Second, disci- pleship is to be experienced. God loves us and gives us Jesus Christ in order that we may experience God in the flesh. We can experience God in our bodies simply by paying attention to our bodies. Physical exercise, proper nutrition, taking medication on time, drinking adequate amount of fluid etc. enable us to pay attention to the experi- ence of God in our bodies. God is good and the extent to which we treat ourselves well we can experience God in our bodies. Fi- nally, discipleship is to be lived and shared on a daily basis. In other words our lives are to testify to the five wonders of St John 3:16. We are loved and are to live in love and share love with others. We are gifts to the world and must affirm others as gifts as well. Belief in God is our response to disci- pleship as a gift. Our belief in God is a testi- mony that we are not in charge of ourselves. We are accountable to God. God will not cause any of His beloved to perish. God has created us for eternity and it starts now (II Cor 6:2). Discipleship is getting in tuned with eternity now and making it real for others to see and experience. Every blessing, Garth The UWI Anglican Community UNIVERSITY CHAPEL, MONA Pentecost XII August 12 th 2018 Celebrant: Canon Garth Minott Contact Us: Webpage: uwimonaanglicans.com Email: [email protected] Join us on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/anglican2k10/?fref=ts Tel: 997-7957