St Mary's Parish Bulletin November 8, 2015 (online version)

“Equipping the Saints for the work of Ministry, and building

the body of Christ”

The Twenty-fourth Sunday

after Pentecost

November 8, 2015

Rector: The Reverend Dr Von E Watson

Parish Bulletin

Diocese of Barbados P O Box 361, Bridgetown BB11000

Consecrated July 25, 1827

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C H U R C H

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e extend special greetings to those who are worshipping with us for the first time. An Usher will be happy to assist you. We sincerely want

you to feel welcome at this Church. If you do not have a home Church, we invite you to consider making St Mary’s your home. We invite you to sign the Visitors’ Book at the back of the Church. Please pray for:

• The Diocese of Barbados

• His Grace, the Most Reverend & Dr The Hon John Walder Dunlop Holder Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Barbados

Pastoral & Parish Staff Rector: Rev Dr Von E Watson (246) 424-2461 Assistant Curate: Rev Reginald Knight (246) 426-3746 or (246) 422-1044 Church Office: (246) 426-3746 Administrative Assistant: Mrs Maureen Massiah Organist and Director of Music: Mr Victor Pilgrim Sexton: Ms Mylene Haynes

Church Wardens Mr Ian Inniss Mr Hector Sealy

Notices for Parish Bulletin Please submit your notices, in writing, no later than Tuesday at 2:00 pm.

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Order of Service - 7:00 am The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, BCP CPWI

Introit 321

Opening Sentence Page 100 Acclamation Page 101

Collect for Purity Page 101 The Kyrie Page 102

Gloria in Excelsis Page 102 The Collect

The Ministry of The Word

Lesson ~ 1 Kings 17: 8 - 16 Reader: Claudia Smith

Psalm 146 Epistle ~ Hebrews 9: 24 - 28

Reader: Ian Inniss

Gradual 539 The Holy Gospel according to Mark 12: 38 - 44

The Sermon

The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105

The Intercession ~ Form D Page 111 Leader: Olwen Cumberbatch

Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of the Sacrament The Offertory 457

The Presentation of the Offerings Page 126 Form B

The Eucharistic Prayer The Sursum Corda Pages 126 - 127

Proper Preface “Therefore we praise you…” Page 131

Sanctus et Benedictus Qui Venit Page 131 Eucharistic Prayer B Page 135

The Lord’s Prayer Page 144

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The Breaking of the Bread Page 145 Form 1 The Communion

Invitation Page 146 Form B

Agnus Dei (Administration of the Holy Communion) Page 147 Form A

Communion Hymns 569, 607, 617, 629

Post Communion Prayer

The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 234

Dismissal National Anthem

Order of Service - 8:45 am The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, BCP CPWI

Introit 321, 384

Opening Sentence Page 100 Acclamation Page 101

Collect for Purity Page 101 The Kyrie Page 102

Gloria in Excelsis Page 102 The Collect

The Ministry Of The Word

Lesson ~ 1 Kings 17: 8 - 16 Reader: Women’s Fellowship/Evangelism & Prayer Group

Psalm 146 Epistle ~ Hebrews 9: 24 - 28

Reader: Sylvester Niles

Gradual 539 The Holy Gospel according to Mark 12: 38 - 44

The Sermon

The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105

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Blessing of the Children 657 The Intercession ~ Form D Page 111

Leader: Waple Reid

Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of The Sacrament The Offertory 457, 429

The Presentation of the Offerings Page 126 Form B

The Eucharistic Prayer The Sursum Corda Pages 126 - 127

Proper Preface “Therefore we praise you…” Page 131

Sanctus et Benedictus Qui Venit Page 131 Eucharistic Prayer B Page 135

The Lord’s Prayer Page 144

The Breaking of the Bread Page 145 Form 1

The Communion Invitation Page 146 Form B

Agnus Dei (Administration of the Holy Communion)

Page 147 Form A

Communion Hymns 569, 607, 617, 629

Post Communion Prayer

The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 234

Dismissal National Anthem

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Be silent, be reverent, be thoughtful, for this is the House of God. Before the service, speak to the Lord; during the service, let the Lord speak to you; after the service, speak to one another.

November 9 Arthur McCollin November 10 Claville Gittens November 12 Janice Phillips November 14 Ermine Barker;

Ruby Outram (ill)

Wedding Anniversary

November 14 Leigh & Loraine Roachford, 51 years

David Priddee November 9, 2012

Rest eternal grant unto him O Lord.

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Parish News … connecting through Christ

The Rector, Father Von, and Mrs Watson

are both currently on sick leave. We ask God’s blessings to them and hope for speedy recoveries. Please remember them in your prayers.

During the Rector’s absence, Canon Winston Layne will be in charge of the Parish. Please remember him in your prayers.

Assistant Curate, Rev Reginald Knight will now be ordained to the Holy Order of Priest on Monday December 7 at 7:30 pm at the Cathedral Church of St Michael and All Angels. Please remember him in your prayers.

This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday. We especially remember all those who served in the two World Wars. We also remember all those who have served in later conflicts.

Sunday Parish Bulletin available in electronic format: If you prefer to receive your copy of the Sunday Parish Bulletin in electronic format, please contact Sandra Franklyn and submit your e-mail address to her. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your device in order to access and read the document. The App is available free from Google Play or the App Store.

We extend belated birthday greetings to Michelle Springer who celebrated on

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November 5. Michelle is the grand- daughter of Stephanie Ashby, a member of the 7:00 am Choir. We wish her God’s blessing and many more birthdays.

We extend birthday greetings to Veronica Ashby who celebrates on November 12. Veronica is the daughter of Stephanie Ashby. We also extend to her God’s blessings and many more birthdays.

Please note that until further notice, with the exception of Feast Days, there will be no celebration of Holy Mass on Tuesdays.

Working for the Common Good: In order to do the work for the common good and to build up the Body of Christ here at St Mary, the Rector invites members and friends of this Church to offer themselves to the following areas of Mission and Ministry:

• Mission, Outreach and Fellowship • Finance and fundraising • Youth and Education • Heritage, Open Church and Property

Please consider these prayerfully and be guided by the Holy Spirit as you seek to make your choice. Please contact the Rector if you have any questions. Remember that the Father desires our availability and He will give us the ability! We therefore encourage you to come forward.

Please remember in your prayers Enid Sobers, Doriel Chandler, Elsie Griffith, Gweneth Fowler, Merle Maynard, Jewel Carter, Ryeburn Phillips.

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The CPWI Hymnal (words only edition) is now available at $20.00. Copies with words and music are available at $55.00 each. If you wish to purchase a copy please contact the Administrative Assistant.

Gifts of remembrance or thanksgiving – As you remember your loved ones who have passed, we encourage you to donate articles used in worship as memorial gifts. You may also wish to donate articles used in worship as you celebrate birthdays, wedding and confirmation anniversaries and other achievements.

The Book of Common Prayer of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) (Revised Version) is available at $20.00. If you wish to obtain a copy, please contact Maureen Massiah, Administrative Assistant.

Flower Arrangers Needed The St Mary’s Flower Guild is seeking new members. Interested persons with knowledge/training in flower arranging are asked to contact the leader, June Gooding, at 436-5874.

They shall grow not old

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

From Laurence Binyon's poem For the Fallen, September 1914

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The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Themes of the Collect • God caused all holy Scripture to be written for

our learning. • We ask that we may hear, read, take careful

notice of, learn, and make the scriptures our own,

• so that we may hold fast the blessed hope of eternal life.

Lesson – Daniel 12: 1 – 4a Daniel has a vision of the end of time, when Michael the angel of Israel, who is described as a great captain, will appear and the people will be delivered. Some will wake to everlasting life and some to eternal humiliation. Daniel is to keep secret the names in the book of life until the end of the age.

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Psalm 146 A song of praise to the Lord, who feeds the hungry, frees the prisoner, restores sigh to the blind, and provides for the orphan and the widow.

The Epistle – Hebrews 9: 24 - 28 Christ has not entered a sanctuary made by human hands, which is only a symbol of the reality; but heaven itself, where he appears before God on our behalf. He came once and for all to abolish sin by the sacrifice of himself. Men die once, and after death comes judgment. Christ was offered once to bear the burden of men’s sins, and will appear again to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. The Gospel - Mark 12: 38 - 44 Jesus was teaching a large crowd of eager listeners. He said, “Beware of the doctors of the law who walk about in long robes and are greeted with respect. They have the chief seats. In synagogues and the places of honour at feasts. They eat up the property of widows while they say long prayers as a pretense. They will be severely judged.” Jesus sat down opposite the temple treasury watching as people dropped money into the chest. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came by and put in two small copper coins worth a penny. He called his disciples and said, “This poor widow has given more than any of the others. They gave out of their affluence, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.”

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The Collect

O GOD, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as He is pure; that, when He comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like Him in His eternal and glorious kingdom; where He lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lesson ~ I Kings 17: 8 - 16 A Reading from the Word of God written in the Seventeenth Chapter of the First Book of Kings, beginning at the eighth verse. THE WORD of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, "Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you." So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink." As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." But she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the

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day that the LORD sends rain on the earth." She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 146 Lauda, anima mea PRAISE THE Lord, O my soul; while I live will I praise the Lord: yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God. 2. O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man: for there is no help in them. 3. For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall turn again to his earth: and then all his thoughts perish. 4. Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help: and whose hope is in the Lord his God; 5. Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: who keepeth his promise for ever; 6. Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong: who feedeth the hungry. 7. The Lord looseth men out of prison: the Lord giveth sight to the blind. 8. The Lord helpeth them that are fallen: the Lord careth for the righteous. 9. The Lord careth for the strangers, he defendeth the fatherless and widow: as for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down. 10. The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for evermore: and throughout all generations. Glory be to the Father, and to Son and to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning

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Is now and ever shall be World without end. Amen.

Epistle ~ Hebrews 9: 24 - 28

A Reading from the Word of God written in the Ninth Chapter of Paul’s letter to the Hebrews, beginning at the twenty-fourth verse. CHRIST DID not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

The Gospel ~ Mark 12: 38 - 44

The Lord be with you And also with you. A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to Christ Our Saviour.

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TEACHING IN the temple, Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” The Gospel of Christ. Praise to Christ Our Lord.

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Connect with God through reading the Bible and praying every day. Here is your Bible reading plan for this week.

Sunday: AM Psalm 93, 96; PM Psalm 34 Ezra 10:1-17; Acts 24:10-21; Luke 14:12-24

Monday: AM Psalm 80; PM Psalm 77, [79] Neh. 9:1-15(16-25); Rev. 18:1-8; Matt. 15:1-20

Tuesday: AM Psalm 78:1-39; PM Psalm 78:40-72 Neh. 9:26-38; Rev. 18:9-20; Matt. 15:21-28

Wednesday: AM Psalm 119:97-120; PM Psalm 81, 82 Neh. 7:73b-8:3,5-18; Rev. 18:21-24; Matt. 15:29-39

Thursday: AM Psalm [83] or 34; PM Psalm 85, 86 1 Macc. 1:1-28; Rev. 19:1-10; Matt. 16:1-12

Friday: AM Psalm 88; PM Psalm 91, 92 1 Macc. 1:41-63; Rev. 19:11-16; Matt. 16:13-20

Saturday: AM Psalm 87, 90; PM Psalm 136 1 Macc. 2:1-28; Rev. 20:1-6; Matt. 16:21-28

November 8 - 14

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Hurricane Preparedness November is the last month of the Hurricane season. Please continue to exercise caution and be in state of readiness. Secure roofs and clear drains. Having experienced a prolonged drought, many are glad for the rains. But too much, too quickly will only make matters worse. Always make sure that you stock up on non-perishable food items. Use dry and canned goods. With canned goods make sure that you also have manual can openers. Some canned foods come with pull-tabs and these are ideal. Officials recommend that individuals be able to sustain themselves for three to seven days without power during a disaster. Items in your hurricane kit should include:

• Water - 1 gallon/ day/ person • Food - canned goods / can opener • Clothes - rain gear / warm jackets • Communication devices • Backup power supplies • Medicine / first aid • Cash • Family evacuation plan

Make sure that your cell/mobile phones are always fully charged and ensure that you have batteries for your radios and similar devices.

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Crossword Puzzle

Hebrews 9

Across 3. What sort of sanctuary did the first covenant have? 6. What is only in force when somebody has died? 7. Where did the high priests enter once a year? (5,4) 8. What branches did Moses take? 9. What was overshadowed by the cherabin of the glory? (9,5) Down 1. What is the room behind the second curtain? (4,4,5) 2. The ashes of what allow high priests into the Most Holy Place? 4. Whose staff had budded? 5. This is in the first room of the tabernacle? 10. Whose golden jar was in the arc?

See http://www.twopaths.com/wordsearch.htm for more

online Bible word search puzzles.

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This Week at St Mary’s 24th Sunday after

Pentecost 7:00 am 8:45 am

Remembrance Sunday Holy Eucharist and Sermon Solemn Eucharist and Sermon Women’s Fellowship and Evangelism & Prayer Group in joint Corporate Worship Sunday School

Monday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Open Church Ministry

Tuesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

10:00 am

Leo the Great, Bishop Open Church Ministry Meeting of the Evangelism and Prayer Group

Wednesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

St Martin, Bishop Open Church Ministry Midday Devotions and Address

Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Open Church Ministry

Friday 9:30 am

10:45 am – 12 noon 6:00 pm

Holy Mass and Homily Office hours Choir Rehearsal

Saturday

10:00 am

Preparation for Worship Flower Guild

Next Sunday … 25th Sunday

after Pentecost

7:00 am 8:45 am

Holy Eucharist and Sermon Solemn Eucharist and Sermon Mothers Union in Corporate Worship Sunday School

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Remember those of this congregation, their families and friends. May Jesus Christ grant them heavenly healing. Please let us know of any such persons and especially those who are members, so that we may have their communion taken to them.

Sick and Shut-ins Jean Thornhill, Dorothy Burke, Vanita Herbert, Lorna Griffith, Joyce Carrington, Gladys Trotman, Elsie Drayton, Geraldine Kippins, Norma Hayde, Mardelle Walton, Daisy Haynes, Verona Tinnis, Harold Taitt, Waple Lovell, Elaine Goddard, Muriel Layne, Laurel Went, Muriel Gittens, Rudolph Hinds, Eileen Burrowes, Elaine Forde, Velda Crawford, Courtney and Christina Gibson, Gladys and Leo Ashby District Hospital Velma Lavine (St Michael); Ira Slocombe (Gordon Cummins)