Carmichael Road, New Providence, Bahamas
Sunday, 23rd November, 2008
THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Festival Of Christ The King
Procession, Solemn Holy Eucharist & Holy Baptism
LITURGICAL CHURCH YEAR: — ADVENT — CHRISTMAS — EPIPHANY — LENT — EASTER — ASCENSION — PENTECOST
P. O. Box CR-56170, Carmichael Road, N. P., Bahamas Email: stgchanter@yahoo.com Telephone:
361-3800
341-3752
Fax: The Most Rev’d Drexel W. Gomez, Archbishop The Rt. Rev’d Laish Z. Boyd, Bishop Co-Adjutor The Rt. Rev’d Gilbert A. Thompson, Assistant Bishop The Rt. Rev’d Michael H. Eldon, Assistant Bishop The Ven. Etienne E. Bowleg, Archdeacon, West Central Bahamas ASSISTANT CURATE RECTOR The Rev’d Atma Budhu The Rev’d Marie Roach Office: 361-3800 Rectory: 361-3874 Office: 361-3800 Emergency: 426-1911 PRIEST’S WARDEN Mr. Wilton Gibson 361-3690 H 324-2088 W PARISH ADMINISTRATOR Mr. Don Johnson Office: 361-3800
PEOPLE’S WARDEN Mrs. Mary Basden 362-1825 H 322-2511 W PARISH TREASURER Ms. Donna Topey 341-8107 H 327-2297 W
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THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Feast Of Christ The King ~ Youth Department Corporate Communion ~ Welcome to our Parish Community. We are delighted to have you worshipping with us today. If you are looking for a church home, we invite you to join us. God bless. Be thoughtful, be silent, and be reverent, 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.
7:00 a.m. – Solemn Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. – Procession & Solemn Holy Eucharist • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SERVICE OUTLINE Processional Hymn………. 9:30 am - A&M 300 Introit Hymn…………………….… A&M 202 Entrance Antiphon The Collect For Purity The Kyrie The Gloria ...7:00 am The Peruvian Gloria ...9:30 am Collect First Lesson……………………….. Ezekiel 34:11-17 Psalm……………………………… 95:1-7 Second Lesson……………………..1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Gradual Hymn…………………….. A&M 304 The Gospel…………………..……. Matthew 25:31-46 The Sermon…………….... The Rev’d Fr. A. Budhu Hymn After The Sermon.... 9:30 am - “He Lives” Holy Baptism….. 9:30 am Hymn After The Sermon.... 9:30 am - A&M 726 The Nicene Creed...7:00 am Intercessions………………………. Form D The Act Of Penitence The Absolution The Peace The Notices Collection Hymns………... 7:00 am - A&M 301 Collection………………... 9:30 am - St. Gregory’s Senior Choir Offertory Hymn……………………“Battle Hymn Of The Republic” Presentation Of The Offering Eucharistic Prayer….. Form A Communion Hymns………………. A&M 555, “How Great Thou Art” Children’s Blessing……….9:30 am - “Pass It On” Post Communion Prayer The Blessing Recessional Hymn……….. 7:00 am - A&M 704 9:30 am - “Our God Reigns” The Dismissal
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FOCUS FOR TODAY: THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: CHRIST THE KING PROCESSIONAL HYMN……………………………………………….A&M 300 All hail the power of Jesus’ Name; Ye seed of Israel’s chosen race, Let Angels prostrate fall; Ye ransom’d of the fall, Bring forth the royal diadem Hail Him Who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all. And crown Him Lord of all. Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, Hail Him, ye heirs of David’s line, Who fixed this floating ball; Whom David Lord did call, Now hail the strength of Israel’s might, The God Incarnate, Man Divine, And crown Him Lord of all. And crown Him Lord of all. Crown Him, ye martyrs of your God, Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget Who from His Altar call; The wormwood and the gall, Extol the Stem-of-Jesse’s Rod, Go spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all. And crown Him Lord of all. Let every tribe and every tongue Before Him prostrate fall And shout in universal song The crownèd Lord of all.
INTROIT HYMN………………………………………………………….A&M 202 His kingdom cannot fail; Rejoice, the Lord is King, He rules o'er earth and Heav’n; Your Lord and King adore; The keys of death and hell Mortals, give thanks and sing, Are to our Jesus given: And triumph evermore: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. Jesus, the Saviour reigns, He sits at God's right hand The God of truth and love; Till all His foes submit, When He had purged our stains, And bow to His command, He took His seat above: And fall beneath His feet: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: Celebrant: The Lamb Who was slain is worthy to receive strength and divinity, wisdom and power and honour; to Him be glory and power for ever. Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Alleluia! Alleluia! ALL: And blessed be His Kingdom, now and forever. Amen. Alleluia! Alleluia! Celebrant: Blessed Lord and Father, ALL: we have assembled in Your Name and in fellowship with one another. Enable us by Your grace to offer the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; to proclaim and respond to Your Holy Word. Teach us to pray for Your world and Your Church. Grant that we, confessing our sins, may worthily offer to You our souls and bodies as a living sacrifice and eat and drink of Your spiritual food in this Holy Sacrament. Amen. COLLECT FOR PURITY: ALL: Almighty God, to You all hearts are open, all desires known, and from You no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love
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You, and worthily magnify Your Holy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. THE KYRIE: ALL: Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. THE GLORIA — 7:00 AM: Celebrant: Glory to God in the highest, ALL: and peace to His people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; You are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For You alone are the Holy One; You alone are the Lord: You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. THE PERUVIAN GLORIA — 9:30 AM: Leader: * Glory to God, glory to God, glory in the highest. ALL: Glory to God, glory to God, glory in the highest. Leader: To Him be glory forever. ALL: To Him be glory forever. Leader: Alleluia, amen. ALL: Alleluia, amen. Leader: Alleluia, amen. ALL: Alleluia, amen. ALL: Alleluia, amen; alleluia, amen; alleluia, amen. * Glory to God, glory to God, glory to Christ Jesus… * Glory to God, glory to God, glory to The Spirit… Celebrant: The Lord be with you. ALL: And also with you. Celebrant: Let us pray. THE COLLECT FOR THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: Celebrant: Almighty and everlasting God, Whose will it is to restore all things in Your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under His most gracious rule; Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. ALL: Amen. Please Sit.
+ FIRST LESSON + Reader: A Reading from Word of God written in Ezekiel 34:11-17. 11
For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for My sheep, and will seek them out. 12 As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out My sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all
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the inhabited parts of the land. 14 I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of My sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice. 17 As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats. The Word of the Lord. PSALM 95:1-7. Reader:
Response: Thanks be to God.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning is now, and shall be forever. Amen. + SECOND LESSON + Reader: A Reading from Word of God written in 1 Corinthians 15:20-28. 20
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. 21 For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; 22 for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at His coming those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after He has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. 25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For ‘God has put all things in subjection under His feet.’ But when it says, ‘All things are put in subjection’, it is plain that this does not include the One Who put all things in subjection under Him. 28 When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subjected
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to the One Who put all things in subjection under Him, so that God may be all in all. Reader:
The Word of the Lord.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Please Stand.
GRADUAL HYMN………….…………………………………………....A&M 304 Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His Throne; Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own: Awake, my soul, and sing of Him Who died for thee, And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity. Crown Him the Virgin's Son, the God Incarnate born, Whose Arm those crimson trophies won which now His Brow adorn: Fruit of the mystic Rose, as of that Rose the Stem; The Root whence mercy ever flows, the Babe of Bethlehem. Crown Him the Lord of love; behold His Hands and Side, Those wounds, yet visible above in beauty glorified: No Angel in the sky can fully bear that sight, But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright. Crown Him the Lord of peace, Whose power a sceptre sways From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise: His reign shall know no end and round His piercèd feet Fair flowers of Paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet. Crown Him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time, Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime: All hail, Redeemer, hail! For Thou has died for me; Thy praise shall never, never fail throughout eternity. THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION — 7:00 AM: Leader: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Response: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Leader: Blessings on Him Who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessings on the coming kingdom of our father David! Response: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION — 9:30 AM: ALL: Hal-le, hal-le, hal-le, lu-jah! Hal-le, hal-le, hal-le, lu-jah! Hal-le, hal-le, hal-le, lu-jah! Hal-le-lu-jah, hal-le-lu-jah! (3x) + THE GOSPEL + Reader: The Lord be with you. Response: And also with you. Reader: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 25:31-46. Response: Glory to Christ our Saviour. 31
‘When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and He will put the sheep at His right hand and the goats at the left. 34 Then the King will say to those at His right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, 36
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I was naked and you gave Me clothing, I was sick and you took care of Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.” 37 Then the righteous will answer Him, “Lord, when was it that we saw You hungry and gave You food, or thirsty and gave You something to drink? 38 And when was it that we saw You a stranger and welcomed You, or naked and gave You clothing? 39 And when was it that we saw You sick or in prison and visited You?” 40 And the King will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of My family, you did it to Me.” 41 Then He will say to those at His left hand, “You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and His angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome Me, naked and you did not give Me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.” 44 Then they also will answer, “Lord, when was it that we saw You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of You?” 45 Then He will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.” 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.’ This is the Gospel of Christ. Response: Praise to Christ our Lord. SERMON………………….……………….…THE REV’D A. BUDHU HYMN AFTER THE SERMON — 9:30 AM………………………..“HE LIVES” In all the world around me, I serve a risen Saviour, I see His loving care, He's in the world today; And tho’ my heart grows weary, I know that He is living, I never will despair; whatever men may say; I know that He is leading, I see His hand of mercy, thru all the stormy blast, I hear His voice of cheer, The day of His appearing, And just the time I need Him, will come at last. He's always near. Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, He lives, He lives, lift up your voice and sing Christ Jesus lives today! Eternal hallelujahs, He walks with me and talks with me, to Jesus Christ the King! Along life's narrow way. The hope of all who seek Him, He lives, He lives, the help of all who find, salvation to impart! None other is so loving, You ask me how I know He lives: so good and kind. He lives within my heart. Reader:
HOLY BAPTISM HYMN AFTER BAPTISM — 9:30 AM………………………………....A&M 726 I was made a Christian I must, like a Christian, All a Christian’s blessings When my name was given, Shun all evil ways, I will claim for mine: One of God’s dear children, Keep the faith of Jesus, Holy work and worship, And an heir of Heaven. Serve Him all my days. Fellowship divine. In the name of Christian Call’d to be a Christian, Father, Son and Spirit, I will glory now, I will praise the Lord, Give me grace, that I Evermore remember Seek for His assistance Still may live a Christian, My baptismal vow. So to keep my word. And a Christian die.
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THE PROFESSION OF FAITH: THE NICENE CREED — 7:00 AM: ALL: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen or unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father. With the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. INTERCESSIONS — FORM D: Leader: Our Heavenly Father has promised through our Lord Jesus Christ to hear us when we pray in faith. Let us therefore pray for the Church and the World, and let us thank God for His goodness. We pray for the Church of God in every place; especially for this Diocese, our Bishops Drexel, Laish, Gilbert and Michael, and all the people of God. ALL: Strengthen Your Church to carry forward the work of Christ; that we and all who confess Your Name may unite in truth, live together in Your love, and reveal Your glory to the world. Leader: We pray for our country, for Arthur, our Governor-General, Hubert, our Prime Minister; Perry, our Leader of the Opposition; and for all the nations of the world, and for all peoples in their various callings. ALL: Direct this nation and all nations in the ways of justice and truth. Give wisdom to all in positions of public trust and authority; that they may promote the prosperity, godliness and peace of Your people everywhere. Leader: We pray for our own community, for this parish, for our families, friends, and all who live and work with us. ALL: Give grace to all our friends and neighbours in Christ, that we may serve Him in one another and grow together in His love. Leader: We pray for the poor, the sick, the unemployed, the handicapped all who have requested our prayers and all who seek the prayers of the Church in their time of trouble. ALL: Give healing and strength to all who suffer in body, mind or spirit. Give them courage and hope in their troubles and sustain all those who remember and care for them. Leader: We commemorate the departed. ALL: We commend all people to Your unfailing love, that in them Your will may be fulfilled; and we rejoice at the faithful witness of Your saints in every age, praying that we may share with them in Your
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eternal kingdom. Accept these prayers, O Lord our God, for the sake of Your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. ALL: Amen. ACT OF PENITENCE: Celebrant: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Let us therefore confess our sins. Leader:
Please Kneel.
Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we have sinned against You and one another, in thought, word and deed, and in what we have left undone. We are sorry and repent of all our sins. For Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may serve You in newness of life to the glory of Your Name. Amen. THE ABSOLUTION Celebrant: Almighty God, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ALL: Amen. ALL:
Please Stand.
THE PEACE — FORM A: Celebrant: We are the Body of Christ. By the one Spirit we were all baptized into one Body, and have all been made to drink of the one Spirit. ALL: Let us then pursue the things that make for peace and build up the common life. Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you. ALL: And also with you. THE COWBOY AND THE PREACHER One Sunday, a cowboy went to church. When he entered, he saw that he and the preacher were the only ones present. The preacher asked the cowboy if he wanted him to go ahead and preach. The cowboy said, "I'm not too smart, but if I went to feed my cattle and only one showed up, I'd feed him." So the minister began his sermon. One hour passed, then two hours, then two-and-a-half hours. The preacher finally finished and came down to ask the cowboy how he had liked the sermon. The cowboy answered slowly, "Well, I'm not very smart, but if I went to feed my cattle and only one showed up, I sure wouldn't feed him all the hay." HONOR THY BROTHER A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, "Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait." Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Ryan, you be Jesus."
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PARISH PROGRAMME FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR Sunday, 23rd Nov
LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: CHRIST THE KING • 7:00 am - Solemn Holy Eucharist • 9:30 am - Procession, Solemn Holy Eucharist & Holy Baptism • 7:00 pm - Solemn Evensong & Benediction
Sunday, 30th Nov
ADVENT / COMMITMENT SUNDAY (Lay Readers / Ushers Sunday) SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION • 9:30 am - Solemn Holy Eucharist & Sacrament of Confirmation • 7:00 pm - Diocesan Commitment Service, Cathedral
Sunday, 7th Dec
ADVENT 2 • 7:00 am • 9:30 am • 7:00 pm
(ACW Sunday)
ADVENT 3 • 7:00 am • 9:30 am • 7:00 pm
(ACM Sunday)
Sunday, 14th Dec
- Solemn Holy Eucharist - Solemn Holy Eucharist - Solemn Evensong & Benediction - Solemn Holy Eucharist - Solemn Holy Eucharist - Solemn Evensong & Benediction
Monday, 15th Dec
CHRISTMAS CAROLING • 7:00 pm - Caroling in the Community Tuesday, 16th Dec CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 1 • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist Wednesday, 17th Dec CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 2 • 7:00 pm - Holy Eucharist Thursday, 18th Dec CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 3 • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist Friday, 19th Dec CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 4 • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist • 7:00 pm - Parish Christmas Concert Saturday, 20th Dec CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 5 • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist Sunday, 21st Dec ADVENT 4 - CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 6 (Prayer Group Sunday) • 7:00 am - Solemn Holy Eucharist • 9:30 am - Solemn Holy Eucharist • 7:00 pm - Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols Monday, 22nd Dec
CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 7 • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist Tuesday, 23rd Dec CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 8 • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist Wednesday, 24th Dec CHRISTMAS NOVENA - DAY 9 • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist CHRISTMAS EVE • 10:30 pm - Procession & First Mass of Christmas Thursday, 25th Dec CHRISTMAS DAY • 8:00 am - Holy Eucharist Friday, 26th Dec ST. STEPHEN • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist Saturday, 27th Dec ST. JOHN • 6:00 am - Holy Eucharist Sunday, 28th Dec SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY (Youth Sunday) • 7:00 am - Solemn Holy Eucharist • 9:30 am - Solemn Holy Eucharist • 7:00 pm - Senior Choir’s “Angels Of Christmas” Monday, 29th Dec HOLY INNOCENTS • 10:00 am - Mass for Children & Christmas Social Wednesday, 31st Dec NEW YEAR’S EVE • 10:00 pm - Carol Singing, Watch Night Service & Solemn Holy Eucharist
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PIMM 2008 PREPARING THE CHURCH FOR MISSION AND MINISTRY
Updated: GENERAL PROGRAMME OUTLINE 9th Nov, TARGET: $100,000.00 2008 Persons Needed
Pledge Category
ACM
Category Pledge Totals
Registered Persons
$5,000.00
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Amount Collected
Amount Outstanding
$5,000.00
$0.00
$5,000.00 $2,500.00
ACW
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$2,500.00
Prayer Group
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$5,453.00
($453.00)
Usher Board
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
Youth Ministry
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$0.00
$3,000.00
Music Ministry
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$750.00
$1,250.00
Dinner Dance
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$3,644.17
($3,644.17)
Senior Choir
-
$2,000.00
($2,000.00)
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$6,610.40
$3,389.60
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$5,000.00 1
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$339.50
$4,660.50
$100,000.00 65
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$45,030.67
$54,969.33
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Programme Co-ordinator: Mr. Wilton Gibson Duration of Programme: January - December 2008
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37 days to go!
Opportunities to Worship! Opportunities for Ministry!!
St. Gregory’s Calendar DAY
SERVICE
TIME
SUNDAY
SOLEMN HOLY EUCHARIST PROCESSION, SOLEMN HOLY EUCHARIST& HOLY BAPTISM
7:00 a.m.
SOLEMN EVENSONG & BENEDICTION
7:00 p.m.
HOLY EUCHARIST
6:00 a.m.
HOLY EUCHARIST STUDY HALL
6:00 a.m.
NOV 23 LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: CHRIST THE KING
Youth Department Corporate Communion Cursillistas Corporate Worship
MONDAY NOV 24
9:30 a.m.
ST. CLEMENT
TUESDAY NOV 25
(Free academic aid by trained teachers for students of all ages)
WEDNESDAY NOV 26
THURSDAY NOV 27
NOV 28
SATURDAY NOV 29
SUNDAY NOV 30 ADVENT 1. DIOCESAN COMMITMENT SUNDAY.
7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 12nn-3pm
PRAYER GROUP BOYS’ BRIGADE ACW THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON HOLY EUCHARIST & PENITENTIAL SERVICE FOR CONFIRMANDS SENIOR CHOIR PRACTICE HOLY EUCHARIST STUDY HALL
4-6 p.m.
HOLY EUCHARIST CONFIRMATION CLASS JR. CHRISTIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT CHRISTIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT SENIOR CHOIR PRACTICE ACOLYTE PRACTICE T. A. R. A. PROJECT
6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 10 a.m. 12:30 pm
(Free academic aid by trained teachers for students of all ages)
FRIDAY
4-6 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m.
PONTIFICAL SOLEMN HOLY EUCHARIST 9:30 a.m. & SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Lay Readers / ushers Corporate Communion
DIOCESAN COMMITMENT SERVICE, Cathedral 7:30 p.m.
CONGREGATIONAL CARE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE WOULD LIKE A PASTORAL VISIT, IS SICK OR IS IN DISTRESS, PLEASE NOTIFY THE RECTOR.
Solemn Evensong EVE OF THE ST. MICHAEL & & ALL Benediction ANGELS Introit Hymn………………………...A&M 219 Psalm(s)……………………………………..145 1st Lesson…..……..…………...Isaiah 19:19-25 Office Hymn………………………....A&M 302 2nd Lesson…………..……….Matthew 21:1-13 Hymn………….……………………..A&M 294 Sermon - The Rev. Fr. Atma Budhu Offertory Hymn……………………..A&M 301 Benediction Recessional………….………...……..A&M 220
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Opportunities For Ministry DAI LY READINGS NOV 17 — MONDAY ST. CLEMENT. White.
MORNING • Ps. 106:1-18 • Zechariah 10:1-12 • Galatians 6:1-10
EVENING
NOV 18 — TUESDAY
• Ps. (120) 121, 122, 123 • Zechariah 11:4-17 • 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 NOV 19 — WEDNESDAY7 • Ps. 119:145-176 • Zechariah 12:1-10 Green. • Ephesians 1:3-14 NOV 20 — THURSDAY • Ps. 131, 132, (133) • Zechariah 13:1-9 Green. • Ephesians 1:15-23 NOV 21 — FRIDAY • Ps. 140, 142 • Zechariah 14:1-11 Green. • Romans 15:7-13 NOV 22 — SATURDAY • Ps. 137:1-6 (7-9), 144 • Zechariah 14:12-21 Green. • Philippians 2:1-11 NOV 30 — SUNDAY Yr B • Isaiah 64:1-9a • Psalm 80:1-7 FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. DIOCESAN COMMITMENT SUNDAY. • 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 • Mark 13:24-37 White. Green.
DEC 2 — SUNDAY Yr B
SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. White.
R E A D E R S
7:00 am SERVICE
• Isaiah 40:1-11 • Psalm 85:7-13 • 2 Peter 3:8-15a,18 • Mark 1:1-8
• Ps. 106:19-48 • Joel 3:1-2, 9-17 • Luke 18:15-20 • Ps. 124, 125, 126 (127) • Nahum 1:1-13 • Luke 18:31-43 • Ps. 128, 129, 130 • Obadiah 15-21 • Luke 19:1-10 • Ps. 134, 135 • Zephaniah 3:1-13 • Luke 19:11-27 • Ps. 141, 143:1-11 (12) • Isaiah 24:14-23 • Luke 19:28-40 • Ps. 104 • Micah 7:11-20 • Luke 19:41-48 •
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9:30 am SERVICE
7:00 pm SERVICE
SUN., 23RD NOV • 1st: Arthur Sweeting • 2nd: Rachael Nabbie • Int: Pauline Holmes
LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY. Corporate Worship: YOUTH DEPARTMENT • 1st: Rudolph Pratt • 2nd: Burton Phillips
SUN., 30TH NOV
1ST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. COMMITMENT SUNDAY. Corporate Worship: LAY READERS / USHER BOARD
SUN., 7TH DEC • 1st: Randy Conliffe • 2nd: Maelynn Major • Int: Edna Barrow
2ND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. Corporate Worship: ACW
DIOCESAN COMMITMENT SERVICE, Cathedral
• 1st: Sidney Curry • 2nd: Maryann Nottage
DAILY READINGS IN BULLETIN. SUNDAY MORNING READINGS—www.io.com/~kellywp OR bible.oremus.org
U S H E R S
SUN., 23RD NOV • Sheldon Morris • Margaret Pratt • Paula Theophilus —TC
LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY. • Alexia Coakley • Shirley Williams • Jennie Huyler • Roberta Hudson • Arthia Young -Jr. Ush • Herbert Huyler • Naomi Rolle • Barbaramae Young—TC
SUN., 30TH NOV
1ST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. COMMITMENT SUNDAY. • Leslie Adderley • Brittany Minnis -Jr. Ush • James McCartney • Jevon Saunders -Jr. Ush • Regeita Minns • Louis Cooper —TC • Pam Moxey 2ND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. • Pamela Gibson • Aleage Penn -Jr. Ush • George Hayles • Alexia Rolle -Jr. Ush • Marcia Smith • Alvia Penn -Jr. Ush • Rose Strachan • Golda Scott —TC
SUN., 7TH DEC • Anton Moss • Rachel Nabbie • Rosemary Benson —TC
DIOCESAN COMMITMENT SERVICE, Cathedral
• Shirley Braynen • Vernell Miller
TC—Team Captains are to make sure that everything is in order for the services they lead.
S T A M B R O S E G U I L D
7:00 am SERVICE
9:30 am SERVICE
SUN., 23RD NOV
LAST AFTER PENTECOST. CHRIST THE KING.
BP: Courtney Maycock TH: Harvey Victor CR: Shashake’ Nabbie 1 AC: Kirkland Munnings 1 AC: Electa Knowles 2 AC: 2 AC: 2 MC: Arnaldo Basden 1 MC: Hiram Victor SUN., 30TH NOV
BP: Analisa Munroe TH: Shavaughn Thurston CR: Keanu Knowles 1 AC: Nicolette Nottage 1 AC: Shakeithra Simmons 2 AC: Whitney Keith 2 AC: Lamar Nottage 2 MC: Monica Stuart 1 MC: Katie Longley
7:00 pm SERVICE
BP: Whitney Keith TH: Michael Johnson CR: Calvin Pratt 1 AC: Michaella Hanna 1 AC: Santhangelo Capron 2 AC: Walton Sweeting 2 AC: Maurice Forbes 2 MC: Shavaughn Thurston 1 MC: Katie Longley
1ST SUNDAY IN ADVENT. COMMITMENT SUNDAY. BP: Cassidy Clarke TH: Arnaldo Basden CR: Harvey Victor 1 AC: Nicolette Nottage 1 AC: Shakeithra Simmons 2 AC: Walton Sweeting 2 AC: Lamar Nottage 2 MC: Katie Longley 1 MC: Shavaughn Thurston Bp Atts: Michael Johnson & Shashake’ Nabbie
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BP: Lamar Nottage TH: Santhangelo Capron CR: Sheddina Johnson 1 AC: Michaella Hanna 1 AC: Dominique Basden 2 AC: Analisa Munroe 2 AC: Cassidy Clarke 2 MC: Monica Stuart 1 MC: Michael Johnson
OTHER SERVICES
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Notices
WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS! St. Gregory’s Parish family extends a warm welcome to all our visitors. WELCOME & GOD BLESS!
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FLOWERS FOR THE SANCTUARY! Members and friends of St. Gregory’s Church are hereby invited to make monetary donations towards the purchase of flowers, decorations etc., for the beautification of the sanctuary for the Easter season. Donations can be made in thanksgiving to Almighty God by those celebrating birthdays, wedding anniversaries, in memory of the faithful departed or by anyone wishing to express gratitude to God for blessings received. Please use special envelopes provided and indicate name(s) and occasion being observed. THANK YOU.
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OFFERING ENVELOPES Offering Envelopes are available for every communicant member of the Church. Please get a box of envelopes from the ushers before you leave today. Please be reminded that you have a sacred obligation to contribute regularly towards the work of your church. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR NAME IS WRITTEN ON ENVELOPES BEFORE USE. 4. ST. GREGORY’S SOCIAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME Please support our Outreach to the sick, shut-in and needy members of our church and community by considering the following: 1. Regular donations of grocery items to our food bank. Please place items in the basket provided by the Baptismal Font. 2. Donations of food stamps and pennies. 3. Donations of cash for the purchase of fruits and vegetables, and to assist the needy financially as needs are identified. Please use special envelopes provided for this purpose. Please contact: Sis. Edna Barrow - 361-3436. 5. CONFIRMATION 2008! Classes are held on Fridays at 6 pm. Please be regular and punctual. His Grace, Archbishop Drexel Gomez will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday, 30th Nov., at 9:30 am. REG: 135 6. ST. GREGORY’S PARISH MEMBERSHIP AUDIT 2008! ARE YOU IN THE NUMBER? All Parishioners were asked to update their membership by completing an online form and have a photo taken. PICS: 102+ 7.
GET THE FLU VACCINE AFTER THE 7AM MASS TODAY! Especially for persons 40 years and older, with diabetes, asthma and clients with high blood pressure.
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ST. GREGORY’S JR. CHRISTIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT!!! Fridays, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Parish Hall. Ages: 9 - 12. 9. ST. GREGORY’S JUNIOR & CHILDREN’S CHOIR! Saturdays from 3:30-4:45 pm. Interested persons are welcome to join. 10. ST. GREGORY’S USHER BOARD ANNIVERSARY SERVICE!!! Special thanks to all who attended the service and for support received. God bless. 11. ST. GREGORY’S ACW ANNUAL THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON!!! Wed., 26th Nov, Parish Hall. Tickets on sale now. Donation $8.
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12. ST. GREGORY’S SR. CHOIR SEEKS MALE VOICES—JOIN TODAY! 13. DIOCESAN ST. AMBROSE GUILD SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING! Fri., 5th Dec., at 7:00 pm, St. Margaret’s Church. 14. ANG. CHURCH WOMEN COUNCIL’S 6TH YOUNG LADIES SEMINAR! Sat., Dec., 6th, from 8am—3pm at St. Barnabas Parish Hall. For young ladies between the ages of 13-18. Breakfast and registration from 8:15am—8:45am. Contact: Sis. Donna Topey, ACW President. 15. COMBINED CHOIR FOR MASS OF THANKSGIVING IN JANUARY! On the occasion of the retirement of His Grace, Archbishop Gomez. Practices are on Mondays 7:30 pm and Saturdays 6 pm at St. Anne’s Anglican Church. CONFIRMATION PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGE! Sunday, 30th November at 9:30 am Package Details: 1—8x10 portrait in folio 1—5x7 group photo 5—portrait cards with date and place of confirmation 2—4x6 photo of bishop administering confirmation Package Cost: $45.00 Confirmands are to indicate interest in the package for further arrangements to be made with photographer.
St. Gregory’s Annual
CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
Opening - Sat., Dec. 6 @ 6pm Persons wishing to have a booth must contact organizers asap. Contact: Mr. Lorne Basden or PAdm Mr. Don Johnson.
WORD SEARCH •ABUNDANCE •HUNGRY •STRANGER •BRIDEGROOM •INTEREST •TALENT •CREATION •LAMPS •THIRSTY •CURSED •MIDNIGHT •VIRGINS •DROWSY •PROPERTY •WEDDING •FAITHFUL •SCATTERED •WEEPING •FOOLISH •SEED •WORTHLESS •HAPPINESS •SEPARATE •HARVEST •SHEPHERD
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Please remember to pray for, visit and call our Sick and Shut-in: Geraldine Barr Percy Blyden Arch. Etienne Bowleg Karen Brown Herman Burrows Icylene Campbell Ortlise Coleby Bishop Michael Eldon Barbara Lee Fox Carol Gomez Alice Gray
Mabel Henderson Terricita Henderson Jefferson Hepburn Bridgette Johnson Patrick Johnson Sir Clement Maynard Nathalie McIntosh Patrice Moss Richard Munroe, Sr. Leanna Newbold Winston Oudkirk Sybil Pratt
Happy Birthday!!!
“Look with favour, we pray, on Your Servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen their trust in Your goodness all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” Sun, 23rd Nov ~ ~ Mon, 24th Nov ~ ~ Tue, 25th Nov ~ Thu, 27th Nov ~ ~ ~ Fri, 28th Nov ~ ~ Sat, 29th Nov ~ ~ ~
Bertram Reckley Dania Sargeant Brooks Sherman Shardi Smith Garron Strachan Raychal Sweeting Stafford Sweeting Doris Thompson Rochelle Thurston Julian White Oddy Wilchcombe Charlotte Young
Happy Anniversary!
“Knit together in constant affection those
who, in Holy Wedlock, have been made one flesh; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” IF YOUR BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY IS NOT LISTED OR IS LISTED INCORRECTLY, PLEASE WRITE, CALL, FAX OR EMAIL US THE CORRECTION. THANKS!!
Durie Smith Virginia Sturrup Aaronique Bain Arthur Sweeting Candida Bonimy Kashara Adderley Mertilla Ford Sheddina Johnson Cassius Clarke Corina Stuart Denise Carey Joy Forbes Nicolas Gibson
Mon, 24th Nov ~ Kenneth & Evelyn Thompson Tue, 25th Nov ~ Shedrach & Sharon Johnson ~ Doddridge & Ulrica Missick Wed, 26th Nov ~ Mustapha & Yvette Strachan Thu, 27th Nov ~ Johnny & Shawntrell Farrington ~ Kenneth & Joan Herious ~ William & Betty Miller
Condolences
St. Gregory’s Parish family extends heart-felt condolences to the following members who have lost loved ones recently: * Sis. Lula Strachan and family, on the passing of her sister, the late Earline Bannister, (also cousin of Sis. Virginia Sturrup). * Sis. Virginia Sturrup and family, on the passing of her brother, the late Carl Dames, and her sister-in-law, the late Maude Sturrup. * Sis. Kim Saunders and family, on the passing of her father, the late Oswald Malcolm. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May they rest in peace. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR OVERSEAS STUDENTS!! Phyleia Bethel, Roger Brown, Jr., Gail Budhu, Stephen Budhu, Shari Clarke, Ashan Dorsett, Patrick Greenslade, Marvel Major, Ashley Minnis, Kadeisha Mortimer, Kyle Stubbs, Kyron Stubbs and Amber Whyley. NOTES _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
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COLLECTION HYMNS — 7:00 AM…………………………...……….A&M 301 The Head that once was crown’d with thorns, To them the Cross, with all its shame, Is crown’d with glory now: With all its grace, is given: A royal diadem adorns Their name an everlasting name, The mighty Victor’s Brow. Their joy the joy of Heav’n. The highest place that Heav’n affords Is His, is His by right, The King of kings, and Lord of lords, And Heav’n’s eternal Light.
They suffer with their Lord below, They reign with Him above; Their profit and their joy to know The mystery of His love.
The Joy of all who dwell above, The Joy of all below, To whom He manifests His love, And grants His Name to know.
The Cross He bore is life and health, Though shame and death to Him; His people’s hope, His people’s wealth, Their everlasting theme.
COLLECTION — 9:30 AM……………..….ST. GREGORY’S SENIOR CHOIR OFFERTORY HYMN………………….“BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC” Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His day is marching on. I have read a fiery Gospel writ in burnished rows of steel; “As ye deal with My contemners, so with you My grace shall deal”; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with His heel, Since God is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Since God is marching on. He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat; Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet; Our God is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Our God is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me: As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free; While God is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! While God is marching on. He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave, He is wisdom to the mighty, He is honor to the brave; So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of wrong His slave, Our God is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Our God is marching on.
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THE PRESENTATION OF THE OFFERING: ALL: Praise God from Whom all blessing flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below, Praise Him, above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. Celebrant Father, we offer You these gifts which You have given us; & People: this bread, this wine, this money. With them we offer ourselves, our lives, and our work, to become through Your Holy Spirit a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice. As this bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ, so may we and all Your people become channels of Your love; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER — FORM A: Celebrant: The Lord be with you. ALL: And also with you. Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. ALL: We lift them up to the Lord. Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. ALL: It is right to give God thanks and praise. Celebrant: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give You thanks, Father almighty, everlasting God: PREFACE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION: Because in Jesus Christ our Lord You have received us as Your sons and daughters, made us citizens of Your kingdom, and given us the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth. Therefore we praise You, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of Your Name: 7:00 AM: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might; heaven and earth are full of Your glory, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. 9:30 AM: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, holy is the Lord God Almighty. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, holy is the Lord God Almighty. Who was, and is, and is to come, holy, holy, holy is the Lord. Celebrant: All Holy and glorious Father, our Creator God. We give You thanks because in Your loving wisdom You brought all things into being, and are truly worthy of praise from every creature You have made. Again and again we have turned away from You: yet in every age Your steadfast love has called us to return to live in union with You: for it is Your eternal purpose to put new life into all things and make them holy. Through Your Son, Jesus Christ who took our human nature upon Him You have redeemed the world from the bondage of sin: and by the power of Your Holy Spirit You have gathered a people to Yourself, to make known in every place His perfect offering which He made to the glory of Your Name. Hear us, therefore, Father, through Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord; and grant that these gifts of bread and wine may be unto us His Body and Blood. For, on the night He was betrayed He took bread, and when He had given thanks to You, He broke it and gave it to His disciples and said:
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7:00 AM: 9:30 AM:
Celebrant:
7:00 AM: 9:30 AM:
“Take this, and eat it: This is My Body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of Me.” And after supper He took the cup of wine: and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them and said: “Drink this, all of you: This is My Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of Me.” Let us proclaim the mystery of our faith. Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is the Lord, Jesus is the Lord God Almighty. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is the Lord, Jesus is the Lord God Almighty. Who was, and is, and is to come, holy, holy, holy is the Lord. And so, Heavenly Father, rejoicing in His Holy Incarnation, His Blessed Passion and His Perfect Sacrifice made once for all upon the Cross; His Mighty Resurrection from the dead: His Glorious Ascension into heaven: and looking for His Coming in glory; we offer to You this Bread and this Cup. We pray that You will accept this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and grant that all who eat and drink of the Body and Blood, of Your Son, our great High Priest, may be renewed by Your Holy Spirit, and be one Body, one Spirit, in Him. Let faith and love increase in us. Unite us with all Bishops. all other ministers of Your Word and Sacraments, and with the whole people of God, living and departed, whom You have made for Yourself. Confirm us in holiness, that we may be found ready to join the company of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Apostles, St. Gregory and all Your saints, when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again: forever giving You thanks and praise through Him from Whom all good things do come. With Him and in Him and through Him, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we worship You, Father Almighty, with all who stand before You in earth and heaven, in songs of everlasting praise: Blessing and honour and glory and power be yours for ever and ever. Amen. Glory, glory, glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord God Almighty. Glory, glory, glory to the Lord, glory to the Lord God Almighty. Who was, and is, and is to come, holy, holy, holy is the Lord.
Please Stand (9:30 a.m.)
THE LORD’S PRAYER — 7:00 AM: Celebrant: As our Saviour has taught us, so we pray: ALL: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name; Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are Yours now and forever. Amen. THE LORD’S PRAYER — 9:30 AM: Leader: ALL: Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, Hallowed be Thy Name. On the earth as it is in heaven. Hallowed be Thy Name. Give us this day our daily bread. Hallowed be Thy Name. Forgive us all our trespasses, Hallowed be Thy Name. As we forgive those who trespass against us. Hallowed be Thy Name.
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And lead us not into temptation, Hallowed be Thy Name. But deliver us from all that is evil. Hallowed be Thy Name. For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, Hallowed be Thy Name. For ever and ever and ever and ever. Hallowed be Thy Name. Amen, amen, it shall be so! Hallowed be Thy Name. THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD—FORM A: Celebrant: We break this Bread to share in the Body of Christ. ALL: Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one Bread. THE INVITATION—FORM A: Celebrant: My Brothers and Sister in Christ, draw near and receive His Body which He gave for you, and His Blood, which He shed for you. Remember that He died for you, and feed on Him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving. ALL: Grant gracious Lord, that we so eat the flesh of Your dear Son Jesus Christ, and drink His Blood, that we may evermore dwell in Him and He in us. THE AGNUS DEI: ALL: Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world: grant us peace. PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION Father in Heaven, You have made us for Yourself; our hearts are restless until they rest in You. Fulfill this longing through Jesus, the Bread of Life, so that we may witness to Him Who alone satisfies the hungers of the human family. By the power of Your Spirit lead us to the Heavenly Table where we may feast on the vision of Your glory for ever and ever. Amen.
COMMUNION HYMN…………………………………………………...A&M 555 Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour, Though the lowliest form doth veil Thee First begotten from the dead, As of old in Bethlehem, Thou alone, our strong Defender, Here as there Thine Angels hail Thee, Liftest up Thy people’s head. Branch and Flower of Jesse’s stem. Alleluia, Jesu, True and Living Bread! Alleluia, we in worship join with them. Here our humblest homage pay we; Paschal Lamb, Thine Offering, finish’d Here in loving reverence bow; Once for all when Thou wast slain, Here for Faith’s discernment pray we, In its fulness undiminish’d Lest we fail to know Thee now. Shall for evermore remain, Alleluia, Thou art here, we ask not how. Alleluia, cleansing souls from every stain. Life-imparting Heavenly Manna, Stricken Rock with streaming Side, Heav’n and earth with loud Hosanna, worship Thee, The Lamb Who died, Alleluia, risen, Ascended, Glorified!
COMMUNION HYMN……………………………..“HOW GREAT THOU ART” O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder, Consider all the world’s Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy Power through out the universe displayed.
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Then sings my soul, my Saviour, God, to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art; Then sings my soul, my Saviour, God, to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art. And when I think that God, His Son not sparing, Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in. That on the Cross, my burdens gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin. When Christ shall come, with shouts of acclamation, And take me Home, what joy shall fill my heart; Then I shall bow, in humble adoration, And there proclaim, my God how great Thou art.
CHILDREN’S BLESSING—9:30 AM…………..“IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK” It only takes a spark, What a wondrous time is Spring To get a fire going; When all the trees are budding. And soon all those around, The birds begin to sing, Can warm up it it's glowing. The flowers start their blooming. That's how it is with God's love, That's how it is with God's love, Once you've experienced it, Once you've experienced it, You spread His love to everyone, You want to sing, it's fresh like spring, You want to pass it on. You want to pass it on. I wish for you my friend This happiness that I've found You can depend on Him It matters not where your bound. I'll shout it from the mountain top I want the world to know The Lord of Love has come to me I want to pass it on. Please Kneel.
POST COMMUNION PRAYER – FORM A: ALL: Almighty Father, we thank You for feeding us with the Body and Blood of Your Son Jesus Christ. May we who share His Body live His risen life; we who drink His cup bring life to others; we upon whom Your Spirit shines give light to the world. Help us to continue in faithful witness to Your Word, so we and all Your children shall be free and the whole earth live to praise Your Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYER AT THE TIME OF TRANSITION: Celebrant: O God, by Your grace You have called us in this Diocese to a goodly fellowship of faith. Bless our retiring Bishop, Drexel, and our incoming Bishop, Laish, and all of our clergy and people. Grant that Your Word may be truly preached and truly heard, Your sacraments faithfully administered and faithfully received. Remove from us any encumbrances or sin that restrict us, and increase within us Your reconciling love. Pour out upon us Your Spirit of peace and of unity. Make us receptive to the guidance of Your Holy Spirit as we journey onward. Renew our vision, energy and passion for Your work and ministry. Fashion our lives according to the example of Your Son, Jesus Christ, and help us to show the power of Your love to all among whom we live; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ALL: Amen.
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THE BLESSING: Celebrant: The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. ALL: Amen. RECESSIONAL HYMN — 7:00 AM…………..……………………….A&M 704 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim, And publish abroad His wonderful Name: The Name all-victorious of Jesus extol; His Kingdom is glorious, and rules over all. God ruleth on high, almighty to save; And still He is nigh; His presence we have. The great congregation His triumph shall sing, Ascribing salvation to Jesus our King. Salvation to God Who sits on the throne! Let all cry aloud, and honour the Son. The praises of Jesus the Angels proclaim, Fall down on their faces, and worship Lamb. Then let us adore, and give Him His right: All glory and power, all wisdom and might, And honour and blessing, with Angels above, And thanks never-ceasing, and infinite love. RECESSIONAL HYMN—9:30 AM…………………...…“OUR GOD REIGNS” How lovely on the mountains are It was our sin and guilt that bruised the feet of Him, and wounded Him, Who brings good news, good news. It was our sin that brought Him down. Announcing Peace, proclaiming news When we like sheep had gone astray of happiness, our Shepherd came, Our God reigns, our God reigns. And on His shoulders bore our shame. Our God reigns, (hallelujah), On His shoulders, (hallelujah), Our God reigns, (hallelujah), On His shoulders, (hallelujah), Our God reigns, our God reigns. On His shoulders He bore our shame. He had no stately form, He had Meek as a lamb that’s led out to no majesty, the slaughter house, That we should be drawn to Him. Dumb as a sheep before its shearer. He was despised and we took no His life ran down upon the ground account of Him, like pouring rain, Yet now He reigns with the most high. That we might be born again. Now He reigns, (hallelujah), That we might be, (hallelujah), Now He reigns, (hallelujah), That we might be, (hallelujah), Now He reigns with the most high. That we might be born again. Out from the tomb He came with grace and majesty. He is alive! He is alive! God loves us so, see here His hands, His feet, His side, Yes we know, He is alive! He is alive! (Hallelujah!), He is alive! (Hallelujah!), He is alive! He is alive!
THE DISMISSAL: Celebrant: Go in peace and serve the Lord.
ALL: In the Name of Christ.
Amen.
ARCHBISHOP ARCHBISHOP DREXEL DREXEL GOMEZ’S GOMEZ’S RETIREMENT RETIREMENT Archbishop Archbishop Gomez Gomez will will demit demit office office on on Wed., Wed., 31st, 31st, December, December, 2008. 2008. The The following following events events have have been been planned planned to to mark mark his his retirement: retirement: •• PROVINCIAL PROVINCIAL SERVICE SERVICE OF OF FAREWELL FAREWELL Tue., Tue., 11th 11th Nov. Nov. @ @ 7:30 7:30 pm, pm, Christ Christ Church Church Cathedral. Cathedral. •• GALA GALA BANQUET BANQUET IN IN HONOUR HONOUR OF OF ARCHBISHOP ARCHBISHOP & & MRS. MRS. DREXEL DREXEL GOMEZ GOMEZ Fri., Fri., 14th 14th Nov. Nov. @ @ 7:30 7:30 pm, pm, Wyndham Wyndham Nassau Nassau Resort. Resort. Tickets Tickets $100.00. $100.00. •• ANNUAL ANNUAL HYMN HYMN FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Sun., Sun., 16th 16th Nov. Nov. @ @ 44 pm, pm, Christ Christ Church Church Cathedral. Cathedral. Admission: Admission: Free. Free. •• DIOCESAN DIOCESAN EUCHARIST EUCHARIST Sun., Sun., 4th 4th Jan. Jan. @ @ 44 pm, pm, (venue (venue to to be be announced). announced).
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ARCHBISHOP’S ARCHBISHOP’S FINAL FINAL PASTORAL PASTORAL VISIT VISIT His His Grace, Grace, Archbishop Archbishop Drexel Drexel Gomez Gomez will will visit visit St. St. Gregory’s Gregory’s Church Church for for the the final final time time as as Archbishop Archbishop of of the the West West Indies Indies and and Bishop Bishop of of the the Diocese Diocese of of The The Bahamas Bahamas and and the the Turks Turks and and Caicos Caicos Islands, Islands, to to administer administer the the Sacrament Sacrament of of Confirmation Confirmation on on Sunday, Sunday, 30th 30th November November -- Advent Advent Sunday Sunday at at 9:30 9:30 am am ALL ALL ARE ARE INVITED INVITED TO TO SHARE SHARE IN IN CELEBRATING CELEBRATING ARCHBISHOP’S ARCHBISHOP’S MINISTRY MINISTRY AND AND SAY SAY FAREWELL FAREWELL TO TO HIM. HIM.