Advent sunday b (2017)

ST. DAVID’S CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH WITH THE

THE CHAPEL OF ST. BASIL

The First Sunday of Advent Advent Sunday December 3rd 2017

Rector: The Rev’d Canon Noel A. Burke, M.A. Tel. No.: 435-4272 E-mail: nburke@anglican.bb Associate: The Very Rev’d William G. St. C. Dixon, CBE, MA [Dean Emeritus of the St. Michael Cathedral] Tel. No.: 427-3169

ORDER OF THE HOLY MASS Introit Hymn 41 Advent Sentence Acclamation Collect for Purity Kyries The Collect:

THE ENTRANCE RITE

Hark a thrilling voice Page 97 Page 101 Page 101 Page 102 Page 157

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80: 1-7, 17 & 18 Page 597 The Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Gradual Hymn 34 Come Thou long expected Jesus THE HOLY GOSPEL: Mark 13:24-37 The Sermon The Nicene Creed Page 106 Intercession D Page 111 Act of Penitence & Absolution Page 123 The Greeting of Peace Page 124 THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT Offertory Hymn 46 Lo he comes Presentation of the Offering Page 126 The Sursum Corda Page 126 Common Preface Page 130 “Therefore we praise you” Page 131 Sanctus et Benedictus Qui Venit Page 131 Consecration Prayer B Page 135 The Lord’s Prayer Page 144 The Breaking of Bread Page 145 The Invitation Page 147 Administration of Holy Communion 39 Creator of the starry height 37 Come thou Redeemer of the earth 53 Thy kingdom come,O God Post Communion Prayer Page 148 THE DISMISSAL RITE The Blessing Page 151 Notices and Announcements Recessional 52 The Advent of our King The Dismissal

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LECTORS & INTERCESSORS AT MASS TODAY 6:15am

7:45am

8:30 a.m.

1st Reading

Dr. Wayne Welch

Veronica Squires

Julie Dionne Welch

The Epistle

Hazel Burke

Jonathan Sealy

Anne Wiltshire

Intercession

William Gollop

Dr. Trevor Drakes

Lynn Armstrong

THE COLLECT: Advent Sunday

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THE FIRST READING: READER:

A Reading from the Word of God written in the book of Isaiah Chapter 64 beginning at the 1st verse.

O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil-- to make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations might tremble at your presence! When you did awesome deeds that we did not expect, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence. From ages past no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who works for those who wait for him. You meet those who gladly do right, those who remember you in your ways. But you were angry, and we sinned; because you hid yourself we transgressed. We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. There is no one who calls on your name, or attempts to take hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us, and have delivered us into the hand of our iniquity. Yet, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. Do not be exceedingly angry, O LORD, and do not remember iniquity forever. Now consider, we are all your people.

Reader: ALL:

Here ends the Reading Thanks be to God !3

PSALM 80:1-7, 17 & 18 1.

Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, leading | Joseph like a | flock; * shine forth, you that are en|throned up | on the | cherubim.

2. In the presence of Ephraim, | Benjamin, and Ma| nasseh, * stir up your | strength and | come to | help us.

3. Restore us, O | God of | hosts; * show the light of your | countenance, and | we shall be | saved.

4. O LORD | God of |hosts, * how long will you be angered de| spite the | prayers of your | people?

5. You have fed them with the | bread of | tears; * you have given them | bowls of | tears to | drink.

6. You have made us the de | rision of our | neighbors, * and our | enemies | laugh us to | scorn.

7. Restore us, O | God of | hosts; * show the light of your | countenance, and | we shall be | saved.

17. And so will we never | turn a | way from you; * give us life, that we may | call up | on your | Name.

18. Restore us, O | God of | hosts; * show the light of your | countenance, and | we shall be | saved.

Glory to the Father, and | to the | Son * and | to the | Holy | Spi-rit.

As it was in the be | ginning is | now * and | will be for | ever. A | men THE EPISTLE

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READER: A Reading from the Word of God written in 1st Corinthians Chapter 1 beginning at the 3rd verse

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you— so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Reader: ALL:

Here ends the Reading Thanks be to God

THE HOLY GOSPEL The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew Glory to Christ our Saviour.

Jesus said "But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in clouds' with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

"From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I !5

tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. "But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Therefore, keep awake--for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.�

The Gospel of Christ Praise to Christ our Lord From The Rector’s Notebook Greetings: We have come to Advent Sunday, the first day of a new liturgical year in which once again we will ponder on the paschal mystery over the period of the coming year.

The new year brings with it new opportunities and new challenges as well. At times newness can be daunting because of the uncertainty of the future; !6

however there is the assurance of hope that God almighty will be in all things.

Amy P. McCullough in an article entitled “Musings on Advent� makes the point that modern society lives immediately attuned to time. She reflects that very often we do complain that we do not have enough time; but that Advent draws us into another understanding of time.

We ponder on the fact that God Almighty breaks into our world in the form of Jesus of Nazareth who we believe will come again.

McCullough writes As second coming leads back to first birth, judgment looks forward to promise, and repentance harkens into joy, the Advent path shows redemption at work.

We may realize that here there is a contradiction because the world is contemplating Christmas; while the church is observing judgement, repentance and redemption in preparation for Christmas.

This does not make us sad and depressed, for in the liturgical year there is always hope and the anticipation of the Christmas season brings joy.

It is just that we must reflect on the spirituality of the season of Advent; it is one of those quiet periods when we think about what it means to be ready for the appearance of the Bridegroom.

(Matthew 25:1) Indeed originally the Advent season was a time of six weeks in preparation for the sacrament of Holy !7

Baptism which would take place on January 6; however later it developed into a four week preparation for Christmas.

The Advent liturgy is simple; yet profound as it leads us to study the coming of Christ in two ways.

Firstly there is the notion of the second coming in which the world will be judged. This will be our thought for the first two weeks.

Secondly the contemplation of the celebration of the birth of Christ’s birth at the incarnation, that is. when he came to us as the babe of Bethlehem.

Let us enjoy the Advent Liturgy as we pray that our Lord will ever come to us whenever we call upon him.

Your friend and priest, Noel A. Burke, MA (The Rev’d Canon) Rector

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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK 4th Portia Hall 6th George Holder, 7th Patricia Greene, 9th Patricia Evelyn WEDDING ANNIVERSARY We extend wedding anniversary greetings to Gary and Ingred Durant, who celebrate on the 6th December.

We congratulate Rowland Kirton-Browne who placed first in the 12 - 15 age group in the National Sports Council’s Bodybuilding Competition recently. Rowland is swiftly becoming an all-round athlete and we continue to wish her all the very best.

PRAY THIS WEEK FOR Leroy Allder, Grace Armstrong, Maureen Bagot & family, Carl Barrow, Ina Beamish, Norma Belle, Elrita Blackman, Joan & Cliff Bradford, Audine Brewster, Ethan Brooker, Ianthe Browne, Patricia Browne, Audley Croney, Estelle Davis, Nancy Durant, Jean Farmer, Sylvia Fields.

HOLY CONFIRMATION His Grace the Archbishop will Confirm the 2017 candidates on Thursday, 7th December at 7:00pm at St David’s Church. All persons are invited to attend the Confirmation Mass.

ANNUAL GIFT SERVICE The annual Gift Service will be held on Monday December 11, at 5:00pm. Persons are asked to gift wrap an item clearly marking the specific age and gender of the intended recipient CAROLS AND LESSONS Come! Join the St. David’s Church Choir on Wednesday, December 20, 2017at 7”00pm for The Festival of Nine Lesson and Carols in the St. David’s Church. A donation of $25 will be taken. Tickets are available

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HEALTH CORNER BY SOPHIA MARSHALL, Ph.d This is the time of year where we stand in long lines waiting to purchase our favourite Christmas meat, ham!

Most of us enjoy a good piece of ham and a salt-bread but have you ever thought of how ham is made? Well today let's take a brief look.

Ham is the cut of meat from a pig's hind leg. It can be unprocessed, cooked and served, in which case, it is referred to as fresh ham. However the majority of hams are either dry-cured or wet-cured. Curing is a very delicate process whereby the meat can spoil if the conditions are not right.

Dry-Curing The surface of the meat is rubbed with a dry-cure mixture of salt and other ingredients. This process produces a salty product. The more mature persons in the congregation, would remember what granny referred to as 'de ole salt ham'.

Wet-Curing This can be done by : (1) spray pumping the meat with needles and curing solution (2) immersing the meat in the curing solution The solution is usually made of water, salt and nitrites.

Nitrites play an important role in killing bacteria but also aids in colour development and flavour of the ham.

To view the entire process, watch the Discovery Channel 'How Its Made-cooked ham' on youtube.com

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Isaiah 63:16-17;64:1.3-8 Psalm 79 1Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37

SUNDAY LITURGY FOR CHILDREN Year B — 1st Sunday of Advent

Colour in the first lit candle today

Jesus says:

because you don’t know when I will come again.

Draw a picture of something Jesus wants to see you doing.

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH ST. DAVID Holy Mass & Sermon Solemn Mass & Sermon Sunday School 10:00am Administration of Holy Comm. & Homily

Today

6:15am 7:45am

ST. BASIL

8:30am

Said Mass & Sermon

Monday

10:00am 5:30pm

Tuesday

9:30am 6:30pm

Bible Study (adults) Choir Rehearsal

Wednesday

7:00pm

Said Mass & Homily

Thursday

7:00pm

Holy Mass & Confirmation

Friday

10:00am 5:00pm

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