Lent 3a 2017

ST. DAVID’S CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH WITH THE

THE CHAPEL OF ST. BASIL

A SAMARITAN WOMAN CAME TO DRAW WATER, AND JESUS SAID TO HER, "GIVE ME A DRINK.” JOHN 4:7 THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT 19th March, 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 THE ENTRANCE RITE

Introit Hymn 117 Lenten Sentence Acclamation Collect for Purity Kyries The Collect:

Lo! Now is our accepted day Page 98 Page 101 Page 101 Page 102 Page 164

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95 Page 593 The Epistle: Romans 5:1-11 Gradual Hymn 535 O for a heart to praise my God THE HOLY GOSPEL: John 4:5-42 The Sermon The Nicene Creed Page 106 Intercession F Page 115 Act of Penitence & Absolution Page 123 The Greeting of Peace Page 124 THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT Anthem: Lead me Lord Offertory Hymn 112 Christian dost thou see them Presentation of the Offering Page 126 The Sursum Corda Page 126 Lenten Preface Page 127 “Therefore we praise you” Page 131 Sanctus et Benedictus Qui Venit Page 131 Consecration Prayer E Page 142 The Lord’s Prayer Page 144 The Breaking of Bread Page 145 The Invitation Page 147 Administration of Holy Communion 495 Amazing grace how sweet the sound 600 Jesu, Thou joy of loving hearts!

503 Jesus, Lover of My Soul Post Communion Prayer Page 148 THE DISMISSAL RITE The Blessing Page 150 Notices and Announcements Recessional Hymn 119 Lord Jesus think on me Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

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LECTORS & INTERCESSORS AT MASS TODAY 6:15am

7:45am

8:30 a.m.

1st Reading

Aline Bushell

Eleanor Williams

Samantha Peterkin

The Epistle

Kerry Massiah

Bradston Clarke

Shacourtnee Estwick

Intercession

Kathy Greenidge

Mervin Watson

Jade St. Hill

THE COLLECT: The Third Sunday in Lent

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THE FIRST READING: READER:

A Reading from the Word of God written in the book of Exodus Chapter 17 beginning at the 1st verse.

From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?” But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?” So Moses cried out to the LORD, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” The LORD said to Moses, "Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink." Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

Reader: ALL: Psalm 95

Here ends the Reading Thanks be to God. Page 593 !3

THE EPISTLE READER:

A Reading from the Word of God written in Romans Chapter 5 beginning at the 1st verse.

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

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 John Glory to Christ our Saviour.

So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. !4

It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, "Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come back.” The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!” The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” Jesus said to her, "I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”

Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you want?" or, "Why are you speaking with her?” Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, "Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done!

He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” They left the city and were on their way to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, "Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, "I have food to eat !5

that you do not know about.” So the disciples said to one another, "Surely no one has brought him something to eat?”

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, 'Four months more, then comes the harvest'? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.” Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I have ever done.” So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world."

The Gospel of Christ Praise to Christ our Lord.

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An article written by the Archbishop of the W.I. - The Most Rev’d Dr. John Holder Given the level of concern about the problems we are having with refuse disposal and other environmental issues here in Barbados, this article is a contribution of the Anglican Church to the discussion. It seeks to bring a theological perspective to bear on the issue by reflecting on it in relation to the teachings of the Anglican Church.

There are six critical areas of teaching that we will touch on in this two-part discussion. These are: 1.

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The Creation stories The Ministry of Jesus Harvest Thanksgiving Rogation Celebrations The (Anglican) 5th Mark of Mission The Apostle Creed

We will address the first three areas in this first discussion.

The Creations stories (Gen 1: 1 – 2:4a; 2:4b - 25) reflect on the awesome nature of the earth. God is it’s creator and it provides the necessities for human survival.

The stories reflect a profound understanding of the nexus between human survival and the care of the earth. Both speak to the responsibility that is necessary for the maintenance of the earth in a productive, and sustainable condition.

This responsibility is captured in Gen. 2:15: The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to till it and keep it.

To be continued

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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK 24th Carlisle Nicholls 17th Estelle Davis, Karl MacCaskie LENTEN PROGRAMME Our Lenten program will be held each Wednesday night after the 7:00pm Mass. Persons are invited to attend Mass and remain in the church for a presentation on “Discipleship”. There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL, 2017- 2019 Wardens Betty-June Leacock, William Jones

Synod Rep. - Tyrone Squires

Alternate Synod Rep. - Lynn Armstrong

Treasurer - Mr. Cecil Collymore Secretary - Laura Husbands Chairman Fundraising - Cally Boyea

Chairman Building - George Holder

Youth - Krystle Clarke,

Members - Dr. Colin Depradine, Jason Marshall, Melissa PorterFarmer, Ceri Sue and Julia Weekes.

ADVANCED COMPUTER CLASSES Classes will start on Thursday, 23rd March from 3pm-5pm.

Please take a registration form from the ushers. Contact Person: Mrs. Cynthia Reid, 437-0167 MONTHLY WALK OF THE ST. DAVID’S HEALTH GUILD This month the St. David’s Health Guild will join The Barbados Association of Endometriosis and P.C.O.S.. who, as part of their month of activities will be hosting the inaugural ‘EndoMarch’ on Saturday March 25th, 2017 at 5:30 a.m. beginning at Brandon’s Beach, St. Michael.

WE PRAY THIS WEEK FOR: Evelyn “Brandy” Taylor, Cherie Tempro, Pamela Toppin, Deighton Whitney, April Williams, Jean Williams, Jennifer Williams, Peter Williams, Anne Wiltshire, Vita Yarde. !8

HEALTH CORNER BY: SOPHIA MARSHALL, PH.D INTERESTING FOOD FACTS AND HISTORY CUBE-SHAPED MELONS Having a problem with storing those watermelons in the refrigerator? Well then buy the cube shaped ones! Japanese farmers have discovered a way of growing melons in glass boxes to obtain a cube shape. There have also created melons shaped as hearts, pyramids, triangles and faces. If you plan to buy one, remember to walk with your cheque book! It can cost as much as US$120 for one of these creations.

DID YOU SAY PURPLE CARROTS? Did you know that purple carrots were the norm? There were also white, yellow, red and black varieties. Prior to the 17th Century, almost all carrots were yellow, white or purple. The white and yellow ones grew wildly. Some historians suggest that Dutch farmers experimented and cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange, who led the struggle for Dutch independence.

FISH IN MY SAUCE Traditional Worcestershire sauce was made from dissolved fish along with other ingredients. Anchovies, small shiny silver fish, are soaked in vinegar until they have completely dissolved. Some brands of Worcestershire sauces are now made with artificial flavour as a replacement for anchovies. Those brands containing anchovies are recommended by Codex Alimentarius to have a warning of fish content on the label.

KETCHUP AS MEDICINE In 1834, Dr. John Cook Bennett from Ohio, published recipes for tomato ketchup and declared that it was a treatment for diarrhoea and indigestion. It was concentrated into a pill and sold as a patent medicine.

PASTRY FOR LENT In the 16th century, the German tradition of eating pretzels during Good Friday dinner, was introduced. The shape of these pastries was to symbolise crossed hands in prayer. They became associated with Lent because European Christians were forbidden to eat eggs, lard or dairy products during this period.

Pretzels were made of only flour and water.

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St. David's Church Christ Church

St. David 's Church Choir & Friends Present

Olivet to Calvary J. H. Maunder On Tuesday 11th April At 7pm A COLLECTION WILL BE TAKEN FOR THE MUSIC MINISTRY

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Exodus 17:3-7 Psalm 94 Romans 5:12.5-8

SUNDAY LITURGY FOR CHILDREN Year A — 3rd Sunday of Lent Pray these words taken from today’s psalm.

Fill in the missing letters and colour in the picture.

GIVE ME

YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU

A D__I__K

ANYONE WHO DRINKS THE WATER I GIVE WILL N__V__R BE TH__R__T__ AGAIN

W__T__R ?!

SIR, GIVE ME S__M__ OF THAT WATER.

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH Today

ST. BASIL

ST. DAVID Holy Mass & Sermon Solemn Mass & Sermon Sunday School 10:00 am Holy Communion & Homily 6:15am 7:45am

8:30am

Monday

10:00am 5:30pm

Tuesday

9:30am 6:30pm

Wednesday

7:00pm 7:30pm

Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School Silver Stars Line dancing Bible Study Choir Rehearsal Said Mass & Homily Lenten Programme

Thursday

10:00am

Prayer Group

Friday

10:00am 5:00pm 6:00pm

Office Hours Bible Study (Children) Stations of the Cross

Saturday

9:00am

Confirmation Class

NEXT SUNDAY 4th SUNDAY IN LENT ST. DAVID 6:15am Holy Mass & Sermon 7:45am Solemn Mass & Sermon Sunday School ST. BASIL

8:30am

Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School

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