Lent 4c 2016

ST. DAVID’S CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH WITH THE

THE CHAPEL OF ST. BASIL

The 4th Sunday in Lent March 6, 2016 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 E-mail: spod@caribsurf.com

ORDER OF THE HOLY MASS THE ENTRANCE RITE Introit Hymn 348 The Church's one Lent Sentence Page 98 Acclamation Page 101 Collect for Purity Page 101 Kyries Page 102 Gloria In Excelsis Page 102 The Collect Page 164 THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 Page 505 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Gradual Hymn 413 Guide me O thou Great THE HOLY GOSPEL: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 The Sermon The Apostles’ Creed Page 106 Intercession: F Page 115 Act of Penitence & Absolution Page 123 The Greeting of Peace Page 124 THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT THE OFFERTORY 747 Shall we not love thee The Presentation of the Offerings Page 126 The Sursum Corda Page 126 Preface for Lent Page 128 “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 145 Agnus Dei Page 147 Administration of Holy Communion 750 Tell out my soul, 751 The God whom earth and sea and sky, 611 O Food that weary pilgrims love, 659 Lamb of God Post Communion Prayer Page 148 The Blessing Recessional 541

THE DISMISSAL RITE Page 150 Who is on the Lord's side

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee

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LECTORS & INTERCESSORS AT MASS TODAY 6:15 a.m.

7:45 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

Lesson

JulieAnn Burke

Margaret Burke

Brittany Clarke

Epistle

Michael Thompson

Patricia Porter

Shannay Clarke

Intercession

Cynthia Reid George Holder Chad Thomas

THE COLLECT

Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world. Evermore give us this bread, that He may live in us, and we in Him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THE FIRST READING: READER:

A Reading from the Word of God written in the book of Joshua Chapter 5 beginning at the 9th verse.

The LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt." And so that place is called Gilgal to this day. While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the evening on the fourteenth day of the month in the plains of Jericho. On the day after the passover, on that very day, they ate the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year.

Reader: ALL:

Here ends the Reading Thanks be to God. !3

PSALM 32 Beati quorum 1. Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, * and whose sin is put away!

2. Happy are they to whom the LORD imputes no guilt, * and in whose spirit there is no guile!

3. While I held my tongue, my bones withered away, * because of my groaning all day long.

4. For your hand was heavy upon me day and night; * my moisture was dried up as in the heat of summer.

5. Then I acknowledged my sin to you, * and did not conceal my guilt.

6. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD." * Then you forgave me the guilt of my sin.

7. Therefore all the faithful will make their prayers to you in time of trouble; * when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach them.

8. You are my hiding-place; you preserve me from trouble;* you surround me with shouts of deliverance.

9. "I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go; * I will guide you with my eye.

10. Do not be like horse or mule, which have no understanding; * who must be fitted with bit and bridle, or else they will not stay near you."

11. Great are the tribulations of the wicked; * but mercy embraces those who trust in the LORD. 12. Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the LORD; * shout for joy, all who are true of heart.

V. R.

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

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THE EPISTLE READER: A Reading from the Word of God written in the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 5 beginning at the 16th verse.

From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 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 Luke Glory to Christ our Saviour.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.� So he told them this parable: "There was a man who had two sons.

The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.' So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, !5

and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything.But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”' So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.

Then the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly, bring out a robe--the best one--and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate. "Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.’ Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, 'Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’ Then the father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’

The Gospel of Christ Praise to Christ our Lord.

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From the Rector’s Notebook Greetings: Today, the fourth Sunday in Lent is Mothering Sunday.

It is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday therefore today is also called Mid-Lent Sunday, since Lent started three weeks ago.

Another name for this particular day is Refreshment Sunday; since it was a time to take break as it were from the Lenten fast with families eating simnel cakes.

The lessening of the lenten discipline is sometimes reflected liturgically with rose colored vestments and altar hangings at mass rather than the purple of the season.

The origin and development of Mothering Sunday took place in England. It is separate and distinct from Mother’s Day which is a secular observance in the month of May. In the U.K. it was custom for people to return home to their ‘mother’ church in the middle of Lent. Those who did so were said to have gone ‘a-mothering’.

The day therefore has ecclesial considerations as a time when traditionally attention would be paid to the mother church of the diocese - the Cathedral.

There are two other themes that are connected to Mothering Sunday. There is that of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of our Lord and then our own respective mothers and those motherly persons by whose hand we were raised to love the Lord, Jesus.

Our Lord had a deep love for his Mother, and she for her Son. We see her near her Son throughout his ministry and at times interceding on behalf of others. (St. John 2: 3) We see our Lord on the cross in his final moments with thoughts of his blessed mother as he places her in the care of the beloved disciple (John 19: 25- 27) !7

We give thanks to God for the gift of motherhood and for those wonderful examples in our communities who have raised their children and those of others with love and devotion.

We give thanks for Mothering Sunday and let us not hesitate to give a mother a hug today.

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

Notices and Announcements BIRTHDAYS FOR THE WEEK

March 7th - Christa Thornhill 9th - Patricia Brown 10th- Jadee St. Hill Pinder WE PRAY THIS WEEK FOR —

Tyrell McCollin, Deanne & Selwyn Powlett, Ronald Rawlins, Emmerson Rock, Pearl Rock, Joan Rollock, Clement Selman, Myrna Smith, Rachel Stampfli, Archibald Suttle.

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HEALTH CORNER BY: DR. SOPHIA MARSHALL

WATCH OUT! Of course, you have been paying special attention to your food labels! This serves to remind you to watch out for the following words which mean ‘sugar’. Please scrutinize all of your food purchases.

Brown sugar

A soft sugar whose crystals are covered by a film of refined dark syrup

Carbohydrate Sugars and starches Corn sugar

Sugar made by the breakdown of cornstarch

Corn syrup

A syrup containing several different sugars that are obtained by the partial breakdown of corn starch

Dextrin

A sugar formed by the partial breakdown of starch

Dextrose

Another name for sugar

Fructose

The sweet sugar found in fruits, juices and honey

Glucose

The type of simple sugar found in the blood, formed from food & used by body for heat & energy

Honey

A sweet , thick material made in honey sac of various bees; sweeter than sugar

Invert sugar

A combination of sugars found in fruits

Lactose

The sugar found in milk.

Levulose

Another name for fruit sugar

Maltose

A crystalline sugar formed by the breakdown of starch

Mannitol

A sugar alcohol !9

Maple syrup

A syrup made by concentrating the sap of sugar maple.

Molasses

The thick, dark to light brown syrup that is separated from raw sugar in sugar manufacture.

Sorbitol

A sugar alcohol

Sorghum

Syrup from the juice of the sorghum grain(sorgo) grown mainly for its sweet juice

Starch

A powdery complex sugar

Sucrose

Another name for sugar

Sugar

A sweet carbohydrate

Remember, our aim is to spend our money and time on prevention rather than treatment.

Source: Nutrition Dimension’s Nondiet Weight Management; A Lifestyle Approach to Health & Fitness 6th Editio

Every Friday evening in Lent at 6:00pm

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Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate. Luke 15:23-24 (NIV) Choose the word that best matches the definition.

1.

A male parent.

A. kiss B. found C. father D. sons

2.

The number that is equal to one plus one.

A. two B. feast C. sons D. father

3.

Your male children.

A. two B. kiss C. sons D. pig

4.

A large amount of money and other valuable possessions.

A. wealth B. lost C. kiss D. two

5.

Farm animals with pink, brown, or black skin, short legs, and a flat nose.

A. pig B. sons C. wealth D. father

6.

To touch or press your lips against another person as a greeting or to express love.

A. feast B. father C. two D. kiss

7.

A large special meal to celebrate something or honor someone.

A. kiss B. feast C. father D. sons

8.

To not be able to be found. (I ____ my dog.)

A. two B. found C. sons D. lost

9.

When something which was lost has been relocated. (I _____ my dog).

A. lost B. found C. father D. feast Copyright Š Sermons4Kids, Inc. • All Rights Reserved • www.sermons4kids.com

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH ST. DAVID

6:15 a.m.

7:45 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

ST. BASIL

8:30 a.m.

Holy Mass & Sermon Solemn Mass & Sermon Sunday School Holy Communion & Homily Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School

Monday

10:00 a.m.

5:30 p.m.

Silver Stars Line dancing

Tuesday

9:30 a.m.

Bible Study (Adults)

Wednesday

7:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Said Mass & Homily Discussion “The Liturgy of the Mass”

Thursday

10:00 a.m.

Prayer Group

Friday

10:00 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Office Hours Bible Study (Children) Stations of the Cross

Saturday

9:00 a.m.

Confirmation Class

NEXT SUNDAY: The 5th Sunday in Lent ST. DAVID

6:15 a.m.

7:45 a.m.

Holy Mass & Sermon Solemn Mass & Sermon Sunday School

ST. BASIL

8:30 a.m.

Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School

ST. DAVID’S CHURCH Christ Church, Barbados Tel. No. : 246-437-1801 E-mail: stdavid@anglican.bb

stdavidbb@icloud.com

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