Lent ii [2014]

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ST. DAVID’S CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH WITH

THE CHAPEL OF ST. BASIL

For God sent his Son into the world; not to condemn the world. John 3:17 THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT 16th March, 2014

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Rector: !

The Rev’d Canon Noel A. Burke, M.A.!

Tel. No.: 435-4272!

Email: nburke@anglican.bb !

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Associate:!

The Rev’d Canon William G. St. C. Dixon, CBE, MA! Tel. No.: 427-3169 !

Email: spod@caribsurf.com

ORDER OF THE HOLY MASS

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PREPARATORY RITE Introit Hymn 125 Lent Sentence Page Acclamation (Alleluias omitted) Page Collect for Purity Page Kyries Page Collect Page

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98 101 101 102 128/ P3 Bulletin

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

1st Reading: Psalm 33:12-22 2nd Reading: Gradual Hymn THE HOLY GOSPEL: The Sermon The Nicene Creed Intercession: F Act of Penitence The Absolution The Greeting of Peace

Genesis 12: 1-8 (Page 506;Page 4 bulletin)

Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17 119 John 3: 1-17

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Page Page Page Page Page

104 115 123 124 124

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT THE OFFERTORY 214 (Bulletin P 10) The Presentation of the Offerings Page 126 The Sursum Corda Page 126 Lent Preface Page 127 “Therefore we praise you” Page 131 Sanctus et Benedictus Qui Venit Page 131 Consecration Prayer B Page 135 Acclamation: “Christ Jesus is Lord …”

Page 136 The Lord’s Prayer Page 144 The Breaking of Bread Page 144 The Invitation Page 145 Agnus Dei Page 147 (Administration of Holy Communion) 568*, 455, 506, 651* Post Communion Prayer Page 149

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THE DISMISSAL RITE The Blessing Notices and Announcements Recessional Hymn 113

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

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

7:45 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

Lesson

Julie-Ann Burke

Eleanor Williams

Ryan Jones

Epistle

Christa Thornhill

Joan Bradford

Ina Foster

Intercession

Oneal Payne

Bradston Clarke

Sandra Maloney

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THE COLLECT

O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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THE LESSON

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A Reading from the Word of God written in the Book of Genesis Chapter 12 beginning at the 1st verse

Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves."Â So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him.

Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

And Abram took Sar'ai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions which they had gathered, and the persons that they had gotten in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had

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appeared to him. Thence he removed to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.

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Reader:

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Here ends the Reading.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM 33: 12-22

12.Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord!* happy the people he has chosen to be his own!

13.The Lord looks down from heaven, * and beholds all the people in the world.

14.From where he sits enthroned he turns his gaze* on all who dwell on the earth.

15.He fashions all the hearts of them * and understands all their works.

16.There is no king that can be saved by a mighty army;* a strong man is not delivered by his great strength.

17.The horse is a vain hope for deliverance; * for all its strength it cannot save.

18.Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear him, * on those who wait upon his love,

19.To pluck their lives from death, * and to feed them in time of famine.

20.Our soul waits for the Lord;* he is our help and our shield.

21.Indeed, our heart rejoices in him, * for in his holy name we put our trust.

22.Let your loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us, * as we have put our trust in you.

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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

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A Reading from the Word of God written in the Letter to the Romans Chapter 4 beginning at the 1st verse.

What then shall we say about Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness." Now to one who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due. And to one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. The promise to Abraham and his descendants, that they should inherit the world, did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void.

For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants -- not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all, as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations" -- in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

Reader:

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Here ends the Reading

Thanks be to God.

THE HOLY GOSPEL

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

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A Reading from the Holy Gospel

according to John

Glory to Christ our Saviour

At that time, there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode'mus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him." Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicode'mus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, `You must be born anew.' The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit."

Nicode'mus said to him, "How can this be?" Jesus answered him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this?

Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life." For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

The Gospel of Christ

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From the Rector’s Notebook Greetings,

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As we journey through the season of Lent we must keep our gaze fixed on the renewal of Baptismal Vows which takes place within the liturgy at the Great Easter Vigil on the evening of Holy Saturday.

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It is to this service that Ash-Wednesday with the imposition of Ashes leads. The Easter Vigil It is a sacred and profound rite beginning with the lighting of the new fire and from that fire the Paschal Candle is lit.

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The light of the Paschal Candle is the symbol of the resurrected Christ in the world. It is to the world that Christ comes and this is seen powerfully in today’s Gospel reading, that God sent his Son into the world in order that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:17)

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The lenten movement from Ashes to light is also a refection of the illumination that comes through faith and knowledge.

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The christian is called upon to be knowledgeable about the scriptures in addition to the discipline and doctrine of the church and its practices.

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In the early church the lenten season was used as am opportunity to grow in the knowledge of Christ and in the understanding of what baptism and living the life of Christ meant.

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This is why Paul could ask the rhetorical question in Romans 6

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Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were

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baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:3-4)

Paul was aware that they were so instructed so as to receive knowledge of the way of Christ.

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We too have been instructed; but there comes a time for that instruction to be renewed. The annual observance of Lent provides a time for us to grow deeper into our faith. It is necessary therefore that we attend the Christian Education sessions.

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Without these sessions we run the risk of there being an inadequacy in our sacred our knowledge and so because of this we may not necessarily move on spiritually.

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This year in our parish we examine the great heritage that we have in our musical tradition. Our music is theology set to particular rhythms to help us to remember the church’s teaching.

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Let us keep the Easter Vigil before our spiritual imagination this Lent and let us participate in yet another Lenten growth series.

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

CHOIR PRACTICE

Choir Practice will he temporarily held on Thursdays to accommodate the Wednesday Lenten Series.

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NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD MEMBERS We extend greetings today at our 10:00 a.m. Family Service to Members of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. We continue to lift them up in prayer as they participate in their work.

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CONGRATULATIONS Shannon Clarke was part of a Barbadian team ( the other members are Samora Reid and Lybron Sobers) that took the top prize in the Expert Developers category of the Digital Jam 3.0 competition in Jamaica recently. There were more than 50 teams from the region and 160 applications that made it to the finals of the competition.

Shannon is the son of Bradston and Brenda Clarke.

Congrats to all.

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DESKTOP PUBLISHING COURSE There are still two places available on this course which runs from on Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. over the next three months.

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HEALTH GUILD WALK Saturday, March 29: From St. David through Bannatyne to Newton Roundabout and return.

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ST. DAVID’S BBQ The Annual St. David’s BBQ will be held on Saturday April 26 at 6:00pm. Tickets at $45.00 for adults and $25.00 for children under age 12 will be available from next week.

There will entertainment and door prizes as usual. Pledge sheets for donations

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L Classes for beginners will start soon. Keep posted. !

M Sunday, March 30: Please support this venture. !

B INE DANCING

U CAKE SALE

IRTHDAYS

March 17: Estelle Davis, Karl MacCaskie.

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THOSE REQUESTING OUR PRAYERS

Roy Allman, Grace Armstrong, Maureen Bagot& family, Carl Barrow, Elrita Blackman, Joan & Cliff Bradford, Audine Brewster, Patricia Browne, Audley Croney, Estelle Davis, Nancy Durant, Jean Farmer, Sylvia Fields, Basil Forbes, Betty Gill, Evelyn Gittens, Nigel Griffith, Henderson Haynes, Veronica Headley, Caulda “Hetty “ Hobbs, Dr. William Huey, Eileen Hunte, Ruby Jones, Norma Kirton, Elise Layne, Deanne & Selwyn Powlett, Ronald Rawlins, Joan Rollock, Clement Selman, Myrna Smith, Rachel Stampfli, Archibald Suttle, Evelyn “Brandy” Taylor, Cherie Tempro, Pamela Toppin, Deighton Whitney, April Williams, Jean Williams, Jennifer Williams, Peter Williams, Leslie Worrell, Vita Yarde

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LORD, hear the praises of thy faithful people Gathered to honour, on this holy feast-day, Joseph thy servant, guardian of the Christ-child, Husband of Mary.

!Second in honour to the Virgin Mother, Gladly he yielded to his high vocation, When in a vision he was told the story Of her conceiving.

!And when the Saviour, whom prophetic voices Long had predicted, lay within the manger, Mother and Infant, by his strong protection, Rested securely,

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May his example give to us thy servants Love of Christ Jesus, bringer of salvation, That with Saint Joseph we at length may praise thee In life eternal.

!Almighty Father, unto thee be glory,

With Christ our Saviour and the Holy Spirit, From all thy people, here and in thy heaven, Now and for ever. Amen.

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Health Corner Exercise Prescription for Individuals with Hypertension!

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IMPORTANT: Persons with severe or uncontrolled blood pressure should add exercise training to their treatment plan ONLY after first being evaluated by their physician and being prescribed antihypertensive medication.

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The following exercise prescription is recommended for persons with hypertension:1 FREQUENCY

Aerobic exercise on most, preferably all days of the week; resistance exercise 2-3 days per week

INTENSITY

Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise

TIME

30-60 mins per day of continuous or intermittent aerobic exercise. If intermittent, use a minimum of 10-minute bouts accumulated to total 30-60 mins per day of exercise. Resistance training should consist of a t least one set of 8 to 12 repetitions

TYPE

Emphasis should be placed on aerobic activities such as walking, jogging, cycling and swimming.

Resistance training using either machine weights or free weights may supplement aerobic training.

Such training programs should consist of 8 to 10 different exercises targeting the major muscles groups.

Flexibility exercises should be performed after a thorough warm-up and during the cool-down period.

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Research shows that aerobic exercise training can reduce resting BP by 5 to 7 mm Hg in individuals with hypertension.2 REFERENCES 1. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th Edition. 2009; 248-250.

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American College of Sports Medicine. Position Stand.

Exercise and hypertension. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc.

2004;36;533-53.

THE WEEK IN THE PARISH:

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TODAY

6:15 a.m.

7:45 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

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ST. DAVID Holy Mass & Sermon Solemn Mass & Sermon Holy Communion & Homily

Monday

10:00 a.m. Silver Stars 5:30 p.m. Line Dancers

Tuesday

9:30 a.m. Bible Study (Adults)

Wednesday

7:00 p.m. Said Mass & Homily 7:30 p.m. Lenten Series

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Thursday

10:00 a.m. Prayer Group

Friday

10:00 a.m.

Office Hours 5:00 p.m. Bible Study (Children)

Saturday

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Confirmation Class

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Next Sunday

6:15am Holy Mass & Sermon 7:45am Solemn Mass & Sermon & Sunday School

ST. BASIL Sunday

8:30 a.m.

Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School

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

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