Lent iii [2015]

ST. DAVID’S CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH WITH

THE CHAPEL OF ST. BASIL

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Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” John 2:19 THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT 8th March, 2015 Rector: The Rev’d Canon Noel A. Burke, M.A. Tel. No.: 435-4272 E-mail: nburke@anglican.bb Assistant: The Very Rev’d William G. St. C. Dixon, CBE, MA [Dean Emeritus St. Michael Cathedral] Tel. No.: 427-3169 E-mail: spod@caribsurf.com

ORDER OF THE HOLY MASS THE ENTRANCE RITE Introit Hymn 352* 213 Lent Sentence Page 98 Acclamation (Alleluias omitted) Page 101 Collect for Purity Page 101 Kyries Page 102 Collect Page 164 (bulletin pg 3) THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

1st Reading: Psalm 19: 7-14 2nd Reading: Gradual Hymn THE HOLY GOSPEL: The Sermon The Nicene Creed Intercession: H Act of Penitence: The Absolution The Greeting of Peace

Exodus 20: 1-17 (Page 490;Page 3 bulletin)

Romans 7: 13-25 347 John 2: 13-22 Page 104 Page 120 Page 123 Page 124 Page 124

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT THE OFFERTORY 440 The Presentation of the Offerings Page 126 The Sursum Corda Page 126 Lent Preface 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 144 The Invitation Page 145 Agnus Dei Page 147 (Administration of Holy Communion) 138, 243, 242, 140 Post Communion Prayer Page 148 THE DISMISSAL RITE The Blessing Page 150 Notices and Announcements Recessional Hymn 537 Sacred Heart of Jesus, come into my heart

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

7:45 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

Lesson

Cynthia Dash

Annette Bradshaw

Shacourtnee Estwick

Epistle

Cally Boyea

Ingred Durant

Ryan Jones

Intercession

Oneal Payne

Mervin Watson

Deanne Powlett

THE COLLECT Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to 
 help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE LESSON A Reading from the Word of God written in the Book of Exodus Chapter 20 beginning at the 1st verse God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within

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your gates; for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it. Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you. You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's."

Reader: ALL:

Here ends the Reading.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM 19: 7-14 1. The law of the Lord is perfect and revives the soul;* the testimony of the Lord is sure and gives wisdom to the innocent.

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3. The statutes of the Lord are just and rejoice the heart;* the commandment of the Lord is clear and gives light to the eyes.

4. The fear of the Lord is clean and endures for ever;" the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

5. More to be desired are they than gold, more than much fine gold, * sweeter far than honey, than honey in the comb.

6. By them also is your servant enlightened, * and in keeping 
 them there is great reward.

7. Who can tell how often he offends?* cleanse me from my secret faults.

8. Above all, keep your servant from

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presumptuous sins; let them not get dominion over me; * then shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of a great offense.

9. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, * 0 Lord, my strength and my redeemer.

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.

THE EPISTLE A Reading from the Word of God written in the Letter to the Romans Chapter 7 beginning at the 13th verse.

Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, working death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. We know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin. I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. So then it is no longer I that do it, but sin which dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin which dwells within me. So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I of myself serve

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the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

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.

At that time the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the moneychangers at their business. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; you shall not make my Father's house a house of trade." His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for thy house will consume me." The Jews then said to him, "What sign have you to show us for doing this?" Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." The Jews then said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?" But he spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

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From the Rector’s Notebook Greetings Professor David Fagerberg in a book entitled Theologia Prima: What is Liturgical Theology?, states that the liturgy is the faith of the Church in motion.

When we speak of liturgy we generally mean the formal acts of worship such as what we do in the Mass and in the other ceremonies of the church.

We perhaps can understand Professor Fagerberg’s comment in various ways; one can be the drama of what we do in worship, the standing, sitting, kneeling, raising hands, going in procession, either towards the altar or around the church.

Another can be the implication of what we do in community, that is, loving and caring for others, visiting the sick, being part of or organising a feeding program, and the many other ways in which we contribute to the society, There is the notion here that what we do formally in worship cannot be separated from action in the community.

The liturgy demands that we learn how to love, appreciate and encourage each other; both in church and in the world.

One can certainly agree that liturgy or the worship of the church is not simply ritual etiquette; the ritual protocols must not become the primary feature of what we do when we worship; but rather to have the attitude and understanding of the liturgical prayer that we are saying to YAHWEH “O rend the heavens, come quickly down,

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and make a thousand hearts thy own�

(Hymn 732, CPWI Hymnal) It is possible to get the ritual action right, the music right and yet get life wrong, if we have not learnt how to encourage a child or young person or give assistance to an elderly person.

By now we would understand that liturgy is not simply what the priest or Altar Servers do at the Altar; but rather what we do corporately both in our acts of worship, Common Prayer and in daily life and work.

It is in that sense that not only are we all liturgists; but we also need more liturgists.

We are all called to bring persons into the presence of almighty God, who is great and awesome and who ought to be praised for his loving compassion and steadfast love.

Your friend and priest, Noel A. Burke, MA, (The Rev’d Canon) Rector NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIl 2015-2017 Synod Representative: S. Tyrone Squires Alternate Synod Representative: Loleta Clarke Wardens: Betty-June Leacock and William Jones Treasurer: Cecil Collymore Secretary: Joy Green Assistant/Secretary: Julia Weekes Chairman Finance Committee: Cecil Collymore Chairman Fund-raising Committee: Cally Boyea Chairman Building Committee: William Jones Members: Lynn Armstrong, Laura Husbands, Gary Durant, Dr. Colin Depradine, Jason Marshall

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ANNUAL BBQ Tickets will soon be on sale for the St. David’s BBQ which will take place on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Church’s Car Park.

Contribution: Adults $45:00; Children: $25:00 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Today is being observed as International Women’s Day and to mark the occasion there will be a Town Hall Meeting in the Steel Shed, Queen’s Park from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. All are invited. For more info go to http://caribbean.unwomen.org/ HISTORIC CHURCHES OF BARBADOS There are copies of the book Historic Churches of Barbados written by Sir Henry Fraser available. When you purchase a book, you are also making a donation to the restoration of the St. Michael’s Cathedral. Cost: $125.00 UPCOMING INSTITUTIONS IN THE DIOCESE Father Davidson Bowen as Rector of St. Luke at 4.00pm on Saturday March 14, 2015 Father John Rogers as Rector of St. George at 4.00pm on Saturday March 21, 2015 Father Hugh Sandiford as Rector of St. Matthias at 4.00pm on Saturday March 28, 2015 BIRTHDAYS 9: Patricia Browne; 10: Jadee St. Hill-Pinder; 13: Joan Rollock; 14: Makayla Richards MARCH

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REQUIESCAT IN PACE It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Wendy Springer, one of our choristers and faithful workers. We pray for her parents, daughter and all other relatives and friends. The Funeral Mass will be on Friday afternoon at 3:00pm. May she rest in peace. Amen THOSE REQUESTING OUR PRAYERS

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, Betty Gill, Evelyn Gittens, Nigel Griffith, Owen Harrison, Henderson Haynes, Veronica Headley, Elaine Hewitt, Caulda “Hetty” Hobbs, Clotilda Howard, Eileen Hunte, Ruby Jones, Norma Kirton, Tyrell McCollin, Deanne & Selwyn Powlett, Ronald Rawlins, Emmerson Rock, Pearl Rock, Joan Rollock, Clement Selman, Myrna Smith, Rachel Stampfli, Archibald Suttle, Cherie Tempro, Evelyn “Brandy” Taylor, Pamela Toppin, Deighton Whitney, April Williams, Jean Williams, Jennifer Williams, Peter Williams, Vita Yarde.

EVERY FRIDAY IN LENT AT 6:00PM “We adore you O Christ and we bless you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world” !10

Health Corner

By Sophia Marshall

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THE WEEK IN THE PARISH: ST. DAVID Holy Mass & Sermon Solemn Mass & Sermon

TODAY

6:15 a.m.

7:45 a.m.

Monday

10:00 a.m.

5:30 p.m.

Silver Stars Line Dancers (Beginners)

Tuesday

9:30 a.m.

Bible Study (Adults)

Wednesday

7:00 p.m.

Said Mass & Homily

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. – 10:00 a.m.

Confirmation Class

Next Sunday 6:15am 7:45am ST. BASIL Tuesday

7:30 p.m.

Sunday

8:30 a.m.

Holy Mass & Sermon Solemn Mass & Sermon & Sunday School Bible Study (Men’s Fellowship Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School

SOCIAL NETWORKING Like the St. David’s Church on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter

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

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