Pentecost 7 [2015]

ST. DAVID’S CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH WITH THE

THE CHAPEL OF ST. BASIL

Jesus called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. Mark 6: 7 THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST PROPER 10B 12th JULY, 2015 Rector: The Rev’d Canon Noel A. Burke, M.A. Tel. No.: 435-4272 Email: nburke@anglican.bb Associate: The Rev’d Canon William G. St. C. Dixon, CBE, MA [Dean Emeritus of The St. Michael Cathedral] Tel. No.: 427-3169 Email: spod@caribsurf. com

ORDER OF THE HOLY MASS THE ENTRANCE RITE Introit Hymn 5* 197 General Sentence Page 100 Acclamation Page 101 Collect for Purity Page 101 Kyries Page 102 Gloria In Excelsis Page 102 The Collect: Page 175/Bulletin pg 3 THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: Amos 7: 7-15 Psalm 85 Page 579/Bulletin pg 4 Epistle: Ephesians 1: 1-14 Gradual Hymn 312 THE HOLY GOSPEL: Mark 6: 7-13 The Sermon The Nicene Creed Page 104 Intercession: B Page 107 Act of Penitence & Absolution Page 123 The Greeting of Peace Page 124 THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT THE OFFERTORY 301 The Presentation of the Offerings 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 145 Agnus Dei Page 147 Administration of Holy Communion 594, 572, 585, 661 Post Communion Prayer Page148 THE DISMISSAL RITE The Blessing Page149 Notices and Announcements Recessional Hymn 517* 672

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

Oneal Payne

Mervin Watson

Deanne Powlett

Epistle

Cynthia Dash

Malissa PorterFarmer

Ryan Jones

Intercession

Cally Boyea

Ingred Durant

Karl MacCaskie

THE COLLECT AND READINGS THE COLLECT O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you; and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THE LESSON: A Reading from the Word of God written in the Book of Amos Chapter 7 beginning at the 7th verse Thus the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the LORD said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them; the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jerobo'am with the sword." Then Amazi'ah the priest of Bethel sent to Jerobo'am king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said, `Jerobo'am shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.'" And Amazi'ah said to Amos, "O

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seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there; but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom." Then Amos answered Amazi'ah, "I am no prophet, nor a prophet's son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees, and the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, `Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'

Reader: ALL: PSALM 85

Here ends the Reading.

Thanks be to God. Benedixisti, Domine

1.You have been gracious to your land, O Lord, * you have restored the good fortune of Jacob.

2.You have forgiven the iniquity of your people* and blotted out all their sins.

3.You have withdrawn all your fury* and turned yourself from your wrathful indignation.

4.Restore us then, O God our Saviour;* let your anger depart from us.

5.Will you be displeased with us for ever?* will you prolong your anger from age to age?

6.Will you not give us life again, * that your people may rejoice in you?

7.Show us your mercy, O Lord, * and grant us your salvation.

8.I will listen to what the Lord God is saying, * for he is speaking peace to his faithful people and to those who

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turn their hearts to him.

9.Truly, his salvation is very near to those who fear him, * that his glory may dwell in our land.

10.Mercy and truth have met together; * and righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

11.Truth shall spring up from the earth, * and righteousness 
 shall look down from heaven.

12.The Lord will indeed grant prosperity, * and our land will 
 yield its increase.

13 Righteousness shall go before him, * and peace shall be a pathway for his feet.

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 Ephesians Chapter 1 beginning at the 1st verse.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are also faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely

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bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us. For he has made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him, according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will, we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory. In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

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 Mark Glory to Christ our Saviour.

At that time Jesus called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them." So they went out and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.

The Gospel of Christ.

Praise to Christ our Lord.

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From the Rector’s Notebook Greetings Regardless as to how we view Social Media it remains one of the major ways in which persons across the world connect on a daily basis.

With more than 1 billion users, Facebook is the w o r l d ’s l a r g e s t social network.

Founder Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004 while he was an undergraduate computer science student at Harvard University.

As I prepare this article, there are 497 likes on the Facebook page of the St. David’s Church, Christ Church, Barbados. All it takes is for three persons to go home from Mass and like the page and we would be at 500.

This is a tiny number in comparison to the large number of persons using this particular social network; yet it means that we are able to share news and photos with persons who may be both within and outside of Barbados.

We must be reminded that at the heart of social networking is communication. Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church in a message for the 48th World Communications Day in 2014 tells us that

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communication is ultimately a human rather than technological achievement.

It was in that same message, that the Holy Father stated that “The walls which divide us can be broken down only if we are prepared to listen and learn from one another.

We need to resolve our differences through forms of dialogue which help us grow in understanding and mutual respect.”

We acknowledge those forms of communication in our day to day interaction whether in small and large gatherings with a willingness expressed in the prophecy of Isaiah to come let us reason together. (Isaiah 1:18) One can certainly agree that the christian church can use the internet as a gift from God to teach and proclaim the kingdom of God to all nations to the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Here we are not talking about bombarding each other via social media marketing but seeking that true encounter that enables us to share information and enter into authentic dialogue with each other.

Our weekly bulletin is available on at least four social networking sites and the feed back is often interesting as persons seek further information and at times attend Holy Mass because they have seen it mentioned online.

May God almighty be with with us as we use modern means of communication and face to face interaction to be engaged in God-talk and the sacred ministry of the church.

Your friend and priest,

Noel A. Burke, MA (The Rev’d Canon) Rector

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NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS RECTOR’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY The Rector will be on holiday from July 15 - August 15, 2015. The Dean Emeritus, The Very Rev’d William Dixon will be Priest-in-Charge during that period.

SUMMER SCHOOL Summer School will be held at the St. David’s Church from Monday August 10 to Friday August 21. Registration forms are available from the ushers.

CONFIRMATION CLASS Confirmation Class will be on recess for the remainder of July and the first week of August. It will resume on Saturday August 8.

ANGLICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE The Anglican Football League 5V5 Football Tournament, to be held on Saturdays in July and August 2015. Games will run from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., at St. Gabriel’s School Grounds. The tournament started yesterday. This year the St. David’s team will be managed by Gary Durant with Edley Malcolm as the coach. Assistant Team Manager is Tyrone Squires BIRTHDAYS JULY 13: Krystle Clarke; 14: Cosmo Armstrong, Pauline Ifill, Denise Nichols; 16: Jasmin Taylor; 17: Lyn Bowen, Elaine Clarke; 18: Jack Waithe.

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, Henderson Haynes, Veronica Headley, 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, Evelyn “Brandy” Taylor, Cherie Tempro, Pamela Toppin, Deighton Whitney, April Williams, Jean Williams, Jennifer Williams, Peter Williams, Anne Wiltshire, Vita Yarde

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HEALTH CORNER: By Sophia Marshall, Ph.D Over the years, Barbados has been dubbed the 'Amputation Capital of the World'. Approximately 300 diabetes-related amputations are performed annually in Barbados. Therefore ranking the island with one of the highest rates of amputations of the world. According to the International Diabetes Federation, there were 30,500 cases of diabetes in Barbados in 2014. It was estimated that another 8, 500 people have the disease but were undiagnosed.

Many complications can develop as diabetes progresses; one of which is peripheral neuropathy which impairs the diabetic's ability to feel pressure or temperature in their feet.

Unfortunately this increases the chance of developing sores on the feet.

Furthermore poor circulation can decrease the healing process of such sores, with amputations being the end result, particularly if treatment is delayed. Proper foot care is critical for diabetics. Here are a few tips to help you: ➢ Wash feet daily with warm water ➢ Check feet daily for sores, blisters, redness, or calluses ➢ If skin is dry, use lotions (not between toes) ➢ Smooth calluses and corns gently with a pumice stone ➢ Cut toenails about once per week ➢ Wear shoes and socks-- be sure footwear fits properly ➢ Protect feet from hot and cold ➢ Keep blood flowing to feet: put them up when sitting Sources: 1. www.idf.org 2. Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep your Feet and Skin Healthy. NIH Publication. No. 08-4282 May 2008

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Jesus and the Children From Thru-the-Bible Coloring Pages for Ages 4-8. © 1986,1988 Standard Publishing.

Used by permission. Reproducible Coloring Books may be purchased from Standard Publishing, www.standardpub.com, 1-800-543-1301.

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH: Today

ST. DAVID 6:15 a.m.

Holy Mass & Sermon 7:45 a.m.

Solemn Mass & Sermon 7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Sunday School

Monday

5:30 p.m.

Line Dancers

Wednesday

7:00 p.m.

Holy Mass & Homily

Thursday

10:00 a.m.

Prayer Group

Friday

10:00 a.m. – 12 noon

Office Hours

Saturday

Confirmation Class resumes August 8 ST. BASIL

Sunday

8:30 a.m.

Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School

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