February 14, 2016

Priest-in-charge Rev Canon Wayne E Isaacs

Assistant Curate

Rev Reginald Knight

Parish Bulletin

“Equipping the Saints for the work of Ministry,

and building the body of Christ”

Diocese of Barbados

P O Box 361, Bridgetown BB11000 Consecrated July 25, 1827

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We extend special greetings to those who are worshipping with us for the first time. An Usher will be happy to assist you. We sincerely want you to feel welcome at this Church. If you do not have a home Church, we invite you to consider making St Mary’s your home. Please sign the Visitors’ Book at the back of the Church. Please pray for:

The Diocese of Barbados

His Grace, the Most Reverend & Dr The Hon John Walder Dunlop Holder Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Barbados

Pastoral & Parish Staff

Priest-in-charge: Rev Canon Wayne E Isaacs (246) 416-3489 or (246) 426-3106 Assistant Curate: Rev Reginald Knight (246) 426-3746 or (246) 422-1044 Church Office: (246) 426-3746 Administrative Assistant: Mrs Maureen Massiah Organist and Director of Music: Mr Victor Pilgrim Sexton: Ms Mylene Haynes

Church Wardens

Mr Ian Inniss Mr Hector Sealy

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Order of Service - 7:00 am First Sunday in Lent, BCP CPWI, Year C

Introit 374

Opening Sentence Page 98 Acclamation Page 101

Collect for Purity Page 101 The Kyrie Page 102

The Collect

The Ministry of The Word Lesson ~ Deuteronomy 26: 1 - 11

Reader: Edgar Massiah Psalm 91: 1 - 2, 9 - 16

Epistle ~ Romans 10: 8b - 13 Reader: Ernesta Roach

Gradual 114

The Holy Gospel according to Luke 4: 1 - 13

The Sermon

The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105 The Intercession

Leader: Margaret Austin

Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of the Sacrament The Offertory 451

The Presentation of the Offerings Page 126 Form B

The Eucharistic Prayer The Sursum Corda Pages 126 - 127

Proper Preface “Therefore we praise you…” Page 131

Sanctus et Benedictus Qui Venit Page 131 Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer Page 144

The Breaking of the Bread Page 145 Form 1

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The Communion

Invitation 146 Form C Agnus Dei (Administration of the Holy Communion)

Page 147 Form A

Communion Hymns 681, 571, 504, 467

Post Communion Prayer The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 112

Dismissal Organ Postlude

Order of Service - 8:45 am First Sunday in Lent, BCP CPWI, Year C

Introit 374, 113 Opening Sentence Page 98

Acclamation 101 Collect for Purity Page 101

The Kyrie Page 102 The Collect

The Ministry of The Word

Lesson ~ Deuteronomy 26: 1 - 11 Reader: Women’s Fellowship/Evangelism & Prayer Group

Psalm 91: 1 – 2, 9 - 16 Epistle ~ Romans 10: 8b - 13

Reader: George Edghill

Gradual 114

The Holy Gospel according to Luke 4: 1 - 13

The Sermon The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105

Blessing of the Children 645

The Intercession Leader: Leandrea Bailey

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Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of The Sacrament The Offertory 451, 497

The Presentation of the Offerings Page 126 Form B

The Eucharistic Prayer The Sursum Corda Pages 126 - 127

Proper Preface “Therefore we praise you…” Page 131

Sanctus et Benedictus Qui Venit Page 131 Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer Page 144

The Breaking of the Bread Page 145 Form 1

The Communion Invitation Page 146 Form C

Agnus Dei (Administration of the Holy Communion)

Page 147 Form A

Communion Hymns 681, 571, 504, 467

Post Communion Prayer The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 112

Dismissal

Organ Postlude

Be silent, be reverent, be thoughtful, for this is the House of God. Before the service, speak to the Lord; during the service, let the Lord speak to you; after the service, speak to one another.

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February 14 Lyndon Greaves

February 17 Lorna Reveira

February 19 Christina Gibson

February 19 Basil & Barbara Sandiford, 50 years

Arthur Bentley February 15, 2002 Lucille Allman February 14, 2007 Vincie Thelma O’Neil February 18, 2009 Julian Gittens February 18, 2010

Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord.

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Father Von has taken up an assignment in the area of Ministry, managed by the Canon Missioner and will be assisting with the implementation of the Diocese’s Strategic Plan. He has therefore resigned as Rector effective March 1, 2016. We thank him for his Ministry at St Mary’s for the past 12 years and wish him and Mrs Watson God’s continued blessings.

The Rev Canon Wayne Isaacs has been appointed Priest-in-Charge. We look forward to his ministry here at St Mary’s. Please remember him in your prayers.

A Thank You Service will be held for Rev'd Dr Von Watson and Mrs Watson on Sunday March 13, 2016.

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday March 6 2016. Heads of organisations are asked to prepare reports using last year's format and submit them by e-mail to the Secretary of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) anmarphil@gmail.com Please contact Mrs Phillips by e-mail if you need a copy of the template.

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The Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving is scheduled for Sunday April 17, 2016.

Those who have not yet collected their 2016 Sunday Offering Envelopes are reminded to do so. An Usher will assist you.

Please note that until further notice, with the exception of Feast Days, there will be no celebration of Holy Mass on Tuesdays.

Sunday Parish Bulletin available in electronic format: If you prefer to receive your copy of the Sunday Parish Bulletin in electronic format, please submit your name and e-mail address to the Administrative Assistant, Maureen Massiah. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your device in order to access and read the document. The App is available free from Google Play or the App Store.

Working for the Common Good: In order to do the work for the common good and to build up the Body of Christ here at St Mary, the Rector invites members and friends of this Church to offer themselves to the following areas of Mission and Ministry:

Mission, Outreach and Fellowship

Finance and fundraising

Youth and Education

Heritage, Open Church and Property

Please consider these prayerfully and be guided by the Holy Spirit as you seek to make your choice. Please contact the Rector if you have any questions.

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Remember that the Father desires our availability and He will give us the ability! We therefore encourage you to come forward.

Please remember in your prayers Enid Sobers, Doriel Chandler, Elsie Griffith, Gweneth Fowler, Merle Maynard, Sydney Griffith, Joyce Greaves, Winnifred Harris.

The CPWI Hymnal (words only edition) is now available at $20.00. Copies with words and music are available at $55.00 each. If you wish to purchase a copy please contact the Administrative Assistant.

Gifts of remembrance or thanksgiving – As you remember your loved ones who have passed, we encourage you to donate articles used in worship as memorial gifts. You may also wish to donate articles used in worship as you celebrate birthdays, wedding and confirmation anniversaries and other achievements.

The Book of Common Prayer of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) (Revised Version) is available at $20.00. If you wish to obtain a copy, please contact Maureen Massiah, Administrative Assistant.

St Michael Lenten Deanery Service

The St Michael Lenten Deanery Service will be held at St Mary’s Church on March 13, 2016, at 6:00 pm. The Service will take the form of evensong from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Father Luther Johnson will be the preacher.

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First Sunday in Lent

Lections are from the Revised Common Lectionary.

Daily Readings Scripture texts are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.

Baptismal Theme: Creed

The Apostles’ Creed, in which belief leads to faithfulness. (BCP 304)

Lesson – Deuteronomy 26: 1 - 11

The text describes an ancient liturgical rite prescribed for the offering of the first fruits of the harvest. The statement forms a creed that is to be proclaimed by the faithful recounting of what God has done for Israel.

Psalm 91: 1 – 2, 9 - 16

The Lord will protect and deliver those who trust in him.

Epistle – Romans 10: 8b - 13

Paul reminds the congregation at Corinth that they are the Body If through faith we confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God has raised Jesus from the dead, we will be saved. There is no

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distinction among people because the same Lord is Lord of all. The three simple words “Jesus is Lord” are the church’s earliest creed.

Gospel – Luke 4: 1 - 13

Following his baptism, the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness. For forty days he had nothing to eat and he encountered the devil, who tempted Jesus to take care of his own needs, to demonstrate supernatural gifts, and to become ruler of the kingdoms of the earth. Jesus rejected them all, and the devil left Jesus, waiting to take up the contest at a later time.

The Collect

ALMIGHTY GOD, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Lesson ~ Deuteronomy 26: 1 - 11 A Reading from the Word of God written in the Twenty-sixth Chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy, beginning at the first verse. WHEN YOU have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who

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is in office at that time, and say to him, "Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us." When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labour on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Psalm 91: 1 – 2, 9 - 16* Qui habitat (* from 1662 Book of Common Prayer until further notice) WHOSO DWELLETH under the defence of the most High: shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong hold: my God, in him will I trust.

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9. For thou, Lord, art my hope: thou hast set thine house of defence very high. 10. There shall no evil happen unto thee: neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11. For he shall give his angels charge over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways. 12. They shall bear thee in their hands: that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. 13. Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. 14. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him up, because he hath known my Name. 15. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him: yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. 16. With long life will I satisfy him: and shew him my salvation. Glory be to the Father, and to Son and to the Holy Ghost As it was in the beginning Is now and ever shall be World without end. Amen.

Epistle ~ Romans 10: 8b - 13 A Reading from the Word of God written in the Tenth Chapter of Paul’s Letter to the Romans, beginning at the eighth verse. “THE WORD is near you, on your lips and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the

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heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The scripture says, "No one who believes in him will be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

The Gospel ~ Luke 4: 1 - 13

The Lord be with you And also with you. A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to Christ Our Saviour. AFTER HIS baptism, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone.’” Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, “To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’”

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Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ And ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’” Jesus answered him, “It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.” When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. The Gospel of Christ. Praise to Christ Our Lord.

Daily readings expand the range of biblical reading in worship and personal devotion by providing daily citations for the full three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary. These readings complement the Sunday and festival readings: Thursday through Saturday readings help prepare the reader for the Sunday ahead; Monday through Wednesday readings help the reader reflect on and digest what they heard in worship.

February 15 - 20

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Monday (February 15, 2016): Psalm 17; 1 Chronicles 21:1-17; 1 John 2:1-6

Tuesday (February 16, 2016): Psalm 17; Zechariah 3:1-10; 2 Peter 2:4-21

Wednesday (February 17, 2016): Psalm 17; Job 1:1-22; Luke 21:34

Thursday (February 18, 2016): Psalm 27; Genesis 13:1-7, 14-18; Philippians 3:2-12

Friday (February 19, 2016): Psalm 27; Genesis 14:17-24; Philippians 3:17-20

Saturday (February 20, 2016): Psalm 27; Psalm 118:26-29; Matthew 23:37-39

Anglican studies - A programme for all

members of the church

The aim of these sessions is to provide opportunities for members of the church to broaden their knowledge of the Christian Faith from an Anglican perspective and to equip them for witness in their communities. These sessions and other activities sponsored by the Diocese will be cognizant of the theme for 2016 “Being a Beacon of Christ’s Presence in the Community.” Sessions will be conducted on Tuesdays from 7.30-9.00p.m. at the Church of Christ the King. There is a registration fee of $20.00 per module payable at the first class of each module Following is the schedule for the first module.

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Module 1 Presenter: The Reverend Canon Wayne E Isaacs The Book of Revelation with special reference to the message to the seven churches February 16 Introduction to the Book of Revelation February 23 The Message to Ephesus March 01 The Message to Smyrna (2:8-11); The Message to Pergamum (2:12-17) March 08 The Message to Thyatira (2:18-29) March 15 The Message to Sardis (3:1-6); The Message to Philadelphia (3:7-13) March 29 The Message to Laodicea (3:14-22)

Due to the re-commencement of the Anglican Studies lecture series, the PCC Meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday February 17, 2016 at 5:00 pm in the church hall. Councillors are asked to make an effort to be present at this meeting.

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Crossword Puzzle

Across

1 Their words have gone to the ends of the what? 5 What will you never be put to if you trust in Jesus? 6 What was the Israelites zeal not based on? 8 What is there no difference between? (3,3,7)

10 Who said "The man who does these things will live by them"?

11 Who is the end of the law? Down 2 What did the Israelites not know came from God? 3

Which group was its Paul's heart’s desire that they be saved?

4 What are the feet of those who bring good news? 7 Who will descend into the what? 9 Who was found by those who did not seek him?

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This Week at St Mary’s First Sunday in Lent

7:00 am 8:45 am

Provincial Sunday Holy Eucharist and Sermon Solemn Eucharist and Sermon Women’s Fellowship and Evangelism & Prayer Group in joint Corporate Worship Sunday School

Monday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Thomas Bray, Priest Open Church Ministry

Tuesday 9:00 – 11:00 am

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Office hours Open Church Ministry

Wednesday

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Ember Day Janani Luwum, Archbishop and Martyr Open Church Ministry Midday Lenten Devotions and Address

Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Martin Luther, Theologian Open Church Ministry

Friday 9:30 am

10:00 am – 2:00 pm 10:45 am – 12 noon

Ember Day Holy Mass and Homily Open Church Ministry Office hours

Saturday

Ember Day Preparation for Worship

Next Sunday … Second

Sunday in Lent

7:00 am 8:45 am

Holy Eucharist and Sermon Solemn Eucharist and Sermon Mothers’ Union in Corporate Worship Sunday School

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emember those of this congregation, their

families and friends. May Jesus Christ grant them heavenly healing. Please let us know of any such persons and especially those who are members, so that we may have their communion taken to them.

Sick and Shut-ins Jean Thornhill, Dorothy Burke, Vanita Herbert, Lorna Griffith, Joyce Carrington, Gladys Trotman, Elsie Drayton, Geraldine Kippins, Norma Hayde, Mardelle Walton, Daisy Haynes, Verona Tinnis, Harold Taitt, Waple Lovell, Elaine Goddard, Muriel Layne, Muriel Gittens, Rudolph Hinds, Eileen Burrowes, Elaine Forde, Velda Crawford, Courtney and Christina Gibson, Gladys and Leo Ashby, Muriel Goodman District Hospital Velma Lavine (St Michael); Ira Slocombe (Gordon Cummins)