Second Sunday after the Epiphany

January 17, 2016

Rector Rev Dr Von E Watson

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

P A R I S H

C H U R C H

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S A I N T

M A R Y

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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 Rector: Rev Dr Von E Watson (246) 424-2461 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 Second Sunday after the Epiphany, BCP CPWI, Year C

Introit 384

Opening Sentence Page 98 Acclamation Page 101

Collect for Purity Page 101 The Kyrie Page 102

Gloria in Excelsis Page 102 The Collect

The Ministry of The Word

Lesson ~ Isaiah 62: 1 - 5 Reader: Esther Harris

Psalm 36: 5 - 10 Epistle ~ 1 Corinthians 12: 1 - 11

Reader: Richard Toppin

Gradual 101 The Holy Gospel according to John 2: 1 - 11

The Sermon

The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105

The Intercession ~ Form H Page 120 Leader: Joycelin Massiah

Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of the Sacrament The Offertory 374

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 B Page 135

The Lord’s Prayer Page 144

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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 107, 578, 597, 535

Post Communion Prayer The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 99

Dismissal

Organ Postlude

Order of Service - 8:45 am Second Sunday after the Epiphany, BCP CPWI, Year C

Introit 384, 364

Opening Sentence Page 271 The Collect

The Ministry Of The Word

Lesson ~ Isaiah 62: 1 - 5 Reader: Mothers’ Union

Psalm 36 Epistle ~ 1 Corinthians 12: 1 - 11

Reader: Esther Boyce

Gradual 101 The Holy Gospel according to John 2: 1 - 11

The Sermon

Holy Baptism 638, 635

Blessing of the Children 650

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The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of The Sacrament The Offertory 374, 462

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 B Page 135

The Lord’s Prayer Page 144

The Breaking of the Bread Page 145 Form 1

The Communion Invitation Page 146 Form B

Agnus Dei (Administration of the Holy Communion)

Page 147 Form A

Communion Hymns 107, 578, M U Benediction, 597, 535

Post Communion Prayer

The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 97

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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January 18 Winifred Harris; Jazmyn Gittens January 20 Doris King-Seale, 91 years;

Vera King January 21 Thelma Pilgrim January 23 Ivene Francis-Worrell

January 18 Wanda Smith

Lloyd Churchill Wilson January 17, 1998 Esma A Bradshaw January 21, 2014

Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord.

Anniversary of Confirmation

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Parish News … connecting through Christ

Please continue to pray for the Rector,

Father Von, and Mrs Watson as they recuperate.

The 2016 Diocesan Liturgical calendars are available at $5.50 each.

The 2016 Sunday Offering Envelopes are at the back of the Church. Please take your box. An Usher will assist you.

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.

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

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:

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• 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. 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, Jewel Carter, Sydney Griffith, Joyce Greaves.

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.

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2016 Diocesan Service

The Diocesan Service is scheduled for Sunday, 7 February 2016 at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium at 10:00 am

The preacher is the Right Reverend Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, Jamaica.

Marks of Mission The Five Marks of Mission are an important statement on mission which expresses the Anglican Communion’s common commitment to, and understanding of, God’s holistic/integral mission.

The first mark of mission, identified at ACC-6 (the sixth meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in 1984) with personal evangelism, is really a summary of what all mission is about, because it is based on Jesus’ own summary of his mission (Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:14-15, Luke 4:18, Luke 7:22; cf. John 3:14-17). Instead of being just one (albeit the first) of five distinct activities, this should be the key statement about everything we do in mission.

The Five Marks of Mission are: • To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom • To teach, baptise and nurture new believers • To respond to human need by loving service • To transform unjust structures of society, to

challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation

• To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth

(Bonds of Affection-1984 ACC-6 p49, Mission in a Broken World-1990 ACC-8 p101)

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Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Lections are from the Revised Common Lectionary.

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

Theme of the Lections To be baptised is to have new life and to know the risen Christ. Lesson - Isaiah 62: 1 – 5 New names given by the Lord to Jerusalem point to God’s favour, and the relationship is compared to a marriage between God and his people. Psalm 36 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. Epistle - 1 Corinthians 12: 1 – 11 All are empowered through baptism with spiritual gifts

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Gospel - John 2: 1 – 11 The miracle of water changed to wine at the

marriage feast at Cana points to Jesus’ death and glorification when everything will be transformed.

The Collect ALMIGHTY GOD, whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Lesson ~ Isaiah 62: 1 - 5 A Reading from the Word of God written in the Sixty-second Chapter of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, beginning at the first verse. FOR ZION’S sake I will not keep silent,

and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn,

and her salvation like a burning torch. The nations shall see your vindication,

and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name

that the mouth of the LORD will give. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of

the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

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You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;

but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married;

for the LORD delights in you, and your land shall be married.

For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you,

and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 36: 5 - 10* Dixit injustus (* from 1662 Book of Common Prayer until further notice) THY MERCY, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens: and thy faithfulness unto the clouds. 6. Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains: thy judgements are like the great deep. 7. Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast; How excellent is thy mercy, O God: and the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 8. They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house: and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river. 9. For with thee is the well of life: and in thy light shall we see light. 10. O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee: and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.

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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 ~ 1 Corinthians 12: 1 - 11

A Reading from the Word of God written in the Twelfth Chapter of Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, beginning at the first verse. NOW CONCERNING spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

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The Gospel ~ John 2: 1 - 11

The Lord be with you And also with you. A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John. Glory to Christ Our Saviour. ON THE third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.” Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. The Gospel of Christ. Praise to Christ Our Lord.

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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. Module 1 - Presenter: The Reverend Canon George Knight 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)

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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.

1. Monday (January 18, 2016): Psalm 145; Isaiah 54:1-8; Romans 12:9-21

2. Tuesday (January 19, 2016): Psalm 145; Song of Solomon 4:1-8; 1 Corinthians 1:3-17

3. Wednesday (January 20, 2016): Psalm 145; Song of Solomon 4:9

4. Thursday (January 21, 2016): Psalm 19; Isaiah 61:1-7; Romans 7:1-6

5. Friday (January 22, 2016): Psalm 19; Nehemiah 2:1-10; Romans 12:1-8

6. Saturday (January 23, 2016): Psalm 19; Nehemiah 5:1-13; Luke 2:39-52

Week of prayer for Christian Unity "Called to proclaim the mighty acts

of the Lord" January 18 – 25| 1 Peter 2: 9

Biblical reflections and prayers for the eight days

January 18 - 23

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DAY 1 - Let the stone be rolled away Ezek 37:12-14 I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. Ps 71:18b -23 Your power and your righteousness, O God, reach the high heavens. Rom 8:15-21 We suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. Mt 28:1-10 He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. DAY 2 - Called to be messengers of joy Is 61:1-4 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed. Ps 133 How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! Phil 2:1-5 Make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Jn 15:9-12 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. DAY 3 - The witness of fellowship Jer 31:10-13 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion. Ps 122 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you. 1 Jn 4:16b-21 Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters are liars. Jn 17:20-23 That they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me. DAY 4 - A priestly people called to proclaim the Gospel Gen 17:1-8 Your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. Ps 145:8-12 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Rom 10:14-15 And how are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard? Mt 13:3-9 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

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DAY 5 - The fellowship of the Apostles Isa 56:6-8 For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. Ps 24 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? Acts 2:37-42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Jn 13:34-35 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. DAY 6 - Listen to this dream Gen 37:5-8 Listen to this dream that I dreamed. Ps 126 We were like those who dream. Rom 12: 9-13 Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Jn 21:25 The world itself could not contain the books that would be written. DAY 7 - Hospitality for prayer Is 62:6-7 Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted sentinels; all day and all night they shall never be silent. Ps 100 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness. 1 Pet 4:7b-10 Be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers. Jn 4:4-14 The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life. DAY 8 - Hearts burning for unity Is 52:7-9 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news. Ps 30 You have turned my mourning into dancing. Col 1:27-29 How great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you. Lk 24:13-36 Beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.

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This Week at St Mary’s Second Sunday

after the Epiphany 7:00 am 8:45 am

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

Monday

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Confession of St Peter the Apostle Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Open Church Ministry

Tuesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Wulfstan, Bishop Open Church Ministry

Wednesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Fabian, Bishop and Martyr Open Church Ministry Midday Devotions and Address

Thursday

Agnes of Rome Errol Barrow Day

Friday 9:30 am

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Vincent, Deacon and Martyr Holy Mass and Homily Open Church Ministry

Saturday

Preparation for Worship Flower Guild

Next Sunday … Third Sunday

after the Epiphany

7:00 am 8:45 am

Holy Eucharist and Sermon Solemn Eucharist and Sermon Men’s Fellowship in Corporate Worship Sunday School

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Remember 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 District Hospital Velma Lavine (St Michael); Ira Slocombe (Gordon Cummins)