“Equipping the Saints for the work of Ministry, and building

the body of Christ”

The Twenty-third Sunday

after Pentecost

November 1, 2015

Rector: The Reverend Dr Von E Watson

Parish Bulletin

Diocese of Barbados P O Box 361, Bridgetown BB11000

Consecrated July 25, 1827

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e 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. We invite you to 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

Notices for Parish Bulletin Please submit your notices, in writing, no later than Tuesday at 2:00 pm.

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Order of Service - 7:00 am All Saints’ Day

The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, BCP CPWI

Introit 822 Opening Sentence Page 99

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 ~ Ecclesiasticus 44: 1 – 10, 13 - 14

Reader: Diana Brooks Psalm 149

Epistle ~ Revelation 7: 2 – 4, 9 - 17 Reader: Inez Straughn

Gradual 511

The Holy Gospel according to Matthew 5: 1 - 12

The Sermon

The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105 The Intercession See pages 16 - 17

Leader: Sheila Niles

Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of the Sacrament The Offertory 824

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 E Page 142

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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 598, 601, 409, 829

Post Communion Prayer

The Blessing Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 828

Dismissal

Organ Postlude

Order of Service - 8:45 am All Saints’ Day

The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, BCP CPWI

Procession 823, 819, 827, 818 Introit 822

Opening Sentence Page 99 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 ~ Ecclesiasticus 44: 1 – 10, 13 - 14 Reader: Youth

Psalm 149 Epistle ~ Revelation 7: 2 – 4, 9 - 17

Reader: Youth

Gradual 511 The Holy Gospel according to Matthew 5: 1 - 12

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The Sermon

The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105

The Intercession See pages 16 - 17 Leader: Youth

Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of The Sacrament The Offertory 824, 825

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 E Page 142

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 598, 601, 409, 829

Blessing of the Children 657 Post Communion Prayer

The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 828

Dismissal

Organ Postlude

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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.

November 1 Heather Deane November 3 Ruth Boyce November 4 Yolanda Toppin November 7 Esther Harris

November 3 Claville Gittens November 6 Shirley Rowe November 7 Cheryl Licorish

Wedding Anniversary

November 6 Orville and Grace Durant, 50 years

Anniversary of Confirmation

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Barbara Clarke November 5, 2008 Sylvia Husbands November 4, 2012

Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord.

Parish News … connecting through Christ

Assistant Curate, Rev Reginald Knight will

now be ordained to the Holy Order of Priest on Monday December 7 at the Cathedral Church of St Michael and All Angels. Please remember him in your prayers.

Orville and Grace Durant have donated today’s flowers to the honour and glory of Almighty God and in thanksgiving for their 5oth wedding anniversary.

Hilda Herbert has donated a case of Communion Wine to the honour and glory of Almighty God and in thanksgiving for her birthday.

Next Sunday is Remembrance Sunday. We especially remember all those who served in the World Wars.

Sunday Parish Bulletin available in electronic format: If you prefer to receive your copy of the Sunday Parish Bulletin in electronic format, please contact Sandra Franklyn and submit your e-mail address to her. You will need

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Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to access the document.

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:

• 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, Ryeburn Phillips.

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.

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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.

Flower Arrangers Needed The St Mary’s Flower Guild is seeking new members. Interested persons with knowledge/training in flower arranging are asked to contact the leader, June Gooding, at 436-5874.

Dear Father, You have given the saints in Heaven eternal happiness and they now live in the fullness of Your glory. Because of their holy love for You, they also care about me and my family, my friends, my church, and my neighbours. Thank You for the gift of their friendship and the witness of their holy lives. I ask our patron saints and every saint who has become especially dear to me to intercede for us. I ask them to help us journey safely on the narrow path that leads to Heaven. O Lord, give us their protection. Grant us their assistance in overcoming temptation and gaining the fullness of life with You. Amen.

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All Saints’ Day

Themes of the Collect • God has knit together his chosen in one

communion and fellowship in the mystical body of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

• We pray that God will give us grace to follow his blessed saints in virtuous and godly living

• so that we may come to those indescribable joys he has prepared for those who truly love him.

Lesson - Ecclesiasticus 44: 1 – 10, 13 - 14 “Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers in their generations.” We remember those who have gone before because they revealed God’s majesty and glory. These were merciful people whose righteous work has not been forgotten. Their names will live to all generations.

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Psalm 149 The psalmist sings a new song to the Lord, who accepts the services of his people and crowns the humble with victory.

The Epistle - Revelation 7: 2 – 4, 9 - 17 A vision of a multitude from every nation, of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne of God, and praising God. These are the people who have passed through the great ordeal, whose robes have been washed white in the blood of the lamb. They shall never again suffer hunger or thirst or scorching heat; the lamb will be their shepherd and guide, and God will wipe all tears from their eyes.

The Gospel - Matthew 5: 1 - 12 The opening words of the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who know their need of God, the sorrowful, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and the persecuted.

The Collect

ALMIGHTY GOD, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

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Lesson ~ Ecclesiasticus 44: 1 – 10, 13 - 14 A Reading from the Word of God written in the Forty-fourth Chapter of the Book of Ecclesiasticus, beginning at the first verse. LET US now sing the praises of famous men,

our ancestors in their generations. The Lord apportioned to them great glory,

his majesty from the beginning. There were those who ruled in their kingdoms,

and made a name for themselves by their valor; those who gave counsel because they were intelligent;

those who spoke in prophetic oracles; those who led the people by their counsels

and by their knowledge of the people's lore; they were wise in their words of instruction;

those who composed musical tunes, or put verses in writing;

rich men endowed with resources, living peacefully in their homes--

all these were honored in their generations, and were the pride of their times.

Some of them have left behind a name, so that others declare their praise.

But of others there is no memory; they have perished as though they had never existed;

they have become as though they had never been born,

they and their children after them. But these also were godly men,

whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten; Their offspring will continue forever,

and their glory will never be blotted out. Their bodies are buried in peace,

but their name lives on generation after generation.

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The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 149 Cantate Domino O SING unto the Lord a new song: let the congregation of saints praise him. 2. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King. 3. Let them praise his Name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp. 4. For the Lord hath pleasure in his people: and helpeth the meek-hearted. 5. Let the saints be joyful with glory: let them rejoice in their beds. 6. Let the praises of God be in their mouth: and a two-edged sword in their hands; 7. To be avenged of the heathen: and to rebuke the people; 8. To bind their kings in chains: and their nobles with links of iron. 9. That they may be avenged of them, as it is written: Such honour have all his saints. 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 ~ Revelation 7: 2 – 4, 9 - 17

A Reading from the Word of God written in the Seventh Chapter of the Revelation of John, beginning at the second verse.

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I SAW another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to damage earth and sea, saying, “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads.” And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel. After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, singing, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” I said to him, “Sir, you are the one that knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the

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Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

The Gospel ~ Matthew 5: 1 - 12

The Lord be with you And also with you. A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. Glory to Christ Our Saviour. WHEN JESUS saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.”

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”

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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

“Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

The Gospel of Christ. Praise to Christ Our Lord.

The Intercession Reader: Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us make our prayer in the

power of the Spirit, looking to Jesus the pioneer of our faith. That with the noble fellowship of the prophets we may discern the signs of your kingdom in our midst,

All: Let us pray to the Lord:

Reader: That with the glorious company of the Apostles we may proclaim your gospel

throughout the world

All: Let us pray to the Lord:

Reader: That with the white-robed army of Martyrs we may be ready to suffer for the truth's sake,

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All: Let us pray to the Lord:

Reader: That with all who are anointed by your Spirit we may bring good news to the poor and freedom to the oppressed,

All: Let us pray to the Lord:

Reader: That with the saints in light we may bind up the broken-hearted and comfort all who mourn,

All: Let us pray to the Lord:

Reader: That within the whole company of Christ's pilgrim people we may come to the inheritance of the saints in glory,

All: Let us pray to the Lord:

Reader: In communion with all the saints, let us

commend the world to the mercy and protection of God.

All: Amen.

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Connect with God through reading the Bible and praying every day. Here is your Bible reading plan for this week.

Sunday: AM Psalm 24, 29; PM Psalm 8, 84 Neh. 5:1-19; Acts 20:7-12; Luke 12:22-31 Monday: AM Psalm 56, 57, [58]; PM Psalm 64, 65 Neh. 6:1-19; Rev. 10:1-11; Matt. 13:36-43 Tuesday: AM Psalm 61, 62; PM Psalm 68:1-20(21-23)24-36 Neh. 12:27-31a,42b-47; Rev. 11:1-19; Matt. 13:44-52 Wednesday: AM Psalm 72; PM Psalm 119:73-96 Neh. 13:4-22; Rev. 12:1-12; Matt. 13:53-58 Thursday: AM Psalm [70], 71; PM Psalm 74 Ezra 7:(1-10)11-26; Rev. 14:1-13; Matt. 14:1-12 Friday: AM Psalm 69:1-23(24-30)31-38; PM Psalm 73 Ezra 7:27-28, 8:21-36; Rev. 15:1-8; Matt. 14:13-21 Saturday: AM Psalm 75, 76; PM Psalm 23, 27 Ezra 9:1-15; Rev. 17:1-14; Matt. 14:22-36

November 1 - 7

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This Week at St Mary’s 23rd Sunday after

Pentecost 7:00 am 8:45 am

All Saints’ Day Holy Eucharist and Sermon Procession, Solemn Eucharist and Sermon Youth in Corporate Worship

Monday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

All Souls’ Day Open Church Ministry

Tuesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

10:00 am

Richard Hooker, Priest Open Church Ministry Meeting of the Evangelism and Prayer Group

Wednesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Open Church Ministry Midday Devotions and Address

Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Open Church Ministry

Friday 9:30 am

10:45 am – 12 noon 6:00 pm

Feast of St Leonard Holy Mass and Homily Office hours Choir Rehearsal

Saturday

10:00 am

Preparation for Worship Flower Guild

Next Sunday … 24th Sunday

after Pentecost

7:00 am 8:45 am

Remembrance Sunday Holy Eucharist and Sermon Solemn Eucharist and Sermon Women’s Fellowship and Evangelism & Prayer Group in joint 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, Laurel Went, 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)