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

the body of Christ”

The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

October 18, 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. Please see and usher and 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 The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, BCP CPWI

Introit 301

Opening Sentence Page 100 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 53: 4 - 12 Reader: Ernesta Roach

Psalm 91: 9 - 16 Epistle ~ Hebrews 4: 12 - 16 Reader: Denis Cumberbatch

Gradual 304

The Holy Gospel according to Mark 10: 35 - 45

The Sermon

The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105 The Intercession ~ Form F Page 115

Leader: Kim Tudor

Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of the Sacrament The Offertory 342

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 C Page 137

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 B

Agnus Dei (Administration of the Holy Communion) Page 147 Form A

Communion Hymns 589, 600, 539

Post Communion Prayer

The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 325

Dismissal Organ Postlude

Order of Service - 8:45 am The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Year B, BCP CPWI

Introit 301, 321

Opening Sentence Page 100 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 53: 4 - 12 Reader: Mothers’ Union

Psalm 91: 9 - 16 Epistle ~ Hebrews 4: 12 - 16 Reader: Francina Bascombe

Gradual 304

The Holy Gospel according to Mark 10: 35 - 45

The Sermon

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The Nicene Creed Pages 104 - 105

Blessing of the Children 661

The Intercession ~ Form F Page 115 Leader: Angela Cummins

Act of Penitence Page 123 The Absolution Page 124

The Greeting of Peace Page 124 Form A

The Ministry of The Sacrament The Offertory 342, 388

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 C Page 137

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 589, 600, M U Benediction, 539

Post Communion Prayer

The Blessing

Greetings and Announcements

Recessional 325

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.

October 19 Daisy Haynes October 22 Loraine Roachford October 24 Leonard Hunte; Nicholas Lashley

October 23 Trevor Francis-Worrell; Sherline Lewis; Jennifer Whitehead-Barnett; Thelma Whitehead

Leonora Clarke October 19, 2004

Rest eternal grant unto her O Lord.

Anniversary of Confirmation

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Parish News … connecting through Christ

Assistant Curate, Rev Reginald Knight will

be ordained to the Holy Order of Priest on Wednesday November 11 at the Cathedral Church of St Michael and All Angels. Please remember him in your prayers.

Manelva Ellis and family have donated a case of Communion Wine to the honour and glory of Almighty God and in loving memory of their mother and grandmother, Leonora Clarke.

FitzAlbert Griffith has donated wafers to the honour and glory of Almighty God and in thanksgiving for his birthday.

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 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

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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.

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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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.

Health Guild’s Lecture The Health Guild is hosting a lecture on Stress and Anxiety on Saturday October 31 at 5:00 pm at the Church. The lecturer is Clinical Psychologist, Dr Dahlia Gibson. Members of the congregation, family and friends are invited to attend.

Memorials and Thanksgiving The following may be offered as a memorial or thanksgiving.

• Flowers $160.00 • Wafers $55.00 • Incense $85.00 • Wine (case) $112.00 • Charcoal $90.00

If you wish to donate any of the above items, please complete a Memorial and Thanksgiving Form available from the Office. Return the completed form to the Administrative Assistant, along with the donation and you will receive a receipt.

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The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Themes of the Collect • God has shown his glory among the nations in

Christ. • We pray that God will preserve the works of his

mercy • so that his Church throughout the world may

continue faithfully to confess his Name

The Lesson – Isaiah 53: 4 - 12 Part of the fourth servant song, in which Israel, the servant of God, suffers as an individual who has been shamefully insulted; but the servant endures the suffering uncomplainingly, because it is suffering for others.

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Psalm 91: 9 - 16 A song of trust in God’s protection over those who ask him for safety and shelter.

The Epistle – Hebrews 4: 12 - 16 The word of God is alive, piercing and judging his whole Creation. But we do not have to be afraid to approach God, because Jesus, our great high priest, understands our weakness and has been tested in every way. He resisted all the temptations without sin. Through Christ we may receive help and mercy.

The Gospel – Mark 10: 35 - 45 James and John asked Jesus for the privilege of sitting in state at his right and left when he came into his Kingdom. Jesus told them that they didn’t know what they were asking. They could drink from the cup from which Jesus drank, and they could be baptised with the same baptism; but what they asked was not for Jesus to grant. The other disciples were angry at James and John; and Jesus called them to him and said that those who ruled the Gentles exert great authority over their people, but it is not to be so among the disciples. Whoever would be great must be a servant, because the Son of Man had not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

The Collect ALMIGHTY AND everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the

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confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lesson ~ Isaiah 53: 4 - 12 A Reading from the Word of God written in the Fifty-third Chapter of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, beginning at the fourth verse. SURELY HE has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By a perversion of justice he was taken away. Who could have imagined his future? For he was cut off from the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people. They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him with pain. When you make his life an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days; through him the will of the LORD shall prosper. Out of his anguish he shall see light; he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge. The righteous one, my servant, shall make many righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.

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Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalm 91: 9 - 16 Qui habitat 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.

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Epistle ~ Hebrews 4: 12 - 16 A Reading from the Word of God written in the Fourth Chapter of Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews, beginning at the twelfth verse. THE WORD of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account. Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathise with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

The Gospel ~ Mark 10: 35 - 45

The Lord be with you And also with you. A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to Christ Our Saviour. JAMES AND John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Jesus and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said

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to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with?” They replied, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptised, you will be baptised; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognise as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” The Gospel of Christ. Praise to Christ Our Lord.

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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 148, 149, 150; PM Psalm 114, 115 Jer. 29:1,4-14; Acts 16:6-15; Luke 10:1-12,17-20 Monday: AM Psalm 25; PM Psalm 9, 15 Jer. 44:1-14; 1 Cor. 15:30-41; Matt. 11:16-24 Tuesday: AM Psalm 26, 28; PM Psalm 36, 39 Lam. 1:1-5(6-9)10-12; 1 Cor. 15:41-50; Matt. 11:25-30 Wednesday: AM Psalm 38; PM Psalm 119:25-48 Lam. 2:8-15; 1 Cor. 15:51-58; Matt. 12:1-14 Thursday: AM Psalm 37:1-18; PM Psalm 37:19-42 Ezra 1:1-11; 1 Cor. 16:1-9; Matt. 12:15-21 Friday: AM Psalm 31; PM Psalm 35 Ezra 3:1-13; 1 Cor 16:10-24; Matt. 12:22-32 Saturday: AM Psalm 30, 32; PM Psalm 42, 43 Ezra 4:7,11-24; Philemon 1-25; Matt. 12:33-42

October 18 - 24

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Hurricane Preparedness The adverse weather events in the Caribbean over the past weeks demonstrate that we are still very much in the hurricane season. Constant rain and high winds can wreak havoc and cause untold damage. Therefore regardless of the predictions for a relatively quiet season, it is essential that everyone is prepared. Secure roofs and clear drains. Having experienced a prolonged drought, many are glad for the rains. But too much, too quickly will only make matters worse. Always make sure that you stock up on non-perishable food items. Use dry and canned goods. With canned goods make sure that you also have manual can openers. Some canned foods come with pull-tabs and these are ideal. Officials recommend that individuals be able to sustain themselves for three to seven days without power during a disaster. Items in your hurricane kit should include:

• Water - 1 gallon/ day/ person • Food - canned goods / can opener • Clothes - rain gear / warm jackets • Communication devices • Backup power supplies • Medicine / first aid • Cash • Family evacuation plan

Make sure that your cell/mobile phones are always fully charged and ensure that you have batteries for your radios and similar devices.

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Word Search Puzzle Isaiah 53: 4 – 6

Y T D M A D E H S U R C T G A H I H L R D E N R U T H O R A S E L I E W O U N D E D T T E A A F F L I C T E D Y S H A L P U N I S H M E N T A A S E S Z N R S V U H I M D V E D E W A S E K I L N B E E S E I T I M R I F N I R L E T A T H U D G K C E Q U O N S N I S P O S C A K U I H R H D U G O W N U R C I S W O E R Q O N N A R R I T E A B E O I N C H R T I R Y S Y L P L N E A C T S E T U B Y F O R I S A I A H D S O O

TRANSGRESSIONS INFIRMITIES PUNISHMENT

INIQUITIES AFFLICTED ACCOUNTED STRICKEN INIQUITY DISEASES WOUNDED

CRUSHED CARRIED BRUISES TURNED SURELY STRUCK ISAIAH HEALED ASTRAY

WHOLE SHEEP BORNE UPON THAT NRSV MADE LORD LIKE LAID HAVE GONE

DOWN YET WAY WAS THE OUR HIS HIM HAS GOD FOR BUT ARE AND ALL WE

TO BY

More online bible word search puzzles are available at

http://www.twopaths.com/wordsearch.htm

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This Week at St Mary’s Twenty-first

Sunday after Pentecost

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

St Luke, the Evangelist Open Church Ministry

Tuesday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

10:00 am

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

St James of Jerusalem Holy Mass and Homily Office hours Choir Rehearsal

Saturday

10:00 am

Preparation for Worship Flower Guild

Next Sunday … 22nd Sunday

after Pentecost

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, 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)