ST. DAVID’S CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH

WITH THE CHAPEL OF ST. BASIL

! Jesus said, “I will not leave you desolate;

I will come to you.” John 14: 18

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 3rd May, 2015

Rector: The Rev’d Canon Noel A. Burke, M.A.Tel. No.: 435-4272E-mail: nburke@anglican.bb

Associate:The Very Rev’d William G. St. C. Dixon, CBE, MA[Dean Emeritus of The St. Michael Cathedral]Tel. No.: 427-3169E-mail: spod@caribsurf.com

ORDER OF THE HOLY MASS THE ENTRANCE RITE

Introit Hymn 171* 169 Easter Sentence Page 98 Acclamation Page 101 Collect for Purity Page 101 Kyries Page 102 Gloria in Excelsis Page 102 Collect Page 170 (bulletin pg 2)

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 1st Reading: Acts 8: 26-40 Psalm 66: 1-11 (Page 548; bulletin pg 3) 2nd Reading: 1 John 3: 18-24 Gradual Hymn 451 THE HOLY GOSPEL: John14: 15-21 The Sermon The Nicene Creed Page 104 Intercession: C Page 108 Act of Penitence: Page 123 The Absolution Page 124 The Greeting of Peace Page 124

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT THE OFFERTORY Hymn 348 (St. Basil 270) The Presentation of the Offerings Page 126 The Sursum Corda Page 126 Easter Preface Page 127 “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 144 The Invitation Page 145 Agnus Dei Page 147 Administration of Holy Communion 585, 268, 270, 406 Post Communion Prayer Page 148

THE DISMISSAL RITE The Blessing Page 150 Notices and Announcements Recessional Hymn 183

Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you

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LECTORS & INTERCESSORS AT MASS TODAY

THE COLLECT AND READINGS

THE COLLECT Almighty God whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life that we may steadfastly follow His steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

THE LESSON

A Reading from the Word of God written in the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 8 beginning at the 26th verse An angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert road. And he rose and went. And behold, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a minister of the Can'dace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of all her treasure, had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join this chariot." So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?" And he said, "How can I, unless some one guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "As a sheep led to the slaughter or a lamb before its shearer is dumb, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken up

6:15 a.m. 7:45 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

Lesson Michael Thompson

Patricia Porter Shonnay Welch

Epistle Brenda Lashley

Mervin Watson Chad Thomas

Intercession C Julie-Ann Burke

Annette Bradshaw

Brittney Clarke

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from the earth." And the eunuch said to Philip, "About whom, pray, does the prophet say this, about himself or about some one else?" Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus. And as they went along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?" And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azo'tus, and passing on he preached the gospel to all the towns till he came to Caesare'a. Reader: Here ends the Reading. ALL: Thanks be to God.

PSALM 66: 1-11

1.Be joyful in God, all you lands;* sing the glory of his name; sing the glory of his praise.

2.Say to God," How awesome are your deeds!* because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you.

3.All the earth bows down before you, * sings to you, sings out your name."

4.Come now and see the works of God, * how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.

5.He turned the sea into dry land, so that they went through the water on foot, * and there we rejoiced in him.

6.In his might he rules for ever; his eyes keep watch over the nations;* let no rebel rise up against him.

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7.Bless our God, you peoples;* make the voice of his praise to be heard;

8.Who holds our souls in life, * and will not allow our feet to slip.

9.For you, O God, have proved us;* you have tried us just as silver is tried.

10.You brought us into the snare; * you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.

11.You let enemies ride over our heads; we went through fire and water;* but you brought us out into a place of refreshment.

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 First Letter of John Chapter 3 beginning at the 18th verse

Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth, and reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. All who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.

Reader: Here ends the Reading All: Thanks be to God.

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THE HOLY GOSPEL

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John

Glory to Christ our Saviour. Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; you know him, for he dwells with you, and will be in you. "I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more, but you will see me; because I live, you will live also. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."

The Gospel of Christ Praise to Christ our Lord.

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Ascension Day Mass Thursday May 14, 2015

at 7:30pm

Come and bring a friend

From the Rector’s Notebook Greetings:

We therefore bring you these gifts, and we ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, . . . (BCP, CPWI page 135)

The late John H. McKenna, Professor of Theology at St. John's University, Queens, NY for over 40 years - in an article entitled “Trinity, Holy Spirit and Epiclesis” made the point that in modern Eucharistic prayers, the Holy Spirit has been given much prominence.

He observed that in new Eucharistic prayers one can easily identify an epiclesis or an invocation on the Holy Spirit to bless and hallow the bread and wine of Holy Communion.

There is in fact in most eucharistic prayers, what is known as a split epiclesis; that is a prayer to bless and sanctify the gifts as mentioned above and in addition a prayer that we have the effects of partaking in the Holy Communion- such as unity, constancy and peace, see BCP, CPWI page 137.

McKenna scrutinized this split in his book The Eucharistic Epiclesis: A Detailed History from the Patristic to the Modern Era; but for our reflection and purpose what matters is that we comprehend the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

The liturgical community at worship appeals toGod almighty not only to make the elements become holy; but to make us holy.

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We can apply the age old dictum made famous by Prosper of Aquitaine Lex orandi, lex credendi (Latin loosely translated as "the law of praying [is] the law of believing")

We believe as the Holy Gospel tells us that the Counsellor, the Holy Spirit dwells within us (John 14:15 - 17)

Both the Holy Gospel and the Prayer Book text place a duty upon us to bear witness to the indwelling Spirit and to live out in our lives that for which we pray in the liturgy.

McKenna reminds us in that excellent article that we have a call to work for peace and unity in the world and that constancy and consistency are the hallmarks by which we live.

Our worship is more than words, and more the action of the liturgy, as important and impressive as these are.

What is of equal or more significance is our daily lives and conversation as we continue to reflect the divine life of Christ and as we hope that the Holly Spirit will lead us to the final victory.

Your friend and priest,

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

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HEALTH CORNER

HAVE A LAUGH!

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NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS

DIOCESAN MOTHERS’ UNION A PARENTING AFFAIR

VENUE: Independence Square DATE: 9th May, 2015 TIME: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Lecture and presentations concerning the youth. All are invited

ASCENSION DAY Thursday May 14, 215 is Ascension Day. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 7:30pm. Ascension Day is part of the Easter observance and we should all make our communion on that day.

BIRTHDAYS MAY 3:Lisa Armstrong, Granville Atkins;

WE PRAY TODAY FOR … L e r o y A l l d e r , G r a c e Armstrong, Maureen Bagot & family, Carl Barrow, Ina Beamish, Norma Belle, Elrita B lackman, Joan & C l i f f Bradford, Audine Brewster, E t h a n B r o o k e r , I a n t h e Browne, Patricia Browne, Audley Croney, Estelle Davis, Nancy Durant, Jean Farmer, Sylvia Fields, Betty Gill,

Evelyn Gittens, Nigel Griffith, Owen Harrison, Henderson Haynes, Veronica Headley, Elaine Hewitt, 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, Cherie Tempro, Evelyn “Brandy” Taylor, Pamela Toppin, Deighton Whitney, April Williams, Jean Williams, Jennifer Williams, Peter Williams, Anne Wiltshire, Vita Yarde.

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THE WEEK IN THE PARISH:

ST. DAVID TODAY 6:15 a.m. Holy Mass & Sermon 7:45 a.m. Solemn Mass & Sermon

10:00 a.m. Holy Communion & Homily

Monday 10:00 a.m. Silver Stars 5:30 p.m. Line Dancers Tuesday 9: 30 a.m. Bible Study (Adults)

Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Said Mass & Homily

Thursday 10:00 a.m. Prayer Group

Friday 10:00 a.m. Office Hours 5:00 p.m. Bible Study (Children)

Saturday 9:00 a.m. Confirmation Class

Next Sunday 6:15 a.m. Holy Mass & Sermon 7:45 a.m. Solemn Mass & Sermon & Sunday School

ST. BASIL Sunday 8:30 a.m. Said Mass & Sermon Sunday School

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ST. DAVID’S CHURCH Christ Church, Barbados Tel. No. : 246-437-1801

E-mail: stdavid@anglican.bb