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REQUIEM MASS FOR THE LATE

Born: December 23rd, 1990 Died: July 5th, 2021 Age: 30 Service Held At ST. BARNABAS ANGLICAN CHURCH Wulff And Bailou Hill Road, Nassau, N.P., Bahamas SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2021 AT 10:00 A.M. Officiating: CANON BASIL TYNES Rector Assisted By: DEACON KRISTOPHER HIGGS Organist: WESTON J. MORTIMER

Interment:

WESTERN CEMETERY Nassau, N. P., Bahamas

1990 -2021 “The people who knew and loved Lavan knows he lived a life of Integrity.

We know just how pure and humble his spirit was.”

His Arrival

unday ecem er rd, as a u ilant and oy ul day or anessa and P. as they elcomed their rst child o three a eauti ul a y oy. He as gi en the name a an y his maternal great grandmother enore . a an gre u through o ler treet o ast treet and attended Naomi Blatch Primary chool. n school, mathematics as his a orite su ect, ho e er in his do n time he layed ideo games and al ays had a toy in his hands . oe, cars or a lane . ater, he as introduced to the amily s num er one assion un anoo. Once he as introduced to the um um rum his ourney as a ac line drummer or Roots un anoo Organi ation egun alone side his dad.

Gaining Altitude

uring his unior years he attended . . eeting and ecause o his outstanding academic achie ements his arents enrolled him in t. ohn s ollege here he e celled in numerous su ects. on graduating t. ohn s ollege and his lo e or A iation, he decided to attend Omaya light chool. A ter his com letion, his ad ancement as so great he as offered the osition as a light nstructor.

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Returning to Nassau, he too se eral art time o s at different airline com anies and on une th, He oined the Royal Bahamas e ense orce as a mem er o ntry . On com letion o a an s initial training he as immediately dra ted to the ilitary Police e artment, here he ser ed until he as selected as an

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officer candidate to go to the Britannia Royal Na al ollege, artmouth in A ril to com lete officer training. A ter his com letion o officer training, he as assigned to the Patrol ra t ith a ie o earning a Bridge Watch ee ing erti cate e ore e entually oining the Air ing e artment. He as a ointed to the ran o Acting u ieutenant and assigned to the Air ing e artment, here he ser ed until he resigned rom the organi ation on uly th, to ursue greater o ortunities. his decision led him to eing em loyed in arious ca acities including il er Airlines, ultimately landing his dream o at outhernair Atlasair as a argo Pilot.

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Although a an as ocus on accom lishing his dreams, he had a un, lay ul side to him. rom running a marathon ith a su erman costume on, to his race to ecoming he ing o emes on ace oo hich he called his ull time o . His oy as to ut a smile on e eryone s ace and as al ays, he succeeded.

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a an s nal days on earth as lled ith so much oy hen he ecame the roud o ner o his o n home. With his lo e or e eryone around him, he in ited his sister ana along ith other amily mem ers to isit him, ho e er, their time together as shortened hen he too his nal ight rom our time to eternity on uly th, . a an s est or li e, his un orgetta le smile and charismatic s irit has le t an indeli le mar on the li es o those ho lo ed him. e t to carry on his legacy and ond memories are his: PARENTS: anessa SON:

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SISTERS: Brenda and ana Paul BROTHER: Raytito Brice GRAND MOTHER: ac ueline Pratt GREAT GRAND MOTHER: NIECES: Breyl and Rachel

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AUNTS: rsula ac ey ony , onna Bro n, igi a is, ina Richardson, Audra and racy i son, A ton Bullard, ayla Paul indsay ony , onna Paul

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UNCLES: Na arro, had, errance and raig i son, a ald and Rashad ann, Raymond Paul al urnia ir ood Paul atoya , e in elly and hristo her no les GRAND AUNTS: el era Richardson, ulianna linton, yl ia and Ra uel or es, erry iller, eona Paul and iriam lar e o O aloc a l.

GRAND UNCLES: ulian Blyden, Renaldi or es arsha , raig or es, r. Winston hurchill Rolle, ran lyn Rolle and idney emeritte a hne FAMILY, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS: onysh a immons efferson , ony ue eeting Winston , ony ac ey r, ona ac ey, ha uille, ernando and atyana Pratt, atan, aidyn, Rashay, a riel and Rashan ann, haran Brice, ano, Ne eya, a ia, ar in, e on, ha on, amico, Riccara, Ashely, e in, asmine, raig r, rinity, Ariah, ylar, Anton, Renaldi r., Renay and Rena , ony, homas and imothy insey, dmund o Brandon , Raymond r, ir ood r and ory Paul, Ni e elly, eisha, Radiesha and iara Paul, Ashley and rystal elly, hasedy c ntyre o Brandon , Na ela arling, Ale io iller, areem and Alric Brice, Brenton, Bry on and Breyon Rolle, anessa harmaine Rolle, A eem and amado Rolle, Ann and ran lyn Rolle, lement and ette c en ie, harell Burton, esmond emeritte, era Braynen, Ne ono and Necoya emeritte, Andy sears, al, elody, anny, asha, ynette, in o Ro er, elsene, an, Annastasha, ercedes, and asmine t. auderdale . , ordell and arlos hom son, Natasha and oni ue ears, uatrenda ears Blatch, illy, homsina and e in erguson, Roslyn and a le Bro n, ayla reen SPECIAL FRIENDS: Priscilla ohnson, ulian elancy, Pat ell Aaron Rose, ra aughn Bain, eremy uc er, alde Rahming, re ron elancy, ashad orley, ory Holc er and Ricardo Haygood GOD PARENTS: Brenton Boo Rolle, Ronnell and Walcott iller

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OTHER FRIENDS AND RELATIVES: Helena, onnamae and hantel o lorida , oralee and alentine Butler, ernencha Nes it, Bernard and dger allender, Rodney Weech, Ricardo llis, ulian, eneitha, iana ands and amily, enni er Breynen and amily, ac ey amily, hom son amily, i son amily, Ni ita emeritte and amily, aria e is and amily, elanie elly and amily, Alicia Ward and amily, an right ur hy and amily, e e a t. ean and amily, arcus at Baha ar, t. ohn s lass o , Roots un anoo Organi ation, un anoo ommunity, o ler treet ommunity, Bahamas tate Assocation o l s, Reu en . no les odge , Western Airlines, outhern Airlines Bahamas , irit Airlines, il er Airlines and outhernair Atlasair ommunity nited tates . A host o other relati es and riends too numerous to mention.

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INTROIT HYMN ......................................... “Beulah Land” ar a ay the noise o stri e u on my ear is alling. hen no the sins o earth eset on e ery hand. ou t and ear and things o earth in ain to me are calling.

None o these shall mo e me rom Beulah and.

I’m living on the mountain, underneath a cloudless sky.

I’m drinking at the fountain that never shall run dry.

O yes! I’m feasting on the manna from a bountiful supply, For I am dwelling in Beulah Land. ar elo the storm o dou t u on the orld is eating. ons o men in attle long the enemy ithstand. a e am ithin the castle o od s Word retreating.

Nothing then can reach me tis Beulah and. et the stormy ree es lo , their cry cannot alarm me am sa ely sheltered here, rotected y od s hand.

Here the sun is al ays shining, here there s naught can harm me. am sa e ore er in Beulah and. ie ing here the or s o od, sin in contem lation.

Hearing no His lessed oice, see the ay He lanned. elling in the irit here learn o ull sal ation. ladly ill tarry in Beulah and.

Celebrant: et us ray.

Almighty od, e remem er e ore ou today our ser ant a an and e ray that, ha ing o ened to him the gates o larger li e ou ill recei e him more and more into our oy ul ser ice that, ith all ho ha e ser ed ou in the ast, he may share in the eternal ictory o esus hrist our ord

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S E R V I C E Who li es and reigns ith ou, in the unity o the Holy one od ore er and e er.

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Congregation: Amen.

The congregation sits for the Liturgy of the Word.

-THE LITURGY OF THE WORDTHE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON .....................Isaiah 40:31 Trinity Bain (Cousin) THE NEW TESTAMENT LESSON .. Bry’Ton Rolle (Cousin) SOLO ...........................................................Adrian Archer, Exalted Ruler Curfew Lodge #1162 Elks TRIBUTES (2 minutes each) ............... Vanwright Murphy, 1st Vice President of The Bahamas State Association of Elks, Leading Knight of Reuben G. Knowles Lodge # 1760 Raytito Brice (Brother) Patwell Aaron Rose (Friend) Julian Delancy (Friend) Rev. Tyrone Sands (Superintendant of Bahamas Customs) THE HOLY GOSPEL ....................................... John 14: 1-6 Read by Deacon Kristopher Higgs THE SERMON ..................................... Canon Basil Tynes At the conclusion of the sermon, the congregation stands, and is led in the Nicene Creed

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Celebrant: et us ith con dence and ho e con ess the aith, into hich e ere a ti ed, as e say, All: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION .........................Led by Breanne Grant (Cousin) & Evette Demeritte (Cousin) Leader: or our rother a an let us ray to the ord hrist ho said, am Resurrection and am li e.

Leader: ord, ou consoled artha and ary in their distress: ra near to us ho mourn or a an, and dry the tears o those ho ee .

All: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: ou e t at the gra e o a arus, our riend, com ort us in our sorro at the death o our rother a an.

All: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: ou raised the dead to li e: Raise our rother a an to eternal li e.

All: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: ou romised aradise to the thie ho re ented: Bring our rother a an to the oys o hea en.

All: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: Our rother a an. as ashed in Ba tism and anointed ith the Holy irit: i e him ello shi ith all our saints.

All: Hear us, Lord.

Leader: He as nourished ith our Body and Blood: rant him a lace at the ta le in our hea enly ingdom.

All: Hear us, Lord.

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Leader: om ort us in our sorro s at the death o our rother a an. et our aith e our consolation, and eternal li e our ho e.

Silence may be kept.

Celebrant: ord esus hrist, e commend to ou our rother a an, ho as re orn y ater and the irit in Holy Ba tism. rant that his death may recall to us our ictory o er death, and e an occasion or us to rene our trust in our ather s lo e. i e us, e ray, the aith to ollo here ou ha e led the ay and here ou li e and reign ith the ather and the Holy irit, to the ages o ages.

Congregation: Amen.

The congregation kneels for the Act of Penitence.

-THE ACT OF PENITENCECelebrant: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

A period of silence shall be kept.

Celebrant: et us there ore con ess our sins.

All: Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we have sinned against You and one another, in thought, word, and deed, and in what we have left undone. We are sorry and repent of all our sins. For Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may serve You in newness of life to the glory of Your name. Amen.

Celebrant: Almighty od, ha e mercy u on ou, ardon and deli er ou rom all our sins, con rm and strengthen ou in all goodness and ee ou in li e eternal through esus hrist our ord.

All: Amen.

SOLO ...............................................................Philip Bowe Priest: hrough our goodness ord, e ha e this read and ine to offer, the ruit o the earth and the or s o

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People: All things come from You, oh Lord, and of Your own do we give You. Blessed be God forever. Amen.

-THE EUCHARISTIC RITECelebrant: he ord e All: And also with You.

And a ter su er He too the cu o ine: and hen He had gi en than s, He ga e it to them and said: rin this, all o ou: his is my Blood o the Ne o enant, hich is shed or ou and or many or the orgi eness o sins. Whene er ou drin it, do this or the remem rance o me.

Celebrant: here ore, ather, according to the command o our dearly elo ed on:

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All: We remember His death.

We proclaim His resurrection.

We await His coming in glory.

Celebrant: i t u our hearts.

All: We lift them up unto the Lord.

Celebrant: et us gi e than s to the ord our All: It is right to give God thanks and praise.

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Celebrant: t is right and a good and oy ul thing, al ays and e ery here to gi e ou than s, ather Almighty, e erlasting od, through esus hrist our ord ho rose ictorious rom the dead and com orts us ith the lessed ho e o li e eternal. or to our aith ul eo le, O ord, li e is changed, not ended and hen our mortal ody lies in death, there is re ared or us a d elling lace eternal in the hea ens. here ore, e raise ou, oining our oices ith angels and archangels, and ith all the com any o hea en, ho ore er sing this hymn to roclaim the glory o our Name.

All: The congregation and clergy then say the Sanctus from the Timothy Gibson Mass*

tc., etc., Our ather in hea en, hallo ed e our Name our ingdom come our ill e done on earth as in hea en. i e us today our daily read, orgi e us our sins as e orgi e those ho sin against us. a e us rom the time o trial and deli er us rom e il. or the ingdom, the o er, and the glory are ours no and ore er. Amen.

-THE BREAKING OF THE BREADCelebrant: We rea this read to share in the Body o hrist.

All: Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord, God of power and might; heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

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Celebrant: o ereign ord and ather, to ou e glory and raise ore er. n our oundless isdom ou rought creation into eing in our great lo e ou ashioned us in our image in our tender com assion ou sent our on esus hrist, our a iour, to share our human nature in the o er o the Holy irit, He o ercame the o er o sin and death and rought our eo le to ne irth as rst ruits o our ne creation.

Celebrant: he i ts o od or the eo le o od All: ur sou s wi east and be satisfied, and we wi sin glad songs of praise to Him.

On the night that He as etrayed He too read, and hen He had gi en than s to ou. He ro e it and ga e it to his disci les and said: a e this, and eat it: this is my Body hich is gi en or ou. o this or the remem rance o me.

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-THE AGNUS DEIam o am o am o eternal.

od, ou ta e a ay the sin o the orld: rant him rest. od, ou ta e a ay the sin o the orld: rant him rest. od, ou ta e a ay the sin o the orld: rant him rest

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-POST COMMUNION PRAYER-

“GLAD REUNION DAY”

All: Almighty God, we thank You that in Your great love You have fed us with the spiritual food and drink of the Body and Blood of Your Son Jesus Christ, and h

here ill e a ha y meeting in hea en no , When e see the many lo ed ones e e no n here elo ather on the lessed hillto s ith hearts all aglo , hat ill e a glad reunion day.

Glad (That will be a happy day) day, Yes, a wonderful day, Glad (That will be a happy day) day, Yes, a glorious day, There with all the holy angels and loved ones to stay, That will be a glad reunion day.

“IT’S ALRIGHT NOW” here as a time tra eled A lonely sin ul road Beneath a hea y urden ending lo But no all things are different or esus too my load t s alright no m His no

here ithin the holy city e ll sing and re oice, Praising hrist the lessed a ior ith heart and ith oice ell Him ho e came to lo e Him and ma e Him our choice, hat ill e a glad reunion day.

It’s alright now For I am in my Savior’s care It’s alright now My Savior hears and answers prayer He’ll walk beside me ‘Til I climb the heav’nly stair And ev’rything is alright now

When e li e a million years in that onder ul lace, Bas ing in the lo e o esus, eholding His ace, t ill seem ut ust a moment o raising His grace, hat ill e a glad reunion day.

A do n a lonely ath ay Without a riend to guide al ed in sin and sorro all alone il esus came and ound me And dre me to His side t s alright no or m His o n horus

em ted and tried e re o t made to onder Why it should e thus all the day long, While there are others li ing a out us, Ne er molested tho in the rong.

“FARTHER ALONG”

Farther along we’ll know all about it, Farther along we’ll understand why; Cheer up, my brother, live in the sunshine, We’ll understand it all by and by.

No more in sin ander No more in dar ness roam he ord has laced y eet on higher ground ach day ne heights m gaining y soul is nearing home t s alright no m hea en ound horus

When death has come and ta en our lo ed ones, t lea es our home so lonely and drear hen do e onder hy others ros er, i ing so ic ed year a ter year. aith ul till death said our lo ing aster, A e more days to la or and ait oils o the road ill then seem as nothing, As e s ee thru the eauti ul gate.

When e see esus coming in glory When He comes rom His home in the s y hen e shall meet Him in that right mansion, We ll understand it all y and y.

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“JUST OVER IN THE GLORY LAND”

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e a home re ared here the saints a ide, ust o er in the glory land And long to e y my a iour s side, ust o er in the glory land.

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o od e the glory, great things he has done o lo ed he the orld that he ga e us his on, ho yielded his li e an atonement or sin, and o ened the li e gate that e may go in.

Just over in the glory land, I’ll join the happy angel band, Just over in the glory land; Just over in the glory land, There with the mighty host I’ll stand, Just over in the glory land. am on my ay to those mansions air, ust o er in the glory land here to sing od s raise, and His glory share, ust o er in the glory land.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice!

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice!

O come to the Father thro’ Jesus the Son, and give him the glory, great things he has done!

O er ect redem tion, the urchase o lood o e ry elie er the romise o od the ilest offender ho truly elie es, that moment rom esus orgi eness recei es.

What a oy ul thought that my ord ll see, ust o er in the glory land And ith indred sa ed, there ore er e, ust o er in the glory land.

With the lood ashed throng ill shout and sing, ust o er in the glory land lad hosannas to hrist, the ord and ing, ust o er in the glory land.

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reat things he has taught us, great things he has done, and great our re oicing through esus the on ut urer and higher and greater ill e our onder, our trans ort, hen esus e see.

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ou e ecame a role model to numerous amounts o eers and amily. hat in ectious smile ou s ot rom a thousand miles a ay, de nitely ou e made it to hea en s gate. or the last time ill e riting that lo e ou ut ou ill ore er and al ays e our hearts.

can t athom the thought o losing ou. y con der, my rotector and o o the men ho ill al ays ha e my heart. ou e ro en a crayon that literally ust started dra ing again, ut ou e al ays told me ou e al ays een strong, ou got this .

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We the family of Lavan Paul are grateful for all of our many relatives and friends who have given us strength and encouragement through their kind expressions of sympathy, prayers, assuring words and visitations shown during this, our time of bereavement.

BRENTON “BOO” ROLLE RAYMOND PAUL KIRKWOOD PAUL JULIAN SANDS VANWRIGHT MURPHY

For this we offer our sincere thanks and appreciation. May God bestow His riches blessing on you all.

CORY HOLKER

*Repass (Drive by) Paul’s residence #31, Seagrape Ave, Sea Breeze

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