St Lucy Parish Church
Diocese of Barbados
Nestfield, St. Lucy
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT – YEAR A 14th December 2025
Rector: The Rev’d Hugh Sandiford
Deacon: The Rev’d Sharon King
Seminarians:
Mr. Asteir Dean
Mr. Shaquan Thomas
Church Wardens:
Justice Anthony Blackman
Mr. William Yearwood
Organist: Mr. Matthew Banfield
Sexton: Mr. Noverton Gibson Our Vision:
ORDER OF SERVICE
OPENING PRAYER: THE PRAYER OF INTENT (BCP Page 101)
ALL: Blessed Lord and Father, we have assembled in your name and in fellowship with one another. Enable us by your grace to offer the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; to proclaim and respond to your holy word. Teach us to pray for your world and your Church. Grant that we, confessing our sins, may worthily offer to you our souls and bodies as a living sacrifice and eat and drink of your spiritual food in this Holy Sacrament. Amen.
PROCESS TO ORGAN PRELUDE
THE BLESSING OF THE ADVENT WREATH
Lighting of the Third Candle - The Candle of Joy (Pink Candle)
Mary the Mother of Jesus
Leader: Light and peace, in Jesus Christ our Lord
All: Thanks be to God
Last Sunday we lit the Candle of Peace. We light it and the Candle of Hope again as we remember that Jesus, born in Bethlehem, will come again to fulfill all of God's promises and bring us everlasting peace and joy.
(A person lights the Candles of Hope and Peace)
Today we light the Third Candle of Advent, the Candle of Joy. When the angel Gabriel told Mary that a special child would be born to her she was filled with joy. She sang a song that began with the words: "My soul magnifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour. Just as the birth of Jesus gave great joy to his mother, so his presence in the world gave joy to those who had none before. He healed them and gave them hope and peace when they believed in him. From hope, peace, and love grows joy.
We light the Candle of Joy to remind us that when Jesus is born in us we have joy and that through him there will be everlasting joy on earth.
(A person lights the Third Candle the Candle of Joy here)
Joy is like a light shining in a dark place. As we look at this candle we celebrate the joy we find in Jesus Christ.
Leader: Let us pray:
All: Thank you God for the joy you give us. We ask that as we wait for all your promises to come true, and for Christ to come again, that you would remain present with us. Help us today, and everyday to worship you, to hear your word, and to do your will by sharing your joy with each other. We ask it in the name of the one who was born in Bethlehem. Amen.
INTROIT HYMN: 369 - Joyful, joyful, we adore thee
1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love; hearts unfold like flowers before thee, praising thee, their sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.
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All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays, stars and angels sing around thee, centre of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, blooming meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in thee.
3 Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, well-spring of the joy of living, ocean-depth of happy rest!
Thou our Father, Christ our Brother: all who live in love are thine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.
SALUTATION
PRESIDENT: Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. A warm welcome to our Eucharistic worship.
Today is the Third Sunday of Advent and our collect can be found on page 157.
The Eucharist continues on page 97.
OPENING SENTENCE:
PRESIDENT: Jesus says, surely I am coming soon! Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20
VERSICLE & RESPONSE (BCP Page 101)
PRESIDENT: Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
ALL: And blessed be His Kingdom, now and forever. Amen.
COLLECT FOR PURITY (BCP Page 101)
ALL: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your Holy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE KYRIE (BCP Page 102)
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
COLLECT
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you!
ALL: And also with you!
PRESIDENT: Let us pray.
Third Sunday of Advent (BCP page 157)
PRESIDENT: Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honour and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
PRESIDENT: Kindly be seated for the ministry of the word.
FIRST LESSON: Isaiah 35:1-10 [Mr. Stephen Yearwood]
READER: A Reading from the Word of God, written in the book of Isaiah, chapter thirty-five beginning at the first verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you." Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God's people; no traveller, not even fools, shall go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
READER: The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
PSALM 146:4-10
4. Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help : and whose hope is in the Lord his God;
5. Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : who keepeth his promise for ever;
6. Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong : who feedeth the hungry.
7. The Lord looseth men out of prison : the Lord giveth sight to the blind.
8. The Lord helpeth them that are fallen : the Lord careth for the righteous.
9. The Lord careth for the strangers, he defendeth the fatherless and widow : as for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down.
10.The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for evermore : and throughout all generations.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
SECOND LESSON: James 5:7-10 [Mrs. Lana Evelyn]
READER: A reading from the word of God written in the book of James, chapter five beginning at the seventh verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
READER: The word of the Lord. ALL: Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN: 776 - Lo, in the wilderness a voice (verses 1-2)
1 Lo, in the wilderness a voice ‘make straight the way' is crying: when men are turning from the light, and hope and love seem dying, the prophet comes to make us clean: ‘there standeth one you have not seen, whose voice you are denying.'
2 God give us grace to hearken now to those who come to warn us, give sight and strength, that we may kill the vices that have torn us, lest love professed should disappear in creeds of hate, contempt, and fear, that crush and overturn us.
THE GOSPEL: Matthew 11:2-11
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew, the eleventh chapter beginning at the second verse.
ALL: Glory to Christ our Saviour
ILLUMINATION:
PRESIDENT: When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.” As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written, ‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’ “Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.”
PRESIDENT: This is the Gospel of Christ.
ALL: Praise to Christ our Lord.
HYMN: 776 (verse 3)
3 When from the vineyard cruel men cast out the heavenly powers and Christendom denies its Lord, the world in ruin cowers. Now come, O God, in thy great might! Unchanged, unchanging is thy right, unswayed thy justice towers.
THE SERMON
PRESIDENT: Let us now stand and reaffirm our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ in the words of the Apostles’ Creed.
APOSTLES’ CREED (BCP Page 106)
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.
INTERCESSION FORM C (BCP Page 108) [Men’s Fellowship]
LEADER
With all our heart and all our mind let us pray to the Lord, saying, "Lord, have mercy."
LEADER
For the peace from above, for the loving kindness of God, and for the salvation of our souls:
Let us pray to the Lord. ALL: Lord, have mercy.
LEADER
For the peace and welfare of the world, for the witness and work of the Church, and for the unity of all peoples:
Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
LEADER
For our Bishops and all ministers of God's Word and Sacraments, that they may be filled with truth and love and be found without fault at the Lord's coming:
Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
LEADER
For the leaders of the nations and for those in authority among us, that they may serve justice and promote the freedom and dignity of all peoples:
Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
LEADER
For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice and oppression, and for all who labour in the cause of human liberation and fulfilment:
Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
LEADER
For the sick, the suffering, the sorrowful, and the dying; and for all who remember and care for them:
Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
LEADER
For deliverance from the ravages of hurricane, earthquake, drought or flood, and for a just and proper use of God's creation:
Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
LEADER
For ourselves and all who confess the name of Christ, that we may show forth the excellencies of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvellous light: Let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
Men’s Fellowship Prayer
LEADER: Almighty God, Father of every family, who through your son Jesus Christ, has poured out your best gift of love to be the bond of perfectness among men, and the means of bringing men together; bless, we beseech you, all Men’s Fellowship Organisations throughout the world, and especially in this Diocese, let love and happiness ever be found among us and may our faith in you grow stronger each day we live; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Silence may be kept.
ALL: O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people in the multitude of your mercies. Look with compassion on us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious O Lord of love, and to you we give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
ACT OF PENITENCE (BCP Page 123)
PRESIDENT: 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 un-righteousness.
A period of silence shall be kept.
PRESIDENT: Let us therefore confess our sins.
FORM A
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.
THE ABSOLUTION (BCP Page 124)
PRESIDENT: Almighty God, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
ALL: Amen.
THE GREETING OF PEACE (BCP Pages 124-125)
FORM C
PRESIDENT: The Kingdom of God is justice, peace and joy, inspired by the Holy Spirit.
ALL: They who thus serve Christ are acceptable to God and approved by others.
PRESIDENT: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: Let us share that peace.
SONG FOR THE SHARING OF THE PEACE: It is joy unspeakable and full of glory
I have found His grace is all complete, He supplieth ev’ry need; While I sit and learn at Jesus’ feet, I am free, yes, free indeed.
Chorus
It is joy unspeakable and full of glory, full of glory, full of glory, It is joy unspeakable and full of glory, Oh, the half has never yet been told.
I have found the pleasure I once craved, It is joy and peace within; What a wondrous blessing! I am saved From the awful gulf of sin.
Chorus
I have found that hope so bright and clear, Living in the realm of grace; Oh, the Saviour’s presence is so near, I can see His smiling face.
Chorus
I have found the joy no tongue can tell, How its waves of glory roll! It is like a great o’erflowing well, Springing up within my soul.
Chorus
OFFERTORY HYMNS: 232, 413
HYMN: 232 - My God, how wonderful thou art
1 My God, how wonderful thou art, thy majesty how bright, how beautiful thy mercy-seat, in depths of burning light!
2 How dread are thine eternal years, O everlasting Lord, by prostrate spirits day and night incessantly adored!
3 How wonderful, how beautiful, the sight of thee must be, thine endless wisdom, boundless power, and awful purity!
4 Oh, how I fear thee, Living God, with deepest, tenderest fears, and worship thee with trembling hope, and penitential tears!
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Yet I may love thee too, O Lord, almighty as thou art, for thou hast stooped to ask of me the love of my poor heart.
6 No earthly father loves like thee, no mother, e'er so mild, bears and forbears as thou hast done with me thy sinful child.
7 Father of Jesus, love's reward! What rapture will it be, prostrate before thy throne to lie, and gaze and gaze on thee.
HYMN: 413 - Guide me, O thou great Redeemer
1 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty, hold me with thy powerful hand; bread of heaven, feed me now and evermore.
2 Open now the crystal fountain, whence the healing stream doth flow: let the fiery cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through; strong deliverer, be thou still my strength and shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside: death of death, and hell's destruction, land me safe on Canaan's side songs and praises I will ever give to thee.
THE PRESENTATION OF OFFERING - FORM B
PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE
(BCP Page 126)
Father, we offer to you these gifts which you have given us; this bread, this wine, this money. With them we offer ourselves, our lives, and our work, to become through your Holy Spirit a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice. As this bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ, so may we and all your people become channels of your love; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS
SURSUM CORDA
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: Lift up your hearts.
ALL: We lift them up to the Lord.
PRESIDENT: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
ALL: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
PRESIDENT: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father Almighty, everlasting God:
Because you sent your beloved Son to redeem us from sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting life; that when he shall come again in power and great triumph to judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to behold his appearing.
Therefore, we praise you; joining our voices with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your
Name:
ALL:
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.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER C
(BCP Page 137)
PRESIDENT: We give thanks to you Lord our God, for the goodness and love you have made known to us in creation; in calling Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son.
For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
For, on the night that he was betrayed He took bread; and when He had given thanks to you, He broke it and gave it to His disciples, and said, "Take this, and eat it: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me."
And after supper He took the cup of wine; and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, and said, "Drink this, all of you; This is my Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me."
PRESIDENT: Therefore, Father, according to His command,
ALL: We remember His death; We proclaim His resurrection; we await His coming in glory.
PRESIDENT: And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.
We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the sacrament of the Body of Christ and His Blood of the New Covenant. Unite us to your Son in His sacrifice that we, made acceptable in Him, may be sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
In the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ, and make them new, and bring us to that city of light where you dwell with all your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.
By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, almighty Father, now and ever.
ALL: Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (BCP Page 144)
PRESIDENT: As our Saviour has taught us, so we pray:
ALL: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
THE BREAKING OF BREAD (BCP Page 145)
PRESIDENT: We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
ALL: Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.
THE AGNUS DEI (BCP Page 147)
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: grant us peace.
THE INVITATION (BCP Page 145-146)
FORM A
DEACON: The Gifts of God for the People of God.
ALL: Our souls will feast and be satisfied, and we will sing glad songs of praise to Him.
COMMUNION HYMNS: 255, 949 (SH), 602
HYMN: 255 - Jesus, joy of our desiring
1 Jesus, joy of our desiring, holy wisdom, love most bright; drawn by thee, our souls aspiring soar to uncreated light. Word of God, our flesh that fashioned, with the fire of life impassioned, striving still to truth unknown, soaring, dying round thy throne.
2 Through the way where hope is guiding, hark, what peaceful music rings, where the flock, in thee confiding, drink of joy from deathless springs. Theirs is beauty's fairest pleasure; theirs is wisdom's holiest treasure. Thou dost ever lead thine own in the love of joys unknown.
HYMN: 949 (SH) – Sweet hour of prayer
1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief, And oft escaped the tempter’s snare, By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! Thy wings shall my petition bear To Him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless. And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His Word and trust His grace, I’ll cast on Him my every care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! May I thy consolation share, Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height, I view my home and take my flight. This robe of flesh I’ll drop, and rise To seize the everlasting prize, And shout, while passing through the air, “Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”
HYMN: 602 - Let all mortal flesh keep silence
1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence and with fear and trembling stand; ponder nothing earthly-minded, for with blessing in his hand Christ our God to earth descendeth, our full homage to demand.
2 King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords, in human vesturein the body and the bloodhe will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food.
3 Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way, as the Light of Light descendeth
from the realms of endless day, that the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away.
4 At his feet the six-winged seraph; cherubim with sleepless eye veil their faces to the Presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Lord most high.
HYMNS FOR BLESSING: 1003 (MP), 1012 (MP), 577 (MP)
HYMN: 1003 (MP) - My Jesus My Saviour
1 My Jesus, my saviour Lord, there is none like you. All of my days I want to praise The wonders of your mighty love. My comfort, my shelter, Tower of refuge and strength Let every breath, all that I am Never cease to worship You.
Refrain:
Shout to the lord all the earth, let us sing, Power and majesty, praise to the king Mountains bow down and the seas will roar At the sound of your name. I sing for joy at the work of your hand, For ever I’ll love you, for ever I’ll stand Nothing compares to the promise I have in you.
HYMN: 1012 (MP) - The days of Elijah
1 These are the days of Elijah
Declaring the word of the Lord: And these are the days of Your servant Moses
Righteousness being restored
And though these are days of great trial Of famine and darkness and sword
Still, we are the voice in the desert crying 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord! '
Refrain:
Behold He comes riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet call; Lift your voice, it's the year of jubilee
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes
2 These are the days of Ezekiel
The dry bones becoming as flesh; And these are the days of Your servant David
Rebuilding a temple of praise
These are the days of the harvest
The fields are as white in Your world
And we are the labourers in Your vineyard
Declaring the word of the Lord!
Refrain:
HYMN: 577 (MP) - Rejoice in the Lord always
1 Rejoice in the lord always; and again I say rejoice.
Rejoice in the lord always; and again I say rejoice.
Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say, rejoice. Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say, rejoice.
Repeat
THE DISMISSAL
POST COMMUNION PRAYER C (BCP Page 148)
ALL: Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To Him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honour and glory, now and forever more. Amen.
BLESSING:
PRESIDENT: Christ the Son of Righteousness shine upon you and scatter the darkness from before your path; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always.
ALL: Amen.
NOTICES & HIGHLIGHTS
RECESSIONAL HYMN: 46 - Lo, he comes with clouds descending
1 Lo, he comes with clouds descending once for favoured sinners slain; thousand thousand saints attending swell the triumph of his train: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ appears on earth to reign.
2 Every eye shall now behold him robed in dreadful majesty; those who set at nought and sold him, pierced and nailed him to the tree, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, shall the true Messiah see.
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Those dear tokens of his passion still his dazzling body bears, cause of endless exultation to his ransomed worshippers: with what rapture, with what rapture, with what rapture Gaze we on those glorious scars!
4 Yea, amen, let all adore thee, high on thine eternal throne; Saviour, take the power and glory; claim the kingdom for thine own Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou shalt reign, and thou alone.
CLOSING PRAYER
DEACON: Go in peace and serve the Lord.
ALL: In the name of Christ. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES
Greetings and Welcome
We greet you warmly today to our Eucharistic worship. We now invite our visitors to share your name and church community with us.
Thank you for worshipping with us.
Parochial Church Council for 2025-2027
Below are the members who were elected/selected to serve on the Parochial Church Council for 2025-2027.
• Mr Norman Yearwood - Synod Representative
• Ms Jacqueline Greaves - Alternate Synod Representative
• Mrs Lana Evelyn - Treasurer
• Mrs Lana Edwards - Assistant Treasurer
• Mrs Agnes Armstrong-Bowen - Secretary
• Mrs Maxine London - Assistant Secretary
• Justice Anthony Blackman - Church Warden
• Mr William Yearwood - Priest Warden
• Mrs Michelle Scantlebury - Deanery Representative
• Mr Danny Babb
• Mr Grantley Yearwood
• Mr Colin Cumberbatch
• Ms Juliet Ward
• Mrs Julia Boyce
Observers:
• Mrs Cline Toppin-Roach
• Ms Danielle Cox
Events in our Parish
• Liturgies for the Christmas Season
See the attached flyer.
• Outreach Committee Food drive
Our food drive is an initiative of the Outreach Committee, which provides items to the most vulnerable in the community. The barrel is at the back of the Church for those persons wishing to donate non-perishable items. Please consider supporting this important ministry. All donations will be greatly appreciated.
Events of our Lives
Allow us to share in your celebrations! Submit any anniversaries or achievements that you would like highlighted in the notices. These may include wedding, baptism, confirmation, academic or job related. Share with us other family matters for which you require the prayers of the church. Send information to email stlucychurch1627@yahoo.com or by telephone 572-5336/230-9405.
Birthdays
Congratulations to all persons celebrating birthdays this week.
1. Marigot Farley - December 18th
2. Jacqueline Ellis - December 19th
As their days increase, God’s richest blessing on them.
Anniversaries
Congratulations to all persons celebrating anniversaries this week.
Bereavement
May all persons who have died rest in peace and rise in glory.
Sick & Shut-Ins/Prayer Request
Stella Atwell
Carmen Bowen
Douglas Brome
Marva Brome
Enid Broome
Michael Broomes
Thesby Evans
Anthony Grant
Joyce Grant
Doriel King
Erma Griffith Marlene King
Gilbert Griffith
Waple Griffith
Audrey Headley
Roy Hinds
Theomonda Husbands
Marva Jordan
Thelma Jordan
Dinese Lashley
Elsie Maxwell
John Maxwell
Horace Nicholls
Eupharene Walkes
Joan Yearwood
Please remember the sick or injured in our parish and the wider community.
Lucy Parish Church Liturgies for the Christmas Season
