ORDER OF SERVICE
OPENING PRAYER
INTROIT HYMN: 383 - Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; to his feet thy tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like me his praise should sing?
Alleluia, alleluia! Praise the everlasting King.
2 Praise him for his grace and favour to our fathers in distress; praise him still the same as ever, slow to chide and swift to bless:
Alleluia, alleluia! Glorious in his faithfulness.
3 Father-like, he tends and spares us; well our feeble frame he knows; in his hands he gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia, alleluia! Widely as his mercy flows.
4 Angels, help us to adore him; ye behold him face to face; sun and moon, bow down before him, dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia, alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace.
PRESIDENT: Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. A warm welcome to our Eucharistic worship.
Today is the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 16C and our collect can be found on page 177.
During this week, the churches of St. Bartholomew (25th August) and St. Augustine (28th August) celebrate their feasts of title. We remember the Rectors and congregations in our prayers.
The Eucharist continues on page 100.
OPENING SENTENCE:
PRESIDENT: I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord. (Psalm 122: 1)
VERSICLE & RESPONSE (BCP Page 101)
PRESIDENT: Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Alleluia. Alleluia.
ALL: And blessed be His Kingdom, now and forever. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia.
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.
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.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
(BCP Page 102)
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One; you alone are the Lord: you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
COLLECTS
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you!
ALL: And also with you!
PRESIDENT: Let us pray.
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (BCP page 177)
PRESIDENT: Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory 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.
St. Bartholomew, the Apostle
PRESIDENT: Almighty and everlasting God, who gave to your apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach your Word: Grant that your Church may love what he believed and preach what he taught; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
PRESIDENT: Lord God, the light of the minds that know you, the life of the souls that love you, and the strength of the hearts that serve you: Help us, following the example of your servant, Augustine of Hippo, so to know you that we may truly love you, and so to love you that we may fully serve you, whose service is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
PRESIDENT: Kindly sit for the ministry of the word.
FIRST LESSON: Jeremiah 4:1-10 [Ms. Dorna Scantlebury]
READER: A Reading from the Word of God, written in the book of Jeremiah, chapter four beginning at the first verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: The word of the Lord came to me saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy." But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a boy'; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you, Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord." Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, "Now I
have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant."
READER: The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
PSALM 71:1-5
1. In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never be put to confusion : but rid me and deliver me in thy righteousness, incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
2. Be thou my strong hold, whereunto I may alway resort : thou hast promised to help me, for thou art my house of defence and my castle.
3. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly : out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
4. For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for : thou art my hope, even from my youth.
5. Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born : thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise shall be always of thee.
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: Hebrews 12:18-29
[Mrs. Rhonda Hinds-GrahamnEarly Morning Wall Crawlers]
READER: A reading from the word of God written in the book of Hebrews, chapter twelve, beginning at the eighteenth verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. (For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death." Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear.") But you have come to Mount Zion and to the
city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven." This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what is shaken-- that is, created things-- so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire.
READER: The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN: 497 - Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine (verses 1&2)
1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine: O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God; born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long, this is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long.
2 Perfect submission, perfect delight, visions of rapture burst on my sight; angels descending, bring from above echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
Refrain
THE GOSPEL: Luke 13:10-17
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke, the thirteenth chapter beginning at the tenth verse.
ALL: Glory to Christ our Saviour
ILLUMINATION:
PRESIDENT: Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Woman, you are set free from your ailment." When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day." But the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?" When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.
PRESIDENT: This is the Gospel of Christ
ALL: Praise to Christ our Lord
HYMN: 497 (verse 3)
3 Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Saviour am happy and blest; watching and waiting, looking above, filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
Refrain:
THE SERMON
PRESIDENT: Let us now stand and reaffirm our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ in the words of the Nicene Creed.
NICENE CREED [BCP page 104]
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen or unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfilment of the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father.
With the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
INTERCESSION FORM E (BCP Page 112) [Usher’s Guild]
LEADER
Let us pray for the fellowship of the Church of Christ, and for all God's creatures.
LEADER
With all who confess the name of Jesus, as Lord and Saviour, we offer our prayers and praises, in Spirit and in truth.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
With Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest, who ever lives to intercede for us, we uphold all ministers of God's Word and Sacraments, that they may fulfill their high calling in the faith.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
We pray for the unfailing guidance of the Holy Spirit on those who are called to interpret and expound the will of the Lord to others. Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
We pray for all organizations, within the fellowship of the Body of Christ, that their work may edify the people of God, and bear faithful witness to the Gospel.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
We pray for all persons who do not share our confession of faith, that with courage, truth and love we may work together with them, and promote the common good. Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
For the leaders of our country, and all who make decisions on our behalf, that they may be guided by the Spirit, to direct our affairs in righteousness and peace.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
For our Judges, Magistrates and all who administer justice, that in all things they may seek to do your will, and to protect the rights and freedom of your people.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
In our schools, and in all other places of learning, may true knowledge, sound wisdom, and godly discipline ever be found.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
To the poor, the hungry, the unemployed, and all victims of persecution and discrimination of any kind, may God in Christ help us all to bring relief, justice and protection.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
To all who suffer now from pain and disease, discomfort or misery, may God in Christ bring healing and joy, for the renewal of their faith.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
That we may use aright the fullness of the Earth, that our pursuits in science, and the advancement of our skills, may ever be in service of that true humanity, which is created in the image of God.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
That we may never become slaves of money, or of the lust for power, but may rather strive for victory through the power of love.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
That with all who belong to the communion of saints, both living and departed, we may ever rejoice in the blessed assurance of that hope, which has been won for us in Christ.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Receive these our prayers in the name of your dear Son, even Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
USHERS’ PRAYER
READER: Lord, you made all kinds of people, even people like me. In your love you gather them into your Church. As you gather your people this day, help me to serve them in a Christlike manner, even as your Son served those who gathered about him. Make me prayerful and patient, helpful and understanding, and may I radiate the joy that faith brings as I serve their needs. Give me your strength to support my fellow ministers. May all who assemble to celebrate our common faith in the risen Saviour be glad of heart for being here and for having encountered your Son in one
another, in our priest, at the tables of the book and the Bread, and through the ministry of ushers like me. I ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Prayer for God’s protection during this Hurricane Season
ALL: Almighty God, governor of all things in Heaven and earth: Receive now, we pray, our supplications for protection from storms or hurricanes. We acknowledge that we are unworthy for the least of your mercies, yet we humbly pray that you will so hold the winds of heaven that we may dwell safely without fear of evil; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. 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 (BCP Page 123)
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 Page 124-125)
FORM A
PRESIDENT: We are the body of Christ. By the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. and have all been made to drink of the one Spirit.
ALL: Let us then pursue the things that make for peace and build up the common life.
PRESIDENT: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: Let us share that peace.
THE PEACE SONG: I am the way
1 I am the Way, the King of the Victory I am the Truth, the Lord of the Harmony I am the Light, the Light of the world to be
Refrain
Hosanna! I hold your hand my friend, Hosanna! I give you strength my friend, Hosanna! You walk the sea my friend; We’re sailing to victory!
Sailing (sailing), sailing (sailing)
Sailing cross the river, sailing!
Sailing (sailing), sailing (sailing)
Sailing cross the river, sailing!
Freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom)
Freedom in the life of Jesus Hosanna! I hold your hand my friend, Hosanna! I give you strength my friend, Hosanna! You walk the sea my friend; We’re sailing to victory!
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I am the Vine, you shall abide in Me, I am the River, you shall be cleansed in Me, I am the Rock, you shall have life in Me Refrain
3 I am your God, rising in victory. I am your brother, living in flesh with thee I am your saviour, dying on Calvary Refrain
OFFERTORY HYMNS: 518, 535
HYMN: 518 - Hark, my soul! It is the Lord
1 Hark, my soul! It is the Lord; ‘tis thy Saviour, hear his word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee, ‘Say, poor sinner, lovest thou me?
2 ‘I delivered thee when bound, and, when bleeding, healed thy wound; sought thee wandering, set thee right, turned thy darkness into light.
3 ‘Can a woman's tender care cease towards the child she bare? Yes, she may forgetful be, yet will I remember thee.
4 ‘Mine is an unchanging love, higher than the heights above, deeper than the depths beneath, free and faithful, strong as death.
5 ‘Thou shalt see my glory soon, when the work of grace is done; partner of my throne shalt be; say, poor sinner, lovest thou me?"
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Lord, it is my chief complaint that my love is weak and faint; yet I love thee, and adore; O for grace to love thee more.
HYMN: 535 - O for a heart to praise my God
1 O for a heart to praise my God, a heart from sin set free; a heart that's sprinkled with the blood so freely shed for me:
2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, my great Redeemer's throne; where only Christ is heard to speak, where Jesus reigns alone:
3 A humble, lowly, contrite heart, believing, true, and clean, which neither life nor death can part from him that dwells within:
4 A heart in every thought renewed, and full of love divine; perfect, and right, and pure, and good, a copy, Lord, of thine.
5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart, come quickly from above; write thy new name upon my heart, thy new best name of Love.
THE PRESENTATION OF OFFERING - FORM B (BCP Page 126)
PRESIDENT AND PEOPLE
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:
For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your glory in all the world.
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 E (BCP Page 142)
PRESIDENT: Sovereign Lord and Father, To you be glory and praise for ever In your boundless wisdom you brought creation into being; In your great love you fashioned us in your image; In your tender compassion you sent your Son, Jesus
Christ, Our Saviour, to share our human nature; In the power of the Holy Spirit; He overcame the power of sin and death and brought your people to new birth as first fruits of your new creation.
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 the command of your dearly beloved Son
ALL: We remember His death; We proclaim His resurrection; We await His coming in glory
PRESIDENT: And we offer you, Father, our sacrifice of thanks and praise. Send your Holy Spirit on these gifts of bread and wine that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son, Jesus, our Lord, and Redeemer. As we partake of this holy food of new and unending life, may your Holy Spirit establish us as a royal priesthood with the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Lucy and all your sons and daughters who share in your eternal inheritance; through Jesus Christ our Lord. With Him and in Him and through Him, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we worship you, Father Almighty, with all who stand before you in earth and heaven, in songs of everlasting praise.
ALL: Blessing and honour and glory and power Be yours for ever and ever. 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 B
PRESIDENT: 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: 504, 597, 536
HYMN: 504 - Just as I am, without one plea
1 Just as I am, without one plea but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come.
2 Just as I am, though tossed about with many a conflict, many a doubt, fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come.
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Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind: sight, riches, healing of the mind, yea all I need, in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come.
Just as I am, thou wilt receive, wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve: because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come.
5 Just as I am (thy love unknown has broken every barrier down), now to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come.
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Just as I am, of that free love the breadth, length, depth, and height to prove, here for a season, then above, O Lamb of God, I come.
HYMN: 597 - I come with joy, a child of God
1 I come with joy, a child of God, forgiven, loved and free, the life of Jesus to recall, in love laid down for me.
2 I come with Christians far and near to find, as all are fed, the new community of love in Christ's communion bread.
3 As Christ breaks bread, and bids us share, each proud division ends. The love that made us, makes us one, and strangers now are friends.
4 The Spirit of the risen Christ, unseen, but ever near, is in such friendship better known, alive among us here.
5 Together met, together bound by all that God has done, we'll go with joy, to give the world the love that makes us one.
HYMN: 536: - O Master, let me walk with thee
1 O Master, let me walk with thee in lowly paths of service free. Tell me thy secret; help me bear the strain of toil, the fret of care.
2 Help me the slow of heart to move by some clear, winning word of love. Teach me the wayward feet to stay, and guide them in the homeward way.
3 Teach me thy patience: still with thee in closer, dearer company, in work that keeps faith sweet and strong, in trust that triumphs over wrong;
4 In hope that sends a shining ray far down the future's broadening way, in peace that only thou canst give, with thee, O Master, let me live.
HYMNS FOR BLESSING: 550, 266 (MP)
HYMN: 550 - I danced in the morning
1 I danced in the morning when the world was begun, and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth, at Bethlehem I had my birth
Refrain:
Dance, then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord of the Dance, said he, And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be, And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he.
2 I danced for the scribe and the pharisee but they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me; I danced for fishermen, for James and John they came with me and the Dance went on:
Refrain:
3 I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame: the holy people said it was a shame. They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high, and they left me there on a cross to die:
Refrain:
4 I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black It's hard to dance with the devil on your back. They buried my body and they thought I'd gone; but I am the Dance and I still go on: Refrain:
5 They cut me down and I leapt up high; I am the life that'll never, never die; I'll live in you if you'll live in me I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. Refrain:
HYMN: 266 (MP) - I cannot tell why he whom angels worship
1 I cannot tell why he, whom angels worship, should set his love upon the sons of men, Or why, as shepherd, he should seek the wand'rers, to bring them back, they know not how or when. But this I know, that he was born of Mary, when Bethl'hem's manger was his only home, And that he lived at Nazareth and laboured and so the saviour, saviour of the world, is come.
2 I cannot tell how silently he suffered, as with his peace he graced this place of tears, Or how his heart upon the cross was broken, the crown of pain to three and thirty years.
But this I know, he heals the broken-hearted, and stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear, And lifts the burden from the heavy laden, for yet the saviour, saviour of the world, is here.
3 I cannot tell how he will win the nations, how he will claim his earthly heritage, How satisfy the needs and aspirations of east and west, of sinner and of sage. But this I know, all flesh shall see his glory, and he shall reap the harvest he has sown, And some glad day his sun will shine in splendour When he the saviour, saviour of the world, is known.
4 I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship, when, at his bidding, every storm is stilled, Or who can say how great the jubilation when all the hearts of men with love are filled. But this I know, the skies will thrill with rapture, and myriad, myriad human voices sing, And earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, will answer, "At last the saviour, saviour of the world, is King."
THE DISMISSAL
POST COMMUNION PRAYER (BCP Page 148)
ALL: Eternal God and Heavenly Father, we thank you for feeding us with the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you, and all persons in you, with gladness and singleness of heart, through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BLESSING:
PRESIDENT: The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always.
ALL: Amen.
PRESIDENT: Kindly be seated for the Notices
NOTICES & HIGHLIGHTS
RECESSIONAL HYMN: 313 - God of grace and God of glory
1 God of grace and God of glory, on thy people pour thy power; now fulfil thy church's story; bring her bud to glorious flower. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour, for the facing of this hour.
2 Lo, the hosts of evil round us scorn thy Christ, assail his ways; from the fears that long have bound us free our hearts to faith and praise. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days, for the living of these days.
3 Cure thy children's warring madness, bend our pride to thy control; shame our wanton selfish gladness, rich in goods and poor in soul. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss thy kingdom's goal, lest we miss thy kingdom's goal.
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Set our feet on lofty places, gird our lives that they may be armoured with all Christ-like graces in the fight to set men free. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, that we fail not man nor thee, that we fail not man nor thee.
CLOSING PRAYER
PRESIDENT: 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.
We welcome or celebrant and preacher, Canon Seibert Small, who will be conducting the Sunday services during the absence of our Rector.
A special welcome is extended to the Early Morning Wall Crawlers group worshipping with us today.
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
Observers:
• Mrs Julia Boyce
• Mrs Cline Toppin-Roach
• Ms Danielle Cox
Events in our Parish Summer Holidays
• Our Rector, Rev’d Hugh Sandiford, will be on holiday for the period August 10th to September 6th . We wish him a restful period. During this period, Canon Seibert Small will be conducting the Sunday services and the Rev’d Canon Beverley Sealy-Knight will be in charge of the parish.
• The Sunday School is on holiday during this month. We wish the teachers and students a restful period.
• The Choir is also on holiday during this month. We wish them a restful period.
Cake Sale
The Outreach Committee will be having a cake sale today after the service. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Looking Ahead
A back-to-school service will be held on Sunday, September 7th at the usual time of 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast will be served after this service.
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. Lana Yearwood-Evelyn - August 25th
2. Sylvia Greaves - August 28th
3. Kaiden Goodridge - August 30th
As their days increase, God’s richest blessing on them.
Anniversaries
Congratulations to all persons celebrating anniversaries this week.
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
Gilbert Griffith
Waple Griffith
Roy Hinds
Marlene King
Dinese Lashley
Elsie Maxwell
John Maxwell
Theomonda Husbands Horace Nicholls
Marva Jordan
Thelma Jordan
Eupharene Walkes
Joan Yearwood
Please remember the sick or injured in our parish and the wider community.
