The New Fisherman Volume 717 March 29th, 2015

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St. Peters Parish Church with St. Nicholas Chapel Orange Street, Speightstown St. Peter Rock Dundo St. Peter

Anglican Diocese of Barbados (Consecrated 1837) Rector: Rev. Canon Peter Haynes

Assistant Priests: Rev. Dr. Ian Rock , Rev. Graveney Bannister

Church Officers: Wardens: Mrs. Juliette Hall, Mr. Gay Griffith Organist: Mr. Julian Bowen Assistant Organist: Mr. Paul Brazant Sexton: Mr. Peter Bowen

MISSION AND MINISTRY

To proclaim the good news of the kingdom

To teach, baptize and nurture new believers

To respond to human need by loving service

To seek to transform the unjust structures of society

To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of earth

SERVICES

Sunday: 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 8:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sung Eucharist and Sermon; 10:15 a.m. Youth Church 7:00 p.m. Evensong

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Office Hour

Saturdays: 10:00 a.m.

Contact Information:

Rector: Home: (246) 432-9000; Fax: (246) 422-2181; E-mail: petros@caribsurf.com Church: (246) 422-3599; Fax: (246) 422-3599; Day Care Centre: Tele (246) 422-0138

E-mail: thenewfisherman@yahoo.com; Facebook: St. Peters Parish Church, Barbados

Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday Liturgical Colour: Red Year B

ORDER OF SERVICE

OPENING PRAYER

COLLECT FOR PURITY - Page 101

INTROIT HYMN - 303, 127

OPENING SENTENCES - Page 97 - 100

THE KYRIE - Page 102

THE GLORIA - Page 102

THE COLLECT - Palm Sunday (Page 165 BCP) Almighty and everlasting God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon Him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of His great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of His suffering, and also share in His resurrection: through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

REFLECTION FIRST LESSON: In our Old Testament reading the prophet speaks the word of the Lord: there is no other God. The Lord alone is able to save.

1st LESSON: 7:30a.m. - Mavis Kellman 9:15a.m. - Gay Griffith

FIRST LESSON (OLD TESTAMENT): Isaiah 45:21-25 Thus says the Lord, Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me. "Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return: `To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.' "Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed, all who were incensed against him. In the LORD all the offspring of Israel shall triumph and glory."

REFLECTION THE PSALM: A psalm of lamentation and a plea for deliverance by one who feels deserted and pressed in on every side.

PSALM: PSALM: PSALM: PSALM: 22:1-22 Deus, Deus Meus (7:30a.m. - Page 493 BCP) 1. MY GOD, my God, look upon me; why hast thou forsaken me : and art so far from my health, and from the words of my complaint? 2. O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not : and in the night-season also I take no rest. 3. And thou continuest holy : O thou worship of Israel. 4. Our fathers hoped in thee : they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them. 5. They called upon thee, and were holpen : they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded. 6. But as for me, I am a worm, and no man : a very scorn of men, and the outcast of the people. 7. All they that see me laugh me to scorn : they shoot our their lips, and shake their heads, saying, 8. He trusted in God, that he would deliver him : let him deliver him, if he will have him. 9. But thou art he that took me out of my mothers womb : thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon my mothers breasts. 10. I have been left unto thee ever since I was born : thou art my God, even from my mothers womb. 11. O go not from me, for trouble is hard at hand : and there is none to help me.

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12. Many oxen are come about me : fat bulls of Basan close me in on every side. 13. They gape upon me with their mouths : as it were a ramping and a roaring lion. 14. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint : my heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax. 15. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums : and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death. 16. For many dogs are come about me : and the council of the wicked layeth siege against me. 17. They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell all my bones : they stand staring and looking upon me. 18. They part my garments among them : and casts lots upon my vesture. 19. But be not thou far from me, O Lord : thou art my succour, haste thee to help me. 20. Deliver my soul from the sword : my darling from the power of the dog. 21. Save me from the lions mouth : thou hast heard me also from among the horns of the unicorns. 22. I will declare thy Name unto my brethren : in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

REFLECTION SECOND LESSON: From one of the earliest Christian hymns we hear how Christ Jesus accepted the condition of a servant, was obedient even to the point of death, and was then given the name above every name.

2nd LESSON: 7:30a.m. - David Yearwood 9:15a.m. - Violet Griffith

SECOND LESSON: SECOND LESSON: SECOND LESSON: SECOND LESSON: Philippians 2:5-11 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

GRADUAL HYMN - 126

REFLECTION THE GOSPEL: Our Gospel is the story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, his trials before the Jewish Council and Pilate, followed by his final suffering, death and burial.

THE GOSPEL: THE GOSPEL: THE GOSPEL: THE GOSPEL: Mark (14:32-72) 15:1-39 (40-47)

THE SERMON

HYMN AFTER THE SERMON - 128

THE NICENE CREED - Page 104 Bidding Prayer

Let us pray for the Church and for the world, to the Lord, the King of Glory.

As the Church rejoices in the triumphal entry of our Lord, grant to us also the spirit of repentance, and sorrow for his sufferingMay we at this holy time set forward the message of his salvation and lay our minds and wills before him as an offering of faith.

Bring to a world that judges by outward signs of power the wisdom to discern where true power lies in humility and loveOpen the eyes of the rulers of the nations to see the one true King and be ready to serve at his command.

Give to us and to all those around us the vision of holiness in the daily scene of work and playHelp us to find in those we too easily take for granted the image of Christ the Lord,

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and to honour one another as those who seek to follow in his way.

Have mercy on the sick and suffering for whom the shadow of the Cross is plainer at this time than the glory of the day and who call out not in triumph but in anguish. Give them relief in their afflictions and the hope of new life.

May the voices of those who bore witness to God in this world now be blended with the eternal praise of the angels in heavenMay theirs be the song of triumph over sin and death.

We offer our prayers in the name of Christ who has come to save his people. Amen.

INTERCESSION: 7:30a.m. - Gina Belle 9:15a.m. - Judy Busby

A PENITENTIAL ORDER (BCP pg. 216) (To be used in place of the Regular Intercession)

LEADER

Dear Friends in Christ, here in the presence of Almighty God, let us reflect on His holy Word, and with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, so that we may obtain forgiveness by his infinite goodness and mercy.

Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.

ALL: His mercy endures forever.

The following prayer may be said.

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.

One of the following Psalms may be used 6, 18, 22, 32, 51, 103.

A suitable passage of Scripture, such as one of the following, may be read.

Exodus 20.1-17 Matthew 9.9-13 Luke 15.11-32 Deuteronomy 5.6-21 Matthew 18.15-20 Luke 19.1-10 Isaiah 55.6-7 Matthew 25.31-46 John 8.1-11 Ezekiel 11.19-20 Mark 12.28-34 Romans 6.3-11 Matthew 5.13-16 Luke 15.1-7 or 8-10 II John 1.8-9

Litany of Penitence

The Minister and People together, all kneeling

Most holy and merciful Father: We confess to you and to one another, and to the whole communion of saints in heaven and on earth, that we have sinned by our own fault in thought, word, and deed; by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

LEADER We have not loved you with our whole heart, and mind, and strength. We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. We have not loved ourselves as we ought. We have not forgiven others, as we desire to be forgiven. We have not forgiven ourselves as we have been forgiven. Have mercy on us, Lord.

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LEADER We have been deaf to your call to serve, as Christ served us. We have not been true to the mind of Christ. We have grieved your Holy Spirit. Have mercy on us, Lord.

LEADER We confess to you, Lord, all our past unfaithfulness: the pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our lives. We confess to you, Lord.

LEADER Our self-indulgent appetites and ways, and our exploitation of other people, We confess to you, Lord.

LEADER Our anger at our own frustration, and our envy of those more fortunate than ourselves, We confess to you, Lord.

LEADER Our intemperate love of worldly goods and comforts, and our dishonesty in daily life and work, We confess to you, Lord.

LEADER Our negligence in prayer and worship, and our failure to commend the faith that is in us, We confess to you, Lord.

LEADER Accept our repentance, Lord, for the wrongs we have done: for our blindness to human need and suffering, and our indifference to injustice and cruelty, Accept our repentance, Lord.

LEADER For all false judgements, for uncharitable thoughts toward our neighbours, and for our prejudice and contempt towards those who differ from us, Accept our repentance, Lord.

LEADER For our waste and pollution of your creation, and our lack of concern for those who come after us, Accept our repentance, Lord.

LEADER Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger depart from us; Favourably hear us, for your mercy is great.

LEADER Accomplish in us the work of your salvation, That we may show forth your glory in the world.

LEADER By the cross and passion of your Son our Lord, Bring us with all your saints to the joy of His resurrection.

The bishop, if present, or the priest, stands, and facing the people, says:

Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desires not the death of sinners, but rather that they may turn from their wickedness and live, has given power and commandment to His ministers to declare and pronounce to His people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins. He pardons and absolves all those who truly repent, and with sincere hearts believe his holy Gospel.

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March Birthdays

30th Frank Russell

March Anniversaries

29th Deighton & Marjorie Worrell (56th Ann)

April Birthdays

2nd Graham Belle

Therefore we beseech Him to grant us true repentance and His Holy Spirit, that those things may please Him which we do on this day, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy, so that at the last we may come to His eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A deacon or lay person leading the service remains kneeling and says the following instead:

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all our goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.

ACT OF PENITENCE - Page 123

THE ABSOLUTION - Page 124

THE GREETING OF PEACE - Pages 124-125

NOTICES

Sunday, 29th March: Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

Welcome to all visitors worshipping with us today.

Sunday, 29th March: 7:30a.m. Procession, Holy Eucharist & Sermon No Sunday School 9:30a.m. Procession, Sung Eucharist & Sermon 10:15a.m. Youth Church 6:00p.m. Mission Service St. Philip-The-Less Church (5:45p.m. Choruses)

Monday, 30th March: Monday in Holy Week 7:30p.m. Sacred Concert at St. Patricks Roman Catholic Cathedral

Tuesday, 31st March: Tuesday in Holy Week 10:00a.m. Church Army Cottage Meeting at the home of Alwyn Welch 7:00p.m. A A Meeting 7:30p.m. Mission Service No Bible Study

Wednesday, 1st April: Wednesday in Holy Week 9:30a.m. Holy Eucharist

Thursday, 2nd April: Maundy Thursday 7:30p.m. Sung Eucharist

Friday, 3rd April: Good Friday 9:00a.m. Childrens Service 12:00p.m. Three Hour Devotion

Saturday, 4th April: Holy Saturday 7:00a.m. Mens Fellowship Breakfast 10:00a.m. Office Hour 3:30p.m. Scout Practice 8:00p.m. Holy Eucharist

Sunday, 5th April: Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day 7:30a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:30a.m. Procession, Sung Eucharist & Sermon 7:00p.m. Solemn Evensong The Deanery is invited 7:00p.m.- Youth Lock-in 2015: Reclamation.

Upcoming Events!!!

Tuesday, 7 April, 2015 - Church Army invited to The Church of the Resurrection

Sunday, 12 April, 2015, 8:00a.m. - The Sacrament of Holy Confirmation

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Readers & Intercessors for the 1st Sunday in April (5th): Easter Day: Year B

7:30a.m. - Melissa Stevenson Vincent Broomes Intercession: Peter Rochester

9:15a.m. - Peter Bowen Mens Fellowship Intercession: David Worrell

EASTER FLOWERS

Contributions are now being received for Easter Flowers in memory of departed loved ones. The names of the faithful departed in whose memory the Church will be adorned will be listed in the Fisherman for Easter Day. Please contact the Rector, David Yearwood, or any member of the Flower Guild. Cheques made payable to St. Peters Parish Church, or cash, together with the list of those in whose memory you are making your donation should be handed in no later than Tuesday March 31.

1. Condolences Condolences are extended to Peggy and Kristin Rollock at the death of their father George Gibbons.

2. Special congratulations are extended to Ms. Sherryl Griffith whose retirement function was held at the Roland Edwards Primary School. A happy and healthy retirement to you Ms. Griffith from all of us, your friends and family at St. Peters.

Envelopes for 2015 Persons needing envelopes for 2015 are asked to give their names to the Rector. Thanks to all members who have adjusted to the monthly envelope system. This continues to be working well, as we have been able to reduce the cost of the envelopes and also the wastage. The persons responsible for the counting of money on Sundays are finding the job much easier.

OFFERTORY HYMN - 162, 131

THE PRESENTATION OF OFFERINGS -Page 126

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER - Page 126 - Page 143

THE LORDS PRAYER - Page 144

THE BREAKING OF BREAD - Page 145

AGNUS DEI - Page 147

THE INVITATION - Page 145-146

COMMUNION HYMNS 139, 147, 133, 138

POST COMMUNION PRAYER - Page 147-148

Dedication Prayer Lord, be with us this day and throughout the week; Within us to purify us; Above us to draw us up; Before us to lead us; Behind us to restrain us; Around us to protect us. Amen.

BLESSING

RECESSIONAL HYMN - 145

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Smile: "You are a cheat!" shouted the attorney to his opponent. "And you're a liar!" bellowed the opposition. Banging his gavel loudly, the judge interjected, "Now that both attorneys have been identified for the record, let's get on with the case."