The New Fisherman

Volume 702 December 14th, 2014

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St. Peter’s 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: Julian Bowen Assistant Organist: Paul Brazant Sexton: 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. Peter’s Parish Church, Barbados

Kindly remember that the Gloria and Alleluias are omitted during Advent Year B Third Sunday of Advent Liturgical Colour: Purple / Blue ORDER OF SERVICE

OPENING PRAYER

COLLECT FOR PURITY - Page 101

INTROIT HYMN - 48

Advent 3

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Leader: Salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone, the day is at hand.

Leader lights the Rose or (Pink) Candle along with the first two candles in silence.

Leader: Our Lord says “Surely I come quickly.”

Response: Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

Response: It is right to give God thanks and praise. Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us. Let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us.

Leader: We bless you, Eternal Father, giver of all good things, for you have drawn us away from darkness of sin and led us forward in the light of Christ. Grant us to purify ourselves as he is pure and to be found like him when we see him again, Christ our King.

Response: Amen

OPENING SENTENCES - Page 97 - 100

THE KYRIE - Page 102

THE GLORIA - Page 102

THE COLLECT - 3rd Sunday of Advent (Page 157 BCP) 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.

REFLECTION FIRST LESSON: In the reading from the Old Testament we hear of a blessed time when God will overcome many of life’s shortcomings and frustrations.

1st LESSON: 7:30a.m. - Arlene Paul-Kellman 9:15a.m. - Jada-Amor Gittens

FIRST LESSON (OLD TESTAMENT): Isaiah 65:17-25 Thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. But be glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress. No more shall there be in it an infant that lives but a few days, or an old man who does not fill out his days, for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed. They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat; for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, or bear children for calamity; for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their children with them. Before they call I will answer, while

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they are yet speaking I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, says the Lord."

REFLECTION THE PSALM: A psalm of joy and hope sung to the Lord who restores the fortunes of God’s people.

PSALM: PSALM: PSALM: PSALM: 126 (7:30a.m. - Page 643 BCP) 1. WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion : then were we like unto them that dream. 2. Then was our mouth filled with laughter : and our tongue with joy. 3. Then said they among the heathen : The Lord hath done great things for them. 4. Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us already : whereof we rejoice. 5. Turn our captivity, O Lord : as the rivers in the south. 6. They that sow in tears : shall reap in joy. 7. He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed : shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.

REFLECTION SECOND LESSON: As he concludes his letter to the church in Thessalonica, Paul exhorts the new converts to be at peace with one another and to live joyfully and prayerfully in readiness for the Lord’s coming.

2nd LESSON: 7:30a.m. - Norma Springer 9:15a.m. - Omeesha Roachford

SECOND LESSON: SECOND LESSON: SECOND LESSON: SECOND LESSON: 1 Thessalonians 5: (12-15) 16-28 [We beseech you, brethren, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.] Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesying, but test everything; hold fast what is good, abstain from every form of evil. May the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. Brethren, pray for us. Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. I adjure you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brethren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

GRADUAL HYMN - 369

REFLECTION THE GOSPEL: In the opening passages of his Gospel the fourth evangelist firmly characterizes the mission of John the Baptist: he is the forerunner and witness to the Christ. He bears testimony to the one who is the life of all human life. John is not the Christ or a figure for Elijah or one of the other prophets. He prepares the Lord’s way and baptizes, while even now the one whom John is unworthy to serve stands unknown in their midst.

THE GOSPEL: THE GOSPEL: THE GOSPEL: THE GOSPEL: John 1:6-8, 19-28

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No." They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, `Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said." Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah,

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nor the prophet?" John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you do not know, even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

THE SERMON

HYMN AFTER THE SERMON - 462

THE NICENE CREED - Page 104

Bidding Prayer

For light to know and to follow the truth, let us pray to the Lord.

Make the Church a powerful witness to the light that has come into the world…Through the preaching of the world…Through the preaching of the word, and through the water of baptism, may God’s people be gathered into one body.

Grant that the messengers of God may be heard throughout the world…Where material wealth and comfort abound in a spiritual wilderness, bring the light which reveals the true joy of living.

Make us messengers of the Gospel in our daily lives, and give strength to all in our community who labour to make known the mighty works of God.

Have mercy on all who suffer in body, mind or spirit…Let the light of hope shine through their darkness and give them comfort in their afflictions.

We give thanks for the departed who were cleansed by the water of baptism and have passed over the great water to eternal life…May they rest in peace and may light perpetual shine upon them.

We offer our prayers in the name of Christ, the one Messiah. Amen.

INTERCESSION: 7:30a.m. - Michael Watson 9:15a.m. - Sherri-ann Arthur

SICK AND SHUT-INS: Let us pray for the Sick & Shut-ins of: Burma Road, Farm Road, Farm Tenantry & Niles Road: Margaret Bowen, Doreen Bradshaw, Winston Brewster, Louise Edwards, Elise Hinds, Aubrey Jones, Heather Worrell;

Our Community:

Youth Group Prayer Almighty God, who, through your Son, sanctified the age of adolescence and young adulthood; look with favour on the youth of your world and more especially, in this parish and those who are banded together in this youth group; deepen, we pray, within us a sense of purpose in life, inspire us with the spirit of service and compassion, and unite us in loyalty to one another and to you; through the same, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

ACT OF PENITENCE - Page 123

Stephen Archer Dixon Benn Cynthia Blackman Lolita Bowen

Karen Burnett Marjorie Edwards Dorothy Haynes Marcia Haynes

Eugene Jackman Anita Nurse Terrance Richards Janice Smith

Kaye Springer Taylor Walcott Vernon Whitney and all who requested our prayers.

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December Birthdays

14th Jennifer Hoyte Delores Thompson

15th Sherla Cumberbatch

16th June Haynes

17th Cleviston Mascoll

19th Yvonne Cumberbatch James Bovell

20th Gary Belle

THE ABSOLUTION - Page 124

THE GREETING OF PEACE - Pages 124-125

NOTICES

Sunday 14th December: 3rd Sunday of Advent: Rose Sunday

Welcome to all visitors worshipping with us today.

Sunday, 14th December: 7:30a.m. Holy Eucharist 8:00a.m. Sunday School 9:15a.m. Sung Eucharist & Sermon No Youth Church 5:00p.m. Christingle Service. We are asking all persons attending the Christingle Service to bring a suitable food item to be used in hampers.

Monday, 15th December: 6:30p.m. Church Army - St. Peter & St. Nicholas 7:30p.m. Ordination of Mr. Reginald Knight at St. Mary’s Church.

Tuesday, 16th December: 7:00p.m. A A Meeting

Wednesday, 17th December: Day of Prayer for Peace No School Service 9:30a.m. Holy Eucharist The Church will be opened from 7:00a.m. to allow persons the opportunity to engage in this exercise. No Adult Confirmation Class No Bible Study

Thursday, 18th December: 6:30p.m. Choir Practice

Saturday, 20th December: 9:00a.m. Office Hour No Confirmation Class 1:00p.m. Boys’ Choir Practice 3:00p.m. Scout Practice

Sunday, 21st December: 4th Sunday of Advent: Feast of St. Thomas / Casual Sunday / Rector’s 33rd Anniversary of Ordination to the Diaconate 7:30a.m. Holy Eucharist 8:00a.m. Sunday School 9:15a.m. Sung Eucharist 10:15a.m. Youth Church No Evensong

Congratulations to all other clergy who share this anniversary.

A retiring collection will be taken this morning for a donation to be made to the Barbados Cancer Society and Cancer Support Services.

I wish to thank those persons who have been instrumental in making today’s service a success. 1. 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

December Anniversaries

16th Michael & Jennifer Hoyte Leroy & Peggy Harris

17th Carl & Gwenetha Babb Shawn & Maria Clarke

18th Anthony Kellman & Arlene Paul-Kellman

19th Michael & Marcia Watson

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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.

2. We are in the process of assembling a tent to house the playground for the Day Care Centre. The tent has been donated by Mrs. Regine Sixt and her Charity “Drying Little Tears” will provide the equipment for the area.

Flower Show & Garden Festival 2015

The Garden Festival Committee is encouraged by your support and as we move steadily forward, the areas still available for sponsorship are listed below:-

10 Balcony Arrangements

1 Arrangement on the Landing (Upstairs) – approximately $800.00

4 Pillars approximately $150.00

We thank all persons who have pledged to sponsor arrangements for the Garden Festival. Your response to appeal has been tremendous and we appreciate the effort being made to have a successful festival. To this end, we would appreciate if all pledges are paid in before the launch of the Festival which in on Sunday 14 December 2014.

Tickets are available along with flyers. Take a flyer and display it in a prominent place.

Day of Prayer for Peace

Wednesday 17 December is a day of Prayer and Peace and our Church will be open to allow persons the opportunity to make it a meaningful exercise.

Casual Sunday

The Sunday before Christmas, the Fourth Sunday of Advent will be celebrated as casual Sunday. We are invited to wear jeans and T/shirts.

OFFERTORY HYMN - 42

THE PRESENTATION OF OFFERINGS -Page 126

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER - Page 126 - Page 143

THE LORD’S PRAYER - Page 144

THE BREAKING OF BREAD - Page 145

AGNUS DEI - Page 147

THE INVITATION - Page 145-146

COMMUNION HYMNS – 408, 325, 529, 549

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

RETIRING COLLECTION HYMN - 308

RECESSIONAL HYMN - 46

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Services for Christmas

24th December: Christmas Eve 11:45p.m. Carols 12:00a.m. Midnight Mass

25th December: Christmas Day 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Carols, Procession, Sung Eucharist & Sermon

1st Sunday after Christmas 7:30a.m. Holy Eucharist

No Sunday School 9:15a.m. Sung Eucharist No Youth Church

31 December - Old Year Night 11:00p.m. Evensong & Sermon Sung Eucharist 1st January 2015 - New Year’s Day The Scouts’ Annual Breakfast The St. Peter’s Scouts will be celebrating 50 years of Scouting in 2015.

St. Thomas Festival will commence on Sunday December 14th, 2014. The theme is "Christ is the Light in me." We would like to take this opportunity to invite the Ushers, Altar Servers, Chalice Assistants, Eucharistic Ministers and Flower Guild to share with us at 6pm on Sunday Evening. Looking forward to seeing all of you there. God Bless.

The Meaning of the Advent Wreath

1st CANDLE – (purple) THE PROPHECY CANDLE or CANDLE OF HOPE – We can have hope because God is faithful and will keep the promises made to us. Our hope comes from God. “And again, Isaiah says, ‘The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; the Gentiles will hope in him.’ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:12-13)

2nd CANDLE – (purple) THE BETHLEHEM CANDLE or THE CANDLE OF PREPARATION – God kept his promise of a Savior who would be born in Bethlehem. Preparation means to “get ready”. Help us to be ready to welcome YOU, O GOD! “As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: ‘A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. And all mankind will see God’s salvation.‘ (Luke 3:4-6)

3rd CANDLE – (pink) THE SHEPHERD CANDLE or THE CANDLE OF JOY – The angels sang a message of JOY! “…and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.’ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” (Luke 2:7-15)

4th CANDLE – (purple) THE ANGEL CANDLE or THE CANDLE OF LOVE – The angels announced the good news of a Savior. God sent his only Son to earth to save us, because he loves us! “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” (John 3:16-17)

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Readers & Intercessors for the 3rd Sunday in December (21st): Advent 4: Year B

7:30a.m. - Katrina Brathwaite Maxin McClean-Goddard Intercession: June Haynes

9:15a.m. - Erwin Brathwaite Church Army Intercession: Sherla Cumberbatch

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