Diocese of Barbados
Nestfield, St. Lucy
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
RCL Year C
1st June 2025
Rector:
The Rev’d Hugh Sandiford
Church Wardens:
Justice Anthony Blackman
Mr. William Yearwood
Organist: Mr. Matthew Banfield
Sexton: Mr. Noverton Gibson
Our Vision: To
INTROIT HYMN: 378 - O worship the King all glorious above
1 O worship the King all glorious above; O gratefully sing his power and his love; our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, pavilioned in splendour and girded with praise.
2 O tell of his might, O sing of his grace, whose robe is the light, whose canopy space; his chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form, and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.
3 The earth with its store of wonders untold, Almighty, thy power hath founded of old; hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree, and round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.
4 Thy bountiful care what tongues can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light; it streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, and sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.
5 Frail children of dust and feeble as frail, in thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail; thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
6 O measureless Might, ineffable Love, while angels delight to hymn thee above, thy ransomed creation, though feeble their lays, with true adoration shall sing to thy praise.
PRESIDENT: Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. A warm welcome to our Eucharistic worship.
Today is the Seventh Sunday of Easter, and our collect can be found on page 171. The Eucharist continues on page 98.
As June is recognized as the Month of Heritage and St Lucy Parish Church is the heritage of St. Lucy, we extend a warm welcome the members of the St Lucy Parish Independence Committee worshipping with us today.
OPENING SENTENCE:
PRESIDENT: Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed. Come let us adore Him. Alleluia.
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.
(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.
COLLECT
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you!
ALL: And also with you!
PRESIDENT: Let us pray.
Seventh Sunday of Easter (BCP page 171)
PRESIDENT: O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our
Saviour Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
PRESIDENT: Kindly sit for the ministry of the word.
FIRST LESSON: ACTS 16:16-34 [Mrs Patricia Branker]
READER: A Reading from the Word of God, written in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter sixteen, beginning at the sixteenth verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: With Paul and Silas, we came to Philippi in Macedonia, a Roman colony, and, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation." She kept doing this for many days. But Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour. But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, "These men are disturbing our city; they are Jews and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or observe." The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely. Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was an earthquake, so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened. When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he supposed that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted in a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here." The jailer called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them outside and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" They answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in
his house. At the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptized without delay. He brought them up into the house and set food before them; and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God.
READER: The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
1. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof : yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.
2. Clouds and darkness are round about him : righteousness and judgement are the habitation of his seat.
3. There shall go a fire before him : and burn up his enemies on every side.
4. His lightnings gave shine unto the world : the earth saw it, and was afraid.
5. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord : at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6. The heavens have declared his righteousness : and all the people have seen his glory.
7. Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods : worship him, all ye gods.
8. Sion heard of it, and rejoiced : and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgements, O Lord.
9. For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods.
10.O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is evil : the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.
11.There is sprung up a light for the righteous : and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted.
12.Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous : and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness.
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: REVELATION 22:12-14,16-17,20-21
[Ms Jacqueline Stevenson, St. Lucy Parish Independence Committee]
READER: A reading from the word of God written in the book of Revelation, chapter twenty-two, beginning at the twelfth verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: At the end of the visions I, John, heard these words: "See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. "It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star." The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." And let everyone who hears say, "Come." And let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift. The one who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.
READER: The word of the Lord. ALL: Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN: 193 - Rejoice! The Lord is King! (verses 1 & 2)
1 Rejoice! The Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore; mortals, give thanks and sing, and triumph evermore: lift up your heart, lift up your voice; rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
2
Jesus, the Saviour, reigns, the God of truth and love; when he had purged our stains, he took his seat above: lift up your heart, lift up your voice; rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
THE GOSPEL: JOHN 17:20-26
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John the seventeenth chapter beginning at the twentieth verse.
ALL: Glory to Christ our Saviour
ILLUMINATION:
PRESIDENT: Jesus prayed for his disciples, and then he said. "I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. "Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me. I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them."
PRESIDENT: This is the Gospel of Christ
ALL: Praise to Christ our Lord
HYMN: 193 (verses 3&4)
3 His Kingdom cannot fail; he rules o'er earth and heaven; the keys of death and hell are to our Jesus given: lift up your heart, lift up your voice; rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
4 He sits at God's right hand till all his foes submit, and bow to his command, and fall beneath his feet: lift up your heart, lift up your voice; rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
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 B (BCP Page 107) [Mother’s Union]
LEADER: Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church; ALL: That we all may be one.
LEADER: Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you; ALL: That your Name may be glorified by all people.
LEADER: We pray for all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; ALL: That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments.
LEADER: We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world; ALL: That there may be justice and peace on the earth.
LEADER: Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake; ALL: That our works may find favour in your sight.
LEADER: Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble; ALL: That they may be delivered from their distress.
LEADER: Give to the departed eternal rest; ALL: Let light perpetual shine upon them.
LEADER: We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy; ALL: May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.
LEADER: Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.
Silence may be kept.
READER: Loving Lord, we thank you for your love so freely given to us all. We pray for families around the world. Bless the work of the Mother’s Union as we seek to share your love through the encouragement, strengthening and support of marriage and family life. Empowered by your Spirit, may we be united in prayer and worship, and in love and service, reach out as your hands across the world. In Jesus’ name. Amen
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
ALL: Almighty God, to whom our needs are known before we ask, help us to ask only what accords to your will; and the good things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot ask, grant us for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ 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: Shine, Jesus, shine
1 Lord, the light of your love is shining, in the midst of the darkness, shining: Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us; set us free by the truth you now bring usshine on me, shine on me.
Refrain: Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's glory; blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire. Flow, river flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy; send forth your word, Lord and let there be light!
2 Lord, I come to your awesome presence, from the shadows into your radiance; by your blood I may enter your brightness: search me, try me, consume all my darknessshine on me, shine on me.
Refrain:
3 As we gaze on your kingly brightness so our faces display your likeness, ever changing from glory to glory: mirrored here, may our lives tell your storyshine on me, shine on me.
Refrain:
OFFERTORY HYMNS: 262, 197
HYMN: 262 - Son of God, eternal Saviour
1 Son of God, eternal Saviour, source of life and truth and grace, Son of Man, whose birth incarnate hallows all our human race, thou, our Head, who, throned in glory, for thine own dost ever plead, fill us with thy love and pity; heal our wrongs, and help our need.
2 As thou, Lord, hast lived for others, so may we for others live; freely have thy gifts been granted, freely may thy servants give: thine the gold and thine the silver, thine the wealth of land and sea, we but stewards of thy bounty, held in solemn trust for thee.
3 Come, O Christ, and reign among us, King of love, and Prince of peace, hush the storm of strife and passion, bid its cruel discords cease; by thy patient years of toiling, by thy silent hours of pain, quench our fevered thirst of pleasure, shame our selfish greed of gain.
4 Son of God, Eternal Saviour, source of life and truth and grace, Son of Man, whose birth incarnate hallows all our human race, thou who prayedst, thou who willest, that thy people should be one, grant, O grant our hope's fruition: here on earth thy will be done.
HYMN: 197 – The Lord is King! Lift up voice
1 The Lord is King! lift up thy voice, O earth; and all ye heavens, rejoice! from world to world the joy shall ring, "The Lord omnipotent is King."
2 The Lord is King! Who then shall dare resist His will, distrust His care, or murmur at His wise decrees, or doubt His royal promises?
3 He reigns! Ye saints, exalt your strains; your God is King, your Father reigns; and he is at the Father's side, the Man of love, the Crucified.
4 Alike pervaded by His eye, all parts of his dominion lie; this world of ours, and worlds unseen, and thin the boundary between.
5 One Lord, one empire, all secures; he reigns, and life and death are yours: through earth and heaven one song shall ring, "The Lord omnipotent is King!"
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.
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:
Through your dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord. After his glorious resurrection he openly appeared to his disciples, and in their sight ascended into heaven, to prepare a place for us; that where he is, there we might also be, and reign with him in glory.
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: This is the true bread which comes from heaven.
ALL: Whoever eats this bread will live forever.
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: 615, 607, 250, 327
HYMN: 615 - O thou, before the world began
1 O thou, before the world began, ordained a sacrifice for man, and by the Eternal Spirit made an offering for the sinner's stead; our everlasting priest art thou, pleading thy death for sinners now.
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Thy offering still continues new before the righteous Father's view; thyself the Lamb for ever slain, thy priesthood doth unchanged remain; thy years, O God, can never fail, nor thy blest work within the veil.
3 O that our faith may never move but stand unshaken as thy love! Sure evidence of things unseen, now let it pass the years between, and view thee bleeding on the tree, my Lord, my God, who dies for me.
HYMN: 607 - Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
1 Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour, first-begotten from the dead. thou alone, our strong defender, liftest up thy people's head. Alleluia! alleluia, Jesu, true and living bread.
2 Here our humblest homage pay we, here in loving reverence bow; here for faith's discernment pray we, lest we fail to know thee now, Alleluia! alleluia, thou art here, we ask not how.
3 Though the lowliest form doth veil thee as of old in Bethlehem, here as there thine angels hail thee, Branch and Flower of Jesse's stem. Alleluia, alleluia, We in worship join with them.
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Paschal Lamb, thine offering, finished once for all when thou wast slain, in its fullness undiminished shall for evermore remain, alleluia, alleluia, cleansing souls from every stain.
5 Life-imparting heavenly Manna, stricken Rock with streaming side, heaven and earth with loud hosanna worship thee, the Lamb who died, alleluia, alleluia, risen, ascended, glorified.
HYMN: 250 - Hail, thou once despised Jesus!
1 Hail, thou once despised Jesus! Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us; thou didst free salvation bring. Hail, thou universal Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame! By thy merit we find favour: life is given through thy name.
2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, all our sins on thee were laid: by almighty love anointed, thou hast full atonement made. All thy people are forgiven through the virtue of thy blood: opened is the gate of heaven, reconciled are we with God.
3 Jesus, hail! Enthroned in glory, there for ever to abide; all the heavenly hosts adore thee, seated at thy Father's side.
There for sinners thou art pleading: there thou dost our place prepare; ever for us interceding till in glory we appear.
4 Worship, honour, power, and blessing thou art worthy to receive; highest praises, without ceasing, right it is for us to give. Help, ye bright angelic spirits, all your noblest anthems raise; help to sing our Saviour's merits, help to chant Emmanuel's praise!
HYMN: 327 - Lord of the church, we pray for our renewing
1 Lord of the church, we pray for our renewing: Christ over all, our undivided aim. Fire of the Spirit, burn for our enduing, wind of the Spirit, fan the living flame! We turn to Christ amid our fear and failing, the will that lacks the courage to be free, the weary labours, all but unavailing, to bring us nearer what a church should be.
2 Lord of the church, we seek a Father's blessing, a true repentance and a faith restored, a swift obedience and a new possessing, filled with the Holy Spirit of the Lord! We turn to Christ from all our restless striving, unnumbered voices with a single prayer: the living water for our souls' reviving, in Christ to live, and love and serve and care.
3 Lord of the church, we long for our uniting, true to one calling, by one vision stirred; one cross proclaiming and one creed reciting, one in the truth of Jesus and his word.
So lead us on; till toil and trouble ended, one church triumphant one new song shall sing, to praise his glory, risen and ascended, Christ over all, the everlasting king!
HYMNS FOR BLESSING: 668, 660, 653
HYMN: 668 - Tell me the stories of Jesus
1 Tell me the stories of Jesus I love to hear; things I would ask him to tell me if he were here: scenes by the wayside, tales of the sea, stories of Jesus, tell them to me.
2 First let me hear how the children stood round his knee; and I shall fancy his blessing resting on me: words full of kindness, deeds full of grace, all in the love-light of Jesu's face.
3 Tell how the sparrow that twitters on yonder tree and the sweet meadow-side lily may speak to me; give me their message, for I would hear how Jesus taught us our Father's care.
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Tell me, in accents of wonder, how rolled the sea tossing the boat in a tempest on Galilee; and how the Master, ready and kind, chided the billows and hushed the wind.
5 Into the city I'd follow the children's band, waving a branch of the palm-tree high in my hand; one of his heralds, yes, I would sing loudest hosannas!
Jesus is King!
6 Show me the scene, in the garden, of bitter pain; and of the cross where my Saviour for me was slain: sad ones or bright ones, so that they be, stories of Jesus, tell them to me.
HYMN: 660 - Members of Christ are we
1 Members of Christ are we; he is our living head, That henceforth we should ever be by His good Spirit led. In the same narrow path our Lord and Saviour trod the path that leadeth by the Cross to glory and to God.
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Children of God are we; such grace to us is given, to kneel and pray in Christ's own words, "Father, which art in heaven; seeking to do His will as angels do above, and walking in obedient ways of holy truth and love.
3 Of heaven's kingdom we inheritors were made; each at the font in Christ's own robe of spotless white arrayed. Upon our forehead now is traced the suffering sign, that one day on each saintly brow a glorious crown may shine.
4 Christ's little ones are we; and unto us are given angelic guards, who ever see our Father's face in heaven. To walk in folly now we may not, must not, dare, mindful whose seal is on our brow, whose holy name we bear.
1 In our work and in our play, Jesus, be thou ever near, guarding, guiding, all the day keeping in thy holy fear.
2 Thou didst toil, O royal Child, in the far-off Holy Land, blessing labour undefiled, pure and honest, of the hand.
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Thou wilt bless our play-hour too, if we ask thy succour strong; watch o'er all we say and do, hold us back from guilt and wrong.
4 O, how happy thus to spend work and play-time in his sight, till the rest which shall not end, till the day which knows not night!
THE DISMISSAL
POST COMMUNION PRAYER B (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: : Christ our King, make you faithful and strong to do His will, that you may reign with Him in glory; and 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 sit for the Notices
NOTICES & HIGHLIGHTS
RECESSIONAL HYMN: 310 - Glorious things of thee are spoken
1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; he whose word cannot be broken formed thee for his own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded, what can shake thy sure repose? with salvation's walls surrounded, thou mayest smile at all thy foes.
2 See, the streams of living waters, springing from eternal love, well supply thy sons and daughters, and all fear of want remove. Who can faint while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage; grace, which like the Lord the Giver, never fails from age to age?
3 Round each habitation hovering, see the cloud and fire appear, for a glory and a covering showing that the Lord is near. Thus they march, the pillar leading, light by night and shade by day; daily on the manna feeding which he gives them when they pray.
4 Saviour, since of Zion's city, I, through grace, a member am, let the world deride or pity, I will glory in thy name. Fading is the world's best pleasure, all its boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasure none but Zion's children know.
PRESIDENT: Go in peace and serve the Lord. ALL: In the name of Christ. Amen.
Greetings and Welcome
We greet you warmly today to our Eucharistic worship. We now invite or visitors to share your name and church community with us.
Thank you for worshipping with us today.
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
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.
Congratulations to all persons celebrating birthdays this week.
1. Winston Maxwell - June 5th
2. Ian Griffith - June 7th
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
Douglas Brome
Joyce Grant
Waple Griffith
Doriel King
John Maxwell
Joan Yearwood
Basil Boyce
Thesby Evans
Erma Griffith
Marva Jordan
Dinese Lashley
Horace Nicholls
Carmen Bowen
Anthony Grant
Gilbert Griffith
Thelma Jordan
Elsie Maxwell
Eupharene Walkes
Please remember the sick or injured in our parish and the wider community.
Bereavement
We extend condolences to the families of persons who have died. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
St. Lucy parish Church presents its Church Fair: The Return, on Whit Monday, June 9th, 2025, on the Rectory Grounds, from 2:00 – 8:0 p.m. Tickets are $5; children under 5 are free.
There will be lots of games and entertainment; food and drinks will be on sale. Music by DJ Radar. Door prizes to be won. (See the flyer below)
The Committee will be collecting canned goods for the Tombola game at the fair, The barrel is available for these goods. Your support is greatly appreciated.
The St Peter Deanery service has been rescheduled to 27th June 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the St Thomas Parish Church. All are invited.
