ORDER OF SERVICE
OPENING PRAYER
INTROIT HYMN: HYMN: 386 - Sing praise to God who reigns above
1 Sing praise to God who reigns above, the God of all creation, the God of power, the God of love, the God of our salvation; with healing balm my soul he fills, and every faithless murmur stills; to God all praise and glory.
2 The Lord is never far away, but, through all grief distressing, an ever-present help and stay, our peace and joy and blessing; as with a mother's tender hand, he leads his own, his chosen band; to God all praise and glory.
3 Thus all my gladsome way along I sing aloud thy praises, that men may hear the grateful song my voice unwearied raises: be joyful in the Lord, my heart; both soul and body bear your part; to God all praise and glory.
PRESIDENT: Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. A warm welcome to our Eucharistic worship. The mass will be a Said Mass.
Today is the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 9A and our collect can be found on page 175.
The Eucharist continues on page 100.
OPENING SENTENCE:
PRESIDENT: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of Him. Psalm 96: 9
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.
COLLECT
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: Let us pray.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (BCP page 175)
PRESIDENT: O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbour: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
PRESIDENT: Kindly be seated for the ministry of the word.
FIRST LESSON: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
[Ms. Colleen Blackman]
READER: A Reading from the Word of God, written in the book of Genesis, chapter twenty-four, beginning at the thirty-fourth verse.
ILLUMINATION
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READER: The servant said to Laban, “I am Abraham’s servant. The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys. And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and he has given him all that he has. My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live; but you shall go to my father’s house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.’ “I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am going! I am standing here by the spring of water; let the young woman who comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’ “Before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her water jar on her shoulder; and she went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels. Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her arms. Then I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to obtain the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son. Now then, if you will deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I may turn either to the right hand or to the left.” And they called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will.” So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham’s servant and his men. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “May you, our sister, become thousands of myriads; may your offspring gain possession of the gates of their foes.” Then Rebekah and her maids rose up, mounted the camels, and followed the man; thus the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. Now Isaac had come from Beer-lahairoi, and was settled in the Negeb. Isaac went out in the evening to walk in the field; and looking up, he saw camels coming. And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel, and said to the servant, “Who is the man over there, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So
she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
READER: The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
PSALM 45:11-18
11. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, incline thine ear: forget also thine own people, and thy father's house.
12. So shall the King have pleasure in thy beauty: for he is thy Lord God, and worship thou him.
13. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift: like as the rich also among the people shall make their supplication before thee.
14. The King's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
15. She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of needle-work: the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, and shall be brought unto thee.
16. With joy and gladness shall they be brought: and shall enter into the King's palace.
17. Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children: whom thou mayest make princes in all lands.
18. I will remember thy Name from one generation to another: therefore shall the people give thanks unto thee, world without end.
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: Romans 7:15-25 [Mrs. Lisa Griffith]
READER: A reading from the word of God written in Paul’s letter to the Romans, chapter seven beginning at the fifteenth verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!
READER: The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN: 357 (RH) - Sinner, how thy heart is troubled (verses 1-4)
1 Sinner, how thy heart is troubled, God is coming very near; Do not hide thy deep emotion, Do not check that falling tear.
Refrain:
O be saved, His grace is free; O be saved, He died for thee!
2 Jesus now is bending o’er thee, Jesus lowly, meek, and mild; To the Friend Who died to save thee, Canst thou not be reconciled? Refrain
3 Art thou waiting till the morrow? Thou mayest never see its light;
Come at once! accept His mercy, He is waiting come tonight.
Refrain
4 With a lowly, contrite spirit, Kneeling at the Saviour’s feet; Thou canst feel this very moment, Pardon precious, pure and sweet.
Refrain
THE GOSPEL: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
DEACON: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
DEACON: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew, the eleventh chapter beginning at the sixteenth verse.
ALL: Glory to Christ our Saviour
ILLUMINATION:
DEACON: Jesus said to the crowd, “To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;we wailed, and you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.” At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
DEACON: This is the Gospel of Christ
ALL: Praise to Christ our Lord
HYMN: 357 (RH) (verse 5)
5 Let the angels bear the tidings, Upward to the courts of Heaven; Let them sing, with holy rapture, O’er another soul forgiven.
Refrain:
O be saved, His grace is free; O be saved, He died for thee!
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 B (BCP Page 107) [Mothers’ 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.
Mothers’ Union Prayer
LEADER: 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.
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.
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.
SONGS FOR THE GREETING OF PEACE: I've got peace like a river
1 I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river in my soul. I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river in my soul.
2 I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean in my soul. I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean in my soul.
3 I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain in my soul. I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain in my soul.
OFFERTORY HYMNS: 525, 510
HYMN 525 – I am Weak but Thou Art Strong
1 I am weak, but thou art strong; Jesus, keep me from all wrong; I'll be satisfied as long as I walk, let me walk close to thee.
Refrain:
Just a closer walk with thee, grant it, Jesus, is my plea, daily walking close to thee, let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
2
Through this world of toil and snares, if I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee.
Refrain:
3 When my feeble life is o'er, time for me will be no more; guide me gently, safely o'er to thy kingdom shore, to thy shore.
Refrain
HYMN: 510 - Art thou weary, art thou languid
1 Art thou weary, art thou languid, art thou sore distressed? "Come to me," saith One, "and coming, be at rest."
2 Hath he marks to lead me to him, if he be my guide?
In his feet and hands are wound-prints and his side.
3 Hath he diadem, as monarch, that his brow adorns?
Yea, a crown in very surety, but of thorns.
4 If I find him, if I follow, what his guerdon here?
Many a sorrow, many a labour, many a tear.
5 If I still hold closely to him, what hath he at last?
Sorrow vanquished, labour ended, Jordan past.
6 If I ask him to receive me, will he say me nay?
Not till earth and not till heaven pass away.
7 Finding, following, keeping, struggling, is he sure to bless? Angels, martyrs, prophets, virgins, answer, yes!
THE PRESENTATION OF OFFERING - FORM A (BCP Page 126)
PRESIDENT: Through your goodness, Lord, we have this bread and wine to offer, the fruit of the earth and the work of human hands. They will become our spiritual food.
ALL: All things come from you, O Lord, and of your own do we give you. Blessed be God for ever. 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 D (BCP Page 140)
PRESIDENT: All glory, praise and thanksgiving be unto you, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God, you created the world and all mankind, and of your tender mercy gave your only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon Him, and to suffer death upon the cross, for our redemption, He made there, by His own oblation of Himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world; and He instituted, and in his holy Gospel commanded us to continue, a perpetual memory of His precious death, until His coming again.
Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech you; and be pleased to accept, bless and sanctify these gifts and creatures of bread and wine; that they may be for us the Body and Blood of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.
For, on the night 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: In faith we acclaim You, O Christ
ALL: Dying, You destroyed our death; Rising, You restored our life; Christ Jesus, come in glory.
PRESIDENT: Now therefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we your servants with all your holy people, having in remembrance the blessed passion, mighty resurrection, and glorious ascension of your beloved Son, do offer unto your Divine Majesty this Bread of eternal life and this Cup of everlasting salvation, rendering thanks to you for the wonderful redemption which you have made possible for us in Him.
And we beseech you O Father, to accept upon your heavenly altar, this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and to grant that by the merits and death of your Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in His blood, we and all your whole Church may obtain remission of our sins and all other benefits of His passion.
And we pray that by the power of your Holy Spirit all who shall be partakers of this holy Communion may be filled with your grace and heavenly benediction; and be numbered in the glorious company of your Saints. And here we offer and present unto you, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy and lively sacrifice.
And although we are unworthy to offer unto you any sacrifice, yet we beseech you to accept this, our bounden duty and service, not weighing our merits but pardoning our offences;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be unto you, O Father Almighty, throughout all ages, world without end.
ALL: Amen
THE LORD’S PRAYER (BCP Page 144)
PRESIDENT: As our Saviour has taught us, so we pray:
ALL: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
THE BREAKING OF BREAD (BCP Page 145)
PRESIDENT: We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
ALL: Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.
THE AGNUS DEI (BCP Page 147)
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: grant us peace.
THE INVITATION (BCP Page 145-146)
FORM B
DEACON: The Gifts of God for the People of God.
ALL: Our souls will feast and be satisfied, and we will sing glad songs of praise to Him.
COMMUNION HYMNS: 620, 594, 462
HYMN: 620 - Sweet sacrament divine
1 Sweet sacrament divine, hid in thine earthly home; lo, round thy lowly shrine, with suppliant hearts we come; Jesus, to thee our voice we raise in songs of love and heartfelt praise: sweet sacrament divine, sweet sacrament divine.
2
Sweet sacrament of peace, dear home for every heart, where restless yearnings cease, and sorrows all depart; there in thine ear all trustfully, we tell our tale of misery: sweet sacrament of peace, sweet sacrament of peace.
3
4
Sweet sacrament of rest, ark from the ocean's roar, within thy shelter blest soon may we reach the shore; save us, for still the tempest raves, save, lest we sink beneath the waves: sweet sacrament of rest, sweet sacrament of rest.
Sweet sacrament divine, earth's light and jubilee, in thy far depths doth shine thy Godhead's majesty; sweet light, so shine on us, we pray, that earthly joys may fade away: sweet sacrament divine, sweet sacrament divine.
HYMN: 594 - O God, unseen yet ever near
1 O God, unseen yet ever near, thy presence may we feel; and, thus inspired with holy fear, before thine altar kneel.
2 Here may thy faithful people know the blessings of thy love, the streams that through the desert flow, the manna from above.
3 We come, obedient to thy word, to feast on heavenly food; our meat the body of the Lord, our drink his precious blood.
4 Thus may we all thy word obey, for we, O God, are thine; and go rejoicing on our way, renewed with strength divine.
HYMN: 462 - Be not dismayed whate'er betide
1 Be not dismayed whate'er betide, God will take care of you; beneath his wings of love abide, God will take care of you.
Refrain: God will take care of you, through every day, o'er all the way; he will take care of you, God will take care of you.
2 Through days of toil when heart doth fail, God will take care of you; when dangers fierce your path assail, God will take care of you.
Refrain:
3 All you may need he will provide, God will take care of you; nothing you ask will be denied, God will take care of you.
Refrain:
4 No matter what may be the test, God will take care of you; lean, weary one, upon his breast, God will take care of you.
Refrain:
HYMNS FOR BLESSING: 658, 491
HYMN: 658 - Jesus loves me! This I know
1 Jesus loves me! This I know, for the bible tells me so; little ones to him belong; they are weak but he is strong.
Refrain: Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The bible tells me so.
2 Jesus loves me! He who died, heaven's gate to open wide; he will wash away my sin, let his little child come in.
Refrain
3 Jesus take this heart of mine, make it pure and wholly thine; on the cross you died for me, I will try to live for thee.
Refrain
HYMN: 491 - What a friend we have in Jesus
1 What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.
2 Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.
3 Are we weak and heavy-laden, cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge! Take it to the Lord in prayer! Do your friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms he'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there.
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: 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: 418 - I'm pressing on the upward way
1 I'm pressing on the upward way, New heights I'm gaining every day; Still praying as I'm onward bound, "Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."
Refrain: Lord, lift me up, and I shall stand By faith on heaven's tableland; A higher plane than I have found; Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
2 My heart has no desire to stay, Where doubts arise and fears dismay; Tho' some may dwell where these a-bound, My prayer, my aim is higher ground.
Refrain:
3 I want to live above the world, Tho' Satan's darts at me are hurled; For faith has caught the joyful sound, The song of saints on higher ground.
Refrain:
4 I want to scale the utmost height, And catch agleam of glory bright; But still I'll pray till heaven I've found, "Lord lead me on to higher ground."
Refrain:
CLOSING PRAYERS
DEACON: Go in peace and serve the Lord. ALL: In the name of Christ. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES
Greetings and Welcome
We greet you warmly today to our Eucharistic worship. We now invite or visitors to share your name and church community with us.
Thank you for worshipping with us today.
Events In Our Parish (See the below calendar of events)
• Cake Sale
The Mothers’ Union will be having a cake sale on Saturday, August 29th 2026 at Jordans Supermarket in Speightstown.
Events in our Diocese
See the attached flyers.
Events of our Lives
Birthdays
Congratulations to all those persons celebrating birthdays this week.
1. Gerald Sobers - July 8 (shut in – overseas)
2. Roy Hinds - July 8 (shut in)
3. St. Clair Roach - July 8
4. Fitz Patrick - July 10
5. Gloria Jackson - July 11
6. Sherlock Yearwood - July 11
As their days increase, God’s richest blessing on them.
Anniversaries
Congratulations to all persons celebrating anniversaries this week.
Bereavement
We extend condolences to the families of those persons who have died.
May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Sick & Shut-Ins/Prayer Request
Stella Atwell
Carmen Bowen
Douglas Brome
Marva Brome
Enid Broome
Michael Broomes
Thesby Evans
Anthony Grant
Joyce Grant
Erma Griffith
Gilbert Griffith
Waple Griffith
Audrey Headley
Roy Hinds
Theomonda Husbands
Marva Jordan
Thelma Jordan
Doriel King
Marlene King
Dinese Lashley
Elsie Maxwell
John Maxwell
Horace Nicholls
Eupharene Walkes
Joan Yearwood
Please remember the sick or injured in our parish and the wider community.
Ordination of Mr. Asteir Dean – Former Seminarian
The Right Reverend Laish Boyd, Bishop of the Diocese of the Bahamas & the Turks and Caicos Islands, will ordain Mr. Asteir Dean, our former seminarian, to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Bahamas. Please remember Asteir in your prayers.
St. Lucy Parish Church - Calendar of Events
