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Diocese of Barbados Annual Diocesan Service Celebrating The Diocese of Barbados Annual Diocesan Service Celebrating the Ministry of the Most Reverend Dr John Holder February 11, 2018 “Being A Beacon of Christ’s presence in the community” President The Most Reverend Dr John Holder Bishop of Barbados and Archbishop of the West Indies Preacher The Right Reverend Philip Wright Bishop of Belize ORDER OF SERVICE MUSICAL PRELUDE: ST. CLEMENT’S ORCHESTRA TRINITY STEEL THE ARCH HALL JAZZ COMBO THE DIOCESAN YOUTH CHORALE THE DIOCESAN CHOIR ORGANISTS: MR. JULIAN BOWEN (DIRECTOR OF MUSIC) MR. JOHN BURNETT (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR) MISS JANAYE BURGESS (DIRECTOR YOUTH CHORALE) MR. PHILIP FORDE ORGAN PRELUDE: HYMN 374 O praise our great and gracious Lord, and call upon his name; to strains of joy tune every chord, his mighty acts proclaim; tell how he led his chosen race to Canaan’s promised land; tell how his covenant of grace unchanged shall ever stand. He gave the shadowing cloud by day, the moving fire by night; to guide his Israel on their way, he made their darkness light; and have not we a sure retreat, a Saviour ever nigh, 1 the same clear light to guide our feet, the day-spring from on high? We, too have manna from above, the bread that came from heaven; to us the same kind hand of love hath living waters given; a rock we have, from whence the spring in rich abundance flows; that rock is Christ, our Priest, our King, who life and health bestows. O may we praise this blessèd food, and trust our heavenly Guide; so shall we find death’s fearful flood serene as Jordan’s tide, and safely reach that happy shore, the land of peace and rest, where angels worship and adore in God’s own presence blest. HYMN 386 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. The Lord is never far away, but, through all grief distressing, an ever-present help and stay, 2 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. 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. THE OPENING SENTENCE For the God who said, “Out of darkness light shall shine,” has caused this light to shine in our hearts, the light which is knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 11 Corinthians 4:6 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. 3 COLLECT FOR PURITY 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 KYRIES Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. GLORIA IN EXCELSIS 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: 4 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. THE COLLECT – The Last Sunday after the Epiphany O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD THE FIRST READING: Dr Stuart Holder A Reading from the Word of God written in the Second Book of Kings, Chapter two, verse one to twelve. When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the LORD will take your master away from you?” And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent.” Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will 5 not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the LORD will take your master away from you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be silent.” Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.” He responded, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not.” As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. Elisha kept watching and crying out, “Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. READER: The Word of the Lord ALL: Thanks be to God. Congregation remains seated 6 PSALM 50: 1-6 1. The LORD, the God of gods, has spoken; he has called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2. Out of Zion, perfect in its beauty, God reveals himself in glory. 3. Our God will come and will not keep silence; before him there is a consuming flame, and round about him a raging storm. 4. He calls the heavens and the earth from above to witness the judgment of his people. 5. "Gather before me my loyal followers, those who have made a covenant with me and sealed it with sacrifice." 6. Let the heavens declare the rightness of his cause; for God himself is judge. Glory to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Spirit; As it was in the beginning, is now: shall be forever. Amen. THE SECOND READING: Dr Melissa Pusey A Reading from the Word of God, written in Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians, Chapter four, verse three to six Even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light 7 of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. READER: The Word of the Lord ALL: Thanks be to God. HYMN 104 Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesu, Lord, to thee we raise, manifested by the star to the sages from afar, branch of royal David's stem, in thy birth at Bethlehem: anthems be to thee addrest, God in Man made manifest. Manifest at Jordan's stream, Prophet, Priest, and King supreme; and at Cana, wedding-guest, in thy Godhead manifest; manifest in power divine, changing water into wine: anthems be to thee addrest God in Man made manifest.
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