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The Reverend Michael Bruce St. John Maxwell DIOCESE OF BARBADOS CHURCH IN THE PROVINCE OF THE WEST INDIES THE SOLEMN EUCHARIST FOR THE ORDINATION AND CONSECRATION OF The Reverend Michael Bruce St. John Maxwell to the Office and Work of A Bishop in the Church of God The Feast of Saints Timothy and Titus Saturday, 26th January, 2019 4.00 p.m. The Garfield Sobers Gymnasium Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados PARTICIPANTS CHIEF CONSECRATOR: The Right Reverend Errol Brooks Senior Bishop Bishop of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba CO-CONSECRATORS: The Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies PRESENTERS: The Right Reverend Dr. Howard Gregory Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands The Right Reverend Dr. Rufus T. Brome Twelfth Bishop of Barbados The Reverend Canon Wayne Isaacs Diocesan Administrator The Reverend Canon DeVere Murrell Priest-in-Charge, The Church of The Holy Trinity Mr. Michael Gittens Member of St. Jude Church Ms. Onika Newsam-Proverbs Member of the Church of The Holy Trinity THE PREACHER: The Reverend Dr. Anthony B. Holder Rector of Holy Sacrament and President of the Standing Committee in the Diocese of Southeast Florida CHAPLAIN: The Reverend Dr. Von E. Watson Priest-in-Charge of St. Luke Church THE READERS: Old Testament Mrs. Dawn Holder-Maxwell Wife of the Bishop-Designate New Testament Mrs. Angela Christie Eldest Sister of the Bishop-Designate The Holy Gospel The Right Reverend Leon Golding Bishop Suffragan of Montego Bay 1 THE LITANIST: Senator The Reverend John Rogers Rector of St. George Parish Church Rural Dean of St. John THE ATTENDING PRESBYTERS: The Reverend Erma Ambrose Rector of St. Paul Church The Reverend Trevor O’Neale Rector of St. Philip Parish Church THE PRIEST M.C.: The Reverend Jerome Small Priest-in-Charge of St. Philip the Less Church THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Mr. Julian Bowen Organist of St. Peter Parish Church THE ORGANISTS: Mr. John Burnett Organist of Christ Church Parish Church Dr. Philip Forde Organist of St. James Parish Church THE ASSISTANT ORGANISTS: Mr. Ryan Boyce Organist of St Thomas Parish Church Ms. Janaye Burgess Assistant Organist of St Matthias Church Mr. Akhanni Drakes Organist of St Andrew Parish Church OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Judy Bailey & The Arch Hall Jazz Combo The Trinity Steel Orchestra The Diocesan Liturgical Dancers The Diocesan Youth Chorale The Diocesan Mass Choir The Diocesan Altar Servers 2 PRELUDE OF SELECTIONS (2:45 – 3:45 p.m.) Community Singing led by Glenda Worrell (Church Army) Pan Selections by Trinity Steel Organ Selection by Akhanni Drakes Gospel Selection by Andrea Chase Music by The Arch Hall Jazz Combo Worship Song by Judy Bailey The Diocesan Youth Chorale The Diocesan Mass Choir ORGAN PRELUDE (from 3:45 p.m.) Please silence all cellular phones and electronic devices for the duration of the service The congregation stands at the arrival of the Governor General at 3:55 p.m. 3 THE PROCESSIONS THE PROCESSION OF THE CLERGY The Crucifer and Two Torch Bearers Ecumenical Clergy Two Torch Bearers Attending Server The Ordinands Visiting Anglican Clergy The Clergy of the Diocese of Barbados Honorary & Retired Canons THE SENIOR BISHOP’S PROCESSION The Crucifer and Two Torch Bearers Attending Server The Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Anthony B. Holder The Diocesan Registrar: Mr. Michael Alleyne The Chancellor: Ms. Mary Haynes The Dean and Chapter of St. Michael’s Cathedral The Chapter Crucifer The Reverend Canon Coleridge A. Darlington (Stall of St. Basil) The Reverend Canon George A. Harewood (Stall of St. Aidan) The Reverend Canon Curtis S. R. Goodridge (Stall of St. Augustine) The Reverend Canon Austin D. Carrington (Stall of St. Cyprian) The Reverend Canon Wayne E. Isaacs (Stall of Canon Missioner) The Reverend Canon Dr. Geoffrey D. Mayers (Stall of St. Ambrose) The Venerable Eric E. Lynch (Stall of St. Ignatius) The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey D. Gibson Dean of St. Michael’s Cathedral Attending Server Attending Presbyters: The Reverend Erma Ambrose The Reverend Trevor O’Neale The Priest M.C. The Reverend Jerome Small The Reverend Michael B. St. J. Maxwell - Bishop-Designate 4 The Procession of the Bishops Visiting Bishops Attending Server The Right Reverend Peter Fenty Bishop Suffragan of Toronto and Area Bishop of York-Simcoe The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill Bishop of Bermuda The Right Reverend Ambrose Gumbs Bishop of the Diocese of the Virgin Islands Bishops of the Province of the West Indies The Right Reverend Sir Wilfred Wood Retired Bishop of Croydon, England The Right Reverend Gilbert Thompson Retired Bishop Suffragan of New Providence The Right Reverend Alfred Reid Retired Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands The Right Reverend Dr. Rufus Brome Retired Bishop of Barbados The Most Reverend Dr. Drexel Gomez Retired Archbishop of the West Indies The Most Reverend Dr. John Holder Retired Archbishop of the West Indies The Right Reverend Leon Golding Bishop Suffragan of Montego Bay The Right Reverend Dr. Robert Thompson Bishop Suffragan of Kingston The Right Reverend Charles Davidson Bishop of Guyana The Right Reverend Dr. Howard Gregory Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands The Right Reverend Claude Berkley Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago The Right Reverend Laish Boyd Bishop of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands The Right Reverend Leopold Friday Bishop of the Windward Islands The Right Reverend Philip Wright Bishop of Belize 5 The Reverend Dr. Von Watson The Chaplain The Right Reverend Errol Brooks The Senior Bishop Bishop of North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba 6 ORDER OF SERVICE HYMNS FOR THE PROCESSIONS (351, 311, 168) HYMN 351 THY Hand, O God, has guided Thy flock, from age to age; The wondrous tale is written, Full clear, on every page; Our fathers owned Thy goodness, And we their deeds record; And both of this bear witness, One Church, one Faith, one Lord. Thy heralds brought glad tidings To greatest, as to least; They bade men rise, and hasten To share the great King’s feast; And this was all their teaching, In every deed and word, To all alike proclaiming One Church, one Faith, one Lord. When shadows thick were falling, And all seemed sunk in night, Thou, Lord, didst send Thy servants, Thy chosen sons of light. On them and on Thy people Thy plenteous Grace was poured, And this was still their message, One Church, one Faith, one Lord. 7 Through many a day of darkness, Through many a scene of strife, The faithful few fought bravely, To guard the Nation’s life. Their Gospel of redemption, Sin pardoned, man restored, Was all in this enfolded One Church, one Faith, one Lord. And we, shall we be faithless? Shall hearts fail, hands hang down? Shall we evade the conflict, And cast away our crown? Not so: in God’s deep counsels Some better thing is stored; We will maintain, unflinching, One Church, one Faith, one Lord. Thy Mercy will not fail us, Nor leave Thy work undone; With Thy right Hand to help us, The Victory shall be won; And then, by men and angels, Thy Name shall be adored, And this shall be their anthem, One Church, one Faith, one Lord. HYMN 311 GOD is working His purpose out as year succeeds to year, God is working His purpose out and the time is drawing near Nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea. From utmost east to utmost west where’er man’s foot hath trod, By the mouth of many messengers goes forth the voice of God, "Give ear to me, ye continents, ye isles, give ear to me, That the earth may be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea." 8 What can we do to work God’s work, to prosper and increase The brotherhood of all mankind, the reign of the Prince of peace? What can we do to hasten the time, the time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea? March we forth in the strength of God with the banner of Christ unfurled, That the light of the glorious Gospel of truth may shine throughout the world. Fight we the fight with sorrow and sin, to set their captives free, That the earth may be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea. All we can do is nothing worth unless God blesses the deed; Vainly we hope for the harvest-tide till God gives life to the seed Yet nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea. HYMN 168 Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem, cleave the skies with shouts of praise; sing to him who found the ransom, Ancient of eternal days, God of God, the Word Incarnate, whom the heaven of heaven obeys. Ere he raised the lofty mountains, formed the seas, or built the sky, love eternal, free and boundless, moved the Lord of life to die, foreordained the Prince of princes for the throne of Calvary. 9 There, for us and our redemption, see him all his lifeblood pour, there he wins our full salvation, dies that we may die no more; then, arising, lives for ever, reigning where he was before. High on yon celestial mountains stands his gem-built throne, all bright, midst unending alleluias bursting from the sons of light; Zion's people tell his praises, Victor after hard-won fight. Bring your harps, and bring your incense, sweep the string and pour the lay; let the earth proclaim his wonders, King of that celestial day; he the lamb once slain is worthy, who was dead, and lives for aye.
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