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Opening Prayer

We are gathered here today, Lord God as your people to offer you our sacrifice of prayer and worship. We come from different walks of life; some are well educated, others not; some have walked with you for many years,others are just starting their journey; some are strong, others weak; some are full of joy, others burdened by care.You love each of us in equal measure. You pour your blessings on us in equal measure. May each meet you in a special way today. Amen.

Introit

Hymn 707

All things bright and beautiful,all creatures big and small,all things wise and wonderful,the Lord God made them all.

The bright and sunny weather, our sparkling waters pureare gifts from God as well as the white sand on our shore.


The mangoes in the summer, the sea grapes growing wild,guinep and plums and guavas are gifts for every child.


The waters round our islands are brimming full with food;

grouper and crab and lobster that do our bodies good.


Opening Sentence

Salutation

PRESIDENT:Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

ALL:And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen.

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

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

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy

Lord, have mercy.

THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD

The Lord be with you.

ALL:And also with you.

Let us pray.

The Collects

Ash Wednesday (page 163)Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever

ALL: Amen.

Fourth Sunday in Lent: (page 164)Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Harvest ThanksgivingO God, you have made us co-creators of our destiny; we give thanks for productivity and for advances in many fields: in agriculture, in industry and commerce, and in science and technology. Keep us ever mindful of your power and your love, the origin of all that is, the source of strength and wisdom, harmony and wealth. All things come from you, O God. We give you of your own, with praise and thanksgiving, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

ALL: Amen.

First Reading Joel 2:21-27 Do not fear, O soil; be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things! Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and vine give their full yield. O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before. The threshing floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the

hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, the LORD, am your God and there is no other. And my people shall never again be put to shame.

Psalm 63:1-8 (BOCP)

1 O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; * my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water.

2 Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, * that I might behold your power and your glory.

3 For your loving-kindness is better than life itself; * my lips shall give you praise.

4 So will I bless you as long as I live * and lift up my hands in your Name.

5 My soul is content, as with marrow and fatness, * and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,

6 When I remember you upon my bed, * and meditate on you in the night watches.

7 For you have been my helper, * and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.

8 My soul clings to you; * your right hand holds me fast.

Psalm 63:1-9 (Parish Psalter)

Second ReadingPhilippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing,

whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

Anthem Choir

Gradual

Hymn 716

Once more, O Lord, we come to thee, to offer thanks and praise -the harvest time has come again- our grateful songs we raise.Some fruits we bring have come from near, some gifts from distant lands-bananas, sugar, citrus, pears, all offering from our hands.

We thank you, Lord, for sea and sand, which help our tourist trade -for sunshine warm and summer rain on isles where pirates preyed.In songs we chant our gratitude; for loved ones dear to us,health, family, friends and multitudes of gifts that earn our trust.

Today in our Caribbean land once more we bring our praise -thanks-giving time has come again: our voices we shall raise.Another year has come and gone; we have been blessed once more -the offering, which your people bring, flow, from your boundless store.

GospelMatthew 6:25-33 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in

all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Nicene Creed

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.ALL: Amen.

INTERCESSION

FORM D

LEADER

Our Heavenly Father has promised through our Lord Jesus Christ to hear us when we pray in faith. Let us therefore pray for the Church and the World, and let us thank God for His goodness.

Silence may be kept.

LEADER

We pray for the Church of God in every place; especially for this Diocese, our Bishop(s) and all the people of God.

ALL

Strengthen your Church to carry forward the work of Christ; that we and all who confess your Name may unite in truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory to the world.

LEADER

We pray for our country and for all the nations of the world, especially; and for all peoples in their various callings.

ALL

Direct this nation and all nations in the ways of justice and truth. Give wisdom to all in positions of public trust and authority; that they may promote the prosperity, godliness and peace of your people everywhere.

LEADER

We pray for our own community, for this parish, for our families, friends, and all who live and work with us.

ALL

Give grace to all our friends and neighbours in Christ that we may serve Him in one another and grow together in His love.

LEADER

We pray for the poor, the sick, the unemployed, the handicapped; all who have requested our prayers and all who seek the prayers of the Church in their time of trouble.

ALL

Give healing and strength to all who suffer in body, mind or spirit. Give them courage and hope in their troubles and sustain all those who remember and care for them.

LEADER

We commemorate the departed, especially;

ALL

We commend all people to your unfailing love, that in them your will may be fulfilled; and we rejoice at the faithful witness of your saints in every age, praying that we may share with them in your eternal kingdom.


LEADER

Accept these prayers, O Lord our God, for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.

ALL

Amen.

ACT OF PENITENCE

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 unrighteousness.

Silence

PRESIDENT:

Let us therefore confess our sins.

FORM A

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 we 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.

or

FORM B

Most Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves; we have not loved ourselves as we ought. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

THE ABSOLUTION

PRESIDENT:Almighty God have mercy on 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

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.

FORM B

PRESIDENT:

If you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you

ALL:

Leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

FORM C

PRESIDENT:

The Kingdom of God is justice, peace, and joy inspired by the Holy Spirit

ALL:

They who thus serve Christ are acceptable to God and approved by others.

Leader: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

ALL:And also with you.

Peace Greeting

Offertory

Hymn 714

In this our bounteous island* God smiles his sweetest smile;from ferny dell and covert wild flowers our eyes beguile;among the leafy branches the ripened mangoes sway,and green pimento berries make fragrant God’s bright day.

Praise him, ye bright people, with harvest hymn of joy;O give to God a hymn of praise, and love without alloy.

The creamy breadfruit blossoms point upward to the sky,to tell that God’s rich blessings fall on us from on high.The canefields wave in greeting, clad in their verdant dress;and citrus fruits swing slowly in golden loveliness.


We thank thee for the sunlight on each day newly born,that blends with rain in blessing the tender ears of corn:that ripens into beauty fair fruits of every kind-bananas, pears, star-apples, and cherries purple-lined.


Young coconuts encircle the warm hearts of the trees,beneath the green boughs hiding, and rustle in the breeze.Nature her many voices, each day with joy uplifts!Shall we not thank our Father for all his wondrous gifts.

*Alternative first lines: In this our bounteous country.

Hymn 721

Thank you, Father, for the harvest, for the seedtime and the rain;thank you for the gathered bounty of sun-ripened fruit and grain.

God of grace and God of nature, heaven and earth your praises sing;hear our songs of high thanksgiving, now accept the gifts we bring.

You who fill all life with beauty, open wide your loving hand,filling all the seas with fishes, blessing all this fruitful land.


Since our crops by you protected, have brought forth a richer yield,we, your grateful children, offer first fruits of the harvest field.


Thank you for the luscious fruitage - pines, bananas, plums and pears,coconuts and pomegranates - distilled sweetness of the years.


Bless these tokens we now offer in your holy church today;may they help us to remember your great love and care alway.


But we too are seeds of harvest sown by God in fields of time;borne at last by angel reapers, may we reach the home sublime.


Hymn 713

God of the earth and sky, Lord of our hills and plains, Ruler of night and day, bright sun and cooling rains O bounteous Lord, to thee we raiseour harvest hymn of joyful praise.

’Mid dancing azure seas, upheld by thy command, our lovely islands rise in tropic splendour planned.And we are stewards of thy graceuntil we see thee face to face.

thine is the fruitful field, the broad-leaved plantain thine; banana, slender cane, tall palm and lowly vine.Thine own, O Lord, we bring to thee,of all thy bounty rich and free.

Star-apples, purple-dyed ’mid leaves of bronze and green! With ackees’ scarlet hue gay citrus gold is seen.Thou matchless artist! Here may wethine own eternal beauty see.

God of love! Not alone in nature’s form we find that thou are great and good, and merciful and kind:for Jesus died, that we might cometo share our heavenly Father’s home.

As we with thankful hearts these festive anthems sing, and gladly to thy house our harvest offering bring,O, help us, Blessed Trinity,ourselves to consecrate to thee.

Offertory Prayer

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.

People: And also with you.

PRESIDENT: Lift up your hearts.

People:We lift them up to the Lord.

PRESIDENT: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: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:

Proper Preface LentFor you bid your faithful people cleanse their hearts, and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast; that, fervent in prayer and in works of mercy, and renewed by your Word and Sacraments, they may come to the fullness of grace which you have prepared for those who love you.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever 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.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

FORM D

LEADER

Our Heavenly Father has promised through our Lord Jesus Christ to hear us when we pray in faith. Let us therefore pray for the Church and the World, and let us thank God for His goodness.


LEADER

We pray for the Church of God in every place; especially for this Diocese, our Bishop(s) and all the people of God.

ALL

Strengthen your Church to carry forward the work of Christ; that we and all who confess your Name may unite in truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory to the world.

LEADER

We pray for our country and for all the nations of the world, especially; and for all peoples in their various callings.

ALL

Direct this nation and all nations in the ways of justice and truth. Give wisdom to all in positions of public trust and authority; that they may promote the prosperity, godliness and peace of your people everywhere.

LEADER

We pray for our own community, for this parish, for our families, friends, and all who live and work with us.

ALL

Give grace to all our friends and neighbours in Christ that we may serve Him in one another and grow together in His love.

LEADER

We pray for the poor, the sick, the unemployed, the handicapped; all who have requested our prayers and all who seek the prayers of the Church in their time of trouble.

ALL

Give healing and strength to all who suffer in body, mind or spirit. Give them courage and hope in their troubles and sustain all those who remember and care for them.

LEADER

We commemorate the departed, especially;

ALL

We commend all people to your unfailing love, that in them your will may be fulfilled; and we rejoice at the faithful witness of your saints in every age, praying that we may share with them in your eternal kingdom.


LEADER

Accept these prayers, O Lord our God, for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.

ALL

Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

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 doneon earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins as we forgive thosewho sin against us.Save us from the time of trialand deliver us from evil.For the kingdom, the power,and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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

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 COMMUNION

The Invitation

Form A

PRESIDENT

My brothers and sisters in Christ, draw near and receive His Body which He gave for you, and His Blood, which He shed for you. Remember that He died for you, and feed on Him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.

ALL:

Grant gracious Lord, that we so eat the flesh of your dear Son, Jesus Christ, and drink His blood, that we may evermore dwell in Him and He in us. Amen.

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.

Form C

PRESIDENT:

Draw near and receive the Body and Blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ with faith and thanksgiving.

ALL:

We do not presume to come to this your table, most merciful Father, trusting in our own righteousness, but only in your boundless mercy. We are not even worthy to gather up the crumbs under your table. But you are the Lord ever the same, ever merciful. Grant therefore, Lord of grace and love, that we may so eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ and drink His blood, that with bodies and souls made clean from every stain of sin we may evermore dwell in Him, and He in us.

THE ADMINISTRATION

Hymn 711

For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies,for the love which from our birth over and around us lies,Lord of all, to thee we raisethis our grateful hymn of praise.

For the beauty of each hourOf the day and of the night,hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light,Lord of all, to thee we raisethis our grateful hymn of praise.

For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child,friends on earth, and friends above, pleasures pure and undefiled,Lord of all, to thee we raise this our grateful hymn of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine,to our race so freely given, graces human and divine,flowers of earth and buds of heaven, Lord of all, to thee we raise this our grateful hymn of praise.

For thy church which evermorelifteth holy hands above, offering up on every shoreher pure sacrifice of love, Lord of all, to thee we raise this our grateful hymn of praise.

Hymn 712

For the fruit of his creation, thanks be to God;for his gifts to every nation, thanks be to God;for the ploughing, sowing, reaping,silent growth while we are sleeping,future needs in earth’s safe-keeping, thanks be to God.

In the just reward of labour, God’s will is done;in the help we give our neighbour, God’s will is done;in our world-wide task of caringfor the hungry and despairing,in the harvests we are sharing, God’s will is done.

For the harvests of the Spirit, thanks be to God;for the good we all inherit, thanks be to God;for the wonders that astound us,for the truths that still confound us,most of all, that love has found us, thanks be to God.

POST COMMUNION

Hymn 715

Let us, with a gladsome mind, praise the Lord, for he is kind:

for his mercies aye endure,ever faithful, ever sure.

Let us blaze his name abroad, for of gods he is the God:

For his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure.

He with all commanding might filled the new-made world with light:

for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure.

He the golden-tressed sun caused all day his course to run:


And the horned moon at night, ’mid her spangled sisters bright:


All things living he doth feed, his full hand supplies their need:


Let us, with a gladsome mind, praise the Lord, for he is kind:


Post Communion Prayer B

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

The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit be with you and remain with you always.

ALL: Amen.

SUP 55 NRH 583

When upon life’s billows you are tempest toss’dWhen you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,Count your many blessing, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Count your blessings, name them one by one,Count your blessings, see what God hath done,Count your blessings name them one by one,And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?Count your many blessings, Every doubt will fly,And you will be singing as the days go by.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold,Count your many blessings, money cannot buyYour reward in heaven, nor your home on high.

So amid the conflict, whether great or small,Do no be discouraged, God is over all,Count your many blessings, angels will attend,Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

The Preceding Production was created Through grace and peace from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus ChristBy

Hugh A. E. BrathwaiteReeves Hill, St. James

[email protected]@gmail.com

Tel: 432-0246

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