The Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands

St Mark

The Mandeville Parish Church

with

St Philip, Old England

St James, Kendal

St Michael & All Angels, New Forrest

St George, Georges Valley

Parish Office: Church Hall, Mandeville Parish Church,

P.O. Box 217, Mandeville, Jamaica West Indies. Tel: 876-962-2876

Rectory: 5 Perth Road, Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies. Tel: 876-962-2360

December 4, 2011

Second Advent 2011

Lord Bishop of Jamaica: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Alfred C. Reid, OJ

Bishop of Mandeville: The Rt. Rev. Harold Daniel

—————-Parish Staff——————

The Very Rev. Barrington Soares, Rector

Rev. Basil Grant — Associate — 603-3489

Rev. Dr. Kenneth Thaxter — Associate — 962-3726

Rev. Douglas Barnes – Deacon– 436-4009

Mrs. Cislyn Robinson, Secretary, Church Office

E-mail: mandevilleparishchurch@hotmail.com

SUNDAY SERVICES & SACRAMENTS

ST MARK, MANDEVILLE PARISH CHURCH

7:30 am - Eucharist & Sermon

10:00 am - Eucharist & Sermon (First and Third Sundays) 10:00 am - Morning Prayer & Sermon (Second and Fourth Sundays)

9:00 am - Sunday School – Church Hall

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ST PHILIP, Old England 10:00 am – Eucharist & Sermon (Second & Fourth Sundays)

10:00 am – Morning Prayer & Sermon (First & Third Sundays)

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ST JAMES, Kendal

10:00 am – Eucharist & Sermon (First & Third Sundays)

10:00 am – Morning Prayer & Sermon (Second and Fourth Sundays)

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ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, New Forest

11:00 am - Eucharist & Sermon (Fourth Sundays)

11:00 am - Morning Prayer & Sermon (1st. 2nd. & 3rd. Sundays)

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ST GEORGE, Georges Valley

4:00 p.m.— Evening Prayer

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Fifth Sundays: Youth Service — 8:30 a.m. at all Churches

Marriages & Reconciliation – By Appointment Holy Baptism – Appointed Sundays

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Mothers’ Union (Meets: 1st Mondays, 4:30 p.m.) Women’s Auxiliary (Meets: 1st Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.) Brotherhood of St Andrew (Meets: 1st Sundays, 4:00 p.m.) Anglican Youth Fellowship (Meets: Saturdays, 3:30 p.m.) Church Committee (Meets: 2nd Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.) Young Adults (Meets: 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.) Ushers’ Guild Servers’ Guild Choirs Altar Guild Visitation Group Sunday School Evangelistic Committee

PARISH OFFICERS Rector’s Warden - Mr. Lincoln Tomlinson People’s Warden - Mrs. Ruby Marshall Treasurer - Mr. Roydell Williams Secretary - Ms. Brenda Ramsay

Webb Page - http://mandevilleparishchurch.wordpress.com

December 4, 2011

My Brothers & Sisters in Christ, The reading from the Gospel urges us to ‘prepare the way of the Lord’, a ‘way’ which comes

through repentance and the forgiveness of God through Christ. We cannot share in the glorious resurrection if we have not prepared for him, by living righteous lives, loving one another. In the opening sentence for Advent, Jesus says, “I am coming soon”. And there is a response; “Amen, come Lord Jesus”. This statement of response agrees that Jesus is coming and by acceptance urges Jesus to come, for they are ready. Are we ready if he comes now? Let us prepare ourselves and be ready to meet him. Today we celebrate with our members who have at-tained their eightieth year and over at the 10:00 a.m. service, a special welcome to them and their families. We welcome too the Custos, the Mayor and the Mem-ber of Parliament. It is with great respect that we honor our members and congratulate them on attaining this celebrated age. We pray that God will continue to be a blessing to you all. Thank you all for your work and par-ticipation in this church, and may the Kingdom of God be your goal. Every blessing be yours.

Fr. Barry

The Message of Advent. How does Advent suggest that we prepare?

1. Repentance - forsake the sins of the world for a

godly way of life.

2. Prayer - pray for the coming of Christ, for he

shall save.

3. Patience - his coming may be delayed. Watch

and wait, for his coming may be sudden.

Opening Hymn: CPWI: 42

Eucharist begins: Page 101

The Collect: Page 157

First Reading: Isaiah 40: 1-11

Psalms 85: 7-13

Second Reading 2 Peter 3: 8-15a. 18

Gradual Hymn: CPWI: 314

The Gospel: Mark 1: 1-8

The Sermon:

The Creed:

The Intercessions:

The Peace Page: 124

Offertory Hymn: CPWI: 228

Presentation of the Offering

The Eucharistic Prayer

Hymns During Administration:

CPWI 594, 586, 595, 617, 598.

Closing Hymn: CPWI: 48

St. James: 10:00 a.m.

St. Philip: 10:00 a.m.

St. Michael & All Angels: 11:00 a.m.

St. George: 4:00 p.m.

This Week

Monday: 4:00 p.m. Office Hour

Wednesday: 7:00 a.m. Eucharist

12:00 noon. Midday Devotions

5: 00 p.m. Bible Study

Thursday: 5:30 p.m. Church Committee

Friday: 5.00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Saturday: 4:00 p.m. A.Y.F

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ORDER OF SERVICE

St. Mark

7:30 am - Holy Eucharist and Sermon

10:00– Holy Eucharist and Sermon

PLEASE PRAY FOR AND VISIT OUR

SICK AND SHUT-INS

SHUT-INS: St Mark Irene Bodden, Sonia Barham, Mavis Barnes, Dezrine Barrett-Williams, Daphane Brown, Concheita Cole, Leila & Ronald Cooke, Amy Darby, Cynthia Ev-ans, Maurice Francis, Byron Fraser, Leslie Golding, Ethlyn Herron, Mavis Johnson, Egbert Jones, Copeland Larmond, Joyce Lindsay, Lloyd Logan, Beatrice McCatty, Cislyn McIntyre, Audrey McHardy, Ann Max-well, Esmin Monteith, Prince Peart, Alvin Plummer, Gilbert Powell, Hortense Scott, Sally Sinclair, Carmen Stephenson, Daisy Williams, Rev. Vecas Wint. St. Philip: Clarice Porter, Joanna Beckford, Ivy Ash-

man.

SICK: St. Mark: Ralph Walters, Rosa Gabay, Ena Wright, Iris Mullings, Nora White, Estelle Porter, Hilda Wright, Mavis Robotham, Hyacinth Forrest, Ronald Osbourne, Millicent Reid, Sylvia Cunningham, Alphanso Elliott, Rose Russell, Ena Jackson, Elvie Robinson, Leo Tay-lor, Bp. Neville deSouza, Enid Millwood, Merrill Greaves, Cereta Miller, Richard Hamilton, Pearl Grif-fiths, Dr. & Mr. Gilbert Allen, Ashley Allen, Daniel White-locke

St. James: Lloyd Ffrench, Imogene Robinson, Francis

Bouges, Ilene Smith, Iona White.

St. Philip:

Samuel Bryce, Gwendolyn Wilson, Michael Bryan.

St. Michael & All Angels:

Vernon Hanson, Gloria Brown, Mrs. Hubert Spence.

Deaths:

Next Sunday’s Reading: Lectionary B.

Third Sunday of Advent, page 678

Weekly Readings:

Week of 2nd Advent, Year 2, page 736

Be thoughtful, be reverent, be silent,

For it is the House of the Lord.

Before the Service, speak to the Lord.

During the Service, let the Lord speak to us.

After the Service, speak to each other.

EVENTS

1. This Year has been designated “The Year of the Family” by

the Province of the West Indies. Please continue to make

the Family our focus, based upon Christian principles.

2. You are reminded of your continued assistance to the

Soup Kitchen” and the second collection on first Sundays.

3. Confirmation Classes are suspended for the rest of this

year, will resume in 2012.

4. The Mandeville Region Service of Thanksgiving for the

Ministry and Work of the Rt. Reverend Dr. Harold

Daniel in the region along with Canon Judith Daniel has

been postponed.

5. Nominations for the 2012 Church Committee will be on

Sunday, December 11th. Let us pray for God’s guidance

for those who will offer themselves and eventually be

elected to the Committee to continue the work of the

Lord in this cure.

6. Carol Services: St. Mark - 18th Dec. 6:00 p.m. St. James - 18th Dec. 4:00 p.m.

St. Georges - 25th Dec. 4:00 p.m. and Eucharist.

7. Christmas Day Services: St. Mark; 6:00 a.m. & 9:00

a.m. St. James and St. Philip - 9:00 a.m. St. Michael and All

Angels - 11:00 a.m.

8. New Year’s Eve services: St. Mark - 11:00 p.m.—

fellowship afterwards. St. James - 10:00 p.m.

9. Please make your returns for the Harvest

Supper tickets.

10. I wish to bring to your attention that the symbol we have

been using for St. Mark is the Lamb, which is the theme in

the ‘East window’. However the symbol for St. Mark is the

Lion.

11. The Outreach group will be visiting the Girls’ Home and

the infirmary on Thursday, December 15 to share Christ-

mas with them as is customary. Your assistance is needed

and you are urged to give to this event. Please contact

Mrs. Leonie Brown.

12. There will be a Eucharist at St. Matthias’ Chapel, Church

Teachers’ College on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:00

a.m., and we are all invited to participate.