Christ Church Parish Church - 9:30AM Service (Proper 22 B)

[Music] so [Music] so [Music] almighty and ever living god we give you thanks for this new day we thank you for the various ways in which you have afforded us to worship both in person and through the online ministry help us to humble ourselves before you quieten our minds open our ears to hear your word open our hearts to receive and yield to your will by the power of the holy spirit unfold your word so it may come alive to us through jesus christ our lord amen [Music] so so [Music] and try him 431 4 3 1. [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] today is the 19th sunday of the pentecost proper 22 year b and our service continues on page 101 after the open end sentence god is spirit and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth blessed be god father son and holy spirit hallelujah hallelujah bless the lord and father and is almighty god glory to god in the highest and feast of his people on earth lord god heavenly king almighty god 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 lord be with you let us pray almighty and everlasting god you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and give more than we either desire or deserve pour upon us the abundance of your mercy for giving us those things of which our conscience is afraid and given us those things which we are not worthy to ask except for the merits of mediation of jesus christ our savior who lives and reigns with you in the holy spirit one god forever and ever amen he be seated for the ministry of the word a reading from the word of god written in genesis chapter 2 verses 18 through 24 then the lord god said it is not good that the man should be alone i will make him a helper as his partner so out of the ground the lord god formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air and brought them to the man to see what he would call them and whatever the man called every living creature that was its name the man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every animal of the field but for the man there was not found a helper as his partner so the lord god caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man and he slept then he took one of his ribs and closed its place with flesh and the rib that the lord god had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man then the man said this at last is born of my bones and flesh of my flesh this one shall be called woman for out of man this one was taken therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife and they become one flesh the word of the lord the appointed sum 124 this can be found on page 642. if the lord had not been on our side let israel now say if the lord had not been on our side when enemies rose up against us then would they have swallowed us up alive in their fears angered toward us then would the waters have overwhelmed us and the torrent gone over us then would the raging waters have gone right over us blessed be the lord he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth we have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler the snare is broken and we have escaped our help is in the name of the lord the maker of heaven and earth glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and shall be forever amen a from the word of god written in hebrews chapter 1 verses 1 to 4 and chapter 2 verses 5 to 12. long ago god spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets but in these last days he has spoken to us by a son whom he appointed heir of all things through whom he also created the worlds he is the reflection of god's glory and the exact imprint of god's very being and he sustains all things by his powerful word when he had made purification for our sins he sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs now god did not subject the coming world about which we are speaking to angels but someone has testified somewhere what are human beings that you are mindful of them or mortals that you care for them you have made them for a little while lower than the angels you have crowned them with glory and honor subjecting all things under their feet now in subjecting all things to them god left nothing outside their control as it is we do not yet see everything in subjection to them but we do see jesus who for a little while was made lower than the angels now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death so that by the grace of god he might taste death for everyone it was fitting that god for whom and through whom all things exist and bring many children to glory should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings for the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one father for this reason jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters saying i will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters in the midst of the congregation i will praise you the word of the lord the gradual hymn 420 420. [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] the lord be with you a reader from the holy gospel of our lord jesus christ according to mark some pharisees came and to test jesus they asked is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife he answered them what did moses command you and he said moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and divorce her but jesus said to them because of your hardest of heart he wrote this commandment for you from the beginning of creation god made them male and female for this reason a man shall leave his father and mother be joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh there's no longer two but one flesh therefore while god has joined together let no one separate then the house the disciples asked him again about the matter he said to them whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her if she divorces her husband and marries another she commits adultery people were bringing their children to him in order that he might touch them the disciples spoke sternly to them when jesus saw this he was indignant and said to them let the little children come to me do not stop them it is such as these that the kingdom of god belongs truly i tell you whoever does not receive the kingdom of god as a little child will never enter it he took them up in his arms laid his hands on them and blessed them this is the gospel of christ [Music] so [Music] i speak the name of god who is father son and holy spirit amen please be seated words taken from our gospel reading for today some pharisees came and to test him they asked is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife during pre-marriage counseling i've often said to a couple it's easy it's easy to get married but it's hard to stay married it's easy to get married but it's hard to stay married it's hard to stay my word well i may have to adjust that statement in light of what's been going on over the last couple of months indeed now into more than a year that it's not only hard to stay married now it's hard to get married and yesterday this was demonstrated in a marriage service of george and joycelyn it's my first wedding to officiate montgomery of course i have also done the wedding here but it's the first time as director of christchurch and unfortunately for george and jocelyn or joycelyn they had to postpone their wedding more than once a number of times a number of times because they wanted their wedding as of course most persons they wanted their wedding to be a joyous occasion not only for the couple themselves but also for family and friends therefore they postpone it once so okay good then it happened again so as i said it's now becoming a real challenge to get married but it'll still always be a challenge to remain married to stay married and that's why this particular text makes people feel a little uneasy but i want us to reflect upon it and to see what it is saying to us where some pharisees came to test jesus and they asked him is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife it is a challenge as i said to get married it's a challenge to stay married but this text i want to help you to understand is not for us to come here and maybe even in this church like george or joycelyn or some other place it could be a garden wedding or some other church but the wedding or sorry the marriage did not work out and because it didn't work out you had to divorce and therefore you may be feeling a little easy and easy by this text but i don't want us to because this text is not to try hopefully and make certain people people feel righteous because they actually happen to be married another person is to feel less than or unrighteous because their marriage did not work out we have to recognize of course that jesus in terms of his ministry was not in this business of trying to help or to force persons the understanding that some people are seen as up and some people have seen this down some people are seen as righteous and some people are seen as unrighteous in fact he was quite critical of those persons who thought of themselves as being quite righteous because those persons who are married and remain married will know this that it is difficult to stay married and svs we gather we have occasions like a marriage or a wedding and the gospel reading for today was the gospel reading selected by the couple yesterday but there are other occasions when persons meet for an anniversary and i'm always reminded of a particular anniversary of a lady who was able to celebrate with family and friends 50 years 50 years uh 50 years of marriage her 50th 20th anniversary and of course on that occasion persons spoke there were speeches toasts etc and this very elderly lady said something has remained with me ever since she said persons will often ask me if in my 50 years if i ever ever thought about getting a divorce and she actually never in her 50 years has ever considered getting a divorce but he said murder murder that is a different matter so those persons of course who are married we know of course as i said we that it can be a challenging time because we're not just to think about what's going on the outward we have to consider what is going on on the inward what is going on in our hearts what is going on in our minds and when we do that then they think that we can hopefully be humble enough to recognize what this particular text is about and not just as it relates to a wedding or marriage but generally speaking as we relate to each other what is going on in our minds what is going on in our hearts because that's what really jesus encourages us to think about focus our attention upon what is going on in our hearts and that's why i want us to think about today the whole question about what is lawful what is lawful it is said that with law it's about drawing lines it's about drawing lines we have a range in terms of our human behavior and sometimes of course in our human behavior we have to be guided and what we should do and hopefully that in doing certain things it will not hurt persons hurt other people and therefore of course we have laws to guide us and help us prevent us from doing sometimes bad things so i'll give you an example about drawing lines in drawing lines for example when some person is driving and down the road now persons who got together and they said to themselves well if you drive your car at high speed of course you're going to in all likelihood not only hurt yourself injure yourself but you're going to injure someone else and therefore driving at high speed is not a good idea so persons got together and they said well look let us draw a line and make the line 60 that that line will say well you can drive in a safe way at 60 it will not be you know not injure yourself or other persons it's about drawing a line that is very good from the point of view that everyone is able to understand that that is the line and the government of course gets out there and they put signs which has 60 with our general rules or 80 when we're on the spring garden highway and therefore a person can look at their speedometer in terms of their behavior in terms of their the foot on their gasoline pedal and say well you know what i'm getting a little close i need to ease off i can't go over the line because if i go over the line for us in our individual context and the other thing that jesus wanted us to do he wanted us again to emphasize that we will never be able to fully follow the law and therefore feel superior to somebody else because not only did he point to the particular direction by saying extreme things he said for example even if you look at a woman lustfully you are committing adultery now for those of us and here we won't say compassion is good for the soul but you know what i'm saying even if you look at someone lustfully you are committing adultery raising the standard so that we have an awareness that no one can fulfill the law he said even if you you've heard of yourself if you're angry you may be going to hell so that we're reminded that we need to rely not on our own righteousness but we need to rely upon the grace and mercy of almighty god every day as he guides us as we fall short as he loves us and therefore he gave to us a real deep awareness of his love for us as sinful human beings and encouraging us to love each other and that's why jesus will say for example forgive not just one time but forgive 70 times seven especially in your relationships 70 times seven but still work it out what is going on in your present relationship because i can't tell you now and i don't think jesus is trying to tell us now as one size fits all or when your marriage is over you'll be able to work that through now it's a very serious matter i should not be taking it lightly but there comes a time sometimes i may be in an abusive relationship or it's just not working out that unfortunately those decisions have to be made but the thing that really has caused me to think about this even some more is that what happens when persons are in a very very contentious relationship even when we're trying to forgive contentious relationship it really has a lot or does a lot to the person themself but another set of persons or persons who are part of that relationship and jesus mentions that in today's gospel the children remember he speaks about the children he says you know the children he loves the children this is the second time he's spoken about the children and we know either way when you're in a very contentious relationship when you're fighting cats and dogs it's not good for the children and likewise even when we divorce is not good for the children and therefore we have to think it through we have to pray it through we have to not beat up ourselves we can't feel righteous towards our relationship towards others but we again seek god's guidance and love and forgiveness as we make the decision in keeping hopefully in god's will amen [Applause] firm of faith now in the words of your nice and creed we believe in one god the father 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 me 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 his supper died and was buried on the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the scripture he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the heart he will come again 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 for 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 sin we look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come amen be seated as we bow our heads in prayer we deal with various challenges of life we need the blessings of life in terms of our relationships thank you god for his grace assists us as we deal also through the challenges not only individual relationships as we deal at this point with the pandemic bishop has called us along with other faith leaders to pray for our church an intentional way during the pandemic therefore these are special prayers for today all gods are heavily our healer show your compassion for the whole human family that is in turmoil and burden with illness and with fear come powerfully to our nation in these dark and difficult times to slow and ultimately eradicate the spread of coronavirus throughout our land protect the vulnerable from its deadly touch and lay your healing hands upon those who are now infected and in isolation and restore them to health and strength lord in your mercy we thank you heavenly father for the gift of modern medicine and the availability of vaccines that have been quickly discovered tested and developed to aid in our fight against this deadly virus and the pandemic thank you as well for the passion and dedication of the medical staff at the various health care centers please inspire them with your wisdom in every decision that they may protect and sustain them and give them the patience compassion strength energy and courage they need to carry on in their vocation for which we truly grateful lord in your mercy we uplift our national leaders especially our governor general prime minister attorney general and minister of health and wellness lie their minds in the critical decisions they make that will affect our lives and livelihoods lead them to act wisely carefully justly and rightly in the best interest of all whom they are called to serve give them wisdom and clarity that they may lead our communities to continue to respond to this crisis with a calm assurance and may the issuance of policies and directives be based on truth and love and for the safety welfare and freedom of all citizens lord in your mercy we pray for our minister of education and all those involved in education and training as our schools seek to continue their important work in these stressful and difficult circumstances we pray for all teachers and students that they will be well equipped and readily adapt to the current demands for online schooling and for all parents to manage under such a requirement we especially pray for those students who are facing critical points in their education that you will enable them to maintain diligence in their study that will enable them to best result in their final assessment lord in your mercy be with your church that is also adversely affected by the inability to freely gather as in the past and is now required to use new means of calling and gathering the community of believers together for worship fellowship and faith development wherever possible wherever regular gatherings are interrupted are not possible we ask that you guide us in providing innovative ways for your people to stay connected to one another and to support and care for each other in creative and genuine ways as we build each other up in love and experience the joy of your presence lord in your mercy plant into our hearts oh lord the spirit to love our neighbors as ourselves to follow in the footsteps of jesus and caring for those around us friends and strangers alike as you desire now to draw our community together in love help us to lay down our own concerns and to focus our attention and care upon all who are most vulnerable and isolated among us may we first pursue the good of those who are most anxious fearful sick and lonely may we mirror to others the fatherly attention and care you daily show us lord in your mercy r close to the anxious hearts and trouble minds of those who are fearful living in abusive relationships or with serious financial challenges those who are lonely isolated sick or in pain or grief guide them day by day and step by step through this crisis and by your presence protection and provision enable them to experience your peace lord in your mercy we pray too for ourselves enable us to walk by faith help us to be careful and wise in taking whatever precautions are necessary to limit and contain the spread of this virus and our personal infection give each one of us the calmness and wisdom we need to carry us together through the days weeks and months ahead being vigilant and responsible citizens seeking not just protecting our own welfare but also the welfare of others may we know the peace that passes all understanding as we place our trust in you lord in your mercy [Music] comfort the families of those who have died from this disease please fill their hearts with your presence and enable their friends empower their friends family and neighbors with the ability to comfort and support them in their time of loss grant rest eternal upon the departed and let light perpetual shine upon them lord in your mercy thank you heavenly father that you understand are suffering for you too have suffered you have seen your beloved son suffer rejection humiliation and death on the cross to rescue us from the powers of darkness through his death and resurrection we are confident that you can bring great good of this great evil may we always be mindful that you have not created us with the spirit of fear are to travel this journey of life on our own in our own strength but that you are here as close to us as our own breath to fill our hearts with your peace and love to surround us with your powerful protective arms and to guide us in your path and you have given us each other to support us in this life help us to keep our eyes ever fixed on your true purposes for our lives and submit ourselves to your loving care and protection trusting for your deliverance from this severe threat to human life and existence we answer all these things for our beloved country and the wider world as we do so in the name of your son jesus christ our lord amen he had to pen us on page 123. 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 we'll forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness this is a moment of silence reflect upon our lives our relationships deliver before god families and children let's therefore confess our sins almighty god our heavenly father we have sinned against you and one another in thought word and deed and what we have left undone your sorrow repent of all our sins for your son our lord jesus christ's sake forgive us all that is passed and grant that we may serve your newness of life to the glory of your name r almighty god have mercy upon you are living with your sins confirm us drinking all goodness and keep you in life eternal through jesus christ our lord we stand we are the body of christ by the one spirit we're all baptized into one body they've all been made to drink of the one spirit the peace of the lord be always with you so [Music] so so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] me my dear sisters and brothers in christ good morning and a warm welcome to all of you who are sharing in this worship both here in person and online we thank god for this opportunity to worship with thankful and grateful hearts for all his love blessings protection grace and healing during these trying times we extend a special welcome to any visitors with us today we would like to say a special welcome to carlene amy or pianist and we thank you for sharing with us your ministry in our worship here today thank you sister carlene let us give her a round of applause our prayer is that this may have been a source of spiritual fulfillment for you every blessing to you and yours as we celebrate my souls in your spiritual journey if there is anyone here celebrating a baptism anniversary or online we ask you to the ones in service to stand and be acknowledged any baptism anniversary birthdays on the 3rd of october mrs inaudine on the 4th mrs ernestine haynes mrs viola lane on the fifth mrs jessica williams and mrs margret jagard on the sist miss lucille williams mr calvin best on the 7th mr ian lucas on the 8th our sister jezreen suttle miss roselle morris mr nicholas gibson mrs alma edwards let's all give them a round of applause and we will now have the birthday song for all of them and we wish them all the best sister jazz you a let's birthday to you every day of the year [Music] every day confirmation anniversary wedding anniversary congratulations to mr george and mrs jocelyn troutman who were married here yesterday in this church we share with you in these celebrations and we thank god for the opportunity he has given us to witness for him through these events in our lives may god continually bless and strengthen you 471 1. [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] so so [Music] the presentation will be our friends father we offer you these gifts which you have given us this bread this wine this money but then we offer ourselves our lives and our work we come 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 the same christ our lord amen the lord be with you lift up your hearts let's give thanks to the lord o god it is right in the good and joyful thing always and everywhere to give you thanks father almighty everlasting god because on this most glorious day a triple light was given on the first day of creation you brought light and life into being on the first day for our salvation you raised your son victorious over death and on this day you gave your holy and life-giving spirit to your church therefore we praise you join our voices with angels and archangels with all the company of heaven whoever sings him to proclaim the glory of your name holy holy holy lord god of paramount heaven and earth are full of your glory hosanna in the house blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord hosanna and eucharistic prayer be on page 135 holy and gracious father all creation rightly gives you praise or life or holiness comes from you your son jesus christ our lord and we stand to share our human nature to live and die as one of us to reconcile to you the god and father of all we therefore bring you these gifts we ask to make them holy by the power of your spirit they may become the body and blood of your son our savior jesus christ robert himself and the bdco will the perfect sacrifice for all mankind on the night that he was betrayed he took bread and when he gave thanks he 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 [Music] and after supper he took the cup of wine i want to give him thanks he gave to them and said drink this all of you this is my blood and the new covenant which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins do this whenever you drink it for the remembrance of me christ has died christ has risen christ will come again father calling to mind to death your son endure for our salvation his glorious resurrection and ascension is continuing to session for us in heaven and looking for his coming again in glory we offer you thanksgiving this holy and life-giving sacrifice look with favor on your church's offering and grab as we eat and drink these holy gifts and be filled with your holy spirit become one body in christ and serve you in unity constancy and peace may he make us a perpetual offer to you and enable us to communion blessed mary and the whole company of heaven to share the inheritance of your saints with him and in him and through him by the power of the holy spirit we worship you father almighty with all who stand before you in earth in heaven to yours forever as our savior has taught us so we pray 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 or give 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 we break this bread to share in the body of christ 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 and to speak the gifts of god for the people of god goodbye [Music] so [Music] so [Music] him 799 799 [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so so [Music] so so so [Music] so [Music] the first coming in prayer some of our thanksgiving to god the word is found in the middle of page 148. eternal god and heavenly father we thank you for filling us with the body and blood of your son jesus christ defend us now into the world in peace and granted strength and courage the love and servant and all persons in you the gladness and sinners upon your son jesus christ our lord amen the peace of god which passes all understanding keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of god and of his son jesus christ our lord and the blessing of god almighty the father the son and the holy spirit be among you and remain with you this day and forevermore try do the notices now [Music] the midweek holy eucharist this week will be on wednesday october the 6th at 10 am so come and join with us for worship and intentional prayer [Music] given the limit of 75 persons per service members attending the services on wednesdays and sundays will still be required to register beforehand with the church office call 428-8087 to book your seat on thursday 7th of october 2021 there will be a zoom bible study session at 6 pm all members of the congregation both youth and adults are invited to attend as we continue our journey of discipleship please email the church office and request the bible study zoom information the email is christchurchpc hotmail.com for the month of october 2021 there will be two services holy eucharist at 7am and the sun eucharist at 9 30 am diocesan youth month 2021 and provincial youth weekend we will observe our diocesan youth month during this month of october under the theme hashtag i am god strong based on isaiah chapter 41 verse 10. for the month the anglican youth ministry council will coordinate a team of youth to lead our anglican morning devotions on tuesdays at 5 45 a.m to be broadcast on cue 100.7 fm cbc there will also be a few online activities in addition we will this year be observing our provincial youth weekend from october 8th to 10th under the theme a diverse community of caribbean youth we connect into christ amidst adversity for that weekend there will be a cultural presentation on the 8th at 8pm a games evening on the 9th also at 8pm both via zoom and a virtual provincial youth service on the 10th at 4pm which can be viewed on the cpwi youth facebook and youtube channels we encourage all youth to participate in these events the ways and means committee will be coordinating two fundraising events with the proceeds being allocated to the repairs of the church tower and roof the first event to be held on tuesday 2nd of november is a family movie night in association with the globe driving the feature movie is the boss baby 2 family business tickets will be sold at a special rate of 45 dollars per car load of four persons and will soon be available at the church office start time is 6 pm with gates opening at 5 pm when purchasing your ticket you will be required to register all occupants of the vehicle along with the vehicle registration number for contact tracing on saturday november 27th there will be a pre-independent strikethrough tea party themed dako koti of the agency party experience from 3 pm to 5 pm tickets will be on sale soon at the price of 35 [Music] stay connected with the church the stewardship and ict committees are working together to update the membership database the purpose is to obtain current contact details for members this will allow for church notices and updates to be easily sent to you via email and whatsapp kindly complete the contact information form provided when completing the form please ensure to provide accurate and active contact numbers and email addresses as these will be the primary means by which the church will reach you members are encouraged to complete the electronic version where possible for yourself and for other members who may not be online this will make the data collection process more manageable the form can be completed via link below and should only take a few minutes your assistance is greatly appreciated as we stay connected with the church [Music] our project 500 venture is ongoing as at the 30th of september 2021 we've received a total of 15 526 we thank all those persons who have contributed but we encourage you to keep giving so that we may meet our targets let us all work together to make project 500 a success the church office will be open to receive stewardship envelopes from members who are unable to attend church members may however still choose to pay their monetary stewardship obligations by way of a bank transfer the details for this are first caribbean international bank account number one one four three one nine eight the branch is sheraton center and the transit number zero nine five eight six please make every effort to be safe and well considering the recent surge in infections and deaths associated with the covid19 pandemic we urge you to adhere to the kovit19 protocols of washing and sanitizing our hands wearing our mask properly social distancing as well as being fully vaccinated [Music] please note that vaccinations will resume at the ivan hereward center on monday october 4th from 9 30 a.m to 2 30 p.m on weekdays remember to keep in contact and pray for each other especially at this time god is our refuge and strength a very present help in [Music] communion trouble 413 guide me although great redeemer pilgrim through this very night [Music] so [Music] so [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] did you see that good morning to everyone again

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