Welcome to St Timothy’s
The 3rd Sunday in Lent
March 8, 2015
8 am Holy Eucharist
Presider, The Reverend Liska Stefko
Liturgy Book of Common Prayer, Liturgy Green Book p230
Scripture readings
see the 10 am service
Psalm 19
Green Book p725
10 am Holy Eucharist
Presider, The Reverend Canon Greg Symmes
Preacher, The Reverend Liska Stefko
Master of Ceremonies, Audrey Gilpin
Greeters, Ginny Lyon, George Goodwin, Marjorie Pierce
Servers, Daniel Miret, Christie Stevenson, Ann Nurse
Communion Assistants, Rosina Warton, Ann Nurse, Christie
Stevenson, George Goodwin
Music, New Plainsong Mass by David Hurd
Welcome to St Timothy’s
Welcome. We are glad you are here!
Our Nursery is open just prior to the 10:00am Service, and you are
welcome to drop off children from 6 months to pre-school age.
Our program for Children in JK to Grade 6 will start at the very
beginning of the Service. Children are asked to join in the opening
procession, behind the Choir, and follow the leaders out. Our
program will begin with music in Soward Hall, then continue in
our new space, The Loft!
The stairs to The Loft are beside the Nursery. Parents are most
welcome to join us to see our new Church School home.
If you arrive after the Service has begun, please accompany your
child to the program.
Hearing devices are available at the back of the Church.
Scent Free Environment
Please be mindful that some people have sensitivities to perfume and other
heavily-scented products. We ask that parishioners try as much as possible to
avoid wearing highly-scented products to church.
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The Gathering of the Community
Prelude: A Selection of early English Sonatinas
Thomas Attwood et al
Processional Hymn: #170 The Glory of These Forty Days
Erhalt uns, Herr
Theme of the Day
Presider:
People:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with you all.
And also with you.
The Collect of the day
All:
Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ gives the
water of eternal life, may we always thirst for you,
the spring of life and source of goodness; through
him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
A reading from the book of Exodus
Dorothy Gordon
Then God spoke all these words:
2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3you shall have no other gods
before me.
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You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of
anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth. 5You shall not bow down to
them or worship them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God,
punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the
fourth generation of those who reject me, 6but showing steadfast
love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep
my commandments.
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You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your
God, for the LORD will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9For six days you
shall labour and do all your work. 10But the seventh day is a
sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work—you,
your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your
livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11For in six days the
LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but
rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath
day and consecrated it.
12 Honour your father and your mother, so that your days may be
long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
13 You shall not murder.
14 You shall not commit adultery.
15 You shall not steal.
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
17 You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet
your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey,
or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
Exodus 20:1-17
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Silence is kept for reflection
Reader:
People:
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Thanks be to God.
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A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians
David Dimick
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are
perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
19For it is written,
‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.’
20Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the
debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the
world? 21For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know
God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of
our proclamation, to save those who believe. 22For Jews demand
signs and Greeks desire wisdom, 23but we proclaim Christ
crucified, a stumbling-block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
24but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the
power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For God’s foolishness is
wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than
human strength.
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
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Silence is kept for reflection
Reader:
People:
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Thanks be to God.
Gradual Hymn:# 604 Your Word, O God, a Living Sword
(Verses 1, 2)
Halifax
The Gospel: John 2:13-22 (please turn to the reader)
Reader:
People:
Reader:
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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People:
according to John.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep,
and doves, and the money-changers seated at their tables.
15Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple,
both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the
money-changers and overturned their tables. 16He told those who
were selling the doves, ‘Take these things out of here! Stop
making my Father’s house a market-place!’ 17His disciples
remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for your house will
consume me.’ 18The Jews then said to him, ‘What sign can you
show us for doing this?’ 19Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ 20The Jews then said,
‘This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and
will you raise it up in three days?’ 21But he was speaking of the
temple of his body. 22After he was raised from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the
scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
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Silence is kept for reflection
Reader: The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn: #604 (Verse 3)
The Sermon
The Reverend Liska Stefko
Silence is kept for reflection
Anthem: Teach Me, O Lord
Thomas Attwood (1765-1838)
Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes;
And I shall keep it unto the end.
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The service continues in the Book of Alternative Services
The Apostles' Creed
Page 189
Prayers of the People
Bill Drummond
Confession and Absolution
Page 191
The Peace
Page 192
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Passing the Plate
Many of our parishioners choose to make their financial contribution to
the Church via pre-authorized giving and, as a result do not put
anything on the Offering Plate when it is passed around. For
information about this contact the church office. We understand that our
offerings to God involve more than money.
Offertory Hymn#413 The Stars Declare His Glory
Gibson
Prayer over the gifts
All:
Spring of life and Source of goodness, receive all we
offer you this day, and bring us to the living water, Jesus
Christ, your Son our Lord. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer#4
Page 201
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
Page 689
The Lord’s Prayer
Page 918
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The Breaking of the Bread#7
Page 213
Lamb of God
Page 690
Communion Baptized Christians, of all denominations and ages, are
invited and encouraged to share with us in communion.
If you will not be receiving the bread and wine, we’d be
pleased to bless you if you would join us at the High
Altar. All are welcome.
Gluten-free communion is available for those who
require it. When you come forward to the Altar, please
ask one of the clergy or communion assistants who are
distributing the bread and wine.
Communion Hymns:
#479 O Christ, the Master Carpenter
#389 O God of Font and Altar
Albano
King’s Lynn
Prayers after Communion
All:
God of our pilgrimage, we have found the living
water. Refresh and sustain us as we go forth on our
journey, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
Amen.
Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do
infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to
God from generation to generation, in the Church
and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
Community Notices
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Recessional Hymn:# 537
In the Cross of Christ I Glory
Cross of Jesus
The Dismissal
Postlude: Fugue in E flat
Thomas Attwood
Please join us for refreshments in Soward Hall.
A warm welcome is extended especially
to all visitors and newcomers. Your hosts
today are Irina and Bruce Cameron,
Laurie Walker and Linda Kirmiziyan.
The flowers in the church today are to the
glory of God and in thanksgiving
for family and friends by Audrey Gilpin.
The flowers today are also given to recognize
the World Day of Prayer on March 6th and to
celebrate the culture, history and legacy of the
women of The Bahamas.
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This Week at St Timothy’s
Wed
9:30 am St. Andrews Group
10:30 am Holy Eucharist (in the Parlour)
12:00 pm St. Andrews Group Card & Games Party
Thurs
7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
Next Sunday, March 15, 2015 – Lent 4
8 am
Eucharist
10 am
Eucharist (1985 Rite)
Readings Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:110; John 3:14-21
Please remember in your prayers this week:
The Anglican Church of Canada: Fred our Primate; Colin our
Metropolitan and Diocesan Bishop; Patrick our Area Bishop; Greg
our Rector; Liska our Associate Priest; Richard our Lay Pastoral
Assistant
Outreach Cycle of Prayer: The Parish of Lloydtown and its work
with the Council of the North for clean water in First Nations
communities. The Mission to Seafarers, Toronto, and its ministry
of pastoral and practical care to seafarers from around the world.
The Church of the Nativity, Malvern, its afterschool, summer
camp and youth programs, Seniors’ Community Lunch, and
support for the local Aboriginal community, Malvern Coalition
and TAIBU Community Health Centre.
Our Community: St. Ansgar Lutheran Church
Our Parish: Lolita Hines; Celia Hitch (Katie); John & Jennifer
Holden (John); Robert Hong; Joan Hopkins; Todd & Pat
Houghton (Simon, Jill)
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Those celebrating birthdays: Geoffrey Hendra; Callum Shaw;
Ryan Tiltack; Corbet Elder; Gord Hendra; Alison Flint; David
MacNicol; Rupert White; Katharine Mallett; Henry Bohm
Those in need: Jane Caswell; Timothy; Gwyneth; Marion Trube;
Lorna; Deirdre Milliken; Maude Luther; Laura & Scott; Myrna;
Marjorie Duffy; Doris Moffatt; Gordon; Bob Leckey; Florence
Allen; Roy Willcox; Madelaine; Linda; Sarah Flint; Barbara Brown
Special Vestry Meeting
A Special Vestry Meeting will be held on Sunday,
March 22, following the 10:00 am. service of worship.
The purpose of this meeting is to elect a Parish Selection
Committee. The role of the Committee is to provide
advice to the Bishop on the selection of a cleric to fill the
vacancy recently occurring from the retirement
of Canon Greg Symmes.
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