Seventh Sunday of Easter

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:20]Thank you.

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[00:01:02]Hallelujah.

[00:01:18]Heat. Heat.

[00:01:32]Father Christ.

[00:02:20]Thank you so much. Heat. Heat.

[00:03:18]Heavenly Father, as we celebrate the seventh Sunday of Easter, fill our hearts with hope, unity, and peace.

[00:03:26]Strengthen our faith as we await the coming of your Holy Spirit. Guide us to walk always in your love and truth.

[00:03:34]Bless our families, our church, and all who are in need today through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[00:04:04]Heat. Heat.

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[00:04:46]Heat. Heat. Heat.

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[00:05:18]Hallelujah.

[00:05:30]Hallelujah.

[00:05:38]Slal.

[00:06:00]the heavenly seal.

[00:06:11]He loves her.

[00:06:22]We turn him into his throne.

[00:06:27]Hallelu might single.

[00:06:54]Hallelu is the praise of Godluious and singing all his Hallelujah.

[00:07:35]And for us in the seas of praise Hallelujah.

[00:08:08]He resigns for sight.

[00:08:30]Hallelujah.

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[00:08:46]Adore usallelu.

[00:08:57]Singlelujah.

[00:09:21]Good morning all and a blessed welcome to you this seventh Sunday in Easter.

[00:09:27]Our opening sentence. Allelujah. The Lord is risen indeed. Come let us adore him. Allelujah.

[00:09:37]Blessed be God, father, son, and holy spirit. Allelujah. Allelujah.

[00:09:43]>> And blessed be his kingdom now and forever. Amen. Allelujah. Hallelujah.

[00:09:53]>> Blessed 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.

[00:10:28]>> Call it for purity. Almighty God, >> to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid.

[00:10:38]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.

[00:10:52]>> Lord have mercy.

[00:10:54]>> Lord have mercy.

[00:10:55]>> Christ have mercy.

[00:10:57]>> Christ have mercy.

[00:10:58]>> Lord have mercy.

[00:11:00]>> Lord have mercy.

[00:11:02]>> Glory to God in the highest. Peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly king, almighty God and father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.

[00:11:17]>> Lord Jesus Christ, only son of the father.

[00:11:22]>> Lord God, lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us.

[00:11:29]>> You are seated at the right hand of the father, receive our pray. 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 of God the Father. Amen.

[00:11:52]Let us pray.

[00:11:55]Oh God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven.

[00:12:04]Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us and exalt us to that place where our savior Christ has gone before, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God in glory everlasting.

[00:12:21]>> Amen.

[00:12:22]>> Please sit for the ministry of the word.

[00:12:35]A reading from the word of God written in the Acts of the Apostles, the first chapter, beginning at the sixth verse.

[00:12:45]Acts 1 verse 6-14.

[00:12:50]When the apostles had come together, they asked Jesus, "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?

[00:13:01]He replied, "It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

[00:13:26]When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud took him out of their sight.

[00:13:37]While he was going and they were gazing up towards heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them and they said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven?

[00:13:55]This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.

[00:14:06]Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet which is near Jerusalem a Sabbath day journey away.

[00:14:17]And when they entered the city they went to the room upstairs where they were staying.

[00:14:22]Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philillip, Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alus and Simon the Zealot and Judas son of James.

[00:14:38]All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer together with certain women including Mary the mother of Jesus as well as his brothers.

[00:14:51]This is the word of the Lord.

[00:14:53]>> Thanks be to God.

[00:14:57]>> The appointed Psalm number 68 verse 1- 10 and 33- 36.

[00:15:33]Let allise.

[00:15:42]and also before him.

[00:15:50]Let them like the fire of God.

[00:16:12]Let the rightous be glad and rejoice.

[00:16:19]Let them also be joyful.

[00:16:26]Sing to sing praises to his name.

[00:16:32]Exhales before you will see the air of God in his holy God gives the solitary home of freedom right before your people.

[00:17:29]Rain through the wilderness.

[00:17:35]The earth shall at the presence of God the at the presence of God of Israel.

[00:17:58]You were initi In your heart for our sing of the earth praises to theord He sends forth his mighty voice.

[00:19:06]His majesty is over.

[00:19:11]His strength is in.

[00:19:17]How wonderful is holy his holy Bless be God.

[00:19:39]Glory to the Father and to the Son and the Holy Spirit.

[00:19:54]as it is now and shall be forever.

[00:20:04]Amen.

[00:20:28]A reading from the word of God written in the first letter of Peter the fourth chapter beginning at the 12th verse. 1 Peter 4:es 12-14 and chapter 5 6-11.

[00:20:48]Beloved, do not be surprised that the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in so far as you are sharing Christ's sufferings so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.

[00:21:11]If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed because the spirit of glory, which is the spirit of God, is resting on you. Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Discipline yourselves. Keep alert. Like a roaring lion, your adversary, the devil, prowls around looking for someone to devour.

[00:21:49]Resist him. Steadfast in your faith. For you know that your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.

[00:22:01]And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.

[00:22:17]To him be the power forever and ever.

[00:22:22]Amen.

[00:22:23]>> This is the word of the Lord.

[00:22:26]>> Thanks be to God.

[00:22:30]The gradual hymn number 193.

[00:23:03]The Lord is king.

[00:23:07]Lord and King Ijing.

[00:23:35]Jesus theavior of our We have your silj.

[00:24:06]Jo.

[00:24:35]in the glory.

[00:24:52]This is right till all his and his Rejoice again.

[00:25:33]>> The Lord be with you.

[00:25:34]>> And also with you.

[00:25:36]>> A continuation of the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. John the 17th chapter and beginning at the first verse.

[00:25:47]>> Glory to Christ our savior.

[00:25:50]>> Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your son so that the son may glorify you since you have given him authority over all people to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life that may know you, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your presence, the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.

[00:26:33]I have made your name known to those whom you gave mo me from the world. They were yours and you gave them to me and they have kept your word.

[00:26:47]Now they know that everything you have given is from you. For the words that you give to me, I have given to them and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you.

[00:27:02]and they have believed that you sent me.

[00:27:05]I am asking on their behalf. I am not asking on behalf of the world but on behalf of those whom you gave me because they are yours.

[00:27:17]All mine are yours and yours are mine and I have been glorified in them and now I am no longer in the world but there are in the world and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me so that they may be one as we are one.

[00:27:42]>> This is the gospel of Christ.

[00:27:44]>> Praise to Christ our Lord.

[00:28:13]Heat. Heat.

[00:28:40]Let us pray.

[00:28:42]Almighty God, may the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer. Amen. Kindly sit please.

[00:28:57]Some words from the book of the Acts of the Apostles, the first chapter, the 14th verse.

[00:29:05]All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer together with certain women including Mary the mother of Jesus as well as his brothers.

[00:29:18]All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer together with certain women including Mary the mother of Jesus as well as his brothers.

[00:29:30]Today we've come to that critical period in the church's year, the seventh Sunday of Easter that falls within that period where ascension has taken place and Jesus has already gone up to his father and the Holy Spirit has not yet come. A time when the church should be doing the type of introspection and reflection on its mission and ministry that is necessary.

[00:29:56]And it's quite apppropo that today we're observing Anglican Communion Sunday within the worldwide Anglican Communion.

[00:30:03]But we're also observing here in Barbados the beginning of our annual senate. So they could not have fallen at a better time for us to truly assess where we are and where this church needs to go. And what this period really calls us to is to go back to the very foundation of the church. How did it begin? Who made up this church? What was the purpose of this church? We are told in the passage that Jesus was on the mount of Olivet and he gave his disciples the great commission according to the book of Acts that you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Jerusale Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. So they knew what they were called to do. And then he told them, "Go back and wait for power from on high. But they went back and they waited. But in waiting they did something critical. We're told that they were together in prayer.

[00:31:00]They prayed together. They built a community centered on prayer. But more importantly is who made up this community. We have of course the 11 whom Jesus had chosen.

[00:31:14]Of course they had to choose another one because Judas had committed suicide. But they were the 11 who were the leadership of the church.

[00:31:23]And then we're told that there was Mary, the mother of Jesus, there with the women. And the women were not just there to serve the disciples. They were alongside the disciples praying together.

[00:31:36]And the mother of God, Mary, was there.

[00:31:40]And it speaks to the integral role that Mary was to play in this me in this movement going forward. Because the writer of Acts is writing within a context. He's writing within a context within the Roman Empire where some religions were actually exclusive based on sex.

[00:32:01]Myithism was a male only religion. The worship of Isis was a female only religion. But here we have the bedrock of this Christian faith saying that this will be made up of men and women and not not just men and women but men and women praying alongside each other together.

[00:32:21]that they're to to work together and Mary the mother of God is to be there. I know that many people question the prominence of Mary in the church. Sometimes when I have a funeral and I do the committal some people ask me but aren't you Anglican? Why are you saying the Hail Mary?

[00:32:42]I said but it's scripture.

[00:32:45]It's not anything that is not Anglican or simply Roman Catholic. When I say, "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee." I'm actually reciting the words of Gabriel to Mary. That's what that's how he greeted her. Hail the who are highly favored, the Lord is with you. And when I say, "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus," I'm reciting the words of Elizabeth. when Mary visited her.

[00:33:09]We're told that when Mary visited Elizabeth, the child in Elizabeth's womb jumped and and Elizabeth said, "Blessed are thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of your womb." That's what it is.

[00:33:21]And then when we say, "Holy Mary, mother of God," that comes out of our belief that she is the mother of God. She is theoticus.

[00:33:29]She is the mother of God. Because if we hold the gospel according to John to be true, John said in the beginning was the word and the word was with God >> and the word >> was God. And what does he say in verse 14? I've quoted this enough for you to know in verse 14 and the word was made >> and dwelt among us. So if the word was God and the word was made flesh and the word came into being through Mary, isn't Mary the mother of God?

[00:34:00]Isn't that what John is saying?

[00:34:03]So when I say, "Holy Mary, mother of God," that is scripture.

[00:34:08]Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Mary was the intercessor during Jesus's time on earth. When people wanted to get close to Jesus, they asked Mary is there in St. John's gospel, right?

[00:34:20]Again, at Jesus's first miracle, when things began to fall apart at the wedding feast, who did they go to?

[00:34:29]They went to Mary and told her go to your son and Mary interceded on their behalf.

[00:34:35]And so when we say holy mother Mary mother of God pray for us sinners say but Mary dead how can she pray? But every Sunday we gather here and we will say the creed not long from now we believe in the holy Catholic church the >> communion of saints.

[00:34:56]And later on I will say I forgot what I will say later on.

[00:35:04]>> Therefore we praise you joining our voices with >> angels >> and archangels and with all the company of heaven who forever sing this hym to proclaim the glory of your name.

[00:35:17]So there's worship constantly taking place and as s as the writer of the revelation says the prayers of the saints are constantly going up before the throne of God.

[00:35:28]And so Mary is the whole and integral place in this church.

[00:35:33]And then of course we're told that the brothers of Jesus were there. But these brothers of Jesus, well, in some traditions they believe that Joseph was married before and he had children and those are James and Jude and the others who became known as the brothers of Jesus. Some traditions say they were actually Mary's children after she after Jesus. But we don't have any evidence of that. So we hold the first one. But they were the brothers of Jesus there. But why? What?

[00:36:05]These people didn't believe in Jesus.

[00:36:07]Jesus's brothers didn't believe in him.

[00:36:11]You all know that Jesus's brothers thought he was local.

[00:36:16]When you read John 7 and verse 5, it tells us plainly his brothers did not believe in him.

[00:36:25]They were telling the man, "Look, if you got these disciples, why you hanging around Galilee? Go up in Jerusalem and show the man the things you can do." But they didn't believe.

[00:36:34]And then in Matthew 12:46 and following, we're told that Jesus was teaching and somebody nudged him say, "Your mother and your brothers outside looking for you."

[00:36:46]And Jesus didn't go out.

[00:36:49]Jesus said, "My mother and my brothers, you are my mother. You are my brothers because probably there was a family discussion at home and the brothers were saying, "Mommy, you ain't going to stop this boy from doing this thing."

[00:37:01]Cuz you know when somebody goes rogue in the family, everybody gets affected, right? So the boys were probably going about as man oh my your brother go you don't go tell your brother something.

[00:37:13]So they were coming to you know have a little family discussion and Jesus said you are my mother you are my brothers I'm not going out there to them because they did not believe him.

[00:37:28]And it really speaks to how this early church was set up because what it means is that space must always be open and left open for those who even though they've opposed us before there'll be space for them to come in. So that is the really the bedrock the embriionic stages of the church. They continued in prayer and there was this mixed bag.

[00:37:52]There were men and women praying alongside each other. There was the mother of God who was the intercessor here on earth and then there were his brothers who did not believe but that was the church and it reminds us in our time that that's how it began later on their faith will become more crystallized as we hear in acts chapter 2 and verse 42 they not only remained in prayer but now they were grounded in the apostles creature teaching in fellowship in the breaking of bread and in prayer.

[00:38:25]So they developed the faith over time and later on it will become developed to what we will profess later on in the nyine creed. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church which are known as the marks of the church. So whenever you want to find out what whenever you feel that you've strayed from your moorings, go back to the beginning. Go back to the beginning and find out where this church really began.

[00:38:54]find out who were the principles in this church.

[00:38:58]And it reminds us that it is a place for all where women and men pray together and build a community where those who did not believe and once oppose it can have a place as well.

[00:39:14]And it could not be a better message for us on Anglican Communion Sunday because I'm sure that you've been hearing over time that the communion is on the verge of splitting and the largest part of the communion which the largest part of the communion which is under the leadership of most people who exist in a movement called Gaffcon. on have decided that they cannot be in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury anymore. It was bad when it was Archbishop Welby, but once a woman was selected as Archbishop of Canterbury, that's when things fell apart.

[00:40:01]And perhaps today, Anglican Communion Sunday, we should go back to the very beginning and see who were there in the beginning.

[00:40:11]They were the women praying with the disciples. They prayed together. They didn't pray in a room by themselves. And the disciples because they were bigger than they were together.

[00:40:23]That this is a place for all.

[00:40:28]And it's quite interesting that while our Anglican communion is on the verge of splitting because amongst other things, a woman is now the leader.

[00:40:41]The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church just met with her and they met as equals.

[00:40:49]They met as leaders of Christian communities.

[00:40:53]A reminder of the bedrock of how it all started that the women were there praying together with the disciples.

[00:41:05]And today is very significant as I said for us as a dasis because we begin our sinned today and it gives us a chance to look at our mission and ministry and again go back to first principles go back to where it all began so that we can minister to people in our time but even further a field May 1726 was designated ated as a day of special recognition and prayer in the United States of America.

[00:41:42]And Christians from all walks of life are called to gathered on the mall this morning and throughout the day to offer prayers.

[00:41:53]We pray for them.

[00:41:56]We pray that prayers may genuinely be offered.

[00:42:01]We pray that there may be prayers for the unity of that nation.

[00:42:06]We pray that as they prepare to celebrate their 250th anniversary as a nation, they may truly do so as a nation under God.

[00:42:21]Because I am sure even those who have taken a cursory glance at where the United States have been heading in the past few years will become very concerned about its direction.

[00:42:40]And so let us pray that today is not about crowd sizes but about genuine worship to God and genuine prayers that all people just as the church began where the brothers of Jesus were there the the the ones who were not a part of it before that prayers may be offered where all can be embraced and hold a place in that nation that people will not have to live in fear that their homes will be raided or they'll be picked up or their children will be picked up but that genuine love will prevail.

[00:43:26]I hope that prayers will be offered that the land will be relieved of the grip of fascism which it has been taking in the past few months.

[00:43:40]We pray that prayers will not be offered in the name of God to destroy others.

[00:43:49]>> We pray that prayers will be offered for those who said we will not go negotiate with words but we'll negotiate with bombs.

[00:44:01]Pray for a transformation in their nation, in ours and throughout the world.

[00:44:09]Let us go back to the foundation of where it all began.

[00:44:14]It began with women and men and those who did not believe coming together to build what has become one of the greatest movements in the world. What started with this mixed bag of people is now over two billion strong.

[00:44:32]And we are part of that. Let us go out and make a difference in our world. But make a difference grounded in where it all began. That this church is a place where all people can come and experience the love of God and have peace in their lives. Amen.

[00:44:54]>> Amen.

[00:45:22]Let us now with confessed the faith into which we were baptized by saying the Ning Creed. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, the maker of heaven and earth, >> of all that is seen or unseen.

[00:45:41]>> 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.

[00:45:57]Through him all things were made. For us, 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 Ponteus Pilot. He suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day, he rose again in fulfillment 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.

[00:46:35]>> 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 worshiped 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. Amen.

[00:47:11]Intercession form D.

[00:47:14]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.

[00:47:36]We pray for the church of God in every place especially for this dasis our bishop Michael and all the people of God.

[00:47:50]>> Strengthen your church to carry forward the work of Christ.

[00:47:54]>> That we and all who confess your name may unite in truth, live together in your love and reveal your glory to the world.

[00:48:05]We pray for our country and for all the nations of the world, especially those in war torn areas and for all peoples in their various callings.

[00:48:22]>> Direct this nation and all nations in the ways of justice and truth.

[00:48:28]>> Give wisdom to all in position of public trust and authority.

[00:48:33]that they may promote the prosperity, godliness and peace of your people everywhere.

[00:48:41]>> We pray for our own community, for this parish, for our families, friends, and all who live and work with us.

[00:48:55]Give grace to all our friends and neighbors in Christ that we may serve him in one another and grow together in his love.

[00:49:06]>> We pray for the poor, the sick, the unemployed, the differently aabled, all who have requested our prayers, and all who seek the prayers of the church in their time of trouble.

[00:49:25]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 remember and care for them.

[00:49:38]>> We commemorate the departed, especially those of this parish.

[00:49:45]>> We commend all people to your health that in them your will may be fulfilled.

[00:49:52]And we rejoice at the faithful witness of your saints in every age, praying that we may share with them in your eternal kingdom.

[00:50:06]>> Accept these prayers, O Lord our God, for the sake of your son, our savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

[00:50:16]>> Amen.

[00:50:29]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 us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

[00:50:49]Let us therefore confess our sins.

[00:50:53]>> 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.

[00:51:06]>> We have not loved you with our whole heart. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.

[00:51:12]>> We have not loved ourselves as we ought.

[00:51:15]We are truly sorry and we humbly repent for the sake of your son Jesus Christ.

[00:51:22]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.

[00:51:32]Amen.

[00:51:33]Almighty God have mercy upon 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.

[00:51:46]>> Amen.

[00:51:48]>> 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. Let us pursue the things that >> the peace of the Lord be always with you.

[00:52:06]>> And also with you.

[00:52:07]>> Let us now share this feast.

[00:52:22]>> Good morning.

[00:52:34]us in our lives. and all your love in this nation to our give us love that is let there be love shared among us. Let there be love.

[00:53:03]Let there be peace among us. Let there be peace in our eyes. May now your peace with this nation cause us, oh Lord, to arise. Give us a fresh.

[00:53:27]Let there be peace among us. Let there be peace.

[00:53:36]Let rejoice among us. And we rejoic there.

[00:54:23]The offeratory hymn number 196.

[00:54:57]that was with his with glory.

[00:55:06]Oh, God.

[00:55:10]The Lord.

[00:55:20]The highest of this is our king of kings and lord of lords and eternal.

[00:55:44]The joy of all of the joy of holy earth with all his praises.

[00:56:20]There is the everlasting king there with Glory of his love.

[00:57:03]Heat. Heat.

[00:57:34]Father, we offer you these gifts that 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.

[00:57:51]As this bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ, so may we and the other people become channels of your love.

[00:58:00]>> Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

[00:58:19]All I will is >> the Lord be with you.

[00:58:46]>> And also with you. Lift up your hearts.

[00:58:49]>> We lift them up to the Lord.

[00:58:51]>> Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

[00:58:54]>> It is right to give all thanks and praise.

[00:58:57]>> It is right and a good and joyful thing always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father Almighty, everlasting God.

[00:59:06]>> But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your son Jesus Christ, our Lord. For he is the true pascal lamb who was sacrificed for us and has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he has destroyed death and by his rising to life again has won for us eternal life. Therefore we praise you join in our voices with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven who forever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your name. Holy, holy, holy Lord God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosana in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosana in the highest.

[01:00:00]>> Sovereign Lord and Father, to you be glory and praise forever. In your boundless wisdom, you brought creation into being. In your great love, you fashioned us in your image. In your tender compassion, you sent your son, Jesus, Christ, our savior, to share our human nature. In the power of the Holy Spirit, he overcame the power of sin and death and brought your people to new birth as first fruits of your new creation.

[01:00:33]On the night that he was betrayed, he took bread. And when he had given thanks to you, 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.

[01:01:04]And after supper, he took the cup of wine. And when he had given thanks, he gave it to them and said, "Drink this all of you. This is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.

[01:01:22]Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.

[01:01:41]Therefore, Father, according to the command of your dearly beloved son, >> we remember his death.

[01:01:48]>> We proclaim his resurrection. We await his coming in glory. And we offer you, Father, our sacrifice of thanks and praise. Send your holy spirit on these gifts of bread and wine, that they may become the body and blood of your son, Jesus, our Lord and Redeemer, as we partake of this holy food of new and unending life. May your Holy Spirit establish us as a royal priesthood with the blessed Virgin Mary, St. George and all your sons and daughters to share in your eternal inheritance through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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 and heaven in songs of everlasting praise.

[01:02:45]Blessing and honor and glory and power be yours forever and ever. Amen.

[01:02:55]>> As our savior has taught us, so we pray.

[01:02:58]>> Our Father in heaven, >> be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from time of trial. And deliver us from evil.

[01:03:19]>> For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever.

[01:03:24]>> Amen.

[01:03:28]>> We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.

[01:03:32]>> We are one body.

[01:03:37]Lamb of God, >> you take away the s of the world, have mercy on us.

[01:03:43]>> Lamb of God, you take away the s of the world, have mercy on us.

[01:03:48]>> Lamb of God, you take the s of the world, >> the gifts of God for the people of God.

[01:03:57]>> Our souls will feast and be satisfied, and we will sing glad songs of praise to him.

[01:04:28]going to try with this first that beautiful Heat. Heat.

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[01:08:16]is slow.

[01:08:38]The first communion hymn number 569.

[01:09:06]Hallelu Jesus is the is the Lord.

[01:09:21]Hallelujah.

[01:09:26]The tri the songs of peace and The mighty God save us all of Every time is his All the halleluations all the sight receive when the Lord Lord is my sh for his Illelu praise.

[01:11:23]of thor forl to me from day to Fous redeemed for me.

[01:12:04]Let the songs of all the singers sing the Christmas.

[01:12:45]Every Great is my thoral.

[01:13:33]Hallelujah.

[01:13:37]Glory.

[01:14:01]Hallelujah to the spirit.

[01:14:19]Halleluah.

[01:14:43]Hymn number 354.

[01:15:13]Oh my savior from the earth for thee thy mercy never to Let my earth come from the mighty mighty God.

[01:16:02]All my arms are stretching ever to make all my children Jesus.

[01:16:31]There I turn away.

[01:16:37]Oh, I love and I may all sorrow at my feet. I live and I number 840.

[01:17:53]We are the presence of the Lord, the holy be on his bow before we stand.

[01:18:26]Be still for the presence of the Lord.

[01:18:30]The holy one is for the glory of the Lord is shining all around.

[01:18:51]He burns his holy heart. Spending his glory and king of light is still for the glory of the Lord is shining all around the power of the Lord is moving in his place.

[01:19:38]He comes to praise the to his praise.

[01:19:49]No one to hide for him.

[01:19:55]He receive from me.

[01:20:00]He still for the power of the Lord.

[01:20:16]Communion prayer. Together we pray.

[01:20:20]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.

[01:20:46]The Lord be with you.

[01:20:47]>> And also with you.

[01:20:48]>> Our help is in the name of the Lord >> who has made heaven and earth.

[01:20:52]>> And may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, make us perfect in every good work to do his will.

[01:21:04]and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be with you and remain with you and all those whom you love and pray for this day and forever more.

[01:21:17]>> Amen.

[01:21:31]A blessing. Good morning my sisters and brothers in Christ.

[01:21:34]>> Good morning.

[01:21:36]>> We extend a very cordial welcome to all persons worshiping with us this morning here or online.

[01:21:45]We wish you God's blessing. Are there any visitors this morning besides our regular one, please stand so we can give you a warm St. George welcome. We're happy to have you. And we have another one in the back. We're glad that you're both here with us.

[01:22:13]Later on at the 9:15 service, we will congratulate the parents and godp parentents of Kamal Anthony and Aria Ajala who will receive the sacrament of holy baptism.

[01:22:29]Sister Gloria Cricendelle and family, thank you for your praise and support for her grandson Mario. He has been released from the hospital and is now at home resting and recovering. We thank all of you for your praise and those who came out and donate blood. Thank you for your response.

[01:22:54]Thanks to Gilda Belgrave Cameon for her monetary donation to the church in thanksgiving for her 91st birthday which she will celebrate tomorrow. And I know she is watching now online in England.

[01:23:18]Good morning, Gilda. The annual annual session of sinard starts today with a celebration of the holy eukarist and the bishop charge at the cathedral church of St. Michael and all angels. And it begins at 5. An invitation is extended to all. As this session focuses specifically on our children and our youth, please note the church bus will leave here at 4:15 and I know that all the children will be on the bus.

[01:23:58]Today we also celebrate Anglican Communion Sunday highlighting our unity as part of a family of millions of Anakans worldwide.

[01:24:12]In our condolences corner, we extend our deepest condolences to Sister Carolina St. John, a member of our parochial church council and a member of one of our Sunday school teachers. on the passing of her husband Peter St. John. A funeral service celebrating his life will be held at St. John Parish Church on Wednesday, May the 20th at 10:00 a.m.

[01:24:44]Please keep the family in your prayers.

[01:24:48]We also offer condolences to Jeffrey Chase, one of our altar servers on the death of his mother, Pauline Stewart, who died on Friday.

[01:25:01]May the she rest in peace and rise in glory. Please remember Jeffrey and the rest of the family in praise.

[01:25:13]The Deacon Scabard Ministry, please remember your donations of nonp perishable food items next Sunday.

[01:25:22]Please also note that next Sunday there will be no even song.

[01:25:30]A reminder of the community health clinic at Alliance Medical Services.

[01:25:39]They're offering free clinics at their Map Hill main road office and the services includes free screening of blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol.

[01:25:54]The clinics runs between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Dates until August the 12th. Spaces are limited and the full list of dates are available in the north porch. Please take a look.

[01:26:15]The Anakin Dasis Barbados 5K walk and run take place on May the 30th at 400 p.m. promoting healthy lifestyles.

[01:26:28]It the run the route begins at St. Paul's Church, Traverse Bay Street, and the lower Bridgesttown area and will return to St. Paul's Church. The registration fee is $30, and you may collect your kit at Sky Mall May 27th, 28th, or the 29th between 1 and 700 p.m.

[01:26:56]The St. and Anglican Church will host a Pentecost fundraising lunchon on Sunday, May the 31st at 12:00 p.m. at the church on the church grounds. Adult tickets are $70 and are available in the north porch. I'm going to invite a member of the ushers now to come forward and speak to you about this is my story, this is my song and then followed by Via Paris who will speak to you about the organ music.

[01:27:39]>> Good morning, my brothers and sisters.

[01:27:42]>> Have you gotten your ticket as yet? Uh Trudy is here. We are here and we are personally inviting you. That is the Usher's Guild um production to This is my story. This is my song. We know it's what date. It's on the 31st, the last Sunday of the month, which is Trinity Sunday. We have some wonderful testimonies lined up for you. We know that we are going to encourage you, bless your soul, inspire your soul. It is an event for the entire family.

[01:28:14]You're paying $20, a donation of $20 to the for the ticket and the children under 12 are free. So, see you on the 31st at 5:00 p.m. and I'm sure your hearts and souls will be blessed. All right. So, looking forward to seeing you.

[01:28:44]Good morning brothers and sisters.

[01:28:46]>> Morning. You have heard that this year the Dascese of Barbados is celebrating our youth and in this context I'm inviting all of you to mark the date and to bring your family, your friends, your children here at St. George Parish Church on Sunday the 7th of June. Sunday the 7th of June at 5:00 p.m.

[01:29:20]for an organ recital which will be given by a very young just 16 years old and highly talented organist by the name of Iman Paris.

[01:29:36]In case you're wondering if he's related to me, not that I'm aware of, but we are related in spirit.

[01:29:44]and Iman is a fantastic young organist. You will be delighted to witness what he will be delivering on that Sunday evening.

[01:29:59]He is currently studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts High School in the USA on a 75% scholarship. He therefore has to make up the other 25% of that scholarship.

[01:30:18]The funds from this organ recital will go somewhere towards helping him to achieve that goal for this year. Um he's just completed his first year and has two more years to go in this program.

[01:30:33]This concert will be under the patronage of the president of Barbados, his excellency, the most honorable left tenant colonel Jeffrey Boston.

[01:30:49]Do you know that he himself has been emphasizing the youth and has been doing what is there in his power to encourage our youth?

[01:31:00]you. He is setting an excellent example in that regard. We encourage you to do the same. Come out and support the young talented Iman. For those of you who had been here for the Noel Harry concert, benefit concert that we held sometime during the past year.

[01:31:21]Iman did play at that concert. Um he was also here when Sean Jackson um played for us on uh at midnight mass and he did um some of the carols and um the organ postlude as well. He is now miles beyond where he was then and you need to come out and witness this particular performance. You will not just be hearing but on screen you will be seeing the his keyboard work as well as his footwork.

[01:31:56]You cannot miss this opportunity.

[01:31:59]Tickets are available in the north porch. Regular tickets at $40.

[01:32:08]Um there are some early bird tickets just a few of them at $30. and children secondary school in Dang children are $20. Please make every effort to collect your tickets. If you don't have the money this morning, there's a list there which you can leave your name and your contact information so that you can still have your tickets this morning. I look forward to seeing all of you and please invite your friends and your family to come out and give your support. Thank you so much.

[01:32:50]Thank you both. We'll continue our notices with the St. John's Dinery invites youth a ages 6 to 15 to the vacation bible school and this will run for the month of July from the 6th to the 31st.

[01:33:10]And the program rotates weekly starting at St. Jude's July the 6th to the 10th followed by Holy Cross July the 13th to the 17th, St. An July 20th to the 24th and Holy Innocence July 27th to the 31st. Registration forms are available in the north porch and by now I hope that all the young people are already registered.

[01:33:39]The registration fee is only $20.

[01:33:43]And we are appealing for volunteers to assist with the camp. The volunteers do not have to work the entire month, you can come and work one week or two weeks or if your heart's desire, you want to stay for the full month, Mother Mariel, we will welcome you as well. So more details you are asked to contact father Leavonne Alkins at his phone number 2898636.

[01:34:15]Our mother's union is organizing a trip to Panama from November the 27th to December the 4th. Anyone interested in traveling with our group, you may speak with me after the service and I will give you all the details in the congratulations corner.

[01:34:38]You heard that the youth is the dasis is celebrating the youth.

[01:34:45]So this morning I want to big up one of our you young people.

[01:34:50]I want to big up today and congratulate in his finest hour cadet Sergeant Major Dylan Pit received the Barbados Defense Force BDF Chief of Staff Commenation was both an honor and a historic achievement.

[01:35:15]At 18 years, he became the first and only cadet to teach the recently concluded advanced allarms drill and ceremonial course held at the Barbados held at the Barbados Coast Guard and involving others from the region.

[01:35:46]P also serves as drum major in the Barbados Cadet Corpse Band. We extend hardy congratulations to Cadet Sergeant Major Pit and his parents for doing a wonderful job in raising such a nice young man.

[01:36:09]And I hope that is an inspiration to all our young people in church. To what you put your heart to, you can get it.

[01:36:21]>> In the birthday corners celebrated her birthday yesterday, Cecilia Bentley belated birthday greetings to you.

[01:36:34]Celebrating today, one of our Shatin members, Delcena Jones, 103 years old today.

[01:36:48]Celebrated tomorrow. I told you already, Gilda Belgraph Car will celebrate her 91st birthday.

[01:36:57]And sharing that date is Jocelyn Williams.

[01:37:05]On the 23rd, Elaine Rollins.

[01:37:34]To all others celebrating birthdays or anniversaries this week, I wish you God's blessing. I just was handed the visitors list and it has on it Shirley Jones from the USA.

[01:37:51]Peter Clark also from the USA and Brenda Hines part-time members. Why do I think I announced this already?

[01:38:04]Do have a blessed day.

[01:38:07]>> Sorry, I'm not prolonging the notices.

[01:38:09]Just to let you know that Tuesday is the birthday of our deacons, Deacon Adsil as well. So, And also when Mrs. Barrow was announcing a bit about Dylan, Dylan began as a little boy in the church lads and church girls brigade here. But also we celebrated this week the work of Shamario Grinidge. For those of you who watched the 4x4 at Carifa, the last leg was ran by Shamario Grinage, who was one of our young people in Sunday school, the great grandson of our sister Annie, and he too received an award this week from the retired police association for his contribution to the nation in that race. So, congrat The recessional hymn number 190.

[01:39:32]Heat.

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[01:40:16]with my soul and see all right for me.

[01:40:35]Glorious and glory and all and all the mercies of the Lord.

[01:41:25]He always is worthy. They are mystery so far as all Heat. Heat. Heat.

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[01:42:39]Heat.

[01:42:49]Oh, heat, heat.

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[01:43:36]>> The Lord be with you.

[01:43:39]>> Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

[01:43:43]Christ in our prayer of every Lord now we save our will you show You reach out to the world and seeing from All in peace in Amen.

[01:45:43]Do enjoy the rest of your day and the week ahead.

[01:46:03]Heat.

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[01:46:35]Heat. Heat.

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[01:47:31]Okay, good. Thank you.