8:00 am Holy
Communion
Collect, p. 147
10:00am Holy Eucharist
The Gathering of the Community, p. 3
Opening Hymn......... # 427, All beautiful the march of days
Collect, p. 291
The Proclamation of the Word, p. 5
First Reading: Ephesians 5:8-14
Gradual Hymn........................Gloria, Gloria
The Holy Gospel: John 9:1-41
Sermon
Nicene Creed, p. 6
The Prayers of the People, p. 8
The Invitation, p. 9
The Confession and Absolution, p. 9
Hymn.......................This is my Father’s world
Children's Talk
Children's Prayer
The Peace, p. 10
Celebration of the Eucharist, p. 10
Offertory Hymn............. # 306, O for a thousand tongues
Prayer Over the Gifts, p. 292
The Great Thanksgiving
The Lord's Prayer, p. 19
The Breaking of the Bread
Hymns During Communion
......... # 519, The Lord’s my shepherd
......... # 520, The king of love my shepherd is
Prayer after Communion, p. 292
The Doxology, p. 22
The Blessing
Closing Hymn... # 502, You are salt for the earth
Dismissal
Annual Meeting of the Parish will be held Today, Sunday, March 2nd,
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING the 10am service of Holy Eucharist.
Annual Reports are available for pick up at the back of the church
Cycle of Prayer
Anglican Cycle of Prayer
We pray for Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America The Most
Revd Martin de Jesus Barahona Primate of IARCA & Bishop of El Salvador
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
We pray for Cape Breton Region
We pray for Neil’s Harbour, Rev’d Elliott Siteman and Wendy-Faye
We pray for St. Alban’s, Sydney, Rev’d Brenda Drake MacDonald and Dane
We pray for St. John The Baptist, North Sydney, Rev’d Gloria McClure-Fraser,
Rev’d Carl Fraser, Associate Priest
Diocese of Moosonee: We pray for Iroquois Falls, St. Mark Matheson,
St. John Rev’d Margaret Mary Dempster
Pray for the preparations being made for 'Celebration 2010' in the
Regions and the Diocese
We pray for Bishop Sue
We pray for the Anglican Communion, that all might be granted the gift
of tender care for the conscience of others and a ready obedience in the
works of love.
We pray for this Parish of Horton, entrusted to us by almighty God,
that we all might be guided by the power of the Holy Spirit during this
time of restoration and renewal
We pray for all people and their ministries in our three Companion
Dioceses of Moosonee and Keewatin in Canada and Manicaland in Zimbabwe.
We pray for St. George's Church, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Fr.
Cedric Cobb, Rector.
Bible Readings: (blue pew Bibles)
First Reading: Ephesians 5:8-14, p. 183
Gospel Reading: John 9:1-41, p. 97
Announcements: Ann Lowe, 8am
Murray Phillips, 10am
Readers:
Val Burtsell , 8am
Dale Hennigar, 10 am
Prayers of the People: Rev’d Ann Watson
Lay Administrator: Kimberly Matheson
Sidespersons:
Faye Sponagle, Jim Copeland
Services for March 9 - Lent 5
8:00 am Holy Communion
10:00 am Holy Communion
Announcements
Lenten Services
Wednesday Holy Communion Services - will be offered each Wednesday
morning during Lent beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the church, starting Feb.
6th. The services will be followed by a Lenten Bible Study on the Collects
and Prayer, led by Canon Elliott.
Easter Flowers: anyone wishing to have flowers placed in the church
for Easter please call Cathy Stewart 542-5565
Confirmation Group meets each Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in
the sunroom, until Easter.
Making Palm Crosses: If you would like to be part of this annual event
in preparation for Palm Sunday, please sign up at the back of the church.
Free lessons will be provided! Rev'd. Cathy Lee will set a time that works
for the majority of the participants. The crosses will be made during the
week of March 9th, in time for Palm Sunday.
ACW meeting: Monday, March 18th at 12 noon. Bring your lunch
and we will supply tea and coffee. At this meeting we are having a guest
speaker, Judy Hilchie of "Simplify! Professional Organizing Solutions".
Decluttering/organizing homes, small business/home offices, Senior down
sizing and estate help - taking you from chaos to calm. If you would like
to read more about Judy you can go to her website at http://www.simplify.vze.com
Wednesday Night Services at the Manning Memorial Chapel at Acadia are
held at 6:15 p.m. All are welcome to join us for our Evening Prayers.
Choir meets every Thursday at 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. in the sunroom. For further
information, please speak with Don Corbett, 542-2640.
Enjoy the Love and Warmth meets on Tuesdays, 10am at the church hall.
For more info call Elizabeth - 542-5944.
Wednesday morning church services will be held at the Wolfville Elms
(10:15am) and Wolfville Nursing Home (11am) on March 5. Anyone wishing
to come and worship is welcome.
Community News
2008 World Day of Prayer Service
Fri. March 7 - 2:00 PM at St. John's, Wolfville. You are invited to
celebrate the 2008 World Day of Prayer at a service hosted by St. John's
on Friday, March 7 at 2:00 PM. This year's service has been written
by the women of Guyana on the theme God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding,
and we are most fortunate to have Jemel Moriah, a native of Guyana,
as the guest speaker. A reception will follow the service.
This interdenominational service, led by women from several local churches,
is open to all. Bring a friend! (Further information on poster
at back of the church.)
WAICC/ Wolfville Area Food Bank
As always, donations of food items such as soup, powdered milk, juice,
cans of tuna, salmon, ham, turkey, tomatoes and other vegetables and fruits,
pasta and pasta sauces, oatmeal, peanut butter, personal hygiene products
and household cleaning items are most welcome.
Wolfville Area Food Bank: In order to pick up food phone 542-0040.
Rise Up, O Saints of God!
From Vain Ambitions Turn; Christ Rose Triumphant
that your hearts
with nobler zeal
might burn!
Commit your hearts to seek
the paths which Christ
has trod,
and, quickened
by the Spirit's Power,
rise up, O saints of God!
Rector: The Rev. Cathy Lee Cunningham Ritcey, 542-2464 e-mail:ccunningham@ns.sympatico.ca
Honorary Assistant:
The Rev. Dr. V. Bruce Matthews
Deacon/Postulant for Holy Orders: The Rev. K. Ann Watson
Wardens:
Mrs. Shirley Marston, Mr. John Whidden
Organist /Choir Director: Don Corbett
Administrative Assistant: Margaret
Coghill e-mail: margaretcoghill@eastlink.ca
Sexton and Parish Hall Manager: Louis Lightfoot 681-
0339
Website www.stjohnsanglicanchurchwolfville.com
The Rector's weekly Sabbath time is on Friday and Saturday. She responds
only to pastoral emergencies on those days. If you wish to see her, please
book an appointment, Sunday through Thursday. If you have a pastoral emergency
or know of someone in hospital here or in Halifax, please contact her at
542-2464. |
