8:00 am
Holy Communion, BCP
Collect: O God,
who on the holy mount didst reveal to chosen witnesses thy
well-beloved Son wonderfully transfigured: Mercifully grant unto us
such a vision of his divine majesty, that we, being purified and
strengthened by thy grace, may be transformed into his likeness from
glory to glory; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Reader: Val Burtsell
Eucharistic Assistant :
Lorraine Street
10:00 am HolyCommunion, BCP in The Book of
Services
Prelude
Announcements: James
Nelson
The Gathering of the
Community
Processional Hymn
#
559 Blessed Jesus At Your Word
Collect for Purity and Summary of the Law (sung responses),
p. 36
Collect of the Day: Almighty
God, on the holy mount you revealed
to chosen witnesses your well-beloved Son, wonderfully
transfigured: mercifully deliver us from the darkness of this
world, and change us into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
The Proclamation of the
Word
First Reading: Exodus 24:12-18, Kathy
Phillips
Psalm 2 (see over) led by Mel
Malton
Second Reading:
2 Peter 1:16-21,
Paul Kinsman
Gradual Hymn
# 481 May the Grace of Christ Our
Saviour
The Holy Gospel: Matthew
17:1-9
Nicene Creed, p. 38
Sermon, Mel Malton
The Celebration of Holy
Communion
Offertory Hymn
# 166 We Have Come at Christ's
Own Bidding
The Thanksgiving over the Offering (sung), p.
39
The Prayers of the People, Rev’d Ann Watson
The Invitation, Confession and Absolution, p.
40
The
Thanksgiving and Prayer of Consecration, p. 42
Prayer of Humble Access, p. 47
The Communion
Eucharistic Assistant: Murray
Phillips
For health reasons, please do not dip the communion bread
into the wine.
Communion hymn:
# 619 Fairest Lord Jesus
The
Lord's Prayer and Prayer after Communion, p.
48
The Blessing
The Gloria (sung), p. 49
Closing Hymn
# 398 Let Us with a Gladsome
Mind
Postlude
Sidespeople: David & Valerie
Thomas
Psalm 2
Why
are the nations in an uproar? Why do the peoples mutter empty
threats?
Why
do the kings of the earth rise up in revolt, and the princes plot
together, against the Lord and against his
anointed?
“Let
us break their yoke,” they say; “let us cast off their bonds from
us.”
He
whose throne is in heaven is laughing; the Lord has them in
derision.
Then
he speaks to them in his wrath, and his rage fills them with
terror.
“I
myself have set my king upon my holy hill of
Zion.”
Let
me announce the decree of the Lord: he said to me, “You are my Son;
this day have I begotten you.
Ask
of me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance and the
ends of the earth for your
possession.
You
shall crush them with an iron rod and shatter them like a piece of
pottery.”
And
now, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the
earth.
Submit
to the Lord with fear, and with trembling bow before
him;
Lest he be angry and you perish; or
his wrath is quickly kindled.
Happy are they all who take refuge in
him!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, world without end. Amen.
Cycle of Prayer
Within the Worldwide Anglican
Church
We pray
for the Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand, and all who
have
been affected by the recent earthquake: for those who have lost
loved ones, those still awaiting news of their loved ones, all who
have been injured and those assisting with the relief efforts: that
the Lord would grant them courage and
strength.
Within the Canadian
Church
We pray for the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and
Labrador,
Bishop Cyrus Pitman
We pray for our Primate, Fred Hiltz
We pray for retired clergy and widows in the Cape Breton
Region
We pray for our bishops, Sue Moxley and Bruce; Ron Cutler
and
Marianne
We pray for this Parish of Horton, entrusted to us by
Almighty God, and give thanks for those serving on our parish
council, committees and parish organizations: may God guide us to
perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it
and the grace to accomplish it
We pray for those in our community living in poverty and
hunger,
and give thanks for the ministry of the Wolfville Area
Food Bank and its volunteers: may the Lord direct our lives in a
spirit of service and selflessness, that all may have
enough.
We pray for those who are in any need or distress: that
they might find comfort and strength in God’s abiding
presence.
SERVICES FOR MARCH 9th - ASH
WEDNESDAY
9:30 am Holy Communion with the Imposition of Ashes
(BCP)
Followed by Canon Elliott’s Lenten Study
7:00 pm Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes
(BAS)
SERVICES FOR MARCH 13th – 1st SUNDAY IN
LENT
8:00 am Holy Communion (BCP)
10:00 am Holy Eucharist (BAS)
Announcements
Mark these dates on your calendar
TODAY; Sun., Mar. 6th, 7pm,
Parish Council meets in the sunroom
Tues., Mar. 8th, 5-7pm:
Shrove Tuesday Pancake
Supper from 5-7pm in St John's Parish Hall, 341 Main
St. The price is $6 for adults; $3.50 for children over age 3
(children under 3 eat free). We are looking for donations of
cookies for dessert. Also, if any
of our men are interested in helping out at our Pancake Supper,
please contact Paul Hobson or James Nelson.
Weds., Mar. 9th, 9:30am and
7pm: Ash Wednesday services will be held in the church.
Join us as we mark the beginning of our Lenten pilgrimage
with the Imposition of Ashes.
Weds., Mar. 9th, 5:15pm,
Taize Soup and Prayer, Wolfville Baptist Church, followed
by a study on the book Borderland Churches at 7pm.
This is a weekly ecumenical book study being held during Lent. Books
are available for $20. Talk to Sandra for
details.
Sat., Mar. 12th, 9am -4pm, Centreville
Baptist Church: an Ecumenical
Lenten Retreat Day organized
by the Wolfville churches (including us!). Theme: The Long and Winding Road:
Mapping the Lenten Journey. Brochures with more info are
available at the back of the church, or talk to Sandra. Registration is due by Weds.,
Mar. 9th
Mon., Mar. 21st, 12 noon:
ACW MEETING at the church. Please bring a sandwich; tea and
coffee will be served. Our guest speaker will be Dora Crosby
who will talk about the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Contact
Elizabeth 542-2279 or Judy 542-5317 if you wish a
drive.
Fri., Mar. 25th, 6pm:
Supper in the rectory for post-secondary
students. Let us know if this date works for your
schedule!
Sat., Mar. 26th, 9:30am-3pm, Christ
Church, Berwick: Regional
Council. This is an important
session for all Synod delegates, as well as others interested in
conversation, listening and study on human sexuality. We will hear
how the Anglican Church has responded to this issue over the past
few decades, discuss how to read the Bible as an Anglican, and spend
time speaking and listening as we consider what our diocese needs to
hear on this topic as we prepare for Synod in May. Carpooling is
available.
Sun., Mar. 27th, 4pm, St.
John’s, Port Williams: Our choir will lead
a
service of evensong. Our rector will be the guest
preacher. Come and support us as we share this ministry of music and
word.
Tues., Apr. 5th, 5-9pm (at the
latest), Pastoral Care Workshop in
the
sunroom. Soup supper will be
provided. More details to follow.
Fri., May 6th, 7pm,
Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax: Our
student and postulant, Mel Malton, will be ordained as a
Deacon in the Church of God. Plan now to attend. Carpooling
available.
Our hundred days of prayer is drawing
to a close! On Wednesday, the season of Lent begins. We
give thanks for those who made time to pray during these 100 days
and look forward to all that God will do with and through our
prayers. May we continue to seek His guidance for our parish and our
lives as we journey into a new season. Special thanks to Canon
Elliott and Lorraine Street for providing resources and inspiration
for this time of prayer!
Lenten studies will be led by Canon
Elliott every Weds. immediately after the 9:30am Holy Communion service, for
approximately an hour. We will be reading and discussing chapters of
the book, Epistle to the Ephesians (each week a different chapter). Everyone is welcome to
join us in the sunroom following the service.
Lighten up for Lent! You’ll
find a calendar to help you do just that in your bulletin today, as
well as a card to guide your Lenten reflections. Other resources are
available at the back of the church.
Lenten Calendar of Events:
The Wolfville churches have prepared a calendar of special
activities and services being held throughout Lent. They are
available at the back of the church.
Today is Food Bank Sunday.
Thank you to all who support the Wolfville Area Food Bank and those
in our congregation who volunteer. Please note: the
Food Bank is in need of 1 litre plastic containers and the green
bags that the flyers are in when delivered.
ANNIVERSARY BURSARY FUND
APPEAL to celebrate 125 years of organized women's work in
the Anglican Church. The Board is asking each and every
Anglican woman in Nova Scotia to contribute $5 or more to the
existing Anniversary Fund so that they can substantially increase
the principal to assist a mature female student to continue her
studies 5 years or more past her formal schooling. Cheques are
payable to the ACW Nova Scotia Board, c/o Treasurer, Marjorie
Davis-Snow, 118 31 Russell Lake Dr., Dartmouth, NS B2W
6J3.
Kings-Kikima Grannies are
looking for your used jewelry, vintage and other special
pieces. They have a sale coming up on April 1st at
the Wong International Centre at Acadia and all donations will be
gratefully received. You can leave your jewelry donations in the
basket under the bulletin board at the back of the church. Your ACW
is supporting this project by collecting jewelry to help the
grandmothers of Kikima in the district of Makueni in Kenya raise
children whose parents have died from HIV/AIDS. This will not only
help the children but the need here is great, from food and
education to water resources and micro loans. Please leave your
donations marked KIKIMA and we will see that they are delivered to
the Canadian Grannies.
Interim Worship Booklet: This
will be available next Sunday and will be used at our 10am services
throughout the season of Lent while we undertake a more complete
revision of The Book of
Services. We will continue to use The Book of Services for
services from the BCP.
We are looking for a few
people to give an occasional Sunday during our 10am service
to assist with children attending worship. If you can help, talk to
Nancy McLean or Jim Fyfe, or use the sign-up sheet at the back of
the church. You will not have to plan lessons!
Habitat for Humanity: I have
been in touch with the coordinator to find possible dates we might
“adopt” to share in the build on Maple Avenue and dates for
providing food to build workers. I’ll keep you posted. Sandra
Rector's schedule – Sandra
will attend a preaching workshop on
Monday in Halifax and will be in the church office on
Tuesday and Thursday from 3-5pm. She will be off on Friday and on
Saturday morning and will assist with the ecumenical retreat on
Saturday afternoon. Please note that Sandra
will be off the week of March Break (March
14th-19th).
