St. Barnabas on the DanforthThe Church in the Marketplace

Embracing the Community

10:30 a.m.

Fifth Sunday in LentMarch 17, 2013

361 Danforth Ave., Toronto M4K 1P1416-463-1344

www.stbarnabas-toronto.com

Let us faithfully witness to the Risen Jesus, giving generously of our lives and substance for the relief of the poor and the

sharing of the Gospel, bringing encouragement to all.

(From the Collect for St. Barnabas)Welcome to St. Barnabas (Chester) Anglican Church

The Church in the MarketplaceEmbracing the Community

Our 10:30 AM Worship Service begins on page 230 of the green Book of Alternative Services.

Organ Prelude Voluntary in F minor - Maurice Greene The Gathering of God’s People

Opening Hymn 432 “Jesus calls us! O’er the tumult”

Service Music: Missa L’Hora Passa – Ludovico da Viadana The Penitential RiteThe sacrifice of God is a broken and contrite heart. O God, you will not despise.

Dear friends in Christ, as we prepare to worship almighty God, let us with penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins, that we may obtain forgiveness by God’s infinite goodness and mercy.

Silence

All: 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. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, 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. Amen.

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 eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.Kyrie eleison Christe eleison Kyrie eleison

Collect of the Day: Most merciful God, by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ, you created humanity anew. May the power of his victorious cross transform those who turn in faith to him who lives and reigns with youand the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Children’s Focus Teresa Johnson

The Proclamation of the WordA READING FROM THE BOOK OF ISAIAH 43: 16-21 Read by Teresa JohnsonThus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished,quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now itsprings forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The wild animals will honour me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, the people whom I formed for myself so that they might declare my praise.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

PSALM 126

When the LORD restored the for-tunes of Zi-on, *then were we like those who dream.Then was our mouth fill’d with laugh-ter, *and our tongue with shouts of joy.Then they said a-mong the na-tions, *“The LORD has done great things for them.”The LORD has done great things for us, *and we are glad in-deed.Restore our for-tunes, O LORD, *like the watercourses of the Ne-gev.Those who sow’d with tears *will reap with songs of joy.Those who go out weeping, carry-ing the seed, *will come again with joy should-er-ing their sheaves.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son:and to the Holy Spi-rit.As it was in the beginning is now and e-ver shall be:world without end A-men.

A READING FROM THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE PHILIPPIANS 3: 4b-14 Read by Helen TaylorIf anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews;as to the law, a Pharisee, as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not

having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousnessfrom God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation: Choir: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.All: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.Choir: Seek good and not evil that you may live, and the Lord God of hosts may truly be with you. All: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.

Gospeller: The Lord be with you.

All: And also with you.Gospeller: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John 12: 1-8.All: Glory be to thee, O Lord.Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for threehundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”Gospeller: The Gospel of Christ:All: Praise be to thee, O Christ.

Homily Fr Jonathan Eayrs

Affirmation of Faith (Please stand as able.) The Nicene Creed p. 234Prayers of the People led by Rhonda Boyce(Please kneel, as able, for the Prayers of the People) Sharing Christ’s Peace

The Celebration of the EucharistAll who are baptized into Christ with water in the Name of the Holy Trinity are welcome to receive Holy Communion. If you will not be

receiving, you are invited to come to the Communion rail for a blessing. Please indicate this by crossing your arms over your chest

Offertory Hymn I cannot tell why He, whom angels worship,Should set His love upon the sons of men,Or why, as Shepherd, He should seek the wand’rers,To bring them back, they know not how or when.But this I know, that He was born of Mary,When Bethl’hem’s manger was His only home,And that He lived at Nazareth and labored,And so the Savior, Savior of the world, is come.

I cannot tell how silently He suffered,As with His peace He graced this place of tears,Or how His heart upon the Cross was broken,The crown of pain to three and thirty years.But this I know, He heals the broken-hearted,And stays our sin, and calms our lurking fear,And lifts the burden from the heavy laden,For yet the Savior, Savior of the world, is here.

Anthem: Lord, let me know mine end – Maurice Greene (please see text in Music Notes)

Prayer over the Gifts: Eternal God, your only Son suffered death upon the cross to bring the world salvation. Accept the praise and thanksgiving we offer you this day, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.

Eucharistic Prayer A p. 241The Lord’s Prayer p. 245

The Breaking of the Bread Celebrant: We break this bread,

All: Communion in Christ’s body once brokenCelebrant: Let your Church be the wheat which bears its

fruit in dyingAll: If we have died with him, we shall live with

him; if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.

Communion Hymns 65 “Here, Lord, we take the broken bread”

The Lenten Prose Prayer after Communion: Merciful God, you have called us to your table and fed us with the bread of life. Draw us and all people to your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Doxology p. 247The BlessingAnnouncementsClosing Hymn 505 “Be thou my vision” Dismissal Deacon Grace Caldwell-HillOrgan Postlude Chorale Prelude on “St. Columba” - Charles Villiers StanfordWe welcome all who are new or visiting today. If we can serve you or you wish to know more about the church, please fill out

a visitors envelope, available in pews or at back of church.

Today’s Liturgical Team:Presider & Homilist: Fr. Jonathan EayrsDeacon: The Rev. Grace Caldwell-HillOrganist: Neil HoultonCommunion Minister: Eleanor MorganSidespeople: (Team 4 ) Captain – Art Lowe; Gary Davenport, Harold Sanders, Janis Clennett,

Marina Russouw, Rueben Russouw, Dr. John HarrisChancel Guild: Grace Caldwell-Hill, Lyn Inniss

Today we remember in our Prayers: Anglican Cycle of Prayer, The Bishop, People & Clergy of the Diocese of QuebecDiocesan Cycle of Prayer, St Mark, WarsawDeanery Cycle of Prayer, St. Matthew’sParish Cycle of Prayer, Our Book Club MinistryOutreach & Advocacy Cycle, St. Aidan’s, Toronto & St. Andrew-by-the-Lake

Music Notes:In honour of St. Patrick all of this morning’s hymn texts or tunes are of Irish origin.One of the most prolific hymn writers of the 19th century was Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander (1818-1895). Alexander’s husband was William Alexander, bishop of Derry and Raphoe, and later the Anglican primate for Ireland. Cecil and her sister founded a school for the deaf, and she set up the Girls’ Friendly Society in Londonderry. Cecil Alexander wrote about 400 hymns in her lifetime, including ‘Once in royal David’s city’, ‘All things bright and beautiful’, ‘There is a green hill far away’ and ‘Jesus calls us o’er the tumult’.Although written by an English-born Canadian professor (Wycliffe College) and later an Australian bishop, Charles Venn Pilcher (who, incidentally, also played bass clarinet in the Toronto Symphony from 1909 to 1918), the text of “Here, Lord, we take the broken bread” is set to a traditional Irish tune (St. Columba) which was arranged by the Irish-born composer, Sir Charles Stanford.

Perhaps the most famous Irish hymn is “Be Thou My Vision”. The words are attributed to Dallan Forgaill from the 8th Century and versed by Eleanor H. Hull in 1912. The melody is ‘Slane’, of Irish folk origin. It's named after Slane Hill where in 433 AD St. Patrick lit a fire in honor of Easter and in defiance of High King Logaire's decree that no-one should light fires before his pagan holiday was celebrated. Logaire was so impressed by Patrick’s devotion that, despite his defiance (or perhaps because of it), he let him continue his missionary work.

“Lord, let me know mine end” is arguably the best anthem written in 18th century England. The text is taken from Psalm 39 in which the psalmist recognises the brevity and uncertainty of life, the sinfulness of man and the need to live a life pleasing to God, as this is his only hope. This beautiful and sincere anthem by Maurice Greene (1696-1755) contains expressive and effective contrapuntal vocal parts over an organ accompaniment, a rarity in its day. The duet for soprano and alto in the middle of the anthem finds the two voices interlacing and changing position as they consider the futility of man's desires.

Lord, let me know mine end and the number of my days,That I may be certified how long I have to live.

Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a span long;And mine age is as nothing in respect of Thee,

And verily, ev'ry man living is altogether vanity,For man walketh in a vain shadowAnd disquieteth himself in vain,

He heapeth up riches and cannot tell who shall gather them.And now, Lord, what is my hope?

Truly my hope is even in Thee.Hear my pray'r, O Lord

And with Thy ears consider my calling,Hold not Thy peace at my tears!

O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength before I go hence

And be no more seen.

LIFE AND MINISTRY OF OUR COMMUNITY

Pick up your letter!Please pick up your Holy Week letter from Fr Jonathan from the back of the church today.

Sunday schoolThe children will go to the Study for Sunday school following the Children’s Focus this morning.

Palm Sunday/Good Friday PracticesToday at 11:45 AM there will be a brief run through for readers taking part in next Sunday’s Passion readings.

Lenten Study Concludes Today!Please note that today will be the concluding session of our Study of Hebrews. This will enable the rehearsal of the Good Friday presentation to take place next Sunday. Thank you for your understanding. Fr J

Taizé tonightThe Taizé candlelight service takes place at 7:00 this evening; doors open at 6:30. Bring a friend and relax in this time of meditation, chant and prayer.

Bible study this weekMonday night Bible study in the rector’s study continues on March 18th at 7:00 PM. All are welcome.

Good Friday RehearsalFollowing next Sunday’s 10:30 service (March 24) there will be a rehearsal for all those taking part in the Good Friday presentation. Please speak with Fr Jonathan if you cannot make this important practice. An alternate time can be arranged for those requiring it.

30 March Holy Saturday Cleaning Bee at St B’sFrom 10 AM onwards. An invitation to do some spring cleaning, polishing, dusting at St. Barnabas. Refreshments will be available.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

Thursday, March 21st 12 noon Holy EucharistIn the Chancel

Thursday, March 21st 8:00 PM Choir PracticeIn the downstairs choir room

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 21st 12 noon Holy EucharistIn the Chancel

Sunday, March 24th Palm Sunday 9:00 AM Said Eucharist

10:30 AM Choral Eucharist

Readings this week: Isaiah 50: 4–9A; Psalm 31: 9–16 Philippians 2:5–11; Luke 23:1–49

CLERGY Fr. Jonathan EayrsHONORARY ASSISTANT Fr. David Hoopes, OHCDEACON The Rev. Grace Caldwell-HillLEADERSHIP TEAM Gary Davenport, Jane Smith Lyn Inniss, Everod Miller, Jan BookerORGANIST & CHOIRMASTER Neil HoultonPARISH ADMINISTRATOR Mary Roycroft RanniORGANIST EMERITUS Dr. Eugene Gates