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Lent 2, 2022 – Holy Communion
(Changed 2022-03-13: Added audio recording)
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT – March 13, 2022
TODAY AT ST. MARY’S
10:00 A.M. MORNING PRAYER (Prayer book pp. 6-15; Ps.24, 29; Genesis 41:14-45; Romans 6:3-14)
10:30 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION (Prayer Book pp. 67- 85)
GODLY PLAY in the Children’s Worship Centre for children 3 – 6 years. Story for March 13 is ‘Lent-Peter and the Rooster’ Matthew 26:69-75.
Organ Prelude: Now Woods and Fields Are Sleeping Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
THE HYMN: # 526 God Is Our Fortress and Our Rock
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Last Sunday morning before the service began, Paula asked me how I was doing. And I told her that I had been feeling sad because in these times of the church year when I most wish for time and space to be quiet and contemplative, I am instead most busy. Probably I am fooling myself that if I didn’t have tasks to perform or events to attend during the penitential seasons of Advent and Lent that I would spend more time meditating on the Word or in quiet contemplation and prayer. But I do feel longing at these times for those practices.
What is Lent for? I was trying to imagine what the cultural understanding of Lent looks like these days. I think if you asked most people outside of the Church what Lent was, they wouldn’t have heard of it at all. Those who have might talk about giving up chocolate or meat, eating fish on Fridays. Maybe if they are really informed, they might talk about giving alms or acts of service.
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FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT – March 6, 2022
GLORY BE TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY BE TO HIM FOREVER!
TODAY AT ST. MARY’S
LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.
GODLY PLAY in the Children’s Worship Centre for children 3 – 6 years. Story for March 6 is ‘Lent-Thirty Pieces of Silver’ Matthew 26:14-16,47-49;27:3-5.
PARISH LIFE NOTES
We are back! Masking is encouraged but is the choice of each individual, and all will be respected. Everyone is welcome and invited to participate in whatever way they feel most safe.
Morning Prayer is happening Tuesdays to Fridays at 8:30 am, and Evening Prayer is happening on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm.
Vestry notes Vestry met on March 1, 2022 for the February vestry meeting because we were unable to meet because of scheduling conflicts. This meeting was very fruitful as the vestry members are aware that, because of the pandemic, we have had limited opportunities to gather as a community. We are beginning to “re-enter” our communal life and worship cautiously optimistic about our future.
Through discussions, the Vestry has identified 4 ministry areas that are critical as we reconnect with each other. They are as follows: Youth Ministry/Faith Quest, Stewardship, Hospitality and Discipleship. All these ministries are equally important within the life of this Christian community, St. Mary’s Anglican Church. Therefore Rev. Paula will be saying more about this soon.
The Lenten issue of the Grapevine will be available on Palm Sunday April the 10. Many people have told us that they were encouraged and blessed by the stories in the last 2 issues. We hope for more stories and more blessings in this one. The deadline for submissions is April 05 please send them to Lorna.
Lenten Groups
No Greater Love – Lenten Bible Study Thursday nights at 7:00 pm, online event, starting on March 10. Leader: Henry.
Lenten family group – Saturdays from 1pm -5 pm at St. Mary’s Anglican Churchstarting on March 12. Leader: Beth.
Holy Week services
- Morning Prayer Tuesday to Friday 8:30 am
- Evening Prayer Wednesdays 5:30 pm
- Maundy Thursday service 7:30 pm
- Good Friday service 10:30 am
Rev. Paula Foster can be reached at 306-280-1127.
Lent 1, 2022 – Holy Communion
(Modified 2022-03-08: Added audio recording.)
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
March 6, 2022
TODAY AT ST. MARY’S
10:00 A.M. MORNING PRAYER (Prayer book pp 6-15; Ps.63:1-8, 98; Daniel 9:3-10; Hebrews 2:10-18)
10:30 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION (Prayer Book pp. 67- 85)
GODLY PLAY in the Children’s Worship Centre for children 3 – 6 years. Story for March 6 is ‘Lent-Thirty Pieces of Silver’ Matthew 26:14-16,47-49;27:3-5.
Organ Prelude: Miniature No. 4: Andante elegiaco Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
THE HYMN: # 171 What Does the Lord Require
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First Sunday in Lent – March 6, 2022. St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Regina.
We thank God for his protection, enabling us to enter safely into the season of Lent. In Lent we preach and learn about certain preparations for the upcoming season of Easter because we havecompleted witnessing great signs of the inbreaking and revelation of the kingdom of God into human history during the seasons of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.
While the focus in our Anglican liturgical and preaching calendar is Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God whose birth, ministry, death and resurrection reconcile humanity with God, Lent particularly zooms into the description about how our life should emulate Jesus Christ and his suffering for others, thereby giving us a glimpse into Christ’s life and ministry as the benchmark of Christian teaching on discipline and discipleship. We will talk about discipline today.
Christian discipline is a thoughtful process of spiritual training, correction and practice that results in transformation of heart and behaviour and enables us learn about how we shouldinteract with and understand God.
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March 2, 2022 The First Day of Lent commonly called Ash Wednesday
Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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The Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem
Oh, Lord and Master of my life!
Take from me the spirit of sloth, despondency, lust of power, and idle talk.
But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to
Your servant.
Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions
and not to judge my brother.
For you are blessed, unto ages of ages. Amen.
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PENITENTIAL SERVICE AND HOLY COMMUNNION AT SEVEN O‘CLOCK
Organ Prelude: What Does the Lord Require Erik Routley (1917-1982)
Sentences of Scripture p.611
Opening Hymn: # 611 Our Father, We Have Wandered
The Exhortation: p. 611
The Lesson: Joel 2. 1-2, 12-17
Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been from of old,
nor will be again after them through the years of all generations.
“Yet even now,” says the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and repents of evil. Who knows whether he will not turn and repent,
and leave a blessing behind him, a cereal offering and a drink offering for the Lord, your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people. Sanctify the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep
and say, “Spare thy people, O Lord, and make not thy heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
R/ Thanks be to God
Please kneel.
Psalm 51 (said responsively by the full verse) page 394
The Prayers page 612
A Prayer for the Blessing of the Ashes
Versicles and Responses page 614
Imposition of Ashes
Please come forward and kneel and the Altar rail to receive the imposition of ashes.
The Prayers page 614-615.
Introit: Psalm 57.1-7 page 400
Lord’s Prayer, Collect for Purity page 67
The Decalogue page 68
Lord have Mercy and Collect page 70
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5: 20b- 6:10
So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain. For he says,
“At the acceptable time I have listened to you, and helped you on the day of salvation.”
Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in any one’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, tumults, labors, watching, hunger; by purity, knowledge, forbearance, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
R/ Thanks be to God
Psalm 103. 8-18 page 460
Gradual Hymn # 171 What Does the Lord Require
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (6.1-6, 16-21)
R/. Glory be to thee, O Lord
Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. R/. Praise be to Thee, O Christ
Sermon Rvd. Paula Foster
Offertory Hymn: # 605 Have Mercy, Lord, on Us
Offertory Anthem.
Blessed be thou, Lord of Israel, for ever and ever.
All that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine.
All Things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
The Intercession
Invitation, Confession and Absolution page 76, 77
Great Thanksgiving, Peace, Prayer of Humble Access
The Communion
Hymn after Communion: # 54 Bread of the World in Mercy Broken
Lord’s Prayer
Thanksgiving after Communion page 85, 86
The Paschal Anthem ( said together)
O KING all glorious amid thy /saintly /company, *
who /ever/ shalt be/ praised:
Thou, O Lord, art /in the/ midst of us, *
and we are called /by thy/ holy/ Name.
Leave us not,/ O our/ God;*
but grant us that with a pure conscience we may duly/keep the/Paschal Feast,
And at the /day of /judgement*
be placed in the number of thy Saints and chosen ones, /King /most/blessed.
The Blessing
Hymn # 606 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
Organ Postlude: Imploration 2 Jacques Berthier (1923-1994)
Quinquagesima 2022 – Bulletin
QUINQUAGESIMA – February 27, 2022
GLORY BE TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY BE TO HIM FOREVER!
TODAY AT ST. MARY’S
LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.
GODLY PLAY Story for Feb. 27 is ‘The Parable of The Great Pearl’ Matthew 13:45- 46.
PARISH LIFE NOTES
We are back! Masking is encouraged but is the choice of each individual, and all will be respected. Everyone is welcome and invited to participate in whatever way they feel most safe.
2021 TAX RECEIPTS have been mailed out. Please watch your mailbox for yours. If you would like to receive an electronic copy of your receipt, or if you have any questions, please send Blair an email.
GROWING A GENEROUS CHURCH
For anyone who is still considering attending, there are still a few spots left!
Register on the Diocesan website (see below), or contact AD Cheryl Growing a generous church: a year in the life of Peach Blossom Church tells the story of a fictional (but very real) church that has survived the pandemic but is still worried about its future. They call a new pastor to help them grow in grace and generosity. The book tells the story of what happens over the course of a year. Over the course of four sessions participants will discuss the book and grow as disciples and stewards through reading, conversing and praying together.
What: a free one-hour book discussion via Zoom When: Mondays in March (March 7, 14, 21, and 28) at 7:30 pm SK time
Who: led by Cheryl Toth, Stewardship Officer, and up to 20 participants
How: register at https://www.quappelle.anglican.ca/stewardship or by e-mailing Cheryl at stewardship@sasktel.net
How do I get the book? Copies of the book are available at the Synod Office; cost is $25 including taxes. To pick up or be mailed a copy call Cindy at 306-522-1609 (Tuesday to Friday) or email dio.quappelle@sasktel.net.
To order the book online, go to https://www.commonword.ca; cost with shipping is about $30. An evening webinar with the author Lori Guenther Reesor is being planned for Thursday, April 28, 2022.
Quinquagesima 2022 – Holy Communion
Reminder: We’re back to in-person worship this week. No video, but we’re broadcasting live audio again. Use the player below for the live audio Sunday morning, and watch for the audio recording after that.
QUINQUAGESIMA
February 27, 2022
TODAY AT ST. MARY’S
10:00 A.M. MORNING PRAYER (Prayer book pp. 6-15.)
(Ps.148, 149,150; Sirach 48:1-11; 2 Corinthians 3:7-18)
10:30 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION (Prayer Book pp. 67- 85)
GODLY PLAY in the Children’s Worship Centre for children 3 – 6 years. Story for Feb. 27 is ‘The Parable of The Great Pearl’ Matthew 13:45- 46.
Organ Prelude: Gymnopedie Erik Satie (1866-1925)
THE HYMN: # 397 Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness
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| Exodus 34:29-35 Psalm 99 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Luke 9:28-43a | February 27, 2022 St. Mary’s Regina Transfiguration Sunday Year C | Revd. Paula Foster |
From our first reading this morning we hear these words: “when Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses (returning from the mountain), the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him.” From the gospel of Luke we hear these words: “And while Jesus was praying, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became dazzling white…and the disciples were afraid.” Both men climb a mountain; Moses by himself and Jesus with three close companions. Both men encounter God. Moses returns with physical evidence of his conversation…..the 10 Commandments carved in stone and a face that shone with a brightness that was hard to look at. Jesus has witnesses, but they are terrified by what they saw and heard and kept silent about it all until a later time.
Obviously, coming face to face….having an encounter with God changes us. It results in a transfiguration that is difficult if not impossible to explain. I suspect that it can be intimidating to look into eyes that have seen God’s glory….seen the world as God sees the world…..seen us as God sees us. Moses’ face shone because “the Lord had been speaking to him.”
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