The Church of St. Bartholomew Diocese of Ottawa. The Anglican Church of Canada The Guards Chapel

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1 In and Around St Bart s The Church of St. Bartholomew Diocese of Ottawa. The Anglican Church of Canada The Guards Chapel The Alb, or basic vestment, is tied at the waist by a Cincture or braided rope. Church of St Bartholomew 125 MacKay Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2B4 Parish Office: ext stbarts@bellnet.ca website: Parish Administrator Ruth Honeyman ext 115 Organist & Director of Music Timothy Piper ext 117 Honorary Assistant The Reverend Laurette Glasgow Members of Corporation Rector s Warden Sheila Perry People s Warden Judy Wiesinger Deputy Warden Stephen Brereton Deputy Warden Richard Remillard Treasurer Bill Turner Healing the Blind Man Duccio di Buoninsegna, National Gallery, London Then the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had received his sight. He said to them, "He put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I see." John 9:15 The Reverend Canon David Clunie Rector Fourth Sunday in Lent Holy Communion 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. March 26,

2 2 Fourth Sunday in Lent March 26, :15 a. m. Holy Communion The Book of Common Prayer, p. 67 red prayer book Greeting Priest The grace And with thy spirit. Collect for Purity p. 67 Collect of the Day Priest Almighty God, through the waters of baptism your Son has made us children of light. May we ever walk in his light and show forth your glory in the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. First Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 p. 6 Second Reading: Ephesians 5:8-14 p. 7 Psalm 23 p. 356 The Gospel: John 9:1-41 p. 8 Sermon: The Reverend Canon David Clunie The Creed p. 71 The Intercessions Confession and Absolution p. 76 The Offertory Generous financial support is our expression of gratitude which along with our time and talents enables us to provide worship at St. Bart s and support God s work in service in our community and beyond. Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel, for ever and ever. All that is in the heaven and the earth is thine. All things come of thee and of thine own have we given thee. Eucharistic Prayer p. 78 The Communion All baptized persons are welcome to receive communion. Please do not dip the bread into the wine. If you do not wish to drink from the cup please remain at the altar rail after receiving the bread and place your arms across your chest when the chalice comes to you. The Lay Administrator will pause in front of you to say the words of administration. This shows your respect for the sacrament and solidarity with your fellow Christians. Gluten free bread is available. The Lord s Prayer p. 85 Blessing Announcements Dismissal. Thanks be to God. Sidesperson and Reader: Jane Billings Lay Administrator: Bonnie Robinson The Calendar Lent and the Imagination (3) Yesterday, March 25 th, was the Feast of the Annunciation. Lady Day. Today is Mothering Sunday. The Annunciation requires our imagination. Gabriel knelt and not a feather stirred./the Word himself was waiting on her word. We heard these words of Malcolm Guite at our Advent carol service. They bring to mind Fra Angelico s fresco, which is perhaps the most well-known depiction of the blessed encounter. There we see Mary s apprehension of God s messenger. She cannot comprehend him; she just responds. St Luke brought us the Annunciation and Mary s response, her soaring Magnificat. My soul doth magnify the Lord, The words of Thomas Cranmer s translation are the anchor of Evensong, repeated daily for over 450 years, and loved by millions around the globe. All stemming from an unrepeated event, one that gives us the archetypal Yes! to God s invitations. We also remembered Thomas Cranmer this week, for March 21 st, 1556, was the date he was burned at the stake, an event that might be seared in our imaginations. So much of history needs our imagination. Janet Uren s marvelous book, written on the foundation of Glen Lockwood s archival research, will nurture our imagination about our little church. Its title is Faithful, to convey the meaning of who we try to be. It is Joan and Tony s gift to us, a fountain of images in words and pictures of how people have said Yes! It reminds me, romantically, of E.E. Cummings: i am a little church(no great cathedral) far from the splendor and squalor of hurrying cities i do not worry if brief days grow briefest, i am not sorry when sun and rain make april my life is the life of the reaper and the sower; my prayers are prayers of earth s own clumsily striving (finding and losing and laughing and crying)children whose any sadness or joy is my grief or my gladness around me surges a miracle of unceasing birth and glory and death and resurrection: over my sleeping self float flaming symbols of hope,and i wake to a perfect patience of mountains i am a little church(far from the frantic world with its rapture and anguish)at peace with nature i do not worry if longer nights grow longest; i am not sorry when silence becomes singing winter by spring,i lift my diminutive spire to merciful Him Whose only now is forever: standing erect in the deathless truth of His presence (welcoming humbly His light and proudly His darkness) Submitted by Chris Burn 11

3 Blind man: Lord, I believe. Narrator: The Gospel of Christ! People: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ. Photography Directory 150th Anniversary Edition Sign up today for your appointment To be sure everyone is included in our parish photo directory we ask that you please sign up today for your own personal photo session There is no charge for the photo session and you will be able to order prints of any photos you choose for yourself at reasonable cost. You will also receive a free copy of this special 150th Anniversary Edition of the Parish Directory when it becomes available in September. Individual photo sessions will be held in the parish hall on Thursday, April 20, Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 and again in May on Thursday, May 4, Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6. You may bring your family, friends, or even your pet to the session. Each sitting lasts approximately 20 minutes. Photography is by Al Foubert of Prestige Images prestigeimages.ca who has completed similar projects for other parishes in our diocese. Please sign up on the sheets in the parish hall for your free appointment and help ensure EVERYONE is in our 150th Photo Directory! For more information, contact: Meriel Bradford at Fourth Sunday in Lent March 26, :30 a. m. Holy Communion The Book of Alternative Services green prayer book Organ Prelude Processional Hymn: 8 Awake, My Soul and With the Sun Morning Hymn Greeting Priest The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. Collect of the Day Priest Almighty God, through the waters of baptism your Son has made us children of light. May we ever walk in his light and show forth your glory in the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. First Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 p. 6 Psalm 23 p. 7 Second Reading: Ephesians 5:8-14 p. 7 Gradual Hymn: 179, vv.1, 5, 6e Tree of Life Thomas Gospel: John 9:1-41 p. 8 Sermon: The Reverend Canon David Clunie The Nicene Creed p. 188 The Intercessions Confession and Absolution p. 191 The Peace The Offertory Generous financial support is our expression of gratitude which along with our time and talents enables us to provide worship at St. Bart s and support God s work in service in our community and beyond. Offertory Hymn: 460 Lord, the Light of Your Love Shine, Jesus, Shine Prayer over the Gifts: God of light, your Word brings to us a new vision of your glory. Accept our offering of praise and thanksgiving, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Eucharistic Prayer No. 3 p.198 Proper Preface for Lent Priest Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth, because you bid your faithful people to cleanse their hearts and to prepare with joy for the paschal feast; that reborn through the waters of baptism and renewed in the eucharistic mystery, we may be more fervent in prayer and more generous in the works of love. Therefore we raise our voices to you in praise to proclaim the glory of your name. Amen. The Lord s Prayer p. 211 The Breaking of the Bread We break this bread, Communion in Christ s body once broken. Let your Church be the wheat which bears its fruit in dying. If we have died with him, we shall live with him; If we hold firm, we shall reign with him. The Gifts of God for the People of God. Thanks be to God. 3

4 The Communion All baptized persons are welcome to receive communion. Please do not dip the bread into the wine. If you do not wish to drink from the cup please remain at the altar rail after receiving the bread and place your arms across your chest when the chalice comes to you. The Lay Administrator will pause in front of you to say the words of administration. This shows your respect for the sacrament and solidarity with your fellow Christians. Gluten free bread is available. Music during Communion Hymn: 519 The Lord s My Shepherd Crimond Anthem: A New Commandment Shephard Prayer after Communion Father, through your goodness we receive your Son in word and sacrament. May we always have faith in him, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. Glory to God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen. Announcements Recessional Hymn: 505 Be Thou My Vision Slane Dismissal Thanks be to God. Organ Postlude: Fugue in C minor J.S. Bach Sidespersons: Martine Cappon and Mary Morican Readers: Richard Capson and Mary Capson Lay Administrators: Philip Anido and David Younger Intercessor: Paddy Bowen Please remember in Prayer Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Mexico - Mexico The Right Reverend Carlos Touche-Porter Diocese: St. Margaret s, Vanier The Reverend Rhondda MacKay; The Reverend Aigah Attagutsiak St Barnabas, Ottawa The Reverend Canon Stewart Murray St John s, Eganville; Ascension, Killaloe; St John s, Tramore; St. Clement s, Clontarf The Reverend Susan Clifford St. Peter s Lutheran Church Pastor Barton Beglo We pray for our Syrian family already arrived and our new family of three to come in the spring. We also pray for St Bart s Refugee ministry and new volunteers to come forward. In our Companion Diocese of Jerusalem we pray for Christ Church, Schneller, Marka, Amman Canada: Remembering our Armed Forces and members of the Governor General s Foot Guards and those serving in diplomatic missions and NGOs especially Jason. Parish: Parish: Family & Friends, Ned, D Arcy, JoAnne, Jane, Eric, Fay, Wendy, Robert Hampson. The Garry J. Armstrong Home: Betty, Jean For Those Who Have Died: Patricia Bower. A service will be held on Thursday, March 30th at 11:00 a.m. with reception to follow in the hall. Blind man: He is a prophet. Narrator: The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see? His parents answered, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; but we do not know how it is that now he sees, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself. His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, He is of age; ask him. So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and they said to him, Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner. He answered, Blind man: I do not know whether he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see. Narrator: They said to him, What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes? He answered them, Blind man: I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples? Narrator: Then they reviled him, saying, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from. The man answered, Blind man: Here is an astonishing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will. Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing. Narrator: They answered him, You were born entirely in sins, and are you trying to teach us? And they drove him out. Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, Jesus: Do you believe in the Son of Man? Blind man: And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him. Jesus: You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he

5 The Gospel The Holy Gospel is written in the ninth chapter of the Gospel according to Saint John beginning at the 1st verse. Glory be to thee, O Lord. 8 The Gospel John 9:1-41 Narrator: As he walked along, Jesus saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Jesus: Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God s works might be revealed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Narrator: When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud on the man s eyes, saying to him, Jesus: Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which means Sent). Narrator: Then he went and washed and came back able to see. The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar began to ask, Is this not the man who used to sit and beg? Some were saying, It is he. Others were saying, No, but it is someone like him. He kept saying, Blind man: I am the man. Narrator: But they kept asking him, Then how were your eyes opened? He answered, Blind man: The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to me, Go to Siloam and wash. Then I went and washed and received my sight. Narrator: They said to him, Where is he? He said, Blind man: I do not know. Narrator: They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. Then the Pharisees also began to ask him how he had received his sight. He said to them, Blind man: He put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I see. Narrator: Some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, for he does not observe the sabbath. But others said, How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs? And they were divided. So they said again to the blind man, What do you say about him? It was your eyes he opened. He said, Organ Postlude Our service officially ends with the dismissal after the last hymn - Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Please feel free to leave or go to coffee hour. Some parishioners like to remain to listen to the organ postlude. We ask that you be mindful of them listening and begin your conversations in the church at the end of the postlude. Office Closure April 3 St Bart s will be a polling station for the federal by-election on April 3. The office will be closed. Coffee Hour Please join us for coffee in the parish hall following our 10:30 service. Our hosts are Pennie & David Younger. Visitors & newcomers are invited to take one of the blue mugs at coffee hour. These indicate that you are new to our parish. Altar Flowers at Easter Flowers are not placed in the Sanctuary during Lent. You are invited to contribute towards the flowers at Easter in memory of or in thanksgiving for the special people and/or events in your life. These dedications will be included in the bulletin on Easter Sunday. Forms are available at the back of the church. Please put your contribution and completed form in an envelope and place on the collection plate or drop off at the church office before Monday, April 10, Pamela Mallon Altar Guild Thursday Mornings Silent Meditation and Bible Study Meditation is held in the church at 8:00 & Bible Study in the hall at 10:00. Bridge Club Mondays at 2:00 p.m. *Note* Bridge will not be held on April 3* David Younger th Anniversary Gifts Please support our church by purchasing one or more items from our selection of Gifts, Tote Bags and Cards. All are reasonably priced and available in the hall after services or at the office during the week. Mark Your Calendars! April 26-6:00 P.M. Pub Night Clocktower Brew Pub, 422 MacKay St Main course choices: beef, chicken or vegetarian. $30.00 incl. tax and tip. Drinks extra. Cash Only No Exceptions! Available today after services from Linda Assad-Butcher or Lisa Samson or at the office during the week. Saturday, June 3 - St. Bart's is Part of Official Doors Open Ottawa! The church will be open to welcome visitors from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Stay tuned for further information and please volunteer when the sign-up sheet becomes available. We'll need lots of help! Coordinator: Judy Wiesinger judyatstbarts@gmail.com Sunday School for 4 to 13 year-olds Classes are held during the 10:30 a.m. service. New arrivals are always welcome. St Bart s Nursery Parents are invited to take their infants - 3 yr. olds to the hall nursery at any time during the service. 5

6 A Reading from the First Book of Samuel The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons." Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me." And the Lord said, "Take a heifer with you, and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.' Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one whom I name to you." Samuel did what the Lord commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, "Do you come peaceably?" He said, "Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice." And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, "Surely the Lord's anointed is now before the Lord." But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one." Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one." Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, "The Lord has not chosen any of these." Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your sons here?" And he said, "There remains yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep." And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here." He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The Lord said, "Rise and anoint him; for this is the one." Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah. (1Samuel 16:1-13) Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. Thanks be to God. Psalm 23 Refrain: Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever, for ever, for ever. Amen. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures and leads me beside still waters. Refrain He revives my soul and guides me along right pathways for his name s sake. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Refrain You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over. Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. Refrain A Reading from the Second Letter of Paul to the Ephesians For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light - for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly; but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." (Ephesians 5:8-14) Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. Thanks be to God. 6 7