First Lesson: Genesis 33:1-17 (page 30 in the pew Bible)
Psalm 52, 54
Second Lesson: Hebrews 12:18-end (page 227 in the pew Bible)
10:00 A.M. - HOLY EUCHARIST
Introit Psalm:(sung)
Children’s Talk
Hymn: 555 (Dennis)
Collect for Lent 3p. 145
Collect for Lentp. 138
Epistlep. 145
Gradual Psalm: 25:16-22p. 359
Gospelp. 146
Creedp. 71
Hymn before Homily: 543 ((455-Belmont)
Homily
Offertory Hymn: 582 (Martyrdom)
Intercession
Confession, Absolutionp. 77
Thanksgivingp. 78
Consecrationp. 82
Hymns during Communion:460 (St. Finbar)
791 (He Leadeth Me)780 (Softly and Tenderly)
Lord’s Prayerp. 85
Recessional Hymn: 412 (St. Gertrude)
Please join us for coffee and tea in the Hall.
5:00 P.M. EVENING PRAYER
First Lesson: Genesis 44:1- 45:8 (page 41 in the pew Bible)
Psalms 55
Second Lesson: Luke 22:54-end (page 87 in the pew Bible)
The Sanctuary Lamp burns this week to the Glory of God
and in Loving Memory of Ron Chapman & John Dingwell.
The bulletins are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Edward and Muriel Strugnell, on the occasion of Edward’s 100th birthday (March 10) (if he were living), by their daughter Arline and son-in-law, Larry.
“Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord,
and let light eternal shine upon them”
Eva Stewart Chad HillhouseJerry MacKenzie
Vivian CarsonJosephine StoneJacqueline Jeffery
Ernest GodinJoseph LandryKeith Leighton
Brenda EnglehartElizabeth Clements
Layreaders
8:00 A.M. – Roy Boutilier 9:15A.M – Shirley Kelly
10:00 A.M. – Bill Ross
Next Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent is called Mothering Sunday; named so after the words of the Sunday Epistle, from St. Paul to the Galatians, “Jerusalem, which is above is free; which is the mother of us all.” To this end all the women in attendance will receive a carnation.
"Everyone involved with 1st Moncton-St.George's Scouting would like to say," THANK YOU", to all who supported our Pasta Challenge. With YOUR help we were able to donate 2534 lbs of pasta, sauce and various canned goods to give to the Reconnect/YMCA Food bank."
Confirmation Classes will begin on Monday 15th at 6:30 P.M.
The Rector’s Corner
“If you cannot name it, it owns you.”
Like you, I am grateful for all those who bring their children to be baptized. Baptisms remind us of the new life we have received – the spiritual regeneration – through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. And, to see these beautiful babies presented at the Font, with their whole life before them, is encouraging. We all are filled with hope as we witness their parents and Godparents make the sacred vows. Then, when the blessed water is poured over the child’s head and they are signed with the Cross in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, we remember the spiritual battle this little one will have to fight under the banner of Christ Jesus against sin, the world and the devil.
The reality of this battle comes as soon as the Service is over and we leave for home. Sadly, as we all know, not many of these children are brought back the next Sunday, or the next Sunday, or the next one. There are hundreds, dare we say thousands, of people in Moncton who were baptized as infants, but who do not see the importance of attending Sunday worship. Why? Let’s ask them!
Late last year the Vestry discussed this situation, and some possible responses to the absence of so many of the ‘newly baptized’. Of course there is not a ‘pat’ answer, but there are things we can do on our end, to change these tacit contracts. What is a ‘tacit contracts’? It is an unsigned agreement that operates on assumptions. For example, even though the parents and Godparents meet with the Rector for Baptism instruction, even though they hear their duties and understand them, and even though they know what they should do, there seems to be a tacit contract that none of these things really matter.
But we all participate in tacit contracts, for better or for worse. For example, perhaps over the years the workers in an office have developed a habit of leaving work one-half hour early every day. Perhaps a parent uses a double-standard of discipline with their children, allowing the youngest to get away with twice as much as the others. Perhaps a husband and wife have fallen into the practice of not talking about a certain subject even though it involves a chronic behaviour that is destroying their marriage. All of these are examples of how tacit contracts operate, and they help to put the situation with Baptism into perspective.
So, what can we do to change these tacit contracts? The first thing is to name it – identify the issue and the behaviour; admit the problem and prepare to confront it. This is critical, for, as Bishop Salmon (who addressed the diocesan clergy on this subject last Fall) said, “If you cannot name it, it owns you.” In other words, as long as we let the behaviour continue – as long as we collude with inertia – we will feel powerless to change it. Silence in the foundation of a tacit contract. Don’t make any waves. Continue on with the status quo.
Well, getting back to the Baptism situation, I wondered what to do. Was there anything? Of course. We opened the Baptism Register and began to make some calls. It was a little bit embarrassing, at first. “Hello,” I said and identified myself. I had not spoken with some of these people for six years! “My New Year’s resolution is to get to know the children I have baptized since coming to St. George’s.” So, I would like to invite you to our next meeting of St. Michael’s Club” Actually, once we got started, the exercise went fairly well. There were some good conversations; some replies to messages that were left; and some ideas about the next step forward. None of it was rocket science; it was just a little bit of action through common sense, by God’s grace and to His glory.
Something else that Bishop Salmon said last Fall has stayed with me: “If the leadership of any organization is willing to collude with inertia, you will have it forever.” There is something very liberating about that; instead of focusing on what CANNOT be done, this attitude give hope and possibilities. As Jesus told His disciple, “With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” And how can we argue? The Cross testifies to this truth. Through Christ, death has been defeated and changed into Everlasting Life. By His Blood, our sins are forgiven. So truly all things are possible with God.
Over the past two weeks, the Sunday reading have focused on the spiritual battle we all face everyday, and the reality of temptation. As you consider the various temptations to your soul and body, remember the temptation to let sleeping dogs lie – to remain silent about something that is not right. Of course, the place to begin is with ourselves. Before we look around, let us look within, asking the Lord to show us the attitudes and behaviours with which we have been colluding. Remember, “If you cannot name it, it owns you.” It is never to late to change. May our Heavenly Father renew us by His Spirit in repentance and faith that we may love Him more dearly and serve Him more nearly.
CBC New Brunswick has partnered with the Karing Kitchen to bring "Matt Andersen" in concert at the Capitol Theatre. Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Capitol Theatre Box Office and the price is $19.50. You will also have a chance to meet Harry Forestell and David MacDonald of CBC New Brunswick.
"Matt Anderson" is a Canadian Blues Guitarist & Singer-Songwriter who has toured many countries. Besides 2 East Coast Awards, he won the 2010 International Blues Award and is just returning from playing in the Olympics Opening Ceremony.
This Week in the Parish
The Daily Offices of MorningandEveningPrayer will be prayed in the Chapel at 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday – Friday, respectively. In addition:
Monday Vestry7:00 P.M.
TuesdayBible Study at the Rectory10:00 A.M.
WednesdayHoly Eucharist 7:00 P.M.
ThursdayHoly Eucharist10:00 A.M.
FridayStations of the Cross7:00 P.M.
Saturday Peeling for Community Meal8:30 A.M.
Thank you very much to all those who have brought food and assisted with the Funeral Receptions last week. These events are so important and your generosity and kindness in providing for them is greatly appreciated. May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ rest upon those who mourn.
Thank you also to our cook and to those who brought desserts for last week’s Shared Meal. We had a good time together with the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts – thanks be to God!
Community Meal –Sunday, March 14th
Cooks – Women’s Progress Club
We will be calling for Servers and Clean Up Crew – Please sign up in the porch if you are available.
Bulletin for Lent 2
Friday, 05 March 2010
Lent 2February 28, 2010
8:00 A.M. -HOLY EUCHARIST
Introit Psalm:25: 1-7p. 358
Collect for Lent 2p. 143
Collect for Lentp. 138
Epistlep. 144
Gradual Psalm: 123p. 498
Gospelp. 144
9:15 A.M. – THE LITANY WITH THE LESSONS
The Epistle p.144
The Gospel p. 144
10:00 A.M. – THE ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER
V/ Let us go forth in peace.
R/ In the Name of the Lord. Amen
The Hymn:685-686 (Ellacombe)
O Canada
The Opening Sentencesp.3
The Exhortation and General Confessionp. 4
The Lord’s Prayerp. 5
The Venitep. 6
The Psalm: 51p. 394
First Lesson: Genesis 32:1-30 (page 29 in the pew Bible)
Te Deum Laudamus
Second Lesson: Hebrews10:19-end (page 224 in the pew Bible)
The Benededictusp.9
The Apostles Creedp. 10
The Lesser Litanyp. 11
The Collects of the Dayp. 143, 138
The Second and Third Collectsp. 11
The Sermon
The Hymn in which the Offering is received: 786 (Calvary)
A Prayer for the Clergy and Peoplep. 13
Occasional Prayers (as announced)
A Prayer for all Conditions of Menp.14
AGeneral Thanksgivingp. 14
A Prayer for St. Chrysostomp. 15
The Gracep. 15
Talk by Scout Leader Allen Urquhart
God Save the Queen
The Recessional Hymn: 713 Jesus Loves Me
Please join us for lunch in the Hall.
5:00 P.M. EVENING PRAYER
First Lesson: Genesis 43:1-15 (page 40 in the pew Bible)
Psalms 130, 131, 134
Second Lesson: Luke 22:31-53 (page 87 in the pew Bible)
Layreaders
8:00 A.M. –Ted Bartlett 9:15A.M – Shirley Kelly
10:00 A.M. – Norm Dupuis
The Sanctuary Lamp burns this week to the Glory of God
and in Loving Memory of Tess and Don Williams given by the family.
“Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord,
and let light eternal shine upon them”
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell, Lord of Gilwell
Olave St. Clair Soames Powell, Lady of Gilwell
Eva Stewart Chad HillhouseJerry MacKenzie
Vivian CarsonJosephine StoneJacqueline Jeffery
Ernest GodinJoseph Landry
The Laying on of Hands and Anointing of the sick will be available following the 10 A.M. Service in the Chapel.
We are thankful to Sylvie Boulianne, who will sing for us this morning at the 10 A.M. Service. Thank you Sylvie!
The Rector’s Corner
As we gather today with the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, and their leaders and families, we remember the founder of the Scouting Movement Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell and his wife Olave.
Baden-Powell (as he has come to be known) was born on February 22, 1857 in London, England. At the age of 19, he joined the British Army where he served in India, Afghanistan and South Africa. In fact, from 1900 to 1903 he recruited and trained the South African Constabulary. This organization was made up of officers from Australia, New Zealand, India, Ceylon, England, Ireland, South Africa and Canada. This constabulary was established to be a peace-time army, somewhere between a police and a military force, to pacify the former republics which were had been made part of a united South Africa under British rule.
Baden-Powell himself designed the uniform for the constabulary – an informal khaki shirt and his favourite broad brimmed hat. Sound familiar? Later, when he established Scouting for boys he used a very similar uniform with khaki shirts and shorts, a scarf (neckerchief) and the famous broad-rimmed hat. The original colours of the Scout emblem (gold on green) also came from the TransvaalState of the former BoerRepublic.
Incredibly, St. George’s has a direct connection with Baden-Powell and the South African Constabulary, which shall be emphasized in the Processional Hymn. The procession will stop at a window depicting St. George, given to God’s glory and in memory of Charles Tupper Busby, a member of Lord Baden-Powell’s Constabulary. He was 20 years old and a Trooper in ‘L; Squadron when he was accidentally wounded at Bloemdal on August 26, 1901. He died three days later at Heidelburg, a long way from home, but in the Presence and Faithful Love of his Heavenly Father.
When Baden-Powell returned to England from his service in South Africa, he was appalled at the deterioration of morale in English youth. He described “thousands of boys and young men, pale, narrow chested, hunched up, miserable specimens, smoking endless cigarettes, numbers of them betting.” He was also concerned about the rampant sexual immorality, resulting in disease, poverty and unwanted children.
He began to put his concern into action by writing a manual, “Scouting for Boys” in 1908. Within a year of its publication, over 100,000 boys had already enrolled as Scouts, and the Scouting Movement quickly crossed the seas to numerous countries around the world, including Canada. The First Moncton St. George’s Charter was granted on October 13, 1919.
As a Congregation, we are blessed to have an active Scouting Program, with such capable and enthusiastic leaders. The leaders and the Group Committee have been faithful to Baden-Powell’s original ideals by working to build up each child’s character. Of this, B.P. said, “Don’t let the technical outweigh the moral. Field efficiency, back-woodsmanship, camping, hiking, good turns, jamboree comradeships are all means, not the end. The end is CHARACTER – character with a purpose – the active service of Love and Duty to God and neighbour.” Character-building, then, was a spiritual activity for Baden Powell, and he believed that the character should be shaped and molded by Christ. For example, he recommended that when dealing with conflicts in the Scouting Movement, people should ask themselves a simple question: “What would Christ have done under the circumstances?”
In closing, the following message was found among B.P.'s papers after his death.
Baden Powell’s Last Message to Scouts
Dear Scouts,
If you have ever seen the play Peter Pan, you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech because he was afraid that possibly when the time came for him to die he might not have time to get it off his chest. It is much the same with me, and so, although I am not at this moment dying, I shall be doing so one of these days and I want to send you a parting word of good-bye.
Remember, it is the last you will ever hear from me, so think it over. I have had a most happy life and I want each one of you to have as happy a life too.
I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. Happiness doesn't come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong whileyou are a boy, so that you can be useful and so that you can enjoy life when you are a man.
Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.
But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best. "Be Prepared" in this way, to live happy and to die happy - stick to your Scout promise always - even after you have ceased to be a boy - and God help you to do it. Your Friend, Baden-Powell.
This Week in the Parish
The Daily Offices of MorningandEveningPrayer will be prayed in the Chapel at 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday – Friday, respectively. In addition:
SundayWok with Faith4:30 P.M.
TuesdayBible Study10:00 A.M.
WednesdayCamden Terrace Eucharist10:00 A.M.
Holy Eucharist 7:00 P.M.
ThursdayHoly Eucharist10:00 A.M.
FridayJacqueline Jeffery Funeral1:30 P.M.
Stations of the Cross7:00 P.M.
Thank you to all who assisted with food preparation and working in the kitchen for the funeral reception held last Thursday for Josephine Stone. We once again require sandwiches, sweets, cheese and crackers and a vegetable tray for the funeral of Jacqueline Jeffery which will be held here next Friday afternoon at 1:30 P.M. A sign up sheet is in the back if you can help. Thank you!
A Morning of Training for Deanery Layreaders (on leading Morning Prayer) has been scheduled for Saturday, March 6th at St. Andrew’s Church (Elmwood Drive). We will begin at 9:30AM and finish with lunch at 12 Noon. (No registration fee or cost for lunch).
Lenten coin cards can be picked up at the back of the Church. The coin cards present both a challenge and an opportunity for us to set aside a little extra money as an offering to Almighty God – so let’s do our best for His glory.
‘Wok with Faith” a program for Middle and High School aged children will be held this evening in the Church Hall beginning at 4:30 P.M.
This morning we are joined by members of the First St. George’s Beavers, Cubs and Scouts and their parents and leaders. Their presence with us is part of Scouting Week and the commemoration of Lord and Lady Baden Powell’s birthday. Thank you for coming and please join us for lunch in the hall after the service.
We also welcome Angelique Reddy of the YMCA ReConnect and Food Bank Programs. She joins with us to accept the proceeds of the Pasta Challenge, initiated by our Scouts and their leaders, Thanks to everyone who has contributed!
At the Annual Meeting held on February 8th the following representatives were elected.
Wardens
Senior Warden – Ralph BlackJunior Warden – Gerry Clayton
Vestry
Ken ArbeauRoy BoutilierIris Colford
Charles FarrellRon FreemanMarilyn Hayre
Shirley KellyJohn LingleyMike Lipton
Diane MugridgeRocky RothwellGloria Wellwood
Synod Delegates
Iris ColfordNorm DupuisDebbie Ritchie
Alternates
Ray JoudreyDiane MugridgeMarilyn Rice
Moncton and Area Council of Churches Representatives
Marilyn RiceMargaret McLeod
Primates World Relief and Development Fund -Debbie Ritchie
The next Vestry meeting will be held on Monday, March 8th at 7 P.M. in the Ladies Parlour.
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