THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT HOLY EUCHARIST Sunday, March 15th, 2015

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST (DIXIE)

719 DUNDAS STREET EAST

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO

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TEL: (905) 277-0462

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3. To the Al might- y,- throned in heaven ly- splen dour,- 2. Praised be the true Lamb, slain for our re demp- tion,-

1. Splen dour- and hon our,- maj es- ty- and pow er,-

and to the Sav iour,- Christ our Lamb and Shep herd,- be ad o- -by whose self of fering- we are made God's peo ple:- a pries tly-are yours, O Lord God, fount of ev ery- bless ing,- for by your

ra- tion,- praise, and glo ry- giv en,- now and for ev- er.-king dom,- from all tongues and na tions,- called to God's ser vice.-bid ding- was the whole cre a- tion- called in to- be ing.-

Processional Hymn: #364 – “SPLENDOUR AND HONOUR” Please stand & sing

The Gathering of the Community

Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of

the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

People: And also with you.

The Penitential Rite Please kneel or remain seated

Leader: Almighty God,

All: to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are

hidden. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy

Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy

name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Priest: Blessed be God who forgives all our sins;

People: whose mercy endures forever.

Priest: 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

his infinite goodness and mercy.

Lord, have mer cy,- Lord, have mer cy.- Christ, have mer cy.-

Christ, have mer cy.- Lord, have mer cy.- Lord, have mer cy.-

The Kyrie All sing

Priest: We have been wounded. People: O God, heal us.

Priest: We stumble in the darkness. People: Light of the world, transfigure us.

Priest: We forget that we are your home. People: Spirit of God, dwell in us.

Priest: Eternal Spirit, People: living God, in whom we live and move and have our being, all that we are,

have been, and shall be is known to you. In the very secret of our hearts

you know all that rises to trouble us. Living flame, burn into us. Cleansing

wind, blow through us. Fountain of water, well up within us; that we may

love and praise in deed and in truth. Amen.

Priest: 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.

People: Amen.

The Collect of the Day

Leader: Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world, evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

All: Amen.

Hal le- lu- jah!- Give thanks to the Lord!

Reader: A Reading from the Book of Numbers. Please be seated

From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom;

but the people became impatient on the way. The people spoke against God and against

Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is

no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food." Then the Lord sent poisonous

serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. The

people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and

against you; pray to the Lord to take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the

people. And the Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and

everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live." So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and

put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the

serpent of bronze and live.

Reader: The word of the Lord. Numbers 21.4-9

People: Thanks be to God. A moment of silence is observed

Psalm 107 Please remain seated

Cantor: Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly

of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the deeds of the Lord! they are

studied by all who delight in them. His work is full of majesty and splendour,

and his righteousness endures for ever. Refrain

Cantor: He makes his marvellous works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and full

of compassion. He gives food to those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his

covenant. He has shown his people the power of his works in giving them the

lands of the nations. Refrain

Cantor: The works of his hands are faithfulness and justice; all his commandments are

sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, because they are done in truth and

equity. He sent redemption to his people; he commanded his covenant for ever;

holy and awesome is his name. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of

wisdom; those who act accordingly have a good understanding; his praise

endures for ever. Refrain

4. O clothe us with thy heaven ly- ar mour,- Lord, thy trust y- shield, thy sword of 3. We would be one in ha tred- of all wrong, one in our love of all things 2. We are of thee, the child ren- of thy love, com pan- ions- of thy well be- -

1. E ter- nal- Ru ler- of the cease less- round of circ ling- plan ets- sing ing-

love di vine;- our in spi- ra- tion- be thy con stant- word; we ask no vic to- -sweet and fair, one with the joy that ri ses- in to- song, one with the grief that

lov- ed- Son; de scend,- O Ho ly- Spi rit,- like a dove, in to- our hearts thaton their way, Guide of the na tions- from the night pro found- in to- the glo ry-

ries- that are not thine: give us the shield of faith that we may befinds no voice in prayer, one in the power that makes thy child ren- freewe may be as one: as one with thee, to whom we ev er- tend;of the per fect- day: rule in our hearts, that we may ev er- be

stead fast,- at ten- tive,- firm in ser ving- thee.to fol low- truth, and thus to fol low- thee.as one with him, our patt ern- and our friend.

guid ed- and strength ened- and up held- by thee.

Reader: A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians. Please be seated

You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the

course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at

work among those who are disobedient. All of us once lived among them in the passions

of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of

wrath, like everyone else. But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which

he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with

Christ - by grace you have been saved - and raised us up with him and seated us with him

in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come he might show the

immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you

have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God - not

the result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what he has made us, created in

Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepare beforehand to be our way of life.

Reader: The word of the Lord. Ephesians 2.1-10

People: Thanks be to God. A moment of silence is observed

Hymn: #497 – “ETERNAL RULER OF THE CEASELESS ROUND” Please stand & sing

The first two verses are sung before the Gospel, the last two verses; after

The Gospel

Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.

Leader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

People:

Jesus said, "Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man

be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the

world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but

may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the

world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him

are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already, because they

have not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgement, that the

light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their

deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that

their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it

may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God."

Leader: The Gospel of Christ. John 3.14-21

People:

Sermon Please be seated

The Nicene Creed Please stand

Leader: Let us confess our faith as we say,

All: We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and

earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light

from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with

the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our

salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he

became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake

he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he

ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

Hear us, O Lord, have mer cy- up on- us: for we have sin ned- a gainst- thee.

All: He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his

kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the

giver of life, who proceeds from the Father. With the Father and the Son he

is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets. We

believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one

baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the

dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers & Lenten Prose Please kneel or be seated

The Leader offers prayers for the church, the world, the sick and the suffering, and those who have died.

All join the Cantor in singing:

Cantor: To thee, Redeemer, on thy throne of glory, lift we our weeping eyes in holy

pleadings; listen, O Jesu, to our supplications.

All sing the refrain

Cantor: O thou chief corner-stone, Right Hand of the Father, Way of salvation, Gate of

life celestial; cleanse thou our sinful souls from all defilement.

All sing the refrain

Cantor: God, we implore thee, in thy glory seated, bow down and hearken to thy weeping

children; pity and pardon all our grievous trespasses.

All sing the refrain

Cantor: Sins oft committed now we lay before thee; with true contrition, now no more we

veil them; grant us, Redeemer, loving absolution.

All sing the refrain

Cantor: Innocent captive, taken unresisting, falsely accused, and for us sinners sentenced;

save us, we pray thee, Jesu our Redeemer.

All sing the refrain

The Peace Please stand

Priest: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People: And also with you.

3. O be our might y- heal er- still, O Lord of life and2. And then your touch brought life and health, gave speech and strength and1. Your hands, O Lord, in days of old were strong to heal and

death; re store- and strength en,- soothe and bless with your al might- y-sight; and youth re newed,- with health re stored,- claimed you, the Lord ofsave; they tri umphed- o ver- pain and death, o'er dark ness- and the

breath. On hands that work and eyes that see, your heal ing- wis dom- pour, thatlight. And so, O Lord, be near to bless, al might- y- now as then, ingrave. To you they went, the blind, the mute, the pal sied- and the lame, the

whole and sick and weak and strong may praise you ev er- more.-ev ery- street, in ev ery- home, in ev ery- trou bled- friend.lep er- set a part- and shunned, the sick and those in shame.

Offertory Hymn: #293 – “YOUR HANDS, O LORD, IN DAYS OF OLD” All sing

Offertory Sentence All sing

Priest: God of mercy and compassion, your Word calls us home to faith and love.

Accept all we offer you this day, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. All: Amen.

Priest: It is indeed right that we should praise you, gracious God, for you created all

things. You formed us in your own image: male and female you created us.

When we turned away from you in sin, you did not cease to care for us, but

opened a path of salvation for all people. You made a covenant with Israel, and

through your servants Abraham and Sarah gave the promise of a blessing to all

nations. Through Moses and Miriam you led your people from bondage into

freedom; through the prophets you renewed your promise of salvation.

Therefore, with them, and with all your saints who have served you in every

age, we give thanks and raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.

Sanctus All sing

Please kneel or be seated

Priest: Holy God, source of life and goodness, all creation rightly gives you praise. In the fullness of time, you sent your Son Jesus Christ, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Creator of all. He healed the sick and ate and drank with outcasts and sinners; he opened the eyes of the blind and proclaimed the good news of your kingdom to the poor and to those in need. In all things he fulfilled your gracious will. On the night he freely gave himself to death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: this is my body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Gracious God, his perfect sacrifice destroys the power of sin and death; by raising him to life you give us life for evermore. Therefore we proclaim our hope.

All: Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life.

Lord Jesus, come in glory.

Priest: Recalling his death, proclaiming his resurrection, and looking for his coming again in glory, we offer you, Father, this bread and this cup. Send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these gifts, that all who eat and drink at this table may be one body and one holy people, a living sacrifice in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory is yours, almighty Father, now and for ever.

All: Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer All sing unaccompanied

O Lamb of God, you take a way- the sin of the world: have mer cy- up on- us.

O Lamb of God, you take a way- the sin of the world: have mer cy- up on- us.

O Lamb of God, you take a way- the sin of the world: grant us your peace.

Priest: We break this bread,

All: Communion in Christ’s body once broken.

Priest: The gifts of God for the People of God.

People: Thanks be to God.

AGNUS DEI All sing

6. Give us eyes to see you clear ly;- make us chil dren- of your 5. Christ, you lead and we shall fol low,- stum bling- though our steps may

4. Gen tle- Je sus,- might y- Spi rit,- come in flame- our hearts a-3. We re mem- ber- truth once spo ken,- love passed on through act and

2. Seed that dies to rise in glo ry,- may we see our selves- in 1. Tree of Life and awe some- mys tery,- in your death we are re-

light. Give us hearts to live more near ly- as yourbe; one with you in joy and sor row,- we the

new.- We may all your joy in her- it- if weword; ev ery- per son- lost and bro ken- wears theyou; if we learn to live your sto ry- we mayborn;- though you die in all of his tory,- still you

gos pel- shin ing- bright, as your gos pel- shin ing- bright.riv er,- you the sea, we the riv er,- you the sea.

bear the cross with you, if we bear the cross with you.bo dy- of our Lord, wears the bo dy- of our Lord.die to rise a new,- we may die to rise a new.-rise with ev ery- morn, still you rise with ev ery- morn.

3. All things are thine; no gift have we, Lord of all gifts, to2. No lack thy per fect- ful lness- knew; for hu man- needs and1. All things are thine; no gift have we, Lord of all gifts, to

off er- thee; and so, with grate ful- hearts to day,- thine own be-long ings- grew this house of prayer, this home of rest, where grace isoff er- thee; and so with grate ful- hearts to day,- thine own be-

fore- thy feet we lay. Come now and deign these walls to bless; fillshared and truth ad dressed.- In weak ness- and in want, we call onfore- thy feet we lay. Thy will in formed- the build ers'- thought; thy

with thy love their emp ti- ness,- and let their door athee for whom the heavens are small; thy glo ry- is thyhand un seen- a midst- us wrought; through mor tal- mo tive,-

gate way- be to lead us from our selves- to thee.chil dren's- good, thy joy ful filled- in ser vant- hood.-scheme, and plan thy wise e ter- nal- pur pose- ran.

Communion Hymn: #179 – “TREE OF LIFE AND AWESOME MYSTERY” All sing

Communion Hymn: #304 – “ALL THINGS ARE THINE” All sing

3. All praise and thanks to God the Fath er- now be2. O may this boun teous- God through all our life be1. Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and

giv en;- the Son, and him who reigns with them in high est-near us, with ev er- joy ful- hearts and bless ed- peace tovoi ces,- who won drous- things has done, in whom this world re-

heav en;- the one e ter- nal- God, whom earth and heaven a-cheer us; and keep us still in grace, and guide us when per-joic- es;- who from our moth ers'- arms has blessed us on our

dore;- for thus it was, is now, and shall be ev er- more.-plexed;- and free us from all ills, in this world and the next.way with count less- gifts of love, and still is ours to day.-

3. All things are thine; no gift have we, Lord of all gifts, to2. No lack thy per fect- ful lness- knew; for hu man- needs and1. All things are thine; no gift have we, Lord of all gifts, to

off er- thee; and so, with grate ful- hearts to day,- thine own be-long ings- grew this house of prayer, this home of rest, where grace isoff er- thee; and so with grate ful- hearts to day,- thine own be-

fore- thy feet we lay. Come now and deign these walls to bless; fillshared and truth ad dressed.- In weak ness- and in want, we call onfore- thy feet we lay. Thy will in formed- the build ers'- thought; thy

with thy love their emp ti- ness,- and let their door athee for whom the heavens are small; thy glo ry- is thyhand un seen- a midst- us wrought; through mor tal- mo tive,-

gate way- be to lead us from our selves- to thee.chil dren's- good, thy joy ful filled- in ser vant- hood.-scheme, and plan thy wise e ter- nal- pur pose- ran.

Communion Hymn: #399 – “NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD” All sing

5. Worlds to be born and chil dren- yet to be, come, 4. Great is the cost of walk ing- on this road, to 3. Peace was your plea, and peace your lov ing- theme: let

2. Je sus,- you wept to see our hu man- strife: teach 1. Come, Chris tian- peo ple,- sing your prais es,- shout! If

take up this song in to- e ter- ni- ty.-fol low- and suf fer- with the Son of God.

peace be our pass port,- peace a liv ing- dream.us com pas sion- for each hu man- life.we a re- si lent,- e ven- stones cry out.

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ pro claim- till

Refrain

all the world a dore- his sa cred- name!

Choir Anthem

Prayer after Communion

Priest: All your works praise you, O Lord.

All: And your faithful servants bless you. Gracious God we thank you for

feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. May we,

who share his body, live his risen life; we, who drink his cup, bring life to

others; we, whom the Spirit lights, give light to the world. Keep us firm

in the hope you have set before us, so that we and all your children shall

be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Christ

our Lord. Amen.

The Blessing & Announcements

Recessional Hymn: #602 – “LIFT HIGH THE CROSS” Please stand & sing

Dismissal The “Alleluia” is omitted during the season of Lent.

Priest: Go forth in the name of Christ.

People: Thanks be to God.

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SERVICES NEXT WEEK: Tuesday, March 17th - Lenten Vespers – 7:00 p.m. – Peace Chapel

Wednesday, March 18th - Holy Eucharist and Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, March 19th - Prayer Group 10:00 a.m. Sunday, March 22th - Fifth Sunday in Lent

8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (B.C.P.)

10:00 a.m. - Choral Eucharist (B.A.S.)

THE FLOWERS IN THE CHURCH are given to the Glory of God, and for blessings

received, as placed by Hazel Krishnan.

PARISH CYCLE OF PRAYER: Egland Goddard, Anita Carter, the Breitners, the Mackisons

and Phil Brown.

LENTEN VESPERS – The Lenten Vespers will take place at the Peace Chapel on Tuesday

evenings at 7:00 p.m beginning Tuesday, February 24th through to Tuesday, March 24th

inclusive. All are welcome.

EASTER LILIES TO DECORATE THE CHURCH – The lilies are $8.00 each and can be

ordered following the 8.00 a.m. service from Leanne Brister and the 10:00 a.m. service from

Karen Breitner or Lori Chadwick. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT YOUR

ORDERS.

SPRING LAYETTE PROGRAM – The Trillium Health Centre is in need of more layettes for

delivery by April. Items include baby jackets, bonnets, blankets, sleepers, receiving blankets,

bath bowels, face-cloths, baby wipes, milk/juice bottles, Q-tips and Vaseline. Cash donations are

also welcome. Sign-up sheets are located in the Parish Hall.

OUTREACH MEETING – Today, Sunday March 15 after the 10:00 a.m. service, the

outreach committee will be holding a meeting in the Payton Room.

CEMETERY BOARD MEETING – The first cemetery board meeting will be held on

Monday, March 16th at 7:30p.m. in the Sydenham Room. Please try to attend if you are on this

board, as the chair will be chosen for the year.

WOMEN’S GROUP – The Women’s Group will be holding a bake sale on Palm Sunday,

March 29th between the services and after the 10 a.m. service.

Proceeds will be given to the Heritage fund and the Women’s Group encourages everyone to

continue supporting this fund. If you are interested in donating bake goods, please speak to

Mary Downey. Please come prepared to support this event.

YOUTH LENT PROGRAM - From Sunday, Feb 22 to Sunday March 22 , we will be meeting

at St. John's with the Senior and Junior Youth of Dixie Presbyterian for our Lent Program. We

will all meet together then separate into Junior (ages 10-13) and Senior (ages 14 up) for our

discussion groups. Rev. Karen from Dixie will lead the Junior Group and Fr. Daniel will lead the

Senior group. We will gather all together at the end of the evening for our game time. Our Lent

program ends with an Overnight Retreat at our church 7pm Fri Mar 27-1pm Sat Mar 28. We

will not be meeting on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday, so Fr. Daniel can recover.

PALM CROSS MAKING – Chancel Guild will be hosting an evening of palm cross making

on Thursday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Everyone is invited to participate in this

time of fellowship and creativity. It is always an enjoyable time, so come alone, with the family,

or a friend of your choice. On the job training is given, and beginners are welcome. A pair of

your own scissors will prove to be useful.

GOOD FRIDAY SOUP LUNCH – Please join us on Friday, April 3rd, after the 10:00 a.m.

service in the Parish Hall for the Good Friday Soup Luncheon. The cost is $3.00 per person. We

also need volunteers to prepare your own special soup, serve and clean up. Sign- up sheets are

on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall. We ask that you please bring your own bowl and spoon.

Proceeds will be used to purchase gift cards for Fr. Steven to give to those in need.

PHOTO DIRECTORIES – We have a limited available for purchase, if you are interested in

purchasing one for the cost of $10.00, please contact the office at 905-277-0462.

PASTORAL VISITS – If you or someone you know would like a visit from someone on the

Lay visitors list or a Priest, please contact the office at 905-277-0462. We would happy to

arrange this for you. If you are in the hospital or have planned surgery, please let us know so

that we can make sure that you get a visit.

Thanks to all who participated in serving in the service today:

Chancel Guild: Kathryn Froh, Barbara Kane, Shelly Sheppard;

Servers: Leanne Brister, Lindsay Dimitroff ;

Chalice: Leanne Brister, Alice Dods, Bud Reid;

Greeters: John Deen, Dennis Donald, Margaret Donald;

Sidespersons: John Deen, Eric Savoury, Rosina Savoury;

Readers: Lynette Lee-Ting, Patricia Bartlett, Edith Davis.