THE PARISH CHURCH OF

ST BARNABAS PIMLICO

Fourteenth After TrinitySunday 2nd September 2018

Welcome to St BarnabasOur parish has been ‘serving and encouraging’ the people living, working or passing through this corner of Pimlico since 1850. St Barnabas, from Cyprus, was a fellow Apostle and missionary with St Paul, travelling widely until his martyrdom in 61AD. Originally called Joseph the apostles renamed him ‘Barnabas’ which means ‘Son of Encouragement’. We worship today in this beautiful Grade 1 listed building. If this is your first time visiting us and you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

• NOTICES •† Thank you to those who cleaned both last Saturday and yesterday.† Brendan Shanahan takes over as the headteacher of our parish school at the beginning of term. Please hold him, and the rest of the school community, in your prayers as the new school year begins.† The St Barnabas Bible Study group will be meeting in church on Tuesday 4th September at 7pm. If you would like to attend, please either email the convenor, Amanda Wright or William know.† Selwyn will be back on Wednesday 5th September.† Alex Norris will be preaching on Sunday 9th September. Sunday 16th September will be his last Sunday with us until 23rd December. As part of his training he has to carry out a placement in church of a differing tradition from our own. Fortunately, he is not going far, just around the corner to St Michael’s Chester Square.† The next St Barnabas Supper Club will be on Friday 14th September at 7pm – venue to be confirmed.† Fr John will be on holiday from Monday 17th September for two weeks. The Revd Graham Buckle and The Revd Philip Welsh (current and former Vicars of St Stephen’s Rochester Row respectively) will be covering the Sundays whilst Fr John is away.† Open House weekend is 22nd/23rd September.† Harvest Festival will be on Sunday 7th October

Cover image – Photograph from the archive of the London School of Economics.

Gifts - During the offertory hymn a collection is taken for the ministry and witness of the parish. If you are a UK tax payer please put your offering in a Gift Aid envelope, with your name and address and signature. Communion - All communicants of good standing in their own Church, of any denomination, are invited to receive Holy Communion. Those who do not wish to receive the Sacrament are invited to the altar rail for a blessing, with head bowed, to indicate the wish to be blessed.

The GatheringPlease stand when the Sacristy Bell is rung.HYMN 318 My God, accept my heart this dayINTROIT John 4.24 God is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

The Greeting In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.Grace, mercy and peace from God our Fatherand the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.And with thy spirit.The celebrant introduces the service.PRAYER OF PREPARATIONAlmighty God, unto whom all hearts be open,all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love thee,and worthily magnify thy holy name;through Christ, our Lord. Amen.CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTIONAlmighty God, our heavenly Father,we have sinned against thee and against our neighbour,in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness,

through our own deliberate fault.We are heartily sorry and repent of all our sins.For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, who died for us,forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may serve thee in newness of life to the glory of thy name. Amen.KYRIE ELEISONKyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleisonChriste eleison, Christe eleison, Christe eleisonKyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison

GLORIAGlory be to God on high, and in earth peace, goodwill towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly king, God, the Father almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten son, Jesus Christ: O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high, in the glory of God the Father. AmenCOLLECTAlmighty God,whose only Son hath opened for usa new and living way into thy presence:grant that, with pure hearts and constant wills,we may worship thee in spirit and in truth;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever.Amen All sit.

The Liturgy of the Word

OLD TESTAMENT READING Song of Solomon 2.8-13The voice of my beloved!   Look, he comes,leaping upon the mountains,   bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle   or a young stag.Look, there he stands   behind our wall,gazing in at the windows,   looking through the lattice. My beloved speaks and says to me:‘Arise, my love, my fair one,   and come away; for now the winter is past,   the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth;   the time of singing has come,and the voice of the turtle-dove   is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth its figs,   and the vines are in blossom;   they give forth fragrance.Arise, my love, my fair one,   and come away. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

GRADUAL Psalm 45 (refrain tune Franconia)Refrain/ My heart, address the King: Thy beauties are divine; Thy lips with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine.Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. R/All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia: out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. R/

NEW TESTAMENT READING James 1.17-end Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfilment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing. If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.All standGOSPEL ACCLAMATION Refrain/Alleluia.Welcome with meekness the implanted word: That has the power to save your souls. R/The Lord be with you And with thy spirit. Hear the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ, according to John.Glory be to thee, O Lord.

GOSPEL READING Mark 7.1-8, 14, 15, 21-23Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?’ He said to them, ‘Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written,“This people honours me with their lips, but their hearts are far fromme; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.” You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.’ Then he called the crowd again and said to them, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.’ For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord.Praise be to thee, O Christ.SERMON Fr John

All stand.NICENE CREEDI believe in one God the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible:And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,

begotten of his Father before all worlds,God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God,begotten, not made,being of one substance with the Father,by whom all things were made;who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, (all bow)and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,and was made man, (all rise)and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.He suffered and was buried,and the third day he rose againaccording to the Scriptures,and ascended into heaven,and sitteth on the right hand of the Father.And he shall come again with gloryto judge both the quick and the dead:whose kingdom shall have no end.And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.And I look for the resurrection of the dead,and the life of the world to come. Amen.All sit or kneel. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSIONEnding… Merciful Father,accept these prayers for the sake of thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Liturgy of the SacramentAll stand.THE PEACEThe peace of the Lord be always with youand with thy spirit.

OFFERTORY SENTENCE 1Corinthians 9.11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your worldly things?Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the splendour and the majesty. All things come from thee, and of thine own do we give thee. Amen.

HYMN 472 When all thy mercies, O my God (tune Contemplation by Frederick Gore

Ousley) During which a collection is taken for the mission of the church.

The following prayers are said over the gifts.Blessed art thou, Lord God of all creation:through thy goodness we have this bread to offer,which earth has given and human hands have made.It will become for us the Bread of Life.Blessed be God for ever.Blessed art thou, Lord God of all creation:through thy goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands.It will become for us the Cup of Salvation.Blessed be God for ever.Pray, my brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the almighty Father.May the Lord accept the sacrifice at thy hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his Church.

All stand.EUCHARISTIC PRAYER The Lord be with youand with thy spirit.Lift up your hearts.We lift them up unto the Lord.Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.It is meet and right so to do.THE PREFACE continues.

SANCTUS & BENEDICTUSHoly, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. All bow. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Sit or kneel as the prayer continues.Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:Christ has died.Christ is risen.Christ will come again.The prayer continues… ending with, world without end. Amen

THE LORD’S PRAYERLet us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us.Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREADWe break this bread to share in the body of Christ.Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.AGNUS DEI O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,grant us thy peace.

COMMUNIONBehold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.Blessed are those who are called to his supper.Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.HYMN 306 Strengthen for service, Lord, the handsAll standPOST COMMUNION PRAYERO Lord God,who art the source of all truth and love,keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,united in prayer and in the breaking of bread,and one in joy and simplicity of heart,in Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.Almighty God,we thank thee for feeding uswith the body and blood of thy Son, Jesus Christ.Through him we offer thee our souls and bodiesto be a living sacrifice.Send us out in the power of thy Spiritto live and work to thy praise and glory. Amen.All sit.THE NOTICES

All stand.THE BLESSINGThe Lord be with youand with thy spirit.HYMN 456 Teach me, my God and KingPlease turn to face the West Door as the Altar Party processes past.

THE DISMISSALGo in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. Amen.

It is our custom at St Barnabas to remain quietly seated during the voluntary.

Refreshments are served at the back of church.

The Calvary Chapel (North Aisle, West End)C1910 – Reputed to be Bavarian made in Oberammergau.The words ‘So God loved the world’ are stencilled onto a background which echoes decorative work throughout the church. Corpus Christi (Jesus) is attached to a plain Latin cross. Jesus is depicted as bearded, eyes closed, bowed head, wearing a crown of thorns (which appears to be currently dislodged). Jesus is draped with a golden perizonium (a form of loin cloth). The Virgin Mary stands to the left of the group. Her head is hooded, with a nimbus (halo) and she wears black garments edged in gold. She is wearing shoes. St John is on the right-hand side, bare headed, also with a nimbus. His hands are clasped in prayer and his feet are bare.Calvary, or Golgotha (Biblical Greek Γολγοθᾶ[ς] Golgotha[s], traditionally interpreted as reflecting Syriac (Aramaic) golgolta, as it were Hebrew gulgōleṯ (skull), was, according to the Gospels, a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified.The gospel of Mark and Matthew translate the term to mean "place of [the] skull" (Κρανίου Τόπος Kraníou Tópos), in Latin rendered Calvariæ Locus, from which the English word Calvary derives.

This chapel is most commonly used by the congregation of the Melkite Church, who are based at St Barnabas. You will also notice that there is an image and a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe in this chapel.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated image enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The basilica is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world, and the world's third most-visited sacred site. Pope Leo XIII granted the venerated image a Canonical Coronation on 12 October 1895.

PRAYERS AND OBSERVATIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEADJill Perry, Fiona Gardiner, Oliver Gardiner, David Schurmann, Jane Merrill.RECENTLY DEPARTED ~ ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH ~ Ethel Copas, Jess Golledge

If you would like someone added to (or removed from) our prayers please let Fr John know. Names can be added for any reason (i.e. not just those who are ill).

~Intentions~ ~ Service Times / Events ~

M 3rd September

Gregory the Great, bishop, teacher of the faith, 604

Bank Holiday MondayNo Services

T 4th September

Birinus, bishop, 650 No Services

W 5th September Feria

9am - Morning Prayer12:45pm - Said Mass

T 6th September

Allen Gardiner, missionary, founder of the South American Mission Society, 1851

9am - Morning Prayer3pm - T@35pm - Evening Prayer8pm - Compline

F 7th September Feria No Services

S 8th September

Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary

9am-1pm - Church Open10am - Morning Prayer10.30am - Coffee

S 9th September

Trinity 15 10am Sung Mass

Who’s Who?Priest in Charge Fr John Pearson-Hicks 07540 062413

frhicks@me.comAdministrator Selwyn Leamy 07946 397 023

selwynleamy@hotmail.comChurch Wardens Linda Ulrich 07791 858196 / Ann Townshend

07803 938429Director of Music David Aprahamian Liddle 020 8365 7320

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