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THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT

Holy Eucharist - Rite I (Year C)

April 6, 2025        9:30 AM

THE  ENTRANCE  RITE

(In preparation for worship, please be seated and remain in silent meditation, ensuring that all mobile devices are silenced.)

Organ Prelude    

Opening Sentence and Prayer

The Great Litany (The Hymnal 1982, #S 67)                       Prayer Book, page 148

Greeting and Acclamation                                 Prayer Book, page 323

Prayer of the Day                                Prayer Book, page 167

O Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

THE  LITURGY  OF  THE  WORD

A Reading from the Book of Isaiah (43: 16 - 21)                Ottalene Cumberbatch             

16Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, 17who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 18Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. 19I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 20The wild animals will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, 21the people whom I formed for myself so that they might declare my praise.

Responsorial Psalm (126)             Prayer Book, page 126                          Jaselle Bryan

Refrain: The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad indeed. 

1    When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, * then were we like those who dream.

2    Then was our mouth filled with laughter, * and our tongue with shouts of joy.

3    Then they said among the nations, * “The Lord has done great things for them.” 

4    The Lord has done great things for us, * and we are glad indeed.

5    Restore our fortunes, O Lord, * like the watercourses of the Negev.

6    Those who sowed with tears * will reap with songs of joy.

7    Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, * will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. (Refrain)

A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians (3: 4b - 14)        Joy Mosley    

4If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. 7Yet whatever gains I had; these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. 8More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. 10I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, 11if somehow, I may attain the resurrection from the dead. 12Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

Sequence Hymn (The Hymnal 1982, #474)     ‘When I survey the wondrous cross’

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (12: 1 - 8) 

1Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, 5“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” 6(He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. 8You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”

Sermon

Profession of Faith (The Nicene Creed)                 Prayer Book, page 327

Prayers of the People        Kasinn and  Aaron Grant        Prayer Book, page 328

Confession of Sin and Absolution                           Prayer Book, page 330

Gesture of Peace

THE  LITURGY  OF  THE  EUCHARIST

Offertory Hymn (The Hymnal 1982, #442)      ‘In the cross of Christ I glory’  

The Great Thanksgiving (Eucharistic Prayer II)                 Prayer Book, page 340

The Preface of Lent                                         Prayer Book, page 346

Sanctus and Benedictus (The Hymnal 1982, #S 114)

The Great Amen (The Hymnal 1982, #S 118)

The Lord’s Prayer (The Hymnal, #S 119)

The Breaking of the Bread

    Priest    We break this bread to share in the body of Christ:

People     Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.

Agnus Dei (The Hymnal 1982, #S 158) 

Prayer of Humble Access                                     Prayer Book, page 337

Communion of the People

Hymns during the Administration of Holy Communion

 (Lift Every Voice and Sing II, #165 / #66) ‘I am pressing on the upward way’

‘I must tell Jesus all of my trails’

Prayer after Communion (Stand or kneel)                     Prayer Book, page 339

The Solemn Prayer over the People

Welcome / Announcements (Birthday, Travel, Children, Other Prayers)

Mission Hymn (The Hymnal 1982, #675)    ‘Take up your cross, the Savior said’

TREE OF LIFE MEMORIAL

In loving memory of Yolanda S. Grandison. “You are in God’s keeping now but never to be forgotten. You will always be in our hearts. We love you!” Given by your Family and Friends.

Organ Postlude     

(Please remain seated until the Postlude ends, and the candles are extinguished. Be mindful of those who have stayed behind for prayer.)

WELCOME * BIENVENIDOS * BIENVENUE

The Clergy, Wardens, and Vestry of our Parish welcome all visitors and members who have joined us in celebrating God in Christ Jesus.

We hope that you have had a rewarding spiritual experience, and we pray that you will come again. If you are looking for a spiritual home, we invite you to join our fellowship and worship. Please speak with the Priest or one of the Ushers.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: APRIL - MAY

Holy Eucharist, Sundays, 9:30 am (Sanctuary / Online)

(Facebook / YouTube / Zoom ID: 970 3502 6969 / Passcode: 026667)

Bereavement Ministry, Sundays, 1 pm (Cry Room)

Episcopal Youth Fellowship (EYF), Sundays, 1pm (Conference Room)

Holy Eucharist or Morning Prayer, Wednesdays, 10 am (Sanctuary / Zoom ID: 953 4196 0007 / Passcode: 025388 / Telephone: 1.646.876.9923 / ID: 953 4196 0007)

Wednesday, April 9, 7:30pm, Bible Study (Zoom ID: 953 4196 0007 / Passcode: 025388 / Telephone: 1.646.876.9923 / ID: 953 4196 0007) 

(Topics: What is circumcision? What is Intercessory Prayer? Who is Abraham’s first heir? What is the difference between Homily and Sermon? What is Easter/Resurrection?)

Thursdays, April 10 - April 17, 4:30 pm, Stations of Hope: A Journey against Violence - National ECW (Zoom ID: 817 5315 8249 / Passcode: 492409)

Friday, April 11, 12:30 pm, Stations of the Cross (Sanctuary/Zoom)

Saturday, April 12, 10 am, Antiguans and Grenadians ‘Prayer Breakfast’

Sunday, April 13, 9:30 am, Palm Sunday Liturgy and March of Witness

Wednesday, April 16, 12:30pm, Organ / Piano Recital (Christopher Bryant)

Thursday, April 17, 7:30 pm, Maundy Thursday Liturgy

Friday, April 18, 12 noon, Good Friday Liturgy / 4pm, The Barbadians of St. Gabriel’s Church ‘Fish Fry’ 

Saturday, April 19, 7:30 pm, The Great Vigil of Easter

Sunday, April 20, 9:30 am, Easter Sunday Mass

Sunday, May 4,  3pm, Easter Cantata (Adult Choir)

Sunday, May 11, Fellowship Hour (Brotherhood of St. Andrew) / 4pm - 10pm, ‘An Afternoon of Elegance’ (Trinidad and Tobago Organization)

Thursday, May 29, 10 am, Feast of the Ascension (Sanctuary/Zoom)

SPECIAL  OFFERINGS  AND  INTENTIONS

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Iglesia Anglicana de Chile; Masindi-Kitara, Uganda; Massachusetts, The Episcopal Church; Western Massachusetts, The Episcopal Church; Masvingo, Central Africa; Matabeleland, Central Africa; Matana, Burundi.

BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK: Ashlene Jeremiah (6), Coralyn Munroe (6), Noel Browne (7), Marly Aguste (7), Yvonne Leander (8), Elizabeth Leslie (8), Gailene Joslyn (10), Wainright McKenzie (11), Yvonne Barrow (12).

DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Saint Peter's, East Hampton; Saint Mark’s Day School; The Diocese of Rochester, Province II; Trinity-Saint John’s, Hewlett; Saint John’s, Southampton; Grace Church, Massapequa; Zion Church, Douglaston.

HEALING PRAYERS for SICK and SHUT-IN MEMBERS: Joan Abrams, Nola Archer-Springer, Claudette Baptiste, Janet Beaton, Orion Best, Gwendolyn Blackett, Joyce Bourne, Stella Brown-Pilgrim, Margaret Burke, Beverly Clark, Marie Clarke, Andria Clarke-Worrell, Ena Dixon, Ruby Doris, Dorothy Drakes, Harris Edwards, Esther Elder, Kenneth Fleary, Pearl Fox, Dolsy Greaves-Prince, Lindora Hall, Ruby Jean Harper-Niles, Nerissa Hawker-King, Alice Herbert, Lynette Hunte, Monica Jones, Mavis King, Emmie Lambert, Germaine Mascoll, Leslin Maynard, Raymond Maynard, Norma McKenzie, Deborah McPherson, Lynette Neptune, Ashton Parris, Lucille Peters, Miriam Prince, Erene Radix, Ursula Richards, Gene Richardson, Edgar Roper, Barbara Sammerson, Deonne Squires-Gilbert, Frederica Smith, Jean Soso, Ivonne Waldron, Winslow Wilson, Ines Wyatt.

HEALING PRAYERS for SICK and SHUT-IN RELATIVES and FRIENDS: Jennifer Allen, Sandra Alleyne, Adrian Garner, Carmen Baez, Manuela Blot, Richard Boyce, Bonnie Branch-Lincoln, Cheryl Clarke, Tiffany Clarke, Patrick Codrington, Gilberto Donaldson, Brenda Elbers, Cleve Esson, Sonia Estrada, Raymond Fenty, Celia Fikes, Denise Flatts,  Zie Garraway, Hazel Gittens, Avril Green, Al Shura Hayden, Anthony Hayden, Antonette Hayden, Vernice Hinds, Myrna Johnson, Edward Jones, Elizabeth Kane, Colleen Kane, Cyril Kane, Ika Kane, Thelma Kane, Vilima Kane, Carol Kane-Hicks, Syrrea Kane-Price, Cedric Layne, Adrienne  Le’Blanc, Maureen Lewis, Mildred Liburd, Dalila Narcisse, Igor Nelubin, Princess O’Garro, Paul Oseni, Jeannine Pierre-Louis, Pheobe Roberts, Joan Scott, Gamal Steele, Alana Tompkins, Philip Tudor, Ann Walker, Mary Forde-Walters, Bryon Wilson, Lemar Wynn, June Yanok.

STUDENTS AT COLLEGE: Kesiena Gbidi (Medgar Evers College), Najite Gbidi (Kingsborough Community College), Malike O. Cummings (Queens College). Angelique Agard (Essex County College), Nyla Bartholomew (University of North Carolina), Amanda Drakes (Baruch College), Andrew Garvey (John Jay College), Desmond Jordan (Kingsborough Community College), Jayden Richardson (University at Albany), Marliah Samuels (Binghamton University), Cynnia Semper (Norfolk State University), Jada Skye Spencer (Clark Atlanta University), Saige Wilson (Fordham University).

UNITED STATES MILITARY: Bernard Abraham (Army, North Carolina), Bennett Barnes (Army, Poland), Kibwe Cummings (Coast Guard, Maryland), Keron Glasgow (Army, Fort Bliss, Texas), Alonso Hall (Air Force, Japan), Richard Hinds (Army, South Korea), Trevaughn Luncheon (Navy, Florida), Shequita and Nephi Marston (Air Force, Germany), Shaquan McKenzie (Navy), Ashley McKenzie (Navy), Tacoma Washington (Army).

ANNOUNCEMENTS

EASTER PLANTS AND FLOWERS: An Order Form and an Offering Envelope is in this week’s bulletin. The last day to place your order is Palm Sunday, April 13.

FELLOWSHIP HOUR: Hosted by Noel Browne as he celebrates his birthday anniversary. If you would like to host on any given Sunday, please contact Glenna Bartholomew, Cynthia Daniel, Fay Hunt, Dianne Miller or Zelma Murray.

FINANCIAL OFFERING STATEMENTS 2024 are available upon request. Please call or email the Office. Thanks.

LENTEN ENVELOPES 2025 are available from the table in the Narthex or in today’s Bulletin. Please return these envelopes beginning on Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 19.

OFFERINGS: Please bring your offering to the Office, mail it to the Church, or send it via Zelle (SaintGabrielsBrooklyn@gmail.com). Please write checks to St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church. 

OFFERING ENVELOPES 2025: Available in the Church Office. As you prepare your offering, please print your name on each envelope you use.

PLEDGE CARDS 2025 are available from the Ushers or the Office. All Members of the Church should fill out the card individually. Please place your completed card in the Offering Basket.

PRACTICE OF HOLY HABITS: As a Christian Steward, I affirm that I am tithing or have adopted a plan to work towards tithing as a minimum standard of giving, and if I am not already doing so, I am committed to giving priority to Corporate Worship, Personal Daily Prayer and Study and Sabbath Time in my life.

PRAYER BOOKS, BIBLES and HYMNALS are available for purchase. They are $30 each. Please visit the Office if you need any of these books.

READINGS for WEDNESDAY, April 9 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer): Judges 7: 1 – 8a (Glenna Bartholomew); Psalm 119: 81-88; Romans 6: 3-11; Matthew 13: 47 - 52; Prayers of the People, Page 328 (Leonid Chance). READINGS FOR April 10 (Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday): Liturgy of the Palms: Psalms 118: 1 - 2, 19 - 29; Luke 19: 28 - 40. Liturgy of the Word: Isaiah 50: 4 - 9a (Dianne Miller); Psalm 31: 9 - 16; Philippians 2: 5 -11 (Deborah Goddard); Luke 22: 14 - 23: 56 (Narration)

SECOND FLOOR LOAN / HVAC SYSTEM: On Second Sundays, we will have a special offering before the Prayer after Communion. Thanks for your continued support.

SENIOR CHOIR: Sundays at 12pm. Please speak with the Organist and Music Minister, Christopher Bryant.

TREE OF LIFE: To memorialize your deceased loved ones, please call the Church Office for details.

WEEKLY BULLETIN: Please submit information for publication to the Office by noon on Wednesdays (stgabrielschurchbrooklyn@gmail.com)

Assist the Sunday School, Girls Friendly Society and

the Youth Fellowship in one of two projects

 1. LENTEN PROJECT 

- Donating Care Packages for a Women’s Shelter. (Menstrual Products; Full-Sized Women’s Deodorant and Body Wash)

 2. EASTER EGG HUNT for ages 3 – 13, in the churchyard (immediately after Mass) 

-Donation Needed **Nut-free** candies like chocolate eggs and

bunnies, Easter themed Skittles, sour candies, starbursts, and Nerds

For both projects, please bring your donations to the Golden Hall on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Thanks for your kindness and generosity.

PALM SUNDAY - EASTER DAY

April 13 – April 20, 2025

Palm Sunday Liturgy and March of Witness, April 13, 9:30 am

(Gather in front of the Church building)

Maundy Thursday, April 17, 7:30 pm

(Mass with the Reservation of the Sacrament, the Stripping of the Altar and the Maundy Thursday Watch)

Good Friday, April 18, 12 noon

(The Solemn Liturgy of the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ)

The Great Vigil of Easter, April 19, 7:30 pm

(The Lighting of the New Fire and the Paschal Candle, The Liturgy of the Word, the Renewal of Baptismal Vows and the First Eucharist of Easter 2025)

The Sunday of the Resurrection, April 20, 9:30am

(The Easter Sunday Liturgy with the Renewal of Baptismal Vows)