Saint Mary’s Anglican Church 10030 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 1T8

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Parish Priest: The Rev. Matthew H. McMillan, Ext. 223, fr.matthew@saintmarysanglican.ca, 647-537-2227 (m)

Director of ‘Next Gen’ Ministries: Amanda Ball, Amanda@saintmarysanglican.ca, Ext. 226 Honorary Lay Pastoral Associate: Jan Mills, 905-883-3518, 416-779-4132 (m)

Music Director and Organist: Soyoung Shin, soyoung.shin@saintmarysanglican.ca Office Administrator: Betty Lehming, office@saintmarysanglican.ca, Ext. 221

Announcements and Events

St. Mary's First Sunday Program Every month on the first Sunday at our 8am service, we will be having special programming. This Sunday we will be having music, anointing and post service snacks and fellowship. Please mark your calendars and join us as you're able. If you are interested in helping with the coffee and fellowship, please speak to Gleniss Harris.

OOTC Update - Monday was spring-like, as we hosted 42 guests for dinner and had 32 folks stay the night. Many thanks once more to Lyn May and her team from RH United Church for our main course dinner. As usual our kitchen staff prepared our signature Lentil Soup, as a starter, which our guests really enjoy.

Winning Ticket - If you have ticket # 804351 please contact the office to claim your prize.

Midweek Wednesday Bible Study - Lenten Update Our weekly Wednesday Bible Study will be taking a break during the season of Lent, as the parish offers a special Lenten program on Wednesday Evenings. For those who wish to continue their own studies using our Bible Study Material, packages will continue to be available in the church or from the office. Our regular Wednesday Bible Study will resume the week after Easter.

March/April 2020 - A Lent in Dibley During the season of Lent, we prepare ourselves for Easter with special devotions and acts of almsgiving and fasting. This Lent, Fr. Matthew will be offering a study program based on the hit BBC comedy, ‘The Vicar of Dibley”. Join us for 5 Wednesdays this Lent (March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1) at St. Mary’s from 7:30 pm –9:00pm. Each evening we’ll be watching a different episode and following up with a discussion about different Lenten themes. May you have a blessed lent, and please join us as you are able this Lent!

Holy Land Tour This fall St. Mary's is looking to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. If you are interested in joining our travel group, spaces are still available. Travel brochures are available in the church or on our parish website. Please feel free to speak to Fr. Matthew if you have any questions or would like more details.

2nd Sunday in Lent

March 8th, 2020, 8:00 a.m.

The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist {According to the Book of Common Prayer}

Celebrant - The Rev. Matthew H. McMillan

Welcome to

Saint Mary’s Anglican Church

Opening Prayers

Benedictus [said by all as an introit] p. 9

The Lord’s Prayer p. 67

Collect for Purity

Summary of the Law

Kyrie Elieson

Collect of the Day

The Ministry of the Word

First Lesson: Genesis 12: 1-4a

Psalm 121 p. 497

Gospel reading: John 3: 1-17

Nicene Creed p. 71

Homily

Prayer over the gifts p. 74

Prayers of the people [as directed]

Anglican: The Anglican Church of the Province of Congo

Deanery: Holy Trinity School, Richmond Hill

Territorial Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat,

Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabek Nations, and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. This

territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement

between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care

for the resources around the Great Lakes.

This territory is also covered by the Toronto Purchase, Treaty 13 of 1805, and the Williams Treaties of 1923. Today, our community is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island. We gather by these territorial lands and waters to worship, listen, learn share, and heal together in the name of our Creator, the Holy One of Blessing.

Local Churches: Richmond Hill United Church

Parish: Our Priest, Fr. Matt; our Lay Pastoral Associate, Jan Mills; Dianne

Mariano, John & Nancy Martin, Gladys Masters, Caroline Matchett, Erica

Mayhew, Wednesday Luncheon Ministry.

World Issues: We pray for peace in our world; for the leaders of the

nations; for those suffering from war, hunger, greed, oppression and

injustice; for the poor and needy of Richmond Hill and elsewhere.

Earth: We pray for our cities, recognizing that though they separate us from

nature they can be efficient in energy use and waste disposal.

Presently in need of prayer: Ted & Olga Brown, Gareth Jones, Ingrid

Hitchins, Sangkyu Lee, Neil Mann, Meta Toms, Christine, Effie, and Nicholas.

Confession and Absolution p. 77

The Peace

The Celebration of the Eucharist

Comfortable Words p. 77

Prayer of Consecration Opening Responses p. 78

Prayer of Consecration p. 82

Prayer of Humble Access p. 83

Agnus Dei

Communion

Closing Prayers

The Lord’s Prayer p. 85

Prayer after Communion

Announcements

Blessing

Dismissal