1. St. Barnabas on the Danforth
The Church in the Marketplace
Embracing the Community
10:30 a.m.
Third Sunday in Lent
March 3, 2013
361 Danforth Ave., Toronto M4K 1P1
416-463-1344
www.stbarnabas-toronto.com
Let us faithfully witness to the Risen Jesus, giving generously of
our lives and substance for the relief of the poor and the
sharing of the Gospel, bringing encouragement to all.

2. (From the Collect for St. Barnabas)
Welcome to St. Barnabas (Chester) Anglican Church
The Church in the Marketplace
Embracing the Community
Our 10:30 AM Worship Service begins on page 185 of the green
Book of Alternative Services. The hymns can be found in the
blue Book of Common Praise.
Organ Ave Maria (from 5 Liturgical Inventions) – Victor Togni
The Gathering of the Community
Entrance Hymn 60 “I come with joy” (Richmond #224)
Service Music: New Plainsong – David Hurd
The Penitential Rite
The sacrifice of God is a broken and contrite heart. O God, you
will not despise.
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 God’s infinite goodness and mercy.
Silence
All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned
against you in thought, word and deed, by what we have
done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved
you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours
as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and

3. forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in
your ways to the glory of your name. Amen.
The Absolution
Presider: 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. Amen.
Kyrie eleison Lord, have mercy
Christe eleison Christ, Have mercy
Kyrie eleison Lord, have mercy
Collect of the Day: Father of mercy, alone we have
no power in ourselves to help ourselves. When we
are discouraged by our weakness, strengthen us
to follow Christ, our pattern and our hope; who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and for ever. Amen.
Children’s Focus led by Teresa Johnson
The Proclamation of the Word
A READING FROM THE BOOK OF ISAIAH 55: 1–9
Read by Everod Miller
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and
you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come,
buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Why do you spend your
money for that which is not bread, and your labour
for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to

4. me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in
rich food. Incline your ear, and
come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make
with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure
love for David. See, I made him a witness to the
peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.
See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and
nations that do not know you shall run to you,
because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel,
for he has glorified you. Seek the Lord while he may
be found, call upon him while he is near; let the
wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their
thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may
have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your
thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are
my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts
than your thoughts.
The word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.
PSALM 63: 1-8 (sung)
1 O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you; *
my soul thirsts for you / my flesh faints for you as in a
barren and dry land where there is no wa-ter.
2 Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy place, *
that I might behold your power and your glo-ry.
3 For your lovingkindness is better than life it-self; *
my lips shall give you praise.
4 So will I bless you as long as I live *
and lift up my hands in your Name.

5. 5 My soul is content as with marrow and fat-ness, *
and my mouth praises you with joyful lips,
6 When I remember you upon my bed, *
and meditate on you in the night watches.
7 For you have been my hel-per, *
and under the shadow of your wings I will rejoice.
8 My soul clings to you; *
your right hand holds me fast.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son:
and to the Ho-ly Spi-rit.
As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be:
world with-out end A-men.
A READING FROM THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE
CORINTHIANS 10: 1–13
Read by Esma Brathwaite
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and
sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud,
and all passed through the sea, and all were
baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and
all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the
same spiritual drink. For they drank from the
spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was
Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most
of them, and they were struck down in the
wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples
for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did.
Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it
is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink,
and they rose up to play.” We must not indulge in
sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-
three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put
Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were

6. destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as
some of them did, and were destroyed by the
destroyer. These things happened to them to serve
as an example, and they were written down to
instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have
come. So if you think you are standing, watch out
that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you
that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and
he will not let you be tested beyond your strength,
but with the testing he will also provide the way out
so that you may be able to endure it.
The word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation
Choir: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory
Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory
All: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory
Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory
Choir: Repent, says the Lord, repent says the Lord.
For the kingdom of Heav’n is close at hand.
All: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory
Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory
Gospeller: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Gospeller: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Luke 13: 1-9.
All: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At that very time there were some present who told
Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had
mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do
you think that because these Galileans suffered in
this way they were worse sinners than all other

7. Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you
will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who
were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them—
do you think that they were worse offenders than all
the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but
unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.”
Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree
planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for
fruit on it and found none. So he said to the
gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come
looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none.
Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He
replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig
around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next
year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
Gospeller: The Gospel of Christ:
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Homily: Fr Jonathan
Affirmation of Faith (Please stand as able.)
The Apostles’ Creed p. 189
Prayers of the People led by Joyce Connell
(Please kneel, as able, for the Prayers of the People)
We Share the Peace of Christ
The Celebration of the Eucharist
All who are baptized into Christ with water in the Name of the Holy
Trinity are welcome to receive Holy Communion. If you will not be

8. receiving, you are invited to come to the Communion rail for a
blessing. Please indicate this by crossing your arms over your chest
Offertory Hymn 508 “I heard the voice of Jesus say”
Anthem O pray for the peace of Jerusalem – John Blow
The text is taken from Psalm 122: 6-9.
Prayer over the Gifts: Gracious God, we know your
power to triumph over weakness. May we who
ask forgiveness be ready to forgive one another,
in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer 1 p. 193
The Lord’s Prayer (sung) Please see the insert in the
bulletin.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in
heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil,
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now
and for ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Celebrant: We break this bread,
All: Communion in Christ’s body once broken
Celebrant: Let your Church be the wheat which bears its
fruit in dying
All: If we have died with him, we shall live with
him; if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.
Communion Hymn 72 “Bread of heaven, on thee we feed”

9. Presider: All your works praise you, O Lord.
All: And your faithful people 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
Closing Hymn 380 “O worship the King”
Dismissal: Deacon Grace
Organ
Postlude Jesus
dulcis (from 5
Liturgical
Inventions)
– Victor
Togni
We welcome all who are new or visiting today. If we can serve
you or you wish to know more about the church, please fill out
a visitors envelope, available in pews or at back of church.

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Today’s Liturgical Team:
Presider & Homilist: Fr. Jonathan Eayrs
Deacon: The Rev. Grace Caldwell-Hill
Communion Minister: Teresa Johnson
Organist & Choirmaster: Neil Houlton
Sidespeople: (Team 2) Captain – Neville Reid ;
Grace Caldwell-Hill, Millie Lowe, Lyn Inniss,
Barbara Parks, Darryl Nakamoto
Chancel Guild: Joyce Connell, Winnifred Dottin
Today we remember in our Prayers:
Anglican Cycle of Prayer, The Bishop, People & Clergy of the
Diocese of Montreal
Diocesan Cycle, Hospital Chaplains of the Diocese
Deanery Cycle, St. John the Baptist, Norway
Parish Cycle, Our Lay Pastoral Visitors
Outreach & Advocacy Cycle, Parish of Lloydtown and for the
Church of the Nativity, Malvern
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Music Notes
Victor Togni was born in 1935 on the Ides of March in
Tanganyika (East Africa, now Tanzania) of Swiss parents. His

11. musical studies were begun in Switzerland and continued later
in Rome, Paris, London and Geneva. His teachers included
some of the great organists and composers of the time. After
holding important posts in Europe Togni emigrated to Canada
where he first settled in Pembroke, later in Ottawa, and finally
in Toronto where he was organist at St. Basil's church of St.
Michael's College, Toronto, and professor of organ and
improvisation at St. Michael's Cathedral Choir School. In 1963,
he was appointed organist of Toronto's St. Michael's Cathedral,
a position he held until his tragic death in 1965 at the age of 30.
His son, Peter Togni, is a well-known name in radio
broadcasting at the CBC, as well as being an organist and
composer based in Halifax.
John Blow (1649-1708) was an influential composer and
organist during the English baroque period, having been the
teacher of Henry Purcell amongst other notable musicians. He
was organist of Westminster Abbey from 1669, then choirmaster
at St. Paul’s Cathedral from 1687 where many of his more than
100 anthems would have been first heard. “O pray for the peace
of Jerusalem” is a kind of ‘verse anthem’, with an opening
section for solo voice followed by a short choral conclusion.
This morning we are introducing a new musical setting
of the Lord’s Prayer composed by the eminent American
organist, conductor and composer McNeil Robinson. Both
words and music are included as an insert in today’s bulletin.
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LIFE AND MINISTRY OF OUR COMMUNITY
New Sunday School Venue and Weekly meetings!

12. Starting this Sunday, following the Children’s Focus, our church
school members and teachers will be meeting in the Study
(through the doors by the chapel and turn right). Members
return again at Communion to rejoin their families.
The move to regular weekly classes calls for additional
helpers. We thank those who have stepped up to assist in this
transition, and hope to welcome new volunteers. We are grateful
to the parents, teachers and members, who are helping our
Christian education programme grow again.
Good Friday Planning Meeting
Following both services, at 9:45 and 11:40 this Sunday and
next. You can make our contribution to this year’s Community
Ecumenical Good Friday Walk specially memorable. Art, music,
decoration and narration are just some of the contributions that
can be part of the mix.
To help get the creative juices flowing, the Stations we
are hosting are the following:
• Seventh Station: Jesus takes up the cross (Mark 15: 20)
• Eighth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his
cross (Luke 23: 26)
• Ninth Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
(Luke 23: 27-31)
Lenten study today
The Lenten Study will resume in the Study following the 10:30
service today. “Inheritors through Hope: The Letter to the
Hebrews” Today’s topic: Sacrifice & Communion.
Monday Night Bible study
Bible study will continue on Monday, March 4th at 7:00 PM.
All are welcome.

13. A funeral at St. Barnabas
There will be a funeral service here for Joan Strachan, Fiona’s
mother, on Saturday, 9 March 2013 at 11AM, followed by
interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Thank you to all of you
for your prayers and caring support over the past few months.
LENTEN STUDY PROGRAMME
“Inheritors through Hope: The Letter to the Hebrews”
Resumes today – 12 Noon to 1 PM in the Study
Sunday, March 10th: Paths of Faith
Sunday, March 17th: Suffering and Hope
Sunday, March 24th: Charity and Holiness
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?
Thursday, March 7th 8:00 PM Choir Practice
In the downstairs choir room
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 7th 12 noon Holy Eucharist
In the Chancel
Sunday, March 10th Fourth Sunday in Lent

14. Please note, the Ministry of Anointing for Healing will be
available at both services.
9:00 AM Said Eucharist
10:30 AM Choral Eucharist
Readings for this week: Joshua 5: 9–12; Psalm 32
2 Corinthians 5: 16–21; Luke 15: 1–3, 11B–32
CLERGY Fr. Jonathan Eayrs
HONORARY ASSISTANT Fr. David Hoopes, OHC
DEACON The Rev. Grace Caldwell-Hill
LEADERSHIP TEAM Gary Davenport, Jane Smith
Lyn Inniss, Everod Miller,
Jan Booker
ORGANIST & CHOIRMASTER Neil Houlton
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR Mary Roycroft Ranni
ORGANIST EMERITUS Dr. Eugene Gates