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Posted in Conference Call on Aug 22nd, 2009 No Comments »

Nov. 22, 2009 25^th. After Pentecost.

WELCOME: A warm welcome to our guests. As we meet to celebrate the life and work of Wilsworth, we hope that you will enjoy worshiping with us .

Every Sunday time for our services are as follows:

10:00 a.m. Holy communion

11.15 a.m. Worship & Praise

Thursdays: 6.00 p.m. Holy Communion & Bible Study.

The church is happy to hold the Thursday service in the home of anyone who invites us. No refreshment necessary.

Bible study and prayers by telephone conference call takes place daily at 6::00 a.m. ; 12:00 p.m.; 9:30 p.m. (Please see below for details}.

HYMNS FOR TODAY

Processional Hymn: There shall be showers of blessing

Gradual Hymn: Hark! Hark! My soul! angelic songs

Offertory Hymn: Jesus lives! Thy terrors now……

Communion Hymn: All things are possible to him………

Recessional Hymn: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: RETREAT: The Mission council and some members attended a retreat in Procter on Saturday 10^th. October. Another retreat for the congregation is planned for January 30, 2010. We plan to leave for the center at 8.00 p.m and the retreat will start with breakfast at 9.00 p.m. Non members are welcome. The cost is $20 per person.

HOLY WATER: Holy Water is always available in church. Those who need Holy Water to take home can have it in containers at the cost of the containers ($1.00) only. The Holy Water is not for sale but donations are welcome. Holy water is only available to those who attend church.

BLOG. We are pleased to announce the introduction of a ‘Blog’ to our website. Our weekly church news and schedules for our tel. Conference calls are also available on the Blog.

CONFERENCE CALL BY TELEPHONE: We started our prayers by telephone conference call in September of 2008. We pray and have Bible Study daily as follows: Monday - Friday: 6.00-6.15 am- prayers only.: 12.00-12.05 pm.-prayers only: 9.30 - 10.15pm. (Bible Study from 9:30 p.m. - 10.00 p.m. then Compline - the last prayer in the Anglican Church - from about 10.00 p.m. to about 10.15 p.m.)

Every Thursday, at 9.30 p.m., we use all the time in the worship and praise to the Almighty. We include Testimonies. No intercessions, only Praise to God for his goodness and wonderful acts.

In addition, members are encouraged to pray individually (wherever they are) at specific times during the day - at 9.00 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and at 6.00 p.m. On Tuesdays we have Bible discussion from about 9.30 p.m.- 10.00 p.m. then Compline from about 10.00 p.m. to 10.15 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays we hold prayer sessions at 9.30 p.m. only.

The 9.30 p.m. prayer session is held daily the whole year round including all holidays and festivities - 365 days.

If you want to join us, here are the details:

Telephone 1-213 289 0555 and the Access code is 43205 # As you go home today, please ask the ushers for some business cards with information about the church for distribution.

COUNSELING/ THERAPEUTIC SESSIONS FOR MEMBERS.

Counseling is available to all members of St. Cyprian church. It will be available for marital problems, unemployment, difficulties with children and a host of other concerns.

Appointment will be necessary and the sessions will take place in the Clergy Room in church at a date and time that are mutually convenient.

There will be no charge but donations are encouraged.

SPECIAL PRAYERS : Special prayers are also available for members after service, in church or at home, by appointment.

HOLY COMMUNION is available to members who are ill or whose work does not allow them to attend services on Sundays or Thursdays. Please see the Vicar for appointment.

OFFICE HOURS. Wednesday: 2.00 - 4.00 p.m.; Friday: 2.00 - 3.30 p.m.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE TO BE INTRODUCED BY

REV. FRANK VINCENT.

For Telephone Conference call by Juliette Davies

Companions in Christ, knowing that our heavenly Father has sufficient grace for all our needs, let us pray to him now.

THE CHURCH.

Juliette Davies: Father, we offer this time and the love of our hearts as we pray for the Church with all its varied ministries; for the youngest to the oldest baptized members; for those of mellow faith and those who struggle with doubts. We pray particularly for St. Cyprian of Carthage Episcopal Church.

(For service in church only:) We pray for Rowan Williams (Archbishop of Canterbury) Katherine, (Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal church of the United States of America), Thomas (Bishop, Diocese of Southern Ohio), Kenneth (Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Ohio) and continue to pray for him as he assumes extra responsibilities in overseeing the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

We pray also for Ethel Thomas, who was installed as Canon in the Diocese of Freetown recently becoming the first female Canon in the history of the Diocese.

(Please Continue for Prayer by Conference and for Sunday service)

We thank God for Deacon Edward Lense as he begins his ministry as a deacon in the Reformed Catholic Church. We pray for God’s blessing on him.

We also bring Susan Mwatatu in Seminary in Nairobi to God as she continues to prepare for the ministry. We pray also for Leaders of all denominations.

May God bless and guide His church leaders, Priests, Deacons, ministers and all His people. We make our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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THE WORLD: We bring to you, Lord, our stewardship of the world’s resources; all discussions and councils where far-reaching decisions are made concerning government, conservation, international relations, methods of harnessing power, and fighting diseases; may your generous will prevail over human greed and prejudice.

We now pray for the leaders of the world.

LEADERS OF THE WORLD

Susan John: Father, we pray for the leaders of the world. That you may direct and further all international discussions so that they lead to peace, goodwill and mutual understanding.

We pray for our President, Barak Obama, and all in authority in this nation. That you may open their eyes to seek wisdom, hold to what is right, discern needs and

care for the weak. Help us to listen more and bully less, to give more and take less, to co-operate more and change us from the thirst for revenge. Amen.

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SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES : We pray for our young people in school and for all those in colleges and universities.

SCHOOLS, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: by Franklyn Davies. God of love, inspire by your Spirit all those involved in the work of our schools, colleges and universities.

Bless pupils, students and parents, teachers, in schools. All instructors in colleges and universities, administrators and all who work in those institutions.

We pray that our schools, colleges and universities will be lively centers for sound learning, new discovery, and the pursuit of wisdom. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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THE SICK : We pray for the sick throughout the world: those in hospitals, infirmaries, mental hospitals and those at home.

We now bring those we know to God as we name them.

By Susan John: Damaris Williams; Clarice Davies; Denise, Susan P, Harry, Karlin, Laurel; Bridgette Cummings; Lynett Gabbidon; Mercy Atepe; Julie F; Eric Weirdmann;Terry Boorman; Zawukanya Lyton; Shirley McWhorter; Lynett Gabbidon; Keisha; Barbara Makanga; Arnold Benjamin; Doris;

Yvonne; Anthony; Deacon George Gilmore; Mary Elizabeth; Shawn Brian; Alister Sharpe; Michaela Macauley; Judith Enderling.

Creator and Father of all, we pray for those who are ill. Guide those in medical research and bring wholeness to all who are in any way distressed. Bless those who serve their needs, so that they may put their whole trust in you, and be filled with your peace. We make our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

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ADDICTION

We pray also for all addicted to drugs, alcohol, solvent abuse, violence, or any other habit that enslaves; for all victims of war, and abuse; for the terrified and the suicidal.

PRAYER FOR ADDICTION: by Cecilia Cleeve

Father, may they discover through pain and torment, the strength to live with grace and humor. May they discover through doubt and anguish, the strength to live with dignity and holiness. May they discover through suffering and fear, the strength to move toward healing. May it come to pass that they be restored to health and to vigor. May Life grant them wellness of body, spirit, and mind. And if this cannot be so, may they find in this transformation and passage moments of meaning, opportunities for love and the deep and gracious calm that

comes when they allow themselves to move on. We make our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES FACING CHALLENGES:

We pray for all those individuals and families who have challenges - those who are anxious and worried and others who are attending to difficult issues. We now pray for those we know.

INDIVIDUALS: by Georgiana Aberdeen: Rosemond Williams; Harriet; Danielle; Adeline; Barbara Seje; Juan Alberto; Durosemi; Helene; Beverly Kure; Augusta Macauley; Harry; Michaella Macauley; Kabuie Grace; Keisha Williams, Maria; Laurel.

FAMILIES: The Price family; Williams & Samuels family; Aquah family; Parkinson Family; Farris family; Horace & Susan P; Dian & Husband; the Davies family; Edward & Sue; Susan frost & family, The Stanley Family ;Clarice and family; the Cleeve family; Graham family; Akimbole family; John Family; Macauley family;

Father, we offer our homes and our relationships for you to work in and transform. As individuals and families we offer you our meetings and conflicts and our concerns and worries and all differences of opinion for you to use to your glory. Amen.

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BIRTHDAYS IN NOVEMBER: All over the world we see and experience the work of the Lord in the lives of his people. We thank him that so many have occasions to rejoice as they celebrate their birthdays. We now name those we know who have or will be celebrating their birthdays during the month of December.

BIRTHDAYS: by Harry Whitecross : Noah Green; Jere Stanley; Simeon John Jr.; Dalton John Jr.; Derick Smith Jr.; Derick Smith Sen.; Luzia Hunter; Cecilia Smith; Valentine Eddy; Regina Wanbui and Isatu Samura; Ayodale &S Omodale.

God our Father, for those who celebrate their birthdays this month, we pray for happiness, of course, but also for a greater sense of fulfillment in work and leisure, an ease of communication with those they love, and a sense of satisfaction and anticipation for all that they have or hope to accomplish. Above all, may they rest secure in the knowledge of God’s constant love and care for them, personally. Amen

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FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: We bring to God all our loved ones who have left us and are now in His safe keeping. We now name those we know to God who have died recently.

THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: by the Vicar: Thank you, Father, for the examples of lives well lived and death honestly and bravely faced. We pray particularly for the thirteen victims of the Fort Hood shootings, the eleven who were murdered in a house in Cleveland, the ninety-one who lost their lives in storms in El Salvador and the many who are losing their lived daily all over the world. We pray also for Rev. Dr. Lesley Shyllon; Chuck Price; Victoria Bangura; Leonora Samuels; Juno Parkinson & Rev. Dr. Lesley Shyllon.

We pray for those who have died, that, falling asleep to this life they may wake to eternal life in the joy of heaven. Amen.

PSALMS & READINGS FOR TEL. CONF. CALL 6.00 A.M

Sunday No service -

Monday Luke 1:46-55 G. Aberdeen

Tuesday 95:1-7 Harry W.

Wednesday Rev. 15:3-4 Franklyn D

Thursday . Isaiah 55:6-11 Juliette D.

Friday Isaiah 12:2-6 C. Cleeve

Saturday No service

TEL. CONF. CALL- NOON DAY PRAYER SCHEDULE.

Officiant Psalm

Monday Franklyn D. 126 G. Aberdeen

Tuesday . Harry W. 23 Franklyn D

Wed. Susan John 19:105-112 H. Whitecross

Thurs. Harry W 15 Vicar

Friday G. Aberdeen 121 F. Davies

MEDITATION AT THE 9.30 P.M. & DAILY PRAYERS .

We are studying of the book of ROMANS.

Sunday: Chapter 8:1-17 Life through the Spirit

Monday: 18-27 Future Glory.

Tuesday 28-39 More than conquerors.

Wednesday: 9: 1-5 God’s Sovereign Choice

Thursday: Thanks, Worship & Praise

Friday: 10-29 “ ” “

Saturday: 30-33 “ ” “

PSALMS FOR TEL. CONF. CALL 9.30 P.M

Sunday 31:1-5 Juliette Wiliams

Monday 23 Susan John

Tuesday 34:2-7 Harry W.

Wednesday 134 The Vicar

Thursday 138 G. Aberdeen

Friday 150 Oliver Sharpe

Saturday 91:1-7 Franklyn Davies

ST CYPRIAN OF CARTHHAGE CHURCH PRAYER:

O God our heavenly Father, your Son, Jesus Christ commanded us to go out and make disciples. In response to His command and with the help of your Holy Spirit, we

started this church, St. Cyprian of Carthage. We humbly submit your church to you and pray that your will be done. We make our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

Nov. 29 10.00 a.m. First. Sunday of Advent -

Holy Communion service

11.15 a.m. Worship & Praise

Dec. 13 5.00 p.m Service of Light

6.00 p.m. Dinner

Christmas Eve 7.00 p.m. Holy Communion service

Dec. 27 6.00 p.m. Service of 9 Lessons & Carols

NOTICE

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. CYPRIAN OF CARTHAGE CHURCH WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER SERVICE, AT 12.30 P.M. ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010.

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Fifth Sunday of Easter,John 20:19-31

Posted in Conference Call on May 10th, 2009 No Comments »

The Bible doesn’t say anything about St. Thomas’s background, but I think he was probably from Missouri. Missouri is the “Show Me State,” populated apparently by people who are hard to fool; some skeptical folks like to say, “I’m from Missouri, show me,” no matter where they are actually from. We Americans like to think of ourselves as hard-headed and practical, people like Sgt. Joe Friday from the old Dragnet TV series. If you’ve ever seen an episode of this show, you might have heard his famous line, always addressed to an hysterical woman, “Just the facts, ma’am, just the facts.” This is sound reasoning, and also scientific thinking. The scientific principle of basing theories on physical evidence rather than hearsay is so natural in the modern world that we rarely think twice about it – of course, we think, the only way to make sure a statement is true is to test it against the facts as rigorously as possible. Thomas, then. is more like us than we might want to admit. He is reluctant to accept the news of the Resurrection unless, like a scientist, he has the physical data: he wants to touch the wounds made by the nails, and put his hand in the gash in Jesus’ side. He doesn’t disbelieve the other disciples, and surely he wants to believe that the Lord has somehow returned from death, but he cannot overcome his doubts even though he has followed Jesus through most of his ministry and watched him heal the sick and the blind and the crippled and even return Lazarus to life. The divided state of his mind must have been terrible, and in his place my mind would have been equally divided between hope and the fact that the other disciples had no evidence to back up their outrageous claim. And, of course, it was an outrageous claim; in Thomas’s defense, let’s think for a moment about what they were asking him to believe, not only that Jesus was alive but that he seemed able to walk through walls. This is a lot to believe. For one thing, there was no doubt that Jesus hadn’t faked his death, like Elvis; the Romans were nothing if not thorough, and when Jesus was taken down from the Cross he was dead indeed. As for the upper room, it was, well, upstairs, so Jesus didn’t climb in the window, and the door was locked. This scenario is like one of those British murder mysteries in which the body is found inside a locked room with no way to get in or out without leaving a lot of clues. Even Sherlock Holmes would have been baffled. Thomas’s doubt was surely understandable, especially to us who also look for facts and proof. I, at least, would have suspected that maybe the other disciples wanted so much to see Jesus again that they were sharing a kind of collective hallucination. No doubt there’s a description of something like this in the psychiatric literature. Somehow (and How is a good question) Jesus is aware of Thomas’s doubts, and the next time he appears he singles him out, saying “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” Jesus’ comment reminds me of all the times he said to those he healed, “Your faith has made you well.” These people believed before he performed the miracle, not after he had demonstrated his power unmistakably. Thomas didn’t get a blessing because his rational skepticism was stronger than his faith. As children of the Enlightenment, we too have to struggle against the temptation to think much more than we feel, and to try to explain everything in the world by reason alone, aided only by the facts, ma’am. Jesus himself often discussed the power of faith: Faith can move mountains, he said, and faith is like a mustard seed that grows into a plant thousands of times larger than itself. Unless you are like a little child, he said, you shall not enter the kingdom of Heaven; that is, unless you trust and believe in Christ, you shall never experience the pure joy of the kingdom. You can’t think your way in. One phrase Jesus never used but that we now use frequently is “leap of faith.” Done properly, the leap of faith is a leap into the unknown, where no bottom is visible and the bottom may not exist. You have to let go of everything that we use to keep from falling into that abyss: our rationality, our knowledge, our common sense, our habit of saying, “I’m from Missouri, show me.” Only when we let go completely, trusting God to catch us before the leap becomes an endless fall, can we learn to trust and love him like a little child. Just letting go, however, is not enough. When we come to truly believe in God’s love and redemptive power, we will naturally act on our faith. Faith without acts is an abstraction, but when we live our faith it will transform us: we will learn to see the image of God in every person, and experience directly the divine love that surrounds us. As St. Paul wrote, a person in Christ is “a new creation.” This does not mean, though, that we have to give up our faith in reason. Some prominent atheists, most of them scientists, believe that there is a big gap between rational thinking and irrational feeling, with faith in an otherwise obscure man who lived nearly two thousand years ago definitely on the irrational side of the gap. In fact, if we look at our faith in purely rational terms it is, like the story the other disciples told to Thomas, a lot to believe. Outside the Bible, there are only a couple of fleeting references to Jesus – not much evidence, certainly not much underpinning for the two thousand years of faith that followed his death. The problem for these worshipers at the Temple of Reason is that they don’t recognize any way of thinking, of perceiving the creation, except their own. On the other hand, religious people like the fundamentalists who insist against all the evidence that the universe is only six thousand years old seem to believe that thinking is sinful. Of course neither side is balanced, and in any case there is no real conflict between science and religion – after all, our Presiding Bishop is also a marine biologist. Far less is there any conflict between using the minds God gave us to think and the hearts he gave us to love. Thomas was not alone, though in a way he was far ahead of his time in insisting on empirical data. Peter found himself walking on water across the Sea of Galilee, and when started losing his faith he promptly started to sink. I would have sunk too, and I would have asked for some hard evidence before I believed Peter and the others. Lord, help my unbelief, our unbelief, and let us become, in you, new creations. Amen.

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Conference call

Posted in Conference Call on Mar 7th, 2009 No Comments »

We are striving to make St. Cyprian of Carthage a PRAYING CHURCH.

So far, we started our prayers by telephone conference call in October of 2008. We pray daily as follows:

Monday – Friday: 6.00–6.15 am. 12.00–12.05 pm.

9.30– 10.00pm

(we include Compline – the last prayer in the Anglican Church - and it starts at 9.45 p.m.)

In addition, members are encouraged to pray individually (wherever they are) at specific times during the day – at 9.00 a.m., 3.00 p.m. and at 6.00 p.m.

On Tuesdays we have Bible discussion from 9.30 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. then Compline from 10.00 p.m. to 10.15 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays we have hold our prayer sessions at 9.30 p.m. only.

We also have our usual main Holy Communion service on Sundays at 10.30 a.m. On Thursdays from 6.30– 8.00 pm. we have Holy Communion and Bible discussion. In addition, we hold Bible discussions and prayers weekly at members’ houses by invitation. Whenever we gather for prayers; individually, by telephone conference calls, at members’ houses or for services, we pray for people everywhere, collectively and individually.

Yet our Evangelistic work and our outreach are progressing unhindered.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

We pray for people everywhere

You are invited to send us your requests for prayers. Including your name (part or full) is optional. Just give us a gist of your needs on our Blog, by post, email or leave a message on our telephone and we will pray for you. We also include request in our Sunday services at “prayers of the people” during our main service and at “Holy Communion”.

Address: Suites 1 & 2, 6075 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43231, U.S.A.

Telephone: 1-614-221-5221 Email: church@scocec.org

Also, all are invited to join in our prayers.

Telephone 1-309 946 5100 and the Access code is 43205 at the times stated above.

Please note: All times stated above are Eastern Time in the United States.

This service is free.

However, donations are welcome – see below for details.

Feedback is always encouraged.

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