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St. Barnabas (Chester) Anglican Church
The Church in the Marketplace Embracing the Community
Sunday, July 4, 2010Pentecost 6
361 Danforth Ave., Toronto M4K 1P1416-463-1344
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.
(From the
COLLECT for ST. BARNABAS
 )
 
Welcome to St. Barnabas (Chester) Anglican Church.
The Church in the Marketplace Embracing the Community
10:30 AM HOLY EUCHARIST
Our 10:30 AM Worship Service begins on page 185of the green Book of Alternative Services.
Organ Prelude
The Gathering of God’s Peo
 pleOpening Hymn
385
GreetingCollect for Purity p. 185Hymn
365
 Collect for the Day
: Almighty God, your Son Jesus Christhas taught us that what we do for the least of your childrenwe do also for him. Give us the will to serve others as hewas the servant of all, who gave up his life and died for us,but lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,now and for ever. Amen.
The Story of God’s People
A R
EADING FROM THE
S
ECOND
B
OOK OF
K
INGS
5: 1-14
 
read by Darryl Nakamoto
 
 Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was agreat man and in high favour with his master, because by himthe Lord had given victory to Aram. The man, though amighty warrior, suffered from leprosy. Now the Arameans onone of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress,“If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Hewould cure him of his leprosy.” So Naaman went in and told hislord just what the girl from the land of Israel had
 
said. And the king of Aram said, “Go then, and I will send alonga letter to the king of Israel.” He went, taking with him tentalents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of garments. He brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read,“When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you myservant Naaman, that you may cure him of his leprosy.” Whenthe king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said,“Am I God, to give deathor life, that this man sends word to meto cure a man of his leprosy? Just look and see how he is tryingto pick a quarrel with me.” But when Elisha the man of Godheard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent amessage to the king, “Why have you torn your clothes? Lethim come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet inIsrael.” So Naaman came with his horses and chariots, andhalted at the entrance of Elisha’s house. Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go, wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored and you shall be clean.” But Naaman became angry and went away, saying, “I thought that for me hewould surely come out, and stand and call on the name of theLord his God, and would wave his hand over the spot, and curethe leprosy! Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not washin them, and be clean?” He turned and went away in a rage. Buthis servants approached and said to him, “Father, if the prophethad commanded you to do something difficult, would you nothave done it? How much more, when all he said to you was,‘Wash, and be clean’?” So he went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, andhe was clean.
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