The Eucharist
THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER RENEWAL OF GIVING SUNDAY
8 May 2022 10.30
Welcome to Bradford Cathedral The seat of the Bishop of Leeds and a Centre of Worship and Mission One of three Cathedrals – Bradford, Ripon and Wakefield – in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds Our purpose is serving Christ and transforming lives through welcome, worship and encounter. A very warm welcome to Bradford Cathedral for this service, particularly if you are visiting or with us for the first time. We hope you will stay and enjoy refreshments with us after the service, which will be served at the West End of the Cathedral. Please join in with saying or singing the words in bold type in this order of service, and sit or stand as directed if you are able. Large print copies are available from the stewards at the main door. Today’s Eucharist is sung by the Boys’ Choir and Lay Clerks of the Cathedral. The choral setting is the Missa brevis by Neil Cox (b. 1955). If you need to, please sit down at any point in the service, even if the instruction is to stand. It is more important for you to be comfortable and safe. We will be pleased to help you if you wish to receive a gluten-free wafer. Please speak with one of the stewards at the main door before the start of the service. Please be aware that today’s service is being livestreamed to YouTube and will be available online for two weeks. If you do not want to appear on the livestream please speak to one of the stewards who will direct you to seats not covered by the cameras. Please check that you have switched off your mobile phone. Lavatories, including disabled facilities, are available towards the back of church. The hearing loop has now been replaced. If you use a hearing aid, please turn it to the T position. In the event of an emergency, please remain calm and seated. Stewards will direct you out of the Cathedral.
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WHOLENESS
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Notices
Voluntary
O Gott, du frommer Gott – Johannes Brahms Op. 122 No. 7
Welcome The Reverend Canon Paul Maybury, Acting Dean We stand. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hymn The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his and he is mine for ever. Where streams of living water flow my ransomed soul he leadeth, and where the verdant pastures grow with food celestial feedeth. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love he sought me, and on his shoulder gently laid, and home rejoicing brought me. In death’s dark vale I fear no ill with thee, dear Lord, beside me; thy rod and staff my comfort still, thy cross before to guide me. Thou spread’st a table in my sight; thy unction grace bestoweth; and O what transport of delight from thy pure chalice floweth! And so through all the length of days thy goodness faileth never: good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise within thy house for ever. H. W. Baker (1821-1877) DOMINUS REGIT ME, CP 589
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The Greeting Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! We remain standing.
Prayers of Penitence Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed for us. Let us therefore rejoice by putting away all malice and evil and confessing our sins with a sincere and true heart. cf. 1 Corinthians 5.7-8
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you and against our neighbour, in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen. Silence Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Gloria Choir
Gloria in excelsis deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis, qui tollis peccata mundi suscipe deprecationem nostrum, 4
qui sedes ad dexteram patris miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Collect Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life: raise us, who trust in him, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, that we may seek those things which are above, where he reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. We sit.
First Reading
Acts 9.36-43
read by Stephen Gant
In Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, ‘Please come to us without delay.’ 39So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, ‘Tabitha, get up.’ Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. 41He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive. 42This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner. 5
This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Silence
Gospel Acclamation We stand.
Choir
Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Jesus said, ‘All who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.’ cf. John 6.40 Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel Reading
John 10.22-30
read by the Reverend Canon Professor Myra Shackley
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. Glory to you, O Lord. At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’ 25Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; 26but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand.30The Father and I are one.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
After an opening prayer, we sit. The Reverend Canon Mandy Coutts, Canon for Mission and Pastoral Development A brief Organ Interlude. We stand. 6
The Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. We kneel or sit.
Prayers of Intercession
led by Mary Fisher
In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ, let us pray to the Father. After each section this, or another, response is used: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. At the end: Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. We stand.
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Giving and Receiving Peace The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia. cf. John 20.19-20
The peace of the Lord be always with you and also with you.
We offer one another a sign of peace, and offer our gifts to God. The Table is set with bread and wine.
Hymn Thine for ever! God of love, hear us from thy throne above; thine for ever may we be here and in eternity. Thine for ever! Lord of life, shield us through our earthly strife; thou the Life, the Truth, the Way, guide us to the realms of day. Thine for ever! O how blest they who find in thee their rest! Saviour, guardian, heavenly friend, O defend us to the end. Thine for ever! Shepherd, keep us thy frail and trembling sheep; safe alone beneath thy care, let us all thy goodness share. Thine for ever! Thou our guide, all our wants by thee supplied, all our sins by thee forgiven, lead us, Lord, from earth to heaven. M. F. Maude (1819-1913) NEWINGTON, CP 599
Prayer at the Preparation of the Table Lord of life, with unbounded joy we offer you our sacrifice of praise. As we are fed with the bread of heaven may we know your resurrection power; through Christ our risen Lord. Amen. 8
Great Thanksgiving Prayer
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, always and everywhere to give you thanks, almighty and eternal Father, and to celebrate with joyful hearts the memory of your wonderful works. For by the mystery of his passion Jesus Christ, your risen Son, has conquered the powers of death and hell and restored in men and women the image of your glory. He has placed them once more in paradise and opened to them the gate of life eternal. And so, in the joy of this Passover, earth and heaven resound with gladness, while angels and archangels and the powers of all creation sing for ever the hymn of your glory. Choir
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
We praise and bless you, loving Father, through Jesus Christ, our Lord; and as we obey his command, send your Holy Spirit, that broken bread and wine outpoured may be for us the body and blood of your dear Son. 9
On the night before he died he had supper with his friends and, taking bread, he praised you. He broke the bread, gave it to them and said: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. When supper was ended he took the cup of wine. Again he praised you, gave it to them and said: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. So, Father, we remember all that Jesus did, in him we plead with confidence his sacrifice made once for all upon the cross. Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation, we proclaim his death and resurrection until he comes in glory. Jesus Christ is Lord: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free. You are the Saviour of the world. Lord of all life, help us to work together for that day when your kingdom comes and justice and mercy will be seen in all the earth. Look with favour on your people, gather us in your loving arms and bring us with all the saints to feast at your table in heaven. Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, O loving Father, for ever and ever. Amen. We kneel or sit. Silence
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The Lord’s Prayer As our Saviour taught us, so we pray: 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 us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.
Breaking of the Bread We break this bread to share in the body of Christ. Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.
Giving of Communion Alleluia. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. As the ministers receive communion the choir sings Choir
Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis. Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.
Please stand in your place if you would like to receive the bread of communion. Please indicate if you would like a gluten-free wafer. When the communion administrant says The Body of Christ we respond Amen.
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Communion Motet Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: such a Way, as gives us breath; such a Truth, as ends all strife; such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: such a Light, as shows a feast; such a Feast, as mends in length; such a Strength, as makes his guest. Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart: such a Joy, as none can move; such a Love, as none can part; such a Heart, as joys in love. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Prayer after Communion Merciful Father, you gave your Son Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd, and in his love for us to lay down his life and rise again: keep us always under his protection, and give us grace to follow in his steps; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. We stand.
Hymn Faithful Shepherd, feed me in the pastures green; faithful Shepherd, lead me where thy steps are seen. Hold me fast, and guide me in the narrow way; so, with thee beside me, I shall never stray. Daily bring me nearer to the heavenly shore; may my faith grow clearer, may I love thee more. Hallow every pleasure, every gift and pain; be thyself my treasure, though none else I gain. 12
Day by day prepare me as thou seest best, then let angels bear me to thy promised rest. Thomas Benson Pollock (1836-1896) PASTOR PASTORUM (GOTT EIN VATER), NEH 282 / CP 360
Blessing The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia! In the name of Christ. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia! Voluntary
Prelude and Fugue in G – J. S. Bach BWV 541
The concluding organ voluntary is offered as part of our worship.
Material in this Order of Service is taken from Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, copyright © The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, 2000 and Common Worship: Times & Seasons, copyright © The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, 2006. Scripture readings are taken from the New Revised Standard Version (Anglicised Edition) of the Bible, copyright © 1989, 1994 The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Copyright hymns and songs are reproduced under the Christian Copyright Licensing scheme: licence number 3887. This compilation is copyright © 2022 The Chapter of Bradford.
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BRADFORD CATHEDRAL 2022 REVIVE. REFLECT. REJOICE 8-15 May and beyond – Canons Mandy and Paul are in residence this week
Online Morning and Evening Prayer will be held Monday – Saturday at 9am and 5.30pm TODAY Sunday 8 May Renewal of Giving Sunday
8.00am
Holy Communion
10.30am
Choral Eucharist
11.30am
Just a Minute Reflection Group
3.30am
Choral Evensong
4.30pm
Congregation and Staff Social
12noon
Monthly Staff Eucharist
2.00pm
Monday Fellowship
2.00pm
Chapter
5.30pm
Choral Evensong
10.00am
Carers on de Lacy Centre
10.00am
All Staff Meeting
5.30pm
Choral Evensong
7.00pm
Cathedral Council
8.15am
Holy Communion
10.15am
Holy Communion
1.00pm
Organ Recital
2.00pm
Safeguarding Committee Meeting
7.00pm
Welcome Evening
Thursday 12 May
7.00pm
Community Committee Meeting (via Zoom and in de Lacy Centre)
Friday 13 May
Online Morning and Evening Prayer
Saturday 14 May
2.00pm
Peal Attempt by members of the Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers
SUNDAY 15 May Start of Christian Aid Week
8.00am
Holy Communion
10.30am
Choral Eucharist
11.30am
Just a Minute Reflection Group
12noon
Annual Vestry Meeting followed by Annual Parochial Meeting (APCM)
2.30pm
Friends of Bradford Cathedral AGM (de Lacy Centre)
3.30pm
Choral Evensong
Monday 9 May
Tuesday 10 May
Wednesday 11 May
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THE FLOWERS TODAY have been given by John and Nora Whitham, in celebration of birthdays and to remember especially six members of Nora's family in Canada, who are celebrating in the month of May. TODAY ………………………. is our ANNUAL RENEWAL OF GIVING SUNDAY and this year’s launch will take place at the 10.30am Eucharist. This is an opportunity for us to say thank you to anyone who has supported the Cathedral in 2021 and further details about the renewal will be given at the service. We are also holding a CONGREGATION & STAFF SOCIAL with Evensong at 3.30pm followed by the social at 4.30pm. This is part of an ongoing series of opportunities for congregation and staff to meet and get to know each other a little better. There will be drinks and nibbles, either in the cathedral or outside if the weather is fine. We do hope that you are able to join us and we look forward to seeing you. MONDAY FELLOWSHIP meets at 2pm in the de Lacy Centre when congregation member, Dianne Excell, will be giving a talk about Sir Edward Appleton, who was perhaps the greatest scientist to have come from Bradford. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics, laid the foundations for international wireless communications and made lasting contributions to our understanding of the Sun and the earth’s atmosphere. Everyone is welcome and even if you have never been before do go along if you can. There will of course be tea, coffee and biscuits afterwards and plenty of time to chat. The WEDNESDAY@1 ORGAN RECITALS this week welcomes Paul Trepte from Worcester. There will be the usual buffet lunch at 12.30pm. The recital is free and the lunch is £4 and there will be a retiring collection. ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING AND APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) These will be held in the Cathedral next Sunday 15 May. The Vestry meeting will be at 12noon and the APCM will follow immediately after. Nomination Forms for the officers to be elected are on the notice board at the back of the cathedral, along with details of the electoral roll. Nominations can also be submitted electronically and elections for Churchwardens, Community Committee, Deanery Synod and Disability Rep will take place. Copies of our ANNUAL REPORT are available today at the back of the cathedral. Next Sunday the second leg of the Riding for Adam Charity Cycle Ride begins at Bradford Cathedral. We expect them to be leaving the Cathedral on Sunday between 9.30am – 10am, if you would like to wish them on their way. SINGING DAY WITH PROFESSOR PAUL MEALOR - Saturday 21 May from 11am – 5pm. Tickets are still available on Eventbrite and for any enquiries please email events@bradfordcathedral.org How do I make a donation to Bradford Cathedral? We are dependent upon regular donations to enable the ministry of the Cathedral. You can make a donation in any of the following ways: Cash, cheque or contactless using the donation box by the door. Online, through the Cathedral website www.bradfordcathedral.org/supportus/donate By BACS. Account name: Bradford Cathedral Chapter Sort code: 20-11-81 Account Number: 90186805 Using weekly envelopes. Please speak to one of the clergy or email: finance@bradfordcathedral.org Text SEED 15 to 70450 to donate £15 or SEED 20 to 70450 to donate £20. 15