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Welcome to the Anglican Parish of

The Anglican Parish of CHRIST CHURCH

ST LAURENCE

CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURE Railway Square, Sydney

Railway Square, Sydney Consecrated 1845

17 JUly 2016

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Setting: Mass in E (Smith) Hymns: 362, 486, 473 (ii, omit *), 445 10.30am Solemn High Mass Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Hymns: 473 (ii), 385, 362 Setting: Mass in B-flat (Lotti) Motet: O taste and see (Vaughan Williams) Postlude: Allegro, from Trio Sonata No. 6 BWV 530 (Bach) 6.30pm Solemn Evensong, Procession &

Solemn Benediction Preacher: The Rev’d Dr Gregory Seach Hymns: 341, 439 (desc. Jewkes), 360, 404 (desc. Sutcliffe) Canticles: Evening Service in D (Dyson) Anthem: Behold the tabernacle (Harris) Postlude: Fugue No. 6 on BACH, Op. 60 No. 6 (Schumann)

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Mass Readings

Please use these readings in conjunction with the coloured service booklet.

Breakfast is served after the 7.30am Eucharist today. Refreshments are served after the 9.00am Sung Eucharist and the 10.30am Solemn High Mass, all in the Parish Hall. All are welcome. If you are a visitor please ask a sidesperson for directions.

Christ Church St Laurence is an inner city parish committed to the spread of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. As a congregation and as the Church we are committed to the support of the underprivileged, the persecuted and the socially marginalised. We are an Anglican church in the Anglican Catholic tradition.

THIS WEEK AT CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE MON 18 JULY TUE 19 JULY

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 6.00pm Christian Meditation Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)

WED 20 JULY

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 12.15pm Healing Eucharist

THU 21 JULY

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)

FRI 22 JULY

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 6.00pm Eucharist

SAT 23 JULY

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)

Mary Magdalene

Sun 24 JULY

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Hosea 1. 2-10; Ps 85; Col 2.6-19; Luke 11.1-13 7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist Preacher: Fr Ron Silarsah Setting: Mass in E (Smith) 10.30am Solemn High Mass Preacher: Fr Ron Silarsah Setting: Missa Reginae Pacis (Peeters) Motet: Jesu dulcis memoria (Ward) 6.30pm Solemn Evensong & Benediction Preacher: Fr Ian Crooks Canticles: Tone VII Faux-Bourdon (Shaw) Anthem: Os Justi (Bruckner)

The flowers in the church this week are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Dorothy Isabel Nethercote Readings: The Revised Common Lectionary in NRSV (1997), Mowbray, London. Introit, Collect and Psalm: A Prayer Book for Australia (1995), Broughton Books, Sydney. Propers: The Roman Missal (1969 & 1983), E.J.Dwyer (Aust.). Reproduced with permission.

SENTENCE

In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be your strength.

(Isaiah 30.16)

COLLECT

Eternal God, you draw near to us in Christ and make yourself our guest: amid the cares of our daily lives, make us attentive to your voice and alert to your presence, that we may treasure your word above all else.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

FIRST Reading

Amos 8.1-12 This is what the Lord God showed me—a basket of summer fruit. He said, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘A basket of summer fruit.’ Then the Lord said to me, ‘The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass them by. The songs of the temple shall become wailings on that day,’ says the Lord God; ‘the dead bodies shall be many, cast out in every place. Be silent!’

Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, saying, ‘When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale?

We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practise deceit with false balances,

buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and selling the sweepings of the wheat.’

The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.

Shall not the land tremble on this account, and everyone mourn who lives in it, and all of it rise like the Nile, and be tossed about and sink again, like the Nile of Egypt?

On that day, says the Lord God, I will make the sun go down at noon, and darken the earth in broad daylight. I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth on all loins, and baldness on every head; I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and the end of it like a bitter day.

The time is surely coming, says the Lord God, when I will send a famine on the land; not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it.

Hear the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God. Verses of the psalm are read alternately by a single reader and the congregation. A pause is observed at the colon for reflection. At Solemn High Mass, the choir sings the psalm.

PSALM 52

1. Why, you that are powerful, do you boast all the day long:

of mischief done to him that is faithful to God?

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Mass Readings 2. You contrive destroying slanders:

your tongue is like a sharpened razor, it cuts deceitfully.

3. You have loved evil, and not good:

to tell lies, rather than to speak the truth.

4. You love all words that may do hurt:

and every deceit of the tongue.

5. But God will destroy you utterly:

he will snatch you away and pluck you out of your dwelling, he will uproot you from the land of the living.

6. The righteous shall see it, and fear:

they shall laugh you to scorn, and say, 7. ‘Here is one who did not take God for strength:

but trusted to the abundance of riches, and found strength in slander.’

8. As for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God:

I will trust in the goodness of God for ever and ever.

9. I will always give you thanks, for this was your doing:

I will glorify your name before the faithful, for it is good to praise you.

Second reading

Colossians 1.15-29 Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, 4

whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him—provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a servant of this gospel. I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. I became its servant according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil and struggle with all the energy that he powerfully inspires within me.

Mass Readings Gospel

Luke 10.38-42 The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Now as Jesus and his disciples went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself ? Tell her then to help me.’ But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.’

OFFERTORY SENTENCE

Lord, bring us closer to salvation through these gifts which we bring in your honour.

Accept the perfect sacrifice you have given us, bless it as you blessed the gifts of Abel.

COMMUNION SENTENCE

The Lord keeps in our minds the wonderful things he has done. He is compassion and love; he always provides for his faithful.

MOTET WORDS

O taste and see how gracious the Lord is: blest is the man that trusteth in him.

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), text from Psalm 34: 8

This is the gospel of the Lord, Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Hear the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia.

Happy are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance.

Alleluia!

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CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE Railway Square, Sydney

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SUNDAY NOTICES Fr Ron Silarsah Today, the parish celebrates Fr Ron’s 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Fr Ron invites parishioners to join him for a glass of champagne following the 7.30am and 9am Eucharists. A lunch for Fr Ron will immediately follow Solemn High Mass.

Parishioners who have reserved a place are asked to make their way promptly to The Great Southern Hotel following the service.

Organ Recital This month’s recital will be given by former CCSL Organ Scholar Jeremy Woodside today at 2.00pm. Jeremy has served more recently as Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, and is now teaching at Repton School. Admission by note donation.

The Rev’d Dr Gregory Seach This evening, Oxford Movement Sunday, the preacher at Evensong will be the Rev’d Dr Gregory Seach, Warden of Wollaston Theological College in the Diocese of Perth. We are very happy to welcome Dr Seach to CCSL. Farewell Parish administrator and chorister, Simon Polson, will depart Sydney in August to take up PhD studies in America. A farewell party, which will be ‘a great Australian barbeque’, is planned 6

for the evening of Friday 5 August in the parish hall. All parishioners are invited, so please save the date in your diary.

Fr Martin Davies Fr Martin Davies has been appointed priest-in-charge of the parish of Stroud in the Diocese of Newcastle and will begin this new role in September. We are grateful to Fr Martin for leading the St James’s Institute for the last four-and-a-half years, during which time he has been a frequent preacher and celebrant at CCSL. Fr Martin and his wife, Julianne, will divide their time between Stroud and Sydney. Please keep Fr Martin and Julianne in your prayers during this time of transition.

SUNDAY NOTICES Cana Volunteers The CCSL Homeless shelter is managing very well thanks to the efforts of our great band of volunteers. Natural attrition has reduced our volunteer pool slightly. We are particularly keen to hear from men willing to be overnight volunteers, and anyone interested in the earlier activities. Please remember Cana is open to all faiths or those with no religious affiliations at all, so, if you know of anyone outside our Parish who may be interested in helping us, please ask them to contact rbayley@bigpond. net.au

What’s on in Sydney?

Looking for interesting things to do in winter such as lectures, musical events, meditation, discussion groups exploring ideas, and more? Want to meet other people who share common interests? Check often the Events page on the Anglicans Together website: http://www.anglicanstogether.org Morning Tea Roster Additional helpers are needed to fill the 10.30am morning tea roster. If you would like to help, please contact Dale Berry on either 9810 5606 or dale. berry55@gmail.com

At Belltower Books Have a browse of the discounted books and cards available at Belltower Books today. Copies of the Rev’d Dr Keith Mascord’s books are still available at specially reduced prices for CCSL. Paperback copies of The Restless Faith are $25 and Faith Without Fear is $32. Quality second-hand books are available for as little as $1; art cards are also priced at $1; a framed CCSL teatowel is still available at $70.

CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE Railway Square, Sydney

CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE Railway Square, Sydney

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PARISH DIRECTORY Church address Parish office address Parish postal address Rector

812 George St, Sydney L2, 812B George Street, Sydney PO Box 1324, Haymarket NSW 1240 office@ccsl.org.au Fr Daniel Dries fr.daniel@ccsl.org.au

www.ccsl.org.au P 02 9211 0560 F 02 9212 2449 M 0417 662 776

SENIOR ASSISTANT PRIEST STUDENT MINISTERS

Fr John Sanderson fr.john@ccsl.org.au Antony Weiss Antony.Weiss@student.moore.edu.au Ryan Austin-Eames ryan.austineames@gmail.com Fr Ron Silarsah fr.ron@ccsl.org.au Fr Michael Giffin Fr Eric Hampson Fr Ian Crooks Simon Polson office@ccsl.org.au Rebecca Mychael r.mychael@ccsl.org.au Peter Hanson p.hanson@ccsl.org.au Brenda Hunter b.hunter@ccsl.org.au Anthony Miller a.miller@ccsl.org.au Peter Hanson p.hanson@ccsl.org.au Brian Luhr OGS oam bluhr1@bigpond.com Neil McEwan AM frscm n.mcewan@ccsl.org.au Peter Jewkes p.jewkes@ccsl.org.au Joshua Ryan j.ryan@ccsl.org.au

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