Welcome to the Anglican Parish of
The Anglican Parish of CHRIST CHURCH
ST LAURENCE
CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURE Railway Square, Sydney
Railway Suare, Sydney Consecrated 1845
11 December 2016
The Third Sunday of Advent
7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist & Children’s Ministry Preacher: Mr Antony Weiss Setting: Service in E (Smith) Hymns: 18 170(i) 12 14(t.341) 10.30am Solemn High Mass Preacher: Mr Antony Weiss Setting: Missa Brevis (Britten) Hymns: 12(desc. Ledger) 14(t.341) 170(i) Motet: Prevent us, O Lord (Ridout) Postlude: Chorale Prelude Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein BWV 734 (Bach) 6.30pm Solemn Evensong and Benediction Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Canticles: First Service (Drury) Hymns: 2 5 8 Anthem: Advent wreath prayer (Archer) Postlude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 599 (Bach)
Left: The candle of joy, lit on the third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday)
morning PEWSHEET
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welcome to christ church st laurence 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 12 DECEMBER
Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 6.00pm Christian Meditation
TUE 13 DECEMber Lucy, martyr and virgin (d. 304)
Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)
Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) WED 14 DECEMBER John of the Cross, mystic and 12.15pm Healing Eucharist teacher (d. 1591)
THU 15 December
Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)
FRI 16 December
Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 6.00pm Eucharist
SAT 17 December
Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)
Sun 18 December The Fourth Sunday of Advent 7.00am 7.30am 9.00am
Isa 7.10-6; Ps 80.1-7, 17-19; Romans 1.1-7; Mt 1.18-25 Morning Prayer Eucharist Sung Eucharist Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Setting: Mass in E (Smith) 10.30am Litany in Procession & Solemn High Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Setting: Service in the Phrygian mode (Wood) Motet: Ave Maria (Biebl) 6.30pm Solemn Evensong & Litany in Procession Preacher: Fr Ron Silarsah Canticles: Fifth Service (Tomkins) Anthem: Ave Maria (Parsons)
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.
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.
SENTENCE
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God.’ At High Mass, the choir sings an Advent introit O Dayspring, Brightness of Light everlasting, and Sun of righteousness: Come, and enlighten him that sitteth in darkness, and the shadow of death.
COLLECT
Sustain us, O God, with the power of your love on our journey to meet the One who is coming: strengthen our weak hands, make firm our feeble knees, and open blind eyes to the dawning of your kingdom, so that our hearts may rejoice as we behold the majesty of our God. We ask this through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
FIRST Reading
Isaiah 35.1-10 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm
the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you.’ Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveller, not even fools, shall go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. For 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.
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Mass Readings Psalm 146 1. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul: while I live I will praise the Lord; 2. While I have any being: I will sing praises to my God. 3. Put not your trust in princes: nor in flesh and blood, which cannot save. 4. For when their breath goes from them, they return again to the earth: and on that day all their thoughts perish. 5. Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob: whose hope is in the Lord their God, 6. The God who made heaven and earth: the sea, and all that is in them, 7. Who keeps faith for ever: who deals justice to those that are oppressed. 8. The Lord gives food to the hungry: and sets the captives free. 9. The Lord gives sight to the blind: the Lord lifts up those that are bowed down. 10. The Lord loves the righteous: the Lord cares for the stranger in the land. 11. He upholds the widow and the fatherless: as for the way of the wicked, he turns it upside down. 12. The Lord shall be king for ever: your God, O Zion, shall reign through all generations. Praise the Lord.
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Second reading
James 5.7-10 Be patient, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near. Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the Judge is standing at the doors! As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. For the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God.
Mass readings out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.” Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.’
OFFERTORY SENTENCE
Lord, may the gift we offer in faith and love be a continued sacrifice in your honour and truly become our eucharist and our salvation.
COMMUNION SENTENCE
Say to the anxious: Be strong and fear not, our God will come to save us.
This is the gospel of the Lord Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ. 9.00am SUNDA Y SCHOOL PRESENTATION
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia. The spirit of the Lord is upon me, he sent me to bring Good News to the poor. Alleluia!
Gospel
Matthew 11.2-11 The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ. When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to Jesus, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offence at me.’ As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: ‘What did you go
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At the 9am service, please join in singing the fourth & final verse of the Sunday School presentation of Once in Royal David City. Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing by, We shall see him: but in heaven, set at God’s right hand on high, Where like stars his children crowned, all in white shall wait around.
10.30am Communion MOtet Prevent us, O Lord Alan Ridout (1934-1996)
Prevent us O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name. And finally by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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SUNDAY NOTICES Student Minister Today we say farewell to Antony Weiss, one of our student ministers and a Diocesan Ordinand. Although we certainly hope that we continue to see Antony at CCSL, he will begin a new student ministry placement at St Mark’s, Darling Point early in 2017. We pray God’s blessing for Antony as he continues his time of study and discernment, and we give thanks for the wonderful contribution he has made to the life and ministry of CCSL. Flowers Parishioners are able to make a contribution towards the cost of flowers in memory of a loved one or as a thank-offering. Betsy Roberts (our flower convenor) is always pleased to hear from parishioners who would like to make a contribution to the flower fund. However, if you would like to make a contribution towards Christmas flowers, please contact the Parish Office or speak directly with Betsy (9622 5458) as soon as possible. Children’s Ministry End of Year Today marks the end of Term 4 for our Sunday School. We hope that all our Sunday School children and their families will join us in the parish hall for the end of year Christmas party after the service this morning. We thank the children and their families for a wonderful 2016 and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and every blessing in the New Year. We look forward to welcoming the children back on 5 February for Term 1 of 2017.
at St Mary’s Cathedral at 4pm. The recital will feature Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur. Entry is free. From the Wardens The wardens request that anyone with first aid or medical training to please contact the parish office . This information will only be used to request assistance in the event of a medical emergency. Also they request that anyone with a RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol) please contact the office, for assistance during parish functions. Advent Study For those who wish to commit to a Bible Study during Advent, the Archbishop of Canterbury has published a free online Advent study. To register, please go to the link: https://www.churchnext. tv/librar y/how-to -read-the-biblebetter/42171/about/ Asylum Seekers Centre Food Bank Donations Thank you for your continued generous response to the Food Bank appeal. Last financial year the Food Bank gave away 17,700 bags of groceries, so all donations of food and other grocery items are much appreciated. However, if you are finding it difficult to bring heavier or bulky items, especially if travelling to CCSL by public transport, the ASC is happy to receive supermarket gift cards. These are used to buy high demand items such as milk, rice, oil, tinned fish and nappies. If you would prefer to donate this way, please place a gift card in an envelope marked ASC Food Bank and place it in the collection plate.
Organ Recital 2017 Parish Retreat Weekend On the Fourth Sunday in Advent, 18 December, our Organ Scholar, Joshua We are delighted to announce that the Ryan, will be giving an organ recital Revd Catherine Eaton will be leading 6
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SUNDAY NOTICES us on retreat from Friday 6 - Sunday 8 October 2017. The setting for the retreat will be the beautiful lakeside setting of St Joseph’s Conference Centre, Kincumber (on the Central Coast). Mthr Catherine has recently served as Canon-in-Residence at St Saviour’s Cathedral, Goulburn, but spent most of her ordained ministry in the Diocese of Melbourne. Having retired to the Southern Highlands, Mthr Catherine has become involved in the Community of St Gabriel, our congregation in the Highlands. As places at the retreat will be limited, please mark these dates in your diary now, and please speak to Ann Bergman or Fr Daniel if you would like more information. St Laurence House - Save the Date A big event fund raiser for St Laurence House will be held on Thursday 23 February 2017, 6.30pm, at St Paul’s College, Sydney University. Join us for cocktails, an address by a high profile identity, and more. Tickets and more details in January. Donations of Clothes for our Cana Shelter Thank you for donations to date. It would appreciated if no more donations are made for the time being. We only have limited storage; we have more than enough clothing for the moment. In the future, please would you always check
with Lyn Bannerman (0478622833) before donating. May we also plead that you carefully select what you donate in the future. Guiding principles include: give only clothes or footwear that you would be prepared to wear yourself, as we respect the dignity of our men. For example, items that are clean and not badly worn; nothing that is stained, worn or frayed. Only clothes suitable for men living on the street: socks, underwear, tracksuits, tee shirts, sweaters, and very casual shoes. We do not want business suits and shirts (short or long sleeves), sports pants, brogues or any women’s clothing. Thank you everyone for your help. Belltower Books Beautiful calendars, Books, Christmas Cards, Wrapping paper and Gifts such as Holding Crosses, Rosaries, framed reproductions of Icons by Earle Backen and the CCSL Choir CD What Sweeter Music for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany ($20) are still available, as well as superbly illustrated books and cards especially for children. There are signed copies of Marianne Dorman’s autobiography My Christian Journey ($20), Fr John Spooner’s The Afterlife - the Evidence of Near Death Experience ($25), with all proceeds to St Laurence House and a remainder special: Silence: A Christian History by Diarmaid MacCulloch, RRP $49.95, now $24.
PARISH DIRECTORY Church address Parish office address Parish postal address Rector
812 George St, Sydney Level 2, 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 ParISH ADMINISTRATOR
Fr John Sanderson fr.john@ccsl.org.au Rebecca Mychael r.mychael@ccsl.org.au
M 0408 130 864 P 02 9211 0560
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Christmas Services Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
10.30pm First Matins of Christmas 7.30am Eucharist 11.30pm Solemn High Mass 9.00am Sung Eucharist 10.30am Solemn High Mass
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