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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 JANUARY 2016

The Second Sunday after Epiphany

7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist Preacher: Mr Antony Weiss Setting: Missa sine nomine ( Jewkes) Hymns: 466, 387, 56(omit v. 4), 376 10.30am Solemn High Mass Preacher: Mr Antony Weiss Hymns: 56, 387, 466 Setting: Missa Brevis (Charpentier) Postlude: Gagliarda (Karg-Elert) 6.30pm Solemn Evensong Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Hymns: 245, 339, 403 Canticles: Tone/Faux-bourdon (Martin) Postlude: Elegy (Thalben-Ball)

MORNING PEWSHEET

PLEASE TAKE HOME

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 18 JAN

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

TUE 19 JAN

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

WED 20 JAN

1 Sam 17.32-51; Ps 144.3-10; Mark 3.1-6 Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 12.15pm Healing Eucharist

THU 21 JAN

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

Agnes, martyr at Rome, virgin (d. 304)

FRI 22 JAN

1 Sam 24.3-11; Ps 57.7-12; Mark 3.13-19 Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 6.00pm Eucharist

SAT 23 JAN

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

Sun 24 JAN The Third Sunday after Epiphany

Neh 8.1-3, 5-6, 8-11; Ps 19; 1 Cor 12.12-31; Luke 4.14-21 Morning Prayer Eucharist Sung Eucharist Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Solemn High Mass Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Setting: Mass for 3 voices (Lotti) Solemn Evensong, Procession & Benediction (The First Evensong of St Paul) Preacher: Fr Ron Silarsah

Vincent, deacon and martyr (d. 304)

7.00am 7.30am 9.00am 10.30am 6.30pm

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

For the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

COLLECT

Verses of the psalm are read alternately by a single reader and the congregation. A pause is observed at the colon for reflection.

Jesus revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

Bountiful God, whose Son revealed his glory at Cana of Galilee: help us to believe and obey, so that, as our Saviour promised, we may be filled with the wine of new life and show forth his joy and love; who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

FIRST Reading

Isaiah 62.1-5 The Lord says this: For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.

At Solemn High Mass, the choir sings the Psalm.

PSALM 36

5 Your unfailing kindness, O Lord, is in the heavens:

and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the strong mountains:

and your justice as the great deep; you, O Lord, save both man and beast.

7 How precious, O God, is your enduring kindness:

the children of Adam shall take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

8 They shall be satisfied with the good things of your house:

and you will give them drink from the river of your delights.

9 For with you is the well of life:

and in your light shall we see light.

10 O continue your merciful kindness toward these who know you:

and your righteous dealing to those that are true of heart.

Second reading

1 Corinthians 12.1-11 Concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

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Mass Readings You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Let Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.

For the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia.

God has called us with the gospel; to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Alleluia.

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Gospel

John 2.1-11 The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’

Now standing there were six stone waterjars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it.

When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.’ Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

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

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Mass Readings OFFERTORY SENTENCE

COMMUNioN SENTENCE

Father, may we celebrate the Eucharist with reverence and love, for when we proclaim the death of the Lord you continue the work of his redemption, who is Lord for ever and ever.

Lord you have nourished us with bread from heaven. Fill us with your Spirit, and make us one in peace and love.

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.

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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 (On Leave)

www.ccsl.org.au P 02 9211 0560 F 02 9212 2449

ACTING RECTOR STUDENT MINISTER Licensed Clergy

Fr John Sanderson fr.john@ccsl.org.au Mr Antony Weiss Antony.Weiss@student.moore.edu.au Fr Ron Silarsah fr.ron@ccsl.org.au Fr Michael Giffin Fr Eric Hampson Fr Ian Crooks Mr Simon Polson s.polson@ccsl.org.au Dr Colin Bannerman c.bannerman@ccsl.org.au Dr Anthony Miller a.miller@ccsl.org.au Mr Peter Hanson p.hanson@ccsl.org.au Mr Peter Hanson p.hanson@ccsl.org.au Parish Hall, 505 Pitt St choir@ccsl.org.au Dr Neil McEwan AM frscm n.mcewan@ccsl.org.au Mr Peter Jewkes p.jewkes@ccsl.org.au Mr Joshua Ryan j.ryan@ccsl.org.au Dr Helen Hewson office@ccsl.org.au Editors tdt@ccsl.org.au

M 0408 130 864

ParISH ADMINISTRATOR Wardens: wardens@ccsl.org.au Treasurer Choir office Director of Music Organist organ scholar Belltower Books THE DEACON’S TREASURE

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MEDITATION & SPIRITUAL DIRECTION Mrs Ann Bergman a.bergman@ccsl.org.au

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Head Server SacristanS

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Head Sidesperson Belltower Captain Head Verger

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SUNDAY NOTICES Clergy Leave Fr Daniel is currently on leave, and enjoying time in Europe with his family.

This morning, he will preach at our sister church in London, All Saints’ Margaret Street. Fr John is Acting Rector until 28 January, when Fr Daniel returns.

Choir Leave Our choir is currently enjoying a wellearned period of leave. We wish our choristers a peaceful rest, and look forward to welcoming them back at Candlemas on 2 February. We thank Josie Ryan and Hester Wright, our cantors today, who are singing in the choir’s absence. At Solemn High Mass next week and at Solemn Evensong, some of our younger choristers will offer the music for the liturgy.

At Belltower Books Available at Belltower Books: new titles, cards, CDs, sale items and second-hand books from $1.00. CCSL Calendars are also still available ($12), as are lectionaries ($10), and the Deacon’s Treasure ($7), and CCSL Aprons ($15). Earle Backen: Sacred Art is now available at the special price of $10.

Accommodation Request A PhD student (aged 45) & her 3-legged dog are in urgent need of a home. Both are well house trained and are looking to board with an older person, or housemates. If you are able to assist, please speak directly with Fr John Sanderson.

Blessing of the Backpacks At the conclusion of the 9am Sung Eucharist on Sunday, 31 January, students, teachers and anyone involved in education are invited to come forward for a blessing, bringing with them a backpack, laptop, briefcase or some other symbol of study as we mark the beginning of the new academic year.

Requiem Aeternam A Requiem for the repose of Geoffrey Price, son of Roger and Elizabeth Price, will be held on Saturday 30 January at 12 noon.

Geoffrey died suddenly on Christmas Eve. We continue to offer our prayerful support to Roger and Elizabeth and their family during this time. May Geoffrey and all the faithful departed, through the mercy and Lenten Study Groups love of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Lenten Study groups will be held this year on Wednesdays at 11am, and Thursdays Meditation Group at 6pm. We will use the Archbishop The CCSL Meditation Group will be in of Canterbury’s Lent book for 2016, recess throughout January. All parishioners I Am With You, by Kathryn Greeneare warmly invited to join the group at McCreight. The book is available from its first meeting for 2016 on Monday 1st Belltower Books.

February.

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from the Archives Gerard Trower (Rector: 1895-1900) Gerard Trower (1860-1928) was born in Yorkshire, the son of a clergyman and a graduate of Keble College, Oxford. While he did row in the University Trial Eights, tales that he captained the University crew at the 1884 boat race are apochryphal.

He was made a deacon in 1888 and ordained priest in 1889 by the Bishop of Worcester. Before coming to Australia, he was curate at St Alban’s, Bordesley and St Mary’s Redcliffe, Bristol. Trower’s appointment to CCSL caused a stir in Sydney as it was made without reference to the Diocesan nominators after the parochial nominators had consulted Fr R L Page, Superior of the Cowley Fathers at Oxford.

During his short term, a sung eucharist became the rule for Sundays and the parish acquired several beautiful sets of vestments. The church became open all day for private prayer, while more free pews (not rented) were set aside for the poor. He had a whimsical sense of humour which he often displayed at public gatherings.

During one synod debate on church ritual he pointed out that candles, when used to beautify a church, were no different to vegetables decorating a harvest festival, adding “so, if you blow out our lights, we’ll blow out your flowers and vegetables”.

He resigned in 1900 to take up an appointment as Bishop of Likoma in northern Malawi.