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Welcome to the Anglican Parish of

CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE Railway Square, Sydney

26 FEbruary 2017

The Feast of the Transfiguration 7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist & Children’s Ministry Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Setting: Eucharist (Dudman) Hymns: 377 178 373(t. 376) 277 10.30am Procession & Solemn High Mass Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Setting: Missa omnes sancti (Archer) Hymns: 322 373(t. 376, desc. Wilcocks) 178 400(t.492) Motet: O nata lux (Tallis) Postlude: Processional (Mathias)

6.30pm Solemn Evensong, Procession &

Solemn Benediction Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Canticles Westminster Service (Howells) Hymns: 176 177 487 351(desc. Hutchings) 389 Anthem: Hail Gladdening Light (Harris) Postlude: No. 3 from Six Short Preludes and

Postludes Op. 105 (Stanford)

Left: The High Altar, viewed from the Rector’s stall

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 Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) MON 27 FEBRUARY 6.00pm Christian Meditation George Herbert, parsih priest, poet (d. 1633)

TUE 28 FEBRUARY

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

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 Matthew 17.5

Suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, ‘this is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him!’

COLLECT WED 1 MARCH Ash Wednesday

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 8.00am Sung Eucharist 12.15pm Healing Eucharist 6.00pm Solemn High Mass

THU 2 MARCH Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, missionary (d. 672) FRI 3 MARCH

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

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 6.00pm Eucharist 6.30pm Stations of the Cross

SAT 4 MARCH

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

Sun 5 MARCH The First Sunday in Lent

Gen 2.15-17, 3.1-7; Ps 32; Rom 5.12-21; Mat 4.1-11 Morning Prayer Eucharist Sung Eucharist & Children’s Ministry Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Setting: Eucharist (Dudman) Litany in Procession & Solemn High Mass Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Setting: Missa Cunctipotens genitor (Gregorian chant) Motet: Si inquitates (Wesley) Solemn Evensong & Litany in Procession Preacher: Fr Ron Silarsah Canticles: Evening Service (Woodside) Anthem: Wash me throughly (Wesley)

7.00am 7.30am 9.00am 10.30am

6.30pm

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.

O God, in the transfiguration of your Son you confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the witness of Moses and Elijah, and in the voice from the cloud you foreshadowed our adoption as your children: make us, with Christ, heirs of your glory, and bring us to enjoy its fullness; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

FIRST Reading

Exodus 24.12-18 The Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.’ So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. To the elders he had said, ‘Wait here for us, until we come to you again; for Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a dispute may go to them.’

Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; on the

seventh day he called to Moses out of the cloud. Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Moses entered the cloud, and went up on the mountain. Moses was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.

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.

Psalm 2 1. Why are the nations in tumult: and why do the peoples cherish a vain dream?

2. The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers conspire together: against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, 3. ‘Let us break their bonds asunder: let us throw off their chains from us.’

4. He that dwells in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord will hold them in derision.

5. Then will he speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury: ‘I, the Lord, have set up my king on Zion my holy hill.’

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Mass Readings 6. I will announce the Lord’s decree, that which he has spoken: ‘You are my son, this day have I begotten you.

7. ‘Ask of me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance: the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.

8. ‘You may break them with a rod of iron: and shatter them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.’

9. Now therefore be wise, O kings: be advised, you that are judges of the earth.

10. Serve the Lord with awe, and govern yourselves in fear and trembling: lest he be angry, and you perish in your course.

11. For his wrath is quickly kindled: blessed are those that turn to him for refuge.

Second reading

2 Peter 1.16-21 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.

For he received honour and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, ‘This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’ We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain. So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns 4

and the morning star rises in your hearts.

First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. For the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia.

A voice came out of heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” Alleluia!

Gospel

Matthew 17.1-9 The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

Then Peter said to Jesus, ‘Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!’

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Mass readings When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, ‘Get up and do not be afraid.’ And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, ‘Tell no one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.’

OFFERTORY SENTENCE

Lord, by the transfiguration of your Son make our gifts holy, and by his radiant glory free us from our sins.

COMMUNION SENTENCE

When Christ is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

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

Communion MOtet O nata lux

Thomas Tallis (c1505-85) O nata lux de lumine O light of light, by love inclined, Jesu Redemptor saeculi, Jesu, Redeemer of mankind, dignare clemens supplicum with loving-kindness deign to hear laudes precesque sumere. from suppliant voices praise and prayer.

Qui carne quondam contegi dignatus es pro perditis, nos membra confer effici tui beati corporis.

Thou who to raise our souls from hell didst deign in fleshly form to dwell, vouchsafe us, when our race is run, in thy fair Body to be one.

Latin, 10th century English translation by Laurence Housman (1865-1959)

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SUNDAY NOTICES Parish Office Dedication Over the past few months the Parish Office has undergone a full refurbishment. The office now reflects professional standards guidelines, and includes a new meeting area, to be known as the Broughton Room. This extensive work was made possible by a generous bequest from the late Judith Clark’s estate. Today there will be a short dedication immediately following the 9am Mass (approximately 10.10am).

All are invited to attend this dedication (at the George St entrance) as we give thanks for Judith’s contribution to the Parish. However, the newly renovated Parish Office and the Broughton Room will also be open after all services today.

Those who are able to make the trek to the 2nd floor are warmly invited to inspect the new facilities.

Invitation You are warmly invited to the launch of Anglican Aid’s Global Ambassadors at St Andrews Cathedral Sydney today at 3pm. Archbishop Glenn Davies will be speaking.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake night with Bishops’ Bake-off This Tuesday 28 February at 6.30pm in Christ Church St Laurence hall (505 Pitt St, Sydney city) is the annual Pancake Tuesday in aid of St Laurence House. Our Regional Bishop Michael Stead and former Bishop Rob Forsyth will participate in a crepe making ‘bakeoff.’ Enjoy a meal of savoury pastas and sweet crepes. Drinks available.

Tickets are $20 a single and $50 a family available at the book stall.

This Sunday’s Mass Scores The music scores of Missa omnes sancti

by Malcolm Archer, sung at High Mass today, were given in loving memory of Phillip Imison. A similar donation of music in memory of a loved one can be made in consultation with Neil McEwan.

Lenten Study Groups Lenten Study groups will be held this year on Wednesdays at 11am, and Thursdays at 6pm, commencing 8 and 9 March. They will use the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby’s, Lent book for 2017, Dethroning Mammon, which is available from Belltower Books for $19.

Stations of the Cross Throughout Lent the Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday at 6.30pm. Please consider making this moving service part of your Lenten discipline.

Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the parish will be held next Sunday 5 March at 12.30 pm in the Parish Hall.

Nominations for elected positions should be made on the forms available

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SUNDAY NOTICES in the church. Closing date for nominations is Monday 27 February at 9 am. If you accept nomination, please send to the parish office, by the closing date and preferably in digital form, a brief statement of skills and experience (maximum 100 words) with a digital photo.

Those attending the meeting are invited to bring a plate of food to share for lunch, which will follow the meeting.

Members of the 9am congregation are invited to assist in the setting up of the hall immediately prior to the meeting (during the 10.30am Mass). Members of the 10.30am congregation are invited to remain behind after the meeting to assist with tidying the hall.

Lenten Quiet Day Next Saturday 4 March there will be a quiet day held at St John’s Balmain conducted by Rev’d Keith Dean-Jones.

It will begin at 10.00am and conclude at 4.20pm. There is no charge, and participants are asked to bring a picnic lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided.

Please contact Fr Ron Henderson for more information on 9755 9181 or rhenderson@ogs.net

200th Anniversary of the Bible Society The Sydney City Churches Group will be commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Bible Society in Australia on Sunday 5 March at 3pm at St Stephen’s Uniting Church.

Patrick White and God Father Michael Giffin’s latest book, Patrick White and God, is now available from the Cambridge Scholar’s Publishing website for UK £70 (A$115) including postage; however, Father Michael can order copies at the author’s price of UK £45 (A$75) including postage. Please leave your name at Belltower Books if you want a discounted copy.

New Year Reminder Want to know throughout the year what is on in and around Sydney in the next few months? Keep an eye on the Anglicans Together Events page for a regularly updated list of exciting and fascinating events, being all things musical, contemplative, intellectually challenging etc. www.anglicanstogether. org/files/page_events.html

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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 Youth Ministry Leader STUDENT MINISTER Parish Administrator OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT Director of Music Organist

Fr John Sanderson fr.john@ccsl.org.au Melinda Seed m.seed@ccsl.org.au Ryan Austin-Eames ryan.austineames@gmail.com Rebecca Mychael r.mychael@ccsl.org.au Francesca Jones f.jones@ccsl.org.au

M 0408 130 864 P 02 9211 0560 M 0466 548 937 P 02 9211 0560 P 02 9211 0560

Neil McEwan AM frscm n.mcewan@ccsl.org.au Peter Jewkes p.jewkes@ccsl.org.au

P 02 9212 7776 P 02 9960 2476