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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

20 DECEMBER 2015

The Fourth Sunday in Advent

7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist Preacher: The Rev’d Dr Greg Seach Setting: Missa sine nomine ( Jewkes) Hymns: 6, 7, 11, 161(t.385) 10.30am Solemn High Mass & Litany in Procession Preacher: The Rev’d Dr Greg Seach Hymns: 11 (desc. Wilson), 161 (t.385), 7 Setting: Mass for five voices (Byrd) Motet: A spotless rose (Howells) Postlude: Chorale Prelude Es ist ein Ros’ Entsprungen Op.122 No.8 (Brahms) 6.30pm Solemn Evensong & Litany in Procession Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Hymns: 1, 8, 15, Litany: Sullivan Canticles: Tone VI/Faux-bourdon (Willan) Anthem: Alma redemptoris mater (Palestrina) Postlude: Chorale Prelude Es ist ein Ros’ Entsprungen (Nixon)

Left: Sanctuary lamp, St Laurence Chapel

EVENING 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 21 DEC Thomas, apostle & martyr

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

TUE 22 DEC

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

WED 23 DEC

Isaiah 40.25-31; Psalm 103.1-5; Matthew 11.28-30 Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 12.15pm Healing Eucharist

THU 24 DEC

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 10.30pm First Matins of Christmas Morn 11.30pm Solemn Midnight Mass Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Setting: Service in A and D (Sumsion) Motet: The silver stars (James)

FRI 25 DEC

Isaiah 52.7-10; Ps 98; Heb 1.1-12; Luke 1.1-14 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries 10.30am Procession & Solemn High Mass Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Setting: Mass in D (Mozart) Motet:The holly and the ivy (Owens) (NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF EVENSONG)

Christmas Eve

The Birth of Our Lord: Christmas Day

St Stephen, deacon & martyr

SAT 26 DEC

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am) (NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF EVENSONG)

Sun 27 DEC

1 Sam 2.18-20, 26; Ps148; Col 3.12-17; Luke 2.41-52

The First Sunday after Christmas

7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist Preacher: Fr Ron Silarsah 10.30am Solemn High Mass Preacher: Fr Ron Silarsah Setting: Service in F (Sumsion) Motet: In dulci jubilo (Pearsall) 6.30pm Solemn Evensong and Benediction Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Canticles: Service in G (Stanford) Anthem: Noel Time (James)

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

O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the desire of all nations and their salvation: Come and save us, O Lord our God.

COLLECT

Gracious God, you have visited your people and redeemed us in your Son: as we prepare to celebrate his birth, make our hearts leap for joy at the sound of your word, and move us by your Spirit to bless your wonderful works.

We ask this through him whose coming is certain, whose Day draws near, your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

FIRST Reading

Micah 5.2-5a The Lord says to his people: But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labour has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel. And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall live

secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; and he shall be the one of peace.

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.

SONG OF MARY

1. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord:

my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, 2. Who has looked with favour on his lowly servant:

from this day all generations will call me blessed; 3. The Almighty has done great things for me:

and holy is his name.

4. God has mercy on those who fear him:

from generation to generation.

5. The Lord has shown strength with his arm:

and scattered the proud in their conceit, 6. Casting down the mighty from their thrones:

and lifting up the lowly.

7. God has filled the hungry with good things:

and sent the rich away empty 8. He has come to the aid of his servant Israel:

to remember the promise of mercy,

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Mass Readings 9. The promise made to our forebears:

to Abraham and his children for ever.

Second reading

Hebrews 10.5-10 When Christ came into the world, he said, ‘Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body you have prepared for me; in burntofferings and sin-offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, “See, God, I have come to do your will, O God” (in the scroll of the book, it is written of me).’ When Christ said, ‘You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings’ (these are offered according to the law), then he added, ‘See, I have come to do your will.’ He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. And it is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

For the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia.

I am the servant of the Lord: may his will for me be done.

Alleluia.

Gospel

Luke 3.1-6 The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leapt for joy.

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.’

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

OFFERTORY SENTENCE

Lord may the power of the Spirit which sanctified Mary the mother of your Son, make holy the gifts we place upon this altar.

COMMUNioN SENTENCE

The Virgin is with child: and shall bear a son, and she will call him Emmanuel.

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Mass Readings COMMUNION MOTET A spotless rose (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983) A Spotless Rose is blowing, Sprung from a tender root, Of ancient seers’ foreshowing, Of Jesse promised fruit; Its fairest bud unfolds to light Amid the cold, cold winter, And in the dark midnight.

The Rose which I am singing, Whereof Isaiah said, Is from its sweet root springing In Mary, purest Maid; For through our God’s great love and might The Blessed Babe she bare us In a cold, cold winter’s night.

14th century, anon. translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)

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 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 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

P 02 9498 2625

Head Server SacristanS

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Head Sidesperson Belltower Captain Head Verger

Mr Brian Luhr OGS bluhr1@bigpond.com Mr Scott Batey Mr John Wood Mr Peter Hanson peterhanson.1108@gmail.com Ms Deryn Griffiths ringers@ccsl.org.au Mr Darren Churchill vergers@ccsl.org.au

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SUNDAY NOTICES Christmas Flyers Please consider using the Christmas flyer included with this pewsheet to invite a friend or family member to our services this Christmas.

additional scaffolding, will be $20,000.

A gift of $2000 will fund the cleaning of a full double-lancet window. We look forward to your support in rounding out the project in this important way.

Bequests The Parish gratefully acknowledges the legacy of the late Judith Clark, which exceeds $400,000. Legacies such as this help to ensure the preservation of our church buildings and traditions for future generations. If you are considering leaving a gift to CCSL in your will, please speak to the Church Wardens.

At Belltower Books The 2016 Parish Calendar proved to be very popular last Sunday and sold out-however more copies are available to purchase today for $12. Also available are Aprons ($15). Some items in the Bookstore are also on special; enjoy 10% off Anglican Rosaries, framed Icons are now only $50,. There are a number of sale books, cards, and CDs. Take a look.

Parish Office opening hours The Parish Office will be closed on Monday 28 December and Friday 1 January. Fr Daniel will take a short period of leave between 28-30 December, and Fr John will be on leave 31 December-10 January.

Stained Glass Restoration Our appeal for the stained-glass protection and restoration project has received remarkable support, for which we are most grateful. This support has encouraged us to expand the project to include cleaning the windows. Cleaning was part of the project as originally planned, but the Heritage Grant we received did not cover this and we reluctantly dropped it.

Cleaning will both enhance the windows visually and protect against deterioration.

The cost of expert non-invasive cleaning, exterior and interior, together with

The Community of St Gabriel With the Rector’s encouragement, the Southern Highlands congregation has ‘rebranded’ itself, in the hope of establishing a stronger local identity.

Effective immediately, the congregation will be known as ‘The Community of Gabriel - A ministry of Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney’. The Community of St Gabriel will continue to meet at the Uniting Church Chapel, Mittagong on the first Saturday of each month at 11am.

Sydney parishioners are always warmly invited to join them. St Gabriel’s school in Waverley in Sydney had for a long time a very close association with CCSL and the boarders at the school came regularly to CCSL for High Mass, filling one side of the church! St Gabriel is also held in great affection by the (Anglican) Sisters of the Church religious order.

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CHRISTMAS SERVICES CHRISTMAS EVE

10.30pm First Matins of Christmas 11.30pm Solemn Midnight Mass

CHRISTMAS dAY

7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist 10.30am Solemn High Mass WWW.CCSL.oRg.AU The Anglican Parish of

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