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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

29 NOVEMBER 2015

The First Sunday in Advent

7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist & Children’s Ministry Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Setting: Missa sine nomine ( Jewkes) Hymns: 5, 3, 9, 17 10.30am Solemn High Mass & Litany in Procession Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Hymns: 9 (desc. How), 17, 5 Setting: Missa Kyrie salve (Gregorian Chant) Motet: Christ whose glory fills the sky (Knight) 6.30pm

A Vigil of Lessons & Carols

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 30 NOV

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

TUE 1 DEC

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

Isaiah 25.6-10; Psalm 23; Matthew 15.29-37 WED 2 DEC Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) Frances Perry, founder of the Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne 12.15pm Healing Eucharist (d.1892)

THU 3 DEC

Francis Xavier, priest & missionary (1506-1552)

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

Isaiah 29.17-24; Psalm 27.9-18; Matthew 9.27-31 FRI 4 DEC Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) Nicholar Ferrar, deacon, man of prayer (d. 1637) 6.00pm Eucharist

SAT 5 DEC

Sun 6 DEC

The Second Sunday of Advent

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm) 11.00am Mass in the Southern Highlands 5.30pm Sung Vespers of the BVM Mal3.1-14; Song of Zechariah; Phil 1.1-11; Luke 3.1-6 7.00am Morning Prayer 7.30am Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist Preacher: Fr John Sanderson 10.30am Litany in Procession & Solemn High Mass Preacher: Fr John Sanderson Setting: The Western Wynde Mass (Sheppard) Motet: Fuit homo missus a deo (Palestrina) 6.30pm Solemn Evensong & Litany in Procession Preacher: Fr Daniel Dries Canticles: Second Service (Byrd) Anthem: Gabriel Archangelus (Verdelot)

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 Wisdom, which camest out of the mouth of the most High, and reachest from one end to another mightily, and sweetly ordering all things: come and teach us the way of prudence.

COLLECT

Eternal God, you have taught us that the night is far spent and the day is at hand: keep us awake and alert, watching for your kingdom, and make us strong in faith, so that when Christ comes in glory to judge the earth, we may go out joyfully to greet him; and, with all your saints, may worship you for ever; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

FIRST Reading

Jeremiah 33.14–16 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

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 25 1

In you, O Lord my God, have I put my hope: in you have I trusted, let me not be ashamed, nor let my enemies triumph over me.

2 Let none who wait for you be put to shame:

but let those that break faith be confounded and gain nothing.

3 Show me your ways, O Lord:

and teach me your paths.

4 Lead me in the ways of your truth, and teach me:

for you are the God of my salvation.

5 In you have I hoped all the day long:

because of your goodness, O Lord.

6 Call to mind your compassion and your loving kindness:

for they are from of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:

but according to your mercy think on me.

8 Good and upright is the Lord:

therefore will he direct sinners in the way.

9 The meek he will guide in the path of justice:

and teach the humble his ways.

10 All the paths of the Lord are faithful and true:

for those who keep his covenant and his commandments.

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Mass Readings Second reading

1 Thessalonians 3.9–13 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

For the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia.

Lord show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation.

Alleluia.

Gospel

Luke 21.25–36 The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

shaken. Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in a cloud” with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.’

Then he told them a parable: ‘Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will pass away.

‘Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap.

For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.’ Every day he was teaching in the temple, and at night he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives, as it was called. And all the people would get up early in the morning to listen to him in the temple.

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

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be 4

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Mass Readings OFFERTORY SENTENCE

COMMUNioN SENTENCE

Father from all you give us we present this bread and wine. As we serve you now, accept our offering and sustain us with your promise of eternal life.

The Lord will shower his gifts. The Lord will give us all that is good: and our land shall yield its plenty.

COMMUNION MOTET Christ whose glory fills the sky (Gerald Knight 1908-1979) Christ, whose glory fills the skies Christ, the true, the only Light, Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o’er the shades of night; Dayspring from on high, be near, Daystar, in my heart appear.

Dark and cheerless is the morn Unaccompanied by Thee; Joyless is the day’s return, Till Thy mercy’s beams I see, Till Thou inward light impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.

Visit then this soul of mine, Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill me, Radiancy divine, Scatter all my unbelief; More and more Thyself display, Shining to the perfect day.

Charles Wesley (1707-1788) 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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SUNDAY NOTICES Robert Forsyth’s 40 years of ordained ministry and 15 years as Bishop of South Sydney in the Cathedral Church of St Andrew Sydney, on Thursday 10 December 2015 at 7.00 pm. Light refreshments will follow.

Please RSVP by 19 November by emailing farewell@sydney.anglican.asn.au or by Gregorian Vespers Next Saturday at 5.30pm, Evening Prayer phone (02) 9265 1511. will take the form of Sung Vespers to 2016 Calendars Gregorian Tones. The setting is Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Anyone is The 2016 CCSL Calendar is available to welcome to join and sing the service purchase at Belltower Books today for (wearing black concert attire; choir robes $12. This year, the Calendar takes a look are not worn). For more information at CCSL “Then and Now”, with images contact the Director of Music, Neil contrasting the last twelve months in McEwan, via email n.mcewan@ccsl.org.au. our parish’s life with images of historical events throughout our history.

Bishop Robert’s Farewell Stained Glass Restoration The Archbishop of Sydney and Our appeal for the stained-glass protection Metropolitan of New South Wales, The Most Reverend Doctor Glenn Naunton and restoration project has received Davies, has pleasure in inviting all remarkable support, for which we are most parishioners to a Service of Thanksgiving grateful. This support has encouraged and Celebration for the Right Reverend us to expand the project to include Advent Carols Services Tonight we mark the beginning of the church’s new year with a Vigil of Lessons and Carols at 6.30pm. Please come along to this service which is always a liturgical highlight in our church’s year.

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 STUDENT MINISTER ParISH ADMINISTRATOR Director of Music Organist Head Server

Fr John Sanderson fr.john@ccsl.org.au Mr Antony Weiss Antony.Weiss@student.moore.edu.au Mr Simon Polson s.polson@ccsl.org.au Dr Neil McEwan AM frscm n.mcewan@ccsl.org.au Mr Peter Jewkes p.jewkes@ccsl.org.au Brian Luhr bluhr1@bigpond.com

M 0408 130 864

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P 02 9211 0560 P 02 9212 7776 P 02 9960 2476 P 02 9211 0560 6

SUNDAY NOTICES 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 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.

Workshop with Fr John Sanderson All are invited to the ‘Growth with Grace’ workshop to be led by Fr John Sanderson, based on his recent study tour of the UK, at St. Paul’s, Burwood, on Wednesday 2 December. The purpose of the workshop is to to share the lessons of the Church of England’s experience and how it may be applied to the Australian context. We will The Anglican Parish of begin with a Communion Service in St. CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE Paul’sSuare, at 10.30 Railway Sydney a.m. The workshop will commence at 11.15 a.m. Please RSVP by telephone, 9747 4327.

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The Oratory of the Good Shepherd invites you to a Eucharist on

The Feast of Nicholas Ferrar 6pm FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER atCHRISTCHURCHSTLAURENCE Railway Square, Sydney with refreshments to follow (RSVP to parish office) Following the Eucharist, Dr Neil McEwan am frscm will give a talk titled The Transition: Renaissance to the Baroque in England. The talk will describe the music of the Church in England which reached extraordinary heights in richness and sophistication through the reign of three monarchs, and during the life of Nicholas Ferrar.