Choral Eucharist Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

10 November 2019 • 10.30am

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Welcome to St Paul’s Cathedral Wominjeka means ‘Welcome’ in Woiwurrung, the language of the Kulin nation, on whose land this Cathedral stands. We acknowledge and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging and to Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders with us today.

St Paul’s is home to worshippers from more than two dozen nations, seat of the Anglican Primate of Australia, and home church for Anglicans in Melbourne and Victoria. We are delighted that you are with us today: come and worship with us again.

Whether you are Anglican, from another Christian Church or another faith tradition, you are warmly welcome to take part in the service. If you want to find out more about the Christian faith, please make yourself known to our clergy.

Children A children’s area is located on the right-hand side of the Cathedral. Children’s activity packs are available. Parents are asked to remain with their children.

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Communion Baptised Christians of all denominations are welcome to receive the bread and wine. Others who would like to receive a blessing, please come forward holding this booklet. Gluten free wafers are available, please ask the priest.

Tea and coffee are served following the service in the Barbara Darling Room.

Tap and Go facilities are available on the offertory plates.

Valuables Please keep your valuables with you at all times

Leading the Service

President: The Revd Prof. Mark Lindsay, Associate Priest

Preacher: The Ven. Canon Heather Patacca, Acting Dean

Sung by the Cathedral Choir, directed by Mr Philip Nicholls

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Please join in singing the hymns and in saying the words printed in bold type.

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME Please stand

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Saviour, breathe forgiveness o’er us; all our weakness thou dost know; thou didst tread this earth before us, thou didst feel its keenest woe: lone and dreary, faint and weary, through the desert thou didst go.

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Spirit of our God, descending fill our hearts with heavenly joy, love with every passion blending, pleasure that can never cloy: thus provided, pardoned, guided, nothing can our peace destroy.

James Edmeston (1791-1867) Australian Hymn Book 492

THE GREETING AND BIDDING

The president welcomes the people and says: Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God’s kingdom, now and forever.

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Let us pray: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Please sit or kneel

Choir Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us.

Mass in D major, K194 – Wolfgang Mozart (1756-91)

God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy, welcoming sinners and inviting them to the Lord's table. Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, confident in God's forgiveness.

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Merciful God, our maker and our judge, we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, and in what we have failed to do: we have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves; we repent, and are sorry for all our sins. Father, forgive us. Strengthen us to love and obey you in newness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God, who has promised forgiveness to all who turn to him in faith: pardon you and set you free from all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness and keep you in eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE HYMN OF PRAISE (GLORIA) Sung by the Choir Please stand

Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Mozart – Mass in D major

THE COLLECT

God of all the living, in the resurrection of Christ Jesus you have given us the promise of life which death itself cannot destroy: in the strength of this unshakeable promise, give us a new heart to live, even now, as your new creation. We ask this through 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.

THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD Please sit

FIRST READING: Haggai 1.15b-2.9 Read by Craig Gray

15In the second year of King Darius,1in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by the prophet Haggai, saying: 2Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, and say, 3Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Is it not in your sight as nothing? 4Yet now take courage, O Zerubbabel, says the LORD; take courage, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; take courage, all you people of the land, says the LORD; work, for I am with you, says the LORD of hosts, 5according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit abides among you; do not fear. 6For thus says the LORD of hosts: Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land; 7and I will shake all the nations, so that the treasure of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with splendour, says the LORD of

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hosts. 8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the LORD of hosts. 9The latter splendour of this house shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts; and in this place I will give prosperity, says the LORD of hosts.

Hear the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

PSALM 98.1-6 Please sing the response after the cantor, then as indicated

Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. With his own right hand and with his holy arm he has brought salvation. Response

The Lord has made known his salvation, and has shown his righteousness to the nations. He has remembered his mercy and truth towards the house of Israel. Response

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Let all the world be glad in him, sing, rejoice and give him thanks. Response

Let music sound upon the harp, and psalms be offered to his praise; with trumpets and with sounds of joy proclaim the praise of God our King. Response

Music: Anthony Gregory Murray (1905-92) Reproduced from Together in Song 57 with permission

SECOND READING: 2 Thessalonians 2.1-5, 13-17

1As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, 2not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. 3Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. 4He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God. 5Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you?

13But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may obtain

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the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.

16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, 17comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.

Hear the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

THE GRADUAL HYMN Please stand

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He lives, to bless me with his love: he lives, to plead for me above; he lives, my hungry soul to feed; he lives to help in time of need.

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He lives, and grants me daily breath; he lives, and I shall conquer death; he lives, my mansion to prepare; he lives to lead me safely there.

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He lives, all glory to his name; he lives, my Saviour, still the same; what joy the blest assurance gives, I know that my Redeemer lives.

Samuel Medley (1738-99) Together in Song 376

THE GOSPEL Remain standing

The Cantor introduces the acclamation, then all repeat:

Cantor The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God: and no torment will ever touch them. Alleluia!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

The Holy Gospel our Lord Jesus Christ according to St Luke: 20.27-40 Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

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27Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him 28and asked him a question, ‘Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. 29Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died childless; 30then the second 31and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. 32Finally the woman also died. 33In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her.’

34Jesus said to them, ‘Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage; 35but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36Indeed they cannot die any more, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. 37And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.’ 39Then some of the scribes answered, ‘Teacher, you have spoken well.’ 40For they no longer dared to ask him another question.

For the Gospel of the Lord, praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

THE SERMON The Ven. Canon Heather Patacca, Acting Dean

NICENE CREED Please stand

We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Please sit or kneel Led by Jill Moreshead

Let us pray for the world and for the church.

After each petition Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

At the end of the prayers the presider concludes Almighty God, you have promised to hear our prayers. Grant that what we have asked in faith we may by your grace receive, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE NOTICES Please sit

THE GREETING OF PEACE Please stand

We are the body of Christ. His Spirit is with us.

The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.

All may exchange a sign of peace.

THE OFFERTORY HYMN

During the hymn, an offering is received to support the Cathedral’s ministry. On average our congregants contribute $20 each. Please be as generous as you can. Thank you for your gift. Tap and Go facilities are available on the plates.

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King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords in human vesture – in the body and the blood – he will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food.

Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way, as the Light of light descendeth from the realms of endless day, that the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away.

At his feet the six-winged seraph; cherubim with sleepless eye veil their faces to the Presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Lord most high.

Liturgy of St James, tr. Gerald Moultrie (1829-85). Hymns Ancient and Modern New Standard 256.

THE HOLY COMMUNION

The President prays the prayer over the gifts and all respond Blessed be God for ever.

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.

The president offers thanks to God for the grace and mercy made available to us in Christ. In response, the Choir sings on behalf of all…

Choir Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Mozart – Mass in D major

The president recounts the last supper

Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

The president concludes the Eucharistic Prayer, to which all respond

... we worship you, Father, in songs of never-ending praise: Blessing and honour and glory and power are yours for ever and ever. Amen.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER

Being made one by the power of the Spirit, as our Saviour taught us, so we pray, each in our own language,

Notre Père..., Padre nuestro..., Vater unser..., 我們在天上的父 …,

ह हमार सवरगिक गिता…, Bapa kami..., E to matou Matua..., 天の父よ ...,

Ama namin…, Our Father who art …,

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ. We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.

THE AGNUS DEI (LAMB OF GOD)

Choir Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, grant us your peace.

Mozart – Mass in D major

THE INVITATION TO COMMUNION

All baptised Christians are invited to receive the bread and the wine of the Eucharist. Others, who would like to do so, please bring this booklet with you and tell the priest you would like to receive a blessing. Gluten free wafers are available on request.

THE ANTHEM

During the administration of Holy Communion the choir sings

Gallipoli – Michael Leighton Jones (b.1947)

‘Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours ... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.’

Text: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) Music: Michael Leighton Jones (b.1947)

الذي أبانا…، باپ ہمارے اے…،

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THE SENDING OUT OF GOD’S PEOPLE Please stand

The president prays the post-communion prayer, concluding with

Father, we offer ourselves to you as a living sacrifice through Jesus Christ our Lord. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory.

THE DISMISSAL HYMN

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Beneath the shadow of thy throne thy saints have dwelt secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defence is sure.

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A thousand ages in thy sight are like an evening gone; short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun.

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Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame, from everlasting thou art God, to endless years the same.

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Time, like an ever-rolling stream, bears all our souls away; they fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day.

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O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guard while troubles last, and our eternal home.

Isaac Watts (1674-1748) alt. Hymns Ancient and Modern Revised 165

THE BLESSING AND DISMISSAL

The president pronounces the Blessing

…be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. Amen.

ORGAN POSTLUDE

‘Nimrod’ from Enigma Variations – Edward Elgar (1857-1934): Mr Lachlan Redd, Sub-Organist

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PLEASE PRAY WITH US FOR

THE WORLD End to the tension between Russia and the West, especially in the face of threats of the use of nuclear weapons; the people of Somalia after the terrible flooding there resulting in thousands of displaced people and water born diseases; all places of political unrest especially Hong Kong and China, many African and middle Eastern countries.

THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION Lusitanian Church (Bp Jorge Pina Cabral).

THE AUSTRALIAN ANGLICAN CHURCH Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn (Bp Mark Short, Asst Bps Trevor Edwards and Stephen Pickard, Clergy & People).

THE DIOCESE OF MELBOURNE Royal School of Church Music (Tony Way, Chair); St Stephen's – Karen Community Werribee (Lay Baw, Moe Win Tun Kin).

OUR CATHEDRAL Our Acting Dean, the Ven. Canon Heather Patacca, our Acting Precentor, the Revd Canon Christopher Carolane; our Director of Music, Mr Philip Nicholls; Cathedral Organists, Mr Siegfried Franke, Mr Lachlan Redd, Mrs Roslyn Carolane, Mr Mark Slavec; the Cathedral Choir; Choir Chaplains, Revd Emily Fraser, Revd Matt Campbell; the St Paul’s Cathedral Music Foundation.

A PRAYER FOR RAIN Our heavenly Father, we acknowledge our ingratitude when we have taken your goodness for granted, when the heaven has poured forth rain and the earth has produced its fruit. Yet now we cry to you for help, as the drought in the Murray-Darling basin deepens. Have mercy on our land; have mercy on the people of the land. May your bountiful hand send forth rain upon our parched earth. Fulfil your promises that while the earth remains, seedtime and harvest shall not cease, so that those in remote and rural areas may find relief from their distress and glorify your name for the provision of their needs. We ask this in the name of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

THOSE IN SICKNESS OR NEED Joan Woodhouse, Beryl Coombe, Robyn & David Forbes, Judy and Frank Clift, Andrew, Lucilia & Carlota Soares, David Blake, Janet Marsden, Pam Sullivan, Martin Devine, John, Evonne Paddison, Seila, Jean Carolane, Mark Rostoks, Geoffrey Cox, Henri-Felix Vinson, Sum Vita.

RECENTLY DIED Canon Kenneth Brierty.

REFUGEES IN DETENTION Muneshwaran Veerasamy, Selvaraj Kumarasamy, Ali Tahir Ali, Jeyakumar Tharumkulasingam, Jabbar Hassanin.

YEAR’S MINDS 10 John Boyle Gason (Canon) 1915 11 Beth Griffith (Flower Guild, Hospitality Group) 2015 Ann Grice (Benefactor) 1883 Percy William Robinson (Canon) 1952 13 William Chalmers (Bishop, Canon) 1901 14 James Kerr Merritt Kt (Lay Canon) 1942 15 Lachlan Alexander McLagen (Congregation) 2013 16 Frederick Attwood (Congregation) 2006 Stuart Barton Babbage (Dean) 2012

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NOTICES

NEXT SUNDAY’S PREACHERS (17 NOV) 8am, 9am and 10.30am: The Revd Canon Dr Rhys Bezzant; 6pm: The Revd Dr Bob Derrenbacker

DEAN’S BOOK LAUNCH – BACK ON! Many of you will recall Dean Andreas’ Lent sermon series this year, which looked at the Gospel of Luke through the lens of 20th century German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s writings. This sermon series has now been expanded by the Dean and Dr Katherine Firth into a lent study guide for group use or personal reflection. Journeying with Bonhoeffer: Six Steps on the Path of Discipleship will be launched by the Archbishop following Evensong on Sunday 24 November. All are invited to attend the launch, at which copies of the book will be available for sale. Please RSVP to events@stpaulscathedral.org.au for catering purposes. Sign-up sheets to pre-order copies of the book are available at the back of the Cathedral. Alternatively contact Hannah in the office to place an order. Books can be collected and paid for at the launch.

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE AND STUDY TOUR The tour will be hosted by The Revd Dr Robert Derrenbacker (Cathedral Associate Priest and New Testament scholar), The Rt Revd Dr Stephen Andrews (Old Testament scholar), and a local expert guide, 14 – 26 June 2020. This is a wonderful opportunity for rich learning, deep fellowship and fun. For further information, contact Fr Bob Derrenbacker 9348 7127, or Olive Tree Travel 8488 9696.

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READ THE BIBLE WITH US

Monday Ps 139.6-11, Lk 17.1-6 Friday Ps 19.1-6, Lk 17.26-37 Tuesday Ps 34.15-18, Lk 17.7-10 Saturday Ps 105.37-45, Lk 18.1-8 Wednesday Ps 82, Lk 17.11-19 Sunday Is 65.17-25, Song of Isaiah (Is 12.2-6),

2 Thess 3.6-13, Lk 21.5-19 Thursday Ps 119.89-96, Lk 17.20-25 PERMISSIONS The Holy Communion Second Order: A Prayer Book for Australia © 1995 Broughton Publishing. Texts of Scripture: New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Hymns are reproduced by permission. This compilation is copyright © 2019 The Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral.