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S T JOHN’S, TOORAK FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
ST JOHN’S, TOORAK
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
28 August, 2016
WELCOME
A very warm welcome to St John’s, Toorak.This is a wonderful and historic parish, founded in 1859,
and is a vibrant part of the Toorak, and Melbourne community. This parish is part of the Anglican Church
of Australia and a member of the global Anglican Communion, which is comprised of some 80 million people. We worship God in the richness of the 1500
year old Anglican tradition, using The Prayer Book for Australia (1995) for all our services of worship. The
Parish of St John’s welcomes everyone to all services and events, regardless of age, gender, sexual
orientation, race or background.
Our service today can be found here in this printed booklet with hymns found in the red hymnal in each pew,
Together in Song. You are also very welcome to use the prayer books, the green Prayer Books for Australia, which
are also found in each pew. The scripture readings come from
The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible and follow The Australian Lectionary, which ‘sets’ the readings to be read each week, such that we with
Anglicans and other Christians around Australia and across the world are reading together the same parts of scripture, emphasizing our unity as members of the
one body of Christ.
If you’re visiting for the first time do please introduce yourself to a welcomer or member of the clergy, and fillout the brief information form found in the foyer so we
can stay in touch with you. 2
Welcome and God bless you.
The 8am service begins with the Introductory Rite, below. The 10am service begins with the processional hymn: 189
INTRODUCTORY RITE All stand
Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. The Lord be with you. And also with you. Hymn at 8am 189 ‘Glory to our boundless God’ The Collect for Purity said together 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 Great Commandments 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' Jesus said: 'This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: you shall love your neighbour as yourself.' Confession Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, confident in God’s forgiveness. 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, 3
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. Absolution 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. Gloria in Excelsis said at 8am service and sung at 10am service to music found at hymn 757 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. Collect for The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The celebrant prays the collect, after which all are seated The Children’s Address at 10am
All children are invited to join the clergy at the chancel step
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD The Lesson Jeremiah 2.4-13
(Read at 8am by S. Kincaid; and at 10am, by J. Griffith)
4 Hear the word of the Lord , O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. 5 Thus says the Lord: 4
What wrong did your ancestors find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthless things, and became worthless themselves? 6 They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and pits, in a land of drought and deep darkness, in a land that no one passes through, where no one lives?’ 7 I brought you into a plentiful land to eat its fruits and its good things. But when you entered you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination. 8 The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’ Those who handle the law did not know me; the rulers transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal, and went after things that do not profit. 9 Therefore once more I accuse you, says the Lord, and I accuse your children’s children. 10 Cross to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and examine with care; see if there has ever been such a thing. 11 Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for something that does not profit. 12 Be appalled, O heavens, at this, be shocked, be utterly desolate, says the Lord, 13 for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water.
Hear the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Psalter Psalm 81.1, 10-16 (said at 8am, sung by the choir at 10am) 1 O sing joyfully to God our strength:
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.10 ‘I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up from the land of Egypt:open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
11 ‘But my people would not listen to my voice:and Israel would have none of me.
12 ‘So I left them to the stubbornness of their hearts:to walk according to their own designs.
13 ‘If only my people would listen: 5
if Israel would but walk in my ways,14 ‘I would soon put down their enemies:
and turn my hand against their adversaries.15 ‘Those that hate the Lord would cringe before him:
and their punishment would last for ever.16 ‘But Israel I would feed with the finest wheat:
and satisfy you with honey from the rocks.’ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Epistle Hebrews 13.1-8, 15-16 (Read at 8am by T. Craddock; and at 10am B. Brown)
1 Let mutual love continue. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. 3 Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured. 4 Let marriage be held in honour by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers. 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, ‘I will never leave you or forsake you.’ 6 So we can say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?’ 7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. 15 Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.Hear the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Gradual Hymn at 10am 566 ‘Jesus, if still the same thou art’
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The Gospel Luke 14.1, 7-14 The Holy Gospel according to St Luke, Chapter 14, commencing at the first verse. Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ. 1 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. 7 When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honour, he told them a parable. 8 ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honour, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; 9 and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, “Give this person your place”, and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will be honoured in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. 11 For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’ 12 He said also to the one who had invited him, ‘When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbours, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.’This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon The Curate, The Revd Matthew Connolly At the 8am service the Nicene Creed immediately follows the
sermon
Anthem at 10.00am Give almes of thy goods Christopher Tye (1505-72)
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Nicene Creed said together, standing 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. The Prayers of the People kneeling
(Intercessor at 8am B. Mouritz, and at 10am C. Beecher)
The Prayers end with the following 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.
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The Greeting of Peace standing 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 share with each other the sign of peace, customarily shaking
hands and saying, ‘Peace be with you’
Offertory Hymn 578 ‘How firm a foundation, you people of God’ During which a collection for the life and ministry of St. John’s will be taken
Prayer for Receiving the Offertory Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have these gifts to share. Accept and use our offerings for your glory and for the service of your kingdom. Blessed be God for ever.
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER All stand for the Eucharistic Prayer (at the 10.00am service
this is sung to music found at hymn 757 and following) 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 celebrant prays the Great Thanksgiving Prayer until the following
Therefore, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and saying: 9
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.
The celebrant continues to pray the Great Thanksgiving Prayer until the following
…Let us proclaim the mystery of faith Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. The celebrant continues to pray the Great Thanksgiving Prayer,
which ends with the following …Blessing and honour and glory and power are yours for ever and ever. Amen. The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory for ever and ever. Amen. The Breaking of 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. Agnus Dei said at 8am, sung at 10am to hymn 757Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us. Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us. Jesus, redeemer of the world, grant us your peace.
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Invitation to Communion This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Blessed are those who are called to his supper. Lord I am not worthy to receive you but only say the word and I shall be healed.
Administration of Holy Communion All baptized Christians are welcome to receive Holy
Communion. If you do not wish to receive communion and would like a blessing, please come forward and indicate your
desire to do so by keeping your arms behind your back Communion Anthem O sacrum convivium
Thomas Tallis (1505-85) Post Communion Prayers kneeling Living God, in this holy meal you fill us with new hope. May the power of your love, which we have known in word and sacrament, continue your saving work among us, give us courage for our pilgrimage, and bring us to the joys you promise. Amen. 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. Amen.
Final Hymn 657 ‘God of freedom, God of justice’ Parish Notices given by a member of the parish clergy Blessing to which the response is ‘Amen.’ Dismissal Go in peace to love and serve the Lord: In the name of Christ. Amen.
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Postlude Choral song Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1856)
Order of Service from A Prayer Book for Australia 1995. Broughton Books by E.J. Dwyer
(Australia) Pty Ltd, Unit 13, Perry Park, 33 Maddox Street, Alexandria, NSW 2015. © 1995,
The Anglican Church of Australia Trust Corporation. With the Liturgical Psalter, Inclusive Language Version English text © 1995 by David L Frost, John A. Emerton, Andrew A.
Macintosh. Used with permission.
Breakfast, Morning Tea & Fellowship
Worship is hungry and thirsty work…Enjoy breakfast in the Guild Room following the 8am service, and for
morning tea and coffee immediately after the 10am service, either outside or in the Guild Room. All
welcome.
Cover Image
Fra Filippo Lippi, St Luke the Evangelist, c. 1454 Fresco Duomo, Prato.
About the Music Today
Give almes of thy goods Christopher Tye [Tobit 4:7]Christopher Tye (c1505-pre 15 March 1573) was a direct contemporary of Tallis. Give almes of thy goods is a syllabic setting of an Offertory Sentence from the 1549 and 1552 Prayer Books. Tobit is part of the apocrypha which was published in the 1611 King James Bible, only being removed in the late 19th Century. 12
Give alms of thy substance; and when thou givest alms, let not thine eye be envious, neither turn thy face from any poor, and the face of God shall not be turned away from thee.” KJV O sacrum convivium Thomas Tallis “O Sacrum Convivium is a prose text honoring the Blessed Sacrament. It was included as an Magnificat antiphon in the vespers of the Office of Corpus Christi. The text of the Office is attributed with some probability to Saint Thomas Aquinas. Its sentiments express the profound affinity of the Eucharistic celebration, described as a banquet, to the Paschal mystery O sacred banquet at which Christ is consumed, the memory of his Passion is recalled, our souls are filled with grace, and the pledge of future glory is given to us." wiki
Christopher Cook
Parish Notices
Sunday School Sunday School occurs every Sunday during term time, with the exception of the second Sunday where a service of baptism occurs during the 10.00am Eucharist. There is a children’s talk after the Collect at which point the children leave the church with the Sunday School leaders for the kindergarten. They return for communion.
Prayers for Christian Unity Thursday 29 September at 10.00am, Toorak Uniting Church.
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Can’t make Church Sunday? Sleep in?! A said service of Holy Communion, with sermon, is held every Wednesday at 7pm in the Chapel of St Michael and All Angels (Angel Chapel). The service is followed by fellowship and refreshments, including wine and cheese, in the Vestry. All welcome.
Confirmation Service, Sunday 4 th
September
A service of Confirmation with Bishop Genieve Blackwell presiding and preaching will be held at the
10.00am Eucharist service on Sunday, 4th
September.A parish barbeque will follow the service.
Please note that for this celebration all members of the parish are invited and thus there will not be a
9am service at All Saints, Kooyong.
Hommage à Notre DameSunday 28 August 3 pm, Christ Church South Yarra. An organ recital by Thomas Gaynor with associate artists The Choir of Christ Church South Yarra directed by Michael Fulcher and organist Tony Way, Director of Music, St Francis' Church, Lonsdale St. Featuring organ works in honor Our Lady and the Missa Salve Regina by Yves Castagnet (organist du choeur. Notre Dame de Paris) for two organs and choir. $30/25. Free Parking in the grounds. Www.Ccsy.org.au Enquiries 9866 4434 14
In the Church Foyer
The following pamphlets/newsletters are currently in the foyer for your perusal:
The Melbourne Anglican August 2016 Oxfam News August 2016. The Link Your Act for Peace Supporter Magazine
For Your Prayers From the Anglican Cycle of Prayer We pray for Anglican Christians working for peace in so many troubled parts of the world. We pray this week for the Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan (Abp Daniel Deng Bul Yak); Diocese of Bunbury (Bp Allan Ewing, Clergy & People); Community of the Holy Name (Sr Carol Tanner); Parish of Pascoe Vale/Oak Park (Ron Johnson); Holy Trinity Coburg – confirmation (Abp Philip Freier); St Matthias Richmond North – pastoral visit (Bp Genieve Blackwell); Holy Trinity Coburg – confirmation service (Bp Genieve Blackwell); Holy Trinity Bacchus Marsh (Bp Philip Huggins); Trinity College Chapel Evensong (Bp Philip Huggins).
Those celebrating birthdays:Susan Morgan on Wednesday; Jenny Stokes on Thursday; Lillian Morgan on Saturday.
Those being baptised: Harold Sidebottom; Abigail Hansen; Philippa Moffatt; Oliver Bubb; Caedon Murray.
Those being confirmed: Alexandra Garrett, Fraser Miscamble, Charlotte Smith-Michalowski, Clementine Sitch. 15
For schools in our parish: Geelong Grammar School Toorak Campus (Glamorgan), Head of Campus Rachel George; St Catherine's School, Principal Michelle Carroll; Toorak Primary School, Principal Julie Manallack; Scotch College, Principal Tom Batty, and St. John’s Kindergarten, Director Baiba Thompson. For those who lead us in the Anglican Church: Our Primate The Most Revd Philip Freier, Archbishop of Melbourne, and our Bishop, The Right Revd Genieve Blackwell. The Toorak Ecumenical Movement: Our partner churches, St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Toorak Uniting Church, and The Swedish Church.
For Those in Mission Work: for our Church Missionary Service Link Missionaries Andrew, Helen, Jacqueline and Alyssa, and for parishioner and missionary Liz Hawthorne. For the sick and all in need: Matthew; John Saunders; Susan; Alan; Paul Dalton; Samuel; Robert John; Mark Lincoln; Kate; Michael Collins Persse; Marie Dieni; Grace; Jodie Easden; Lee Kumja. For those in aged care and those who are house bound: Randall Watt; Lorna Mirfield; Dorothy Hughes; Michael Moore; Don Sawers; Thelma Freeman; Lynton Morgan and Teri Lawrence.
Give thanks for those whose Anniversary of Death is this week: Alison Parks; Phyllis McBean; Janice Albrecht; Pamela Dalziel. 16
Emergency Contact for Clergy0447 771 660
In the event of a pastoral emergency and you urgently require a priest, please telephone this number to
reach one of the clergy on duty. This is for emergencies only.
You are welcome to take this service booklet home with you or you may leave it in the church foyer, where
it will be recycled. Large print copies of this service booklet are available, samples of which are in the
church foyer.
Need time for prayer? Some quiet space?
Please know that St. John’s is open every day from at least 9am until dark for you and all people to come
and pray, meditate, or sit quietly. All welcome, all the time.
This Week in the Parish
Sunday, 28 August12.00pm Baptism of Harold Sidebottom; Abigail
Hansen; Philippa Moffatt; Oliver Bubb; Caedon Murray.
Wednesday, 31 August
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7.00pm Holy Communion, Angel Chapel
Thursday, 1 September 11.00am Holy Communion, Angel Chapel
Worship Next Week, 4 September, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
8.00am Service of Holy Communion First Reading: Jeremiah 18. 1-11, volunteer reader required Second Reading: Philemon 1-25 read by B. MouritzIntercessor: T. MouritzCelebrant t.b.cPreacher t.b.c
10.00am Service of Holy Communion and ConfirmationFirst Reading: Jeremiah 18. 1-11, read by C. BeecherSecond Reading: Philemon 1-25 read by K. BeecherIntercessor: J. SmithCelebrant The Rt Revd Genieve BlackwellPreacher The Rt Revd Genieve Blackwell Morning Tea Served by K. Kongshem and M. Larsson.
Save the Date!
The Blessing of the AnimalsSunday, 9th October at 4pm at St. John’s
All Soul’s Day,
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Wednesday, 2nd November at 7pm at St. John’s
All Saints, Kooyong Centenary ServiceSunday 13th November at All Saints, Kooyong
Join Archbishop Philip Freier and members of All Saints Kooyong for a grand celebration of 100 years of
worship, mission, ministry and fellowship at All Saint’s, Kooyong.
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The Parish of St John’s, Toorak,& All Saints, Kooyong
86 Clendon Road, Toorak 3142 9826 1765 www.saintjohnstoorak.org
Vicar The Revd Dr Peter French
9826 1765 [email protected]
Associate Priest The Revd Hilary Roath 20
9826 1765 [email protected]
Assistant Curate The Revd Matthew Connolly9826 1765 [email protected]
Director of Music & OrganistMr Christopher Cook [email protected]
Organist at the 8.00am service, James Field
Organist, All Saints KooyongMs Margaret Orr [email protected]
Parish Administrator and PA to the VicarMrs Sally Robertson
9826 1765 [email protected]
Prayer Chain Co-ordinatorMrs Annette Wilson 9822 8968
Sunday School Leaders Ms Jane Anderson, Mr Clive Wright, Mr Michael Morgan
and Ms Jeanine Morgan
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