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17 SEPTEMBER 2017The Fifteeth Sunday after Pentecost

7.00am Morning Prayer

7.30am Eucharist

9.00am Sung Eucharist & Children’s Ministry Preacher: Fr Daniel DriesSetting: Missa sine nomine ( Jewkes)Hymns: 234 415 (T.346) 473 (ii, omit *) 66 (T. 63)

10.30am Solemn High Mass Preacher: Sr Linda Mary Shuttle CSC

Setting: Collegium Regale (Howells)Hymns: 473 (ii) 66 (T. 63) 235Motet: O salutaris hostia (Gallus)Postlude: TBA

6.30pm Solemn Evensong & BenedictionPreacher: Fr John Sanderson Canticles: Second Service (Byrd) Hymns: 150 (i) 431 331 Anthem: Teach me, O Lord (Attwood) Postlude: TBA

MORNING SERVICE SHEET

THIS WEEK AT 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.

WELCOME TO CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE

MON 18 SEPTEMBER6.00pm

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

TUE 19 SEPTEMBER Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)

WED 20 SEPTEMBERJohn Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, martyr (d.1871)

12.15pmDaily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)Healing Eucharist

THU 21 SEPTEMBERMatthew, Apostle, Evangelist & Martyr

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

FRI 22 SEPTEMBER6.00pm

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

SAT 23 SEPTEMBER Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)

SUN 24 SEPTEMBERThe Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost 7.00am

7.30am9.00am

10.30am

6.30pm

Ex 16.2-15; Ps 105.1-6, 37-48; Phil 1.21-30;Matt 20.1-6Morning PrayerEucharistSung Eucharist, Holy Baptism & Children’s MinistryPreacher: Fr Daniel DriesSetting: Missa sine nomine (Jewkes)Solemn High Mass & Holy BaptismPreacher: Fr Daniel DriesSettings: MIssa Ave Maria (Victoria)Motet: O sacrum convivium (Byrd)Solemn Evensong & BenedictionCanticles: Canticles on Plainsong Tones (Wills)Anthem: Christe qui lux es et dies (Whyte)

The flowers in the church this weekare given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of

Peter Shekleton

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.

MASS READINGS

SENTENCEPSALM 130.3-4

If you, O Lord, should note what we do wrong, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be reserved.

COLLECTO God, you call your Church to witness that in Christ we are reconciled to you: help us so to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may turn to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

FIRST READING Exodus 14.19-31The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place behind them. It came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. And so the cloud was there with the darkness, and it lit up the night; one did not come near the other all night.Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided. The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. The Egyptians pursued, and went into the sea after them, all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and chariot drivers. At the morning watch

the Lord in the pillar of fire and cloud looked down upon the Egyptian army, and threw the Egyptian army into panic. He clogged their chariot wheels so that they turned with difficulty. The Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the Israelites, for the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.”Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and chariot drivers.” So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to its normal depth. As the Egyptians fled before it, the Lord tossed the Egyptians into the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the chariot drivers, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. But the Israelites walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Israel saw the great work that the Lord did against the Egyptians. So the people feared the Lord and believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

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.

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.

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MASS READINGSPSALM 1141. When Israel came out of Egypt: and the house of Jacob from among a people of an alien tongue,2. Judah became his sanctuary: and Israel his dominion.3. The sea saw that, and fled: Jordan was driven back.4. The mountains skipped like rams: and the little hills like young sheep.5. What ailed you, O sea, that you fled: O Jordan, that you were driven back?6. You mountains, that you skipped like rams: and you little hills like young sheep?7. Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the God of Jacob,8. Who turned the rock into a pool of water: and the flint-stone into a welling spring.

SECOND READING romans 14.1-14Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarrelling over opinions. Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables. Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgment on those who eat; for God has welcomed them. Who are you to pass judgment on servants of another? It is before their own lord that they stand or fall. And they will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make them stand.Some judge one day to be better than another, while others judge all days to be alike. Let all be fully convinced in their own minds. Those who observe the day, observe it in honour of the Lord. Also those who eat, eat in honour of the Lord, since

they give thanks to God; while those who abstain, abstain in honour of the Lord and give thanks to God.We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.Why do you pass judgment on your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For it is written,“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.” So then, each of us will be accountable to God.Let us therefore no longer pass judgment on one another, but resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of another. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.

The word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONAlleluia.I give you a new commandment: love one another as I have loved you.Alleluia.

GOSPEL Matthew 18.21-35The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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COMMUNION MOTETThen Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You

wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

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

OFFERTORY SENTENCELord, hear the prayers of your people and receive our gifts. May the worship of each one here bring salvation to all.

COMMUNION SENTENCELord, may the eucharist you have given us influence our thoughts and actions. May your Spirit guide and direct us in your way.

O salutaris hostiaJacobus Gallus (1550-1591)

O salutaris hostia,quae caeli pandis hostium;Bella premunt hostilia,Da robur fer auxilium. Amen.

O saving Victim, opening wide the gate of heaven to man below;our foes press hard on every side, thine aid supply, thy strength bestow. Amen.

COMMUNION MOTET

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SUNDAY NOTICESSt Laurence Music Inc

As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of orchestral masses at CCSL it is worth not-ing the level of support which is provided by the sponsorship of St Laurence Music Inc and which is needed to make such festal occasions possible. Most recently, St Laurence Music provided funds for workshops, a service and a concert with the exciting, young UK ensemble, the Fieri Consort. St Laurence Music also has an ongoing commitment to make sizeable, regular grants available for organ and cho-ral scholarships which total up to $38,000 p.a. and other grants for the Lenten Con-cert and organ recitals which total another $16,000 p.a.

Tax deductible donations can be made to our Donations Funds by direct debit to 032005 473639 or by a cheque to St Lau-rence Music Donations Fund. We expect to be disbursing over $54,000 in the next twelve months to sponsor and inspire the range of programs and similar activities de-scribed above so any support you can give to this work - building to enhance the ap-preciation of choral, organ and orchestral music in association with Christ Church St Laurence will be heartily appreciated.

T.S. EliotT.S. Eliot described himself as ‘anglo-catholic in religion’ and was one of the best-known lay representatives of Anglo-Catholicism in the 20th century. The 90th anniversary of his adult baptism and confirmation, in 1927, is being celebrated this year. The leading authority on Eliot’s faith and its influence on his life and work, Professor Barry Spurr, will describe the origins and characteristics of Eliot’s Anglo-Catholicism and its influence on his poetry in a short lecture in the Parish Hall following Solemn Evensong on Sunday 24 September. There will be no sermon at Evensong on this occasion, and Evensong will be followed by wine and cheese. All are welcome.

Parish Trivia NightThe Annual Parish Trivia Night will take place in the Parish Hall, Friday 22 September, 7pm for a 7:30 start (BYO drinks and picnic dinner). Tickets will be available on the night for only $20. If you wish to reserve a table of up to eight players, please contact the parish office. Funds raised from the evening will be in support of ABM’s East Africa Fam-ine Appeal. Prizes include a handsome dozen of quality mixed wines, as well as a top Thai restaurant voucher, brilliant homemade marmalades, etc., and amus-ing novelties of no taste whatsoever.

ANSWER to last Sunday’s practice question: The Duke of Wellington, pos-sibly after Waterloo. And (final) Practice Question (number 3): “People who are bright at breakfast are invariably dull for the rest of the day.” Who said this? (An-swer on the Trivia Night itself ).

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CHURCH ADDRESS 812 George St, Sydney www.ccsl.org.auPARISH OFFICE ADDRESS PARISH POSTAL ADDRESS

Level 2, 812B George Street, Sydney PO Box 1324, Haymarket NSW 1240 office@ccsl.org.au

P 02 9211 0560 F 02 9212 2449

RECTOR Fr Daniel Dries fr.daniel@ccsl.org.au M 0417 662 776

SENIOR ASSISTANT PRIEST Fr John Sanderson fr.john@ccsl.org.au M 0408 130 864DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Neil McEwan AM FRSCM n.mcewan@ccsl.org.au P 02 9212 7776ORGANIST Peter Jewkes p.jewkes@ccsl.org.au P 02 9960 2476

SUNDAY NOTICES

PARISH DIRECTORY

Parish Administrator The Rector and Wardens are delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Bruce as our new Parish Administrator. Peter, who is a member of the CCSL Evensong Choir, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Parish Office. Peter will commence as Parish Administrator during the week ahead. Peter will be in the office 4 days per week, while Francesca Jones (Outreach and Communications Assistant) will increase from 1 to 2 days per week. We look forward to the contribution that Peter will make to the Parish.

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Luther 50015 October 2017 at 3.00pm Christ Church St LaurenceTickets $50/$40 Railway Square, Sydney

Please contact offi ce@ccsl.org.au for more information and bookings

A concert to commemorate the500th anniversary of the Reformation

Christ Church St Laurence with theLutheran Church of Australia, NSW District present

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