ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL

HONG KONG

16TH NOVEMBER 2014

THE SECOND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT

(OUTREACH SUNDAY)

WELCOME

Welcome to all who worship here today — visitors, newcomers and regulars alike. Visiting communicants, of whatever Christian tradition, are invited to receive communion here.

Gluten-free communion wafers are available on request at all Eucharistic services in this Cathedral. Please enquire of the Sidesmen or Servers for directions to the distribution.

Information about St John’s Cathedral and its ministries can be found at the Welcoming Table after the 9.00 am service, on the notice boards and on the website: www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk.

Clergy are here to listen and help - please feel free to speak to one of them after the services, or

make contact during the week: St John’s Cathedral, 4 – 8 Garden Road, Central. (花園道4-8號)

Tel: 2523 4157, Fax: 2521 7830

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‘Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead.’

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)

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Today at the Cathedral

8.00am Said Eucharist (Please see separate order of service) Celebrant The Revd Robert Martin Sharing Outreach Ministry—Helpers for Domestic Helpers Reading James 2.14-17 James Choo 9.00am Sung Eucharist (Please see separate order of service) (Communion setting: Noel Rawsthorne) Celebrant The Revd Robert Martin Introit Hymn 453 Stand up! Stand up for Jesus! First Reading Micah 6.1-8 Jeff Evans Psalm 146 (chants in F by Ivor Atkins) Second Reading James 2.14-17 Doris Lye Gradual Hymn 337 As pants the hart for cooling streams Gospel Reading Luke 4.14-21 The Revd Jenny Wong Nam Sharing Outreach Ministry—HIV Education Center Intercessions Robert Bull The Peace Offertory Hymn Be still, for the presence of the Lord (NEP 629)

Anthem Look at the world (John Rutter) Communion Hymn 299 My spirit longs for thee (1st tune) Recessional Hymn 235 Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go

10.30am Sung Eucharist (This service is held in Mandarin) Celebrant The Revd Wu Wai Ho Sharing Outreach Ministry—St John’s Counselling Service

11.45 am Holy Eucharist (Please see separate order of service) (Communion setting by Leonard West) Celebrant The Revd Robert Martin Introit Hymn 453 Stand up! Stand up for Jesus! First Reading Micah 6.1-8 Karmen Kar Psalm 146 Second Reading James 2.14-17 Karmen Kar Gradual Hymn 337 As pants the hart for cooling streams Gospel Reading Luke 4.14-21 The Revd Robert Martin Sharing Outreach Ministry—Parents and Toddlers Intercessions Alice Shum The Peace Offertory Hymn Be still, for the presence of the Lord (NEP 629)

Communion Hymn 299 My spirit longs for thee (1st tune) Recessional Hymn 235 Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go

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Saturday 15th November 2014 12.30pm Said Eucharist (This service was held in Filipino) Celebrant and Preacher The Revd Dwight dela Torre

6.00pm Sung Eucharist (This service was held in Cantonese) Celebrant The Revd Wu Wai Ho Sharing Outreach Ministry—Mission for Migrant Workers

2.00pm Sung Eucharist (This service is held in Filipino and English)

Celebrant The Revd Dwight dela Torre

Sharing Outreach Ministry—Prison Ministry

6.00pm Choral Evensong (Sung by the SJC Evensong Choir) (Preces and Responses by Robert Jones)

Officiant The Revd Will Newman

Hymn 490 Judge eternal, throned in splendour

Psalm 89 vs 20-30 (chant in C by John Goss)

First Lesson 1 Kings 1.15-40 Priscilla Chen

Magnificat in G (Ben Parry)

Second Lesson Luke 14.7-14 The Revd Will Newman

Nunc Dimittis in G (Ben Parry)

Creed

Anthem Never weather-beaten sail (Charles Wood)

Sermon The Revd Hugh Phillipson Hymn 476 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim Prayers Hymn 332 All hail the power of Jesu’s name (omit *vs)

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The Collect, Post Communion Prayer, Readings and Music for 6.00pm service

The Collect for The Second Sunday before Advent Heavenly Father, whose blessed Son was revealed to destroy the works of the devil and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life: grant that we, having this hope, may purify ourselves even as he is pure; that when he shall appear in power and great glory we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Psalm 89 vs 20-30(6.00pm) 20. Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst : I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 21. I have found David my servant : with my holy oil have I anointed him. 22. My hand shall hold him fast : and my arm shall strengthen him. 23. The enemy shall not be able to do him violence : the son of wickedness shall not hurt him. 24. I will smite down his foes before his face : and plague them that hate him. 25.My truth also and my mercy shall be with him : and in my Name shall his horn be exalted. 26. I will set his dominion also in the sea : and his right hand in the floods. 27. He shall call me, Thou art my Father : my God, and my strong salvation. 28. And I will make him my first-born : higher than the kings of the earth. 29. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore : and my covenant shall stand fast with him. 30. His seed also will I make to endure for ever : and his throne as the days of heaven. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

First Reading (6.00pm): 1 Kings 1.15-40 So Bathsheba went to the king in his room. The king was very old; Abishag the Shunammite was attending the king. Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king, and the king said, ‘What do you wish?’ She said to him, ‘My lord, you swore to your servant by the LORD your God, saying: Your son Solomon shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit on my throne. But now suddenly Adonijah has be-come king, though you, my lord the king, do not know it. He has sacrificed oxen, fatted cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the children of the king, the priest Abiathar, and Joab the commander of the army; but your servant Solomon he has not invited. But you, my lord the king – the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king sleeps with his ancestors, that my son Solomon and I will be counted offenders.’ While she was still speaking with the king, the prophet Nathan came in. The king was told, ‘Here is the prophet Nathan.’ When he came in before the king, he did obeisance to the king, with his face to the ground. Nathan said, ‘My lord the king, have you said, “Adonijah shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit on my throne”? For today he has gone down and has sacrificed oxen, fatted cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s children, Joab the commander

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of the army, and the priest Abiathar, who are now eating and drinking before him, and saying, “Long live King Adonijah!” But he did not invite me, your servant, and the priest Zadok, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon. Has this thing been brought about by my lord the king and you have not let your servants know who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?’ King David answered, ‘Summon Bathsheba to me.’ So she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king. The king swore, saying, ‘As the LORD lives, who has saved my life from every adversity, as I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, “Your son Solomon shall succeed me as king, and he shall sit on my throne in my place”, so will I do this day.’ Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground, and did obeisance to the king, and said, ‘May my lord King David live for ever!’ King David said, ‘Summon to me the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.’ When they came before the king, the king said to them, ‘Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. There let the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet, and say, “Long live King Solomon!” You shall go up following him. Let him enter and sit on my throne; he shall be king in my place; for I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.’ Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, ‘Amen! May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so ordain. As the LORD has been with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord King David.’ So the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and led him to Gihon. There the priest Zadok took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ And all the people went up following him, playing on pipes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth quaked at their noise. Here endeth the First Reading.

Second Reading (6.00pm): Luke 14.7-14 When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honour, he told them a parable. ‘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; 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. 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. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’ 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. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.’ Here endeth the Second Reading.

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Prayers

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Please pray for The Lusitanian Church (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury) Lusitanian Church - (Portugal) and The Rt Revd José Jorge De Pina Cabral.

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church of Hong Kong) Cycle of Prayer Please pray for Paul, our Primate and Archbishop; Peter, Archbishop Emeritus; Andrew, Bishop of Western Kowloon; Timothy, Bishop-elect of Eastern Kowloon and all the faithful members of the HKSKH, both clerical and lay.

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer Pray for the Bishop, the Most Revd Dr Paul Kwong and all clergy of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island; for the mission and nurture of Committees of the Diocese.

Prayer Requests Please pray for Richard Firth, Adam Thompson, Amy Chan Siu Yuk, The Revd Canon David Dang, Sue Fletcher, Felix Chan, Ophelia Chan, Esther Tai, Toung Ming, May Cheng Wai Sheung, Fanny Tung, Daisy Chan, Chong Hang Yung Sebastian, Bronwyn, Juliet Vasantraj, Revd Johnny Chan, William Lam, Susana Westlake, Sherry, Raymond Cheung, Jun Clarke, Barbara Saunders, Shelley Connolly, Bill Cox, Stephen Farmer, Simon Freeberne, Sin-Joh Chuang, Maria Erlyn Carbon, Revd Susan Hewitt, Isaac Wiens, Thomas Wong, Perronnelle Laskey, Cecilia Tang, Karen Kwong Lee Yuen Kwan, Sidney Poon, Charles Dickson, Marlou Calalo, Robert Lee, Betty Bolloni, Margaret Pini, Carl Ka Tat Wong, Dennis Shea, Edith Hall, Brenda Bishop, Martine Porter, Betty Taylor, Lee Yuk Ying, Parveen Nadeem, Conor Henderson, Wendy Larkin, Juvy Bustamante, Wing Sung, Stephen A Isidro, Robert Trout, Ho Yiu Sing, Gener Galapon, Novel Chan, Bill Galvin, Revd Peter Frowley, Philip Law, Makiko Hardy, Arthuro Canuto, Wong Lee Mo Fong, Chai Ching Pau Nyin, Elena Hutchinson, Edward Wong Kar Yue, Fiona Bamber, Donna Mae Cuaresma, Inger Kvan, Stephanie Ng and Abigail Sun.

Rest In Peace Sidney Cowell, Tang Wai Kiu

Prayers will be offered for those named above during the weekday Eucharists.

To include someone in this prayer list, please contact Elisa, Tel: 2523 4157.

SJC Cycle of Prayer Pray for St John’s Cathedral, Emmanuel Church, Pokfulam, Discovery Bay Church and St Stephen’s Chapel, Stanley; for Dean Matthias and the Chaplains/Priests-in Charge. Pray for CLARES, Castaways and SJC Flower Guild.

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Welcome to St John’s Visitors are always welcome at our services. If you are new to Hong Kong and/or St John’s, do make yourself known at the Welcome Table where you can find someone who will help with information about our life and ministry here.

Notices

After Service Refreshments Refreshments are served after the 9.00am service in the Li Hall.

Outreach Sunday Today we will give thanks for St John's Outreach Ministry. Do you know the names of the outreach programmes? What are the ministries that the Cathedral is involved in each day? Who are they helping? What difference are they making to people's lives in Hong Kong? How can you get involved? At services today a leader from one of the outreach ministries will speak about the work of their organisation. We are thankful for all who take part in our outreach ministry.

Consecration of Bishop Timothy Kwok On Sunday 23rd November Archbishop Paul Kwong, assisted by the Bishops of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and visiting Bishops from the Anglican Communion, will consecrate Canon Timothy Kwok to the Order of Bishop in the Holy Catholic Church. The service will take place here at St John’s Cathedral and will start at 4.30pm. Bishop Timothy will serve as Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon and will be enthroned in his own Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Kowloon the following day at 8.00pm. Please keep Canon Kwok and his family in your prayers at this time of preparation.

Baptism & Confirmation Sacrament of Baptism: On Sunday 23rd November at the 11.45am Eucharist we will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism and administer First Holy Communion for candidates from our ‘Genesis’ Course. These candidates, and some of their children, will be baptised by the cathedral clergy and presented to the Archbishop for Confirmation at a later in November. Sacrament of Confirmation: On Saturday 29th November at 6.00pm the Archbishop will preside at the Sung Eucharist and celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for those candidates already baptised. Candidates from both the ‘I believe’ and ‘Genesis’ Courses will be confirmed at this service. We hope that members of the Cathedral Council and congregations will make a special effort to attend the Confirmation Eucharist and welcome their new brothers and sisters into our cathedral family.

The monthly Taizé service will return in January Because of the Consecration Service next Sunday and a Christmastide Evensong in December, the monthly Taizé Evening Prayer Service will be in recess until January. Apologies to those who regularly attend this service.

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Dead Sea Scrolls & Artefacts Exhibition The first function for the Michaelmas Fair 2015 will be a private tour to the Dead Sea Scrolls & Artefacts Exhibition, on Tuesday, 9th December from 10.00am. The group will meet at the Cathedral at 9.45am, getting back for lunch in the Harold Smyth Room at 12.00noon. Tickets are $100 each including transportation and tour of the exhibition by the Asia Society; and a lunch. Only 40 tickets are available. First come first serve. Please get your ticket either from Mrs June Li after 9.00am Sunday Service, or Viola Ip at the Cathedral office during office hour.

American Thanksgiving Service To celebrate American Thanksgiving Day there will be a service held here at St John’s on Thursday 27th November at 1.00pm. The service will be conducted by the cathedral clergy and local pastors from the English speaking churches. Refreshments will be served in the north garden after the service. Please join us for this annual opportunity to give thanks to God for his many blessings.

Parents and Babies and Toddlers We meet each Thursday 2.30—4.30pm in the Fanny Li Hall to welcome new parents and babies 0-2 years to St John’s Cathedral. Tuesday 3.00-5.00pm is for 2-4 year olds and their parents to exchang ideas and play and chat.

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We are here to help

Pastoral Care

Pastoral care is an important part of our ministry here at St John’s Cathedral. Our clergy are here to offer spiritual, emotional and practical support on a day to day basis and in times of difficulty. This ministry includes caring for those who are sick, the dying, the bereaved and the lonely. The clergy can visit you at home, in hospital, or even somewhere for a coffee and a chat.

If you or someone you know needs assistance please contact:

The Cathedral Office on 2523 4157 between 9.00am and 5.00pm, 2523 4110 in an emergency or after 5.00pm / or at the weekend

You can ask to speak to a particular chaplain, the duty chaplain or you can contact the Pastoral Ministry Coordinator, The Revd Catherine Graham on 9639 6777.

A Prayer for Hong Kong

Lord God, we ask for your blessing on the people of the Hong Kong SAR: at this time of divided opinions strengthen those who work for mutual understanding; make our hearts open to hear and embrace those who hold different views from ourselves; and may our leaders work together to seek the common good. We pray in the name of one who spread healing and reconciliation among all people, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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St John’s Cathedral

ADVENT SERVICES

Please make a note in your diaries of this year’s special Advent Services

Sun 30th November

The First Sunday of Advent

6.00pm ‘Looking for the Light’

A Service for the beginning of Advent

Sun 14th December The Third Sunday of Advent

6.00pm ‘Blue Christmas’ Eucharist

A Service for those mourning a loss

this Christmas season

Sat 20th December

6.00pm Cantonese Sung Eucharist with Carols

Sun 21st December The Fourth Sunday of Advent

9.00am Sung Eucharist

with Sunday School Pageant

6.00pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols

A traditional service celebrating in word and music

the Coming of the Christ Child

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8.00am Said Eucharist Celebrant and Preacher: The Very Revd Matthias Der

9.00am Sung Eucharist Celebrant: The Revd Robert Martin Preacher: The Rt Revd Michael Jackson

10.30am Sung Eucharist (Mandarin) Celebrant: The Revd Peter Koon Preacher: The Very Revd Matthias Der

Next Sunday - 23rd November 2014 Christ the King

Readings: Ezekiel 34.11-16, 20-24 Psalm 95.1-7 Ephesians 1.15-end Matthew 25.31-end

11.45am Eucharist—Common Worship with Baptism

Celebrant: The Very Revd Matthias Der Preacher: The Revd Robert Martin

2.00pm Sung Eucharist (Filipino) Celebrant: The Revd Dwight dela Torre Preacher: The Most Revd Ephraim

4.30pm HKSKH Consecration Service The Consecration of the Revd Canon

Dr Timothy Chi-Pei Kwok to the Holy Order of Bishop

6.00pm NO SERVICE

What’s happening this week

Today 10.30am SJC Children’s Choir 11.30am SJC Children Instrumental Ensemble 2.00pm Filipino Fellowship

Monday 17th November 2014 12.30pm Meditation Group

Tuesday 18th 3.00pm Tuesday Tots 7.00pm Bible Reading Fellowship 7.30pm The Music of Love and Care: HIV Charity Concert 2014

Wednesday 19th 9.30am CLARES 1.00pm Lunch Time Recital—Jazz for Fun Performers : Les Pianistes Thursday 20th 2.00pm Parents and Toddlers Group 7.30pm Christian Listening Course

Friday 21st 3.00pm Friday Fellowship Group

Saturday 22nd 3.30pm Youth Fellowship (Cantonese) 4.00pm Andrew Fellowship (Cantonese)

Services this Week

Monday 17th November 2014 8.00am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave)

Tuesday 18th 8.00am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave)

Wednesday 19th 8.00am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave) 6.00pm Said Eucharist

Thursday 20th 8.30am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave) 1.15pm Said Eucharist

Friday 21st 8.00am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave)

Saturday 22nd 8.30am Said Eucharist 12.30pm Said Eucharist (Filipino) 6.00pm Said Eucharist (Cantonese) (Anticipated Sunday Service)

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Diocese of Hong Kong Island

Primate and Archbishop of

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui

Bishop of Hong Kong Island:

The Most Revd Dr Paul Kwong

Archbishop Emeritus:

The Most Revd Dr Peter Kwong

St John’s Cathedral

Dean:

The Very Revd Matthias Der

Cathedral Chaplains:

The Revd Desmond Cox The Revd Dwight dela Torre The Revd Peter Koon The Revd Robert Martin The Revd Nigel Gibson (Chaplain and Priest-In-Charge of Emmanuel Church—2523 4157) The Revd Will Newman (Chaplain and Priest-In-Charge of St Stephen’s Chapel—2813 0408) The Revd Mark Rogers (Chaplain and Priest-In-Charge of Discovery Bay Church—2987 4210) The Revd Catherine Graham (Chaplain and Anglican Communion Refugee

and Migrant Network Coordinator) The Revd Wu Wai Ho

Cathedral Honorary Chaplains:

The Revd John Chynchen The Revd Hugh Phillipson The Revd Philip Wickeri The Revd Jenny Wong Nam Executive Administrator: Viola Ip

Choirmaster: Raymond Fu

Organist: Peter Yue

Sub-Organist: Felix Yeung

Music Officer: Alan Tsang

Verger: Ho Tat Hoi

Head Server: James Choo

Head Sidesman: Roger Cole

Cathedral Office

4-8 Garden Road, Central, HK Tel: 2523 4157 Fax: 2521 7830 E-mail: general@stjohnscathedral.org.hk Website: www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk Sunday School Website: www.sjcss.org Twitter: @StJohnsHK

Cathedral Outreach Programmes

Cathedral Bookstore

Renowned for its selection of cards and thought-provoking books. Mon-Sat: 9.00am – 6.00pm Sunday : 10.00am – 2.00pm Manager: Chris Everett

Tel: 2868 2848 Fax: 2868 5106 E-mail: bookstor@stjohnscathedral.org.hk

Helpers for Domestic Helpers (HDH)

A place for domestic workers to find help. (Basement, Administration Building) Manager: Holly Allan

Tel/Fax: 2523 4020 E-mail: hdh@stjohnscathedral.org.hk Website: http://www.hdh-sjc.org

Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW)

An ecumenical help agency for migrant workers. (Top floor, Administration Building) Manager: Cynthia Tellez Tel: 2522 8264 Fax: 2526 2894 E-mail: mission@migrants.net

Counselling Service

A professional counselling service Director: Dr Mark Gandolfi

Tel: 2525 7207 Fax: 2524 2777 E-mail: counsell@stjohnscathedral.org.hk

HIV Education Centre

(1/F, Administration Building) Manager: Elijah Fung

Tel: 2523 0531/2501 0653 Fax: 2523 1581 E-mail: manager@sjhivctr.com Website: http://www.sjhivctr.com CLARES

Wed : 9.30am – 12.00noon E-mail: nicola_barguss@hotmail.com

Castaways Shop

Wed-Fri: 12.00noon – 2.30pm Sat & Sun: 10.00am – 12.00noon Manager: Teresa Topacio

c/o Cathedral Office

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We invite you to join the St John’s community.

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