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THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH BRUNSWICK L D T F S !" P M % S&# ' C(( 10:00 am . Septem2er 2021 Christ Church — Enter the Mystery WELCOME TO CHRIST CHURCH This booklet is all you will need to follow the service. You are invited to join in say- ing or singing the parts of the service written in 2old type. Indications about pos- ture (sitting, standing, or kneeling) are given in small, italic type. Where it is cus- tomary to make the sign of the Cross, you will see this symbol: C'8# — Bishop Lindsay P## — Deacon Jack Lindsay P# D##" We2site www.christchurchbrunswick.org Parish Office (03) 9388 0623 [email protected] Vicar Bishop Lindsay Urwin OGS (03) 9380 1064 0407 097 870 [email protected] Assistant Curates The Revd Prof Russell Goulbourne 0466 794 708 [email protected] The Revd Jack Lindsay 0468 904 334 [email protected] Associate Clergy The Revd Prof Chris Mostert The Revd Jenny Nelson ChurchCardens Ms Gillian Thyer [email protected] Ms Cecilia Fairlie [email protected] Mr John Vincent [email protected] Organist Mr Stephen Baldwin 0400 797 357 [email protected] Hall BooDings Ms Margaret Bright [email protected] Op Shop Mrs Donna Davis 0411 652 677 We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the traditional custodians of the land upon which this parish church stands. 2 GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME At 10 am the church bell is rung, and as we prepare to worship our Lord, the cantor sings a prayer of St Richard of Chichester. O holy Jesus, most merciful redeemer, friend and brother, may I know thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, and follow thee more nearly. Amen Music: L J White I# H"( 1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most blessèd, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise. 2. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, Nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; Thy justice like mountains high soaring above Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love. 3. To all, life thou givest – to both great and small; In all life thou livest, the true life of all; We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, And wither and perish – but nought changeth thee. 4. Great Father of glory, pure Father of light, Thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; All laud we would render: O help us to see ’Tis only the splendour of light hideth thee. W Chalmers Smith 1824 -1908 NEH 377 In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen Peace be with you. And also Cith you. PENITENTIAL RITE The celebrant introduces the service and invites the people to confess their sins: My brothers and sisters, as we wait for the Lord to speak to us through his Word and feed us with the gift of himself in the Holy Communion, let us call to mind our sins. 3 G'# EF' 4 C'' Let us pray O God, you know us to be set in the midst of so many and so great dangers that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: grant to us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen MINISTRG OF THE WORD A R!H #( BI J( 2: 1 -10, 14 -17 My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favouritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, and if you take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Have a seat here, please,” while to the one who is poor you say, “Stand there,” or, “Sit at my feet,” have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonoured the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court? Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you? You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” But if you show partiality, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgres- sors. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become account- able for all of it. What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. For the Word of the Lord. ThanDs 2e to God. G#! ' H"( 1. Standing on the promises of Christ my King, Through eternal ages let his praises ring, Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, Standing on the promises of God. Refrain Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God my Saviour Standing, standing, I’m standing on the promises of God. 2. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord, Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord, Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword, Standing on the promises of God. Refrain 5 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Jesus preached the Good News of the kingdom, and healed all who were sick. T H'" G&' The Lord be with you. And also Cith you. The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Mark Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ. 7: 24 -37 From there Jesus set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” But she answered him, “Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” Then he said to her, “For saying that, you may go — the demon has left your daughter.” So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone. Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, “He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ 6 3. Standing on the promises I shall not fall, List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call. Resting in my Savior as my All in all, Standing on the promises of God. Refrain Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God my Saviour Standing, standing, I’m standing on the promises of God. Russell Kelso Carter 1886 S#( Deacon Jack After the sermon there is a short time for reflection. P# F We 2elieve in one God, the Father, the almighty, maDer of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We 2elieve in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally 2egotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, 2egotten, not made, of one 2eing Cith the FatherM through him all things Cere made. For us and for our salvation he came doCn from heaven, Cas incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and 2ecame truly human. For our saDe he Cas crucified under Pontius PilateM he suffered death and Cas 2uried. On the third day he rose again in accordance Cith the ScripturesM he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He Cill come again in glory to Nudge the living and the dead and his Dingdom Cill have no end. We 2elieve in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, Cho proceeds from the Father and the Son, Cho Cith the Father and the Son is Corshipped and glorified, Cho has spoDen through the prophets. We 2elieve in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.