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The Eucharist The Commemoration of Bishop Lancelot Andrewes Sunday 27 September 2020 11.00am Welcome to Southwark Cathedral Set on the south bank of the River Thames in one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in London, this building has been a constant witness in a place of change. The first church was built on this site around the year 606. First a convent, then a monastery, it became in 1106 the Augustinian Priory of St Mary Overie. With Westminster Abbey and St Bartholomew the Great in Smithfield it is one of the three remaining great monastic churches of London. At the Reformation the Priory became a parish church and it remains so for the people of Bankside. In 1905, as south London was rapidly expanding, the church was consecrated as the cathedral for the new Diocese of Southwark. As well as a place of constant witness to our faith in Jesus Christ, this church has a momentous and proud history and has had links with many famous and influential characters including St Thomas Becket, Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. In the 20th century this cathedral was at the heart of the new movement in theology termed ‘South Bank Religion’. This movement asked challenging questions of people about faith in the modern age which continue to be explored at Southwark Cathedral which describes itself as ‘inclusive: faithful: radical’. Whatever has brought you here today, you are most welcome.Become part of the life here if you can; it will change your life as you encounter with us our living God. — Setting Mass · Igor Stravinsky Today we commemorate Bishop Lancelot Andrewes. Born in 1555 in Barking, he studied at Merchant Taylors' School and then Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. After ordination, he held several posts before accepting appointment as bishop, first of Chichester, then of Ely and finally of Winchester in 1619. Andrewes was present at the Hampton Court Conference in 1604, which furthered the reform of the Church of England, and he was also a translator of much of the Old Testament of what is known as the 'Authorised Version' of the Bible. His preaching and his writings proved highly influential and his holiness of life and gentle nature endeared him to all who met him. He died on this day in the year 1626 and his remains lie in this cathedral church which was then in his diocese of Winchester but now is the cathedral for the diocese of Southwark. Today we also celebrate our membership of the Community of the Cross of Nails. The cross stands before the altar and we will use the Litany of Reconciliation said by all the churches, institutions and individuals within the Community each Friday. We pray for the whole Community around the world. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry Cathedral and it is, literally, from the ashes of the cathedral that the Community arose. 4 Voluntary Lied to the flowers, Op.66. No.3 · Flor Peeters We stand for the entrance of the clergy and altar party. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All Amen. The grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you All and also with you. The president welcomes us to this celebration. The Litany of Reconciliation of the Community of the Cross of Nails Led by Helen Shipley. All have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God. The hatred which divides nation from nation, race from race, class from class: All Father, forgive. 5 The covetous desires of people and nations to possess what is not their own: All Father, forgive. The greed which exploits the work of human hands and lays waste the earth: All Father, forgive. The envy of the welfare and happiness of others: All Father, forgive. The indifference to the plight of the imprisoned, of the homeless, the refugee: All Father, forgive. The pride which leads us to trust in ourselves and not in God: All Father, forgive. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God forgave you. May the Father forgive us by the death of his Son and strengthen us to live in the power of the Spirit all our days. All Amen. We sit for 6 Gloria Sung by the Consort. Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his 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. We stand for 7 The Collect Let us pray. Lord God, who gave to Lancelot Andrewes many gifts of your Holy Spirit, making him a man of prayer and a pastor of your people: perfect in us that which is lacking in your gifts, of faith, to increase it, of hope, to establish it, of love, to kindle it, that we may live in the light of your grace and glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All Amen. We sit for the readings 8 First Reading Isaiah 6. 1–8 Read by Charlie Bell. A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.’ The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: ‘Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!’ Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: ‘Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.’ Then 9 I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I: send me!” This is the word of the Lord All Thanks be to God. Psalm Psalm 25. 1–9 Sung by the Consort. Unto thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul; my God, I have put my trust in thee : O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me. For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed : but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion. Shew me thy ways, O Lord : and teach me thy paths. Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me : for thou art the God of my salvation; in thee hath been my hope all the day long. 10 Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies : and thy loving kindnesses, which have been ever of old. O remember not the sins and offences of my youth : but according to thy mercy think thou upon me, O Lord, for thy goodness. Gracious and righteous is the Lord therefore will he teach sinners in the way. Them that are meek shall he guide in judgement : and such as are gentle, them shall he learn his way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth : unto such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies. Second Reading 1 Peter 5. 1–4 Read by Barbara Duncan. A reading from the First letter of Peter. As an elder myself and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory to be revealed, I exhort the elders among you to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, as God 11 would have you do it—not for sordid gain but eagerly. Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock. And when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away. This is the word of the Lord All Thanks be to God. We stand for the reading of the Gospel. Alleluia Sung by the Consort. Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus said, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.’ Alleluia, alleluia! 12 Gospel Matthew 13. 44–46, 52 The Lord be with you. All And also with you. Hear the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. All Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
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