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EGLWYS GADEIRIOL LLANDAF LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL Registered Charity Number 1159090 The Weekly Notes Online www.llandaffcathedral.org.uk The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity – 6th September 2020 The Collect and Readings for today Almighty God, who called your Church to bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself: help us to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may be drawn to you; through him who was lifted up on the cross, and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. A reading from the book of the prophet Ezekiel. The word of the LORD came to me: So you, mortal, I have made a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked ones, you shall surely die,’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but their blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked to turn from their ways, and they do not turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but you will have saved your life. Now you, mortal, say to the house of Israel, Thus you have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins weigh upon us, and we waste away because of them; how then can we live?’ Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel? Ezekiel 33.7-11 Psalm 119.33-40 - Give me understanding and I shall keep your law. Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I shall keep it to the end. Give me understanding and I shall keep your law; I shall keep it with all my heart. Make me go in the path of your commandments, for that is my desire. Incline my heart to your decrees and not to unjust gain. Turn my eyes from watching what is worthless; give me life in your ways. Fulfil your promise to your servant, which you make to those who fear you. Turn away the reproach which I dread because your judgements are good. Behold, I long for your commandments; in your righteousness preserve my life. A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans. Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet’; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ Love does no wrong to a neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armour of light; let us live honourably as in the day, not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Romans 13.8-14 The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St Matthew Jesus spoke to his disciples. ‘If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax-collector. Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.’ Matthew 18.15-20 Prayers of Intercession for this week: Jesus says, “Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” Let us come before God, who is present now among us, in prayer. Let us pray for the Christian Church, that it may shine in the world as an example of a community where forgiveness and reconciliation lead to cohesion and cooperation. Let us pray for all those within our various communities – our neighbours, colleagues, friends and family. We pray too for all those we meet in our day-to-day lives. May we remember that each is a child of God and treat everyone with love and respect. Let us pray for anyone who is lonely or disconnected from community life, and for anyone experiencing ill health or grief. May God comfort and console them, and guide others to reach out to them in their suffering and isolation. Let us pray for the peace of the world community, for friendship and cooperation between nations, communities and peoples. We thank you, Lord, for hearing our prayers and for the privilege of being able to pray, as the body of Christ. We ask all these things through our Lord Jesus Christ. THE WEEKLY PRAYER INTENTIONS and PRAYER RESOURCES Those who have asked for prayer: Roger Rathbone, Catherine Hughes, Archie Conway-Gardner, Ray Edwards, Margaret Harries, Alan Robinson, Geoff and Julie Bodman, David Barron, Ashley Reed, Jane Craig, Alison Lewis, John Vesey, Lynne Davies Jones, Emrys Lloyd-Richards, the Dean. The long-term sick and housebound, among them: John Brewster, Mary Wines, Sid Baldwin, Tom Bailey, Dafydd Hughes, Fred Mudge, Marjorie Mudge. Those who have died recently: Margaret Elizabeth McGreevy, Peter Charles. Those whose anniversary of death falls this week: 6th September Lewin Renal Kenneth Smith 7th September Jean Alice Wilmot, Stanley Howard Mogford (Priest) 8th September Mary Mildred Adams, Jean Kember 9th September Neil Davidson Bruce Corby 10th September Joyce King Messner 11th September John Redfern (Priest) 12th September no anniversaries recorded for today The Cycle of Prayer for this week in the Anglican Communion and in this Diocese: Sunday: The Anglican Church of Southern Africa The Parish of Christ Church, Roath Park: The Rev’d Canon Dr Trystan Hughes Monday: The Dioceses of Our (Nigeria), Canberra & Goulburn (Australia) The City Church of St John the Baptist: The Rev’d Canon Sarah Jones Tuesday: The Dioceses of Osaka (Japan), Canterbury (England) The Conventional District of Tremorfa : The Rev’d Marcus Nelson Wednesday: The Dioceses of Osun (Nigeria), Cape Coast (West Africa) The Dean of Llandaff and the Archdeacons of Llandaff and Margam Thursday: The Dioceses of Osun North (Nigeria), Cape Town (Southern Africa), Carlisle (England) The Parish of Gabalfa: The Rev’d Marcus Nelson Friday: The Dioceses of Osun North East (Nigeria), Cashel & Ossory (Ireland) The Benefice of Grangetown St Paul, with St Dyfrig & St Samson: we pray for the appointment of a new Parish Priest Saturday: The Dioceses of Ottawa (Canada), Central Buganda (Uganda) The Parish of Lisvane: The Rev’d James Griffiths Some Cathedral News……. The Friends of Llandaff Cathedral Open Doors event will take place on Saturday 12th September online this year! You can enjoy the regular treats of a guided tour, an organ demonstration, open archives and a trip up the bell tower, but from the comfort of your own home! Perhaps we might even see more than is usually possible. All this can be enjoyed on the Cathedral website at www.llandaffcathedral.org.uk from 11am on 12th September onwards. The Cathedral shop is open again: anytime the Cathedral is open for prayer, you can now also make purchases from the shop. Have you bought your copy of the wonderful new Guidebook yet, at just £5? Or copies for your family and friends? Sales are by contactless card (or exact cash, no change given) only. The Annual Vestry Meeting will take place on Thursday 22nd October at 4pm in the Cathedral nave. This meeting which normally takes place during April was postponed in all parishes because of the lockdown, but must now take place before the end of October. Churchwardens and PCC members are elected at the meeting, and the accounts will be presented by Canon Treasurer Richard Bacon, who will be able to speak about the current financial situation as well as presenting the 2019 accounts. The Electoral Roll is due for complete revision this year. If you have not already done so during 2020, please fill in an electoral roll application form, available at the back of the Cathedral. To be eligible you must be over 16, a communicant member of the Church in Wales, and a regular member of our congregation. Embrace the Middle East in Lebanon "Embrace" is one of the charities which the Cathedral community has supported with great generosity in recent years. As Christian charity, it works with local partners to alleviate poverty and suffering in the countries which Jesus would have known, and in Lebanon, it works with 12 local organisations, of which the majority are in Beirut.