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1 Opening Hymn: Lift High the Cross The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Shelford SERVICES Charity No: 245456 Sunday 13th March, 2016 – Fifth Sunday of Lent 08:00 Holy Communion (BCP 1662) 10:00 Parish Communion 18:30 Evensong Wednesday, 16th March, 2016 09: 30 Holy Communion (BCP) INTERCESSIONS: Please pray for the sick, frail, housebound and those in care. Please let the priest in charge know about all cases of sickness and others for whom we should pray. Intentions left in the loose leaf book at the back of the North Aisle will be offered each week at the Parish Communion. Priest in charge: The Rev’d Simon Talbott [email protected] 01223 847068 Assistant Curate: [email protected] The Rev’d Monica Cameron 07985 488642 Churchwardens: Mrs. Dianne Fraser [email protected] 01223 562731 Mrs. Stella Nettleton [email protected] 01223 832290 Readers/Licensed Lay Ministers: Mrs. Maureen Dobson [email protected] 01223 840076 Mr. Nigel Pett [email protected] 01223 843278 Parish Administrator: [email protected] Mrs. Katharin Page 07710518220 Applications for baptisms, marriages and the calling of Banns of marriage should be made please to the Parish Administrator Opening Hymn: Lift high the cross Refrain: Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim Till all the world adore his sacred Name. 1. Come, let us follow where our Captain trod, Our King victorious, Christ the Son of God. Refrain: 2. O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree, As thou hast promised, draw the world to thee. Refrain: 3. Let every race and every language tell Of him who saves our souls from death and hell. Refrain: 4. From farthest regions let their homage bring, And on his Cross adore their Saviour King. Refrain: 1 5. Set up thy throne, that earth’s despair may cease Beneath the shadow of its healing peace. Refrain: 6. For thy blest Cross which doth for all atone Creation’s praises rise before thy throne. Refrain: Kyrie eleison: Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison, eleison. (Lord have mercy upon us x 3) Christe eleison, Christe eleison, Christe eleison, eleison. (Christ have mercy upon us x3) Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, eleison. (Lord have mercy upon us x3) Collect: Most merciful God, who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ delivered and saved the world: grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross we may triumph in the power of his victory; 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. Amen First Reading: Isaiah 43. 16 - 21 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The wild animals will honour me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, the people whom I formed for myself so that they might declare my praise. Second Reading: Philippians 3. 4b - 14 If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal ;but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Hymn: 62 Gospel: John 12. 1 - 8 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, ‘Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?’ (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, ‘Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.’ Offertory Hymn: And Can it Be And can it be, that I should gain An interest in the Saviour's blood? 2 Died He for me, who caused His pain For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! how can it be That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? (repeat last two lines) 'Tis mystery all! The Immortal dies: Who can explore His strange design? In vain the first-born seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine. 'Tis mercy all! let earth adore, Let angel minds inquire no more. (rpt) He left His Father's throne above, So free, so infinite His grace, Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race: 'Tis mercy all, immense and free; For, O my God, it found out me! (rpt) Long my imprisoned spirit lay Fast bound in sin and nature's night; Thine eye diffused a quickening ray, I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth and followed Thee. (rpt) No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in Him, is mine! Alive in Him, my living Head, And clothed in righteousness divine, Bold I approach the eternal throne, And claim the crown, through Christ my own. (rpt) Sanctus/Benedictus: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth, Pleni sunt caeli et terra, gloria, gloria tua, Hosanna in excelsis, Hosanna in excelsis, Benedictus, benedictus qui venit in nomine, In nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis, hosanna in excelsis, Hosanna in excelsis, in excelsis. Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Miserere, miserere, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Miserere, miserere, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi Dona nobis pacem, Pacem. Settings by Richard Terry Post Communion Hymn/Anthem: 292 3 Post Communion Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters we do also for you: give us the will to be the servant of others as you were the servant of all, and gave up your life and died for us, but are alive and reign, now and for ever. Amen Final Hymn: Lord, for the years 1 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided, Urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way, Sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided: Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today. 2 Lord, for that word, the word of life which fires us, Speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze, Teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us: Lord of the word, receive your people's praise. 3 Lord, for our land in this our generation, Spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care: For young and old, for commonwealth and nation, Lord, of our land, be pleased to hear our prayer. 4 Lord, for our world; when we disown and doubt you, Loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain, Hungry and helpless, lost indeed without you: Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign. 5 Lord for ourselves; in living pow'r remake us- Self on the cross and Christ upon the throne, Past put behind us, for the future take us: Lord of our lives, to live for Christ alone. Hello Children: Where is Mary Mouse hiding today? Cloakroom facilities are available in the Community Room during church services Gift Aid Donations We welcome all donations from visitors and there are Gift Aid envelopes at the back of Church. If you pay tax we can reclaim 25p for every pound you donate to the Church at no cost to yourself, if you have completed the declaration on the envelope.
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