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IN OUR PRAYERS… peace throughout the world; places of conflict or disaster and all suffering peoples: all refugees; those ill or recuperating: Carol Davidson, Fr David Shepherd, Emma Overton, Noel Edwards, John Perry, Margaret (Paul Hastie’s aunt), Russell Herbert; those otherwise struggling: Ethan (Julie Flavell’s brother); those who have died recently: Marianna Lines, Paul Brudenell, Anne White St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral (Samuel’s grandparents) and those whose anniversaries occur at this time; those who mourn: Samuel and his family; the Church: Dundee Bishop John of Edinburgh, Andrew Swift, our bishop-elect and the 1 High Street, DD1 1TD life of the Diocese of Brechin; our Companion Dioceses of Iowa Telephone: +44 01382 224486 and Swaziland; Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane and Website: www.saintpaulscathedral.net Ian Paton, Bishop-elect; Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of Email: [email protected] the Province of Myanmar. SUNDAY 17th June 2018 IN and AROUND THE CATHEDRAL THIS WEEK FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST CALENDAR… DAY TIME EVENT WELCOME to the Cathedral whether you are a regular, a TODAY 6.15pm CHORAL EVENSONG visitor or simply trying us out. We are delighted to have Mon 18th 7.00pm Bell ringing practice Bernard Mizeki you with us. th Tues 19 1.10pm Midday Prayer If you are here with CHILDREN or TEENAGERS, they are most Feria welcome either to sit with you or to join our BEANSTALK, (Young Wed 20th 12 noon Soup ‘n’ Soul Church) Groups which meet just after the Collect prayer next door Fillan, Abbot 1.10pm Midday Prayer & Eucharist in Castlehill House. Please let a welcomer know if you are Thurs 21st 1.10pm Midday Prayer & Eucharist interested. There is also a play area for very young children. Feria 7.00pm Choir Practice Friday 22nd 11.00am Order of St John Annual Service TODAY—is the Fourth Sunday after Alban, Martyr Pentecost within the period known as Sat 23rd 10.00am Prayer Group Meeting (Music Ordinary Time or ‘the Green Season’ so Sacred Heart Room) named because of the liturgical colour which of Jesus 11.00am Funeral of Marianna Lines signifies the gift of creation, life and growth. 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert - Fliskmahoy Sun 24th 10.30am SUNG EUCHARIST This morning’s service is contained entirely in the liturgy booklet 5thSUNDAY 6.00pm Choral Evensong at Carnoustie** EXCEPT for the texts of the biblical readings which you will find AFTER 6.15pm Said Evening Prayer (Cathedral) at pages 3 and 4 of this leaflet. PENTECOST In the second half of the service, we celebrate Holy Communion. You are welcome to come forward and NOTICES either to receive Holy Communion at this service or, if you would prefer, a blessing. If you do not hold MARIANNA LINES – We are very saddened by the death of your hands out to receive Communion, the priest will Marianna, who has been such a colourful part of the St Paul’s know to give a blessing instead. If you prefer simply to stay in family for many years. She fought bravely through her cancer and your seat, that is fine too. died peacefully just after midnight last Wednesday morning. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. Marianna’s funeral will take After the service we serve coffee, tea and cake at the back place at 11am in Strowan Woodland Cemetery near Comrie on of church. If you have time, please join us. Saturday 23rd June. All welcome. There will be a reception afterwards at Collessie Hall. There is an Offering in the middle of the service contribute to the ministry costs of the Cathedral. ONE HUNDRED + CANDLES ON THE WINDOWSILLS OF If you are a UK taxpayer, you can GIFTAID your offering meaning THE CATHEDRAL represent to date £11,153.75 (including that the Cathedral can reclaim from the government the tax you gift aid recoverable) raised by the congregation for the have already paid on the amount you give. To do this, please new lighting scheme. Well done everyone. If you have simply fill in a Gift Aid envelope which are to be found at the end not already given, it is not too late. Speak to Carole of each pew or on the Gift Aid table at the back. Spink or the Provost about ways to give. WELCOME this morning to our guest preacher, Revd HABEMUS EPISCOPUM! THE VERY REV’D ANDREW SWIFT was st nd James Makepeace who makes a welcome return. elected as the 51 Bishop of Brechin on 2 June. Congratulations to Andrew who comes to us from being Rector of Holy Trinity, PASTORAL… For pastoral visiting or an appointment, or to Dunoon and St Paul’s, Rothesay and Dean of the Diocese of Argyll discuss weddings, baptisms or funerals, please contact the church & the Isles. Please pray for our new bishop-elect and his wife office at [email protected] or (01382) 224486; or Mary and their family. Please also pray for the candidates who contact the Provost direct via the office telephone or at were not elected as well as their spouses, partners and families. [email protected] or 01382 646296 (out of hours) Please also pray for the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & or 07715 868960. Dunblane and The Revd Canon Ian Paton, Rector of Old St Paul’s Church, Edinburgh elected to be their bishop. CATHEDRAL CHOIR ON TOUR! The choir will be 2 Corinthians 5.6-10, 14-17 singing Choral Evensong next Sunday (24th June) at A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians. Holy Rood, Carnoustie at 6pm. All are welcome. If you need a lift, please speak to Jeremy. Brothers and sisters, we are always confident; even though we know that while we are LUNCHTIME CONCERTS – The final in the current at home in the body we are away from the Lord— for we walk by series is this SATURDAY (23rd June) when faith, not by sight. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would FLISKMAHOY! will be performing (2 sopranos, an rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So alto and a violin!). Tickets on the door (Adults £5, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please Students £3 and accompanied school children are free.) him. For all of us must appear before the judgement seat of BAKE SALE in aid of the Disability Access and Lighting Funds on Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been Sunday 1st July. Please bring baking and/or money to buy baking! done in the body, whether good or evil. CARPARKING around the CATHEDRAL – The multi-storey car parks The love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that now charge on a Sunday from 8am to 8pm but the surface one has died for all; therefore all have died. And he died for all, carparks (eg behind the Caird Hall and at the Wishart Arch) and so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but road side parking remain free until 1pm. for him who died and was raised for them. From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point THE SERVICE OF CONSECRATION FOR THE NEW BISHOP of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point will take place here in the Cathedral on Saturday 25th of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in August at a time to be confirmed. Please put the date Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; in your diary. see, everything has become new! KILTWALK 2018 DUNDEE – If you would like to raise money for the Disability Access Fund for the Cathedral, why not take part in this th Mark 4.26-34 event which takes place on Sunday 18 August. You can choose between The Mighty Stride (25 miles), The Big Stroll (11 miles) or The Lord be with you. the The Wee Wander (6 miles) all ending up on Monifieth Beach. And also with you. There is a registration fee but then whatever you raise through personal sponsorship will be augmented by the Hunter Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Foundation by another 40% all going to the Disability Access Glory to Christ our Saviour. Fund. Speak to Carole after the service or send her an email at Such a large crowd gathered around Jesus that he got into a [email protected] if you would like to go! boat and began to teach them using many parables. AILSA,, one of our choral scholars, is doing the Muddy Race for Jesus said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter Life in aid of Cancer Research UK THIS afternoon (17th). If you seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, are able to sponsor her, please do; the form is on the table at and the seed would sprout and grow, he the back of the Cathedral. does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the AND HUGE THANKS to the member of the congregation who full grain in the head. But when the grain is has anonymously donated £10,000(!!!) to the Disability Access ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, Fund. because the harvest has come.’ He also said, ‘With what can we compare READINGS FOR PENTECOST 4 (YEAR B) the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, Ezekiel 17.22-24 which, when sown upon the ground, is the A reading from the book of the prophet Ezekiel smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the Thus says the Lord GOD: greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large I myself will take a sprig branches, so that the birds of the air can from the lofty top of a cedar; I will set it out.