CATHEDRAL EUCHARIST

Creation Emergency IV: ‘Restoration’

President The Very Revd David Monteith of Leicester

Deacon The Revd Karen Rooms Canon Missioner

Preacher The Revd Canon Emma Davies Canon Precentor

10.30am Sunday 20 June 2021 The Third Sunday after Trinity The Organist is David Cowen. The music is sung by the Senior Girls and Songmen of the Cathedral Choir. The Mass setting is Cantus Missae by Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901).

THE GATHERING

All stand as the Ministers enter and the Choir sings

1. Lord of beauty, thine the splendour 3. Lord of life, alone sustaining shown in earth and sky and sea, all below and all above, burning sun and moonlight tender, Lord of love, by whose ordaining hill and river, flower and tree: sun and stars sublimely move: lest we fail our praise to render in our earthly spirits reigning, touch our eyes that they may see. lift our hearts that we may love.

2. Lord of wisdom, whom obeying 4. Lord of beauty, bid us own thee, mighty waters ebb and flow, Lord of truth, our footsteps guide, while unhasting, undelaying, till as Love our hearts enthrone thee, planets on their courses go: and, with vision purified, in thy laws thyself displaying, Lord of all, when all have known thee, teach our minds thyself to know. thou in all art glorified.

REGENT SQUARE (AM231) Cyril Argentine Alington (1872–1955) Henry Thomas Smart (1813–1879)

The President leads

The Greeting

The God of all Life be with you. And also with you.

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, with you is the well of life: And in your light shall we see light.

2 The President leads the welcome and introduction.

God our Creator, who laid the foundations of the earth and stretched out the heavens as a tent cloth; how glorious is your name in all the world. Give us grace to wonder at your gift, to treasure the earth and to work for its protection and renewal; through Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord. Amen.

All remain standing. The leads

The Prayers of Penitence

As those who know the generosity of God, let us confess our sins, especially the ways in which we take creation and God’s gifts for granted.

God has blessed us, but still God’s children go hungry. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

God has blessed us, but still the poor cry out for justice. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

God has blessed us, but still we see inequality and oppression in the earth. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

The President pronounces

The Absolution

May the Father of all mercies cleanse you from your sins, and restore you in his image to the praise and glory of his name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

3 All remain standing. The Choir sings

Gloria in excelsis

Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, hominibus bonae voluntatis. goodwill toward men. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, We praise thee, we bless thee, adoramus te, glorificamus te, we worship thee, we glorify thee, gratias agimus tibi we give thanks to thee propter magnam gloriam tuam: for thy great glory: Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, O Lord God, heavenly King, Deus Pater omnipotens. God the Father almighty. Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe: O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris: O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, qui tollis peccata mundi, that takest away the sins of the world, miserere nobis; have mercy upon us. qui tollis peccata mundi, Thou that takest away the sins of the world, suscipe deprecationem nostram; receive our prayer. qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the miserere nobis. Father, have mercy upon us. Quoniam tu solus sanctus, For thou only art holy; tu solus Dominus, thou only art the Lord; tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe, thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Amen.

The President leads

The Collect

Let us pray.

Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts whereby we call you Father: give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service, that we and all creation may be brought to the glorious liberty of the children of God; 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.

4 THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

All sit for

The First Reading Job 42.10–17 Read by Peter Collett

A reading from the Book of Job.

And the LORD restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then there came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they ate bread with him in his house; they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him; and each of them gave him a piece of money and a gold ring. The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters. He named the first Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. In all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job’s daughters; and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers. After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children, and his children’s children, four generations. And Job died, old and full of days.

Hear the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

5 All stand. The Choir sings

The Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and water the earth making it spring forth and grow, so shall my word accomplish my purpose.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

The Deacon leads

The Gospel Reading Mark 4.35–41

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord.

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’

This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. 6 All sit for

The Sermon The Revd Canon Emma Davies, Canon Precentor

All remain seated. The Choir sings

The Anthem The Heart-in-Waiting

Bob Chilcott (b.1955) Kevin Crossley-Holland (b.1941)

All stand. The President leads

The Affirmation of Faith

We say together in faith.

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.

We believe in God the Father, who created all things: for by his will they were created and have their being.

We believe in God the Son, who was slain: for with his blood, he purchased us for God, from every tribe and language, from every people and nation.

We believe in God the Holy Spirit: the Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come!’ Even so come, Lord Jesus! Cf Revelation 4.8,11; 5.9; 22.17,20 Amen.

7 The President introduces

The Prayers of Intercession

Let us pray to the Father, through the Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

All sit. David Hamilton leads the prayers. This response may be used:

Lord, in your mercy hear our prayer.

At the end

Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

8 THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

All stand. The President leads

The Peace

He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. Mark 4.39

The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.

All sit whilst the altar is prepared. The Choir sings

O Lord of every shining constellation that wheels in splendour through the midnight sky, grant us your Spirit’s true illumination to read the secrets of your work on high.

You, Lord, have made the atom’s hidden forces, your laws its mighty energies fulfil; teach us, to whom you give such rich resources, in all we use, to serve your holy will.

O Life, awaking life in cell and tissue, from flower to bird, from beast to brain of man; help us to trace, from birth to final issue, the sure unfolding of your age-long plan.

You, Lord, have stamped your image on your creatures, and, though they mar that image, love them still; lift up our eyes to Christ, that in his features we may discern the beauty of your will.

Great Lord of nature, shaping and renewing, you made us more than nature’s sons to be; you help us tread, with grace our souls enduing, the road to life and immortality.

HIGHWOOD (AM547) Albert Frederick Bayly (1901–1984) Richard Runciman Terry (1865–1938)

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The Presiding Minister takes the bread and wine and prays.

The Prayer over the Gifts

Let us pray.

Blessed be God, by whose grace creation is renewed, by whose love heaven is opened, by whose mercy we offer our sacrifice of praise. Amen.

All stand. The President leads

The Eucharistic Prayer (B)

The Lord be with you and also with you.

Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give thanks and praise.

Father, we give you thanks and praise through your beloved Son Jesus Christ, your living Word, through whom you have created all things; who was sent by you in your great goodness to be our Saviour.

By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh; as your Son, born of the blessed Virgin, he lived on earth and went about among us; he opened wide his arms for us on the cross; he put an end to death by dying for us; and revealed the resurrection by rising to new life; so he fulfilled your will and won for you a holy people.

10 And now we give you thanks because in him, our risen Lord, the new creation is being brought to perfection, a broken world is being renewed, and creation itself will share in the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and singing:

Sanctus

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Holy, holy, holy Lord. Dominus Deus Sabaoth. God of power and might. Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will, these gifts of bread and wine may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ;

who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks; he gave it to them, saying: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

Deacon: Praise to you, Lord Jesus: Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life: Lord Jesus, come in glory.

11 And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross, his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world; rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking for his coming in glory, we celebrate this memorial of our redemption. As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, we bring before you this bread and this cup and we thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you.

Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom all who share this one bread and one cup, so that we, in the company of N and all the saints, may praise and glorify you for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord;

by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

Silence is kept. All remain standing. The President introduces

The Lord’s Prayer

We are bound together in unity through the cherishing of God, Source of all being, Eternal Word, Holy Spirit. Today, Sebastian will lead us in our family prayer in Polish. Let us join with him, praying in whatever language is closest to our hearts.

Our Father, who art in heaven, Notre Père... hallowed be thy name; Baba wa... thy kingdom come; thy will be done; 我們在天上的父... on earth as it is in heaven. Nna Anyi.. Give us this day our daily bread. Ojce Nasz... And forgive us our trespasses; Vater unser... as we forgive those Ein Tad... who trespass against us. Wo tye… And lead us not into temptation; Baba mu... أبانا... .but deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom, Padre nuestro... the power and the glory, Πάτερ ἡμῶν... forever and ever. Отче наш Amen. Pater noster...

12 All remain standing for

The Breaking of the Bread

The President breaks the consecrated bread, saying

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ. Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.

The President leads

The Giving of Communion

God’s holy gifts for God’s holy people. Jesus Christ is holy, Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father.

The body and blood of Christ keep you in eternal life. Amen.

All sit. During Communion, the Choir sings

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, O Lamb of God, who takes away the sin miserere nobis. of the world, have mercy upon us. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, O Lamb of God, who takes away the sin miserere nobis. of the world, have mercy upon us. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, O Lamb of God, who takes away the sin dona nobis pacem. of the world, grant us peace.

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The Prayer after Communion

O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining and whose power we cannot comprehend: show us your glory as far as we can grasp it, and shield us from knowing more than we can bear until we may look upon you without fear; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

Father of all, we give you thanks and praise, that when we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought us home. Dying and living, he declared your love, gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory. May we who share Christ’s body live his risen life; we who drink his cup bring life to others; we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us, so we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

All remain seated for

The Notices

14 THE DISMISSAL

All stand. The President leads

The Blessing and Dismissal

May God who clothes the lilies of the field and feeds the birds of the air, who leads the lambs to pasture and the deer to water, who multiplied loaves and fishes, and changed water into wine, lead us and feed us, and change us to reflect the glory of our Creator now and through all eternity; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

The Deacon says

Tend the earth, care for God’s good creation, and bring forth the fruits of righteousness. Go in the peace of Christ. Thanks be to God.

As the ministers leave, the Organist plays the Voluntary

Fugue in D minor Op.37, No.3 Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

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15 You are invited outside to Cathedral Gardens (please wait to be directed by the wardens/verger) where we shall gather, appropriately distanced, to sing

Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, who wondrous things hath done, in whom his world rejoices; who from our mother’s arms hath blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours to-day.

O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us; and keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given, the Son, and him who reigns with them in highest heaven, the one eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.

NUN DANKET (AM739i) Nun danket alle Gott Melody by Johann Crüger in Praxis Pietatis Melica, 1647 Martin Rinkart (1586–1649) harmony chiefly from Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878) Lobegesang, 1840

Copyright acknowledgement (where not indicated differently below): Music reproduced under licence CCL180857 Some material included in this service is copyright: © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ, USA Post Communion (3rd after Trinity) © 1992 Janet Morley: All Desires Known (SPCK) Some material included in this service is copyright: © The Archbishops' Council 2000

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