THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF

SAINT MARY, WARWICK

THE HIGH ’S LEGAL SERVICE

IN THANKSGIVING FOR THE QUEEN’S PEACE AND OUR HERITAGE

In the presence of HER MAJESTY’S

Streamed online Sunday 21st March 2021 at 4pm THE HIGH SHERIFF

The office of High Sheriff is over one thousand years old having originated in Saxon times and is the oldest Secular office under . The word ‘Sheriff’ derives from - . From the tenth century a Sheriff was appointed by the Sovereign for each Shire or County. The office held many of the powers now invested in Lord-Lieutenants, High Court Judges, , Local Authorities, Coroners and even the Inland Revenue. The High Sheriff remains the Sovereign’s representative in the County for all matters relating to the Judiciary and the maintenance of Law and Order.

High Sheriffs are responsible for the duties conferred by the Crown through Royal from the Privy Council including attendance at Royal visits, ensuring the well being and protection of High Court Judges on Circuit, acting as returning officer for Parliamentary Elections in County Constituencies, proclaiming the accession of a new Sovereign and maintaining the loyalty of subjects to the Crown. In practice some of these responsibilities are delegated to the professional services.

The annual nomination ceremony for all counties, in November each year in the Royal Courts of Justice, is when names are put forward for the office of High Sheriff in each county. Subsequently the selection of a new High Sheriff is made at a meeting of the Privy Council when, by ancient custom, the appointed name is ‘pricked’ with a bodkin by the Monarch.

The Office is independent and non-political which enables the holder to bring together a wide variety of individuals and Office holders for the good of the community served by the High Sheriff. High Sheriffs are encouraged to undertake duties to help voluntary and statutory bodies engaged in the maintenance of law and order. The High Sheriff receives no remuneration and no part of their year falls on the public purse.

I had decided that my focus for the year would be employability, in particular for disadvantaged young people. The current pandemic has made the challenges even more acute for this group and highlighted the need for more engagement with businesses in the County. I have concentrated on promoting further engagement with business to address these particular challenges, working with local authorities and other agencies.

We are grateful to Mr Oliver Hancock, Director of Music and Mr Mark Swinton, Assistant Director of Music, and also to the team of St Mary’s Collegiate Church for their help and support in preparing this service during these challenging times.

Thanks to you all for your support today. Joseph Greenwell CBE DL

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Music before the Service ‘Nimrod’ (Variation 9) from Enigma variations, Op 36 Edward Elgar

Welcome and Bidding Prayers The Reverend Dr Vaughan Roberts, Chaplain to the High Sheriff and Rector of St Mary’s Church, Warwick

The High Sheriff’s Prayer Let us pray. Lord, may we thy servants who seek to do thy work, be masters first of ourselves; give us we pray the strength to do our duty, and grant us in all things a sense of humour and a quiet mind; for the sake of thy Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.

The High Sheriff of Warwickshire Joseph Greenwell CBE DL

Hymn Lord of All Hopefulness

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy, Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe, Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray, Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace, Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace, Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray, Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm, Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm, Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray, Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.

Jan Struther 3

Reading The First Reading is taken from Exodus 18:13-27

The next day Moses sat as for the people, while the people stood around him from morning until evening. When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, ‘What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?’

Moses said to his father-in-law, ‘Because the people come to me to inquire of God. When they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between one person and another, and I make known to them the statutes and instructions of God.’

Moses’ father-in-law said to him, ‘What you are doing is not good. You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone. Now listen to me. I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You should represent the people before God, and you should bring their cases before God; teach them the statutes and instructions and make known to them the way they are to go and the things they are to do.

You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set such men over them as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. Let them sit as judges for the people at all times; let them bring every important case to you, but decide every minor case themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. If you do this, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will go to their home in peace.’

So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did all that he had said. Moses chose able men from all Israel and appointed them as heads over the people, as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. And they judged the people at all times; hard cases they brought to Moses, but any minor case they decided themselves. Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went off to his own country.

Joseph Greenwell CBE DL, High Sheriff of Warwickshire

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Reading The Second reading is taken from Matthew 22:34-40 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him saying, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

His Honour Judge Andrew Lockhart QC, Resident Judge, Warwick Crown Court

Hymn

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon 's mountain green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen? And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among those dark satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land.

Music: Sir Hubert Parry Words: William Blake 5

Reflections on 2020 and beyond

The Chief Constable of Warwickshire Martin Jelley QPM

Chief Executive South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, Wye Valley NHS Trust and George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Glen Burley

Address The Right Reverend John Stroyan The Bishop of Warwick

Intercessions The Reverend Dr Vaughan Roberts Chaplain to the High Sheriff and Rector of St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick

The Lords Prayer Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.

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The Collect for the Royal Family

The Reverend Dr Vaughan Roberts, Chaplain to the High Sheriff and Rector of St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Warwick

National Anthem God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen. Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen.

Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign. May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen.

National Anthem Thesaurus Musicus, c 1743

Blessing Given by The Right Reverend John Stroyan, The Bishop of Warwick

Recessional Music Fanfare No 1 Percy Whitlock

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The Collegiate Church of St Mary

St Mary’s is one of the largest churches in Britain and is known as Warwick’s ‘church of treasures’ due to its rich history and architecture. It has proudly served the town and county of Warwickshire for nearly 900 years, having been established as a collegiate church in 1123 by Roger de Newburgh, Earl of Warwick. Anyone visiting, will see what a close association it has with so many historical leaders, Thomas and Richard Beauchamp, both Earls of Warwick and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester and his brother Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick.

A major fundraising initiative, Campaign2023 has been recently launched to raise funds to refurbish the historic tower, at a probable cost of around £2m. A further fund is also envisaged to ensure the continuation of the fine musical tradition at the church together with securing the ministry and any future capital works which are required. The target is £3m in total. National trusts and foundations will be approached, but most of the funds will come from local support. If you want to know more about the campaign and ways to support St Mary’s please contact the team by emailing [email protected] or you can make a donation via the website Stmaryscampaign2023.org.uk.

The High Sheriff’s Fund

Heart of England Community Foundation has distributed funds on behalf of the High Sheriff of Warwickshire since 2007. In 2014, the presiding High Sheriff of Warwickshire established an endowment with the foundation with the aim of providing a long lasting legacy for small voluntary and community organisations operating at a grassroots level across Warwickshire. Since its inception the foundation has awarded small grants to some local initiatives using the interest earned from the endowment and maintaining the capital value to ensure it has steady growth.