St John the Evangelist, Dee Why FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 5 July 2020

THE HOLY Sorry, congregational singing still not allowed. INTRODUCTORY RITES Please turn off mobile phones. + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and If at home, please participate in the streamed service for this Sunday, using this order of service. of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord be with you.

PROCESSIONAL HYMN NEH 339 And also with you. at 10:00am: Choir only please The may introduce the .

1 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, Be all else but naught to me, save that thou art, PENITENTIAL RITE Be thou my best thought in the day and the This prayer of preparation may be said. night, Both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light. Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are 2 Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the Be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord, inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may Be thou my great Father, and I thy true son, Be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one. perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen. 3 Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight, The invites the people to recall their sins. Be thou my whole armour, be thou my true REMAIN STANDING might, Be thou my soul’s shelter, be thou my strong Merciful God, our maker and our judge, we have tower, sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, O raise thou me heavenward, great power of and in what we have failed to do: we have not my power. loved you with our whole heart, we have not 4 Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise, loved our neighbours as ourselves; we repent Be thou my inheritance now and always, and are sorry for all our sins. Father, forgive us. Be thou and thou only the first in my heart, Strengthen us to love and obey you in newness O sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art. of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Priest pronounces the Absolution. 5 High King of heaven, thou heaven’s bright Sun,

O grant me its joys after vict’ry is won, ELEISON Great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Irish c 8th century Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Tr Mary Byrne 1880–1931 Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Versified Eleanor Hull 1860–1935 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS

Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King,

1 almighty God and Father, we worship you, we How good is the Lord to all, give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. compassionate to all his creatures. R I will praise your name for ever, Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord my king and my God. God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the 3 All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord, world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the and your friends shall repeat their blessing. right hand of the Father; receive our prayer. They shall speak of the glory of your reign For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the and declare your might, O God. R I will praise your name for ever, Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, my king and my God. with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the 4 The Lord is faithful in all his words Father. Amen. and loving in all his deeds.

The Lord supports all who fall THE OPENING PRAYER and raises all who are bowed down. (Readers please wait until the is concluded) R I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD THE SECOND READING Romans 8:9,11-13 THE FIRST READING Zechariah 9:9-10 SIT A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans A reading from the prophet Zechariah Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the The Lord says this: spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion! you. In fact, unless you possessed the Spirit of Christ Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem! you would not belong to him, and if the Spirit of him See now, your king comes to you; who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he he is victorious, he is triumphant, who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your humble and riding on a donkey, own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you. on a colt, the foal of a donkey. So then, my brothers, there is no necessity for us to He will banish chariots from Ephraim obey our unspiritual selves or to live unspiritual lives. If and horses from Jerusalem; you do live in that way, you are doomed to die; but if the bow of war will be banished. by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the He will proclaim peace for the nations. body you will live. His empire shall stretch from sea to sea, Word of the Lord. from the River to the ends of the earth. Thanks be to God. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. THE VERSE STAND Alleluia, Alleluia! RESPONSORIAL PSALM Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; Psalm 144(145):1-2,8-11,13-14.. R v. 1 you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the R I will praise your name for ever, kingdom. my king and my God. Alleluia! 1 I will give you glory, O God my king, I will bless your name for ever. THE HOLY Matthew 11:25-30 I will bless you day after day The Lord be with you. and praise your name for ever. And also with you. R I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to 2 The Lord is kind and full of compassion, Matthew slow to anger, abounding in love. + Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven THE PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned Lord, hear our prayer, hear our prayer. and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Lord, hear our prayer, hear our prayer. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; At the conclusion: and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no Almighty God, you have promised to hear our one knows the Father except the Son and those to prayers. whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are Grant that what we have asked in faith we may overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my by your grace receive, through Jesus Christ our yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble Lord. Amen. in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’ THE GREETING OF PEACE The Gospel of the Lord. We are the . Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. His Spirit is with us. The peace of the Lord be always with you. HOMILY SIT And also with you. Let us offer each other the sign of peace. PROFESSION OF FAITH STAND All exchange the greeting of peace. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son PREPARATION OF THE AND GIFTS of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true HYMN NEH 354 God, begotten, not made, of one being with the at 10:00am: Choir only please Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from 1 Eternal Father, strong to save, heaven, (all bow:) was incarnate of the Holy Spirit Whose arm doth bind the restless wave, Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep and the Virgin Mary, and became truly human. Its own appointed limits keep; For our sake he was crucified under Pontius O hear us when we cry to thee Pilate; he suffered death, and was buried. On the For those in peril on the sea. third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is 2 O Saviour, whose almighty word The winds and waves submissive heard, seated at the right hand of the Father. He will Who walkedst on the foaming deep, come again in glory to judge the living and the And calm amid the rage did sleep: dead, and his kingdom will have no end. O hear us when we cry to thee We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver For those in peril on the sea. of life, who proceeds from the Father and the 3 O sacred Spirit, who did brood Son. Who with the Father and the Son is Upon the waters dark and rude, worshipped and glorified, who has spoken Who bad’st its angry tumult cease, through the prophets. We believe in one holy And gavest light and life and peace: catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge O hear us when we cry to thee one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look For those in peril on the sea. for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of 4 O Trinity of love and power, the world to come. Amen. Our brethren shield in danger's hour;

From rock and tempest, fire, and foe,

3 Protect them whereso'er they go: Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins And ever let there rise to thee as we forgive those who sin against us. Glad hymns of praise from land and sea. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from William Whiting 1825–78 evil. For the kingdom, the power and the glory are Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my yours now and forever. Amen. sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, almighty Father. graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your help of your mercy, we may be always free from hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his holy Church. sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus The Priest then says the Prayer over the Gifts Christ.

As he begins to break the Bread, the Priest says: The Eucharistic Prayer We who are many are one body,

The Lord be with you. for we all share in the one Bread. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, We lift them to the Lord. have mercy on us. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, It is right to give our thanks and praise. have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, The Priest continues with the , after which is sung: grant us your peace. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, The Priest then invites the people to Communion: heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the away the sin of the world. Blessed are those called name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. to the supper of the Lamb. KNEEL Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter The Priest continues with the Prayer of . under my roof, but only say the word and After the , when he has replaced the my soul shall be healed. on the altar and genuflected, the Priest says: Those who are to receive Holy Communion or a Blessing The mystery of faith. come forward. At home, please make an act of spiritual Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come communion. again. An Act of The Priest concludes the Eucharistic Prayer with these My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most words: Holy Sacrament. . . . in songs of never-ending praise: I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You Blessing and honour and glory and power are into my soul. yours for ever and ever. Amen. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, COMMUNION RITE come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite The Priest invites all to join in the Lord's Prayer. myself wholly to You. Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name, Never permit me to be separated from You. your kingdom come, your will be done on earth Amen. as in heaven.

4 CONCLUDING RITE STAND 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, The Priest says the Post-Communion prayer Who would not fear His holy Name, Father, we offer ourselves to you as a living And praise and magnify? sacrifice through Jesus Christ our Lord. Send us 3 O for the living flame out in the power of your Spirit to live and work From His own altar brought, to your praise and glory. To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought! The Lord be with you. 4 God is our strength and song, And also with you. And His salvation ours; The Priest gives the blessing and all respond: Amen. Then be His love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. Go in the peace of Christ. Thanks be to God. 5 Stand up and bless the Lord, The Lord your God adore; FINAL HYMN NEH 452 Stand up and bless His glorious name at 10:00am: Choir only please Henceforth for evermore.

James Montgomery 1771–1854 1 Stand up and bless the Lord,

Ye people of His choice; Stand up, and bless the Lord your God Copyright Acknowledgements: With heart and soul and voice.

A Prayer Book for Australia, Broughton Books, 1995

The New English Hymnal, Canterbury Press, 1986

Together in Song, HarperCollins 1999

This Sunday

8:00am Holy Eucharist

10:00am Solemn Eucharist Live-streamed on our website (watch live or any time after it has concluded)

6:00pm Evening Prayer (Vespers)

Weekly Offerings: Regular weekly giving is vital for the mission and ministry of St John’s to continue in the current crisis. A convenient way to do this is do make a direct debit from your bank account weekly or monthly—whatever suits you. If this is your preference our bank details are: BSB: 032094 ACCOUNT: 810026

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FROM THE RECTOR 5 July 2020 Dear Friends, Jesus, the gentle Messiah, the humble in heart, reveals to those who belong to him the comfort and joy of salvation. He gives thanks to his Father for this revelation to mere children. While the learned and the powerful of the world cannot understand, the humble welcome the light burden of the law of love. With every blessing, Fr Steven

Sorry, congregational singing still not allowed.

Parish News KEEP THE DATE - Saturday 1 August: We have been blessed to have had Fr Steven, Dn Sandra and Christopher with us for the past 20 years. To celebrate this occasion the Wardens would be delighted if you could join us on this day for afternoon tea from 2:30pm. Please RSVP to the Wardens by 26 July ([email protected]). St John’s Book Club: The next meeting will be held on Monday 27th July at 7:30pm. The book selected for this meeting is Books that Saved My Life: Reading for Wisdom, Solace and Pleasure by Australian author Michael McGirr, published 2018. He discusses a huge range of texts including Harry Potter to George Eliot’s Middlemarch. For further information contact Neralie Cocks (m: 0409 040 489) or Katherine Ward (m: 0476 248 647). Boxes: Although we are uncertain as to when Christmas Boxes will be shipped this year, we are proceeding to collect the items required for fillers. We will be needing skipping ropes, small soft toys, children’s shorts all sizes, small toys, hairbrushes, combs, hair clips and , beads, or pendants suitable for children, sunglasses all ages, or cash donations would be very welcome. We are very grateful for past assistance. Happy Birthday to Shane Djurdjevic, Debby Roberts (5th), Leonie Wenning (7th), Rosemary Holt, (8th), Chris Dimock (9th)

6 HOW TO CONTACT US

Where to find us: Cnr Avon Road and Oaks Avenue, Dee Why 2099

Parish Priest: Fr Steven Salmon SSC 0417 359 792 (mob) Tel: 9971 8694 (Office and Rectory)

Email: [email protected]

Office phone: 9971 8694 Office hours: 9:30am–2:00pm (Mon–Fri)

Office email: [email protected] Postal address: PO Box 495 Dee Why NSW 2099 Website: www.stjohnsdeewhy.org.au

Public Services at St John’s Normal service times have now resumed for both Sunday and weekday services, although there still need to be some changes, especially around congregational singing, distancing, hand sanitising and distribution of Holy Communion. Sunday morning Masses are once again at 8:00am and 10:00am, and Evening Prayer (Vespers) at 6:00pm on Sundays. We still need to record the names and contact details of those attending services. • From 1 July the maximum number of people in St John’s will be governed by the rule of ‘four square metres per person’, so up to a hundred will be allowed in St John’s with appropriate distancing. • The NSW Premier has ordered that congregational singing will not be permitted (though a smaller number of singers, appropriately distanced, is allowed). • We hope to provide a livestreaming link for the 10am each Sunday on our website www.stjohnsdeewhy.org.au, as well as our parish Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StJohnsAnglicanChurchDeeWhy. • The church will be open for private prayer during the day. As a parish in the Catholic Tradition, the celebration of the Eucharist is the central focus of our identity as Christians and our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. It is cause for great thanksgiving that we are able to resume gathering for worship. However, we understand the need to maintain safe practices including social distancing at this time. We have been putting in place processes and strategies to ensure that our parishioners are kept in touch with and cared for during this testing time. Please feel free to contact Father Steven, the office, or any of the clergy, wardens, or ministry team if you have any questions or concerns. Please pray for the Archbishop, our civic leaders and the parish. With every blessing, Father Steven Salmon SSC

St John’s Anglican Church acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land and pays respect to all Aboriginal people, and to their families past and present.

7 THE WEEK AHEAD AT ST JOHN’S

The church is open during the day (from 1 July) for personal prayer. Morning and Evening Prayer is normally said each day (except Tuesday) at 8:15am and 5:15pm.

Mon 6 Jul 12noon Holy Eucharist 2:00pm Funeral of Betty Murphy

Tue 7 Jul Bl. Peter To Rot No Mass today

7:30pm Choir Practice Wed 8 Jul 10:00am Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayers 5:30-7:30pm Street Mission: Wednesday Night Café (Takeaway only)

Thu 9 Jul 12noon Holy Eucharist

Fri 10 Jul 9:00am Holy Eucharist

5:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (A priest is normally available in the church for Confessions from 5:30pm to 6:00pm or contact Fr Steven for other times)

Sat 11 Jul S.Benedict 9:00am Holy Eucharist

Sun 12 Jul FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00am Holy Eucharist 10:00am Solemn Eucharist streamed on our website and Facebook page 6:00pm Evening Prayer (Vespers)

For more information please visit our website www.stjohnsdeewhy.org.au

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