EGLWYS GADEIRIOL LLANDAF LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL Registered Charity Number 1159090 The Weekly Notes Online: a resource for use while the building is closed www.llandaffcathedral.org.uk Trinity Sunday – 7th June 2020 Welcome to The Weekly Notes Online. These Notes are produced each week during this period of ‘lockdown’. The Cathedral Office is closed and the office and lay staff have all been furloughed. As a clergy team we are following the instructions of the Government and the Church in Wales and are working in as full a way as possible under the current circumstances and within the current restrictions. As a Cathedral community our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are suffering as a consequence of the covid-19 pandemic. We remember those who are suffering from the virus; we give thanks and praise to God for all who care for them, especially healthcare professionals and all who maintain our hospitals and the National Health Service. We pray too for those who have died and for those who have been bereaved. May the healing mercies of our risen Lord Jesus surround them all. The Collect and Readings for today Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity: keep us steadfast in this faith, that we may evermore be defended from all adversities; 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. A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? Who has directed the spirit of the LORD, or as his counsellor has instructed him? Whom did he consult for his enlightenment, and who taught him the path of justice? Who taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding? Even the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as dust on the scales; see, he takes up the isles like fine dust. Lebanon would not provide fuel enough, nor are its animals enough for a burnt-offering. All the nations are as nothing before him; they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness. Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God’? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40.12-17,27-31 Psalm 8 - O Lord our governor, how exalted is your name in all the earth. O Lord our governor, how exalted is your name in all the world! Out of the mouths of infants and children your majesty is praised above the heavens. You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, to quell the enemy and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars you have set in their courses, What are mortals, that you should be mindful of them? mere human beings, that you should seek them out? You have made them little lower than the angels; you adorn them with glory and honour. You give them mastery over the works of your hands; and put all things under their feet, all sheep and oxen, even the wild beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and whatsoever moves in the paths of the sea. A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. Brothers and sisters, put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. 2 Corinthians 13.11-13 The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St Matthew The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’ Matthew 28.16-20 Prayers of Intercession Let us bring our prayers to God almighty, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, knowing that God knows and understands all the concerns of our hearts. Let us pray for the Church, that our lives may so reflect the love and grace of God that all people may know they are welcome. Let us pray for the world, that divided nations and communities may yet find the peace that comes from justice and mercy. Let us pray for all who feel weary or defeated, that they may know the renewing strength of God. Let us give thanks for all who have gone ahead of us into glory, whose wisdom, love and kindness we miss. May we, with them, find ourselves welcomed into the kingdom of heaven. Almighty and eternal God, you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and live and reign in the perfect unity of love: hold us firm in this faith, that we may know you in all your ways and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory, who are three Persons yet one God, now and for ever. Amen. THE WEEKLY PRAYER INTENTIONS and PRAYER RESOURCES Those who have asked for prayer: Roger Rathbone, Catherine Hughes, Archie Conway-Gardner, Ray Edwards, Margaret Harries, Valerie Aspden, Alan Robinson, Geoff and Julie Bodman, David Barron, Ashley Reed, the Dean. The long-term sick and housebound, among them: John Brewster, Mary Wines, Sid Baldwin, Tom Bailey, Dafydd Hughes, Fred Mudge, Marjorie Mudge. Those who have died recently, including Richard Cockram Those whose anniversary of death falls this week: 7th June Reginald Victor Blake 8th June Eirwen May Williams, Alun Radcliffe Davies (Priest & Dean of Llandaff 1977-1993), Katrina Thomas 9th June Timothy Clayton, Roy Sandford, Boon Hor-Khoo (Priest) 10th June Betty Llewellyn Ayres, Ralph Berridge, John Williams, Victor Steele 11th June Gillian Jones 12th June Victor Dallimore, Bruce Davies, (Priest), Annie Florence Dallimore, Winstan Jones, Ann Maureen Jones, Kenneth Frederick Ings, Sylvia Hazel Bevan, Francis William Howard 13th June no anniversaries recorded on this date The Cycle of Prayer for this week in the Anglican Communion and in this Diocese: Sunday: The Anglican Church of Mexico The Parish of Aberaman & Cwmaman: The Rev’d Matthew Gibbon Monday: The Dioceses of New Jersey (USA), Amazon (Brazil), Jabalpur, (North India) The Parish of Abercynon: The Rev’d Dr Peter Lewis Tuesday: The Dioceses of New Westminster (Canada), Amichi (Nigeria), Jafna (South India) The Parish of Aberdare: The Rev’d Robert Davies Wednesday: The Dioceses of New York (USA) Amritsar (North India) The staff of the Church in Wales offices in Callaghan Square Thursday: The Dioceses of Newala (Tanzania), Andaman & Car Nicobar Islands (North India), Angola (Southern Africa) The Parish of Aberdare, St Fagan: The Rev’d Richard Green Friday: The Dioceses of Newark (USA) & Ankole (Uganda) The Parish of Cwmbach: The Venerable Christopher Smith Saturday: The Dioceses of Newcastle (Australia) & Newcastle (England) The Parish of Hirwaun: we pray for the appointment of a new Parish Priest A form of intercession for this time of global pandemic: Let us pray to God, who is our refuge and stronghold and who alone makes us dwell in safety: For all who are affected by coronavirus, through illness or isolation or anxiety, that they may find relief and recovery and that we may be alert to their needs, and care for them in their vulnerability Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For those who are guiding our nation at this time, and shaping national policies, that they may make wise decisions: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For doctors, nurses and medical researchers, that through their skill and insights many will be restored to health: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. For the vulnerable and the fearful, for the gravely ill and the dying, that they may know your comfort and peace: Lord, hear us, Lord, graciously hear us. We commend ourselves, and all for whom we pray, to the mercy and protection of God. Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Some Cathedral News……. Dean John Rogers: we are delighted to note that this coming Thursday, 11th June, the Very Reverend John Rogers will celebrate the 60th anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood.