The Ordination of Deacons by the Bishop of Sheffield The Right Reverend Pete Wilcox Sunday 27 June 2021 Welcome to Sheffield Cathedral We welcome all Christians, including baptized children of any age, to receive Holy Communion at Sheffield Cathedral. Gluten free wafers are available, please ask when the minister approaches you. If you do not wish to receive Holy Communion, you are invited to receive a blessing. If you wish to receive a blessing, please hold this booklet so that it can be clearly seen by the ministers. The instructions to sit, kneel and stand are only suggestions: please feel able to adopt whatever posture you wish. Notes on worship during Covid Please do not greet each other with a handshake before or after the service. Similarly, we ask you not to share the peace physically with anyone outside your household. We will not take a collection during the service. You are asked to put your gift into a collection box before or after the service. During Coronavirus we follow the pre-Reformation practice in the Cathedral. The President of the Eucharist alone receives from the cup, as a representative of all the faithful, everyone is welcome to receive the consecrated bread. Please stand and remain at your seats as the ministers distribute the consecrated bread. We ask everyone to use the hand gel provided as the minister approaches you, before you receive. We particularly request you to take your service booklet away with you, as this is safer for the Cathedral staff. Music during the service At this service the cantors sing the Riverside Setting by Anthony Caesar, 1924- 2018. We welcome Ian Seddon as our organist. Practicalities, accessibility and sustainability Please ensure all mobile phones and tablets are switched off during the service. Lavatories, including accessible provision (using a RADAR key), are situated in the Community Resource Centre, through the 1554 Coffee Shop, and on the left. An induction loop is available for those who are hard of hearing. Please turn your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting. You are kindly requested to refrain from making any audio or visual recording of any part of this service without the written permission of the Acting Dean of Sheffield. Our service sheet is printed on paper which comes from sustainable forests. Large print copies of this booklet are available. Please ask the Stewards. 2 We welcome the candidates and their families, friends and members of their parishes attending both online and in the Cathedral itself. Please pray for the candidates to be ordained deacon this weekend and the parishes where they serve: Susan Carol Armstrong to serve in the parishes of All Saints, Rotherham Minster and St Paul, Masbrough Jordan Alexander Mark Betts to serve in the parish of Wadsley Christopher Boyd Bishop to serve in the parish of St Peter, Warmsworth Kathleen Anne Green to serve in the parishes of St James, Woodhouse, Christ Church, Gleadless with St Peter and Christ Church, Hackenthorpe Amy Margaret Sinclair Hole to serve in the parishes of St Timothy, Crookes and The Vine, Sheffield Stella Suzanne McHugh to serve in the parish of St Francis of Assisi, West Bessacarr Christine June Marie Moorey to serve in the parish of Christ Church, Ardsley Benjamin Crossley Shires to serve in the parish of St Thomas, Kilnhurst Claire Elizabeth Welch to serve in the parish of St Paul, Wordsworth Avenue 3 The Declaration of Assent Before the service, the Oaths are taken and the Declaration of Assent is made in the presence of the Bishop. Preface The Church of England is part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, worshipping the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It professes the faith uniquely revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds, which faith the Church is called upon to proclaim afresh in each generation. Led by the Holy Spirit, it has borne witness to Christian truth in its historic formularies, the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, The Book of Common Prayer and the Ordering of Bishops, Priests and Deacons. In the declaration you are about to make, will you affirm your loyalty to this inheritance of faith as your inspiration and guidance under God in bringing the grace and truth of Christ to this generation and making Him known to those in your care? Declaration of Assent I do so affirm, and accordingly declare my belief in the faith which is revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds and to which the historic formularies of the Church of England bear witness; and in public prayer and administration of the sacraments, I will use only the forms of service which are authorized or allowed by Canon. The voluntary before the service: Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ - BWV 639 J.S. Bach, 1685-1750 4 The Gathering and Presentation As the Bishop’s procession enters, we stand as the cantors sing from the following: Rhuddlan Gracious God, in adoration saints with joy before you fall; only when our hearts are leaden can we fail to hear their call: ‘Come with wonder, serve with gladness God whose power created all.’ Earth and sky in silent praises speak to those with eyes to see; all earth’s living creatures echo ‘God has made us!’ So may we come with wonder, serve with gladness him through whom they came to be. You have made us in your image, breathed your Spirit, giv’n us birth; Jesus calls, whose cross has given every life eternal worth, ‘Come with wonder, serve with gladness, let God’s will be done on earth!’ Earth by war and want is threatened; deep the roots of fear and greed; let your mercy be our measure as we see our neighbour’s need, come with wonder, serve with gladness, share your gift of daily bread. Holy Spirit, urging striving, give us love that casts out fear, courage, seeking peace with justice, faith to make this message clear – ‘Come with wonder, serve with gladness, live in hope; the Lord is near!’ Words: Basil Bridge, b.1927 Words © Kevin Mayhew Ltd We remain standing. 5 The Greeting Bishop Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All Blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. Bishop There is one body and one spirit. All There is one hope to which we were called; Bishop one Lord, one faith, one baptism, All one God and Father of all. Bishop Peace be with you All and also with you. After some words of welcome, the Bishop says: God calls his people to follow Christ, and forms us into a royal priesthood, a holy nation, to declare the wonderful deeds of him who has called us out of darkness into his marvellous light. The Church is the Body of Christ, the people of God and the dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit. In baptism the whole Church is summoned to witness to God’s love and to work for the coming of his kingdom. To serve this royal priesthood, God has given a variety of ministries. Deacons are ordained so that the people of God may be better equipped to make Christ known. Theirs is a life of visible self-giving. Christ is the pattern of their calling and their commission; as he washed the feet of his disciples, so they must wash the feet of others. We sit. The Presentation The ordinands are presented by the Archdeacons: Archdeacons Bishop Pete, I present these persons to be ordained to the office of deacon in the Church of God: The Archdeacon gives the name of each candidate and the parishes in which they are to serve. Bishop Have those whose duty it is to know these ordinands and examine them found them to be of godly life and sound learning? Diocesan Director of Ordinands They have. 6 Bishop Do they believe them to be duly called to serve God in this ministry? Diocesan Director of Ordinands They do. The Bishop addresses the ordinands: Bishop Do you believe that God is calling you to this ministry? Ordinands I do so believe. Bishop I invite the Registrar to confirm that those to be ordained have taken the necessary oaths and made the Declaration of Assent. Registrar They have duly taken the oath of allegiance to the Sovereign and the oath of canonical obedience to the Bishop. They have affirmed and declared their belief in ‘the faith which is revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the catholic creeds and to which the historic formularies of the Church of England bear witness’. The Collect Bishop Let us pray for the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We remain seated. God our Father, Lord of all the world, through your Son you have called us into the fellowship of your universal Church: hear our prayer for your faithful people that in their vocation and ministry each may be an instrument of your love, and give to your servants now to be ordained the needful gifts of grace; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All Amen. 7 The Liturgy of the Word The Reading: Jeremiah 1. 4 - 10 Ordinand A reading from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah. Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’ Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.’ But the Lord said to me, ‘Do not say, “I am only a boy”; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you.