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Left: Sanctuary Lamp at Solemn Evensong, Christ Church St Laurence

19 NOVEMBER 2017The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

7.00am Morning Prayer

7.30am Eucharist

9.00am Sung Eucharist & Children’s MinistryPreacher: Fr John SandersonHymns: 323 449 (T. From Strength to Strength) 453 305Setting: Mass in E (Smith)

10.30am Solemn High MassPreacher: Fr John SandersonHymns: 453 303 449 (T. From Strength to Strength)Setting: Missa Brevis (Palestrina)Motet: Ave verum corpus (Elgar)Postlude: Fantasia in G Minor BWV 542 (J S Bach)

6.30pm Solemn Evensong & Solemn BenedictionPreacher: Fr Daniel DriesHymns: 334 137 436 Introit: We wait for thy loving kindness, O God (McKie)Responses: Smith of DurhamCanticles: Gloucester Service (Howells)Anthem: Blessed be the God and Father (Wesley)Te Deum: In B Flat (Stanford)Postlude: Postlude in D (C.V. Stanford)

MORNING SERVICE SHEET

THIS WEEK AT CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE

Christ Church St Laurence is an inner city parish committed to the spread of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. As a congregation and as the Church we are committed to the support of the underprivileged, the persecuted and the socially marginalised. We are an Anglican church in the Anglican Catholic tradition.

WELCOME TO CHRIST CHURCH ST LAURENCE

MON 20 NOVEMBER6.00pm

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)Christian Meditation

TUE 21 NOVEMBER Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)

WED 22 NOVEMBER12.15pm

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)Healing Eucharist

THU 23 NOVEMBERClement of Rome, Bishop & Martyr (d. c. 100)

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)

FRI 24 NOVEMBER 6.00pm

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)Eucharist

SAT 25 NOVEMBERJames Noble, pioneer Aboriginal deacon (d. 1941)

Daily Services (7.30am, 8.00am, 5.30pm)

SUN 26 NOVEMBERCHRIST THE KING

7.00am7.30am9.00am

10.30am

6.30pm

Ezek. 34.11-16, 20-24; Ps 100; Eph. 1.15-23;Matt 25.31-46 Morning PrayerEucharistSung Eucharist & Children’s MinistryPreacher: Fr Ian CrooksSetting: Mass in E (Smith)Procession & Solemn High MassPreacher: Fr Ian CrooksSetting: Missa Festiva (Peeters)Motet: O Rex gloriae (Marenzio)Solemn Evensong, Procession & Solemn BenedictionPreacher: Rev’d Elaine FarmerCanticles: Service in B Minor (Noble)Anthem: King of glory, King of peace (Bach, arr. Harris)

Readings: The Revised Common Lectionary in NRSV (1997), Mowbray, London. Introit, Collect and Psalm: A Prayer Book for Australia (1995), Broughton Books, Sydney. Propers: The Roman Missal (1969 & 1983), E.J.Dwyer (Aust.). Reproduced with permission.

MASS READINGS

SENTENCE1 Thessalonians 5.9, 11

God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore encourage one another and build up each other.

COLLECTEverliving God, before the earth was formedand even after it shall cease to be, you are God.Break into our short span of life and show us those things that are eternal, that we may serve your purpose in all we do; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in unity with the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

FIRST READING Judges 4:1-10The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, after Ehud died. So the Lord sold them into the hand of King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-ha-goiim. Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and had oppressed the Israelites cruelly for twenty years. At that time Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the Israelites came up to her for judgement. She sent and summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, ‘The Lord, the

God of Israel, commands you, “Go, take position at Mount Tabor, bringing ten thousand from the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Zebulun. I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to meet you by the Wadi Kishon with his chariots and his troops; and I will give him into your hand.”’ Barak said to her, ‘If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.’ And she said, ‘I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.’ Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and ten thousand warriors went up behind him; and Deborah went up with him.

The word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

Verses of the psalm are read alternately by a single reader and the congregation. A pause is observed at the colon for reflection. At Solemn High Mass, the choir sings the psalm.

PSALM 1231. To you I lift up my eyes: you who are enthroned in the heavens.2. As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master: or as the eyes of a maid toward the hand of her mistress,3. So our eyes look to the Lord our God: until he show us his mercy.

Please use these readings in conjunction with the coloured service booklet.Breakfast is served after the 7.30am Eucharist today. Refreshments are served after the 9.00am Sung Eucharist and the 10.30am Solemn High Mass, all in the Parish Hall. All are welcome. If you are a visitor please ask a sidesperson for directions.

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MASS READINGS4. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we have had our fill of derision.5. Our souls overflow with the mockery of those at ease: and with the contempt of the proud.

SECOND READING 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11Concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When they say, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labour pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape! But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief; for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober; for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.

The word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia.Live in me and let me live in you, says the Lord; my branches bear much fruit. Alleluia.

GOSPEL Matthew 25.14-30The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

‘The kingdom of heaven is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. The one who had received the five talents went off at once and traded with them, and made five more talents. In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents. But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. Then the one who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying, “Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.” His master said to him, “Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.” And the one with the two talents also came forward, saying, “Master, you handed over to me two talents; see, I have made two more talents.” His master said to him, “Well done,

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MASS READINGSgood and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.” Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, “Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed; so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.” But his master replied, “You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents. For to all those who

have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”’

OFFERTORY SENTENCEOut of the deep have I called to you O Lord: O Lord hear my voice.

COMMUNION SENTENCEIt is good for me to be with the Lord and to put my hope in him.

COMMUNION MOTET

Ave verum corpusEdward Elgar (1857–1934)

Ave verum corpus natum ex Maria Virginevere passum immolatum in cruce pro homine.Cujus latus perforatum unda fluxit sanguine.Esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine.

Latin, 14th Century

Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary,who truly suffered upon the cross for mankind:from whose pierced side there came forth water and blood;give us now, and at the time of our death, yourself to be our food.O gentle, holy Jesus, Son of Mary.

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SUNDAY NOTICESOrgan Recital

Today at 2pm there will be an organ recital by Andrej Kouznetsov of St John’s Cathe-dral, Brisbane. Entry is by note donation. Afternoon tea is provided.

Admission to the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary

Before the Greeting of Peace at High Mass today, Troy Rutledge (one of our serving team), will be admitted to Membership of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary. We congratulate Troy on making this commit-ment, and we thank all of our serving team for their ministry at CCSL. More informa-tion on the Guild may be found at: http://guild-of-servers-of-sanctuary.weebly.com/

Visitors at the consoleToday we welcome two guest organists to the console while our Organist Peter Jewkes is away. We would like to thank our Honorary Assistant Organist, David Davies for playing at the 9:00am and 10:30am Masses. We are also delighted to welcome back Edwin Taylor, our Organ Scholar from 2008-2011, now Organist of St Paul’s Burwood, to the organ this evening.

Gregorian VespersOn Saturday 9 December at 5.30pm, Evening Prayer will take the form of Sung Vespers to Gregorian Tones. The setting is Vespers of the Blessed Sacrament. Anyone is welcome to join and sing the service (wearing black concert attire; choir robes are not worn). For more information contact the Director of Music, Neil McEwan, via email n.mcewan@ccsl.org.au.

Royal Anniversary EvensongOn 20 November Her Majesty the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their 70th Wedding Anniversary. To mark this important milestone, there will be a special Evensong this evening at 6:30pm. Members of the wider community (especially Monarchists!) will be joining us, both for the Evensong and a right-royal reception that will follow.

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Cana Christmas CakesOnce again we offer you the opportunity to give twice this Christmas. Cana Christmas cakes are again on sale at Belltower Books for $27.50. The cakes make a wonderful present for yourself or for others and are an important way of raising funds for Cana.

Asylum Seekers CentrePlease remember to support the collection of groceries for the Asylum Seekers Centre in Newtown. The basket and a list of suitable groceries is available at the West Door.

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SUNDAY NOTICES

Christ Church St LaurenceMemorial Garden

Please contact the Parish Offi ce for more information9211 0560 or offi ce@ccsl.org.au

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Royal Anniversary Evensong

Sunday 19 November at 6.30pmEvensong & Benediction to commemorate the

70th Wedding Anniversary of HM the Queen & HRH Prince Philip,

followed by a reception in the Parish Hall.

Sponsored by St Laurence Music Inc.

ORGAN RECITAL2pm Sunday 19 November

featuring Andrej KouznetsovOrganist at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane

Entry by note donation

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