Celebration

and Thanksgiving for the Life of

David Richard Pelham Lester10.05.1941 ~ 31.03.2021

“We Come This Way But Once”

The Lester family would like tosincerely thank you for yourkind thoughts, prayers and

presence here today.

You are warmly invited tocelebrate the life of David Lester

by joining the family for refreshments atThe Royal South Yarra,

310 Williams Road North,Toorak, Vic 3142.

Excerpts from the English translation of the Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). All rights reserved.

Excerpts from the English translation of the Order of Christian Funerals © 1989, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). All rights reserved.

The Scripture Readings are taken from the Jerusalem Bible © 1966, 1967, 1968, 1985, Darton, Longman & Todd, Publishers and Doubleday and Co. Inc. .Used by permission of the publishers.

English translation of the Psalm Responses are taken from the Lectionary for Mass © 1981, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). All rights reserved.

Psalm verses are taken from The Psalms: A New Translation ©1963, The Grail (England), published by Collins.

Mass of Christian Burial

St Peter’s Church, Toorak

08.05.2021

Celebrant

Father Brendan Hayes

Vocalist

Kristian Gregory

Organist

Daniel Brace

Cemetery

Sorrento Community Cemetery

78 Normanby Road

Sorrento

INTRODUCTORY RITES ENTRANCE HYMN Here I Am Lord Text: Isaiah 6; Dan Schutte, b1947 Tune: Dan Schutte. b 1947; arr. By Michael Pope, SJ, John Weissrock © 1981, Daniel L. Schutte and New Dawn Music.

Here I am Lord, it is I Lord I have heard you calling in the night. I will go Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart. I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry. All who dwell in dark and sin, my hand will save. I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send? I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain. I have wept for love of them, they turn away. I will break their hearts of stone; give them hearts for love alone. I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send? Celebrant – In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. All – Amen.

GREETING C. – The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,

and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. A. – And with your spirit. WORDS OF REMEMBRANCE Ken Roche Peter Smith Christine Lester OPENING PRAYER C. – Listen kindly to our prayers, O Lord; as our faith in your Son, raised from the dead, is deepened, may our hope of resurrection for your departed servant David also find new strength. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. A. – Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING (Isaiah 3: 2-3) Rod Claessen A reading from the Prophet Isaiah. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, They shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, You shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Saviour. The Word of the Lord. A. – Thanks be to God. RESPONSORIAL PSALM (Psalm 23) Kristian Gregory

C. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. A. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. C. – The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want.

Fresh and green are the pastures where He gives me repose. Near restful waters He leads me, to revive my drooping spirit.

C. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. A. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. C. – He guides me along the right path; He is true to His name.

If I should walk in the valley of darkness, no evil would I fear. You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me comfort.

C. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. A. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. C. – You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my

foes. My head you have anointed with oil; my cup is overflowing.

C. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. A. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. C. – Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days

of my life. In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever.

C. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want. A. – My Shepherd is the Lord; nothing indeed shall I want.

ACCLAMATION (John 14: 1-6) A. – Alleluia, alleluia. This is the day the Lord has made: let us rejoice and be glad. Alleluia. GOSPEL (Luke 24: 35-48) C. – The Lord be with you. A. – And with your spirit. C. – A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. A. – Glory to you, O Lord.

The disciples told their story of what had happened on the road and how they had recognised Jesus at the breaking of bread.

They were still talking about all this when Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you!’ In a state of alarm and fright, they thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said, ‘Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.’ And as he said this he showed them his hands and feet. Their joy was so great that they still could not believe it, and they stood there dumbfounded; so he said to them, ‘Have you anything here to eat?’ And they offered him a piece of grilled fish, which he took and ate before their eyes.

Then he told them, ‘This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms has to be fulfilled.’

He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, ‘So you see how it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.’ The Gospel of the Lord. A. – Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. HOMILY PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Jill Ralph C. – For those who live a sincere and good life, the hour of

death is transformed into an hour of glory, because Christ gives them the crown of eternal life. Let us pray in our hour of loss.

R. – Lord, we thank you for allowing us to be part of David’s

life – for the friendship and love he showered on us all – and for keeping us all together. We thank you for all the wonderful times we shared, and pray we will continue to be there for each other in our times of need.

Lord, hear us. A. – Lord, hear our prayer.

R. – We pray for Cecily and all of the family, to soften the pain of their sorrow, and we pray that their empty moments be filled with the happy memories of a beautiful husband, dad and grandfather.

Lord, hear us. A. – Lord, hear our prayer. R. – Let us give thanks for the life of David, my friend, and

pray that he be welcomed by Christ into the sanctuary of heaven.

Lord, hear us. A. – Lord, hear our prayer. R. – Let us pray that the example David gave us – his kindness,

gentleness, and strength – be reflected in the lives of us all and let us also give thanks for David’s wonderful sense of family, the ever welcoming nature of his friendship and compassion – may we take this into our own lives every day.

Lord, hear us. A. – Lord, hear our prayer. C. – Lord, may you support us all day long, till the shadows

lengthen and evening falls, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over and our work is done; then in your mercy, Lord, grant us a safe lodging, a holy rest and peace at last. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

A. – Amen.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST OFFERTORY PROCESSION OFFERTORY MUSIC Morning Has Broken Text: Eleanor Farjeon, 1881-1965 Tune: BUNESSAN, 554D: Gaelic; acc. by Jane Wood, b. 1954 © Jane Wood © David Higham Assoc., Ltd.

Morning has broken, like the first morning. Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird. Praise for the singing, praise for the morning. Praise for them springing fresh from the Word. Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven, Like the first dew fall, on the first grass, Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden. Sprung in completeness where his feet pass. Mine is the sunlight, Mine is the morning Born of the one light Eden saw play. Praise with elation, Praise every morning, God's re-creation of the new day. PREPARATION OF OFFERINGS C. – Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through

your goodness we have received the bread we offer you: fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become for us the bread of life.

A. – Blessed be God for ever.

C. – Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the wine we offer you: fruit of the vine and work of human hands, it will become our spiritual drink.

A. – Blessed be God for ever. C. – Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

A. – May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of His name, for our good and the good of all His holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS C. – Look favourably on our offerings, O Lord, so that your

departed servant David may be taken up into glory with your Son, in whose great mystery of love we are all united.

We pray this through Christ our Lord. A. – Amen. PREFACE C. – The Lord be with you. A. – And with your spirit. C. – Lift up your hearts. A. – We lift them up to the Lord. C. – Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. A. – It is right and just.

C. – It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.

In Him the hope of blessed resurrection has dawned, that

those saddened by the certainty of dying might be consoled by the promise of immortality to come. Indeed for your faithful, Lord, life is changed not ended, and when this earthly dwelling turns to dust, an eternal dwelling is made ready for them in heaven.

And so, with Angels and Archangels, with Thrones and

Dominions, and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven, we sing the hymn of your glory, as without end we acclaim:

A. – Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II C. – You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness.

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall, so that they may become for us the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

At the time He was betrayed and entered willingly into His Passion, He took bread and, giving thanks, broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying: take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is my body, which will be given up for you. In a similar way, when supper was ended, He took the chalice and, once more giving thanks, he gave it to His disciples, saying: take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me.

C. – The mystery of faith. A. – We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your

Resurrection until you come again. C. – Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of His Death and

Resurrection, we offer you, Lord, the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation, giving thanks that you have held us worthy to be in your presence and minister to you. Humbly we pray that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit. Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity, together with Francis our Pope and Peter our Bishop and all the clergy. Remember your servant David whom you have called from this world to yourself. Grant that he who was united with your Son in a death like His, may also be one with Him in His Resurrection. Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of

the resurrection, and all who have died in your mercy: welcome them into the light of your face. Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages, we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ. Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever.

A. – Amen. COMMUNION RITE THE LORD’S PRAYER C. – At the Saviour’s command and formed by divine

teaching, we dare to say: A. – Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

C. – Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

A. – For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.

SIGN OF PEACE C. – Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I

leave you, my peace I give you; look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever.

A. – Amen.

C. – The peace of the Lord be with you always.

A. – And with your spirit.

C. – Let us offer each other the sign of peace. BREAKING OF BREAD A. – Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

COMMUNION

C. – Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

A. – Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Panis Angelicus Author: ThomasAquinas ©2001, OCP

Panis angelicus Fit panis hominum Dat panis coelicus Figuris terminum O res mirabilis. Manducat Dominum Pauper, pauper Servus et humilis Pauper, pauper Servus et humilis. Panis angelicus Fit panis hominum Dat panis coelicus Figuris terminum O res mirabilis. Manducat Dominum Pauper, pauper Servus et humilis Pauper, pauper Servus, servus et humilis.

Ave Maria Franz Schubert

Ave Maria Gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia plena

Ave, ave dominus Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus Et benedictus Benedictus fructus, fructus ventris Ventris tui, Jesus Ave Maria

Ave Maria Mater Dei Ora pro nobis peccatoribus Ora, ora pro nobis Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus

Nunc et in hora mortis In hora mortis nostrae In hora mortis, mortis nostrae In hora mortis nostrae

Ave Maria

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

C. – Grant, we pray, O Lord, that your servant David, for whom we have celebrated this Easter Sacrament, may pass over to a dwelling place of light and peace. We pray this through Christ our Lord.

A. – Amen.

REFLECTION Michael Blanche A Special Friend. Once in a while a special friend comes into your life and touches you in a wonderful way. Your personalities just seem to click, And it seems as though your friendship will last forever. Immediately there is a sense of trust and sincerity, And a feeling of closeness develops instantly. Once in a while somebody special comes into your life, And right away you know you’ve found a friend. Even after parting, this person leaves such an Impression that from time to time, And for no reason, you think of that friend And it makes you happy. David was a special friend to many and Made us all happy just by his specialness. From time to time we’ll all think of special times And things he said and did, and we’ll feel That special “David feeling” and be happy. FINAL COMMENDATION C. – Before we go our separate ways, let us take leave of our

brother. May our farewell express our affection for him, may it ease our sadness and strengthen our hope. One day we shall joyfully greet him, when the love of Christ, which conquers all things, destroys even death itself.

SONG OF FAREWELL C. – Saints of God, come to his aid! Hasten to meet him, angels

of the Lord. A. – Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High. C. – May Christ, who called you, take you to himself; may

angels lead you to the bosom of Abraham. A. – Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High. C. – Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light

shine upon him. A. – Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High. PRAYER OF COMMENDATION C. – Into your hands, Father of mercies, we commend our

brother David, in the sure and certain hope that, together with all who have died in Christ, he will rise with Him on the last day. Merciful Lord, turn to us and listen to our prayers, open the gates of paradise to your servant and help us who remain to comfort one another with the assurances of faith, until we all meet in Christ and are with you and with our brother for ever.

A. – Amen.

C. – May the angels lead you into paradise, may the martyrs come to welcome you and take you into the holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

A. – Amen.

RECESSIONAL MUSIC Be Not Afraid Text: Isaiah 43: 2-3, Luke 6:20ff; Bob Dufford, SJ, b.1943 Tune: Bob Dufford, Sj, b.1943; acc. By Sr. Theophane Hytrek, OSF, 1915-1992 © 1975, Robert J. Dufford, SJ, and New Dawn Music

You shall cross the barren desert, But you shall not die of thirst. You shall wander far in safety Though you do not know the way. You shall speak your words in foreign lands And all will understand. You shall see the face of God and live. Refrain: Be not afraid. I go before you always. Come follow Me And I will give you rest. If you pass through raging waters in the sea, You shall not drown. If you walk amid the burning flames, You shall not be harmed. If you stand before the pow’r of hell And death is at your side, Know that I am with you through it all. Blessed are your poor, For the kingdom shall be theirs. Blest are you that weep and mourn, For one day you shall laugh. And if wicked tongues insult and hate you All because of me, Blessed, blessed are you!

Excerpts from the English translation of the Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). All rights reserved. Excerpts from the English translation of the Order of Christian Funerals © 1989, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). All rights reserved. The Scripture Readings are taken from the Jerusalem Bible © 1966, 1967, 1968, 1985, Darton, Longman & Todd, Publishers and Doubleday and Co. Inc. .Used by permission of the publishers. English translation of the Psalm Responses are taken from the Lectionary for Mass © 1981, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). All rights reserved. Psalm verses are taken from The Psalms: A New Translation ©1963, The Grail (England), published by Collins.

The Lester family would like tosincerely thank you for yourkind thoughts, prayers and

presence here today.

You are warmly invited tocelebrate the life of David Lester

by joining the family for refreshments atThe Royal South Yarra,

310 Williams Road North,Toorak, Vic 3142.

Celebration

and Thanksgiving for the Life of

David Richard Pelham Lester10th May 1941 ~ 31st March 2021