HOLY TRINITY KEW Anglican Church of Australia 16 th Sunday after Pentecost September 16, 2012 Holy Communion 10am Welcome to HOLY TRINITY, where services have been held, in this church, since 1863. We pray that you will feel the presence of God and know his blessings in your life YOU ARE INVITED TO MORNING TEA IN THE JUBILEE HALL AFTER TODAY’S SERVICE Crèche Area: is in the transept near the pulpit. Parents and children are welcome to enter by the church aisle or by the side door.
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HOLY TRINITY KEW Anglican Church of Australia
16th Sunday after Pentecost September 16, 2012
Holy Communion
10am
Welcome to HOLY TRINITY,, where services have been held, in this
church, since 1863. We pray that you will feel the presence of God and
know his blessings in your life
YOU ARE INVITED TO MORNING TEA IN THE JUBILEE HALL AFTER TODAY’S SERVICE
Crèche Area: is in the transept
near the pulpit. Parents and
children are welcome to enter
by the church aisle or by the
side door.
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Hymn: TiS 141
1. Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise:
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways.
2. O loving wisdom of our God,
when all was sin and shame,
a second Adam to the fight
and to the rescue came.
3. O wisest love, that flesh and blood,
which did in Adam fail,
should strive afresh against the foe,
should strive and should prevail;
4. and that a higher gift than grace
should flesh and blood refine,
God’s presence and his very self,
and essence all-divine.
5. O generous love, that he who
smote
in Man for man the foe,
the double agony in Man
for man should undergo,
6. and in the garden secretly,
and on the cross on high,
should teach his friends, and thus
inspire
to suffer and to die.
7. Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise:
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways.
John Henry Newman
1801–90 alt.
Greeting: The Lord be with you.
AND ALSO WITH YOU. (see Ruth 2:4)
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Sentence: Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose
their life for the sake of the gospel will save it. Mark 8.35
Prayer of Preparation:
As we gather as God's people let us pray together:
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden:
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration
of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you,
and worthily magnify your holy name,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Summary of the Commandments:
‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
mind, and with all your strength.’ Jesus said: ‘This is the great and first
commandment. And a second is like it: you shall love your neighbour as
yourself.’
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The Confession
Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, confident in God's
forgiveness.
Merciful God, our maker and our judge,
we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,
and in what we have failed to do:
we have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves;
we repent, and are sorry for all our sins.
Father, forgive us. Strengthen us to love and obey you
in newness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Absolution (Celebrant)
Almighty God, who has promised forgiveness to all who turn to
him in faith: pardon you and set you free from all your sins,
strengthen you in all goodness and keep you in eternal life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Gloria – Ushaw Setting (Alan Rees)
CHOIR: Glory, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest,
ALL:
and peace to God’s people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
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Prayer of the Day
God of mercy, help us to forgive as you have forgiven us, to trust you, even
when hope is failing, and to take up our cross daily and follow you in your
redeeming work; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD
Readings from 'New Revised Standard Version' (NRSV)
First Reading: WISDOM 7.26-8.1 26
For she is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of
God, and an image of his goodness. 27
Although she is but one, she can do all
things, and while remaining in herself, she renews all things; in every
generation she passes into holy souls and makes them friends of God, and
prophets; 28
for God loves nothing so much as the person who lives with
wisdom. 29
She is more beautiful than the sun, and excels every constellation
of the stars. Compared with the light she is found to be superior, 30
for it is
succeeded by the night, but against wisdom evil does not prevail. 1She
reaches mightily from one end of the earth to the other, and she orders all
things well.
Response: Hear the word of the Lord,
THANKS BE TO GOD
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Psalm: 19:7-14
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul:
the command of the Lord is true, and makes wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart:
the commandment of the Lord is pure, and gives light to the eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and endures for ever:
the judgements of the Lord are unchanging, and righteous every one.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold:
sweeter also than honey, than the honey that drips from the comb.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant taught:
and in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can know their own unwitting sins?:
O cleanse me from my secret faults.
13 Keep your servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the mastery
over me:
so I shall be clean, and innocent of great offence.
14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be
acceptable in your sight:
O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
Second Reading: JAMES 2.18-26 18
But someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith
without works, and I by my works will show you my faith. 19
You believe that
God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder. 20
Do you
want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith without works is
barren? 21
Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered
his son Isaac on the altar? 22
You see that faith was active along with his
works, and faith was brought to completion by the works. 23
Thus the
scripture was fulfilled that says, ‘Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned
to him as righteousness’, and he was called the friend of God. 24
You see that
a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 25
Likewise, was not
Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the
messengers and sent them out by another road? 26
For just as the body
without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead.