HOLY TRINITY KEW Anglican Church of Australia
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 14, 2014
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.
SERVICES AT HOLY TRINITY WEDNESDAY 11.00am – Holy Communion SATURDAY 6.00pm – Holy Communion SUNDAY 8.00am – Holy Communion 10.00am – Choral Eucharist Family ministry: Sunday 10.00am in hall (in church on 1st Sunday) Healing Service: 11.30am, 4th Sunday
At Trinity Grammar School Chapel: Sunday 週日中英文10.30am – English Service
Dear Parishioners,
John the Baptist connects the Old and New Testament as the last of the Old Testament prophets who points the way to the Messiah and as the first of the New Testament witnesses and martyrs. He is the messenger who prepares the way for Jesus: Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29). John foretold what the Messiah would come to accomplish - our rescue from captivity to sin and our adoption as daughters and sons of God. Do you recognise who you are in Christ? The Lord Jesus has come to restore us to friendship with God and he has made us citizens of heaven - his eternal kingdom of concord and justice. John was supreme amongst the prophets, yet he lived as a modest and faithful servant of God. He pointed others selflessly to Jesus, the true Messiah and Saviour of the world. The Christian church from the earliest of times has given John many titles of honour which denote the importance of his mission: Witness of the Lord, Herald of Christ, Voice of the Word, Precursor of Truth, Crown of the Prophets, Forerunner of the Redeemer, Preparer of Salvation and Light of the Martyrs. Do you show others to Jesus Christ by the example and witness of your life?
Yours in Christ, Fr Robert
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1. On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry announces that the Lord is nigh; come then and hearken, for he brings glad tidings from the King of kings.
4. To heal the sick stretch out your hand, and bid the fallen sinner stand; shine forth, and let your light restore earth’s own true loveliness once more.
2. Then cleansed be every heart from sin; make straight the way for God within; prepare we in our hearts a home where such a mighty guest may come.
5. To him who left the throne of heaven to free us all, let praise be given; and praise be to the Father done, and Holy Spirit, Three in One.
3. For you are our salvation, Lord, our refuge and our great reward; without your grace we waste away like flowers that wither and decay.
Invocation:
Charles Coffin 1676–1749 tr. John Chandler 1806–76 alt.
Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God's kingdom, now and for ever.
Bind up the broken-hearted, proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour, the day of vengeance of our God. Isaiah 61.1–2
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Eternal God, you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way for the coming of your Son: grant us wisdom to see your purpose and openness to hear your will, that we too may prepare the way for Christ who is coming in power and glory to establish his rule of peace and justice; through Jesus Christ our Judge and our Redeemer, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. 5
Isaiah 61.1-4, 8-11 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord ’s favour, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory. 4 They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. 8 For I the Lord love justice, I hate robbery and wrongdoing; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 Their descendants shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed. 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 11 For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. 1
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Psalm 126 The response is sung first by the choir and then by the congregation. Thereafter it is sung by the congregation after each verse. The verses are sung by the choir. Response: (all)
Verses 1. When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage, it seemed like a dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, on our lips there were songs. Response 2. The heathen themselves said ‘What marvels the Lord worked for them!’ What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad. Response 3. Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondage as streams in dry land. Those who are sowing in tears will sing when they reap. Response 4. They go out, they go out, full of tears, carrying seed for the sowing; they come back, they come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves. Response tr. The Grail Words by permission A. P. Watt, London Music © N. Ancell
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Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5.12-28 12
But we appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labour among you, and have charge of you in the Lord and admonish you; 13 esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you, beloved, to admonish the idlers, encourage the faint-hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them. 15 See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise the words of prophets, 21 but test everything; hold fast to what is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil. 23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this. 25 Beloved, pray for us.26 Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss. 27 I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all of them. 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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Gradual Hymn: TiS 197
1. God’s Son came to bless us, from sin to release us, as a servant lowly, yet our God most holy, bore the cross to save us, hope and freedom gave us.
4. Christ, all grace possessing, comes to us in blessing; to his Supper leads us, with himself he feeds us, love and mercy showing, peace on us bestowing.
2. Still Christ comes within us, still his voice would win us from the sins that hurt us, would to truth convert us; from our folly spares us, and his own declares us.
5. Come then, O Lord Jesus, from our bondage free us, in your love enfold us, in true faith uphold us. Let us here confess you, till in heaven we bless you. The Bohemian Brethren (1544) attrib. Johann Roh c.1480–1547 tr. based on Catherine Winkworth 1827–78
3. So, as you have known him, be prepared to own him; do not spurn him coldly, but still trust him boldly; for our Lord receives us, heals us, and forgives us.
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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. 19 This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ 20 He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, ‘I am not the Messiah.’ 21 And they asked him, ‘What then? Are you Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you the prophet?’ He answered, ‘No.’ 22 Then they said to him, ‘Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’ 23 He said, ‘I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of the Lord” ’, as the prophet Isaiah said. 24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, ‘Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?’ 26 John answered them, ‘I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, 27 the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal.’ 28 This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing. 7
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We remember before God with thanksgiving the lives of Vera Allison (2006) Geoffrey Clarke (2003) and Greg Nicholson (2007), as we come to the anniversary of their entry into your nearer presence.
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1. Jesus! the name high over all, in hell, or earth, or sky; angels and earthlings to it fall, and devils fear and fly, and devils fear and fly.
4. O that the world might taste and see the riches of his grace; the arms of love that compass me would everyone embrace, would everyone embrace.
2. Jesus! the name to sinners dear, the name to sinners given; it scatters all their guilty fear, it turns their hell to heaven, it turns their hell to heaven. 3. Jesus! the prisoner’s fetters breaks, and bruises Satan’s head; power into strengthless souls it speaks, and life into the dead, and life into the dead.
5. Happy, if with my dying breath I might but gasp his name; preach him to all, and cry in death: behold, behold the Lamb, behold, behold the Lamb!
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Arrangement © C. L. Fouvy Charles Wesley 1707–88 alt.
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Priest: ‌. do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me.
Priest: ‌ in songs of never ending praise:
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1. Come, you people, come adore him God in Holy Trinity, God the Father, Son and Spirit, ever blessèd unity.
4. By your Son the wide creation rose where chaos held its sway; by the Spirit, God Almighty swept eternal night away.
2. All your glory, God almighty, to the Son and Spirit given, ere upon the world’s creation dawned the newborn light of heaven:
5. Son, the Father’s love revealing, Son, through whom the Spirit came, blessed Godhead, endless glory be to your exalted name! Hymn from the Russian Church tr. John Brownlie 1859–1925 alt.
3. holy, holy, we adore you one in power, in nature one; God the Father, God the Spirit, God the co-eternal Son. -
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'Copyright © 1995, The Anglican Church of Australia Trust Corporation. From the text of A Prayer Book for Australia, published under the imprint of Broughton Books. Reproduced with permission. - Recorded music played under PPCA licence 339096 Hymns copied under one of the following licences: - 'Copyright © 1999, The Australian Hymn Book Company. From the text of Together in Song. Reproduced with permission. - Church Copyright Licence #325734 - Copyright Agency Limited licence 2907
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Parish Council is Next Tuesday (16th) at 7.30pm in the Op shop. CHRISTMAS STREET STALL The Street Stall held last Saturday morning at the Church front gates raised $1330. Several hundred dollar’s worth of Leonie's and Liz's Christmas cakes and puddings were also sold to passers-by. Despite the potential for rain, a happy band of volunteers made the most of the day whilst customers and visitors were entertained by the Boroondara Symphonic Band. The Vicar, assisting Julie Burke, showed an adept hand at selling plants. Thank you to everybody who contributed to make this a successful Parish event.
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Leonie Bird
The Rev’d Robert Holland
Robert & Marilyn Frood Irene Shorthouse Leonie Bird Carol Fraser Barbara Thomson Leonie Bird The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Rick Nicholson and Yvonne Stannard
Charles & Jan Harkin David Harkin BCP Leonie Bird Dinesh Warnakulasuriya
Tricia Renfree & Geoffrey Broome Mark Lucas & Amanda McLeod
Tim & Rosemary Sewell
The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Diana Cerini and Joan West
Elaine Hutchinson & Ken Rigby Joan Brooking David Harkin Jane Sullivan, Joy Watkinson
Joan Brooking Joy Watkinson The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Dorothy Hadwen Nip Thomson & Sumitra Wickramasinghe Irene Shorthouse & Barbara Thomson
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The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Elizabeth Cook Beth Bailey & Bev Cooper Charles & Jan Harkin
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