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HOLY TRINITY KEW Anglican Church of Australia

DAY OF PENTECOST MAY 24, 2015

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

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Dear Parishioners, Basil the Great (329-379 AD), an early church father, explains the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives: "The Spirit restores paradise to us and the way to heaven and adoption as children of God; he instills confidence that we may call God truly Father and grants us the grace of Christ to be children of the light and to enjoy eternal glory. In a word, he bestows the fullness of blessings in this world and the next; for we may contemplate now in the mirror of faith the promised things we shall someday enjoy. If this is the foretaste, what must the reality be?

If these are the first fruits, what must be the harvest?" (From the treatise by Basil on The Holy Spirit trans. David Anderson; Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1997).

Jesus offers each and everyone of us the gift and power of his Holy Spirit. He wants to make our faith resilient and strong, to give us a hope that endures, and a love that never grows cold. He never refuses to give his Spirit to those who seek and ask with an expectant faith. Jesus instructed his disciples to ask boldly for the gift of the Spirit: "If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (Luke 11:13).

Yours in Christ, Fr Robert

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Hymn: Come down, O Love divine TiS 398

1. Come down, O Love divine, seek now this soul of mine, and visit it with your own ardour glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear and kindle it, your holy flame bestowing.

3. Let holy charity my outer garment be, and lowliness become my inner clothing: true lowliness of heart, which takes the humbler part and for its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.

2. There let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn to dust and ashes, in its heat consuming; and let your glorious light shine ever on my sight and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.

4. And so the yearning strong with which the soul will long shall far outpass the power of human telling; for none can guess its grace till we become the place in which the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling.

Bianco da Siena d.1434 tr. Richard Frederick Littledale 1833–90 alt.

Music from the English Hymnal by permission Oxford University Press

Invocation:

Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Blessed be God's kingdom, now and for ever.

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Sentence: ‘A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you,’ says the Lord God; ‘I will put my spirit within you and you shall live.’

Ezekiel 36.26; 37.14

Kyrie eleison

(Dudman)

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Gloria

[Dudman]

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Almighty God, you sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your Church: open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love, joy, and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

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First Reading: Acts 2.1-21 1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

5 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6 And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.

7 Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?

9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’

12 All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ 13 But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15 Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.

16 No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17 “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18 Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. 21 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

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104 – Congregation to sing with choir

24 O LORD how manifold | are thy | works!: in wisdom hast thou made them all; the | earth is | full of thy | riches.

25 So is the great and | wide sea | also: wherein are things creeping innumerable, both | small and | great | beasts.

26 There go the ships, and there is | that Le|viathan: whom thou hast made to | take his | pastime there|in.

27 These wait | all upon | thee: that thou mayest give them | meat in | due | season.

28 When thou givest it | them they | gather it: and when thou openest thy hand, | they are | filled with | good.

29 When thou hidest thy face | they are | troubled: when thou takest away their breath they die, and are | turned a|gain to their | dust.

30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth they | shall be | made: and thou shalt re|new the | face of the | earth.

31 The glorious majesty of the LORD shall en|dure for | ever: the | LORD shall re|joice in his | works.

32 The earth shall | tremble . at the | look of him: if he do but | touch the | hills, they shall | smoke.

33 I will sing unto the LORD as | long as I | live: I will praise my God | while I | have my | being.

34 And so shall my | words | please him: my | joy shall | be in the | LORD. 35 Praise | thou the | Lord: O my | soul | praise the | Lord.

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Second Reading: Romans 8.22-27 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labour pains until now; 23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. 27 And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

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Gradual Hymn: O thou who camest from above TiS 572(ii)

1. O thou who camest from above the pure celestial fire to impart, kindle a flame of sacred love on the mean altar of my heart.

2. There let it for thy glory burn with inextinguishable blaze, and trembling to its source return, in humble prayer and fervent praise.

3. Jesus, confirm my heart's desire to work, and speak, and think for thee; still let me guard the holy fire, and still stir up thy gift in me, 4. ready for all thy perfect will, my acts of faith and love repeat, till death thy endless mercies seal, and make the sacrifice complete.

Charles Wesley 1707–88 alt.

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15 26 ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. 27 You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. 16 4 But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you about them. ‘I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgement: 9 about sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; 11 about judgement, because the ruler of this world has been condemned. 12 ‘I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

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We pray for those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith and whose year’s mind occurs around this time, including: Elizabeth Thomson (1995). Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and let light perpetual shine upon them.

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1. Fill my whole life, O Lord my God, in every part with praise, that my whole being may proclaim your being and your ways.

4. Fill every part of me with praise: let all my being speak of you and of your love, O Lord, poor though I be and weak.

2. Not for the lip of praise alone nor ev’n the praising heart I ask, but for a life made up of praise in every part:

5. So shall you, Lord, receive from me the praise and glory due; and so shall I begin on earth the song for ever new.

3. praise in the common things of life, its goings out and in; praise in each duty and each deed, however small and mean.

6. So shall no part of day and night from sacredness be free; but with you, Lord, in every step my fellowship will be.

Horatius Bonar 1808–89 alt.

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Priest:

... Forever praising you and singing:

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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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Final Hymn: Your words to me are life and health TiS 430

1. Your words to me are life and health; pour strength into my soul; enable, guide, and teach my heart to reach its perfect goal.

2. Your words to me are light and truth; from day to day they show their wisdom, passing human thought, as in their truth I grow.

3. Your words to me are full of joy, of beauty, peace, and grace; from them I learn your blessèd will, through them I see your face.

4. Your words are perfected in One, yourself, the living Word; within my heart your image print in clearest lines, O Lord.

George Currie Martin 1865–1937 alt.

Words © G. C. Martin Harmony and arrangement from the English Hymnal by permission Oxford University Press

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'Copyright Š 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 Š 1999, The Australian Hymn Book Company.

From the text of Together in Song. Reproduced with permission.

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High Altar flowers are in loving memory of Dr Ronald Purdue (died 18th May 2014) from his wife June and family.

Birthday: Elaine Hutchinson (Wednesday), Stephen Kerr (Friday), Dorothy Soley (Friday), Joan Dixon (Saturday)

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The Rev’d Robert Newton

The Rev’d Robert Newton

David Harkin & Irene Shorthouse Barbara Thomson

Yvonne Brown & Joan West Marilyn Frood

Diana Cerini Carol Fraser

Merrilyn Beeny Carol Fraser

The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Marilyn Frood and Nancy Sturgess

The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Barbara Thomson & Marilyn Frood

Elaine Hutchinson, & Liz Cook Kathryn Watt & Julie-Anne Barnes Jane Sullivan Chris Flavelle-Smith & Lorraine Bent Andrea Sherko

David Renshaw & Anthony Ling Liz Cook & Amanda McLeod David Harkin & Elaine Hutchinson Jane Sullivan & Andrea Sherko

Jane Sullivan The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Rosemary Nairn Chris Flavelle Smith & Janine Lancaster Robert and Marilyn Frood

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The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton John Carmichael

Blake Shorthouse & Robert Frood

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