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HOLY TRINITY KEW Anglican Church of Australia

EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST JULY 19, 2015

Holy Communion 10am 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.

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 after today’s service. 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 chapel (in church on 1st Sunday) Healing Service: 4th Sunday of the month, 11.20 am in the Sanctuary- unless otherwise advised

At Trinity Grammar School Chapel: Sunday 週日中英文10.30am – English Service

Dear Parishioners, In our Gospel this morning we read: “When they got out of the boat, people at once recognised him…” (Mark 6:54). How did they recognise him? Had he walked a few yards on the water while getting to shore? Had they seen pictures of him posted in the marketplace? What had they recognised in Jesus? It is remarkable that none of the gospels provide a physical description of Jesus. We will never be able to pin him down by virtue of his appearance. Rather, we will always have to recognise Jesus for who he is and what he does. It is more than the miracles and the healings Jesus performed or the things he taught. It may actually take the gift of faith to recognise the one who died on the cross as the Christ, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world. Believing and trusting in God to act in our lives is only possible by the grace and help of the Holy Spirit who moves the heart and converts it to God. The Holy Spirit opens the eyes of the mind and helps us to understand, accept, and believe God's word. How do we grow in faith? By listening to God's word and participating in his sacraments with trust and submission. Faith also grows through testing and perseverance. Jesus gave his disciples the perfect prayer which acknowledges God as our Father who provides generously for his children. The Lord's Prayer teaches us to seek first the kingdom of God and to pray that God's will be accomplished in our lives. The Lord in turn, gives us what we need to live each day for his glory. The Lord is never too distant nor too busy to meet us and to give his blessing. Yours In Christ, Fr Robert

Hymn: Let all the world in every corner sing TiS 105

1. Let all the world in every corner sing: My God and King! The heav’ns are not too high, his praise may thither fly; the earth is not too low, his praises there may grow. Let all the world in every corner sing: My God and King! 2. Let all the world in every corner sing: My God and King! The church with psalms must shout, no door can keep them out; but, above all, the heart must bear the longest part. Let all the world in every corner sing: My God and King! George Herbert 1593–1633 Music by permission the Trustees of the late Dr Basil Harwood’s settlement trust

Invocation: Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God's kingdom, now and for ever. Greeting: The Lord be with you.

And also with you. 4

Sentence: As he went ashore, Jesus saw a great crowd; and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. Mark 6.34 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.’

Kyrie eleison (Dudman)

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.

Gloria [Dudman]

Prayer of the Day Eternal God, author of our life and end of our pilgrimage: guide us by your word and Spirit amid all perils and temptations, that we may not wander from your way, but may run our course in safety until we come to our eternal rest in you; through the grace of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD Readings from 'New Revised Standard Version' (NRSV) First Reading: 2 Samuel 7.1-14a 1 Now when the king was settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2 the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God stays in a tent.’ 3 Nathan said to the king, ‘Go, do all that you have in mind; for the Lord is with you.’ 4 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: 5 Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the Lord: Are you the one to build me a house to live in? 6 I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent and a tabernacle. 7 Wherever I have moved about among all the people of Israel, did I ever speak a word with any of the tribal leaders of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’ 8 Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep to be prince over my people Israel; 9 and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in their own place, and be disturbed no more; and evildoers shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth 8

from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. When he commits iniquity, I will punish him with a rod such as mortals use, with blows inflicted by human beings.

Response: Hear the word of the Lord, THANKS BE TO GOD

Psalm: 89.21-38 – Congregation to sing with choir

Second Reading: Ephesians 2.11-22 So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called ‘the uncircumcision’ by those who are called ‘the circumcision’—a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands— 12 remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. 15 He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, so that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, 16 and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. 17 So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; 18 for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, 20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. 21 In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling-place for God. 11

Response: Hear the word of the Lord, THANKS BE TO GOD

Gradual Hymn: With joy we meditate the grace TiS 206

1. With joy we meditate the grace of our High Priest above; his heart is made of tenderness, and ever yearns with love.

4. He, in the days of feeble flesh, poured out his cries and tears; and in his measure feels afresh what every member bears.

2. Touched with a sympathy within, he knows our feeble frame; he knows what sore temptations mean, for he has felt the same.

5. He’ll never quench the smoking flax, but raise it to a flame; the bruisèd reed he never breaks, nor scorns the meanest name.

3. But spotless, innocent, and pure the great Redeemer stood, while Satan’s fiery darts he bore, and did resist to blood.

6. Then let our humble faith address his mercy and his power; we shall obtain delivering grace in each distressing hour. Harmony from the Revised Church Hymnary 1927 by permission Oxford University Press Isaac Watts 1674–1748 alt.

We stand for the reading of the Holy Gospel as a sign of respect as we greet our Lord who is present in His Holy Word. The Lord be with you AND ALSO WITH YOU

The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Saint Mark chapter 6 beginning at the 30th verse. GLORY TO YOU, LORD JESUS CHRIST. The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, â€˜Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.â€™ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. 34 As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. 53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. 54 When they got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, 55 and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the market-places, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed. 30

Gospel Response: This is the gospel of the Lord, PRAISE TO YOU, LORD JESUS CHRIST.

ALLELUIA Sung by ALL

SERMON - (copy of sermon available at back of church and on web) The Nicene Creed Let us together affirm the faith of the Church. We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Let us pray for all people and for the Church throughout the world. Each petition of intercession or thanksgiving concludes with, Lord in your mercy, HEAR OUR PRAYER. We pray for: We pray for all who work for peace and justice. We pray for Diocese of Port Elizabeth; Diocese of Pretoria; Diocese of Bathurst; Hospital Chaplaincy & Chaplains; St James' Old Cathedral Melbourne West; St Peter’s Eastern Hill – Parish Mission Sunday. We pray for our ministry team: Robert, Jessica, Robert, Helen, Leonie & Pam - and for all who serve within the parish. We pray for our Bishops Philip and Philip. We pray for those in need, and for those who care for them: Bob S, Margaret Y, Wanda S, Nancy D, Caroline, Melvie H, Rosemary S, Coralie C, Joan B, Maureen, Marina P, Pip T, Peter H, Merle O, Darryl D, Billy C, Nancy S, Jean I, Miriam A, Mia C, Jan T and those we remember in our own hearts and prayers. We pray for the members of Holy Trinity not able to worship with us, Jean S, Phyllis, Renee A, Wilma M, Margaret D and all who care for them. We give thanks for the life of Norman Curry as we uphold him to your loving mercy, and we pray for all who mourn his death. 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: Shirley Dott (2001), Joan Holberton (1999) and May Simonson (2013). Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and let light perpetual shine upon them.

Almighty God, you have promised to hear our prayers. Grant that what we have asked in faith We may by your grace receive, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE GREETING OF PEACE (all stand) {Celebrant} We are the body of Christ. His Spirit is with us. The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. 15

Offertory Hymn: Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round NEH 355

1. Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round Of circling planets singing on their way; Guide to the nations from the night profound Into the glory of the perfect day; Rule in our hearts, that we may ever be Guided and strengthened and upheld by thee. 2. We are of thee, the children of thy love, The brothers of thy well-beloved Son; Descend, O Holy Spirit, like a dove Into our hearts, that we may be as one; As one with thee, to whom we ever tend, As one with him, our Brother and our Friend. 3. We would be one in hatred of all wrong, One in our love of all things sweet and fair, One with the joy that breaketh into song, One with the grief that trembleth into prayer, One in the power that makes the children free To follow truth, and thus to follow thee. 4. O clothe us with thy heavenly armour, Lord, Thy trusty shield, thy sword of love divine: Our inspiration be thy constant word; We ask no victories that are not thine. Give or withhold, let pain or pleasure be; Enough to know that we are serving thee. 16

Offertory Prayer: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have these gifts to share. Accept and use our offerings for your glory and for the service of your kingdom. BLESSED BE GOD FOR EVER.

THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Priest: Lift up your hearts: People: We lift them to the Lord. Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give him thanks and praise...

Priest: ... Forever praising you and singing:

Priest: â€Ś. do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me

Priest: in songs of never ending praise:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever Amen

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD AND THE COMMUNION {Celebrant} We break this bread to share in the body of Christ. We who are many are one body, For we all share in the one bread. The Choir sings the Agnus Dei

Come let us take this holy sacrament of the body and blood of Christ in remembrance that he died for us, and feed on him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving. The Choir sings â€œBe still for the presence of the Lordâ€?.

Baptised Christians who receive Holy Communion in their own church are invited to share communion with us. The consecrated wine may be received: a) from the common cup which is the tradition of the Anglican Church since the Reformation (as outlined in the Book of Common Prayer 1662) by drinking or intinction of the bread. b) from an individual glass upon request. Or you may choose to receive the bread only as Holy Communion in one kind.

Final Hymn: Guide me, O thou great Redeemer TiS 569

1. Guide me, O thou great Redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty; hold me with thy powerful hand: bread of heaven, bread of heaven, feed me now and evermore, feed me now and evermore. 2. Open now the crystal fountain whence the living waters flow: let the fiery, cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through: strong deliverer, strong deliverer, be thou still my strength and shield, be thou still my strength and shield. 3. When I tread the verge of Jordan bid my anxious fears subside; death of death, and hell’s destruction, land me safe on Canaan’s side: songs of praises, songs of praises I will ever give to thee, I will ever give to thee. William Williams 1717–91 tr. Peter Williams 1722–96 and William Williams alt.

THE SENDING OUT OF GOD'S PEOPLE Post-Communion Prayer Prayer of self-offering Father, we offer ourselves to you as a living sacrifice through Jesus Christ our Lord. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. AMEN Blessing

Dismissal Go in peace to love and serve the Lord: IN THE NAME OF CHRIST. AMEN

ORGAN POSTLUDE

'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

Readings for Sunday, July 26, 2015 1st Reading 2 Samuel 11.1-15 Psalm 14 2nd Reading Ephesians 3.14-21 Gospel John 6.1-21

GENERAL NOTICES Rev’d Norman Curry’s funeral will be at 11am Tuesday 21st July at Holy Trinity Kew. Jesus Rediscovered, our Study for Winter will begin next Sunday 26th July at 12 Noon in the Parish Hall and 2pm on Wednesday 29th July in the Vicarage for 5 one hour sessions. The Vicar and Fr Robert Holland will be leading the studies. Studies are available at the back of the Church, price $10. Mothers’ Union Wave of Prayer - Thursday 30th July at 11.30. All welcome ♫ Join Choristry choir for a journey through beautiful sacred Renaissance and Baroque music of Italy. Conductor is Dan Walker and organist is Stephen Kerr. Sunday 9th August at Holy Trinity Kew at 3pm. Tickets: adult $35 / concession $20. Afternoon tea will be served in the Meeting Room. Booking: www.trybooking.com/ICTD ♫

ROSTERS Roster Duty

6pm Sat Celebrant ALM 8am Sun Welcomer

This Week 19/7/2015

Next Week 26/7/2015

The Rev’d Robert Holland The Rev’d Robert Newton

Reader

Chris & Merrilyn Beeny

David Harkin & Irene Shorthouse David Harkin

Intercessor Euch Assist Server ALM Celebrant Preacher Breakfast

BCP Merrilyn Beeny Dinesh Warnakulasuriya

Diana Cerini Carol Fraser

The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Diana Cerini and Joan West

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

Nip Thomson & Nola Scott Kathryn Watt & Madeleine Jenkins Kathryn Watt Nick Leicester & Janine Lancaster Jane Sullivan, & Andrea Sherko

Elaine Hutchinson & Liz Cook Nick Leicester & Julie-Ann Barnes Jane Sullivan Chris Flavelle Smith & Lorraine Bent Andrea Sherko

10am Sun Welcomer Reader Intercessor Euch Assist Server ALM Celebrant Preacher Transport Morning Tea Counters

Chris & Merrilyn Beeny

Jane Sullivan The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton The Rev’d Robert Newton Elizabeth Cook Rosemary Nairn Beth Bailey & Chris Flavelle Smith & Bev Cooper Janine Lancaster Charles Harkin & Robert and Marilyn Frood Robert Frood 23

PARISH DIARY Jul DAY TIME 21 Tue 11am

EVENT Funeral for Norman Curry in church

Tax Deductible Donations to Holy Trinity can be made for the 'Building Appeal' through the National Trust, OR for 'Family Ministry' through the Anglican Foundation. Forms are available at the back of church.

Holy Trinity Church Directory www.holytrinitykew.org.au PO Box 37, Kew 3101 251 High St (cnr Pakington St), Kew 3101 Ph: (03) 9853 7158 Email: office@holytrinitykew.org.au Office hours: Monday & Friday 9-12.

Ministry Team and Church Officers: Vicar: The Rev. Robert Newton, 9855 0630, vicar@holytrinitykew.org.au Assistant Priest: The Rev. Jessica Cheung, 0403 380 837 revjcheung@yahoo.com Parish Chaplain: Pam Hughes, 9855 8279 Honorary Associate Clergy: The Rev. Robert Holland, The Rev. Dr Helen Granowski Authorised Lay Ministers: Leonie Bird, Jane Sullivan. Churchwardens: David Harkin, Barbara Thomson, Robert Frood Parish Council: Joe Gandy, Simon Gandy, Madeleine Jenkins, Rick Nicholson, Beth Bailey, Blake Shorthouse (Treasurer), John Carmichael, Alan Wilson. Wedding enquiries: refer to weddings page on website. â™Ť Music Team â™Ť

Director of Music: Stephen Kerr, 0422 524 574; music@holytrinitykew.org.au Associate Organist: Ian Tyler Deputy Organists: Dorothea Baker, Anthony Carr Head Chorister: Maddison McLeod. www.holytrinitykew.org.au 24