THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday 24 September 2017

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1 Welcome THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday 24 September 2017 LECTIO DIVINA takes place today at 8.45am in the Library. An informal opportunity to reflect on scripture together in a contemplative way for about 15 minutes. All welcome. No need to attend every session. SUNDAY SCHOOL takes place in the Library during the 9.45am Eucharist. There are soft bags of toys for under 3s available from the Stewards. For services in the Nave, hymn books and Books of Common Prayer can be found behind the kneeler on the seat in front of you. GIVING: Regular worshippers are asked to join the Planned Giving Scheme. For more information please ask a Steward. This greatly helps the Cathedral with financial planning. Visitors and UK taxpayers are asked to use the Gift Aid envelope for their offering towards the work and worship of the Cathedral. Please complete the details on the envelope to enable us to claim back the tax as Gift Aid. (Cheques to Guildford Cathedral.) It is not necessary for non-taxpayers to use the envelopes. COMMUNITY: If you have been worshipping here for a little while, and are beginning to feel at home and would like to know more about playing your part in the life of this community, please get in touch via welcome@guildfordcathedral.org. If you have been a regular at the Cathedral for six months or more, please ensure that your name is added to the Cathedral Community Roll forms available from the Stewards. NEWS SHEETS: The last six editions can be viewed from the website reception@guildford-cathedral.org

2 TODAY S SERVICES 8am Holy Communion PRESIDENT Canon Julie Gittoes READINGS Jonah ; Matthew am Cathedral Eucharist PRESIDENT The Very Reverend Dianna Gwilliams SETTING Messe Solennelle, Louis Vierne ( ) HYMN 492 COLLECT God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit upon your Church in the burning fire of your love: grant that your people may be fervent in the fellowship of the gospel that, always abiding in you, they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. OLD TESTAMENT READING Jonah read by Shirley-Margaret Lloyd When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. But this was very displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry. He prayed to the Lord and said, O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from punishing. And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live. And the Lord said, Is it right for you to be angry? Then Jonah went out of the city and sat down east of the city, and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, waiting to see what would become of the city. The Lord God appointed a bush, and made it come up over Jonah, to give shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort; so Jonah was very happy about the bush. But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that

3 attacked the bush, so that it withered. When the sun rose, God prepared a sultry east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint and asked that he might die. He said, It is better for me to die than to live. But God said to Jonah, Is it right for you to be angry about the bush? And he said, Yes, angry enough to die. Then the Lord said, You are concerned about the bush, for which you did not labour and which you did not grow; it came into being in a night and perished in a night. And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who do not know their right hand from their left, and also many animals? PSALM I will exalt you O God my King : and bless your name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless you : and praise your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and highly to be praised : his greatness is beyond all searching out. Response. One generation shall praise your works to another : and declare your mighty acts. They shall speak of the majesty of your glory : and I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. they shall speak of the might of your marvellous acts : and I will also tell of your greatness. Response. They shall pour forth the story of your abundant kindness : and joyfully sing of your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and merciful : long-suffering and of great goodness. Response. NEW TESTAMENT READING Philippians 1.21-end read by Paul Savage For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labour for me; and I do not know which I prefer. I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in

4 faith, so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again. Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God s doing. For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well - since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. GOSPEL READING Matthew Choir Alleluia, alleluia. All Alleluia, alleluia. Choir Open our heart, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. All Alleluia, alleluia. Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Jesus said, For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o clock, he saw others standing idle in the market-place; and he said to them, You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right. So they went. When he went out again about noon and about three o clock, he did the same. And about five o clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, Why are you standing here idle all day? They said to him, Because no one has hired us. He said to them, You also go into the vineyard. When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, Call the labourers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first. When those hired about five o clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, saying, These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. But he replied to one of them, Friend, I am

5 doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous? So the last will be first, and the first will be last. This is the Gospel of the Lord. SERMON The Reverend Neil Vigers INTERCESSIONS led by Richard North HYMN 279 MOTET Ubi caritas, Ola Gjeilo (b.1978) Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Congregavit in unum Christi amor. Exsultemus, et in ipso jucundemur. Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Amen. Where charity and love are, there is God. The love of Christ has gathered us together into one. Let us rejoice and be glad in Him. Let us fear and love the living God, and let us love one another in sincerity of heart. Amen. POST COMMUNION PRAYER Keep, O Lord, your Church, with your perpetual mercy; and, because without you our human frailty cannot but fall, keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. HYMN 604 ORGAN Hymne au soleil, Louis Vierne ( ) 11.30am Choral Mattins HYMNS 418, 469 PSALM end RESPONSES Thomas Ebdon ( ) JUBILATE in B flat, Charles Villiers Stanford ( ) READINGS Isaiah ; Revelation

6 ANTHEM And the glory of the Lord, George Frideric Handel ( ) And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Isaiah 40.5 ORGAN Allegro con brio (Sonata No 4), Felix Mendelssohn ( ) 6pm Choral Evensong HYMNS 18, 495(i), 556 PSALM RESPONSES Byrd CANTICLES Evening Service in D, Edward Bairstow ( ) READINGS Ezekiel 33.23, ; Acts 26.1,9-25 ANTHEM He trusted in God, George Frideric Handel ( ) He trusted in God, that He would deliver him; let Him deliver him if he delight in Him. Psalm 22.8 SERMON The Very Reverend Dianna Gwilliams ORGAN Toccata (Suite Gothique), Léon Boëllmann ( ) PRAYERS Those for whom prayers have been asked: Edgar Aveling, Irene Devine, Gillian Doherty, Ineke Geusebrook, Josephine, James Luckey, Judy Morrison, Anne Rubin, Fiona Stephens, Margaret Willis, Peter Martin Those who have recently died: Janine Bryer, Ned Townshend, Michael Barrett, Robert Davidson, Yvonne MacDonald, Trevor Oldroyd, Rita Pollard Years mind: Denis Eggett, Nigel King, Doris Virgo-Tosswill, Sylvia Somner THIS WEEK S SERVICES MONDAY 25 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop, Morning Prayer (said) Lady Chapel 8.30 Holy Communion (said) Lady Chapel Choral Evensong TUESDAY 26 Wilson Carlisle, Morning Prayer (said) Lady Chapel 8.30 Holy Communion (said) Lady Chapel Choral Evensong

7 WEDNESDAY 27 Vincent de Paul, 1616, Ember Day 8.00 Morning Prayer (said) Lady Chapel 8.30 Holy Communion (said) Lady Chapel Evening Prayer (said) Lady Chapel THURSDAY Morning Prayer (said) Lady Chapel 8.30 Holy Communion (said) Lady Chapel Choral Evensong FRIDAY 29 ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS 8.00 Morning Prayer (said) Lady Chapel 8.30 Holy Communion (said) Lady Chapel Choral Eucharist SATURDAY 30 Jerome, Translator, Morning Prayer (said) Lady Chapel 9.00 Holy Communion (said) Lady Chapel Evening Prayer (said) Lady Chapel NEXT SUNDAY 1 October Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 8.00 Holy Communion Lady Chapel PRESIDENT Canon Andrew Bishop READINGS Ezekiel , 25-end Matthew The Cathedral Eucharist PRESIDENT Canon Julie Gittoes PREACHER Canon Andrew Bishop READINGS Ezekiel , 25-end; Philippians ; Matthew Choral Mattins READINGS Isaiah ; Luke Choral Evensong PREACHER Canon Julie Gittoes READINGS Ezekiel end; 1 John 2.22-end

8 THIS WEEK S MEETINGS AND EVENTS TODAY SUNDAY 8.45 Lectio Divina (Library) MONDAY Cathedral Guides AGM and Tea (Chapter House) TUESDAY Cathedral Staff Meeting (Chapter House) WEDNESDAY NADFAS (Crypt Kitchen) Mothers Union Faith and Social Policy Meeting (Chapter House) Schools and Family Learning Teachers Session (Chapter House) THURSDAY Senior Volunteers Meeting (Chapter House) Guided Tour (Meet in the Nave) Cathedral Fabric Advisory Committee (Chapter House) Choir Chaperones Reception (Chapter House) FRIDAY Macmillan Coffee Morning (Nave) SATURDAY and Tower Tours Tickets available on-line in advance or there may be some availability at the Cathedral Shop. NOTICEBOARD Flowers in the Cathedral Thank you to Daisy Tuffen, Lynne Moore, Gill Northcott and Ashtead Flower Arrangement Group for the beautiful flowers in the Cathedral this week. A Week of Guided Prayer - 26 November to 1 December This will be an opportunity to grow and develop in prayer with the help of experienced Prayer Guides. Places are limited and booking is now open. For sign-up forms or for more information please contact Canon Mavis or welcome@guildford-cathedral.org

9 Ned Townshend Angela would be pleased to see any friends from the Cathedral at Ned s funeral on Tuesday at 2.30pm at Holy Trinity Church, Bramley, GU5 5HD. Donations in Ned s memory may be made to Parkinson's U.K. and/or Christian Aid and may be sent to Gorringes Funeral Directors, 55 Hare Lane, Farncombe GU7 3EF or to Angela. Macmillian Coffee Morning Friday 29 September, 10.30am to noon We re gearing up for the World s Biggest Coffee Morning! All are welcome to be a part of supporting Macmillian by supplying cakes or simply coming along for coffee and a natter. We re delighted that our Organ Scholar Matthew Kelley, will be playing during the Coffee Morning so there is even more to enjoy. If you can help with bringing cakes please let Emma know (answerphone) or deanspa@guildford-cathedral.org GraveTalk Next Sunday 1 October, 4pm An informal opportunity to talk about death, dying, grief and funerals over tea and cake. At previous events, participants have found comfort and encouragement in being able to reflect together on the things we value in life, how our faith is reflected in funerals, our experience of bereavement and what support we have found helpful. The group begins at 4pm, prior to Evensong at 6pm. For more information or to reserve a place, contact Canon Julie on julie@guildford-cathedral.org Harvest Lunch Sunday 8 October The Community Committee are arranging a Harvest Lunch in Seasons after the Eucharist. The price for two courses is Please take this opportunity to support our new on-site caterers by making a booking via to events@guildford-cathedral.org. The menu can be found on the Community page of the website Transforming Work - Saturday 14 October, 10am to 3pm The Transforming Work 2017 programme ends with a short day conference at St Paul s Camberley which aims to help foster such a vision. It s an opportunity to hear from Paul Williams, CEO of the Bible Society on this important theme and to choose two from six interactive seminars with local contributors on topics such as Managing People Pastorally, Shaping Corporate Ethics and Working in Frontline Care. There will also be the chance to network with others sharing the same concerns, to hear stories of God at work in our workplaces and to get fresh insight and resources to take back to local parishes. A light lunch will be provided. Individual tickets cost 20 but a group rate of 3 for 20 is also available. Canon Julie and Julian Roberts are facilitating one of the seminars.

10 The shape of the day and booking details can be found by following the link Be a Chorister for a Day! - Sunday 15 October, 2pm to 6pm This fun event provides an opportunity for boys aged between 6 and 8 and girls aged between 8 and 11 to participate in choral singing for beginners, or for experienced singers. The day is organized and provided by Katherine Dienes- Williams. There is a small charge of 6 to cover materials and refreshments. Places are limited so please register your interest by contacting Carolyn Howard- Jones on or liturgymusic@guildford-cathedral.org Installation of The Reverend Dr Paul Smith - Sunday 22 October, 3pm We look forward to welcoming Paul as he is Installed as Canon Liturgist. He will be moving in during half-term and will begin work on Sunday 5 November. More details in due course but please put the date into your diaries now. Come and enjoy a Tour You may be very familiar with the Cathedral but have you ever taken a Guided Tour or a Tower Tour? Our experienced and friendly Guides provide regular scheduled tours and tickets for these can be obtained from the Cathedral Shop on the day or booked on-line through the website. There are also self-guided tours which focus on particular aspects of our wonderful building including a selfguided pilgrimage. For children there are new trails, including Hidden Animals and Explorer Bags to help them find them. Our Tower Tours take place on Saturdays at 2pm and 3.15pm. Climb the 249 steps and be rewarded with the best view in Surrey. Tickets for Tower Tours can be booked on-line and there will sometimes be some available on the day from the Cathedral Shop. Details at Our café and restaurant We are very pleased to announce that as from 1 October our catering partner will be Seasons Café and Kitchen. We look forward to welcoming Carla, who will be General Manager and working with our wonderful Refectory colleagues. We will have some reduction in the variety of selections from now until the end of September. Thank you for your forbearance. Reformation 500 Study Day - 8 November, 10.15am to 3pm As part of our celebrations to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation we welcome respected speaker, author and historian, Derek Wilson. Derek will lead our study day on the historical context and the spiritual impact of the Reformation, with the opportunity for discussion. We are also delighted to

11 welcome Bishop Christopher Herbert, who will be sharing his extensive knowledge of art history in the context of the Reformation. The day will be of particular interest to students and historians and those with a passion for theology and the arts. All are welcome, admission is free. For information and to reserve a place contact Canon Julie: julie@guildford-cathedral.org Jean Vanier a documentary Christ Church, 15 November 7.15pm All are invited to a special screening of the film Summer in the Forest about the Roman Catholic author Jean Vanier, who created the L Arche community for people with learning disabilities. The film traces his activism and faith from wartime to today. Light refreshments from 7.15 and following the screening of the film there will be a short reflection offered. This is especially suitable for over 16s and adults. No booking necessary. Further details from Paula Bell: / / paula@openhandsguildford.org.uk Adoremus at Walsingham Novmeber 2017 A weekend of Christian teaching and pilgrimage for students and young adults up to 35. For futher details please telephone or go to CONTACTS The Cathedral Office is open for callers from 9am to 1pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday reception@guildford-cathedral.org The Dean s PA (including contact details for the clergy) deanspa@guildford-cathedral.org To contact a priest in an emergency please phone Emma Law (Monday to Friday) or Virgers (Saturday and Sunday) Cathedral Clergy The Very Reverend Dianna Gwilliams (o) (h) The Venerable Stuart Beake (h) The Reverend Canon Dr Andrew Bishop (h) (m) The Reverend Canon Dr Julie Gittoes (o) (m) The Reverend Canon Mavis Wilson (h) (m) Cathedral Reader Mr John Mitchell (h) Sermon blog Canon Julie s and Canon Andrew s sermons can be found on their blogs, and

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