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1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 1 November All Saints Day 8.00 am Eucharist (NZPB404) Dean Michael Godfrey am Choral Eucharist/Requiem Dean Michael Godfrey A place of resurrection, life, and hope Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace: 5.00 pm Sung Evensong Rev d Graeme Pilgrim for All Soul s Eve Please ensure all cellphones are switched OFF when in the Cathedral; if necessary, adjust hearing aids to the Loop system. In this issue Today s events 2 Laudato Si seminars 2 Sentence, Collect & Readings Top Parish Fundraising project 3 4 All Saints / All Souls 5 CWS Afghanistan earthquake appeal 6 Coffee Club trip 7 Message from the Dean s Warden 7 AAW AGM 7 Taupo Garden walks / CAN Peace Diary Dates & Directory 7 8 Prayer Cycles we pray for... Anglican Communion The Diocese of Truro (Canterbury, England), the Rt Rev d Timothy Thornton; Truro-St Germans (Canterbury, England), the Rt Rev d Christopher David Goldsmith Anglican Board of Missions The Province of Uganda, the Most Rev d Stanley Ntagali, Archbishop of Uganda, with the bishops, clergy and people of their 27 dioceses Diocese, Parish and Community Waiapu Bishop Andrew Hedge and family; Waiapu Vicar-General, Rev d Brian Hamilton; Waiapu Dean Michael Godfrey; Regional Deans (BOP, East, HB) Te Puke Parish, Rev d Ruth Dewdney, Vicar Waipaoa Parish, Rev d Joan Edmundson, Vicar Diocese of Polynesia, Archbishop Winston Halapua and the bishops, clergy & people throughout Polynesia Police, Prison & Court Officers, Rev d John Flavell and Rev d Heather Flavell, Chaplains NOTE: Bell Tower and entrance are earthquake prone as assessed under the Building Act use at your own risk! We have low-gluten wafers (below 20ppm) available - please advise the Presider, or one of the Welcoming team, if this is your dietary requirement.

2 TODAY Welcome to all who are worshipping with us especially if you are visiting Napier or at the Cathedral for the first time you are invited to join us for morning tea (or coffee!) served at the back of the cathedral following the 10am service. Sung Evensong at Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace this afternoon Sunday 1 st November 2015, 5.00pm Eve of All Souls Day During the service, there will be an opportunity to remember loved ones who have died. Readings: Psalm 23 Lamentations 3: 17-26, Peter 1: 3-9 Hymns: A&M 272, 525, 379, 26 (There is no 5.00pm Remembrance Service in the Cathedral this year) Farewell for Rev d Steve Hayes All Saints Taradale. An opportunity for the wider church and community to farewell the Taradale Vicar, the Rev d Steve, and Rosie, Hayes during a Eucharist Service, at All Saints Church, Puketapu Rd, Taradale, 6.30pm Sunday 1 st November, with Bishop Andrew Hedge. An opportunity to remember those whom we love but see no longer A Choral Requiem Eucharist for the Feast of All Souls featuring Fauré s Requiem Mass Sung by The Linden Singers of Hawke s Bay Choir Director: Basil Brooker Conductor: Elizabeth Curtis Organist: James Mist Soprano: Sinead Hegarty Baritone: Frank Carter Sunday 1 st November, 4.00 pm at St Luke s Anglican Church 24 Te Mata Road, Havelock North LAUDATO SI Pope Francis Teaching Letter On the care of our Common Home Session One - Facing Reality: To learn from and reflect on the Pope s letter Laudato Si Session Two - A Balanced Life: To explore a new way of thinking and acting Sunday afternoons, pm November 1 st and 15 th At St Mary s Centre, Osier Road, Greenmeadows Or Thursday evenings, pm November 5 th and 12 th At St Patrick s Hannigan Centre, Munroe Street, Napier. The Catholic Parish of Napier Parish Office: 58 Osier Rd, Greenmeadows, Napier Phone: cpnsecretary@gmail.com 2

3 Sentence: Know what is the hope to which God has called you, what are the riches of the glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of God s power in us who believe. Ephesians 1: 18, 19 Collect: Almighty God, your saints are one with you in the mystical body of Christ; give us grace to follow them in all virtue and holiness until we come to those inexpressible joys which you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Isaiah 25: On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clear. 7 And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; 8 he will swallow up death for ever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. 9 It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Psalm 24: 1-6 (ANZPB page 222) 1 2 Today s Readings from the New Revised Standard Version Bible The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it: the world and its inhabitants. For the Lord has founded it upon the seas: and planted it firm upon the waters beneath Who may ascend the hill of the Lord: or who may stand in God's holy place? Those who have clean hands and a pure heart: who have not set their minds on falsehood, or sworn a deceitful oath. They shall receive blessing from the Lord: and recompense from God their saviour. So it is with those who seek the Lord: with those who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Revelation 21: 1-6a 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; 4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away. 5 And the one who was seated on the throne said, See, I am making all things new. Also he said, Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true. 6 Then he said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. John 11: When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would

4 not have died. 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34 He said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus began to weep. 36 So the Jews said, See how he loved him! 37 But some of them said, Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying? 38 Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead for four days. 40 Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God? 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upwards and said, Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me. 43 When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out! 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go. Canon Lawrence Kimberley (Dean-elect of Christchurch Cathedral) Service of Installation on Sunday 22 nd November at 5.00pm in Christchurch Cathedral Dean Michael & Anne will be attending. The Rev d David van Oeveren (Hawke s Bay Regional Dean) Service of Installation on Saturday 5 th December at 1.00pm in the Cathedral, followed by refreshments. Top Parish Fundraising help raise funds - eat healthy - Stress-free Christmas shopping Great presents for Christmas, birthdays, teacher thank-you s, volunteers, friends and family. Order from the following options and help to reduce the costs for young people attending Top Parish in 2016: Trade Aid chocolate 50 gm bars: $2.50 each ($1.00 towards Top Parish), Milk or Dark (48% cocoa) chocolate, made in Belgium. NZ Designed Tea Towels $10 each ($6 towards Top Parish). A great present for sending overseas to family or friends. REVIVE Cookbooks. $30 each ($10 goes towards Top Parish). Delicious café and easy recipes from Auckland s healthy food haven Revive Café. Book 2 recipes tried and tested at 2013 BOP Clergy Dinner in Rotorua! Contact the Diocesan Youth and Top Parish co-ordinators by Sandie Speeden safehere@waiapu.com or Jocelyn Czerwonka dymf@waiapu.com. Please help the young people of our Diocese by promoting and supporting Top Parish Fundraising. See the poster on the notice-board sign up on the order forms on clip-board on the back table. The latest copy of Waiapu News is now available - take a copy from the back table to read and share. 4

5 All Saints Day (November 1) In the New Testament the saints means all the believers who are dedicated to God. As such, the word has connections with the dedicated believers of the old covenant. In the Christian tradition particular honour began to be paid to exceptional examples of the Christian way, especially those who died for the faith, the martyrs. So the word saint came to describe those who have become officially recognised by the church as in some measure fulfilling their call to be saints. In the seventeenth century Jeremy Taylor wrote: The memories of the saints are precious to God, and therefore they ought also to be so to us: and such persons, who serve God by holy living, industrious preaching, and religious dying, ought to have their names preserved in honour, and God be glorified in them, and their holy doctrines and lives published and imitated. The setting aside of a special day to commemorate all saints, whether known or unknown, has a complex and rather confused history. A feast in honour of the martyrs of the whole world was kept in the late third century in the east, and by the late fourth century there were references to such a day on the first Sunday after Pentecost. In Rome in 610 the old Roman Pantheon was consecrated as a Christian church and dedicated to St Mary and All Martyrs on 13 May that year. That may mark the emergence of the annual feast in the western church. The enlarging of the feast to include not just all martyrs but all saints, and the observance of the feast on 1 November is harder to trace. Pope Gregory III ( ) dedicated a chapel in St Peter s in Rome to All the Saints on 1 November, and by the ninth century a feast to All Saints was being observed in England on 1 st November. November 1 also seems to have been the day for observing a feast to All Saints in Ireland from about that time. It is possible that the November date began in Ireland and spread from there throughout Europe. The universal observance of All Saints Day on 1 November was urged in 844 by Pope Gregory IV in a letter to the emperor Louis the Pious. Certainly, the feast had become a popular one and fixed on 1 November by the tenth century. All Souls Day (November 2) All Souls Day is in many ways an extension of All Saints Day. As the word saint came to be restricted more and more to the heroes of the faith, the urge to commemorate all the members of the church who had died in the faith of Christ found its outlet in the development of All Souls Day. The commemoration was formalised in 998 by the abbot of Cluny, Odilo. It was he who decreed 2 November, the day after All Saints Day, as the appropriate day to commemorate all the dead who have existed from the beginning of the world to the end of time. As the reforming influence of Cluny in many areas of monastic life spread through other Benedictine houses, so the observance of All Souls Day grew throughout Europe and then beyond. The feast was abolished in the Church of England at the Reformation because of its association with masses for the dead. The day has been restored to many modern Anglican Calendars as a more general commemoration of the faithful departed. 5

6 29 October 2015 CWS appeals for Afghanistan/Pakistan Earthquake Victims Christian World Service is appealing for donations to help relief efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan after 7.5 quake at 2:09 pm 26 October local time. The death toll currently stands at 382 with 2,368 reported injured. Thousands more have been left homeless. Initial assessments from CWS partner Community World Service Asia, indicate the people affected are in desperate need of food, winter kits, emergency health assistance and non-food items. Freezing temperatures in both countries make the emergency response more urgent. Aid workers estimate 1.5 million people have been affected in the country. The earthquake has affected people in 12 provinces of Afghanistan - some areas remain inaccessible because of landslides, road damage and disrupted communication networks. In Pakistan, the quake caused major damage in five provinces. The Taleban is reported to have assured aid workers it will help to make sure people get the aid they desperately need in areas under their control. Community World Service Asia has deployed rapid assessment teams in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The teams are working in close coordination with district authorities and other relevant stakeholders. Community World Service Asia will immediately begin by distributing food aid and emergency health services in worst hit Shangla district, Pakistan. ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) is preparing to deliver relief in both countries where they have long established working relationships with local partners. Our partners urgently need funds to distribute food, blankets, medicine and other vital supplies to very remote areas where people are facing a bitter winter. They have the local knowledge to make sure help gets to those who need it most. If you can, please give, says Pauline McKay, National Director. Our thoughts and prayers are with the peoples of Afghanistan, northern India and Pakistan at this time. Donations to the Afghanistan/Pakistan Appeal can be made: On line and by direct deposit at By Phone with a credit card: By Post to: CWS, PO Box 22652, Christchurch 8140 Christian World Service has been doing emergency relief since It works with local groups in 20 countries who are making change happen so people can live a life free from poverty. CWS is a member of the ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) member of ACT Alliance, a global coalition of more than 130 churches and church related organisations working together in the areas of humanitarian assistance, advocacy and community development. For further information contact: Pauline McKay: Phone: /

7 THE COFFEE CLUB invite Ladies, Gentlemen, and Children to board the HB Express, at the I-site, Marine Parade, Napier on Saturday 21 st November, 10 to am approx. To reserve our places Please RSVP by Thursday 12 th November or phone Sandy: Cost $20 if minimum of 20+ people come Optional Café visit afterwards A Message to Parishioners from the Dean s Warden, Martin Williams VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Waiapu Cathedral urgently needs more volunteers to carry out important roles for worship at the Cathedral, particularly in the roles of crucifer, operating the sound system, and greeters for our main services. You would of course receive training, and rostering can be arranged to accommodate your availability. If you have an interest (or talent) in these areas and would like to assist we would be extremely grateful. Please talk to Dean Michael, thanks. Association of Anglican Women Cathedral Fellowships Monday 9 th November, 7.30pm St Paul s Presbyterian Church, Tennyson Street, Napier Annual General Meeting chaired by the Rev d Erice Fairbrother: followed by a talk on Wine Making Everyone welcome. Contacts for more information: Isobel ph or Kay ph Gardens, Flowers & All That Jazz - Friday/Saturday - 20/21 November St Andrew s Anglican Church, Taupo St Andrew s celebrates 85 years in the Taupo Community and welcomes back the ever popular Garden Walks with a whole lot more hoop-la, bebop, outside action and indoor entertainment. Think festival, flavours, art, music and fabulous flowers. See the website: PEACE CAN (Creative Arts Napier) invites anyone to give artistic and spiritual expression to reflect on war and peace, by submitting a 5x7 (125x175mm) hard copy photo with up to 100 words, by 9 th November ready for Armistice Day 11 th November Cost: $5 to submit one photo or $10 to submit three. bookings@thecan.co.nz for template details or more information. Exhibition November at CAN - Creative Arts Napier Centre, Byron St, behind Pania Hotel. Information sheets on back table. 7

8 COMING UP THIS WEEK & OTHER DIARY DATES - Tuesday 3 November 10.30am - Eucharist (Resurrection Chapel) Thursday 5 November pm - Te Hakari Tapu (Aotearoa Chapel) 4.00 pm - Ahuriri Anglicans Together planning meeting at St Andrew s, Westshore Friday 6 November 9.15 am - Pastoral Companions meet Saturday 7 November 3.00 pm - Wedding at Ormond Chapel Sunday 8 November 5.00 pm - Environment, Justice & Peace Network meet in the Parish Lounge for a brief meeting (final for the year); then to Anatolia s Turkish restaurant, Dickens Street at 6.00pm. Please Jenny if you wish to attend the meal: pjkr.baker@xtra.co.nz Sunday 15 November am - AAW Commissioning Eucharist 5.00 pm - Eucharist and Confirmation with Bishop Andrew Hedge in the Cathedral Saturday 21 November 9.00am - Hukarere College Eucharist and prize-giving NEXT SUNDAY 8 November 2015 Ordinary Sunday 32 Readings: Ruth 3: 1-5; 4: Psalm 127 Hebrews 9: Mark 12: Cathedral: 8.00 am Eucharist (Aotearoa Chapel) am Parish Eucharist Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace: am Eucharist Prayer during Communion A member of the ministry team is available in the Resurrection Chapel during Communion at the 10.00am Choral Eucharist service in the Cathedral, for anyone who wishes personal prayer, or prayer for a specific purpose, and/or anointing with oil for healing (if required). If you wish to have someone pray with and for you, please go directly to the Resurrection Chapel (at the back of the Cathedral) after receiving communion. Mid-Week Services (in the Resurrection Chapel) 9.00am - Morning Prayer - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 10.30am - Eucharist - Tuesdays 12.30pm - Mid-day Prayer - Wednesdays CLERGY: Dean: Michael Godfrey Assisting Clergy: Dorothy Brooker Erice Fairbrother Graeme Pilgrim Jon Williams Anne van Gend WARDENS: Dean s: Martin Williams People s: Jeanne Ayson DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: James Mist LAY ASSISTANTS: Jennifer Harris Elisabeth Paterson OFFICE: Tues.-Fri. 9.30am-3.30pm Parish Mobile: Priest-Administrator: Margaret Thompson Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, 28 Browning Street, Napier, NZ Phone ~ PO Box 495, Napier ~ office@napiercathedral.org.nz 8