St John s Cathedral is a place of God s grace, welcoming all, following Christ, and changing lives in the heart of Hong Kong 17TH JULY 2016 THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.00am Said Eucharist Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Robert Martin Reader: Letty Awingan 9.00am Sung Eucharist Celebrant: The Revd Will Newman Preacher: The Revd Jenny Wong Nam Deacon: The Revd John Chynchen Communion Setting: The Salisbury Setting (Ian Hubbard & Neil Cocking) Psalm: 15 (Kelway) Hymns: 440 (omit *), 396, 296, 73i, 424 Anthem: Be still, my soul (Percy Whitlock) Readers/Intercessor: Dolores Dayao, Mary Szeto/Kevin She 10.30am Sung Eucharist (in Mandarin) Celebrant: The Revd Wu Wai Ho Preacher: The Revd Canon Peter Koon 11.45am Eucharist-Provincial Order Celebrant: The Revd Will Newman Preacher: The Revd Jenny Wong Nam Hymns: 440 (omit *), Seek ye first the kingdom of God (See Page 4), 296, 410 Reader/Intercessor: Kevin She/Aron Yuen 2.00pm Sung Eucharist (in Filipino) Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Dwight dela Torre 6.00pm Choral Evensong (See insert) Officiant: The Revd Catherine Graham Preacher: The Revd John Chynchen Reader: Priscilla Chen Welcome to all who worship here today. Visiting communicants, of whatever Christian tradition, are invited to receive communion here. Gluten-free communion wafers are available on request at all Eucharistic services in this Cathedral. Please enquire of the Sidesmen or Servers for directions to the distribution.
THIS WEEK AT ST JOHN S CATHEDRAL MON 18 th July 8.00am Said Eucharist 12.30pm Meditation Group TUE 19 th 8.00am Said Eucharist 7.00pm Bible Reading Fellowship WED 20 th 8.00am Said Eucharist 9.30am CLARES 1.15pm Lunchtime Recital Celebrating Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 2.30pm Evergreen Fellowship (Chinese) (Harold Smyth Room) 6.00pm Said Eucharist THU 21 st 8.30am Said Eucharist 1.15pm Said Eucharist FRI 22 nd 8.00am Said Eucharist 3.00pm Friday Fellowship Group SAT 23 rd 8.30am Said Eucharist 12.30pm Said Eucharist (Filipino) 4.00pm Andrew Fellowship (Cantonese) 4.00pm Choral Evensong (with Fettes College Chapel Choir from Edinburgh) 4.15pm Youth Fellowship (Cantonese) (NO Meeting) 6.00pm Sung Eucharist (Cantonese) (Anticipated Sunday Service) SUN 24 th July The Ninth Sunday after Trinity Readings: 8.00am Said Eucharist Genesis 18.20-32 Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Robert Martin Psalm 138 9.00am Sung Eucharist Colossians 2.6-15, 16-19 Celebrant: The Very Revd Matthias Der Luke 11.1-13 Preacher: The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry 10.30am Sung Eucharist (Mandarin) Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Canon Peter Koon 11.45am Eucharist Common Worship Celebrant: The Revd Jenny Wong Nam Preacher: The Revd Catherine Graham 2.00pm Sung Eucharist (Filipino) Celebrant: The Revd Dwight dela Torre 6.00pm Taizé Evening Prayer Officiant: The Revd Will Newman Preacher: The Revd Catherine Graham GUEST CHOIR FROM EDINBURGH The Fettes College Chapel Choir from Edinburgh will be visiting Hong Kong next weekend. They are singing at a special Choral Evensong on 23 rd July, 2016 (Saturday) at 4.00pm, here at St John's Cathedral. All are welcome to enjoy this celebration of British choral treasures. Information about St John s Cathedral and its ministries can be found at the Welcoming Table after the 9.00 am service, on the notice boards and on the website: www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk. Clergy are here to listen and help - please feel free to speak to one of them after the services, or make contact during the week: St John s Cathedral, 4 8 Garden Road, Central. ( 花園道 4-8 號 ) Tel: 2523 4157 2
COLLECT, POST COMMUNION PRAYER, READINGS AND MUSIC COLLECT Almighty Lord and everlasting God, we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies in the ways of your laws and the works of your commandments; that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. FIRST READING Genesis 18.1-10a The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground. He said, My lord, if I find favour with you, do not pass by your servant. Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. Let me bring a little bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on since you have come to your servant. So they said, Do as you have said. And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of choice flour, knead it, and make cakes. Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, who hastened to prepare it. Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate. They said to him, Where is your wife Sarah? And he said, There, in the tent. Then one said, I will surely return to you in due season, and your wife Sarah shall have a son. And Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. All This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. PSALM 15 1 Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle : or who shall rest upon thy holy hill? 2 Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life : and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart. 3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour : and hath not slandered his neighbour. 4 He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes : and maketh much of them that fear the Lord. 5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not : though it were to his own hindrance. 6 He that hath not given his money upon usury : nor taken reward against the innocent. 7 Whoso doeth these things : shall never fall. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. SECOND READING Colossians 1.15-28 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you 3
COLLECT, POST COMMUNION PRAYER, READINGS AND MUSIC holy and blameless and irreproachable before him provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a servant of this gospel. I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. I became its servant according to God s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. It is he whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. All This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. GRADUAL HYMN (11.45am) 1. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Allelu, alleluia. Seek ye first. 2. Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and ye shall find; knock and the door shall be opened up to you. Allelu, alleluia. Ask and it shall. 3. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Allelu, alleluia. Man shall not. KAREN LAFFERTY (b.1948) 1972 CCCM Music Used By Permission. CCLI Licence #377878 GOSPEL READING Luke 10.25-37 All Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me. But the Lord answered her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her. All This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. POST COMMUNION PRAYER Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands that have taken holy things; may the ears which have heard your word be deaf to clamour and dispute; may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit; may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love shine with the light of hope; and may the bodies which have been fed with your body be refreshed with the fullness of your life; glory to you for ever. Amen. SUNDAY SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMME The Summer Programme for ALL STUDENTS is held at 9.00am in the Harold Smyth Room, until 21 st August. Sunday School will resume with registration on the first Sunday of September. 4
PRAYERS ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER Pray for the Province de L Eglise Anglicane au Rwanda and The Most Revd Dr Onesphore Rwaje, Archbishop of L Eglise Episcopal au Rwanda and Bishop of Gasabo. HONG KONG SHENG KUNG HUI (Anglican Church of Hong Kong) CYCLE OF PRAYER Please pray for the Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Province of Hong Kong & Macau); For the Most Revd Dr Paul Kwong, Primate and Bishop of Hong Kong Island; for the Diocesan Bishops and for all bishops, priests and deacons within the HKSKH. Pray also for the pastoral care, missionary outreach and long-term development of the HKSKH. HONG KONG SHENG KUNG HUI DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER Please pray for St James Church, the Revd Lysta Leung and staff; For the development of the new church and the mission and nurture of all parishioners; For all the newcomers and their families, for the missionary works on parental education and life education; For the mission in St James Settlement Kathleen McDouall Kindergarten Child Care Centre, St Christopher Nursery, St James Primary School & SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School; For the support and cooperation with HKSKH Welfare Council and St James Settlement. SJC CYCLE OF PRAYER Pray for St John s Cathedral, Discovery Bay Church, St Stephen s Chapel, Stanley and Emmanuel Church; For Dean Matthias, the Chaplains/Priestsin-Charge and staff. Pray for CLARES, Castaways and SJC Flower Guild. PRAYER REQUESTS Please pray for those who are sick: Burke McKinney, Nie Shi Fa, Chow Lie Ying, Angel Ho, Wong Yuk Lin, Maria Lise Galan, Leo Newton, Lam Lai Fong, Rogelio Panga, Daisy Chan, Al Carther, Bp Kenneth Mason, Christian Limon Gasmen, Victor Chan, Joanna Tsang, Kwok Li, Axel Ng, Ling Wai Ming, Andrew Lockhart, Revd Johnny Chan Kuan Hong, Chris and David Hayter, Margaret Pini, Mark and Helen Bishop, Tony and Edita Bishop, Brenda Bishop, Gerald Bishop, Liang King Man, Laurie McNaughton, Isaac Wiens, Catherine Chan, May Cheng, Toung Ming, Ethel Yu, Susan Westlake, Nicole Wang and Kathryn Lewis. Prayers will be offered for those named above during the weekday Eucharist. To include someone in this prayer list, please contact Elisa, Tel: 2523 4157. THE SEVENTH GENERAL SYNOD OF HKSKH Briefing Session on the Resolutions Date: 13 th August 2016 (Sat) Time: 3.00 5.30pm Venue: School Hall, SKH Tang Siu Kin Secondary School, 9 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, HK The Seventh General Synod of HKSKH was convened from 5 th 9 th June. The meeting passed 23 resolutions in total, many of which are going to bring changes to the operations of parishes / mission churches and to the Church in general. To implement the resolutions and let all parishioners understand the content of the various resolutions, the Standing Committee of the Seventh General Synod will organise a briefing session on the resolutions, to be led by the Revd Canon Peter Koon, the Provincial Secretary General, and Dr Moses Cheng, the Chancellor. All parishioners are welcome to attend. For inquiries, please call the Provincial Office at 2526 5355. 5
NOTICES CLERGY The Dean is away on annual leave in Canada from 1 st 23 rd July. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. This morning, the Revd Catherine Graham is leading the worship at St Stephen s Chapel, Stanley. CHRISTIANS IN CENTRAL TUESDAY LUNCHEON 26 th July 2016 1.00pm Li Hall Speaker: The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry Theme: God, Greed and Money Is greed good? It has rarely been necessary to ask this question, since greed is one of the traditional deadly sins of Christianity. And yet Gordon Gekko made his famous statement in the film Wall Street, it has been both more necessary and yet more difficult for people to say what is actually wrong with it. In this talk the Revd Dr Stephen Cherry quickly surveys the history of greed and what a contemporary and grown-up understanding of greed would look like and how we might change our lives and structures if we really believed it to be a sin. The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry is Dean of King s College Cambridge and author of a number of books including, 'The Dark Side of the Soul; An Insider s Guide to the Web of Sin. (Bloomsbury 2016) Soup and sandwich lunch provided from 12.45pm. Tickets at $60 are available at the SJC Bookstore. You can also call the office at 2523 4157 or email: reception@stjohnscathedral.org.hk 12 oz JAM JARS, 1 lb JAM JARS & LARGE COFFEE JARS NEEDED for the Michaelmas Fair 2015 Home Produce Stall. Please bring your used, washed jam jars to the Cathedral office, which you contact at 2523 4157 for additional information. STAMPS FOR THE MICHAELMAS FAIR The stamps can be new or used. Other philatelic material and old coins are also very welcome. Please pass your contributions to the Cathedral office marked For Jeff Dobbing. Please also feel free to contact Jeff at 9194-3348 or jrdobbing@netvigator.com POVERTY ALLEVIATION VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 1. Taking food to Street Sleepers Friday 29 th July from 6-10pm This is in partnership with the Sai Baba Hindu Group. This caring group involves a parishioner from St John's and has an established programme for feeding & helping street sleepers in Hong Kong. We will go in cars to four different locations. 2. Mid Autumn Festival Party with Seniors Training on 6 th August 10-11.30am Party on 3 rd September 6-8pm This event is in partnership with Siu Ming from HKSKH Welfare Services. Previously we have helped with a Christmas Party and a senior's lifewriting project. As before, expect a very well-run programme with a lot of fun and direct engagement with the seniors in the western district. Please contact Elisa at 2523 4157 if you are interested in helping at either or both of these activities. 6
NOTICES St John s Cathedral Pilgrimage to Fujian, China Fuzhou Quanzhou Xiamen 8 Days: 9 th - 16 th October 2016 Led by The Revd Dr Philip Wickeri and The Very Revd Matthias Der Fujian is a maritime province with a long history. With a rich agricultural base, it has been growing rapidly in industry and commerce over the last few decades. Fujian also has a rich cultural history and we will visit a number of ancient historical sites. Fujian was once a major evangelistic base for Anglican s missions in mainland China. Churches, schools and hospitals with Anglican connection were built in the province with the largest Anglican community in the country. This year, we are tracing heritage of our Anglican tradition back to three cities in Fujian province, so as to better understand mission history, church growth and contemporary church development in mainland China. Although there are no longer Anglicans in Fujian, the church continues to draw on this Anglican heritage. The pilgrimage to Fujian will be an enlightening experience and a chance to take on commitments to God s calling. Join us now! Itinerary: Details to be announced soon Transportation: We will take Dragon Air direct flights from HK to Fuzhou on 9 th Oct (KA662 HKG-FOC 17:45-19:20) and return from Xiamen to HK on 16 th Oct (KA615 XMN-HKG 20:15-21:40) Language: Bilingual (Chinese and English) Cost: $6500 net per person, additional charge of $1650 for single room (cost includes round flight tickets, taxes, accommodation in 4 star hotels, meals and transportation in Fujian) Quota: 30 persons (Priority will be given to Cathedral members. The Cathedral reserves the right to make the final decision) Deadline for registration: Sunday 31 st July, 2016 Application form is available at the cathedral office and on the Cathedral website (http://www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk/index.aspx) For enquiries, please contact The Revd WU Wai Ho at 2523 4157 7
ST JOHN S CATHEDRAL MINISTRY TEAM Dean: The Very Revd Matthias Der Clergy Ministry Co-ordinators: Fellowship & Community Building The Revd Desmond Cox Nurturing & Spirituality The Revd Will Newman Outreach Ministry The Revd Mark Rogers Pastoral Care The Revd Catherine Graham Liturgy and Worship The Revd Robert Martin Filipino Ministry The Revd Dwight dela Torre Chinese Ministry The Revd Canon Peter Koon & The Revd Wu Wai Ho Honorary Chaplains: The Revd John Chynchen The Revd Hugh Phillipson The Revd Jenny Wong Nam Executive Administrator: Viola Ip Outreach Ministries: Cathedral Bookstore CLARES/Castaways Helpers for Domestic Helpers HIV Education Centre Mission for Migrant Workers Prison Ministry SJC Counselling Centre For further information on the life and ministry of St John s Cathedral, please visit our website at www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk or call the office at 2523 4157. Welcome to St John s Cathedral! Please complete this form and hand it to one of the Clergy, a Sidesman or the Welcome Table. Surname: First Name: Name of spouse (if applicable) Names and ages of children (if applicable) E-mail: Phone: Please circle as appropriate: I attend the 8.00am/9.00am/10.30am/11.45am/2.00pm/6.00pm service. I am interested in finding out about: Sunday School / Cathedral Choir / CLARES / Baptism & Confirmation / Flower Guild / Sidesman / Servers Guild / Fellowship Group / Stewardship Scheme / Uniformed Group. Other questions / information: Information provided will be treated as confidential. 8