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The Fifth Sunday of Easter
3 May 2015
7.30am : Matins (said)
Psalm: 96
8am : Holy Eucharist
(Celebrant & Preacher: Canon Graham Holcombe)
9am : Parish Eucharist (followed by tea/coffee)
(Celebrant & Preacher: The Dean)
Hymns: 464, 103, 307 & 3 (blue booklet)
Readings & Offertory Procession: David and Tannwen James
Organ voluntary: Voluntary in a minor James
11am : Choral Eucharist Wills in D
(Celebrant & Preacher: Canon Graham Holcombe)
Hymns: 464, 103 & 119
Anthem: Most glorious Lord of life Harris
Organ voluntary: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel
12.30pm : Holy Eucharist {Lady Chapel}
(Celebrant: The Dean)
3.30pm : Choral Evensong Dyson in D
Hymns: 110 & 115
Psalm: 44 (vv14-end)
Anthem: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem Stanford
Organ voluntary: On a theme of Orlando Gibbons – Song 22 Stanford
5.30pm : Holy Eucharist {1662 Book of Common Prayer}
(Celebrant: The Dean)
Sunday 3 May 2015: THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Collect
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ have overcome
death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: grant that, as by your grace going
before us you put into our minds good desires, so by your continual help we may
bring them to good effect; through Jesus Christ our risen Lord, who is alive and
reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
A reading from Baruch
Baruch 3. 9-15, 33 – 4. 4
Hear the commandments of life, O Israel; give ear, and learn wisdom! Why is it, O
Israel, why is it that you are in the land of your enemies, that you are growing old in
a foreign country, that you are defiled with the dead, that you are counted among
those in Hades? You have forsaken the fountain of wisdom. If you had walked in the
way of God, you would be living in peace for ever. Learn where there is wisdom,
where there is strength, where there is understanding, so that you may at the same
time discern where there is length of days, and life, where there is light for the eyes,
and peace. Who has found her place? And who has entered her storehouses? the one
who sends forth the light, and it goes; he called it, and it obeyed him, trembling; the
stars shone in their watches, and were glad; he called them, and they said, ‘Here we
are!’ They shone with gladness for him who made them. This is our God; no other
can be compared to him. He found the whole way to knowledge, and gave her to his
servant Jacob and to Israel, whom he loved. Afterwards she appeared on earth and
lived with humankind. She is the book of the commandments of God, the law that
endures for ever. All who hold her fast will live, and those who forsake her will die.
Turn, O Jacob, and take her; walk towards the shining of her light. Do not give your
glory to another, or your advantages to an alien people. Happy are we, O Israel, for
we know what is pleasing to God.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 22. 25-end
25 My praise is of thee in the / great • congre-/gation:
my vows will I perform in the / sight of / them that / fear him.
26 The poor shall / eat • and be / satisfied:
they that seek after the Lord shall praise him; * may your / heart / live for / ever.
27 Let all the ends of the world remember, * and be turned / unto • the / Lord:
and let all the families of the / nations / worship • be-/fore him.
28 For the dominion / is the / Lord's:
and he is the / Governor • a-/mong the / nations.
29 As for all them that sleep in the earth, * / how • shall they / worship him:
all they that go down into the dust, * / how • shall they / kneel be-/fore him?
30 But my life shall be preserved in his sight, * and my / children • shall / worship
him:
they shall tell of the Lord unto the / gener-/ations • to / come,
31 And unto a people that shall be born shall they de-/clare his / righteousness:
that / he hath / brought • it to / pass.
A reading from Acts of the Apostles
Acts 8. 26-40
Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go towards the south to the
road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is a wilderness road.) So he got
up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace,
queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem
to worship and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet
Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over to this chariot and join it.’ So Philip
ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, ‘Do you understand
what you are reading?’ He replied, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?’ And he
invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Now the passage of the scripture that he
was reading was this: ‘Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb
silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth. In his humiliation justice
was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from
the earth.’ The eunuch asked Philip, ‘About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet
say this, about himself or about someone else?’ Then Philip began to speak, and
starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. As they
were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, ‘Look,
here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?’ He commanded the
chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water,
and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.
But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region, he
proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. Thanks be to God.
Listen to the Gospel of Christ according to Saint John
John 15. 1-8
Glory to you, O Lord
‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in
me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more
fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide
in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides
in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the
branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from
me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch
and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you
abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be
done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my
disciples.
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
The Sick
Mary Wines, Bessie Kelaart, Kate Autton, Eddie Salley, John Marsh, Harry Baker,
Natalie Doreen Evans, Jonathan Francis Davies, Joan Jenkins, Garfield Griffiths,
Ruth Wilson, Morley Lewis, Heather Williams, George Smedley, Jean Ward
The Departed
Recently departed:
Year’s mind:
3 May: Margaret Mary Marment
4 May: John William Davies, Pamela May Fairney, Kenneth Cameron Aplin,
Annis Evans
5 May: Beryl Alice Cole, Norman William James Autton (Priest), Vera James,
William Emlyn Davies, Peter Madsen
6 May: Sylwen Stephen
7 May:
8 May: Philip Charles Jones
9 May: William Vincent Trimm, Margaret Petherham, Mabel Davies,
Winifred Mary Llewelyn-Jones, Gretna May Davies
SERVICES during this WEEK
Holy Eucharist
Monday
9.30am
Evensong
5.30pm (said)
Henry Vaughan
Tuesday
9.30am (Welsh)
St Asaph 12.00 noon
Wednesday
Thursday
9.30am
10.00am (Welsh)
11.00am
Friday
5.30pm (said)
5.30pm (sung)
5.30pm (sung)
9.30am
5.30pm (sung)
9.30am
5.30pm (said)
St Julian of Norwich
Saturday
St Gregory of Nazianzus
Prayer Intentions at the daily Eucharist
Fifth Sunday
of Easter
Henry Vaughan,
Poet
Asaph, Bishop
Wednesday
Thursday
Julian of
Norwich
Gregory of
Nazianzus,
Bishop
Tuesday 5 May
Wednesday 6 May
Thursday 7 May
For a close
personal
relationship with
Jesus, for he is the
vine and we are the
branches
Pontypridd,
St Catherine
Peter Lewis
Ngbo
(Enugu, Nigeria)
The people of
Nepal
Pontypridd, St Matthew
and Cilfynydd w
Llanwynno
To be appointed
Niagara
(Ontario, Canada)
The Bishop, Dean
and Chapter of St
Asaph Cathedral
Pwllgwaun and
Llanddewi Rhondda
To be appointed
Niassa
(Southern Africa)
Guides and
Welcomers of this
Cathedral
The Staff at
39, Cathedral Road
John Shirley, the
Provincial Secretary
Nicaragua
(Central America)
The General
Election in this
country
Glyntaff, Rhydyfelin
and the Graig
Michael Gable
Niger Delta North
Niger Delta West
(Niger Delta,
Nigeria)
Rhondda Deanery
Haydn England-Simon
The Niger Delta
(Niger Delta,
Nigeria)
Dinas and Penygraig
Christopher
Lewis-Jenkins
Niger West
(Niger, Nigeria)
For those who
suffer from
earthquakes,
effects of war,
poverty and hunger
For all who are
involved in
Christian Aid
house-to-house
collection in this
Parish
During the Week
9.30am – Linen and Vestment meeting
2.00pm – Guides and Welcomers Training
1.00pm – Lunchtime Organ Music, Jonathan Bielby
7.30pm – Bible Study
NOTICES
The Merbecke Choir is required for Sunday 24 May, Pentecost, at 11.00am,
rehearsal Friday 22 May at 7.00pm in Prebendal House.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
On Sunday 10 May after the 9am Parish Eucharist the Sunday School will be
holding a Bring & Buy sale in Prebendal House with proceeds going to Christian
Aid. Please bring any unwanted toys, games, puzzles and books.
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LUNCHTIME ORGAN MUSIC
Our first series of concerts was wildly successful with audiences ranging from 7090. We are happy to announce another two organ recitals on the following
Wednesdays at 1.00pm:
May 6 – Jonathan Bielby (Llandaff Cathedral)
May 13 – David Thomas (Llandaff Cathedral)
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 10th -16th MAY 2015………..NEARLY HERE!
Collection packs are now ready and are on the Christian Aid Table for collectors to
pick up before or after any of the services on Sunday 3rd May. There is also a supply
of envelopes for individual donations, which can be returned via the collections at
services on May 10th or via the collection box on the publications table at the back of
the Cathedral. Please fill in the Gift Aid form on the envelope – it increases your
donation by 25%!
Thank you so much to all our 90 collectors – and it’s not too late to join us!
If you would be willing to be on a standby list to cover a street on an emergency
basis, please let us know. We’d be so grateful for your help.
Sue Smith (02920 569234 or [email protected]), John Bethell, Wendy Harding
and Sheila Jones
GLASS QUILT EXHIBITION
Installed last weekend, the Glass Quilt project started in St. David’s, Lent 2014 and
has visited all six of the Dioceses of Wales. It has sought to provide a welcome to
our visitors, appealing particularly to young families and children, and offers a new
perspective from which to appreciate our wonderful Cathedrals. On its journey
around Wales it has been collecting prayers written on luggage labels.
The Glass Quilt is a meditation piece, the woven glass screen has 49 stained glass
roundels. These roundels are Bezant crosses (from the parable of the Lost Coin) and
together form a Jerusalem cross. The Jerusalem cross speaks of the four ancient sites
of Christianity and pilgrimage – Alexandria, Jerusalem, Antioch and Rome – and
like all crosses, reminds us that we are a Resurrection People.
NEXT Sunday : THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
7.30am : Matins
8am : Holy Eucharist
9am : Parish Eucharist
11.00am : Choral Eucharist
12.30pm : Holy Eucharist
3.30pm : Choral Evensong
5.30pm : Compline
All enquiries about Baptisms and Weddings (& Banns of Marriage)
should be made to the clergy, in the first instance to Canon Holcombe.
Tel: 029 2056 9521
New worshippers in the Cathedral
are invited to make themselves known to the clergy
Weekly Notes
It would be appreciated if any notices for the Weekly Notes could arrive no later than
9.30am each Thursday
Please send to [email protected]
or telephone the Cathedral Office 029 2056 4554
IN THE CATHEDRAL
The Dean
The Very Revd Gerwyn Capon
029 2056 1545
Canon Residentiary The Revd Canon Graham Holcombe
Admin Office:
Dean’s Secretary: Avril Paxton
Head Virger: Jonathan Hoad
Interim Director of Music: Jonathan Bielby
The Cathedral Organist: David Thomas
029 2056 9521
029 2056 4554
029 2056 4554
[email protected]
[email protected]
Churchwardens:
Dylan Gwyer Roberts [email protected]
Katharine MacDonald
[email protected]
Stewardship Sec
Mrs Helen Patterson
029 20619166
*** A printable version of the weekly notes is now on the website ***
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In order to carry on the work of the Church in and through this Cathedral Parish, not
least the upkeep of this magnificent building, we rely substantially on your generous
giving. A significant proportion of our funds is raised through Christian Stewardship
among our regular worshippers.
If you are a taxpayer, we invite you to give by means of Gift Direct (Giving With a
Direct Debit), or other form of Gift Aided donation. This means we can claim the tax
back and so your donation increases by 25%. We are enormously grateful to all who
do this as an expression of their gratitude for God’s great goodness.
For more information, please contact the Stewardship Secretary
Mrs Helen Patterson, tel: 029 20619166