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18TH JANUARY 2015
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY
(WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY)
8.00am Said Eucharist
Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Robert Martin
9.00am Sung Eucharist
Celebrant:
The Very Revd Matthias Der
Preacher:
The Rt Revd Dr Patrick Yu
Deacon:
The Revd Catherine Graham
Communion Setting: Broken for You (Margaret Rizza)
Hymns:
198, 98, 101, 259,
I, the Lord of sea and sky (see page 5)
Anthem:
Ubi Caritas (Morten Lauridsen)
10.30am Sung Eucharist (in Mandarin)
Celebrant:
The Revd Peter Koon
Preacher:
The Very Revd Matthias Der
11.45am Eucharist—Provincial Order
Celebrant:
The Revd John Chynchen
Preacher:
The Revd Robert Martin
Communion Setting: Leonard West
Hymns:
198, 98, 101,
I, the Lord of sea and sky (see page 5)
2.00pm Sung Eucharist (in Filipino)
Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Dwight dela Torre
6.00pm Choral Evensong (See separate insert)
Officiant:
The Revd Hugh Phillipson
Preacher:
The Revd Mark Rogers
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.
Please turn off your mobile phone or switch to SILENT.
THIS WEEK AT ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL
MON 19th JAN
8.00am
12.30pm
1.00pm
Said Eucharist
Meditation Group
One o’clock Prayers (Nave)
TUE 20th JAN
8.00am
1.00pm
3.00pm
7.00pm
Said Eucharist
One o’clock Prayers (Nave)
Tuesday Tots
Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF)
WED 21st JAN
8.00am
9.30am
1.00pm
1.15pm
6.00pm
Said Eucharist
CLARES
One o’clock Prayers (Nave)
Lunchtime Recital—Baroque Instrument PerformanceConcerto da Camera
Said Eucharist
THU 22nd JAN
8.30am
1.00pm
1.15pm
2.30pm
Said Eucharist
One o’clock Prayers (Nave)
Said Eucharist
Parents, babies and toddlers
FRI 23rd JAN
8.00am
1.00pm
3.00pm
Said Eucharist
One o’clock Prayers (Nave)
Friday Fellowship Group
SAT 24th JAN
8.30am
12.30pm
3.30pm
4.00pm
6.00pm
8.00pm
Said Eucharist
Said Eucharist (Filipino)
Youth Fellowship (Cantonese)
Andrew Fellowship (Cantonese)
Said Eucharist (Cantonese) (Anticipated Sunday Service)
Ecumenical Prayer Evening (Cantonese)
SUN 25th JAN The Conversion of Saint Paul
Readings:
8.00am Said Eucharist
Jeremiah 1.4-10
Celebrant and Preacher: The Very Revd Matthias Der
Psalm 67
9.00am Sung Eucharist
Acts 9.1-22
Celebrant: The Revd Dwight dela Torre
Matthew 19.27-end
Preacher: The Very Revd Matthias Der
10.30am Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Peter Koon
11.45am Eucharist-Common Worship
Celebrant: The Revd Nigel Gibson
Preacher: The Very Revd Matthias Der
2.00pm Sung Eucharist (Filipino)
Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Dwight dela Torre
6.00pm Taizé Evening Prayer
Officiant: The Revd Nigel Gibson
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
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COLLECT, POST COMMUNION PRAYER, READINGS AND MUSIC
COLLECT
Almighty God, in Christ you make all
things new: transform the poverty of
our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives make
known your heavenly glory; 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.
FIRST READING
1 Samuel 3.1-10
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to
the LORD under Eli. The word of the
LORD was rare in those days; visions
were not widespread.
At that time Eli, whose eyesight had
begun to grow dim so that he could not
see, was lying down in his room; the
lamp of God had not yet gone out, and
Samuel was lying down in the temple of
the LORD, where the ark of God was.
Then the LORD called, ‘Samuel!
Samuel!’ and he said, ‘Here I am!’ and
ran to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you
called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call;
lie down again.’ So he went and lay
down. The LORD called again, ‘Samuel!’
Samuel got up and went to Eli, and
said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But
he said, ‘I did not call, my son; lie down
again.’ Now Samuel did not yet know
the LORD, and the word of the LORD
had not yet been revealed to him. The
LORD called Samuel again, a third time.
And he got up and went to Eli, and said,
‘Here I am, for you called me.’ Then Eli
perceived that the LORD was calling the
boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go,
lie down; and if he calls you, you shall
say, “Speak, LORD, for your servant is
listening.”’ So Samuel went and lay
down in his place.
Now the LORD came and stood there,
calling as before, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And
Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is
listening.’
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PSALM
Psalm 139. 1-5, 12-18
1. O Lord, thou hast searched me out,
and known me : thou knowest my
down-sitting, and mine up-rising;
thou understandest my thoughts long
before.
2. Thou art about my path, and about
my bed : and spiest out all my ways.
3. For lo, there is not a word in my
tongue : but thou, O Lord, knowest it
altogether.
4. Thou hast fashioned me behind and
before : and laid thine hand upon me.
5. Such knowledge is too wonderful
and excellent for me : I cannot attain
unto it.
12. For my reins are thine : thou hast
covered me in my mother’s womb.
13. I will give thanks unto thee, for I
am fearfully and wonderfully made :
marvellous are thy works, and that my
soul knoweth right well.
14. My bones are not hid from thee :
though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth.
15. Thine eyes did see my substance,
yet being imperfect : and in thy book
were all my members written;
16. Which day by day were fashioned :
when as yet there was none of them.
17. How dear are thy counsels unto me,
O God : O how great is the sum of
them!
18. If I tell them, they are more in
number than the sand : when I wake
up I am present with thee.
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.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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COLLECT, POST COMMUNION PRAYER, READINGS AND MUSIC
SECOND READING
GOSPEL READING
I saw in the right hand of the one seated
on the throne a scroll written on the
inside and on the back, sealed with
seven seals; and I saw a mighty angel
proclaiming with a loud voice, ‘Who is
worthy to open the scroll and break its
seals?’ And no one in heaven or on
earth or under the earth was able to
open the scroll or to look into it. And I
began to weep bitterly because no one
was found worthy to open the scroll or
to look into it. Then one of the elders
said to me, ‘Do not weep. See, the Lion
of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David,
has conquered, so that he can open the
scroll and its seven seals.’
Then I saw between the throne and the
four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been
slaughtered, having seven horns and
seven eyes, which are the seven spirits
of God sent out into all the earth. He
went and took the scroll from the right
hand of the one who was seated on the
throne. When he had taken the scroll,
the four living creatures and the twenty
-four elders fell before the Lamb, each
holding a harp and golden bowls full of
incense, which are the prayers of the
saints. They sing a new song:
‘You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your
blood you ransomed for God
saints from every tribe and language
and people and nation;
you have made them to be a kingdom
and priests serving our God, and
they will reign on earth.’
The next day Jesus decided to go to
Galilee. He found Philip and said to
him, ‘Follow me.’ Now Philip was from
Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and
Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said
to him, ‘We have found him about
whom Moses in the law and also the
prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph
from Nazareth.’ Nathanael said to him,
‘Can anything good come out of
Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come
and see.’ When Jesus saw Nathanael
coming toward him, he said of him,
‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom
there is no deceit!’ Nathanael asked
him, ‘Where did you come to know
me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under
the fig tree before Philip called you.’
Nathanael replied, ‘Rabbi, you are the
Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’
Jesus answered, ‘Do you believe
because I told you that I saw you under
the fig tree? You will see greater things
than these.’ And he said to him, ‘Very
truly, I tell you, you will see heaven
opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of
Man.’
Revelation 5.1-10
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This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
J0hn 1.43-end
All
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
God of glory,
you nourish us with your Word
who is the bread of life:
fill us with your Holy Spirit
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
COLLECT, POST COMMUNION PRAYER, READINGS AND MUSIC
RECESSIONAL HYMN
I, the Lord of sea and sky
1. I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin, my
hand will save.
I who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Refrain:
Here I am Lord, Is it I Lord.
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
2. I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain,
I have wept for love of them, they
turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone,
I will speak my word to them.
Whom shall I send? (Refrain)
3. I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will tend the poor and lame,
I will set a feast for them, my hand
will save.
Finest bread I will provide
till their hearts be satisfied,
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send? (Refrain)
Text: Dan Schutte (b. 1947)
Music and Text © 1981 Daniel L Schutte and New
Dawn Music.
Use by Permission. CCLI License #377878
SOUVENIRS
You are cordially invited to visit the
Cathedral Bookstore to check out a
series of new St John's Souvenirs with
artistic illustrations by Keenable
Creations. Proceeds will all go to the
Michaelmas Fair.
The Presentation of Christ
in the Temple
(Candlemas)
Sunday 1st February 2015
9.00am Sung Eucharist
& Blessing of Candles
Music: Mass of St Cedd by Nardone
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
Today Fr Des and our Sunday School
children, parents and teachers are
having their Annual Winter Picnic at
the YMCA Wu Kai Sha Village.
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE
There will be a Pilgrimage from St
John’s Cathedral to the Holy Land
from 1st—8th November 2015, leaving
HK on 31st October.
This will be led by The Revd Canon
John Peterson formerly Secretary
General of the Anglican Communion
Office and Dean at St George’s College
Jerusalem for 12 years. Dean Matthias
and The Revd Catherine Graham will
accompany the pilgrims from Hong
Kong.
The cost will be HK$ 14,000 + flight
cost. A detailed brochure is available
at the Cathedral office. You can also
contact The Revd Catherine Graham.
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PRAYERS
ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER
Pray for the Diocese of London
(Canterbury, England), The Rt Revd &
Rt Hon Richard Chartres and the
London Diocesan Area Bishops.
HONG KONG SHENG KUNG HUI
(Anglican Church of Hong Kong)
CYCLE OF PRAYER
Please pray for Paul, our Primate and
Archbishop; Peter, Archbishop
Emeritus; Andrew, Bishop of Western
Kowloon; Timothy, Bishop of Eastern
Kowloon and all the faithful members
of the HKSKH, both clerical and lay.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER
Pray for the Missionary Area of Macau,
HKSKH; for the Most Revd Dr Paul
Kwong and clergy; for the calling and
commitment of laity leaders to
ordained ministry; for the missionary
and nurturing work of the Missionary
area of Macau.
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 Cathedral
Staff, the Cathedral Choir, and SJC
Lunchtime Recitals.
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR
CHRISTIAN UNITY
Traditionally from the 18th to 25th
January Christians throughout the
world will be keeping the Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity. During this
time please pray for our brothers and
sisters of different denominations that
we may all recognize and celebrate
together our common baptismal
identity.
There will be an Ecumenical Prayer
Evening here at St John’s on Saturday,
24th January, at 8.00pm. This service
will be held in Cantonese. You are
welcome to join us.
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PRAYER REQUESTS
Please pray for Pat Flavin, Clement
Chew, Gerald Bishop, Cassidy Tsang,
Teresa O, Bessie Chan Siu Oi, Carl Ye,
Richard Firth, Adam Thompson, Amy
Chan Siu Yuk, Sue Fletcher, Felix
Chan, Ophelia Chan, Esther Tai, Daisy
Chan, Chong Hang Yung Sebastian,
Bronwyn, Juliet Vasantraj, Revd
Johnny Chan, William Lam, Susana
Westlake, Raymond Cheung, Jun
Clarke, Barbara Saunders, Shelley
Connolly, Bill Cox, Simon Freeberne,
Maria Erlyn Carbon, Revd Susan
Hewitt, Isaac Wiens, Thomas Wong,
Perronnelle Laskey, Karen Kwong Lee
Yuen Kwan, Charles Dickson, Marlou
Calalo, Robert Lee, Betty Bolloni,
Margaret Pini, Carl Ka Tat Wong,
Dennis Shea, Edith Hall, Brenda
Bishop, Martine Porter, Betty Taylor,
Lee Yuk Ying, Parveen Nadeem, Conor
Henderson, Juvy Bustamante, Wing
Sung, Stephen A Isidro, Robert Trout,
Ho Yiu Sing, Gener Galapon, Novel
Chan, Bill Galvin, Philip Law, Makiko
Hardy, Arthuro Canuto, Wong Lee Mo
Fong, Chai Ching Pau Nyin, Elena
Hutchinson, Edward Wong Kar Yue,
Fiona Bamber, Donna Mae Cuaresma,
Stephanie Ng and Abigail Sun.
Rest In Peace
George Tsui, David Cheung
(David B. Cheung passed away on Sunday
11th January 2015 at Queen Mary Hospital,
aged 97 years. Baptised at St John’s in the
1950s, admitted as a Server 10 years later,
he became Head Server from 1992 until
1999 when he suffered a stroke. )
Prayers will be offered for those
named above during the weekday
Eucharists. To include someone in this
prayer list, please contact Elisa, Tel:
2523 4157.
REMARKS: Unless Elisa is contacted
([email protected])
with advice to the contrary, names will
be removed from the Prayer Request list
after one month.
NOTICES
GUEST PREACHER
The Rt Revd Dr Patrick Yu is the area
bishop for the York-Scarborough
Episcopal Area in the Diocese of
Toronto, Canada. The focus of his
ministry is to explore the landscape of
God’s blessings and to take people and
parishes to places where they can see it
for themselves.
Bishop Yu was born in Hong Kong,
baptised in St Stephen's Church and
graduated from St Paul's College.
He graduated from Wycliffe College in
Toronto in 1981 and had served in
urban and rural parishes.
He received a Doctor of Ministry degree
in 1997 from the Toronto School of
Theology. His thesis, “Being Christian
in a Multifaith Context,” was
republished as a book in 2013. Bishop
Yu was elected as bishop in 2006.
In addition to his Diocesan responsibilities, Bishop Yu also chairs “Anglican
Witness”, the Evangelism and Church
Growth Initiative (ECGI) of the
Anglican Communion. He also chaired
the Ontario Provincial Commission on
Theological Education (OPCOTE) from
2006 to 2012.
SJC OUTREACH REVIEW
St John’s Cathedral is now conducting
a review on our cathedral outreach
effort which aims to strengthen our
current ministries and to set direction
for future programs. On Sunday, 25th
January, the Dean will hold an
Outreach Ministry Consultation
Meeting from 11.00am to 12.30pm at
the Li Hall. We invite all those who are
interested in the outreach effort of the
Cathedral to attend. Some of the
questions we will ponder in this
meeting are,
1. What do you find encouraging about
St John’s Cathedral outreach
ministries?
2. What concerns do you have?
3. How can we be proactive in addressing the current needs in Hong Kong
meanwhile honouring the good work
we have been doing all along?
4. How would you like to be involved in
the cathedral outreach?
Please join us for this time of dialogue.
We hope to see many of you there!
Please RSVP by e-mail to:
[email protected].
WALK FOR HDH
8th February 2015
Join HDH supporters and friends for
the 11th sponsored walk in support of
the work of Helpers for Domestic
Helpers. Starting in Discovery Bay and
ending at St Stephen's Stanley, the walk
aims to visit each of the churches of St
John's and follows a route over 26km
through Hong Kong's parks and
spectacular countryside. All are
welcome for all or part of the
walk. Dogs and families are also most
welcome. Alternatively, please sponsor
a sturdy walker to support the work of
Helpers for Domestic Helpers.
For further enquiries or sponsor forms,
please e-mail
[email protected] or
[email protected]
TODAY’S FLOWERS
The flowers adorning the Cathedral
today have been donated in loving
memory of Richard Anthony Charles
Ashworth, d. 20th January 2013.
CATHEDRAL POVERTY
ALLEVIATION ONLINE SURVEY
The Dean has struck a task force to
study ways for the Cathedral and congregation to work together to alleviate
poverty . This group is studying what
the need is and what is currently being
done. We would like to hear from
members as to what they are currently
involved in or where their interests lie .
You are invited to complete a simple
online survey. Here is the link.
http://goo.gl/gMwgIv
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ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL MINISTRY TEAM
Dean: The Very Revd Matthias Der
Clergy Ministry Co-ordinators:
Communications & Publicity—The Revd Nigel Gibson
Fellowship & Community Building—The Revd Desmond Cox
Nurturing & Spirituality– The Revd Will Newman
Outreach & Evangelism—The Revd Mark Rogers
Pastoral Care—The Revd Catherine Graham
Worship & Music—The Revd Robert Martin
Chinese Ministry—The Revd Peter Koon & The Revd Wu Wai Ho
Filipino Ministry—The Revd Dwight dela Torre
Outreach Ministries:
Cathedral Bookstore
CLARES/Castaways
Helpers for Domestic Helpers
HIV Education Centre
Mission for Migrant Workers
Prison Ministry
SJC Counselling Centre
Honorary Chaplains:
The Revd John Chynchen
The Revd Hugh Phillipson
The Revd Philip Wickeri
The Revd Jenny Wong Nam
Executive Administrator:
Viola Ip
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!
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