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We unite in prayer at the Sacrament of the Altar at this time of uncertainty and challenge,
in communion with the faithful in Aberdeen and beyond. You are most welcome as you join in Worship
Online from the Upper Room.
HOLY EUCHARIST
Sunday 27 June 2021, 3 pm
Fourth Sunday after Trinity
Celebrant: Fr Isaac Poobalan Director of Music: Christopher Cromar
Mass setting: Leicester Service, Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995) Organ voluntary: Pastorale, Herbert Sumsion
Hymn: 333 All my hope on God (NEH) Words: Joachim Neander. (1650-1680)
Neander was the first important hymn-writer of the German Reformed Church since the times of Blaurer and Zwick. His hymns appear to have been written mostly at Düsseldorf, after his lips had been sealed to
any but official work.
Tune: MICHAEL. Composer: Herbert Howells. (1892-1983)
1 All my hope on God is founded; He doth still my trust renew.
Me through change and chance he guideth, Only good and only true.
God unknown, He alone Calls my heart to be his own. 2 Pride of man and earthly glory,
Sword and crown betray his trust; What with care and toil he buildeth, Tower and temple, fall to dust
But God's power, Hour by hour, Is my temple and my tower.
3 God's great goodness aye endureth, Deep his wisdom, passing thought: Splendour, light and life attend him, Beauty springeth out of naught. Evermore From his store
New-born worlds rise and adore. 4 Daily doth th'Almighty giver
Bounteous gifts on us bestow; His desire our soul delighteth, Pleasure leads us where we go. Love doth stand At his hand; Joy doth wait on his command. 5 Still from man to God eternal
Sacrifice of praise be done, High above all praises praising For the gift of Christ his Son. Christ doth call One and all: Ye who follow shall not fall.
THE WELCOME
Minister In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
All Amen.
Minister Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
All Amen.
THE COLLECT FOR PURITY
Minister Almighty God,
All to whom all hearts are open, all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you,
and worthily magnify your Holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE CONFESSION, KYRIES AND ABSOLUTION
Minister God is love and we are God’s children. There is no room for fear in love.
We love because God loved us first.
Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith.
A short silence may be kept. Minister God our Father,
All We confess to you
and to our fellow members in the Body of Christ that we have sinned in thought, word and deed, and in what we have failed to do.
We are truly sorry. Forgive us our sins,
and deliver us from the power of evil, for the sake of your Son who died for us, Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Celebrant God, who is both Power, and Love,
forgive you and free you from your sins, heal and strengthen you by the Holy Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord.
All Amen.
KYRIE
Kyrie eléison
(Lord, have mercy upon us.)
Christe eléison
(Christ, have mercy upon us.)
Kyrie eléison
(Lord, have mercy upon us.)
THE GLORIA:
Glory be to God on high,
and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee,
we worship Thee, we glorify Thee,
we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory: O Lord God, heavenly King;
God the Father Almighty.
O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ: O Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father;
That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord;
Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,
art the most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Collect for Fourth Sunday after Trinity
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First Reading: 2 Samuel 1.1,17-27 (NRSV)
After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. David intoned this lamentation over Saul and his son Jonathan. (He ordered that The Song of the Bow be taught to the people of Judah; it is written in the Book of Jashar.) He said:
Your glory, O Israel, lies slain upon your high places! How the mighty have fallen! Tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon;
or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, the daughters of the uncircumcised will exult.
You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor bounteous fields!
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, anointed with oil no more.
From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty,
the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, nor the sword of Saul return empty. Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely!
In life and in death they were not divided;
they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you with crimson, in luxury, who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan lies slain upon your high places.
I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; greatly beloved were you to me; your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
How the mighty have fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
Psalm 145. 1-9 Exaltabo te, Deus. (Chant: T. Norris)
1 I WILL magnify thee, O God, my King; * and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee; * and praise thy Name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD, and marvellous worthy to be praised; * there is no end of his greatness.
4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another, * and declare thy power.
5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, * thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;
6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts; * and I will also tell of thy greatness.
7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed; * and men shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and merciful; * long-suffering, and of great goodness. 9 The LORD is loving unto every man; * and his mercy is over all his works.
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.
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8.7-15 (NRSV)
Now as you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you - so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others. For you know the generous act* of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last year not only to do something but even to desire to do something— now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be
matched by completing it according to your means. For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have. I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair
balance. As it is written, ‘The one who had much did not have too much, and the one who had little did not have too little.’
Gospel acclamation
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
In you, O Lord, have I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Gospel: Mark 5.21-43 (NRSV)
After the Gospel is announced
All Glory to Christ our Saviour.
When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered round him; and he was by the lake. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue
named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him
repeatedly, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.’ So he went with him.
And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, ‘If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.’ Immediately her haemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ And his
disciples said to him, ‘You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, “Who touched me?” ’ He looked all round to see who had done it. But the woman,
knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.’
While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’ But overhearing* what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, ‘Do not fear, only believe.’ He
allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. When he had entered, he said to them, ‘Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.’ And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child’s father and
mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha cum’, which means, ‘Little girl, get up!’ And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
Give thanks to the Lord for His glorious Gospel.
THE SERMON
THE NICENE CREED
We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven;
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
THE INTERCESSIONS THE PEACE
Celebrant Christ is our peace. He has reconciled us to God through the
Cross. We meet in Christ’s name.
All Let us share his peace.
Celebrant The Peace of the Lord be always with you.
Offertory Hymn 270 Alleluya sing to Jesus (NEH) Author: W. Chatterton Dix. (1837-98)
Most British hymn writers in the nineteenth century were clergymen, but William C. Dix (b. Bristol, England, 1837; d. Cheddar, Somerset, England, 1898) was a notable exception. Trained in the business
world, he became the manager of a marine insurance company in Glasgow, Scotland. Dix published various volumes of his hymns, such as Hymns of Love and Joy (1861) and Altar Songs: Verses on the Holy
Eucharist (1867). A number of his texts were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Tune: HYFRYDOL Composer: Richard Huw Pritchar. (1811-87)
1 Alleluya, sing to Jesus,
His the scepter, his the throne; Alleluya, his the triumph,
His the victory alone:
Hark the songs of peaceful Sion Thunder like a mighty flood; Jesus out of every nation,
Hath redeemed us by his blood. 2 Alleluya, not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now; Alleluya, he is near us,
Faith believes, nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received him When the forty days were o'er,
Shall our hearts forget his promise, 'I am with you evermore'?
3 Alleluya, Bread of Angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay; Alleluya, here the sinful
Flee to thee from day to day; Intercessor, Friend of sinners, Earth's Redeemer, plead for me, Where the songs of all the sinless Sweep across the crystal sea. 4 Alleluya, King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own; Alleluya, born of Mary,
Earth thy footstool, heaven thy throne: Thou within the veil hast entered,
Robed in flesh, our great High Priest; Thou on earth both Priest and Victim In the Eucharistic Feast.
PRAYERS OF OFFERING
Celebrant Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation; through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made: it will become for us the Bread of life.
All Blessed be God for ever.
Celebrant Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation; through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands; it will become the Cup of our salvation.
All Blessed be God for ever.
The Great Thanksgiving
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Celebrant Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give God thanks and praise. EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Celebrant Worship and praise belong to you, Father, in every place and at all times.
All power is yours.
You created the heavens and established the earth; you sustain in being all that is.
In Christ your Son our life and yours
are brought together in a wonderful exchange. He made his home among us
that we might for ever dwell in you. Through your Holy Spirit
you call us to new birth.
in a creation restored by love.
As children of your redeeming purpose, we offer you our praise,
with angels and archangels
and the whole company of heaven, singing the hymn of your unending glory:
SANCTUS and BENEDICTUS
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Celebrant Glory and thanksgiving be to you, most loving Father,
for the gift of your Son born in human flesh. He is the Word existing beyond time,
both source and final purpose,
bringing to wholeness all that is made.
Obedient to your will he died upon the Cross. By your power you raised him from the dead. He broke the bonds of evil
and set your people free to be his Body in the world.
On the night when he was given up to death, knowing that his hour had come,
having loved his own, he loved them to the end. At supper with his disciples
he took bread and offered you thanks. He broke the bread,
and gave it to them, saying:
‘Take, eat. This is my Body: it is broken for you.’
After supper, he took the cup, he offered you thanks,
and gave it to them, saying:
‘Drink this, all of you.
This is my Blood of the new covenant; it is poured out for you, and for all, that sins may be forgiven.
All We now obey your Son’s command. We recall his blessed passion and death, his glorious resurrection and ascension; and we look for the coming of his Kingdom. Made one with him, we offer you these gifts and with them ourselves,
a single, holy, living sacrifice.
Celebrant Hear us, most merciful Father, and send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon this bread and this wine,
that, overshadowed by his life-giving power, they may be the Body and Blood of your Son, and we may be kindled with the fire of your love and renewed for the service of your Kingdom.
All Help us, who are baptised into the fellowship of Christ’s Body to live and work to your praise and glory;
may we grow together in unity and love until at last, in your new creation,
we enter into our heritage
in the company of the Virgin Mary,
Saint Andrew, the apostles and prophets, and of all our brothers and sisters
living and departed.
Celebrant Through Jesus Christ our Lord, With whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be to you,
Lord of all ages, world without end.
All Amen.
The Sharing of the Bread and the Wine
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
Celebrant The living Bread is broken for the life of the world.
Celebrant As our Saviour has taught us, so we pray:
All Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory For ever and ever. Amen.
AGNUS DEI
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant us thy peace.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
Celebrant Behold the Lamb of God: behold Him that takes away the sin of the world; blessed are they who are called to his supper.
All Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
Let us offer together, the Prayer of Spiritual Communion
Lord Jesus, I believe
that you are present in the Blessed Sacrament.
I love you above all things and I desire you in my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally,
come spiritually into my heart.
Permit not that I should ever be separated from you. Amen. Communion motet: Lead me, Lord, Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)
Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness, Make thy way plain before my face.
For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord, only That makest me dwell in safety.
Post-Communion Hymn: 238 New every morning is the love (NEH) Author: John Keble. (1792-1866)
John was born at Fairford, in Gloucestershire, on St. Mark's Day, 1792. His father was Vicar of Coln St. Aldwin's, about three miles distant, but lived at Fairford in a house of his own, where he educated entirely his two sons, John and Thomas, up to the time of their entrance at Oxford. In 1806 John Keble won a Scholarship at Corpus Christi College, and in 1810 a Double First Class, a distinction which up to that time had been gained by no one except Sir Robert Peel.
In 1833 he preached his famous Assize Sermon at Oxford, which is said by Dr. Newman to have given the first start to the Oxford Movement. Very soon after the publication of this sermon the Tracts for the Times began to be issued. Of these Tracts Keble wrote Nos. 4, 13, 40, and 89.
St Andrew’s, Aberdeen has strong links to this great poet who thought and writings led to the revival of beauty and ritual to Christian worship. John Comper and John Keble were friends and Sir Ninian Comper’s works were greatly influenced by this link.
Tune: MELCOMBE. Composer: Samuel Webbe the elder. (c. 1740-1816)
1 New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove;
Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought. 2 New mercies, each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray; New perils past, new sins forgiven,
New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. 3 If on our daily course our mind
Be set to hallow all we find,
New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice.
4 The trivial round, the common task, Would furnish all we ought to ask, Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God. 5 Only, O Lord, in thy dear love
Fit us for perfect rest above; And help us this and every day To live more nearly as we pray.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Celebrant Give thanks to our gracious God,
All Whose mercy endures for ever.
Celebrant Let us pray.
The Celebrant says the post-Communion prayer. Celebrant Eternal God,
comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken, you have fed us at the table of life and hope: teach us the ways of gentleness and peace, that all the world may acknowledge
the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
All Amen.
BLESSING
Celebrant The peace of God which passes all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord:
and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always.
All Amen.
Celebrant Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All In the name of Christ. Amen.
Organ voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in a minor BWV 543, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Let us pray
We thank God for the life and witness of St Andrew’s, and we pray for its renewal and
regeneration so that we may serve the people of God in this city and beyond, now and for generations to come. We pray for the Trustees, giving thanks for their leadership and the People as they serve God in Spirit and in Truth.
We pray for all those who work to bring relief, hope and renewal of life as we emerge
from the grips of the pandemic here and throughout the world.
In the Cathedral community we pray for Pamela Lawrence, Florence Cal-Anglia, Helena
Thomas, Moira Paterson, Jean Souter, Arthur Stuart, Lena Benzi, Patricia Mitchell, Rev’d Duncan Heddle, Sister Columba, Lynne Oram, Mark Walker, Rev’d George Cowie, Jen McBurnie, Simon Jackson, Pat Foster, Hazel Flett, Calum Milne and Fr Emsley Nimmo.
We praise God for those who mark a blessing this week with a birthday or an anniversary.
We remember in particular Ferdinand von Prondzynski (30th June) who celebrates his
birthdays this week.
We remember those whom we love but see no longer, and those whose year’s mind
occurs this week. We continue in prayer for the Repose of the soul of Ravi Garg and (Canon) Ken Gordon, a faithful servant of God in this diocese.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for Bishop Anne, Fr Roger and Millie and this
week we pray for Bishop’s PA: Maureen Lerche, Assistant Treasurer: Euan Thompson and IT Officer: Mary McKinnell.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, today, we pray for the Church of Pakistan (United) its
Moderator, Bishops, Clergy and the people.
In the Porvoo Prayer Diary this week we pray in the Church of England for the Diocese of
Lincoln, Bishops Christopher Lowson, David Court, Nicholas Chamberlain; in the Church of Sweden, Diocese of Härnösand, Bishop Eva Nordung Byström and in the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Finland, for the Diocese of Diocese of Lappo, Bishop Simo Peura.
This week’s events and services
29 June Bible Study Group (online) at 6 pm
1 July Holy Communion (online) at 10 am
2 July Cathedral Café (Zoom) at 10 am
4 July Holy Eucharist (online) at 3 pm
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