WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

10 December 2017 - Advent 2

8.00 am Eucharist (Aotearoa Chapel) Dean Ian Render 10.00 am Choral Eucharist Dean Ian Render

Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace: 11.00 am Eucharist Rev’d Graeme Pilgrim

Please ensure all cellphones are switched OFF when in the Cathedral; and, if necessary, adjust hearing aids to the “Loop” system.

Low-Gluten wafers (below 20ppm) are now available - please advise the Presider, or one of the Welcoming team, if this is your dietary requirement.

NOTE: Bell Tower and entrance are earthquake prone as assessed under the Building Act 2004 - use at your own risk!

Prayer Cycles - We pray for …

Anglican Communion

The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina

(USA); the Rt Rev’d Porter Taylor

Anglican Board of Missions

ABM New Zealand and our Mission Partners; Short-

Term Mission Teams working overseas

Diocese, Parish and Community

Waiapu Bishop Andrew Hedge and family;

Waiapu Dean, the Very Rev’d Ian Render

Waiapu Regional Deans (Rev’ds David van Oeveren,

Adrienne Bruce and Stephen Donald);

Waiapu Ministry Educator, Rev’d Deborah Broome

Diocesan Theologian Rev’d Dr Howard Pilgrim

Diocese of Christchurch, Bishop Victoria Matthews,

Dean Lawrence Kimberley, and the Christchurch Tran-

sitional Cathedral clergy & parishioners

Taradale Parish, Rev’d Tim Barker, Vicar

Puketapu Parish, Rev’d Graeme Pilgrim, Priest-in-

Charge; Tamatea Parish local ministry support team

Waiapu Spirituality Centre, Rev’d Dorothy Brooker

tssf, and Rev’d Erice Fairbrother OHC

To contact Dean

Ian Render ...

Telephone Direct Dial Free-call: 211-3715

Text or call the Parish Mobile:

021 688 227

Email: dean@napier

cathedral. org.nz

TODAY … A very warm 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.

At 11.00 am this morning, the Rev’d

Dorothy Brooker is at Colwyn House,

Hastings, for their end-of-year/

Christmas communion service

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A Reminder ... to comply with the Cathe-dral’s Health & Safety policies (in light of new legislation and standards), it is vital that all staff and volunteers - as well as all trades-people - report to the Office and sign in so that we have a record of who is in the building and in what area. Jeanne Ayson has spent a great deal of time preparing our H&S manual to ensure we’ll all aware of our responsibilities under the H&S Act.

CWS Christmas Gift Appeal 2017

The weeks leading up to Christmas can be busy and noisy - parties and family gather-ings make for lots of noise and words - sometimes happy, sometimes not. This Advent-Christmas season, CWS invite us to make space for the voices of people who we might otherwise miss. Week by week, we’ll focus on the one of the CWS partners providing programmes to tackle the causes of poverty every day. Our dona-tions through the CWS Christmas Gift Ap-peal help provide resources for change and give people hope now, and may help people out of poverty forever. The world is a small place - we need to make sure we hear the voices of the people crying out for food, water and justice, and respond in ways that give life and hope. In this way, we can do our bit to help bring peace to the world. Please give generously to the 2017 CWS Christmas Gift Appeal - let’s make hope our story! Appeal envelopes are available on the back table in the Cathedral, please send direct to CWS, P O Box 22-652, Christ-church; or donate on-line at: http://christmasappeal.org.nz/donate/

Advent 2 -Sujatha is now the panchayat (or

local council) president. She has the skills

she needs to make changes that improve

the lives of her village in Tamil Nadu state in

South India. As a Dalit and a woman she

has worked hard to make the panchayat

work for the poorest people and create

hope for their future. Human Rights Foun-

dation has trained her and others to exer-

cise their political rights, standing up

against those who try to take community

land and resources.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Christmas Carols

with the Waiapu Cathedral Choir

Sunday 17 December 2017

7.00 pm

All welcome.

For any Health & Safety issues or concerns

contact Jeanne Ayson, ph 835-1920

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Today’s Order of Service

This morning’s service follows the Eucharistic Liturgy ‘Thanksgiving of the People of God’ com-mencing on page 404 in the red New Zealand Anglican Prayer Book; the tunes for the hymns may be found in Common Praise, the blue hymn book in the pews;

Presider & Preacher: Dean Ian Render Liturgist: Jennifer Harris Choir Director: Anthony Tattersall Organist: Gary Bowler

Choral setting: Summsion in F

Introit: The truth from above - R V Williams

Processional: Down by the Jordan tune: Lobe Den Herren [CP558

Down by the Jordan, a prophet named John was baptising, preaching a message the people found bold and surprising: “God will forgive! Show that you’ll change how you live! Surely God's new day is rising!”

There by the river, the crowd came with great expectation: “Are you God's Chosen One, sent here to rescue our nation?” “No!” John replied. “He who is mightier than I judges and offers salvation.”

Jesus, you went to be baptised along with the others, taking your place among sinners, God's lost sons and daughters. Then with great love, God’s Spirit came as a dove! Your work began in those waters.

Here in the Church, we are baptised and filled with God's Spirit. Freed and forgiven, we’re welcomed with joy! Can you hear it? This is God’s sign! This is how God says, “You’re mine!” Let’s take the good news and share it! © Carolyn Gillette - Songs of Grace

Welcome: Dean Ian Render

We hear a ‘Partner Story’ from the CWS Christmas Gift Appeal, and light the second candle in our Advent Wreath - the candle of ‘Peace’

We remember the voice of the prophets calling us to be bearers of peace in a troubled world.

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The candle is lit We light the candle for peace. May it light the way for us as we make hope our story.

All sing:

NZPB page: 404 The Gathering of the Community

NZPB page: 407-8 Confession / Forgiveness / Absolution

Sentence: Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight. For the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together. Luke 3:4; Isaiah 40:5a

Collect: Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets

to preach repentance and prepare the way for our

salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake

our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus

Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and

the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Reading: Isaiah 40: 1-11 Robin Gwynn

Psalm 85: 1-2, 8-13 Choir

Choir: Let us see, O Lord, your mercy, and give us your saving help. All: Let us see, O Lord, your mercy, and give us your saving help. 1 I will hear what the Lord has to say, a voice that speaks of peace, peace for his people. Salvation is near for the God-fearing, and his glory will dwell in our land.

2 Mercy and faithfulness have met; justice and peace have embraced.

Faithfulness shall spring from the earth and justice look down from heaven.

1 Light a candle bright and tall for the Hope within our world. Hope that heard the ages’ call as the stars and planets whirled. Shine within our hearts today Come, O Hope, to us, we pray.

2 Light a candle bright and tall for the Peace we wish to know. Peace on Earth for great and small God’s Good News to us bestows. Shine within our hearts today Come, O Peace, to us, we pray. ©

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3 The Lord will make us prosper and our earth shall yield its fruit. Justice shall march in the forefront, and peace shall follow the way. Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and give us your saving help.

Reading: 2 Peter 3: 8-15a Alison Thomson

Gradual Hymn: We wait for you words over page ...

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AA149 - Shirley Murray

Gospel Reading: Mark 1: 1-8 Jennifer Harris

The Sermon: Dean Ian Render

NZPB page: 410 Affirmation of Faith - Nicene Creed

NZPB page: 413-7 The Prayers of the People Rev’d Jon Williams

NZPB page: 419 The Peace Dean Ian Render

We greet the people near us, saying ‘Peace be with you’ / ‘Kia tau te rangimarie’.

During the next hymn the bread and wine, symbols of Christ’s life, are brought to the altar; our offerings of money that support the mission and ministry of the Cathedral are collected and brought forward also.

Offertory Hymn: Let us build a house (All are welcome)

1 Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live.

A place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive.

Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace.

Here the love of Christ shall end divisions:

All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.

1 We wait for you, we long for you to come Lord Jesus Christ, bring Christmas to our home! we covet peace, the curing of the earth, but not the pain that carries you to birth.

2 We wait for you, we long to see you come released from Pilate's hall to upper room: we covet truth, the triumph of the good, but not the nails the torture and the blood.

3 We wait for you beside the Easter tomb, Lord Jesus Christ we long for you to come -- we covet life relieved of hurt and loss, but not the weight of carrying a cross.

4 You wait for us, you long for us to be a birthing place for peace, a justice tree, an energy for life, a flag! a sign! a fragrance in the air - fresh bread, new wine!

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2 Let us build a house where prophets speak,

and words are strong and true.

Where all God’s children dare to seek to dream God’s reign anew.

Here the cross shall stand as witness and as symbol of God’s grace.

Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus: All are welcome…

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3 Let us build a house where love is found, in water, wine and wheat. A banquet hall on holy ground, where peace and justice meet. Here the love of God, through Jesus, is revealed in time and space, as we share in Christ the feast that frees us: All are welcome...

4 Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone. To heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they’ve known. Here the outcast and the stranger bear the image of God’s face. Let us bring an end to fear and danger: All are welcome ...

5 Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard. And loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word. Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace. Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter: All are welcome…

Words & Music: Marty Haugen, b. 1950 Tune: TWO OAKS

NZPB page: 420 The Preparation of the Gifts

NZPB page: 420-3 The Great Thanksgiving

It is right indeed that we should praise you ... ... and with all creation we hymn your praise for your unending love, as we sing: Choir: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. To you indeed be glory, almighty God, because on the night before he died, your Son, Jesus Christ, took bread; ... ... do this as often as you drink it to remember me.

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And so in this great sacrament we celebrate and proclaim the mystery of our faith.

Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come in glory.

Therefore, loving God, recalling now Christ's death and resurrection ...

... with your whole church, we worship you, O God, in songs of everlasting praise.

Blessing, honour and glory be yours, here and everywhere, now and forever. Amen.

Celebrating Eucharist – Bosco Peters.

NZPB page: 424 The Lord’s Prayer

NZPB page: 427 The Invitation

All are welcome to share the bread and wine of Christ’s life, or to receive a blessing - please come to the altar rails via the centre aisle and return to your seats via the side aisles (or use the ramp if necessary and take a place at the rear altar rails);

Please advise an usher if you need to have communion served in your seat.

Personal Prayer is available in the Resurrection Chapel with a member of the ministry team - 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.

During communion, the Choir will sing: O Lord in thy wrath - Gibbons

NZPB page: 429 Prayer after communion

The Blessing: Dean Ian Render

We share notices and news

Recessional Hymn: Sing with Joy You Advent People

1 Sing with joy, you Advent people! Hopeful hearts inspire your song. fill the Earth with alleluias for the wait will not be long.

Refrain: Joyfully sing with exultation! Joyfully sing with exultation!

Text: © 2012 by David Wood; ARR Tune: Iris [CP44]

The Dismissal: Go now to love and serve the Lord. Go in peace. Amen. We go in the name of Christ.

2 Draw with joy the springing waters bursting from the Well of God. See the wondrous Gift of Heaven, Key of David, Jesse’s Rod.

Joyfully sing with exultation! Joyfully sing with exultation!

3 Shout with joy, O Daughter Zion! Sing aloud, Jerusalem! Now your God is coming nearer. Sorrow’s time is at an end.

Joyfully sing with exultation! Joyfully sing with exultation!

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Christmas Jazz Vespers Sunday 17 December 2017 – 7:00pm

Musicians: The Ngaire Uliyatt Quartet, with Jim Gaudin (vocals) and friends Venue: Trinity Methodist Church, 32 Clive Square East, Napier. (Ph. 835 8163) Free event ($5 suggested donation invited for local charities in a “Let the children live” project).

Jazz Vespers contains elements of a concert and a worship service; offering opportunity for reflection through the notes of music and verse. Local musicians performing a special tribute to Christmas through jazz and carols.

A Christmas Day Community Luncheon Planning is under way for Christmas lunch to be served this year by the Napier Inner City Churches, midday at the Salvation Ar-my premises, Tait Dr, Greenmeadows. The luncheon is open to all who will be on their own and have nowhere to go to share in the celebration of Christmas. Up to 120 people can be catered for and transport can be arranged for those in wheelchairs etc who need assistance getting to the ven-ue. However help is needed to make this event happen - first in locating those to attend the luncheon and secondly we need people to help share the work load in-volved in making this a special celebration. Please talk to Dean Ian, or to Jim Gaudin (Trinity Methodist Church), ph 844-2642, who is co-ordinating the planning on be-half of the Napier Churches.

Christmas Flowers

A small team will work on arranging the flowers for Christmas services on Saturday 23rd December from 9.00 am ... and they really need more helpers! You don’t need to be an expert floral artist - willing hands to help will be very welcome.

Also contributions of white &/or gold flowers will be gratefully received.

Cathedral Guides / Hosts With the busy summer ‘tourist’ season now in full swing, we are looking for

more volunteers willing to be rostered to welcome visitors to the Cathedral.

Please talk to Ian Granger, ph.835-5472

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Association of Anglican Women Cathedral Fellowship

The final AAW gathering for this year will be on Monday 11th December at 6:30pm for our Christmas dinner at The Boardwalk, Ahuriri. Partners / friends welcome. If you have not already told Helen you are coming please ring her on 844 8574 by Friday 8th. Our programme next year will start with the usual BBQ at All Saints on Tuesday 13th February. Come and join us then as we share fun and fellowship with AAW mem-bers and other Christian women from around Hawkes Bay. Our last Knit–In for the year was on Mon-day 27th November and our fingers were busy as we tried to finish the garments for Dean Ian to bless on Sunday 3rd. Thank you very much for doing this Ian, both for us and for those receiving our wares. We will continue to meet on the last Monday of each month next year but we will be shift-ing with the library to the MTG. More about this later. Did you know that the library is allowing a 3-month loan period for all items taken out during December. Basically this is to re-duce their work load as they prepare to shift and then settle into their new space in the MTG, but good for us customers. Contacts: Helen, ph. 844-8574 or Kay, ph. 834-4096

Napier Family Centre - Christmas Cheer Appeal All gifts (UNWRAPPED) with gift tag attached should have been returned by today,

Sunday 10th December! Please ensure any outstanding gifts are returned to the Office no later than

11.00am on Tuesday morning as all gifts will be delivered to NFC at lunchtime. If you have lost the tag, or not been able to get a gift, please let Margaret know.

Advent Word An opportunity to connect with others as we reflect and pray through Advent - the Society of Saint John the Evangelist (an Anglican order of monks), invite us to par-ticipate again in a programme called ‘AdventWord’, the Anglican Communion’s global Advent calendar. The calendar is created by Christians around the world sending in images in response to an Ad-vent meditation. To participate go on-line to AdventWord.org and signup to receive a daily email from the Brothers of SSJE. The email will contain a daily word and meditation, accompanied by a stunning image. You are invited to respond with an image of your own on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or you can just watch the calendar grow each day in Advent. When you sign up you will receive easy instruc-tions on how to send in images and view the Advent Calendar.

Read more about AdventWord on-line: www.anglicannews.org/news/2016/11/online-advent-calendar-created-by-the-world.aspx ; or www.anglicancommunion.org/adventword.aspx

A message from the Parish Recorder ...

Last week someone put a small brown en-velope in the offertory collection, without any identifying name or number to record the offering. If it is you, please give Alison a call on 870-6418 and leave a message with your name and how much was in the enve-lope - thanks.

Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, 28 Browning Street, Napier, NZ Phone 835-8824 ~ PO Box 495, Napier ~ email: office@napiercathedral.org.nz

www.napiercathedral.org.nz

COMING UP … DIARY DATES

Mid-Week Services: 9.00am Morning Prayer (Tues-Fri); 10.30am Eucharist (Tues); 12 noon Mid-Day Prayer (Wed)

Tuesday 12 December 10.30 am - Eucharist (Resurrection Chapel) 6.00 pm - Vestry meeting (note change of date)

Thursday 14 December 7.00 pm - Choir practice

Friday 15, 7pm & Sunday 17 December, 2pm Napier Civic Choir present Handel’s Messiah in St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Tennyson Street

Saturday 16 December, 7.30pm HB Orchestra present music by Beethoven & Mozart, in St Paul’s Presbyterian Church

Sunday 17 December - Advent 3 7.00 pm - Christmas Carols & Readings

Tuesday 19 December 5.30 pm - Dermot Horne’s piano students’ recital (Baptistry)

Parish Office CLOSED from Friday 22nd December re-opening Tuesday 16 January

Sunday 24 December - Advent 4 / Christmas Eve 8.00 am - Eucharist (Aotearoa Chapel) 10.00 am - Eucharist with hymns 6.30 pm - Christmas Eve ‘Nativity’ service 11.00 pm - Carol singing 11.30 pm - ‘Midnight’ Choral Eucharist with Bishop Andrew Hedge & Cathedral Choir

Monday 25 December - Christmas Day 8.00 am - Eucharist 9.00 am - Eucharist (at Ormond Chapel) 10.00 am - Choral Eucharist

Sunday 31 December 8.00 am - Eucharist 10.00 am - Eucharist with hymns

Services next Sunday 17 December 2017 - Advent 3B

... at the Cathedral ... 8.00 am - Eucharist (Aotearoa Chapel)

10.00 am - Eucharist with hymns 7.00 pm - Christmas Carols & Readings

... at Ormond Chapel ... No service

Readings: Isaiah 61: 14, 8-11 Psalm 126 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24 John 1: 6-8, 19-28

CLERGY:

Dean: The Very Rev’d Ian Render Direct Dial free-call: 211 3175 Parish Mobile: 021 688 227

Assisting Clergy: Dorothy Brooker 843 6779 Erice Fairbrother 021 1442870 Graeme Pilgrim 835 6777 Jon Williams 833 6382

WARDENS: Dean’s: Graeme West 835 3838 People’s: Alison Thomson 870 6418

CHOIR DIRECTOR: \\ Anthony Tattersall 845-0521

LAY ASSISTANT:

Jennifer Harris 845 1108

OFFICE:

Tues-Fri.: 9.30am-3.30pm 835 8824

Priest-Administrator: Margaret Thompson

Rosters for December-January-February have been emailed to those whose address-es we hold, printed copies available from the Parish Office. If you are unavailable for your rostered duty, please arrange a swap and advise Margaret in the Office.