19 March 2017 - Lent 3

8.00 am Eucharist (Aotearoa Chapel) Rev’d David van Oeveren

10.00 am Eucharist with hymns Rev’d David van Oeveren followed by the AGM

Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace: No service

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 Anglican Diocese of Mbale (Uganda), the Rt Rev’d

Patrick Gidudu

Anglican Board of Missions

the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea, the Rt Rev’d

Clyde Igara, Archbishop; and the bishops, clergy and

people of 110 parishes in PNG

Diocese, Parish and Community

Waiapu Bishop Andrew Hedge and family;

Waiapu Acting-Dean & Regional Deans (Rev’ds David

van Oeveren, Adrienne Bruce and Stephen Donald);

Waiapu Ministry Educator, Rev’d Deborah Broome;

Waiapu Diocesan Theologian Rev’d Dr Howard Pilgrim

Te Puke Parish, Rev’d Ruth Dewdney, Vicar

Waipaoa Parish, Rev’d Joan Edmundson, Vicar

Wairoa Parish, Westshore Parish, & their local ministry

clergy and support teams

Diocesan Social Services staff and volunteers

Cathedral Works Committee, Nick Powrie, Chair

Cathedral lawn-mowers, gardeners, and those who care

for our grounds and buildings

In this issue …

Today’s events 2

AGM notice 2

Order of Service

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Woodford House Chaplain

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Sydney Male Voice Choir

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Lent en Ecumenical services

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Lenten study group options

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EJP news 7

Diary dates & Directory

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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 fol-

lowing the 10am service.

The Cathedral Parish Annual Gen-

eral Meeting will follow the 10am Eu-

charist this morning.

This morning, the Rev’d Erice Fair-

brother continues on Retreat at

Kopua; and the Rev’d Graeme Pilgrim

is at St Michael & All Angels, Puketapu

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Installation of the Rev’d Julie Guest as Missioner in Papamoa

Julie will be installed at Legacy Gardens (corner of Ashley Place and Te Okuroa Drive, Papamoa) on Wednesday 22nd March at 7pm. The Missioner role is a new initiative made possible thanks to the gen-erous support of Legacy Trust to provide the use of their new facility in Papamoa East, as a base from which to plant new ministry in the growing Papamoa area, and extend the ministry already in place in the Papamoa Mission by working with new growing communities in Papamoa East.

AANNUALNNUAL GGENERALENERAL MMEETINGEETING Sunday 19Sunday 19thth

March 2017, 11.30amMarch 2017, 11.30am

Notice is hereby given that the

Annual General Meeting of the

Cathedral Parish will be held at the Cathedral following the 10am Eucharist

on Sunday 19th March 2017, to conduct

the following business:

to receive reports on the life of the par-ish;

to hear the announcement of the name

of the Church Warden; to elect a People’s Church Warden;

to elect 3-10 Vestry members;

to elect two Parish reps to Cathedral Chapter;

to receive the audited annual Financial

Accounts and to consider a Budget for the 2017 financial year;

any other general business.

Written nominations for the various positions CLOSED last Sunday.

Only those persons who qualify to be

enrolled on the Electoral Roll (ie be baptised and have participated in the life

and worship of the parish for the past

four months) may vote at the AGM.

Waiapu Top Parish / Quiz Nights

A big thank you to everyone who contribut-ed to the Waiapu Quiz Nights! Your help, fundraising and support for those attending Top Parish is very much appreciated.

Parish teams are busy ‘training’ for the Top Parish events which will be held at Keswick Camp, Rotorua, next weekend, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th March. The Cathedral Parish has two young people, Tegan and Gemma, participating with a combined team from Napier-Taradale. Good luck!

A Reminder ... to comply with new H&S legislation, it is vital that all staff, volunteers & trades-people report to the Office and sign in when working in the Cathedral.

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Today’s Order of Service

This morning’s service follows the Eucharistic Liturgy ‘Thanksgiving of the People of God’ commencing on page 404 in the red New Zealand Anglican Prayer Book; the hymns are from Common Praise, the blue hymn book in the pews;

Presider: Rev’d David van Oeveren Liturgist: Elisabeth Paterson

Opening Hymn: Great God, your love has called us here - CP133 [alt. tune: St Petersburg, CP204

Welcome: Rev’d David van Oeveren

NZPB page: 404 The Gathering of the People (the ‘Gloria’ is omitted during Lent)

Sentence: ‘The water that I will give,’ says the Lord, ‘will become in you a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’ John 4: 14

NZPB page: 407-8 Confession / Forgiveness / Absolution

Collect: Fountain of life, we your desert wanderers come to you thirsty and parched. Become in us a spring of eternal life, bubbling and brimming over, to eternal life, in the power of the Holy Spirit, and through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

Reading: Exodus 17: 1-7 Alison Thomson

From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quar-reled with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the LORD?" But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?" So Moses cried out to the LORD, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me." The LORD said to Moses, "Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink." Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarrelled and tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

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NZPB page: 308 Psalm 95

Reading: Romans 5: 1-11 Murray Mills

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endur-ance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person--though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been recon-ciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Gradual Hymn: I waited for the Lord my God - CP472 [ alt.tune: St Magnus CP371]

Gospel Reading: John 4: 5-42 Rev’d David van Oeveren

So Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Jo-seph. Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." The woman said to him, "Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?" Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life." The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water." Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come back." The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!" The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must wor-ship is in Jerusalem." Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him, "I know that Messi-ah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us." Jesus said to her, "I am he, the one who is speaking to you." Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you want?" or, "Why are you speaking with her?" Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, "Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?" They left the city and were on their way to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, "Rabbi, eat something." But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about." So the disciples said to one another, "Surely no one has brought him something to eat?" Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, 'Four months more, then comes the harvest'? But I tell you, look

around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not labour. Others have la-boured, and you have entered into their labour." Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I have ever done." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Saviour of the world."

The Sermon: Rev’d David van Oeveren

NZPB page: 410 The Affirmation of Faith

NZPB page: 413 The Prayers of the People Christine Scott NZPB page 418 The Lord’s Prayer

NZPB page: 419 The Peace

We greet the people near us, saying ‘Peace be with you’.

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: God who weeps Marnie Barrell; HIOS52 [alt.tune: Blaenwern CP516ii]

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1 God who weeps when we are weeping, maker, lover, friend of all, we commit into your keeping those who suffer, struggle, fall. Plant the seeds of peace inside us in these days of fateful choice; let your word and wisdom guide us as we listen for your voice.

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Christ, enduring hate and violence, hounded to a martyr’s death, calmly meeting taunts with silence, speaking peace with your last breath: peace, courageous and demanding, binds us as we walk your way. May our wills, at your commanding, turn to acts of peace today.

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Spirit, strengthen and sustain us, grant us comfort, hope and light. Lead us in your ways and train us as we strive for truth and right, rise above retaliation, live the peace we long to hear, seek true reconciliation past our anger, pain and fear.

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God of every race and nation, God of mercy, strong and just, build again in us compassion, recreate our hope and trust. Though our lives seem dark and empty, may we learn to live as one till, in safety, peace and plenty, all your work on earth is done.

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NZPB page: 420 The Preparation of the Gifts

NZPB page: 420 The Great Thanksgiving

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 then return to your seats via the side aisles. Please advise an usher if you need to have communion served in your seat.

NZPB page: 429 Prayer after communion

The Blessing: Rev’d David van Oeveren

We share notices and news

Closing Hymn: And can it be - CP376 vs 1, 3 & 5

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

Thank you for joining us for worship - the service concludes with the organ voluntary, for which the congregation is welcome to remain seated. If you wish to leave following the dismissal, please do so quietly so as not to disturb those who remain.

As the voluntary is part of our worship, applause is not considered appropriate.

Christ, Creation, Renewal Sunday 26 March, 11.15am - 3.30 pm

at St Patrick’s Hannigan Centre, 4 Munroe Street, Napier

Two formation sessions by Fr Neil Vaney SM - attend one or both sessions.

Neil Vaney is a Marist priest, presently pastoral director at the Catholic Enquiry Centre. He has taught Christian ethics, has a doctorate in environmental ethics and the theology of nature, and is author of Christ in a Grain of Sand, published in the United States.

The morning presentation is Beauty and the saving of our planet; and the afternoon presentation Thomas Merton: contemplative, ecological pioneer and social critic.

For more information phone the Catholic Parish of Napier Office 844-2224

Woodford House School Chaplain Announced

The Rev’d Dr Deborah Wilson has been an-nounced as the new School Chaplain and teacher of Religious Education at Woodford House, Havelock North. Deborah is current-ly School Chaplain at St Peter’s School, Cam-bridge and holds a PhD in Theology and MA in Theology and Ministry.

Deborah is looking for temporary accommo-dation in the Hastings/Havelock North ar-ea. If you can assist please contact her on mobile phone: 021 029 665 63 or email: deborahwilson777@hotmail.co.uk.

The Rev’d Joy Hamilton-Jones has moved from Woodford to Wellington to take up a new role as Chaplain at Wellington Hospital.

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Environment-Justice-Peace Network

We remind you of the BWB books on loan available to borrow and return after ser-vice or at the Parish Office during the week. These texts are a good short read covering major issues facing Aotearoa NZ today ... topics like housing - inequality - climate change - child poverty - water quality and many others.

And a reminder of the INVITATION from the Napier Catholic Parish's

Care of Creation group Sunday 26th March, 11.15am - 3.30pm: two sessions with Fr Neil Varney at the St Patrick’s Hannigan Centre 1. Beauty and Saving our Planet 2. Thomas Merton, contemplative and ecological pioneer

(Bring some lunch)

Lenten Study Group options

‘Awakening our spiritual gifts’

Wednesdays, 10am-12noon, with the Rev’d David van Oeveren

at Elisabeth’s home, Kennedy Road

‘Risk: Through Lent with Acts’

Thursdays, 7.30-9pm at the Hopson’s, 117 Georges Drive

Contact: Murray, ph 835-0884

Study booklet ($7) available at the group.

Lenten Ecumenical Services with

the Napier Inner City Churches

Wednesdays, 7.00pm

22nd

March - at Thomas More

Catholic Church, Wycliffe St,

Onekawa

29th

March - at Trinity Methodist

Church, Clive Square, Napier

5th

April - at St Patrick’s Catholic

Church, Munroe Street, Napier

CATHEDRAL LENTEN SERVICES:

7.00 am Wednesdays - Eucharist in the Aotearoa Chapel

5.15 - 6.15 pm Fridays walk/pray the Stations of the Cross followed by Eucharist in the Resurrection Chapel

CLERGY:

Acting-Dean / HB Regional Dean: David van Oeveren 06 211 3457 Mobile: 021 470 337

Assisting Clergy: Dorothy Brooker 843 6779 Erice Fairbrother 021 811 870 Graeme Pilgrim 835 6777 Jon Williams 833 6382 WARDENS:

Dean’s: Martin Williams 835 0666 People’s: Jeanne Ayson 835 1920

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC:

James Mist 021 936 810

LAY ASSISTANTS:

Jennifer Harris 845 1108 Elisabeth Paterson 835 4609

OFFICE:

Tues-Fri.: 9.30am-3.30pm 835 8824 Parish Mobile: 021 688 227

Priest-Administrator: Margaret Thompson

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)

Wednesday 22 March 10.30 am - Lenten study group [Paterson’s]

Wednesday 22 March 12.15 pm - ‘Stillpoint’ in the Resurrection Chapel (led by the Rev’d Ian Render)

Thursday 23 March 7.30 pm - Lenten study group meet [Hopson’s]

Friday 24 March 7.30pm - Sydney Male Voice Choir concert

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 March Waiapu Top Parish events at Keswick, Rotorua

Sunday 26 March 10.00 am - Choral Eucharist with the Mount Maunganui Parish Choir at the Cathedral 4.00 pm - Choral Evensong with the Mount Maunganui Parish Choir at the Cathedral

Tuesday 28 March (note change of date) 7.00 pm - Vestry meeting

Sunday 9 April - Palm Sunday

Thursday 13 April - Maundy Thursday

Friday 14 April - Good Friday

Sunday 16 April - Easter Day

Services next Sunday - 26 March 2017

Lent 4 / Mothering Sunday

... at the Cathedral ...

8.00 am Eucharist

10.00 am - Choral Eucharist with the Mount Maunganui Parish Choir

4.00 pm - Choral Evensong with the Mount Maunganui Parish Choir

... at Ormond Chapel ...

11.00 am - Eucharist

Readings: 1 Samuel 16: 1-13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5: 8-14 John 9: 1-41