The Christian Community of St Giles-on-the-Hill
welcomes you to worship with them on
Sunday 19th May 2024
Pentecost Sunday
We rejoice in the gift of God’s Spirit, breath of life and power of love.
We come before our heavenly Father with open hearts, ready to receive from Him that we may be ministers of his Gospel.
The Archdeacon, Revd Canon Keith James is visiting us today. During the Mass he will license Revd Annie Blyth as Assistant Priest to St George Colegate, St George Tombland and St Giles.
We also welcome back the St Giles Singers today.
Please do join us for a celebratory glass of wine after the Mass.
10.30am Sung Mass The President and Preacher today is Fr Alaric. The service is set out in the service booklet. Hymns are from the New English Hymnal.
Mass Setting: Haydn – Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (Little Organ Mass)
Choral Introit: Attwood – Come, Holy Ghost
Introit Hymn: 137 Come down, O Love divine
Collect:
God, who as at this time
taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
1st Reading: Acts 2.1-21
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, ‘Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs – in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.’ All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ But others sneered and said, ‘They are filled with new wine.’
But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: ‘Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
“In the last days it will be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.
Even upon my slaves, both men and women,
in those days I will pour out my Spirit;
and they shall prophesy.
And I will show portents in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and smoky mist.
The sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day.
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”‘
Psalm 104.26-end
O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
There is the sea, spread far and wide,
and there move creatures beyond number, both small and great.
There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan
which you have made to play in the deep.
All of these look to you
to give them their food in due season.
When you give it them, they gather it;
you open your hand and they are filled with good.
When you hide your face they are troubled;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return again to the dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
May the glory of the Lord endure for ever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works;
He looks on the earth and it trembles;
he touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will make music to my God while I have my being.
So shall my song please him
while I rejoice in the Lord.
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth
and the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Alleluia.
2nd Reading: Romans 8.22-27
We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labour pains until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful people;
And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Gospel: John 15.26-27; 16.4b-15
‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. But I have said these things to you so that when their hour comes you may remember that I told you about them.
‘I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about sin and righteousness and judgement: about sin, because they do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer; about judgement, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.
‘I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.’
Offertory Hymn: 139 Come, thou Holy Spirit, come
Communion Anthem: Karl Jenkins – Laudamus te
Communion Hymn: 140 Holy Spirit, come, confirm us
Post Communion Prayer:
Faithful God,
who fulfilled the promises of Easter
by sending us your Holy Spirit
and opening to every race and nation
the way of life eternal:
open our lips by your Spirit,
that every tongue may tell of your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Recessional Hymn: 348 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
Organ Voluntary: Boëllmann – Toccata from Suite Gothique
ASSISTANTS AT THE EUCHARIST
1st Reading Diana Lamb 2nd Reading Pat Emsell Intercessions Fr Alaric Chalice Carole Hill Servers Karen Kiddell and Frederico de Oliveira Organist Ian Graydon
DIARY FOR THE WEEK
Tuesday 21 May 12 noon Said Mass
Friday 24 May 10.00am Said Mass
Sunday 26 May 10.30am Sung Mass – Revd Annie Blyth (Trinity Sunday)
Readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 6.1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8.12-17; John 3.1-17
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 30 June Benefice Service at St George Colegate. N.B. There will be no service at St Giles
Saturday 6 July Afternoon Quiz in aid of church funds
Sunday 1 September 10.30am Sung Patronal Mass for St Giles Day
NOTICES
We welcome the congregations of St George Colegate and St George Tombland, and any newcomers to St Giles today. If you are a newcomer please make yourself known to the priest or the churchwardens, and join us for refreshments after the service. Do take a look at our website, explore A Church Near You or follow us on Twitter to find out more.
Congratulations to Revd Annie! She has completed her training with flying colours and has been signed off by Bishop Graham. Today she will be formally licensed by Archdeacon Keith James as Assistant Priest to St Giles and the two St Georges.
Fairtrade Stall There is a Stall today with consumables and greetings cards on sale. Kate has managed to snap up some ‘end of line’ and ‘past best before date’ items at much reduced prices, so get your bargains before they are all gone! No cash? – we now have a Card reader.
Our May charity at St Giles is Christian Aid who are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations. They are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart. They seek to eradicate extreme poverty by tackling its root causes. Together with people living in poverty, they amplify their voices to speak truth to power and create lasting change. You can read more about Christian Aid on our charities notice board at the back of church or go to their website. Please give generously via our charity box at the back of church and the Christian Aid envelopes.
A Big Thank You to all who organised and came to the quiz for Christian Aid last Saturday. Including further donations the quiz has now raised £391.62 to be included in our May donations to Christian Aid.
Priest-in-Charge Father Alaric Mark Lewis, also Rector of the Benefice of Colegate and Tombland 01603 663757 click to email – day off Monday
Churchwardens Rowena Atkinson 01603 455729 Bob Emsell 01603 439632
Pastoral Care Liaison Lesley Warne 07792 971662 click to email
Newsletter and Fairtrade Kate Baldry 01362 695503 click to email
Church website https://stgileschurch.wordpress.com
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