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At 10am our service begins with this hymn1. On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry,announces that the Lord is nigh;awake, and hearken, for he brings, glad tidings of the King of kings.

2. Then cleansed be every breast from sin;make straight the way for God within;prepare we in our hearts a home,where such a mighty guest may come.

3. For thou art our salvation, Lord,our refuge and our great reward;without thy grace we waste awaylike flowers that wither and decay.

4. To heal the sick stretch out thine hand,and bid the fallen sinner stand;shine forth and let thy light restoreearth's own true loveliness once more.

5. All praise, eternal Son, to thee,whose advent doth thy people free;whom with the Father we adoreand Holy Ghost for evermore.

The lighting of the second Advent candle – the Candle of Peace

Priest The first Advent candle represents our call to hope. Today we light the second Advent candle, which represents our call to peace. This candle reminds us of our dreams for peace in the world.This candle reminds us that Jesus brings peace.This candle is a symbol of God’s promise of peace, and comfort and strength.

Welcome to our Interim Cathedral in the Peace Hall

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“Hey, young people here today - welcome - especially any visiting our interim cathedral!We have great groups for you to be a part of.

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Welcome on 10th

December 2017, 2nd Sunday of AdventTe Ratapu Tuarua o

te Haerenga Mai

All O God of Peace, you are at work in many places, making life better for all. Peace means people have a chance to fully live. Help us to be peacemakers, so that the world may know your Peace. Give me peace in my heart, keep me hoping. Amen.

Priest I runga i te Ingoa o te Atua, te Matua, te Tama me te Wairua Tapu. Amine. (In the name of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.)Now is the time to wake out of sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. [Romans 13.11]

Liturgist We meet in the name of God, Creator of the universe, source of true humanity, mother and father of all

All Amen.Liturgist We meet in the name of Jesus, Word made flesh, saviour of fallen

humanity, lover of all.All Amen.Liturgist We meet in the name of the Holy Spirit, Lord and giver of life,

midwife of new humanity, inspirer of us all.All Amen.Please sit / E nohoLiturgist ‘The axe is laid at the root of the trees; every tree that does not

bear good fruit is cut down.’ But confident in God’s mercy let us confess our sins. [silence]

The Confession and Absolution / Te Hohou-i-te-rongo

Liturgist Lord Jesus, you came to gather the nations into the peace of your kingdom: Lord, have mercy.

All Lord, have mercy.Liturgist You come in word and sacrament to strengthen us in holiness:

Christ, have mercy.All Christ, have mercy.Liturgist You will come in glory with salvation for your people: Lord, have

mercy.All Lord, have mercyPriest God forgives you. Forgive others; forgive yourself. [Silence]

Through Christ, God has put away your sin: approach your God in peace. Amen.

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The Gloria is not sung during Advent as it is a time of reflection and penitence.

Liturgist Kia mau te rongo o te Karaiti ki o tatou ngakau. The peace of Christ rule in our hearts.

All The word of Christ dwell in us richly.

The Collect – Gathering Prayer – is said together / Hei konei te inoi o te rä

All Gracious God, John the Baptist prepared the way, preaching baptism and repentance; help us to watch and pray, listen for the wilderness voices still crying to be heard, and respond through Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Please be seated for the Readings / Nga Karaipiture – E noho

Reader A Reading from the book of Isaiah (Chapter 40:1-11)

Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that herpenalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’

A voice says, ‘Cry out!’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’ All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand for ever. Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, ‘Here is your God!’ See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms,and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

All Thanks be to God.Reader A Reading from the 2nd Letter of the Apostle Peter (Chapter 3:8-15a)

But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow abouthis promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any


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to perish, but all to come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.

Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire? But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.

Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish; and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

All Thanks be to God.At 10am we sing the Gradual Hymn in preparation for the Gospel1. Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free;from our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in thee.

2. Israel’s strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art, dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart.

3. Born thy people to deliver; born a child and yet a king;born to reign in us for ever; now thy gracious kingdom bring.

4. By thine own eternal Spirit, rule in all our hearts alone:by thine all-sufficient merit, raise us to thy glorious throne.

Please stand and turn to face the Gospel and the Cross... / Ka tū te katoa

Reader Hear the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to St Mark (chapter 1:1-8)

All (Sung at the 10am Service) Praise and Glory to God. The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, ‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

“Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight” ’, John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the riverJordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed,


‘The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’ This is the Gospel of Christ.

All (Sung at the 10am Service) Praise to Christ the Word.

And now the sermon/te Kauwhau The preacher today is Rev. Ailsa Claridge.

Please stand for the Affirmation of Faith / Te Whakapono – E tū

Liturgist Let us declare our faith in God.All We believe in God the Father, from whom every family in

heaven and on earth is named. We believe in God the Son, who lives in our hearts through faith, and fills us with his love.We believe in God the Holy Spirit, who strengthens us with power from on high. We believe in one God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

A Time of Prayer / Nga Inoi a te Iwi

Liturgist Let us pray for the church and the world, giving thanks for God's goodness…

Please sit / e noho

Our intercessions end with The Lord's Prayer/Te Inoi a te Ariki (Sung at 10am)

All Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgivethose who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.

Please stand for the Ministry of the Sacrament /Te Minitatanga o te Hakarameta

Priest In the tender mercy of our God, the dayspring from on high shall break upon us, to give light to those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Kia tau tonu te rangimarie o te Atua ki a koutou. The peace of Godbe always with you.

All And also with you.

Deacon Let us offer one another a sign of peace.


During the offertory hymn, a collection is taken up for our mission and ministry asthe cathedral. Thank you for your gift.

At 8am we sing “On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry” on page 1

The Preparation of the Gifts / Te Whakatikatika I Te Ohaoha

Priest For these gifts, and all the gifts we bring before this table;All we give you thanks and praise, Loving God, as we return them

now to you.The Spirit of God be with you. And also with you.Lift your hearts to heaven where Christ in glory reigns.Let us give thanks to God. It is right to offer thanks and praise.

The Great Thanksgiving / Te Whakawhetai Nui

Priest Father, we give you thanks and praise through your beloved Son Jesus Christ, your living Word, through whom you have created all things; who was sent by you in your great goodness to be our Saviour. By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh; as your Son, born of the blessedVirgin, he lived on earth and went about among us; he opened wide his arms for us on the cross; he put an end to death by dying for us;


and revealed the resurrection by rising to new life; so he fulfilled your will and won for you a holy people. Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and saying:

All 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.

Priest Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will, these gifts of bread and wine may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks; he gave it to them, saying: Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance ofme. Great is the mystery of faith:

All Christ has died: Christ is risen: Christ will come again.Priest And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross, his perfect

sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world; rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking for his comingin glory, we celebrate this memorial of our redemption. As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, we bring before you this bread and this cup and we thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom all who share this one bread and one cup, so that we, in the company of all the saints, may praise and glorify you for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen. [silence]

The Breaking of the Bread / Ka Whawhati I te Taro

Priest Every time we eat this bread and drink this cup,All we proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

The Agnus Dei. Please sit for this quiet prayer (sung at 10am)

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: grant us your peace.


We are invited to share communion / Te Powhiri

Priest Draw near and receive the body and blood of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, in remembrance that he died for us. Let us feed on him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving.

God invites everyone to gather around His table. You are invited to come forward and receive this Holy Sacrament / Hakari Tapu or a blessing.

After Communion we pray / Nga Inoi mo Muri I te Hapa.

Priest With love and compassion,All come, Lord Jesus.Priest With judgement and mercy,All come, Lord Jesus.Priest In power and glory,All come, Lord Jesus.Priest In wisdom and truth,All come, Lord Jesus.

Then follows the Blessing / Te Manaakitanga

Priest May God himself, the God of peace, make you perfect and holy, and keep you safe and blameless, in spirit, soul and body, for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; and the blessing...

The Recessional Hymn follows the Notices Challenge.

1. Hark! a herald voice is calling: "Christ is nigh," it seems to say;"Cast away the dreams of darkness, O ye children of the day!"

2. Startled by the solemn warning, let the earth-bound soul arise;Christ, her sun, all sloth dispelling, shines upon the morning skies.

3. Lo, the Lamb, so long expected, comes with pardon down from heaven;let us haste, with tears of sorrow, one and all to be forgiven;

4. So when next he comes with glory, wrapping all the earth in fear,may he then as our defender, on the clouds of heaven appear.

5. Honour, glory, virtue, merit, to the Father and the Son,with the co-eternal Spirit, while unending ages run.


The Dismissal / Te Haerenga Atu Please turn towards the open doors.

Deacon Haere i runga i te rangimarie i runga i te aroha me te ngakau hihiko ki te mahi ki te ariki. Go now to love and serve the Lord. Go in peace.

All Amen. We go in the name of Christ.

You are invited to sit and listen to the organ postlude or to leave quietly. Applause is not appropriate since it is a part of our worship.

Morning tea will be served in the Peace Lounge

Diary for the week... with Bible Readings.Every weekday, you are invited to our brief daily prayer services at 8.30am, noon and 2.45pm

Sunday 10th December8am Holy Communion ~ 10am Choral Eucharist ~ 1.30pm Chapter/Vestry Meeting

Monday 11th December Isa 35. Ps 85:7-end. Luke 5:17-26.10am Pukeko Stomp ~ 11am Rhapsody Resthome Service ~ 3:30pm Bellringers Practice ~ 5.30pm Aroha Youth Group..

Tuesday 12th December Isa 40:1-11. Ps 96:1,10-end. Matt 18:12-14.7am Bishop's Eucharist ~ 7:30am Community Café ~ 10am Crafty Connections 11am Telford Rest Home Service ~ 7pm OA meeting

Wednesday 13th December Isa 40:25-end. Ps 103:8-13. Matt 11:28-end.9am Gardening Group ~ 10am BCP Eucharist ~ 11am Rhapsody Resthome Service 7pm Cathedral Choir Practice

Thursday 14th December Isa 41:13-20. Ps 145:1,8-13. Matt 11:11-15.8:30am Cathedral Staff Meeting ~ 10am Pukeko Stomp

Friday 15th December Isa 48:17-19. Ps 1. Matt 11:16-19.9am Stop In Monthly Meeting ~ 9:30am OA meeting ~ 12pm Litany of the Cross of Nails

Saturday 16th December 2 Kgs 2:9-12. Ps 80:1-4,18-19. Matt 17:10-13.8.30am Morning Prayer

Sunday 17th December Isa 61:1-4,8-11. 1 Thess 5:16-24. John 1:6-8,19-28.8am Holy Communion ~ 10am Choral Eucharist ~ 11.30am Cathedral Forum


The weekly letter is from Ailsa Claridge.Dear friendsDid you come to the service for the “Blessing of the AdventWreaths” just over a week ago? So many beautiful wreaths broughtby children and adults alike to be blessed. After the service, eachwreath then going back to a school or a church family to accompanythat community on their Advent journeying. Each of those wreaths signalling people all over our city who are making the same journey as we are. Children, young people, couples, people living alone, older folk – all of us waiting and watching. I’ve been thinking about the Advent candles over the week since we lit the first one, thecandle of Hope. Today we light the candle of Peace. And the following two weeks, candles for joy and love. Which is the candle that expresses what you long for this Christmas: Hope, Peace, Joy or Love? They are each so far from the commercial trappings of Christmas with the demand of retailers for us to ‘shop til we drop’. Of feasting where we are encouraged to eat extravagantly when in reality many of our world will go hungry. What a complex world we live in. a world of mixed up values and demands, of inequality and injustice. And yet we are journeying in Advent to once again gaze at the manger, the animal feeding trough, where the Christ child lay. Immanuel, God with us. God whose kingdom really is about peace and love, joy and hope for all people. What about you, this the second week of Advent, the week where Peace is the theme. I wonder what thoughts come to your mind as you hear the word “Peace”. Spend some time this week in reflection. Take the word “Peace”, say it slowly, over and over a few times and let it flood your being. And then just be still. Allow peace to soak into you. Allow your heart and mind, your body, your soul to slow down and receive it. Make a point of it, each day this week just to be still in amongst all that is busy and seeks to demand of you. Take time aside for peace. Be nourished by it in this Advent journey. This week we are also invited to reflect on preparation. Preparation for the coming of Christ through the story of John the Baptist. John the Baptist who was the voice crying out in the wilderness “Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.” What does that mean for us? To prepare the way of the Lord. What does that preparation look like? The preparation for the kingdom of God to be amongst us?Would it have something to do with the hungry being fed? The thirsty having something to drink? The stranger being welcomed? The naked having clothing? The sick being cared for? And those in prison being visited? Would it be to do with the scattering of the proud and the bringing down of the powerful? The lifting up of the lowly and the filling of the hungry with good things? The topsy-turvey values that are


so very contrasting from the way many societies function? This year, we will again create hampers for those who on Christmas Day would be otherwise hungry or eat with meals no different to the scant meals they have any otherday of the year. We will again on Boxing Day be gathering gifts to be distributed to those in our city who are in need of even the basics, through “Give Something Back”. And each Sunday we will gather non-perishable food items in our Food-bank basket for the Food Bank. We will make a difference for the hungry. What will you do? How will you become involved?

With love, Ailsa

Advent and Christmas Happenings

Sunday 17th December, 5pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Holy Trinity, Stratford

Wed 20th December, 7.30pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (preceded by bellringers from 7pm)

Thurs 21st December, 1pm Christmas Organ Recital at St Joseph'sSaturday 23rd December, 2pm Christmas Organ RecitalSunday 24th December, 8am & 10am 4th Sunday of AdventSunday 24th December, 5pm Children's Christmas Eve ServiceSunday 24th December, 11pm Carol SingingSunday 24th December, 11.30pm Midnight Mass of the NativityMonday 25th December, 8am Holy CommunionMonday 25th December, 10am Festival Family EucharistTuesday 26th December, 10am-3pm Give Something Back


For your prayersOur Province: General Secretary: Michael Hughes. Our Diocese: Orakau: Kathryn Badrick, Kathie & Barry Claypole, Bonnie Donaldson, Barbara & Dick Jolly, John Jones, Elizabeth Kay, Barbara Maxted, Kath Old & Joyce Smart. Otorohanga: Christine Scott & Laurie Hopping. Our Community: Family Support Agencies, Relationship support services. Kuching, Our Partner Diocese: The Good Shepherd, Lutong. Taranaki Cathedral: The Cathedral Chapter: Chester, Jenny, Pat, Peter, Robin, Sue, Tiki & Wharehoka. NZCMS: Allan & Christine; ESOL Education, East Asia Anglican Missions: NZ: AMG board members & staff.

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Phew! Many thanks to Rodney Dunlop who has sourced a 'donkey float' and is going to bring Bobo here on Christmas Eve for the Children's Christmas Service at 5pm. And huge thanks to Paul Ekdahl who looks after Bobo for allowing him to come out to play with us!Thank you to everyone who worked so hard for the Craft Fair yesterday. The craft team have been working through the year making some wonderful items which were on sale yesterday.The Cathedral Chapter and Vestry meet today at 2pm for their last meeting of the year. Main items as well as receiving all the reports from the staff team, are being up-dated on the Cathedral Project and discussing the draft cathedral budget for 2018.

Farewell Bishop Helen-Anne. There is a diocesan farewell to Helen-Anne and Myles on Saturday 16th December in St Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton at 11am. Car-share is theway to go!

The last Cathedral Forum for the year is next Sunday 17th December at 11.30am. Dean Peter and Jenny Goddard will bring us all up to date on progress on the design developments. More good news is that we have now raised well over $1,000,000!

Also next Sunday: Faith Crew is having a Christmas function for kids and parents/care-givers from 12-3pm at Ngamotu Beach. We will be joined by Carrie's Drama Group. And the rest of all of us are invited too! Bring lunch, sun-block, hats and

togs [or simply a comfy chair to enjoy the youngsters!]

Finally next Sunday, the Dean and choir are singing the service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Holy Trinity, Stratford at 4pm. You are welcome to join us.

Has your email address changed? With Vodafone's recent changes to email, we know that many parishioners will have new email addresses – have you remembered tolet us know? Please email [email protected] with any change of details.


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