Service Sheet for Sunday 24th May – Pentecost – Whitsunday

Celebrant & Preacher

The Revd. Canon Leonard Doolan

Sung Mass for Pentecost-Whitsunday

Processional: 137 (Down Ampney) Come down, O Love divine

Resp. Psalm: Ps. 104 (537 in the New English Hymnal)

Gradual: 136 (Wareham) Rejoice, the year upon its way

Hymn after Homily: (Veni Creator) Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

Offertory: 142 (Grafton) Sing to him in whom creation

Communion: 342 (Dominica) Breathe on me, Breath of God

Recessional: 409 (Woodlands) Love of the Father, love of God the Son

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

The Mass setting is Sir James Macmillan’s ‘St. Anne’s Mass’

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (1: 12-14)

When Pentecost day came round, they had all met in one room,

when suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven, the noise of which filled the entire house in which they

were sitting; and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and be-

gan to speak foreign languages as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech.

Now there were devout men living in Jerusalem from every na­tion under heaven, and at this sound they all assembled, each one bewildered to hear these men speaking his own language. They were amazed and astonished. ‘Surely’ they said ‘all these men

speaking are Galileans? How does it happen that each of us hears them in his own native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and

Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya round Cyrene; as well as visitors from Rome – Jews and proselytes alike –Cretans and Arabs; we hear them preaching in our own language about the marvels of God.’

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Resp. Psalm: Ps. 104: Send forth your Spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth (text at 537 in the New English Hymnal)

A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (12: 3-7, 12-13)

No one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord’ unless he is under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit; there are all sorts of service to be done, but always to the same Lord; work­ing in all sorts of different ways in different people, it is the same

God who is working in all of them. The particular way in which the Spirit is given to each person is for a good purpose.

Just as a human body, though it is made up of many parts, is a

single unit because all these parts, though many, make one body, so it is with Christ. In the one Spirit we were all baptised, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves as well as citizens, and one Spirit was given to us

all to drink.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Alleluia! The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (20: 19-23)

Glory to you, O Lord.

In the evening of the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and

showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you.

‘As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.’

After saying this he breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.

For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven;

for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.’

The Gospel of the Lord: praise to you, O Christ

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Service Sheet for Sunday 17th May – Seventh Sunday of Easter – Ascensiontide

Celebrant: Fr. Benjamin Drury

Sung Mass for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

Processional: 130 (Llanfair) Hail the day that sees him rise

Resp. Psalm: Ps. 27

Gradual: 310 (Offertorium) We hail thy presence glorious

Offertory: 109 (Salve Festa Dies) Hail thee, Festival Day

Communion: 271 (Hyfrydol) Alleluya, sing to Jesus

Recessional: 432 (Regnator Orbis) O what their joy and their glory must be

The mass setting (Kyrie, Gloria, Creed, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) begins at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (1: 12-14)

After Jesus was taken up into heaven the apostles went back from the Mount of Olives, as it is called, to Jerusalem, a short distance away, no more than a sabbath walk; and when they reached the

city they went to the upper room where they were staying; there were Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bart-

holomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zeal­ot, and Jude son of James. All these joined in continuous prayer, together with several women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Resp. Psalm: Ps. 27: I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

The Lord is my light and my help;

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life;

before whom shall I shrink? (Response)

There is one thing I ask of the Lord,

for this I long,

to live in the house of the Lord,

all the days of my life,

to savour the sweetness of the Lord,

to behold his temple. (Response)

O Lord, hear my voice when I call;

have mercy and answer.

Of you my heart has spoken:

‘Seek his face.’ (Response)

A reading from the first letter of St. Peter (4: 13-16)

If you can have some share in the sufferings of Christ, be glad, be­cause you will enjoy a much greater gladness when his glory is re­vealed. It is a blessing for you when they insult you for bearing the name of Christ, because it means that you have the Spirit of glory, the Spirit of God resting on you. None of you should ever deserve to suffer for being a murderer, a thief, a criminal or an informer;

but if anyone of you should suffer for being a Christian, then he is not to be ashamed of it; he should thank God that he has been called one.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord; I will come back to you,

and your hearts will be full of joy. Alleluia! The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (17: 1-11)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said:

‘Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you;

and, through the power over all mankind that you have given him, let him give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him.

And eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

I have glorified you on earth

and finished the work that you gave me to do.

Now, Father, it is time for you to glorify me

with that glory I had with you before ever the world was.

I have made your name known

to the men you took from the world to give me.

They were yours and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

Now at last they know that all you have given me comes indeed from you;

for I have given them the teaching you gave to me,

and they have truly accepted this, that I came from you, and have believed that it was you who sent me.

I pray for them; I am not praying for the world

but for those you have given me, because they belong to you: all I have is yours and all you have is mine,

and in them I am glorified.

I am not in the world any longer,

but they are in the world, and I am coming to you.’ The Gospel of the Lord: praise to you, O Christ

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Service Sheet for Sunday 3rd May – Fifth Sunday of Easter

Celebrant Fr. Benjamoiin Drury

Sung Mass for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

Processional: 477 (Blaenwern) Ye that know the Lord is gracious

Resp. Psalm: Ps.  33

Gradual: 464 (St. James) Thou are the way, by thee alone Offertory: 447 (Luther’s Hymn) Sing praise to God who reigns above Communion: 456 (Sandys) Teach me, my God and King

Recessional: 453 (Ellacombe) Stand up! – stand up for Jesus

The mass setting (Kyrie, Gloria, Creed, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) begins at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (6: 1-7)

About this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenists made a complaint against the Hebrews: in the daily distribution their own widows were being overlooked. So the Twelve called a full meeting of the disciples and addressed them, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God so as to give out food; you, brothers, must select from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, filled with the Spirit and with wisdom; we will hand over this duty to them, and continue to devote ourselves to prayer and to the service of the word.’ The whole assembly approved of this proposal and elected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nica-nor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus of Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

They presented these to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

The word of the Lord continued to spread: the number of disciples in Jerusalem was greatly increased, and a large group of priests made their submission to the faith.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Resp. Psalm: Ps. 33 May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you.

Ring out your joy to the Lord, O you just; for praise is fitting for loyal hearts.

Give thanks to the Lord upon the harp,

with a ten-stringed lute sing him songs. (Response)

For the word of the Lord is faithful and all his works to be trusted.

The Lord loves justice and right

and fills the earth with his love. (Response) The Lord looks on those who revere him,

on those who hope in his love, to rescue their souls from death,

to keep them alive in famine. (Response)

A reading from the first letter of St. Peter (2: 4-9)

The Lord is the living stone, rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him; set yourselves close to him so that you too, the holy

priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices which Jesus Christ has made acceptable to God, may be living stones making a spiritual house. As

scripture says: See how I lay in Zion a precious cornerstone that I have chosen and the man who rests his trust on it will not be disappointed. That means that for you who are believers, it is precious; but for unbe-

lievers, the stone rejected by the builders has proved to be the keystone, a stone to stumble over, a rock to bring men down. They stumble over it because they do not believe in the word; it was the fate in store for them.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God who called you out of the dark­ness into his wonderful light.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

Jesus said: ‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.

No one can come to the Father except through me.’ Alleluia! The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (14: 1-12)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples:

‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still, and trust in me.

There are many rooms in my Father’s house; if there were not, I should have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you, and after I have

gone and prepared you a place, I shall return to take you with me; so that where I am you may be too. You know the way to the place where I am going.’ Thomas said, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’ Jesus said:

‘I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father

except through me. If you know me, you know my Father too. From this moment you know him and have seen him.’

Philip said, ‘Lord, let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfied.’

‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip,’ said Jesus to him ‘and you still do not know me?

‘To have seen me is to have seen the Father,so how can you say, “Let us see the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is

in me? The words I say to you I do not speak as from myself: it is the Fa-

ther, living in me, who is doing this work. You must believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; believe it on the evidence of this work, if for no other reason. I tell you most solemnly, whoever be­lieves in me will perform the same works as I do myself, he will perform

even greater works, because I am going to the Father.’ The Gospel of the Lord: praise to you, O Christ

O Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections

of sinful men; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP Collect: Fourth Sunday after Easter)

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Service Sheet for Sunday 26th April – fourth Sunday of Easter

Celebrant: Fr Benjamin Drury

Processional: 104 (Salzburg) At the Lamb’s high feast we sing

Psalm: Ps. 23

Gradual: 111 (Trier) Jesus Christ is risen

Offertory: 100 (Solemnis Haec Festivitas) The day draws on with golden light

Communion: 282 (Pastor Pastorum) Faithful Shepherd, feed me

Recessional: 457 (Dominus Regit Me) The King of love my shepherd is

The mass setting (Kyrie, Gloria, Creed, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) begins at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2: 14-36-41)

On the day of Pentecost Peter stood up with the Eleven and addressed the crowd in a loud voice: ‘The whole House of Israel can be certain that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.’

Hearing this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the apos­tles, ‘What must we do, brothers?’ ‘You must repent,’ Peter answered ‘and every one of you must be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the for­giveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise that was made is for you and your children, and for all those who are far away, for all those whom the Lord our God will call to himself.’ He spoke to them for a long time using many arguments, and he urged them, ‘Save yourselves from this perverse generation.’ They were convinced by

his arguments, and they accepted what he said and were baptised. That very day about three thousand were added to their number.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Psalm: Ps. 23 (Chant: J. Turle)

The Lord is my shepherd : therefore can I lack nothing.

2. He shall feed me in a green pasture : and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.
3. He shall convert my soul : and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness, for his Name’s
4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort
5. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me : thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be
6. But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

A reading from the first letter of St. Peter (2: 20-25)

The merit, in the sight of God, is in bearing punishment patiently when you are punished after doing your duty.

This, in fact, is what you were called to do, because Christ suffered for you and left an example for you to follow the way he took. He had not

done anything wrong, and there had been no perjury in his mouth. He was insulted and did not retaliate with insults; when he was tortured he made no threats but he put his trust in the righteous judge. He was bear­ing our faults in his own body on the cross, so that we might die to our

faults and live for holiness; through his wounds you have been healed. You had gone astray like sheep but now you have come back to the shep­herd and guardian of your souls.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! I am the good shepherd, says the Lord;

I know my own sheep and my own know me. Alleluia! The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (10: 1-10)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said:

‘I tell you most solemnly, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold

through the gate, but gets in some other way is a thief and a brigand. The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the flock; the gate­keeper lets him in, the sheep hear his voice, one by one he calls his own

sheep and leads them out. When he has brought out his flock, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow because they know his voice. They

never follow a stranger but run away from him: they do not recognise the voice of strangers.’

Jesus told them this parable but they failed to understand what he meant by telling it to them.

So Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I tell you most solemnly,

I am the gate of the sheepfold.  All others who have come are thieves and brigands;  but the sheep took no notice of them. I am the gate.

Anyone who enters through me will be safe: he will go freely in and out and be sure of finding pasture.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.’ The Gospel of the Lord: praise to you, O Christ

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Service Sheet for Sunday 12th April – Low Sunday

Celebrant: Fr. Benjamin Drury

Sung Mass for Low Sunday (Second Sunday of Easter)

Processional: 106 (Ave Virgo Virginum) Come, ye faithful, raise the strain

Resp. Psalm: Ps.  118

Gradual:  107 (Vulpius) Good Christian men, rejoice and sing!

Offertory: 125 (O Filii et Filiae) Ye sons and daughters of the King

Communion: 173 (St. Audrey) Blessed Thomas, doubt no longer

Recessional: 115 (Noel Nouvelet) Now the green blade riseth

The mass setting (Kyrie, Gloria, Creed, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) begins at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2: 42-47)

The whole community remained faithful to the teaching of the

apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers.The many miracles and signs worked through the apostles

made a deep impression on everyone. The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common; they sold their goods and pos-

sessions and shared out the proceeds among themselves according to what each one needed. They went as a body to the Temple every day but met in their houses for the breaking of bread; they shared

their food gladly and generously; they praised God and were looked up to by everyone. Day by day the Lord added to their community

those destined to be saved.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 118: Response: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has no end.

Let the sons of Israel say: ‘His love has no end.’ Let the sons of Aaron say: ‘His love has no end.’

Let those who fear the Lord say: ‘His love has no end.’ (Response)

I was thrust down, thrust down and falling, but the Lord was my helper. The Lord is my strength and my song; he was my saviour.

There are shouts of joy and victory in the tents of the just. (Resp.)

The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord, a marvel in our eyes.

This day was made by the Lord; we rejoice and are glad. (Resp.)

A reading from the first letter of St. Peter (1: 3-9)

Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has given us a new birth as his sons, by raising Jesus Christ

from the dead, so that we have a sure hope and the promise of an inheritance that can never be spoilt or soiled and never fade away,

because it is being kept for you in the heavens. Through your faith,

God’s power will guard you until the salvation which has been prepared is revealed at the end of time. This is a cause of great joy for you, even though you may for a short time have to bear being plagued by all sorts of trials; so that, when Jesus Christ is revealed, your faith will have been tested and proved like gold – only it is more precious than gold, which is corruptible even though it bears testing by fire – and then you will have praise and glory and hon­our. You did not see him, yet you love him; and still without seeing him, you are already filled with a joy so glorious that it cannot be described, because you believe; and you are sure of the end to which your faith looks forward, that is, the salvation of your souls.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

Jesus said: ‘You believe because you can see me.

Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’ Alleluia!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (20: 19-31)

Glory to you, O Lord.

In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the

Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again,

‘Peace be with you. ‘As the Father sent me, so am I sending you.’

After saying this he breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.

For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven;

for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.’

Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. When the disciples said, ‘We have seen the Lord’, he answered, ‘Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and un­less I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with

them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you’ he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Doubt no longer but believe.’ Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him:

‘You believe because you can see me.

Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’

There were many other signs that Jesus worked and the disciples saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name.

The Gospel of the Lord: praise to you, O Christ

Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification: Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP Collect: First Sun­day after Easter)

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Sunday 26th April: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass (Easter IV)

Next Sunday is the APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting), which shall be held in the church at 12 p.m., after Mass. If your name is on the chaplaincy’s electoral roll, you are encouraged to attend.

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Service Sheet for Sunday 5th April 2026 – Easter.Sunday

Celebrant: Fr. Benjamin Drury

High Mass (Missa Cantata) for Easter Sunday

Processional: 110 (Easter Hymn) Jesus Christ is risen today!

Resp. Psalm: Ps. 118 (539 in the New English Hymnal) Gradual: 123 (Dun Aluinn) Walking in a garden

Offertory: 124 (St. Fulbert) Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

Communion I: 113 (Savannah) Love’s redeeming work is done Communion II: 121 (This Joyful Eastertide) This joyful Eastertide Communion III: 117 (Ellacombe) The day of resurrection

Recessional: 120 (Maccabeus) Thine be the glory

The mass setting (Kyrie, Gloria, Creed, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) begins at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

All are welcome to stay for the Easter breakfast after the liturgy.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (10: 34, 37-43)

Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: ‘You must have

heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about Jesus of Naz­areth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preach-

ing baptism. God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about doing

good and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil. Now I, and those with me, can witness to everything he did throughout

the countryside of Judaea and in Jerusalem itself: and also to the fact that they killed him by hanging him on a tree, yet three days afterwards God raised him to life and allowed him to be seen, not

by the whole people but only by certain witnesses God had chosen beforehand. Now we are those witnesses – we have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection from the dead – and he has ordered us to proclaim this to his people and to tell them that God has

appointed him to judge everyone, alive or dead. It is to him that

all the prophets bear this witness: that all who believe in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his name.’

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 118: Response: This is the day of the Lord, we rejoice and are glad (text at number 539 in the New English Hymnal)

A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Colossians (3: 1-4)

Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at

God’s right hand. Let your thoughts be on heavenly things, not on the things that are on the earth, because you have died, and now

the life you have is hidden with Christ in God. But when Christ is revealed – and he is your life – you too will be revealed in all your glory with him.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed:

let us celebrate the feast then, in the Lord. Alleluia!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (20: 1-9)

Glory to you, O Lord.

It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had

been moved away from the tomb and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved. ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb’ she said ‘and we don’t know where they have put him.’

So Peter set out with the other disciple to go to the tomb. They ran together, but the other disciple, running faster than Peter,

reached the tomb first; he bent down and saw the linen cloths lying on the ground, but did not go in. Simon Peter who was following

now came up, went right into the tomb, saw the linen cloths on the ground, and also the cloth that had been over his head; this was

not with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in; he saw and he believed. Till this moment they had failed to understand

the teaching of scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

The Gospel of the Lord: praise to you, O Christ

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Service Sheet for Sunday 29th March 2026 – Palm Sunday

Celebrant Fr Benjamin Drury

Sung Mass for Palm Sunday

Processional: 509 (St Theodulph) All glory, laud and honour Processional II: 511 (Winchester New) Ride on, ride on in majesty! Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 22

Gradual: 95 (Rockingham) When I survey the wondrous Cross

Offertory: 86 (Love Unknown) My song is love unknown

Communion: 90 (Passion Chorale) O sacred head, sore wounded

Recessional: 96 (St. Francis Xavier) O thou who through this holy week

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

The setting of the Nicene Creed is on page 562, the Sanctus-Benedictus

page 567, the Agnus Dei page 569, in the New English Hymnal.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah (50: 4-7)

The Lord has given me a disciple’s tongue.

So that I may know how to reply to the wearied he provides me with speech.

Each morning he wakes me to hear, to listen like a disciple.

The Lord has opened my ear.

For my part, I made no resistance, neither did I turn away.

I offered my back to those who struck me, my cheeks to those who tore at my beard;

I did not cover my face against insult and spittle. The Lord comes to my help,

so that I am untouched by the insults. So, too, I set my face like flint;

I know I shall not be shamed.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 22: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

All who see me deride me.

They curl their lips, they toss their heads.

‘He trusted in the Lord, let him save him;

let him release him if this is his friend.’

(response)

Many dogs have surrounded me,

a band of the wicked beset me.

They tear holes in my hands and my feet

I can count every one of my bones.

(response)

They divide my clothing among them.

They cast lots for my robe.

O Lord, do not leave me alone,

my strength, make haste to help me!

(response)

I will tell of your name to my brethren

and praise you where they are assembled. ‘You who fear the Lord give him praise;

all sons of Jacob, give him glory.

Revere him, Israel’s sons.

(response)

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Service Sheet for the Fifth Sunday in Lent – 22nd March 2026

Choral Mattins for Passion Sunday

Preacher: Deacon Christine Saccali

Choral Mattins for Passion Sunday (Fifth Sunday in Lent)

Entrance: 84 (Herongate) It is a thing most wonderful

Psalmody: Ps. 107

Hymn: 445 (Petra) Rock of ages, cleft for me

Final: 79 (Gonfalon Royal) The royal banners forward go

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

The order for Mattins begins on page 5 in the prayer book. The psalm appointed for the twenty-second morning of the month is psalm 107, to be found on pages 266-269.

The canticles are Benedicite, Omnia Opera (page 313) and Benedictus.

The first lesson is from the Book of Exodus (2: 23 – 3: 20).

The second lesson from the Gospel according to St. John (11: 1-45)

We beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy

people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Church Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Weds. 25th March: 10 a.m.; Morning Prayer (BCP) & Holy Rosary Sunday 29th March: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass (Palm Sunday)

Weds. 1st April: 10 a.m.; Low Mass for Holy Wednesday

Thurs. 2nd April: 7:30 p.m.; Evening Mass for Maundy Thursday Friday 3rd April: 2 p.m.; Good Friday (Liturgy of the Passion)

Saturday 4th April: 7:45 p.m.; Easter Vigil (Sung Mass)

Sun. 5th April: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass for Easter Day (followed by Easter breakfast)

Bishop’s Lent Appeal: Vale Silves Community Centre, Portugal; de- tails about this cause and how to donate on the notice board.

Easter lilies in memory of the departed: please communicate with Mariea Detsi.

Electoral roll forms: please speak to the verger, Virginia Stevens, if you are a regular worshipper at this church but are not yet on the roll.

Easter breakfast: if you are willing and able to bring a contribution to the breakfast (in the church garden) after Mass on Easter Day,

there is a sheet on the table at the entrance to the church upon which you may write your name and contribution.

Donate electronically by scanning the QR code.        

the Church does not receive any funding from the

Church of England or the British Government and is reliant on the goodwill of congregants and visitors. We thank you for your support.

Senior Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury SSC

frbenjamindrury@gmail.com; Home tel.: 210 72 14 906

anglican@otenet.gr

Assistant Chaplain: Deacon Christine Saccali: 697 737 7655

Church of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling: 694 6072428

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Service Sheet for Sunday 15th March, fourth Sunday in Lent – Mothering Sunday

Celebrant Fr. Benjamin Drury

Sung Mass for the Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday)

Processional: 185 (Abbot’s Leigh) Sing we of the Blessed Mother

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 23

Gradual: 389 (Westminster) Jesus, these eyes have never seen

Offertory: Sheet (New Britain) Amazing grace! how sweet the sound

Communion: 444 (Ein’ Feste Burg) Rejoice to-day with one accord

Recessional: 188 (Daily Daily) Ye who own the faith of Jesus

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

The setting of the Nicene Creed is on page 562, the Sanctus-Benedictus

page 567, the Agnus Dei page 569, in the New English Hymnal.

The setting of the Nicene Creed is on page 562, the Sanctus-Benedictus

page 567, the Agnus Dei page 569, in the New English Hymnal.

A reading from the first book of Samuel (16: 1, 6-7, 10-13)

The Lord said to Samuel, ‘Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen myself a king among his sons.’ When Samuel arrived, he caught sight of Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s anointed stands there before him,’ but the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Take no notice of his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him: God does not see as man sees: man looks at appearances but the Lord looks at the heart.’ Jesse presented his seven sons to Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, ‘The Lord has not chosen these.’ He then asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’ He answered, ‘There is still one left, the youngest; he is out looking after the sheep.’ Then Samuel said to Jesse, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down to eat until he comes.’ Jesse had him sent for, a boy of fresh complexion, with fine eyes and pleasant bearing. The Lord said, ‘Come, anoint him, for this is the one.’ At this, Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him where he stood with his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord seized on David and stayed with him from that day on.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God.

Psalm: Ps. 23

The Lord is my shepherd: therefore can I lack nothing.

He shall feed me in a green pasture: and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul: and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness, for his Name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for

thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me.

Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me: thou hast anoint- ed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.

But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians (5: 8-14)

You were darkness once, but now you are light in the Lord; be like children of

light, for the effects of the light are seen in complete goodness and right living

and truth. Try to discover what the Lord wants of you, having nothing to do with the futile works of darkness but exposing them by contrast. The things which are done in secret are things that people are ashamed even to speak of; but anything exposed by the light will be illuminated and anything illuminated turns into

light. That is why it is said:

Wake up from your sleep,

rise from the dead,

and Christ will shine on you.

Gospel acclamation: Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory! I am the light of the world, says the Lord;

whoever follows me will have the light of life. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (9: 1-41)

Glory to you, O Lord.

As Jesus went along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. His disciples

asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, for him to have been born blind?’ ‘Neither he nor his parents sinned,’ Jesus answered ‘he was born blind so

that the works of God might be displayed in him. ‘As long as the day lasts I must carry out the work of the one who sent me; the night will soon be here when no one can work. As long as I am in the world I am the light of the world.’

Having said this, he spat on the ground, made a paste with the spittle, put this over the eyes of the blind man, and said to him, ‘Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam’ (a name that means ‘sent’). So the blind man went off and washed himself, and came away with his sight restored.

His neighbours and people who earlier had seen him begging said, ‘Isn’t this

the man who used to sit and beg?’ Some said, ‘Yes, it is the same one.’ Others said, ‘No, he only looks like him.’ The man himself said, ‘I am the man.’ So they said to

him, ‘Then how do your eyes come to be open?’ ‘The man called Jesus’ he answered ‘made a paste, daubed my eyes with it and said to me, “Go and wash at Siloam”; so I went, and when I washed I could see.’ They asked, ‘Where is he?’ ‘I don’t know’ he answered.

They brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. It had been a sabbath day when Jesus made the paste and opened the man’s eyes, so when the Phari- sees asked him how he had come to see, he said, ‘He put a paste on my eyes, and I washed, and I can see.’ Then some of the Pharisees said, ‘This man cannot be from God: he does not keep the sabbath.’ Others said, ‘How could a sinner produce signs like this?’ And there was disagreement among them. So they spoke to the blind man again, ‘What have you to say about him yourself, now that he has opened your eyes?’ ‘He is a prophet’ replied the man. However, the Jews would not believe that the man had been blind and had gained his sight, without first sending for his parents and asking them, ‘Is this man really your son who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he is now able to see?’ His parents answered, ‘We know he is our son and we know he was born blind, but we do not know how it is that he can see now, or who opened his eyes. He is old enough: let him speak for himself.’ His parents spoke like this out of fear of the Jews, who had already agreed to expel from the synagogue anyone who should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ. This was why his parents said, ‘He is old enough; ask him.’

So the Jews again sent for the man and said to him, ‘Give glory to God! For our part, we know that this man is a sinner.’ The man answered, ‘I don’t know if he is a sinner; I only know that I was blind and now I can see.’ They said to him, ‘What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?’ He replied, ‘I have told you once and you wouldn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it all again? Do you want to be- come his disciples too?’ At this they hurled abuse at him: ‘You can be his disciple,’ they said ‘we are disciples of Moses: we know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.’ The man replied, ‘Now here is an astonishing thing! He has opened my eyes, and you don’t know where he comes from! We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but God does listen to men who are devout and do his will. Ever since the world began it is unheard of for anyone to open the eyes of a man who was born blind; if this man were not from God, he couldn’t do a thing.’ ‘Are you trying to teach us,’ they replied ‘and you a sinner through and through, since you were born!’ And they drove him away. Jesus heard they had driven him away, and when he found him he said to him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’ ‘Sir,’ the man replied ‘tell me who he is so that I may believe in him.’ Jesus said, ‘You are looking at him; he is speaking to you.’ The man said, ‘Lord, I believe’, and worshipped him. Jesus said: ‘It is for judgement that I have come into this world, so that those without sight may see and those with sight turn blind.’ Hearing this, some Pharisees who were present said to him, ‘We are not blind, surely?’ Jesus replied: ‘Blind? If you were, you would not be guilty, but since you say, “We see,” your guilt remains.’

The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you, O Christ

Church Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Sun. 15th March: 6 p.m.; Choral Evensong (Schola Cantorum S. Pauli)

Weds. 18th March: 10 a.m.; Morning Prayer (BCP) & Stations of the Cross Sunday

22nd March: 10 a.m.; Choral Mattins (Passion Sunday) Weds.

25th March: 10 a.m.; Morning Prayer (BCP) & Holy Rosary Sunday

29th March: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass (Palm Sunday)

Service times for Holy Week & Easter are given on the notice board in the church.

Bishop’s Lent Appeal: Vale Silves Community Centre, Portugal; de- tails about this cause and how to donate on the notice board.

Easter lilies in memory of the departed: please communicate with Mariea Detsi.

Electoral roll forms: please speak to the verger, Virginia Stevens, if you are a regular worshipper at this church but are not yet on the roll.

Donate electronically by scanning the QR code.                             

the Church does not receive any funding from the

Church of England or the British Government and is reliant on the goodwill of congregants and visitors. We thank you for your support.

Senior Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury SSC

frbenjamindrury@gmail.com;

Home tel.: 210 72 14 906

anglican@otenet.gr

Assistant Chaplain: Deacon Christine Saccali: 697 737 7655

Church of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling: 694 6072428

Facebook @AnglicanAthens                    www.anglicanchurchathens.gr

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