Service Sheet for Sunday 13th July 2025 – Sea Sunday – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary time

Celebrant Fr Benjamin Drury

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

Processional: 354 (Melita) Eternal Father, strong to save

Psalm: Ps. 107

Gradual: 200 (St. Andrew) Jesus calls us, o’er the tumult

Offertory: 495 (Benson) God is working his purpose out

Communion: 353 (Repton) Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Recessional: 352 (Diademata) Crown him with many crowns

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

Please remember that the chaplaincy in Athens neither receives funding from the British Government nor from the Church of England. All donations are, therefore, very gratefully received

A reading from the Book of Deuteronomy (30: 10-14)

Moses said to the people: ‘Obey the voice of the Lord your God, keep- ing those commandments and laws of his that are written in the Book of this Law, and you shall return to the Lord your God with all your heart and soul.

‘For this Law that I enjoin on you today is not beyond your strength or beyond your reach. It is not in heaven, so that you need to wonder, “Who will go up to heaven for us and bring it down to us, so that we may hear it and keep it?” Nor is it beyond the seas, so that you need to wonder, “Who will cross the seas for us and bring it back to us, so that we may hear it and keep it?” No, the Word is very near to you, it is in your mouth and in your heart for your observance.’

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Psalm 107: verses: 23-30 (Chant: W. Turner)

They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters;

These men see the works of the Lord : and his wonders in the deep. For at his word the stormy wind ariseth : which lifteth up the waves thereof.

They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep : their soul melteth away because of the trouble.

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man : and are at their wits’ end.

So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble : he delivereth them out of their distress.

For he maketh the storm to cease : so that the waves thereof are still.

Then are they glad, because they are at rest : and so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.

A Reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians (1: 15-20)

Christ Jesus is the image of the unseen God and the first-born of all creation, for in him were created all things in heaven and on earth: everything visible and everything invisible, Thrones, Dominations, Sovereignties, Powers – all things were created through him and for him. Before anything was created, he existed, and he holds all things in unity. Now the Church is his body, he is its head. As he is the Beginning, he was first to be born from the dead, so that he should be first in every way; because God wanted all perfection to be found in him and all things to be reconciled through him and for him, everything in heaven and everything on earth, when he made peace by his death on the cross.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life; you have the message of eternal life. Alleluia! The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (8: 22-25)

Glory to you, O Lord.

It happened that one day he got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, ‘Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.’ So

they set out, and as they sailed he fell asleep. When a squall of

wind came down on the lake the boat started shipping water and

they found themselves in danger. So they went to rouse him saying, ‘Master! Master! We are lost!’ Then he woke up and rebuked the

wind and the rough water; and they subsided and it was calm again.

He said to them, ‘Where is your faith?’ They were awestruck and astounded and said to one another, ‘Who can this be, that gives orders even to winds and waves and they obey him?’

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

The text and setting of the Nicene Creed is at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

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Service Sheet for Sunday 6th July 2025, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Celebrant: Fr. Benjamin Drury

Preacher: Deacon Christine Saccali

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass) Processional: 362 (Austria) Glorious things of thee are spoken Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 66

Gradual: 481 (Vienna) Jesus, Lord, we look to thee

Offertory: 461 (Corvedale) There’s a wideness in God’s mercy

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

Recessional: 379 (Cross of Jesus) In the Cross of Christ I glory

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

Please remember that the chaplaincy in Athens neither receives funding from the British Government nor from the Church of England. All donations are, therefore, very gratefully received.

A reading from the Prophet Isaiah (66: 10-14)

Rejoice, Jerusalem,

be glad for her, all you who love her! Rejoice, rejoice for her,

all you who mourned her!

That you may be suckled, filled,

from her consoling breast,

that you may savour with delight her glorious breasts.

For thus says the Lord:

Now towards her I send flowing

peace, like a river,

and like a stream in spate the glory of the nations.

At her breast will her nurslings be carried and fondled in her lap.

Like a son comforted by his mother will I comfort you.

And by Jerusalem you will be comforted. At the sight your heart will rejoice,

and your bones flourish like the grass.

To his servants the Lord will reveal his hand.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 66: Cry out with joy to God, all the earth

Cry out with joy to God all the earth, O sing to the glory of his name.

O render him glorious praise.

Say to God: ‘How tremendous your deeds! (Response)

‘Before you all the earth shall bow;

shall sing to you, sing to your name!’ Come and see the works of God,

tremendous his deeds among men. (Response)

He turned the sea into dry land,

they passed through the river dry-shod.

Let our joy then be in him;

he rules for ever by his might. (Response)

Come and hear, all who fear God.

I will tell what he did for my soul:

Blessed be God who did not reject my prayer nor withhold his love from me. (Response)

A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Galatians (6: 14-18)

The only thing I can boast about is the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. It does not matter if a person is circumcised or not; what matters is for him to become an altogether new creature. Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, who form the Israel of God.

I want no more trouble from anybody after this; the marks on my body are those of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, my brothers. Amen.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you

everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (10: 1-12, 17-20)

Glory to you, O Lord.

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

The text and setting of the Nicene Creed is at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may by thy mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and ad- versities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer Collect: Third Sunday after Trinity)

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

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Wednesday 9th July: 10 a.m. Low Mass;  Sunday 13 July: 10 a.m.  Sung Mass

Study group & pilgrimage walking group: details from Fr. Benjamin

Coffee Morning: Thursday 10th July (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.); in the churchyard – last Coffee Morning before the Summer. Look our for information regarding recommencement in september.

Sale of Books and Preserves: Saturday 19th July (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.);

in the churchyard. Donations of cake or biscuits on the day will be gratefully received.

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.

Priest Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury frbenjamindrury@gmail.com;

Home tel.: 210 72 14 906

anglican@otenet.gr (Church e-mail address)

Deacon Christine Saccali : (Day Off: Friday)          697 737 7655  of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling  694 6072428

Facebook @AnglicanAthens                    www.anglicanchurchathens.gr

Service Sheet for Sunday 29th June, Feast of Saint Peter & Saint Paul, our Patronal Festivalst

Celebrant Fr Benjamin Drury

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

Processional: 215 (Harts) Captains of the saintly band

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 34

Gradual: 213 (Gonfalon Royal) The eternal gifts of Christ the King

Offertory: 214 (Deus Tuorum Militum) Let the round world with songs rejoice

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

Recessional: 205 (Westminster Abbey) Christ is made the sure foundation

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

Please remember that the chaplaincy in Athens neither receives funding from the British Government nor from the Church of

England. All donations are, therefore, very gratefully received.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (12: 1-11)

King Herod started persecuting certain members of the Church. He beheaded James the brother of John, and when he saw that this pleased the Jews he decided to arrest Peter as well. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread, and he put Peter in prison, assigning

four squads of four soldiers each to guard him in turns. Herod meant to try Peter in public after the end of Passover week. All the time Peter was under guard the Church prayed to God for him unremittingly.

On the night before Herod was to try him, Peter was sleeping be- tween two soldiers, fastened with double chains, while guards kept watch at the main entrance to the prison. Then suddenly the angel of the Lord stood there, and the cell was filled with light. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him. ‘Get up!’ he said ‘Hurry!’ – and the chains fell from his hands. The angel then said, ‘Put on your belt and

sandals.’ After he had done this, the angel next said, ‘Wrap your cloak round you and follow me.’ Peter followed him, but had no idea that what the angel did was all happening in reality; he thought he was seeing a vision. They passed through two guard posts one after the other, and reached the iron gate leading to the city. This opened of its own accord; they went through it and had walked the whole length of one street when suddenly the angel left him. It was only then that Pe- ter came to himself. ‘Now I know it is all true’ he said. ‘The Lord really did send his angel and has saved me from Herod and from all that the Jewish people were so certain would happen to me.’

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 34: From all my terrors the Lord set me free

I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise always on my lips;

in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.

The humble shall hear and be glad. (Response)

Glorify the Lord with me.

Together let us praise his name.

I sought the Lord and he answered me;

from all my terrors he set me free. (Response)

Look towards him and be radiant; let your faces not be abashed.

This poor man called, the Lord heard him

and rescued him from all his distress. (Response)

The angel of the Lord is encamped

around those who revere him, to rescue them.

Taste and see that the Lord is good.

He is happy who seeks refuge in him. (Response)

A reading from the second letter of St. Paul to Timothy (4: 6-8, 17-18)

My life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to be gone. I have fought the good fight to the end; I

have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith; all there is to come now is the crown of righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day; and not only to me but to all those who have longed for his Appearing.

The Lord stood by me and gave me power, so that through me

the whole message might be proclaimed for all the pagans to hear; and so I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue

me from all evil attempts on me, and bring me safely to his heaven- ly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.

And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it. Alleluia!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew (16: 13-19)

Glory to you, O Lord.

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

The text and setting of the Nicene Creed is at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

O Almighty God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst give to thy Apostle Saint Peter many excellent gifts, and commandedst

him earnestly to feed thy flock: Make, we beseech thee, all Bish- ops and Pastors diligently to preach thy holy Word, and the people obediently to follow the same, that they may receive the crown of everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.(Book of Common Prayer Collect: St. Peter)

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

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Wednesday 2nd July: 10 a.m.; Low Mass Sunday 6th July: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass

Study group & pilgrimage walking group: details from Fr. Benjamin

Coffee Morning: Thursday 10th July (10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.); in the churchyard

Sale of Books and Preserves: Saturday 19th July (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.); in the churchyard. Donations of cake or biscuits on the day will be gratefully received.

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.

Priest Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury frbenjamindrury@gmail.com;

Home tel.: 210 72 14 906

anglican@otenet.gr (Church e-mail address)

Deacon Christine Saccali : (Day Off: Friday)          697 737 7655

Church of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling  694 6072428

Facebook @AnglicanAthens                    www.anglicanchurchathens.gr

Corpus Christi Processional and Benediction

1. Laud, O Sion, thy salvation, Laud with hymns of exultation

Christ, thy King and Shepherd true:

Spend thyself, his honour raising,

Who surpasseth all thy praising;

Never canst thou reach his due.

Blessed and praised be Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament!

Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in Excelsis

2.Sing today, the mystery showing Of the living, life bestowing

Bread from heaven before thee set;

E’en the same of old provided,

Where the Twelve, divinely guided,

At the holy Table met

3.  Full and clear ring out thy chanting,

Joy nor sweetest grace be wanting

To thy heart and soul today:

When we gather up the measure Of that Supper and its treasure,

Keeping feast in glad array.

4. Lo, the new King’s Table gracing,

This new Passover of blessing Hath fulfilled the elder rite:

Now the new the old effaceth,

Truth revealed the shadow chaseth,

Day is breaking on the night.

5. What he did at Supper seated, Christ ordained to be repeated,

His memorial ne’er to cease:

And, his word for guidance taking,

Bread and wine we hallow,

making Thus our Sacrifice of peace.

6. This the truth to Christians given

Bread becomes his Flesh from heaven, Wine becomes his holy Blood.

Doth it pass thy comprehending?

Yet by faith, thy sight transcending,

Wondrous things are understood.

7. Yea, beneath these signs are hidden

Glorious things to sight forbidden:

Look not on the outward sign.

Wine is poured and Bread is broken,

But in either sacred token

Christ is here by power divine

8. Who so of this Food partaketh,

Christ divideth not nor breaketh:

He is whole to all that taste.

Whether one this bread receiveth,

Or a thousand, still he giveth

One same Food that cannot waste.

9. Good and evil men are sharing

One repast, an end preparing

Varied as the heart of man:

Life or death shall be awarded,

As their days shall be recorded

Which from one beginning ran

10. When the Sacrament is broken,

Doubt not in each severed token,

Resteth all the true content:

Nought the precious Gift divideth,

Breaking but the sign betideth,

Nothing of his fullness spent.

Tantum ergo (tune: Pange Lingua)

Therefore we, before him bending, This great sacrament revere:

Types and shadows have their ending, For the newer rite is here;

Faith, our outward sense befriending, Makes the inward vision clear.

Glory let us give and blessing To the Father and the Son,

Honour, might and praise addressing, While eternal ages run;

Ever too his love confessing,

Who, from both, with both is one. Amen.

V: Thou gavest them bread from heaven, Alleluia:

Response: Containing within itself all sweetness, Alleluia.

The priest then chants the Collect of the Feast to which all respond: Amen.

The priest then approaches the Altar to take up the mon-

strance. He then proceeds to solemnly bless the congregation. The Divine Praises are then repeated after the priest:

Blessed be God.

Blessed be His Holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man: Blessed be the Name of Jesus.

Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.

Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy. Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints

Service Sheet for Sunday 22nd June – Corpus Christi

Celebrant: Fr Benjamin Drury

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

Processional: 52 (Was Lebet) O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 110

Gradual: 280 (Schmucke Dich) Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness

Offertory: 352 (Diademata) Crown him with many crowns

Communion: 307 (Divine Mysteries) Sweet sacrament divine

Communion II: 295 (Picardy) Let all mortal flesh keep silent

For the Processional hymns, refer to this sheet, and the additional sheet.

Recessional: 296 (St. Helen) Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the

liturgy

A reading from the Book of Genesis (14: 18-20)

Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High. He pronounced this blessing:

‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God Most High for handing over your enemies to you.’ And Abram gave him a tithe of everything.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 110: You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.

The Lord’s revelation to my Master: ‘Sit on my right:

your foes I will put beneath your feet.’ (Response)

The Lord will wield from Zion your sceptre of power:

rule in the midst of all your foes. (Response)

A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains;

from the womb before the dawn I begot you. (Response) The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.

‘You are a priest for ever,

a priest like Melchizedek of old.’ (Response)

A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (11: 23-26)

This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took

some bread, and thanked God for it and broke it, and he said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of me.’ In the

same way he took the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.’  Until the Lord comes, therefore, every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming his death.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

I am the living bread which has come down from heaven, says the Lord. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever. Alleluia!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (9: 11-17)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the king- dom of God; and he cured those who were in need of healing.

It was late afternoon when the Twelve came to him and said,

‘Send the people away, and they can go to the villages and farms round about to find lodging and food; for we are in a lonely place here.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ But they said, ‘We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we are to go ourselves and buy food for all these people.’ For there were

about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, ‘Get them to sit down in parties of about fifty.’ They did so and made them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven, and said the blessing over them; then he broke them and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd. They

all ate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps remaining were collected they filled twelve baskets.

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

The text and setting of the Nicene Creed is at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

O salutaris hostia (for the Procession) (tune: Wareham): O saving Victim, opening wide

The gate of heaven to man below; Our foes press hard on every side,

Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.

All praise and thanks to thee ascend For evermore, blest One in Three;

O grant us life that shall not end,

In our true native land with thee. Amen.

O GOD, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee,

mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP Collect: First Sunday after Trinity)

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

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Weds. 25th June: 10 a.m.; Low Mass

Sun. 29th June: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass (SS. Peter & Paul)

Study group & pilgrimage walking group: details from Fr. Benjamin

The church choir are always seeking to increase their membership.

Those who are interested, and are able to read music to even a small degree of competence, should speak to Oliver Knight.

Any interested in joining the serving team (as acolyte, thurifer, or crucifer) should speak to Father Benjamin.

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.

Priest Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury frbenjamindrury@gmail.com;

Home tel.: 210 72 14 906

anglican@otenet.gr (Church email address)

Deacon Christine Saccali : (Day Off: Friday)          697 737 7655

Church of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling  694 6072428

Facebook @AnglicanAthens                    www.anglicanchurchathens.gr

Service Sheet for Sunday 15th June 2025 – Trinity Sunday

Celebrant: Fr Benjamin Drury

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

Processional: 466 (Moscow) Thou whose almighty word

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 8

Gradual: 149 (Coelites Plaudant) Father, we praise thee, now the night is over

Offertory: 148 (Leoni) The God of Abraham Praise

Post-Communion: 146 (Nicaea) Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God almighty

Recessional: 159 (St. Patrick’s Breastplate) I bind unto myself this day [between verses 5 and 6, the choir shall sing 278 (Gartan) Christ be with me]

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

Please remember that the chaplaincy in Athens neither receives funding from the British Government nor from the Church of

England. All donations are, therefore, very gratefully received.

A reading from the Book of Proverbs (8: 22-31)

The Wisdom of God cries aloud:

The Lord created me when his purpose first unfolded,

before the oldest of his works.

From everlasting I was firmly set,

from the beginning, before earth came into being.

The deep was not, when I was born,

there were no springs to gush with water.

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I came to birth;

before he made the earth, the countryside,

or the first grains of the world’s dust.

When he fixed the heavens firm, I was there,

when he drew a ring on the surface of the deep, when he thickened the clouds above,

when he fixed fast the springs of the deep,

when he assigned the sea its boundaries

– and the waters will not invade the shore – when he laid down the foundations of the earth,

I was by his side, a master craftsman,

delighting him day after day, ever at play in his presence, at play everywhere in his world,

delighting to be with the sons of men.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; the God who is, who was, and who is to come. Alleluia!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (16: 12-15)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples:

‘I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you now. But when the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not be speaking as from himself but will say only what he has learnt; and he will tell you of the things to come. He will glorify me, since all he tells you will be taken from what is mine. Everything the Father has is mine; that is why I said: All he tells you will be taken from what is mine.’

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

The text and setting of the Nicene Creed is at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

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Service Sheet for Sunday 8th June – Pentecost Sunday

Celebrant Fr. Benjamin Drury

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

Processional: 139 (Veni Sancte Spiritus) Come, thou Holy Spirit, come

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 104

Gradual: 138 (Veni Creator) Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

Offertory: 355 (Song I) Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round

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

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

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

Please remember that the chaplaincy in Athens neither receives funding from the British Government nor from the Church of

England. All donations are, therefore, very gratefully received.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2: 1-11)

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 began to speak foreign lan- guages 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

Responsorial 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 Letter of St. Paul to the Romans (8: 8-17)

People who are interested only in unspiritual things can never be pleasing to God. Your interests, however, are not in the unspiritu- al, but in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in you. In fact, unless you possessed the Spirit of Christ you would not belong to him. Though your body may be dead it is because of sin, but if Christ is in you then your spirit is life itself because you have been justified; and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.

So then, my brothers, there is no necessity for us to obey our un-

spiritual selves or to live unspiritual lives. If you do live in that way you are doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body you will live.

Everyone moved by the Spirit is a son of God. The spirit you received is not the spirit of slaves bringing fear into your lives again; it is the spirit of sons, and it makes us cry out, ‘Abba, Father!’ The Spirit himself and our spirit bear united witness that we are children of God. And if we are children we are heirs as well: heirs of

God and coheirs with Christ, sharing his sufferings so as to share his glory.

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 (14: 15-16, 23-26)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples:

‘If you love me you will keep my commandments.

I shall ask the Father,

and he will give you another Advocate to be with you for ever.

‘If anyone loves me he will keep my word,

and my Father will love him,

and we shall come to him and make our home with him. Those who do not love me do not keep my words.

And my word is not my own:

it is the word of the one who sent me.

I have said these things to you while still with you; but the Advocate, the Holy Spirit,

whom the Father will send in my name,

will teach you everything

and remind you of all I have said to you.

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

The text and setting of the Nicene Creed is at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

God, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of thy 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 liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer Collect: Whitsunday)

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

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Weds. 11th June: 10 a.m.; Low Mass

Sun. 15th June: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass (Trinity Sunday)

Coffee Morning: 12th June, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; church garden.

Study group & pilgrimage walking group: details from Fr. Benjamin

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.

Priest Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury frbenjamindrury@gmail.com;

Home tel.: 210 72 14 906

anglican@otenet.gr (Church email address)

Deacon Christine Saccali : (Day Off: Friday)          697 737 7655

Church of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling  694 6072428

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Audio Sermon for Sunday 1st June 2025, 7th Sunday of Easter

Rev Canon Leonard Doolan – St Paul’s Athens

Sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter, 1st June 2025: Readings: Acts 7, 55-6-; Rev 22, 12-14, 16-17, 20; John 17, 20-end.

Revd. Canon Leonard Doolan – St Paul’s Athens

At this time of year, where would we be without the evangelist, St. Luke? If we did not have his account of the days
after the Resurrection of Christ we would probably not invent the forty day period from the Day of Resurrection
until the Ascension of our Lord into heaven, not the period of a full fifty days until the promised coming of the Holy
Spirit at Pentecost. We are all the richer as Christians for St. Luke’s artistic and pictorial descriptions of these
mysteries.
Before the eyes of the apostles the risen Jesus disappears into a cloud and they stand there gazing upwards –
speechless, no doubt as this event happens before their eyes. Maybe they are thinking – ‘take me with you. I want
to go with you!’
Rather abruptly a divine messenger drags them back to earth. What are you gazing at up there? You will
experience him again here. What did he tell you? He said the Holy Spirit will be sent. He promised you this.
And so they waited. It is a strange period this, between Ascension until Pentecost. I would suggest that it is a sort
of parallel to the season of Advent. We find ourselves in the epoch of expectation and anticipation – almost like
the Apostles are back in that time when the ‘people walked in darkness’ waiting for the light of the Messiah. We
place ourselves again as participants of those parables Jesus told about the arrival of the Bridegroom – get
yourselves ready! Be prepared! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, as we say in our Liturgy.

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Service Sheet for Sunday 1st June 2025 Seventh Sunday of Easter, Sunday after Ascension

Celebrant: Fr Leonard Doolan

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

Processional: 271 (Hyfrydol) Alleluya, sing to Jesus

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 97

Gradual: 483 (Capel) The Church of God a kingdom is

Offertory: 349 (Nativity) Come, let us join our cheerful songs

Communion: 131 (Ach Gott und Herr) O King most high of earth and sky

Communion II: 286 (Sheen) From glory to glory advancing

Final: 332 (Miles Lane) All hail the power of Jesu’s name

All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the liturgy.

Please remember that the chaplaincy in Athens neither receives funding from the British Government nor from the Church of England. All donations are, therefore, very gratefully received.

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (7: 55-60)

Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God’s right hand. ‘I can see heav- en thrown open’ he said ‘and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.’ At this all the members of the council shouted out and stopped their ears with their hands; then they all rushed at him, sent him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses put down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul. As they were stoning him, Stephen said in invocation, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Then he knelt down and said aloud, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them’; and with these words he fell asleep.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 97: The Lord is King, most high above all the earth

The Lord is king, let earth rejoice, the many coastlands be glad.

His throne is justice and right. (Response)

The skies proclaim his justice;

all peoples see his glory.

All you spirits, worship him. (Response)

For you indeed are the Lord

most high above all the earth,

exalted far above all spirits. (Response)

A reading from the Apocalypse of John the Theologian (22: 12-14, 16-17, 20)

I, John, heard a voice speaking to me: ‘Very soon now, I shall be with you again, bringing the reward to be given to every man ac- cording to what he deserves. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Happy are those who will have washed their robes clean, so that they will have the right to feed on the tree of life and can come through the gates into the city.

‘I, Jesus, have sent my angel to make these revelations to you for the sake of the churches. I am of David’s line, the root of David and the bright star of the morning.’

The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come.’ Let everyone who listens an- swer, ‘Come.’ Then let all who are thirsty come: all who want it may have the water of life, and have it free.

The one who guarantees these revelations repeats his promise: I shall indeed be with you soon. Amen; come, Lord Jesus.

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: 20-26)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said:

‘Holy Father, I pray not only for these, but for those also who through their words will believe in me.

May they all be one. Father, may they be one in us,as you are in me and I am in you, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me. I have given them the glory you gave to me, that they may be one as we are one. With me in them and you in me, may they be so completely one that the world will realise that it was you who sent me and that I have loved them as much as you loved me. Father,

I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they may always see the glory you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. Father, Righteous One,

the world has not known you, but I have known you, and these have known that you have sent me. I have made your name known to them and will continue to make it known,so that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and so that I may be in them.’

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

The text and setting of the Nicene Creed is at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

O God the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven: We

beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer Collect: Sunday after Ascension Day)

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

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Weds. 4th June: 10 a.m.; Low Mass

Sun. 8th June: 11 a.m.; Sung Mass (Whitsunday-Pentecost)

Please mark that next Sunday’s Sung Mass for Pentecost (Whitsun- day) shall commence at eleven o’ clock (11 a.m.) and not at ten o ‘ clock (10 a.m.)

Study group & pilgrimage walking group: details from Fr. Benjamin

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.

Priest Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury

frbenjamindrury@gmail.com;

Home tel.: 210 72 14 906

anglican@otenet.gr (Church e-mail address)

Deacon Christine Saccali : (Day Off: Friday)          697 737 7655

Church of Sweden: Fr. Bjorn Kling  694 6072428

Facebook @AnglicanAthens   www.anglicanchurchathens.gr