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

 

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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;

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