Service Sheet for Sunday 20th July – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cdelebrant Fr Benjamin Drury
Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)
Processional: 410 (Westminster) My God, how wonderful thou art
Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 15
Gradual: 424 (Cornwall) O love divine, how sweet thou art!
Offertory: 473 (Laudes Domini) When morning gilds the skies
Communion: 294 (Saffron Walden) Just as I am, without one plea
Recessional: 393 (Mannheim) Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
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 Genesis (18: 1-10)
The Lord appeared to Abraham at the Oak of Mamre while he was sitting by the entrance of the tent during the hottest part of the day. He looked up, and there he saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, and bowed to the ground. ‘My lord,’ he said, ‘I beg you, if I find favour with you, kindly do not pass your servant by. A little water shall be brought; you shall wash your feet and lie down under the tree. Let me fetch a little bread and you shall refresh yourselves before going further. That is why you have come in your servant’s direction.’ They replied, ‘Do as you say.’
Abraham hastened to the tent to find Sarah.’ ‘Hurry,’ he said ‘knead three bushels of flour and make loaves.’ Then running to the cattle Abraham took a fine and tender calf and gave it to the servant, who hurried to prepare it. Then taking cream, milk and the calf he had prepared, he laid all before them, and they ate while he remained standing near them under the tree.
‘Where is your wife Sarah?’ they asked him. ‘She is in the tent’ he replied. Then his guest said, ‘I shall visit you again next year without fail, and your wife will then have a son.’
The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 15: The just will live in the presence of the Lord.
Lord, who shall dwell on your holy mountain?
He who walks without fault;
he who acts with justice
and speaks the truth from his heart;
he who does not slander with his tongue. (Response)
He who does no wrong to his brother, who casts no slur on his neighbour, who holds the godless in disdain,
but honours those who fear the Lord. (Response)
He who keeps his pledge, come what may;
who takes no interest on a loan
and accepts no bribes against the innocent.
Such a man will stand firm for ever. (Response)
A Reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians (1: 24-28)
It makes me happy to suffer for you, as I am suffering now, and in my own body to do what I can to make up all that has still to be
undergone by Christ for the sake of his body, the Church. I became the servant of the Church when God made me responsible for deliv- ering God’s message to you, the message which was a mystery hid- den for generations and centuries and has now been revealed to his saints. It was God’s purpose to reveal it to them and to show all the rich glory of this mystery to pagans. The mystery is Christ among you, your hope of glory: this is the Christ we proclaim, this is the wisdom in which we thoroughly train everyone and instruct every- one, to make them all perfect in Christ.
The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Open our heart, O Lord,
to accept the words of your Son. Alleluia!
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (10: 38-42)
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed
him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord’s feet and listened to him speaking. Now Martha who was distracted with all the serving said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do the serving all by myself? Please tell her to help me.’ But the Lord answered: ‘Martha, Martha,’ he said ‘you worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed, indeed only one. It is Mary who has chosen the better part; it is not to be taken from her.’
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.
Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer Collect: Fifth Sun- day after Trinity)
Church Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments
Wednesday 23rd July: 10 a.m.; Mattins (Morning Prayer)
Sunday 27th July: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass
Wednesday 30th July: 10 a.m.; Low Mass
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
Home tel.: 210 72 14 906
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