A MASS OF THANKSGIVING

TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF

Margaret Anne Mart in12th December 1944 – 22 March 2016

St Michael’s Church, Baulkham Hills

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Entrance ProcessionHere I am Lord – Daniel L Schutte

I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry All who dwell in dark and sin, My hand will save

I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

Chorus

Here am I, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night I will go, Lord, if you lead me I will hold your people in my heart

I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain I have wept for love of them They turn away

I will break their hearts of stone, Give them hearts for love alone I will speak my words to them Whom shall I send?

Chorus

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Opening PrayerTo you, O Loving God We humbly entrust Margaret One who is so precious in your sight Take her into your arms And welcome her into paradise

Where there will be no sorrow, no weeping nor pain But the fullness of peace and joy With your Son and the Holy Spirit For ever and ever

All: Amen

Liturgy of the WordFirst reading, Song of Solomon 2.10-13 read by Lisa Hartley

My beloved spoke to me: Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away For lo, the winter is past The rain is over and gone The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, And the voice of the turtle dove Is heard in our land The fig tree puts forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grapes Give a good smell Rise up, my love, my fair one, And come away

The Word of the Lord All: Thanks be to God

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Responsorial PsalmThy Word – Amy Grant

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path

When I feel afraid And think I’ve lost my way Still, you’re there right beside me Nothing will I fear As long as you are near Please be near me to the end

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path I will not forget Your love for me and yet My heart forever is wandering Jesus be my guide And hold me to your side And I will love you to the end

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path And a light unto my path You’re the light unto my path

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GospelA reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: 14:1

‘Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.’

Thomas said to Him ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going, and how can we know the way?’

Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’

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

EulogyMichael & Christopher Martin

Second readingSt Paul’s second letter to Timothy 4:7-8

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 is the crown of righteousness reserved for me which The Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me. The Lord will bring me home safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory and praise forever and ever.

All: Amen

Gospel Acclamationread by Roger Sullivan

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Happy are those who have died in the Lord Let them rest from their labours For their good deeds go with them Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

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Prayers of Intercession Priest – Opening prayer

read by Tim Cox We pray for Margie’s husband Peter, her sons Michael and Christopher – that they may feel the healing power of Christ in the midst of their pain and grief

We pray to the Lord All: Lord hear our prayer

read by Rosie Goonan We pray for Margie’s brothers, sisters her many nieces and nephews as well as her many friends may be comforted in their loss

We pray to the Lord All: Lord hear our prayer

read by Trisha Keating We pray for all the doctors, nurses and staff, volunteers and visitors who cared for Margie during her time at the SAN, Norwest and Mt Wilga hospitals, all of whom gave her affection and support right up to her death. May they be blessed for their compassion and skills

We pray to the Lord All: Lord hear our prayer

read by Jude Kerr We pray for all those throughout the world who suffer grief, loss, torture and persecution, that they may experience the love, justice and peace of Christ

We pray to the Lord All: Lord hear our prayer

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read by Marybeth Bartholomew We pray for all the people Margie has mentored throughout her life. May they continue to draw inspiration from her and prosper, regardless of the curve balls life has thrown

We pray to the Lord All: Lord hear our prayer

Lord God, Source and Destiny of our lives. In Your loving providence You gave us Margaret, who grew in our midst filled with wisdom and grace. Now You have called her to yourself. Draw her to Yourself and give her full stature in Christ. May she stand with all the angels and saints who know Your love and praise your saving will We ask this through Christ our Lord

All: Amen

Preparation of the GiftsThe bread and wine are brought to the altar by some of Margaret’s nieces and nephews

Offertory Music Instrumental

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Liturgy of the EucharistFather, all powerful and ever-living God We do well always and everywhere to give You thanks Through Jesus Christ our Lord In him, who rose from the dead Our hope of resurrection dawned The sadness of death gives way To the bright promise of immortality

Lord for your faithful people life is changed, not ended When the body of our earthly dwelling lies in death We gain an everlasting dwelling place in heaven

And so with all the choirs of angels in heaven we proclaim Your glory and join in their unending hymn of praise

All: Holy! Holy! Holy! (spoken)

Profession of FaithAll: Christ has died Christ is risen Christ will come again

All: Amen!

All: The Lord’s Prayer

All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace

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CommunionMinisters of the Eucharist Nathan Tran (acolyte) Mary Davis, Susan Malinas, Terry Barnes, Barabara Oakes

Communion HymnsLet it Rain – Michael W Smith

Let it rain Let it rain Open the floodgates of Heaven Be with me Lord, when I am in trouble Be with me Lord, I pray

Prayer after CommunionLord, you feed us with the gift of your Eucharist May we rejoice with your daughter Margaret At the feast of eternal life in your kingdom We ask this through Christ our Lord Amen

Prayer of FarewellSaints of God

Saints of God, come to her aid, Come to meet her, angels of the Lord

All: Receive her soul, and Present her to God the most High

May Christ who called you, Margaret, take you home May the angels lead you into Paradise

All: Receive her soul, O Saints of God Present her to God the most High

Give her eternal rest, O Lord May perpetual light shine upon her

All: Receive her soul, O Saints of God Present her to God the most High

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Recessional HymnMake me a Channel of Your Peace Prayer of St Francis, adapted by Sebastian Temple

Make me a channel of Your peace Where there is hatred, let me bring Your love Where there is injury, Your pardon, Lord And where there’s doubt, true faith in You

Make me a channel of Your peace Where there’s despair in life let me bring hope Where there is darkness, only light And where there’s sadness, ever joy

Oh Master grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to console, To be understood as to understand, To be loved as to love with all my soul

Make me a channel of Your peace It is in pardoning that we are pardoned In giving of ourselves that we receive and in dying that we’re born to eternal life

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To Those Whom I Love and Those Who Love Me

When I am gone, release me, let me go I have so many things to see and do You must not tie yourself to me with tears, be happy that we had so many years

I gave you my love, you can only guess how much you gave me in happiness I thank you for the love you each have shown, but now it is time I travelled on alone

So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must then let your grief be comforted by trust It is only for a while that we must part so bless the memories within your heart

I will not be far away, for life goes on, so if you need me, call and I will come Though you cannot see or touch me, I will be near, and if you listen with your heart, you will hear all of my love around you soft and clear

Then, when you must come this way alone, I will greet you with a smile and a ‘Welcome Home’