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Sunday 8 March 20202nd Sunday in Lent
Te Rātapu Tuarua o Rēneti
The Ministry of the Word
Sentence of the Day:God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
John 3:16
The Collect for the Day:ALMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The First Reading - Genesis 12:1-4a
Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
The Second Reading - Romans 4:1-5,13-17
What are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.’ Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.
The Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle
For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.
For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many nations’)—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
The Gospel Reading: John 3:1-17
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.’ Jesus answered him, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.’ Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?’ Jesus answered, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, “You must be born from above.” The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.’ Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can these things be?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
‘Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
‘Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Clare, all those within our Diocese affected by recent flooding
For Those Who Have Recently Died
Wes Sandle
The Anniversary of Those Who Have DiedVic Beaumont- Priest (3 March), Joan Callis (Sun), Olive Fairbairn; Dorothy Strong; Norrey Hutton; Jim Wren (Mon); Ben Campbell (Tue); Edith Hant; Effie Gill (Wed); Jan Standage; Margaret Ogilvie (Thur); Sarah Pullen (Fri); Zoe Brook (Sat)
The DioceseThe Bishop (Daily); Fiordland, Lumsden, Workplace Support, Diocese of
Christchurch (Mon); Gladstone, Selwyn College, St Hilda’s Collegiate (Tue); Gore & Districts, Southern Coastal Deanery (Wed); Diocesan Council, Bishop of
Waikato & Taranaki (Thur); Holy Trinity Invercargill (Fri); Homes for the Aged (Sat)
NOTICESNotice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting for St Paul’s Cathedral will be held on Sunday, 29 March 2020 following the 10am Service. Nomination Forms for the following will be on the Notice Board by the Robinson Door.
People’s Warden Treasurer Five members of Lesser Chapter Two Lay Synod Representatives
Please note that the Annual Reports booklet and the minutes of the 2019 AGM will be made available electronically on Wednesday, 11 March and copies will be available on the desk by the Robinson door.
Anglican Missions Lenten Appeal
This Lent, three projecs are being supported by Anglican Missions – The Penman Medical Centre in Zababdeh, Palestine, The Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre for Children with Disabilities, and Roofing Churches in the Diocesa of Mara, Tanzania. Please visit the AM website for more information www.angmissions.org.nz, or view the poster in the church. Envelopes for your donation to the 2020 Lenten Appeal can be found on the desk at the Robinson Door and can be placed in the offertory bag during services. Thank you.
Refugee Cantata 'Lamentation' - Dunedin FringeSunday 22nd March at 6pm, Hanover Hall.
'Lamentation' is a meditation on loss and grief created by Actor/Countertenor Glenn McKenzie for International Refugee Week 2019 in response to the Christchurch Mosque shootings. It features three 'Lessons of Darkness' from the Old Testament book of 'Lamentations' in the celebrated setting by Baroque composer Francois Couperin. Framed by the voices of Shakespeare, Bonhoeffer, and Annie Lennox, 'Lamentation' connects us throughout time and across culture with all those who have suffered the devastation of displacement and homelessness.
Tuesday Afternoon Shop Roster
Are you passionate about our Cathedral? Do you enjoy meeting people from all around the world? We desperately need more volunteers to join our Tuesday afternoon (1-4pm) visitor host/shop roster. If you think you can help, or would like to find out more, please contact the Cathedral office.
FOR YOUR DIARY10 March 2020
The next Interest Group will be held on Tuesday, 10 March, 7.30 pm at the home of Chris and John Burton, 50 Highgate.The talk will be given by the Burtons, recounting their trip to Russia
last year “Rushin’ through Russia”. All welcome.
Please advise John or Chris if you will be attending (email [email protected] or phone 477 7371).
26 March 2020, 7pm – 8.30pm‘In the Shelter’: Living Well in a Troubled World.
An evening of poetry, story and Celtic Spirituality with Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama, in the Cathedral. Come to
Choral Evensong at 6pm, enjoy a hot drink and a chat, and stay for the poetry evening. Pádraig’s visit to Dunedin is hosted by the Centre for Theology and Public Issues, our Diocese and the Student Christian Movement Otago. For more information on
Pádraig visit www.padraigotuama.com
This Coming Week@ St Paul’s
Monday 9 March 12.00 Midday Prayer
Tuesday 10 March 12.00 Midday Prayer12.10pm Said Eucharist
Wednesday 11 March12.00 Midday Prayer12:10pm Said Eucharist
Thursday 12 March8.00am Te Hakari Tapu (Parata Chapel)12.00 Midday Prayer6.00pm Choral Evensong
Friday 13 March 12.00 Midday Prayer12.10pm Said Eucharist
Sunday 15 March8.00am Said Eucharist (BCP)10.00am Choral Eucharist7.00pm Choral Evensong
Cathedral Office: PO Box 5205, Dunedin, 9054 +64 3-477-2336
E-mail: [email protected]: www.stpauls.net.nz
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stpauls.net.nzDean: The Very Rev’d Dr Tony Curtis SCP [email protected]
477 2336Priest Assistants: The Rev’d Barbara Dineen
The Rev’d Dr Tony Martin021 298 4468027 484 7317
Licensed Lay Minister: Mr Bruce Aitken 021 891 210Dean’s Warden: Meg Kornmayer 949 0180 (home)
[email protected]’s Warden
Office Manager:Pastoral Care Co-Ordinator:
Pewsheet Notices:Office hours:
Cathedral hours (Summer):
Prof Ruth Empson
Position vacantMrs Libby [email protected],Tue,Wed & Fri – 9.30 – 3.30Mon – Sat 10am – 4pm
022 606 3508;[email protected]@stpauls.net.nz; 477-2336477 6677 (home)Due 9am Wednesday
