ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL

HONG KONG

6TH APRIL 2014

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

WELCOME

Welcome to all who worship here today — visitors, newcomers and regulars alike. Visiting communicants, of whatever Christian tradition, are invited to receive communion here.

Gluten-free communion wafers are available on request at all Eucharistic services in this Cathedral. Please enquire of the Sidesmen or Servers for directions to the distribution.

Information about St John’s Cathedral and its ministries can be found at the Welcoming Table after the 9.00 am service, on the notice boards and on the website: www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk.

Clergy are here to listen and help - please feel free to speak to one of them after the services, or

make contact during the week: St John’s Cathedral, 4 – 8 Garden Road, Central. (花園道4-8號)

Tel: 2523 4157, Fax: 25217830

Please turn off your mobile phone or switch to SILENT.

“When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life, those very pains are transformed from expressions of despair into signs of hope.”

Henri Nouwen

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Today at the Cathedral

8.00am Said Eucharist

Celebrant and Preacher The Revd Robert Martin

Reading Romans 8.6-11 Tony Height

9.00am Sung Eucharist

(Communion setting by Leonard West)

Celebrant The Very Revd Matthias Der, Dean

Lent Prose (verse 5)

Introit Hymn 72 Lift high the Cross (omit *vs)

First Reading Ezekiel 37.1-14 Robert Bull

Psalm 130 (chant in C Minor by William Felton)

(See Page 5)

Second Reading Romans 8.6-11 Marcela Collins

Gradual Hymn 157 Breathe on me, Breath of God (1st tune)

Gospel Reading John 11.1-45 The Revd John Chynchen

Sermon The Revd Robert Martin

The Creed

Intercessions Roshan Colabella

The Peace

Offertory Hymn There’s a wideness in God’s mercy (CP 598) (See Page 7)

Anthem God so love the world (John Stainer) (See Page 7)

Communion Hymn 67 When I survey the wondrous Cross

Recessional Hymn 58 The royal banners forward go (2nd tune)

10.30am Sung Eucharist (This service is held in Mandarin)

Celebrant The Revd Peter Koon

Preacher The Revd Philip Wickeri

11.45 am All Age Worship (with SJC Children’s Choir)

(Communion setting by Leonard West)

Celebrant The Revd Desmond Cox

Preacher The Revd Wu Wai Ho

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2.00pm Sung Eucharist (This service is held in Filipino)

Celebrant and Preacher The Revd Dwight dela Torre

Saturday 5th April 2014 (Public Holiday) 6.00pm Sung Eucharist (This service was held in Cantonese)

Celebrant and Preacher The Revd Peter Koon

6.00pm Lent Evening Prayer— “Called to Ministry” (Please see separate order of service)

Officiant The Revd Hugh Phillipson

Sharing The Revd Dwight dela Torre

and Mel Bacagan, Filipino Fellowship

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First Reading: Ezekiel 37.1-14 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, ‘Mortal, can these bones live?’ I answered, ‘O Lord God, you know.’ Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.’ So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.’ I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me, ‘Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.” There-fore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act, says the Lord.’ This is the word of the Lord. ALL Thanks be to God.

The Collects, Post Communion Prayer, Readings and Music for the 8.00am, 9.00am, 11.45am and 6.00pm services

The Collect for the Fifth Sunday of Lent

Most merciful God, who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ delivered and saved the world: grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross we may triumph in the power of his victory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion Prayer for the Fifth Sunday of Lent Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters we do also for you: give us the will to be the servant of others as you were the servant of all, and gave up your life and died for us, but are alive and reign, now and for ever.

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Second Reading: Romans 8.6-11 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law – indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. This is the word of the Lord. ALL Thanks be to God.

Psalm (9.00am): Psalm 130 1. Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord * Lord, hear my voice. 2. O let thine ears consider well * the voice of my complaint. 3. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss * O Lord, who may abide it? 4. For there is mercy with thee * therefore shalt thou be feared. 5. I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him * in his word is my trust. 6. My soul fleeth unto the Lord * before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. 7. O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy * and with him is plenteous redemption. 8. And he shall redeem Israel * from all his sins.

Gospel Reading: John 11.1-45 A certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, ‘Lord, he whom you love is ill.’ But when Jesus heard it, he said, ‘This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.’ Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, ‘Let us go to Judea again.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?’ Jesus answered, ‘Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.’ After saying this, he told them, ‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.’ The disciples said to him, ‘Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.’ Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.’ Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow-disciples, ‘Let us also go, that we may die with him.’

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When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’ She said to him, ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.’ When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, ‘The Teacher is here and is calling for you.’ And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’ When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved him!’ But some of them said, ‘Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?’ Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’ Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, ‘Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?’ So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upwards and said, ‘Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.’ When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’ Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.

This is the Gospel of the Lord. ALL Praise to you, O Christ.

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Anthem (9.00am)

Offertory Hymn (9.00am) 1. There’s a wideness in God’s mercy like the wideness of the sea; there’s a kindness in his justice which is more than liberty. 2. There is no place where earth’s sorrows are more felt than up in heaven; there is no place where earth’s failings have such kindly judgement given. 3. For the love of God is broader than the measures of man’s mind; and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. 4. But we make his love too narrow by false limits of our own; and we magnify his strictness with a zeal he will not own. 5. There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed; there is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head. 6. There is grace enough for thousands of new worlds as great as this; there is room for fresh creations in that upper home of bliss. 7. If our love were but more simple, we should take him at his word; and our lives would be all gladness in the joy of Christ our Lord.

God so loved the world (John Stainer) God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. (St John iii. 16, 17)

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Prayers

Anglican Cycle of Prayer Pray for The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion in Japan) and The Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, Primate of The Nippon Sei Ko Kai & Bishop of Hokkaido.

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church of Hong Kong) Cycle of Prayer Please pray for Paul, our Primate and Archbishop; Peter, Archbishop Emeritus; Andrew, Bishop of Western Kowloon; Timothy, Bishop-elect of Eastern Kowloon and all the faithful members of the HKSKH, both clerical and lay.

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer For the evangelistic mission of the Diocese of Western Kowloon, HKSKH; for the Rt Revd Andrew Chan and the ministry of all clergy in the Diocese of Western Kowloon; for the development of churches, schools and social services within the Diocese of Western Kowloon; for all the citizens those who living among the Diocese of Western Kowloon; for the redevelopment of HKSKH St Thomas’ Church; for those who get God’s calling to throw themselves into the Holy Order.

Prayer Requests Please pray for Bill Cox, Dennis Shea, Nicholas Biddle, Joyce Ng, Rita Lam, Stephen Farmer, Simon Freeberne, Isaac Wiens, Janet Lyons, Sin-Joh Chuang, Maria Erlyn Carbon, Revd Susan Hewitt, Joe Leung, Ala Lee, Thomas Wong, Ruth Jim, Richard Chow, Perronnelle Laskey, Cecilia Tang, Ken Chui, Karen Kwong Lee Yuen Kwan, Sidney Poon, Charles Dickson, Marlou Calalo, Robert Lee, Betty Bolloni, Daisy Yung, Margaret Pini, Carl Ka Tat Wong, Edith Hall, Martine Porter, Betty Taylor, Lee Yuk Ying, Parveen Nadeem, Veronica Tyson, Conor Henderson, Wendy Larkin, Juvy Bustamante, Wing Sung, Brenda Bishop, Stephen A Isidro, Robert Trout, Ho Yiu Sing, Gener Galapon, Novel Chan, Bill Galvin, Revd Peter Frowley, Philip Law, Makiko Hardy, Arthuro Canuto, Wong Lee Mo Fong, Chai Ching Pau Nyin, Elena Hutchinson, Edward Wong Kar Yue, Fiona Bamber, Donna Mae Cuaresma, Harold Pun, Eleanor Pun, Inger Kvan, Stephanie Ng and Abigail Sun.

Rest In Peace Lau Chan Oi Kuen, Ng King Yin

Prayers will be offered for those named above during the weekday Eucharists.

To include someone in this prayer list, please contact Elisa, Tel: 2523 4157. Unless Elisa is contacted with advice to the contrary, names will be removed from the Prayer Request list after three Sundays.

SJC Cycle of Prayer Pray for St John’s Cathedral, Emmanuel Church, Pokfulam, Discovery Bay Church and St Stephen’s Chapel, Stanley; for Dean Matthias and the Chaplains/Priests-in-Charge. Pray for Cathedral Bookstore, Filipino Fellowship and St John’s Counselling Service.

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Welcome to St John’s Visitors are always welcome at our services. Please see the note about Communion on the cover page of this booklet. If you are new to Hong Kong and/or St John’s, do make yourself known at the Welcome Table where you can find someone who will help with information about our life and ministry here.

After Service Refreshments Refreshments are served after the 9.00am service in the Li Hall.

Notices

New Bishop for the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon In the Special Diocesan Synod of the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon on the 30th day of March 2014 the Revd Canon Dr. Timothy Kwok Chi Pei was in accordance with the Canons of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui elected to be the next Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Kowloon. Please keep Canon Kwok and Eastern Kowloon in your prayers.

Launch of the new St John’s Cathedral Website on Palm Sunday www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk

Following next Sunday’s 9am Sung Eucharist, Archbishop Paul Kwong will launch our new website in the Li Hall at 10.30am.

A great deal of creative thinking and hard work has gone into developing the site, and it is very much hoped that the Li Hall will be full to witness its official launch by His Grace.

During the short ceremony, Webmaster Robin Hall will show us some of the site’s new features – like a much-improved homepage and an intuitive site-wide navigation system. He will also explain how from next Sunday you can stay in touch with St John’s via Twitter!

The launch of a new website is a significant event for any organization, not least because nearly everybody today uses the Internet when seeking knowledge and information. It is therefore essential St John’s maintains a strong online presence that is not only attractive and up-to-date, but also user friendly. The new site will certainly enhance the Cathedral’s global image, as well as being a vital tool in our outreach to draw people into the Christian faith in Hong Kong.

Please do your very best to come to the launch and show your support for Robin and the small team behind this exciting project. Light refreshments will be served.

Fr Nigel Gibson

LIGHT and SHADOWS Caravaggio-The Italian Baroque Master Those who have registered to join the SJC Visits to the exhibition are requested to gather at the entrance of the Asia Society Centre, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty, directly across the road from the British Consulate-General.

GROUP A—Tuesday 8th April at 5.25 pm (John Chynchen)

GROUP B—Wednesday 9th April at 10.55 am (Simmy Woo)

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A Lily for Easter

You can donate an Easter lily in memory of a loved one, or simply as a gesture of thanksgiving at Easter. The Flower Guild needs to order the lilies very soon; consequently, envelopes for the receipt of your donations are available in the pews today. Please hand your envelope to a sidesman, the verger or drop it into the Offertory Box at the Cathedral’s west door. Cheques should be written in favour of “St John’s Cathedral Flower Guild”.

The flowers decorating St John’s on Sundays and Festal Days may be donated at any time throughout the year – to mark a personal or family memorial, event or happening – and can be arranged with the Flower Guild by contacting Viola Ip at 25234157.

426 Youth Day Camp

On 26th April, the SJC Chinese Ministry committee is organizing an outdoor event named 426 youth day camp in Tai Tam Scout Centre. This event is aimed at providing the soon-to-be members of the new youth Chinese speaking fellowship in May, an opportunity to get acquainted and to forge a strong bond with each other through stimulating group activities and games. We have already begun accepting applications for the day camp. For details please refer to the flyer posted outside the church and the church office. Spaces are limited. Please request, complete and return the application to the church office as soon as possible. For inquiries please contact Revd Wu Wai Ho at 2523 4157

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Annual Church Meeting Elections The Annual Church Meeting will take place on Sunday 27th April at 1.00pm in the Li Hall. Nomination forms for candidates for election to the Cathedral Council and the office of Trustee are available from the Cathedral Office. It will facilitate the election process at the Annual Church Meeting if completed nomination forms could be returned to the Administrator at the Cathedral Office by Monday 14th April 2014.

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Forthcoming Services and Events

MAUNDY THURSDAY ‘Lord, would you wash my feet?’

17th April at 7.30pm

7.30pm SOLEMN EUCHARIST with the Washing of Feet, Stripping of the Altar

and Watch until Midnight

On the eve of his crucifixion, Jesus showed radical humility by washing his disciple’s feet. Like Christian clergy around the world, Dean Matthias will wash the feet of 12 congregation members at St John’s Cathedral on Maundy Thursday evening in a ritual which reminds us that loving Christ means serving others. Please think about joining in this moving act of witness by having your feet washed. We need 12 volunteers and a sign up list will be at the back of church next week. At the conclusion of the service we will begin the Watch before the Sacrament in the St Michael Chapel until Midnight. We keep watch as the disciples did with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane through these silent hours. We invite you to join us and sign up to watch at a particular time. A sign up list will be at the back of church next week.

‘Could you not keep watch with me for one hour?’

Matthew 26:40

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Come and join our HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES AT ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL

Palm Sunday 13th April 8.00am Said Eucharist 9.00am The Liturgy of the Palms and Solemn Eucharist 10.30am The Liturgy of the Palms and Sung Eucharist (Mandarin) 11.45am All Age Worship 2.00pm The Liturgy of the Palms and Sung Eucharist (Filipino) 6.00pm Said Eucharist 7:30pm Die Konzertisten Concert - Membra Jesu Nostri by Buxtehude

Monday in Holy Week 14th April 8.00am Said Eucharist 6.00pm Stations of the Cross & Eucharist

Tuesday in Holy Week 15th April 8.00am Said Eucharist 6.00pm Stations of the Cross & Eucharist 7:30pm Stainer’s Crucifixion sung by the Cathedral Choir

Wednesday in Holy Week 16th April 8.00am Said Eucharist 6.00pm Stations of the Cross & Eucharist

Maundy Thursday 17th April 8.30am Provincial Eucharist with Blessing of Holy Oils and Renewal of Ordination Vows 1.15pm Said Eucharist 7.30pm The Liturgy of Maundy Thursday. Solemn Eucharist with the Washing

of Feet, the Stripping of the Sanctuary and the Watch until Midnight

Good Friday 18th April 8.00am Morning Prayer 10.30am Liturgy of the Day (Mandarin) 12.00pm All Age Worship 1.30pm Liturgy of the Day

Easter Eve 19th April 9.00am Morning Prayer 8.00pm The Easter Vigil Liturgy with the Lighting of the Paschal Candle, Renewal of Baptismal Promises & First Eucharist of Easter

Easter Day 20th April 8.00am Said Eucharist 9.00am Sung Eucharist for Easter Day 10.30am Sung Eucharist for Easter Day (Mandarin) 11.45am All Age Easter Liturgy followed by Easter Egg Hunt 2.00pm Sung Eucharist for Easter Day (Filipino) 6.00pm Festal Easter Evensong

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AT DISCOVERY BAY CHURCH SKH Wei Lun Primary School

Further information: 2987 4210 or www.discoverybaychurch.org.hk

Palm Sunday 13th April 10.15am Combined Eucharist with the Church of the Incarnation (The service will include the Liturgy of Palm Sunday) in Wei Lun School Hall

Easter Day 20th April 6.00am Ecumenical Sunrise Service on the beach in Discovery Bay 10.00am Eucharist of the Resurrection in Wei Lun School Hall

AT EMMANUEL, POKFULAM Béthanie Chapel, 139 Pokfulam Road

Further information: 2523 4157 or www.emmanuel.org.hk

Palm Sunday 13th April 10.15am Sung Eucharist with the blessing and distribution of Palm Crosses

Good Friday 18th April 10.15am Last Hour of the Passion

Easter Day 20th April 10.15am Sung Eucharist for the Resurrection of our Lord with Easter Egg Hunt for children

AT ST STEPHEN’S CHAPEL, STANLEY 22 Tung Tau Wan Road

St Stephen’s College Further information: 2813 0408 or www.ststephen.org.hk

Palm Sunday 13th April 9.30am Passion Play including Holy Communion

Maundy Thursday 17th April 8.00pm Commemoration of the Last Supper with Holy Communion and Foot Washing

Good Friday 18th April 10.00am Making an Easter Garden for children 11.00am Stations of the Cross

Easter Day 20th April 9.30am Easter Family Eucharist followed by Easter Egg Hunt

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Come and join a Candlelit Early Music Experience on Jesus’ Suffering on Palm Sunday evening at St John’s Cathedral.

Sunday 13 April 2014

7.30 pm

MEMBRA JESU NOSTRI by Dieterich Buxtehude, 1637 - 1707

The Most Holy Limbs of our Suffering Jesus

Choir: Die Konzertisten Ensemble: Students from the HKAPA Period Instrumental Ensemble with Players from the Early Music Society of Hong Kong Conductor: Felix Yeung On Palm Sunday evening, set in the candlelit Cathedral, the moving oratorio Membra Jesu Nostri by the German Baroque Master Dieterich Buxtehude will be performed with period instruments by a group of early music enthusiasts and young talents, together with the experienced singers of Die Konzertisten under the direction of the budding choral music expert Felix Yeung. The oratorio is a seven-part cantata which portrays in music the seven parts of Christ’s crucified body – feet, knees, hands, side, breast, heart and face. To set the mood the choir will also perform the first part of Thomas Tallis’ The Lamentation of the Prophet Jeremiah. This will be a touching occasion to remind us of the suffering of Jesus on the first night of Holy Week. House Programme coupon: $120 Book now by sending an email to: info@diekonzertisten.com Order form is available at the Cathedral Office. There is also a Pre-Concert Talk and Open Rehearsal on Thursday 10 April at 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm in the Li Hall, St John’s Cathedral. Free Admission – All are welcome. Please register at info@diekonzertisten.com.

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THE GREAT SUNDAY SCHOOL BAKE SALE!!

For the past 2 years, our Sunday School DISCOVERERS have held

successful Bake Sales to raise money for a good cause. Last year,

over 2 Bake Sales, they raised close to $10,000 for the needy.

THIS YEAR, EVERYONE in Sunday School is helping!

Come and support our Bake Sale

and bring home lots of delicious goodies!

Date : 20 April 2014 (Sun)

Time: 10 am - 1 pm

Venue: Li Hall

SEE YOU SOON !!

15 April 2014

Tuesday of Holy Week

7.30 pm

The Crucifixion (Stainer) A meditation on the sacred passion of the holy Redeemer

St John's Cathedral Choir Conductor: Raymond Fu Tenor Solo: Pat Poon Baritone Solo: Brian Montgomery Organist: Felix Yeung The Crucifixion cantata contains some of the most memorable hymn tunes we have ever heard. The beautiful and expressive chorus 'God so loved the world' remains as a classic anthem for church choirs around the world.

Come to the service and participate in its drama. Free admission.

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8.00am Said Eucharist Celebrant: The Revd Desmond Cox

9.00am Sung Eucharist Celebrant: Archbishop Paul Kwong

10.30am Sung Eucharist (Mandarin) Celebrant and Preacher: The Revd Peter Koon

Next Sunday - 13th April 2014 Palm Sunday

Readings: Isaiah 50.4-9a Psalm 31 Philippians 2.5-11 Matthew 27.11-54

11.45am All Age Worship Celebrant: The Revd Desmond Cox

2.00pm Sung Eucharist (Filipino) Celebrant: The Revd Dwight dela Torre

6.00pm Eucharist—Common Worship Celebrant: The Revd John Chynchen Preacher: The Revd Robert Martin

What’s happening this week

Today 10.30am SJC Children’s Choir 11.30am SJC Children Instrumental Ensemble 2.00pm Filipino Fellowship

Monday 7th April 2014 12.30pm Meditation

Tuesday 8th 8.30am LENT Course 1.00pm LENT Course 7.00pm LENT Course

Wednesday 9th 9.30am CLARES 1.15pm Lunchtime Recital - The extension from Wagner’s Music 7.00pm LENT Course

Thursday 10th 2.30pm Parents, babies and toddlers

Friday 11th 3.00pm LENT Course

Saturday 12th 2.30pm LENT Course (Filipino) 4.00pm LENT Course (Cantonese) HS Room

Services this Week

Monday 7th April 2014 8.00am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave)

Tuesday 8th 8.00am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave)

Wednesday 9th 8.00am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave) 6.00pm Said Eucharist Thursday 10th 8.30am Said Eucharist 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave) 1.15pm Said Eucharist Friday 11th 8.00am Said Eucharist 12.15pm Stations of the Cross 1.00pm One o’clock Prayers (Nave) Saturday 12th 8.30am Said Eucharist 12.30pm Said Eucharist (Filipino) 6.00pm Said Eucharist (Cantonese) (Anticipated Sunday Service)

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Diocese of Hong Kong Island

Primate and Archbishop of

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui

Bishop of Hong Kong Island:

The Most Revd Dr Paul Kwong

Archbishop Emeritus:

The Most Revd Dr Peter Kwong

St John’s Cathedral

Dean:

The Very Revd Matthias Der

Cathedral Chaplains:

The Revd Desmond Cox The Revd Dwight dela Torre The Revd Peter Koon The Revd Robert Martin The Revd Nigel Gibson (Chaplain and Priest-In-Charge of Emmanuel Church—2523 4157) The Revd Will Newman (Chaplain and Priest-In-Charge of St Stephen’s Chapel—2813 0408) The Revd Mark Rogers (Chaplain and Priest-In-Charge of Discovery Bay Church—2987 4210) The Revd Catherine Graham (Chaplain and Anglican Communion Refugee

and Migrant Network Coordinator) The Revd Wu Wai Ho

Cathedral Honorary Chaplains: The Revd John Chynchen The Revd Hugh Phillipson The Revd Philip Wickeri The Revd Jenny Wong Nam Cathedral Administrator: Viola Ip

Choirmaster: Raymond Fu

Organist: Peter Yue

Sub-Organist: Felix Yeung

Music Officer: Alan Tsang

Verger: Ho Tat Hoi

Head Server: James Choo

Head Sidesman: Roger Cole

Cathedral Office 4-8 Garden Road, Central, HK Tel: 2523 4157 Fax: 2521 7830 E-mail: general@stjohnscathedral.org.hk Website: www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk Sunday School Website: www.sjcss.org

Cathedral Outreach Programmes

Cathedral Bookstore

Renowned for its selection of cards and thought-provoking books. Mon-Sat: 9.00am – 6.00pm Sunday : 10.00am – 2.00pm Manager: Chris Everett

Tel: 2868 2848 Fax: 2868 5106 E-mail: bookstor@stjohnscathedral.org.hk

Helpers for Domestic Helpers (HDH)

A place for domestic workers to find help. (Basement, Administration Building) Manager: Holly Allan

Tel/Fax: 2523 4020 E-mail: hdh@stjohnscathedral.org.hk

Website: http://www.hdh-sjc.org

Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW)

An ecumenical help agency for migrant workers. (Top floor, Administration Building) Manager: Cynthia Tellez Tel: 2522 8264 Fax: 2526 2894 E-mail: mission@migrants.net

Counselling Service

A professional counselling service Director: Dr Mark Gandolfi

Tel: 2525 7207 Fax: 2524 2777 E-mail: counsell@stjohnscathedral.org.hk

HIV Education Centre

(1/F, Administration Building) Manager: Elijah Fung

Tel: 2523 0531/2501 0653 Fax: 2523 1581 E-mail: manager@sjhivctr.com Website: http://www.sjhivctr.com CLARES

Wed : 9.30am – 12.00noon E-mail: nicola_barguss@hotmail.com

Castaways Shop

Wed-Fri: 12.00noon – 2.30pm Sat & Sun: 10.00am – 12.00noon Manager: Teresa Topacio

c/o Cathedral Office

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We invite you to join the St John’s community.

Please complete this form and hand it to one of the Clergy, a Sidesman or the Welcome Table or drop it into the collection bag/box.

Surname: First Name: ________________________________________________ Name of spouse (if applicable) ________________________________________________ Names and ages of children (if applicable) ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________ ________________________________________________ E-mail: __________________________ Phone: ___________ Please circle as appropriate: I would be interested in attending the 8.00am / 9.00am / 10.30am / 11.45am / 2.00pm / 6.00pm service. I am interested in finding out about: Sunday School / Baptism / Confirmation / Cathedral Choir / CLARES / Flower Guild / Sidesman / Servers Guild / Filipino Fellowship / Stewardship Scheme / Uniformed Group. Other questions / information: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Information provided will be treated as confidential.

Welcome to St John’s Cathedral!

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