WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

14 February 2016 - Lent 1

8.00 am Eucharist Rev’d Dorothy Brooker

10.00 am Eucharist with hymns Dean Michael Godfrey Preacher: Rev’d Dorothy Brooker

Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace: 11.00 am Eucharist Rev’d Anne van Gend

Please ensure all cellphones are switched OFF when in the Cathedral; if necessary, adjust hearing aids to the “Loop” system.

A place of resurrection, life, and hope

Low-Gluten wafers (below 20ppm) are now available - please advise the Presider, or one of the Welcoming team, if this is your dietary requirement.

NOTE: Bell Tower and entrance are earthquake prone as assessed under the Building Act 2004 - use at your own risk!

Prayer Cycles - we pray for ...

Anglican Communion

The Church of the Province of Central Africa; the Most

Rev’d Albert Chama, Archbishop of Central Africa and

Bishop of Northern Zambia

Anglican Board of Missions

The Anglican Missions Lenten Appeal - Diocese of Polynesia

in Fiji - Suva’s Drop-In Centre for CSEC.

Diocese, Parish and Community

Waiapu Bishop Andrew Hedge and family;

Waiapu Dean Michael Godfrey; Waiapu Regional Deans

(Rev’ds Adrienne Bruce, Stephen Donald, and David van

Oeveren); and Ministry Educator, Rev’d Deborah Broome

Waiapu Diocesan Staff; Colleen Kaye, Registrar; Waiapu

Anglican Social Services; Peter O’Brien, Manager

Gisborne Parish, Rev’d Stephen Donald Priest-in-Charge;

and the people of the East Coast Parish

Napier Inner City businesses; Art Deco Trust, trustees, staff

and volunteers

Lenten services & study group

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House study group 2

Sentence, Collect & Readings

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Readings Comments 4

From Your Dean 5

Appointment by DoM 6

Beach clean up / EJP 6

Anglican Missions Lenten Appeal

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Diary Dates / Next week / Directory

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In this issue …

TODAY …

Welcome to all who are worshipping

with us … especially if you are visit-

ing Napier or at the Cathedral for

the first time … you are invited to

join us for morning tea (or coffee!)

served at the back of the cathedral

following the 10am service.

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LLLENTENENTENENTEN SSSTUDYTUDYTUDY Stewardship Stewardship Stewardship --- Through Lent with MarkThrough Lent with MarkThrough Lent with Mark

This study group started last Thursday

night with Bishop Murray Mills again

leading this year’s Lenten study series

based on the book prepared by Bishop

Helen-Ann Hartley and the Rev’d Peter

Carrell.

Thursday nights, 7.30pm - 9.00pm

at the Hopson’s home,

117 Georges Drive, Napier.

Please note that the group will meet

on Tuesday next week, 16th Feb, then

continue on Thursdays from 25th Feb.

Enquiries and registrations to:

Murray, ph 835-0884.

Copies of the study booklet available

from the Parish Office, $7.00 each.

Wednesday Morning House Group is about to commence again for this year, meeting on Wednesday 17th February at 10am for tea or cof-fee, then 10.30am-12 noon for Bi-ble study which is led by Dean Mi-chael.

The group meets in Elisabeth Pater-son’s home and new members re most welcome. We meet weekly during Lent, then fortnightly for the rest of the year (during school term time).

Enquiries to Elisabeth, ph 835-4609

ECUMENICALECUMENICALECUMENICAL LENTEN SERVICESLENTEN SERVICESLENTEN SERVICES

Wednesdays, 7.00 pm followed by light supper

17 Feb - St Paul’s Presbyterian

24 Feb - St Patrick’s Catholic

2 March - Trinity Methodist

9 March - Knox Presbyterian, Ahuriri

16 March - St Thomas Moore, Onekawa

Theme: Beacons of Hope

Rosters for March (including Easter) April & May are now being prepared ... please advise

Margaret in the Parish Office of any dates when you are unavailable for your usual

rostered duties. Thanks.

LENTEN EUCHARIST LENTEN EUCHARIST LENTEN EUCHARIST SERVICESSERVICESSERVICES

Wednesdays & Fridays - 7.00 am (Aotearoa Chapel)

Tuesdays - 10.30 am (Resurrection Chapel)

Thursdays - 12 noon (Aotearoa Chapel)

Prayer Walk the Stations of the Cross

Fridays - 5.00 pm

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TODAY’S READINGS … FROM THE NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION BIBLE

Sentence:

Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him. Luke 4: 8

Collect:

Hear us, Jesus Christ, when we ask for help to recognise temptation, for honesty to face it, for strength to resist it and humility to give God the glory. Hear this prayer for your love’s sake. Amen

Deuteronomy 26: 1-11

1When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, 2you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. 3You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.”

4When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, 5you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Ara-mean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great na-tion, mighty and populous. 6When the Egyp-tians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labour on us, 7we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. 8The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; 9and he

brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

10So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. 11Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house.

Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-16

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High: and passes the night under the shadow of the Almighty, 2 will say to the Lord, ‘You are my refuge and my stronghold: my God in whom I trust.’ 9 Because you have said, ‘The Lord is my refuge: and made the Most High your stronghold, 10 there shall no evil befall you: no plague shall come near your dwelling. 11 For the angels of God have been charged: to keep you in all your ways. 12 They shall bear you up in their hands: lest you should strike your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread on the asp and the adder: the viper and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 14 ‘Because they have set their love upon me I will deliver them: I will uphold them because they know my name. 15 ‘When they call to me I will answer: I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and bring them to honour. 16 ‘With long life I will satisfy them: and show them my saving power.’

Romans 10: 8b-13

8But what does it say? “The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim);

9because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. 11The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” 12For there is no distinction be-tween Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. 13For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Luke 4: 1-13

1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. 3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” 4Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’ ” 5Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6And the devil said to him, “To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. 7If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’ ” 9Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10for it is written, ‘He will command his angels con-

cerning you, to protect you,’ 11and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’ ” 12Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” 13When the devil had finished every test, he depart-ed from him until an opportune time.

Readings Comments ...

Deuteronomy 26: 1-11: Perhaps the best key to interpreting much of the Torah (Old Testa-ment Law) and its demands is that of desire. Having been seized by the one who pulls us out of an empty universe into a place of eter-nal hope the least we can do is offer beck to the unseen God our thoughts, prayers, thanksgivings, and seek as best we may stum-ble to live for God.

Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-16: Applied to Jesus in the temptation stories the psalmist’s words were words of promise (like Psalm 23). Out of con-text they seem to promise bad stuff won’t happen, but in the context of the whole story of the people of God they promise God will journey with us—even where the vipers dwell.

Romans 10: 8b-13: Often used in debates about church roles, Paul’s “neither” equation is more importantly about human access to God. Call … and you will be heard.

Luke 4: 1-13: A highly symbolic tale of the Christ who walks our every point of pain, our every temptation—and even redeems us when we fail. For we will. True fact. And he will love us still.

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FROM DEANLY DELVINGS

When once you have the impossible in your calculations its possibilities become practi-cally limitless.

Saki (H.H. Munro), 1870-1916

From Your Dean…

May I whisper a word about hair?

I remember in the 1960s, when the Beatles

were happening and the Jimi Hendrix and

Larry Norman (or Johnny Winter) looks were

The Thing™. I remember driving with my

parents, passing hitchhikers as students re-

turned to university, absorbing the mantras of

“Tsk Tsk—cant tell if it’s a man or a woman”

and “As long as they keep it clean, dear.” Bob

Seger would later sing a song about the for-

mer mantra, but that’s another story.

Occasionally my mind would drift to the co-

vers of Georgette Heyer novels, clearly de-

picting gentlemen in long hair (sometimes

even powdered) or to the portraits of the Dean

of Dublin, his long locks falling over his

shoulders. That, though, was apparently Dif-

ferent™.

Men’s hair was to be, as 10,000 Maniacs lead

singer Natalie Merchant would later snarl, “a

quarter inch cut.” My school agreed, until the

mid-70s, when at last we managed to subvert

the strict rules at least by an inch or two.

It’s such a personal thing. In the days of blue

rinse I often wanted to pat ladies’ coiffeurs

and asked why they had spilled Quik Ink on

their shower head. I’m guessing that would

not have been well received. Yet, just as some

feel free to pat corpulent men (I include my-

self at this stage) on the gut and ask sneering-

ly “when is it due?”, it appears that the

growth of a wee bit of facial fungus is a pass-

port to free commentary: “it looks revolting:

cut it off.”

Sigh. In reality, as perhaps the Bishop of Wel-

lington has demonstrated, a person’s personal

presentation is really their own choice, and

even if there are health ramifications such

comment belongs only to the lips of health

professionals. “Cut it off.” “You’re too fat/

skinny/hairy/grey/blue.” These comments be-

long on the lips of five year olds or care-

professionals, not in the banter of acquaint-

ances.

So a social experiment in sprouting fungus is

worth an exploration every now and again, to

remind oneself that the veneer of civility in

church and society is often epidermis deep.

But, for what it’s worth, I don’t like the pre-

sent decanal fungus and boxthorn top-dress

either.

I am not given to vanity, but am, I hope, given

to compassion (not to mention community in-

volvement). As you may know, Anne and I

lost a nephew to leukaemia some years ago,

and from time to time I have enrolled for the

“Shave for a Cure” Foundation in Ben’s hon-

our. I’m planning to shave off, by the fountain

on March 20th. Or maybe one of the critics

can bring a cut-throat razor. I trust you. Truly

I do.

So if you hate this fungus as much as I do (it

feels like a caterpillar crawling across my

face and up my nose) feel free to visit my

sponsorship page (address below) and free me

to return to at least a pretence of respectability

(though I suspect I have never achieved that

in my wildest nightmares). Actually I’ll be

bald, but bald is beautiful.

More importantly, please join in the fight to

rid or reduce the demonic presence of leukae-

mia in our world, so fewer and fewer families

suffer the pain of losing vibrant souls like

Ben.

www.secure.leukaemia.net.nz/registrant/

FundraisingPage/aspx?

registrationID=942295&langPref=en-CA

Sorry about the incomprehensible address …

contact me if there’s a problem and I’ll send it

as an email link.

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The Director of Music is pleased to

announce the appointment of Iso-

bel O'Brien as Music Librarian for

the Cathedral. As many of you

know, Isobel is both a long stand-

ing parishioner and member of the

Choir. On top of the main duties of

a Music Librarian, Isobel will also

be instrumental in the Cathedral

Music collection digital catalogu-

ing project, which seeks to create

an electronic record of the items

held in our Music Library, which

will then be made available to the

other Cathedrals around New Zea-

land, as well as to parishes within

our diocese. This is a great project

and is important in our standing as

a Cathedral to our diocese.

James is really looking forward to

working with Isobel in her new

role, and in this project particu-

larly.

BEACH CLEAN UP FRIDAY 4TH MARCH, 5-6.30PM

As part of our Parish & Environment-Justice-Peace Network’s ongoing com-mitment to clean up our patch of sea-shore (Surf Club to Port boundary fence, Marine Parade) and remove rubbish from the ocean, we are part of the Sea Week 2016 HB events pro-gramme.

This event, coordinated by the EJP Network, will be open to the public and be followed by a shared picnic. Please assemble at the concrete picnic table near the Surf Club/toilets by the Marine Parade car park at 5pm; bring bags (and gloves if you wish) for col-lecting rubbish. And finger-food type picnic food for sharing, plates and utensils and some-thing to drink. We hope to have the picnic around the concrete table area.

The Beach Clean Up will be cancelled in case of high seas or storms for safe-ty reasons.

Any enquiries, or for more infor-mation, please contact Jenny Baker, ph. 835-3862 or 021 074 5672.

There are other interesting events during Sea Week you may wish to at-tend. Check out the programme and display in the Cathedral foyer next week.

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A warm welcome to Colleen Marriott who started working this week at the Diocesan Office in her role as Execu-tive Assistant to the Diocesan Registrar, Colleen Kaye.

To contact Colleen Marriott by email, send to: executive.assistant@waiapu.com ;

or by phone, call 835-2744 (which is a direct phone line to her desk).

Cape Sanctuary Charity WalkCape Sanctuary Charity WalkCape Sanctuary Charity Walk

Saturday 12 March 2016Saturday 12 March 2016Saturday 12 March 2016 $50.00 (includes lunch)

with proceeds going to Parkinson’s HB.

Total distance is 17km within the

privately owned Cape Sanctuary which is not ac-

cessible to the general public. This includes a

climb to a height of 250 metres; there is also a

less strenuous option of 14km.

Access from the Ocean Beach Road.

A unique opportunity to visit this

wildlife restoration project.

Ticket numbers are limited.

For more details, & tickets sales,

contact Marie Knight, ph 844-3578

or Kathy Jenkins, ph 835-4065, or 027-439-5097

or email: jenkinsb@xtra.co.nz

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Anglican Missions Annual Lenten Appeal

The season of Lent is upon us and Anglican Missions have once again launched their annual Len-ten Appeal. This year they are introducing three exciting projects that are in need of our support. Please see the poster and information on the notice board at the back of the Cathedral; also pick up a Anglican Missions Lenten Appeal envelope for your donations (notice that you have the op-tion to indicate which project you wish to support, or spread across all projects - in Fiji, Ethiopia, and Iran).

As Lent is a season of prayer, the weekly prayer points for each project can also be followed on the Anglican Missions Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AnglicanMissions/

This week, the focus project is the Drop-In Centre for the young victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) in Suva, Fiji (Diocese of Polynesia). Sexual child abuse and moles-tation, and sexual trafficking, are growing and worrying concerns in Fiji. There is a critical need to provide child protection and proper care to help not only victims but also those who face very high risk and vulnerable situations so they can progress positively in life. The Diocese of Polynesia will partner with Homes of Hope and other organisations who will pro-vide additional services. Each child will receive an individual care plan based around five interven-tions being medical care, shelter, counselling, training, and education as well as incorporating Christian values alongside practical support. It is envisaged that the child’s withdrawal to a safe environment, with appropriate resources, will foster positive behavioural change for better fu-tures. The project goal and cost of founding a pilot programme is NZ$20,000.

More detailed information is available on the Anglican Missions website www.angmissions.org.nz .

We commend the Anglican Missions Lenten Appeal to you, and thank you for your support.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER – 4TH MARCH

All are invited to a

World Day of Prayer service,

prepared by the women of Cuba,

on

Friday 4th March, 11.30 am

at

St Andrew’s Anglican Church,

110 Charles St Westshore;

followed by a light lunch.

Ahuriri Anglicans Together:

A tour of local historical cemeteries -

Sunday 13th March, 1pm.

CLERGY:

Dean: Michael Godfrey 022 342 9977

Assisting Clergy: Dorothy Brooker 843 6779 Erice Fairbrother 021 811 870 Graeme Pilgrim 835 6777 Jon Williams 833 6382 Anne van Gend 027 264 7245

WARDENS:

Dean’s: Martin Williams 835 0666 People’s: Jeanne Ayson 835 1920

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: James Mist 021 936 810

LAY ASSISTANTS:

Jennifer Harris 845 1108 Elisabeth Paterson 835 4609

OFFICE:

Tues-Fri. 9.30am-3.30pm 835 8824 Parish Mobile: 021 688 227 Priest-Administrator: Margaret Thompson

Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, 28 Browning Street, Napier, NZ Phone 835-8824 ~ PO Box 495, Napier ~ email: office@napiercathedral.org.nz

www.napiercathedral.org.nz

NEXT SUNDAY - 21 February 2016

Lent 2

Readings: Genesis 15: 1-12, 17-18

Psalm 27

Philippians 3: 17 - 4: 1

Luke 13: 31-35

Cathedral:

8.00 am Eucharist (Aotearoa Chapel)

10.00 am Eucharist with hymns

5.00 pm Swing & a Prayer Art Deco

Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace:

No services

COMING UP THIS WEEK … & OTHER DIARY DATES

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Mid-Week Services (in the Resurrection Chapel)

9.00am - Morning Prayer - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 10.30am - Eucharist - Tuesdays

12noon - Mid-day Prayer - Wednesdays

Prayer during Communion

A member of the ministry team is available in the Resurrection Chapel during Communion at the 10.00am Choral Eucharist service in the Ca-thedral, for anyone who wishes personal prayer, or prayer for a specific purpose, and/or anointing with oil for healing (if required).

If you wish to have someone pray with and for you, please go directly to the Resurrection Chap-el (at the back of the Cathedral) after receiving communion.

Tuesday 16 February 10.30am - Eucharist (Resurrection Chapel)

Tuesday 16 February 7.30pm - Lenten study group

Wednesday 17 February 10.00 am - Lenten study house group

Thursday 18 February 5.00 pm - Chorister practice 7.30 pm - Choir practice

Sunday 21 February 5.00 pm - Art Deco ‘Swing & a Prayer’ service with the Deco Bay Brass Band

Wednesday 24 February 7.00 pm Vestry meeting

Friday 26 February 9.30am-2.30pm - HB Clergy training day at St Luke’s, Havelock North

Sunday 28 February 2.30 pm - Christopher Hainsworth organ & clarinet concert in the Cathedral

Sunday 6 March 4.00 pm - Environment-Justice-Peace meet

Sunday 13 March 11.30 am - Waiapu Cathedral Parish Annual General Meeting