St Cuthbert’s Church

Earl’s Court, SW5

Sunday 15th December 2019

The Third Sunday in Advent

11am High Mass

Welcome to St Cuthbert’s

Celebrant: Fr Paul Bagott

Deacon & Preacher: Fr Jonathan Rust

Sub-Deacon: Fr Simon Stokes

Musical Setting of the Mass: Missa O Magnum Mysterium

by Tomàs Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Creed by Merbecke

The third candle on the Advent wreath was lit at the 10am Family Mass

St Cuthbert’s Church

Earl’s Court, SW5

Wednesday 18th December

2019

Christmas Service of Carols and

Readings

With the Military and Hospitaller Order of

Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem Commandery of London & Westminster

7pm

The choir sings the Introit antiphon

Gaudete in Domine

Rejoice in the Lord always;

again I say, rejoice.

Indeed the Lord is near.

The First Hymn

Rejoice, the Lord is King,

Your Lord and King adore;

Mortals, give thanks and sing,

And triumph evermore:

Refrain:

Lift up your heart, lift up your

voice;

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.

Jesus, the Saviour, reigns,

The God of truth and love;

When he had purged our stains,

He took his seat above: [Refrain]

His kingdom cannot fail;

He rules o'er earth and heaven;

The keys of death and hell

Are to our Jesus given: [Refrain]

He sits at God's right hand

Till all his foes submit,

And bow to his command,

And fall beneath his feet: [Refrain]

New English Hymnal 443

Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

In the name of the Father, and of

the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All Amen

The celebrant greets us in the name of

Christ

The Lord be with you

All and with thy spirit.

The celebrant introduces the Eucharist

and invites us to confess our sins as we

prepare for the celebration.

All Almighty God, our

heavenly Father, we have

sinned against thee

through our own fault

in thought and word and

deed, and in what we have

left undone.

We are heartily sorry

and repent of all our sins.

For thy Son our Lord Jesus

Christ’s sake,

forgive us all that is past

and grant that we may

serve thee in newness of

life, to the glory of thy

name. Amen.

The celebrant declares God’s

forgiveness in the words of the

absolution

Kyrie Eleison (sung in Greek by the

choir)

Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy

Lord, have mercy.

The Collect

O Lord Jesus Christ, who at thy

first coming didst send thy

messenger to prepare thy way

before thee: grant that the ministers

and stewards of thy mysteries may

likewise so prepare and make

ready thy way by turning the

hearts of the disobedient to the

wisdom of the just, that at thy

second coming to judge the world

we may be found an acceptable

people in thy sight; who livest and

reignest with the Father and the

Holy Spirit, one God, now and for

ever.

All Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

Sit for the first reading

A reading from the prophet Isaiah

(35: 1-6, 10)

The wilderness and the dry land

shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice

and blossom; like the crocus it shall

blossom abundantly, and rejoice

with joy and singing. The glory of

Lebanon shall be given to it, the

majesty of Carmel and Sharon.

They shall see the glory of the Lord,

the majesty of our God. Strengthen

the weak hands, and make firm the

feeble knees. Say to those who are

of a fearful heart, “Be strong, fear

not! Behold, your God will come

with vengeance, with the

recompense of God. He will come

and save you.” Then the eyes of the

blind shall be opened, and the ears

of the deaf unstopped; then shall

the lame man leap like a hart, and

the tongue of the dumb sing for joy.

For waters shall break forth in the

wilderness, and streams in the

desert. And the ransomed of the

Lord shall return, and come to Zion

with singing; everlasting joy shall

be upon their heads; they shall

obtain joy and gladness, and

sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

This is the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God.

Psalm 146 follows the first reading and

is sung by the choir

Praise the Lord, O my soul; while I live

will I praise the Lord: yea, as long as I

have any being, I will sing praises unto

my God.

O put not your trust in princes, nor in

any child of man: for there is no help in

them.

For when the breath of man goeth forth

he shall turn again to his earth: and

then all his thoughts perish.

Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob

for his help: and whose hope is in the

Lord his God;

Who made heaven and earth, the sea,

and all that therein is: who keepeth his

promise for ever;

Who helpeth them to right that suffer

wrong: who feedeth the hungry.

The Lord looseth men out of prison: the

Lord giveth sight to the blind.

The Lord helpeth them that are fallen:

the Lord careth for the righteous.

The Lord careth for the strangers, he

defendeth the fatherless and widow: as

for the way of the ungodly, he turneth

it upside down.

The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be

King for evermore: and throughout all

generations.

The Second Reading

A reading from the letter of St James (5:

7-10)

Be patient, therefore, brethren, until

the coming of the Lord. Behold, the

farmer waits for the precious fruit

of the earth, being patient over it

until it receives the early and the

late rain. You also be patient.

Establish your hearts, for the

coming of the Lord is at hand. Do

not grumble, brethren, against one

another, that you may not be

judged; behold, the Judge is

standing at the doors. As an

example of suffering and patience,

brethren, take the prophets who

spoke in the name of the Lord.

This is the word of the Lord.

All Thanks be to God.

Stand for the Gospel

Choir: Alleluia, alleluia!

All: Alleluia, alleluia!

Choir: The spirit of the Lord has been

given to me.

He has sent me to bring the good news

to the poor.

All: Alleluia!

We remain standing to hear the gospel.

When the Gospel is announced the

reader says: The Lord be with you

All and with thy spirit.

A reading from the Holy Gospel

according to St Matthew (11: 2-11)

All Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Now when John heard in prison

about the deeds of the Christ, he

sent word by his disciples and said

to him, “Are you he who is to

come, or shall we look for

another?” And Jesus answered

them, “Go and tell John what you

hear and see: the blind receive their

sight and the lame walk, lepers are

cleansed and the deaf hear, and the

dead are raised up, and the poor

have good news preached to them.

And blessed is he who takes no

offense at me.”

As they went away, Jesus began

to speak to the crowds concerning

John: “What did you go out into the

wilderness to behold? A reed

shaken by the wind? Why then did

you go out? To see a man clothed in

soft raiment? Behold, those who

wear soft raiment are in kings’

houses. Why then did you go out?

To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you,

and more than a prophet. This is he

of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I

send my messenger before thy face,

who shall prepare thy way before

thee.’ Truly, I say to you, among

those born of women there has

risen no one greater than John the

Baptist; yet he who is least in the

kingdom of heaven is greater than

he.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

All Praise be to thee, O Christ.

Sermon – A Sermon is given. – Sit

The Nicene Creed is sung – Stand

Priest I believe in one God

All the Father almighty, maker of

heaven and earth, and of all things

visible and invisible: And in one

Lord *Jesus Christ, the only-

begotten Son of God, begotten of

his Father before all worlds, God

of God, Light of Light, very God

of very God, begotten, not made,

being of one substance with the

Father, by whom all things were

made; who for us men and for our

salvation came down from heaven,

and was incarnate by the Holy

Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was

made man, and was crucified also

for us under Pontius Pilate. He

suffered and was buried, and the

third day he rose again according

to the Scriptures, and ascended

into heaven, and sitteth on the

right hand of the Father. And he

shall come again with glory to

judge both the quick and the

dead: whose kingdom shall have

no end. And I believe in the Holy

Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceedeth from the Father

and the Son, who with the Father

and the Son together *is

worshipped and glorified, who

spake by the prophets. And I

believe one holy catholic and

apostolic Church. I acknowledge

one baptism for the remission of

sins. And I look for the

resurrection of the dead, and the

life of the world to come. Amen.

The prayers of Intercession are offered

At the end of each petition these

responses may be used:

Lord, in thy mercy

All hear our prayer.

After the petition for the departed,

the intercessor may say:

Rest eternal grant unto them,

O Lord.

All And let light perpetual

shine upon them.

The celebrant offers prayers in

communion with the Saints. At the end

we say together:

Hail, Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women

and blessed is the fruit of thy

womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother

of God, pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

The celebrant concludes the

intercessions with a final prayer, to

which we respond:

Amen.

Please sit for the notices.

THE LITURGY OF THE

SACRAMENT – STAND

The peace of the Lord be always

with you

All and with thy spirit.

Let us offer one another a sign of

peace.

The Offertory Hymn,

O Jesus, I have promised

To serve thee to the end;

Be thou for ever near me,

My Master and my Friend;

I shall not fear the battle

If thou art by my side,

Nor wander from the pathway

If thou wilt be my guide.

O let me hear thee speaking

In accents clear and still,

Above the storms of passion,

The murmurs of self-will;

O speak to reassure me,

To hasten or control;

O speak, and make me listen,

Thou guardian of my soul.

O Jesus, thou hast promised

To all who follow thee,

That where thou art in glory

There shall thy servant be;

And Jesus, I have promised

To serve Thee to the end;

O give me grace to follow,

My Master and my Friend.

O let me see thy footprints,

And in them plant mine own;

My hope to follow duly

Is in thy strength alone;

O guide me, call me, draw me,

Uphold me to the end;

And then in heaven receive me,

My Saviour and my Friend.

New English Hymnal 420 Words: John Bode (1816-1874)

The choir sings the Offertory antiphon

Benedixisti Domine

You have blessed, O Lord, your land; you

have brought back the captives of Jacob.

You have forgiven the guilt of your people.

The Preparation of the Gifts

– Stand

Pray my brothers and sisters

that our sacrifice may be acceptable

to God the almighty Father.

All May the Lord accept the

sacrifice at thy hands,

for the praise and glory of

his name, for our good and

for the good of all his holy

Church.

Prayer over the Gifts:

Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord:

that the continual oblation of this

our bounden duty and service, may

evermore avail for the fulfilment of

the institution of thine ordinance

and for the accomplishment in us

of the wondrous work of thy

salvation; through Jesus Christ our

Lord.

All: Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord be with you

All and with thy spirit.

Lift up your hearts.

All We lift them up unto the

Lord.

Let us give thanks unto the

Lord our God.

All It is meet and right so to do.

The celebrant says the preface of the

prayer, which praises God for his

mighty acts. At the end of the preface

the Sanctus is sung in Latin by the

choir:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,

heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.

Blessed is he that cometh in the name

of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

The celebrant now recalls the Last

Supper and calls the Holy Spirit to

come upon the gifts of bread and wine

that they may become for us the body

and blood of Christ.

The celebrant introduces this

acclamation:

Great is the mystery of faith

All Christ has died; Christ is risen;

Christ will come again.

At the end of the prayer: Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Let us pray with confidence as our

Saviour has taught us.

All Our Father, who art in

heaven, hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come; thy will be

done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those

who trespass against us,

And lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil,

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory

for ever and ever. Amen.

Breaking of the Bread

We break this bread to share in the

body of Christ.

All Though we are many,

we are one body, because

we all share in one bread.

Agnus Dei is sung in Latin by the

choir.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the

sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

(grant us thy peace).

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

Jesus is the Lamb of God

who takes away the sins of the

world. Blessed are those who are

called to his supper.

All Lord, I am not worthy that

thou shouldest come

under my roof, but speak

the word only and my soul

shall be healed.

The celebrant and people receive holy

communion. As the host or chalice is

given the minister says,

The body of Christ

The blood of Christ

to which we say Amen before we

receive.

Communicant members of other

Christian churches are welcome to

receive communion here. Non-

communicants are warmly invited to

the altar for a blessing.

Anthem:

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstem –

J S Bach (1685-1750)

Stand for the Post-Communion

Prayer

We give thanks, O Lord, for these

they heavenly gifts; kindle in us the

fire of thy Spirit that when our

Saviour Christ shall come again we

may shine as lights before his face;

who liveth and reigneth now and

for ever.

All: Amen.

THE BLESSING

The Lord be with you All And with thy spirit

The priest gives the blessing with the

final words being:

And the blessing of God Almighty,

the Father, the Son and the Holy

Spirit, be upon you and remain

with you always.

All Amen

Go in the peace of Christ

All Thanks be to God.

ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER –

Is sung by the choir to a setting by

Giovanni da Palestrina (c.1525-1594):

Alma Redemptoris Mater, quæ pervia

cæli

Porta manes, et stella maris, succurre

cadenti,

Surgere qui curat populo: tu quæ

genuisti,

Natura mirante, tuum sanctum

Genitorem

Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab

ore

Sumens illud Ave, peccatorum

miserere.

Mother of Christ! Hear thou thy

people's cry,

Star of the deep, and portal of the sky!

Mother of Him Who thee from nothing

made,

Sinking we strive and call to thee for

aid;

Oh, by that joy which Gabriel brought

to thee,

Thou Virgin first and last, thy mercy

see.

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

All That we may be worthy of

the promises of Christ.

Almighty, everlasting God, who by

the co-operation of the Holy Spirit,

didst prepare the body and soul of

the glorious Virgin Mary to become

a dwelling meet for thy Son: grant

that, as we rejoice in her

commemoration, so by her gracious

intercession we may be delivered

from present evils and from

everlasting death. Through Jesus

Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

The final hymn is sung (Tune: 128ii)

Lift up your heads, ye mighty

gates,

Behold the King of glory waits;

The King of kings is drawing near,

The Saviour of the world is here;

Oh blest the land, the city blest,

Where Christ the ruler is confessed!

Oh happy hearts and happy homes

To whom this king in triumph

comes!

Come then, O Saviour, and abide,

Our hearts to thee be open wide;

May all thy inward presence feel,

To all thy grace and love reveal.

New English Hymnal 8

Words: George Weissel (1590-1635)

Tr Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)

Organ Voluntary

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

BWV 660

(J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

INTERCESSIONS FOR THE SICK AND THE DEPARTED

Pray for the sick and the distressed:

John Vine, William, David Noakes, Jeremy Page, Gill Pierse, Shauna Campbell,

Adelaide Haws, Bill Britton, Bruce Pullman, Nicole Connage, Frank Retief, Una

De Witt, Flora Buchanan, Magda Pacok, Myfanwy Moran, Jose Tadeu Dias,

Zareyah, Sylvie, Suzi Scott, Jean, David Kilpatrick, Maria Melita Borres, Penny

Howell, Eileen Hayward, Linda Elgharbawi, Robin Benson, Abdul Kareem

Jassam, Manjola Krasniqi, Remy Daep, Phillip Irving, Alan Watson, Marie Anne

van Niekerk, Lenora Hammond, James Dufficy, Colin Kilpatrick, Robert Burns.

Pray for all the recently departed, among them:

Grace Wheeler, Peggy Tarling, Charlotte Dillon, James P. Murphy, Paul Kale,

Rhem Apostol, Beth Clark, Paul Haglin, Joyce Lloyd, John Giles, Eva Armstead,

George William Martin.

YEAR’S MIND

Sunday 15th December

Clara Rose Hardy, Matthew Lucas

Monday 16th December Albert Rodney Fairchild, Walter John Tinson, Eva Caroline Stainfeld,

Fitzroy Pestaina (Priest)

Tuesday 17th December

Mary Elizabeth Wynn Langford James, Phyllis Day, Percival Welch Church, Charles Griffiths, Marjorie May Attfield

Wednesday 18th December

James Edward Pollock, Elizabeth Esther Walker

Thursday 19th December

Emma Brasnell, Harriet Jane Price

Friday 20th December

Mary Jane Croome, Harriet Archer Christison, George Clarke Underwood, Joyce Mary Tombs

Saturday 21st December

Henry Westall (Priest), Mary Jane Hett, Frederick Pollard, Norris Bishop

Marshall, Kenneth Simpson

SERVICES THIS WEEK

Services this Sunday, 15th December: 9am Morning Prayer

Advent 3 10am Family Mass

11am High Mass

6pm Evening Prayer

Tuesday 17th December: 9am Morning Prayer

Feria 6pm Evening Prayer

6.30pm Mass

8pm Concert

Wednesday 18th December: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer 7pm Parish Carol Service Thursday 19th December: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer

6.30pm Mass Friday 20th December: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer

7pm St Endellion Carol Service

Saturday 21st December 10am Morning Prayer Feria 10.30pm Mass

6pm Evening Prayer

Services next Sunday, 22nd December: 9am Morning Prayer

Advent 4 10am Family Mass

11am Sung Mass

6pm Evening Prayer

The parish of Saint Cuthbert with Saint Matthias Earls Court SW5 uses the following copyright licenses for

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reserved Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian

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All rights reserved.

NOTICES

Please join us for refreshments at the west end of the church

Ave, Eva: An Exploration of Idealised Femininity and the Virgin, Tuesday

17th December at 8pm: The Korrigan Consort explore the Virgin Mary in the

context of Christian and Classical concepts of femininity, virginity, chastity and

the heavenly ideal of perfect "womanhood". Tickets £15 / £10 (under 18s free).

Parish Carol Service, Wednesday 18th December at 7pm:

Sung by the choir of St Cuthbert’s Church. A service of favourite carols and

readings.

St Endellion Carol Service, Friday 20th December at 7pm:

Soloists: Mark Padmore, Sophie Bevan. Conductor: Aidan Oliver.

Sant’Egidio Christmas Eve Lunch: see further details below.

Crib Service, Tuesday 24th December at 5pm: a family service celebrating and

retelling the Christmas story.

Midnight Mass, Tuesday 24th December at 11.30pm

Sung Mass, Wednesday 25th December at 10.30am

St Stephen’s Day, St Stephen’s Kensington, Thursday 26th December:

Solemn Mass at 11am. Preacher and Celebrant: Rt Revd Martin Warner, Bishop of

Chichester.

Feast of the Epiphany, Sunday 5th January:

10am Family Mass, 11am Sung Mass

Fulham Epiphany Festival, Saturday 11th January, Southwark Cathedral:

11am Solemn Mass; 12.30pm Lunch (bring your own); 2pm Workshops; 3.30pm

Solemn Benediction at St Magnus the Martyr.

Epiphany Carol Service, Sunday 12th January at 6pm

Kitchen Unit: We are pleased to announce that we have now reached our target

of £30,000 towards the cost of our long-planned kitchen unit at the west end of

the Church. We are still seeking additional funds for some extra work that will

be required. If you are able to help, please see Fr Paul.

Volunteers needed!

Volunteers are needed to deliver to different streets in the parish. Please see the

list at the west end of the church or speak to Fr Paul.

https://korriganconsort.com/downloads/ave-eva/

Sant’Egidio Christmas Eve Lunch:

Dear parishioners, it is a joy for me to introduce to you the Christmas Eve

Lunch of the Community of Sant’Egidio, a lay community of members in more

than 73 countries of the world who believe in fostering prayer, peace and

encounters with the poor.

This year, our meal will be blessed in a particular way here in London, as it will

take place for the first time in our beloved church of St. Cuthbert.

For 37 years Sant’Egidio has invited many homeless people, lonely elderly, men

and women who have nobody to spend Christmas with, to come together and

share a beautiful meal.

We believe that nobody should be alone for Christmas: so, we want to offer

each guest - or better each friend - a Christmas gift. We come to you and ask for

your generosity. At the back of the church you will find a Giving Tree

decorated with little cards. We ask you to pick a card, buy the item written on

the card, and bring it back underneath the tree in the church by 20th December.

Please note that only new, unwrapped items will be accepted.

Thank you for your generosity and please get in touch if you’d like to help.

We wish you all a beautiful and blessed Advent.

Emanuela

Sant’Egidio London Coordinator

info@santegidio.org.uk, www.santegidio.org.uk

With many thanks to those who helped put up and

decorate our Christmas trees and the crib;

and for all those who helped and took part in the

Community Carol Service

St Cuthbert’s Church

Philbeach Gardens

Earl’s Court

London SW5 9EB

Office – 0207 370 3263

www.saintcuthbert.org

Parish Priest: Father Paul Bagott

07711 405 750

frpaul@saintcuthbert.org

Parish Administrator: John Clarke

admin@saintcuthbert.org

Director of Music: Quintin Beer

quintin.beer@saintcuthbert.org

Organist: Seb Gillot

organist@saintcuthbert.org

Safeguarding Officer: Alice Parshall safeguarding@saintcuthbert.org

Children’s Advocate: Estella Gomez advocate@saintcuthbert.org

Visit us at:

www.saintcuthbert.org