PARISH OF CARDIFF; ST GERMAN WITH ST SAVIOUR

St Saviour’s Church
20 June 2021 - Trinity 3 / Ord Time 12

‘The conversation between Jesus [in today’s gospel] and

This week:
the disciples in the boat shows a gap on both sides
between expectation and reality. They are surprised that he Sun 20: Trinity 3
is not aware of the danger that they are in; but then they (Ord Time 12)
are amazed because he has power over wind and waves. St Saviour’s:
He questions why they are afraid, as they should have
9:30 Sung Mass;
understood by now (have they “still” no faith?).His true
identity, we were reminded earlier in chapter 4, is St German’s:
communicated only to the disciples. Confronted with their 11:00 am Sung Mass
own mortality, they cry for help. And he provides it. But he Mon 21:
is unsurprisingly surprised that they didn’t know that his 11:00 Funeral (Doris
help would always be there for them.’
May Thomas) (St S)
(Cally Hammond, Church Times)
18:00 Mass (St G)
18:30 PCC (St G)
Tues 22:
10:00 Mass (St S)
Parish Notes: 13:30 Funeral (Philip
Reserve your seat at St Saviour’s mass via Liz on 07718918846 Brown) (St S)
New Ministries - Fr Phelim and family will be re-locating to the midlands later in the Summer (where Wed 23:
Annette already works) and where he is to begin a new role as a full time area dean in the diocese of 10:00 Mass (St G)
Birmingham. His last Sunday with us is 25 July. In addition, Bishop June has appointed the Rev’d Thur 24:
Christopher Lee (NSM) to St Saviour’s on an interim basis to work alongside other Ministry Area clergy 17:45 Mass (St S)
colleagues in the months ahead. We’ll share details about his licensing to St Saviour’s when we know. Birthday of John the
Christian Aid - Many thanks to all who supported our Zoom Bingo. We’ve raised a fantastic £160. If Baptist
you would like to make a donation, please speak to David French today.
Fri 25:
The Rev’d Geraint John - Prayer cards for Geraint’s ordination on Wednesday 30 June are available on
No Mass (St S)
the table at the back of church.
Raffle - Next Sunday, 27 June is the final day for donations of prizes and money for tickets. The draw Sat 26:
takes place on Sunday 4 July after Mass. No Mass (St S)
PCC - After the Prize Draw on Sunday 4 July PCC will meet to formally agree the merger to form South Sun 27: Trinity 4
Cardiff Ministry Area. (Ord Time 13)
Leaving Picnic - On Sunday 25 July we plan on meeting in our garden between 2 - 4pm to say St Saviour’s:
goodbye to Fr Phelim. More details in due course. 9:30 Sung Mass;
Covid Risks Update - Please continue to adhere to social distancing and so go straight to your chair St German’s:
and at the end of the service leave in orderly and socially distanced manner. 11:00 am Sung Mass
Singing - We’d like to restart singing and move away from recorded hymns over the next few weeks
and so if anyone was willing to be part of the ‘six’ permitted voices each week we’d appreciate it if you
could let us know. Parish Priest:
Summer Raffle/Prize Draw on Sunday 4 July. Donations of prizes needed. We can accept wine, spirits, Fr Phelim O’Hare,
toiletries, vouchers or chocolates. All prizes must be with us by 27 June. Tickets are £1 each and can be
02922 411229,
purchased by completing the Summer Raffle Sheet (ask Liz or Wendy) Please put it in an envelope,
phelimohare@gmail.com
with the money, and return to Liz.
Cardiff South Ministry Area - MA Transition Team meeting this Wednesday at 7pm in St Mary’s. (Day off - Friday)
Recently Departed - Doris Thomas, Philip Brown, Phyllis Joan Park. Churchwardens:
Liz Norman
07718918846
David Gibbins
07813160825
READINGS THIS WEEK READINGS NEXT WEEK PSALM RESPONSE
www.saintgermanwith
Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24 O give thanks to the
Job 38:1, 8-11 saintsaviour.org
Ps 30:2+4, 5-6,
Ps 107:23-26, 28-30-31 Lord, for his love
11-12a+13b
2 Cor 5:14-17 endures for ever.
2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15
Mark 4:35-41
Mark 5:21-24, 35-43 (4vv)

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COLLECT RESPONSORIAL PSALM GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Almighty God, you have O give thanks to the Lord, for his love Alleluia, alleluia!
endures for ever. A great prophet has appeared among us;
broken the tyranny of sin God has visited his people.
and have sent the Spirit of Some sailed to the sea in ships Alleluia!
your Son into our hearts to trade on the mighty waters.
These men have seen the Lord’s deeds,
whereby we call you Father: the wonders he does in the deep.
give us grace to dedicate our
For he spoke; he summoned the gale,
freedom to your service, tossing the waves of the sea
that we and all creation may up to heaven and back into the deep;
be brought to the glorious their souls melted away in their distress.
GOSPEL
liberty of the children of God; Then they cried to the Lord in their need
A reading from the Holy Gospel
through Jesus Christ your Son and he rescued them from their distress.
according to Mark.
our Lord, who is alive and He stilled the storm to a whisper:
all the waves of the sea were hushed.
reigns with you and the Holy On that day, when evening had come, he
said to them, ‘Let us go across to the
Spirit, one God, now and for They rejoiced because of the calm
other side.’ And leaving the crowd
ever. Amen. and he led them to the haven they
behind, they took him with them in the
desired.
boat, just as he was. Other boats were
Let them thank the Lord for his love,
with him. A great gale arose, and the
for the wonders he does for men.
waves beat into the boat, so that the
boat was already being swamped. But
TODAY’S HYMNS: Psalm 107 he was in the stern, asleep on the
cushion; and they woke him up and said
Praise my soul the king of heaven
to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we
Jesu, lover of my soul
are perishing?’ He woke up and rebuked
Be still for the presence
the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be
Our God reigns
still!’ Then the wind ceased, and there
was a dead calm. He said to them, ‘Why
are you afraid? Have you still no
faith?’ And they were filled with great
SECOND READING awe and said to one another, ‘Who then
FIRST READING is this, that even the wind and the sea
A reading from the 2nd letter of Paul to obey him?’
The First reading is from the book of Job the Corinthians.

From the heart of the tempest the Lord The love of Christ overwhelms us when This is the Gospel of the Lord.
gave Job his answer. He said: we reflect that if one man has died for Mark 4
Who pent up the sea behind closed all, then all men should be dead; and the
doors when it leapt tumultuous out of reason he died for all was so that living
the womb, when I wrapped it in a robe men should live no longer for
of mist and made black clouds its themselves, but for him who died and
swaddling bands; when I marked the was raised to life for them.
bounds it was not to cross and made it   From now onwards, therefore, we do
fast with a bolted gate? Come thus far, I not judge anyone by the standards of the
said, and no farther: here your proud flesh. Even if we did once know Christ in
waves shall break the flesh, that is not how we know him
now. And for anyone who is in Christ,
This is the word of the Lord. there is a new creation; the old creation
Job 38 has gone, and now the new one is here.

This is the word of the Lord.

2 Cor 5