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Chrism Eucharist 2013
Chrism Eucharist 2013
Eucharist
The Blessing of Oils
The Charge
The Reaffirmation of Ministerial Vows
Maundy Thursday
March 28th 2013 at 10.30 am
Welcome to Coventry Cathedral
We are delighted to welcome you here today, in particular lay and ordained
ministers from across the diocese. Our worship today has four main sections:
The Charge is the Bishop’s opportunity to encourage all of us as the clergy
and ministers of the Diocese to continue in our calling to serve the crucified
and risen Christ.
The Renewal of Commitment to Ministry places the ordained ministry in
the context of the royal priesthood of the whole Church, while giving due
emphasis to its distinctive calling. Those who are ordained do not cease to be
part of the laos, the people of God – in the same way priests continue to be
deacons, and bishops continue to be priests. This truth is articulated in the
way those in different orders are asked to stand and reaffirm their ministries.
The Blessing of the Oils is a very ancient ceremony, performed traditionally
on Maundy Thursday so that the oils could be used in baptism at Easter. The
oil of the sick is used in obedience to James 5:14, as a sign and means of God’s
healing love and power. The oil of catechumens is used for the signing of the
cross before baptism, as a symbol of God’s grace to resist evil and follow
Christ. The oil of chrism, traditionally blessed by the bishops and priests of the
diocese, is used for the solemn anointing of those who have been baptized
and those who are to be confirmed, bishops and priests at their ordination,
and altars and church buildings at the time of their dedication.
Finally, the Eucharist is the climax to this act of worship, as we gather round
the Lord’s table to “proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes”.
In this service, the Cathedral’s Chamber Choir is directed by Laurence
Lyndon-Jones, Assistant Director of Music. The organ is played by Kerry
Beaumont, Director of Music.
The service will be followed by a light lunch at the back of the Nave.
Material in this service is taken from Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of
England, and Common Worship Times and Seasons. All are copyright © The Archbishops’ Council of the
Church of England 1984/6, 2000, 2006
Other material is reproduced by permission under CCL 17597
Please do not take photographs in the Cathedral during services
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The Gathering
Before the service Kerry Beaumont, Director of Music, plays
Mein junges leben hat ein ende’ Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
At 10.25 am everyone remains SEATED as the choir and ministers gather in the
North Choir Aisle
At 10.30 am the Peace Bell is rung. Everyone remains SEATED or KNEELS
while the choir sings
Introit
Jesu dulcis memoria Jesus, sweet remembrance,
Dans vera cordis gaudia: granting the heart its true joys,
Sed super mel et omnia but above honey and all things
Ejus dulcis praesentia. is his sweet presence.
Nil canitur suavius, Nothing more pleasing can be sung,
Nil auditur jucundius nothing gladder can be heard,
Nil cogitatur dulcius nothing sweeter can be thought
Quam Jesus Dei filius. than Jesus, Son of God.
Jesu spes penitentibus, Jesus, hope of the penitent,
Quam pius es petentibus! How merciful you are to those who ask,
Quam bonus te quaerentibus! how good to those who seek,
Sed quid invenientibus? but O, what you are to those who find!
Nec lingua valet dicere, Tongue has no power to describe
Nec littera exprimere: nor writings to express
Expertus potest credere, but only belief can know by experience
Quid sit Jesum diligere. what it is to love Jesus.
Sis Jesu nostrum gaudium Be our joy, O Jesus,
Qui es futurus praemium who will be the prize we win.
Sit nostra in te gloria May all our glory be in you, always
Per cuncta semper saecula. and through all ages,
Amen. Amen.
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
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Hymn
Great God, your love has called us here,
as we, by love for love were made.
Your living likeness still we bear,
though marred, dishonoured, disobeyed.
We come, with all our heart and mind
your call to hear, your love to find.
The Greeting
Everyone remains STANDING
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The Bishop of Coventry says and everyone responds
Let us pray for the anointing of the Holy Spirit on our ministry.
SILENCE is kept
Heavenly Father,
you anointed your Son Jesus Christ
with the Holy Spirit and with power
to bring to us the blessings of your kingdom.
Anoint your Church with the same Holy Spirit,
that we who share in his suffering and his victory
may bear witness to the gospel of salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Everyone SITS
The Gospel
The deacon announces the Gospel
Everyone sings
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As they led him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who
was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him, and
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made him carry it behind Jesus. 27A great number of the people
followed him, and among them were women who were beating
their breasts and wailing for him. 28But Jesus turned to them and
said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for
yourselves and for your children. 29For the days are surely coming
when they will say, “Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that
never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.” 30Then they will
begin to say to the mountains, “Fall on us”; and to the hills,
“Cover us.” 31For if they do this when the wood is green, what will
happen when it is dry?’
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Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to
death with him. 33When they came to the place that is called The
Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right
and one on his left. 34Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for
they do not know what they are doing.’ And they cast lots to
divide his clothing. 35And the people stood by, watching; but the
leaders scoffed at him, saying, ‘He saved others; let him save
himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!’ 36The soldiers
also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, 37and
saying, ‘If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!’ 38There was
also an inscription over him, ‘This is the King of the Jews.’
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One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him
and saying, ‘Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!’ 40But
the other rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not fear God, since you are
under the same sentence of condemnation? 41And we indeed have
been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our
deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.’ 42Then he said,
‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ 43He
replied, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’
Luke 23.26-43
At the end, the deacon says
This is the Gospel of the Lord
and then everyone sings
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The Sermon
Everyone SITS for the sermon, preached by the Bishop of Coventry
After the sermon, SILENCE is kept, and then the choir sings
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to
preach the Gospel to the poor: he hath sent me to heal the
broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and
recovering of sight to the blind, to preach the acceptable year of
the Lord; to give unto them that mourn a garland for ashes, the
oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the
planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. For as the earth
bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that
are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause
righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
My brothers and sisters, at his Last Supper, our Lord Jesus Christ
gave his disciples a new commandment, that they should love one
another, and he prayed that they might be one. He gave them an
everlasting sign of his own love, in the sacrament of bread and
wine. He consecrated himself to his Father’s service, to be the high
priest of the New Covenant. I invite you now to dedicate
yourselves afresh to his service, as stewards of the mysteries of
God, and ministers of his grace.
The Bishop invites the readers, together with the licensed and authorized lay ministers,
to STAND and says
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When you were commissioned, you undertook to be faithful in
prayer, and by word and example to minister to those for whom
Christ died. Will you do all that is in your power to witness to
God’s love for his people?
They remain standing. The Bishop invites the deacons and priests to STAND and says
They remain standing. The Bishop invites members of Ministry Leadership Teams, and
others involved in active service of Christ and his people, to STAND and says
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The Church is the body of Christ and to each is given the
manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. Will you work
together to promote the body’s growth in the knowledge and love
of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, that we may
proclaim the mighty acts of him who called us out of darkness into
his marvellous light?
They reply
They remain standing. Blake Williams, Head Chorister, faces the bishops and
addresses them
May the God of peace sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and
soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, and he will
accomplish it.
Everyone replies
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Everyone SITS and Bishop John then addresses the whole congregation
My brothers and sisters, pray for all who minister, that they may be
constant in prayer and steadfast in faith, and serve God’s people
with joy.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Pray for your deacons, that the Lord may pour upon them the
riches of his grace. Pray that he who has called them to his service
may make them worthy of his calling.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Pray for your priests. Ask the Lord to bless them with the fullness
of his love, that they may be faithful ministers of his word and
sacrament, and lead his people in the way of salvation.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Pray for your bishops, that despite our unworthiness we may be
faithful to the great trust that has been handed to us. Pray that we
may become more like our Good Shepherd and great High Priest,
the teacher and servant of us all, and so become more and more a
sign of Christ’s loving presence among you.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Pray for the families of those who minister, for their homes, and
for all with whom they share their lives.
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
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The Blessing of the Oils
Everyone STANDS to sing
Hymn
Blest by the sun, the olive tree
brought clusters of fair fruit to birth,
whose ripeness now we bring with prayer,
Lord Christ, redeemer of the earth.
Eternal King, look down and bless
the oil your servants offer here,
and may it be a lively sign
which all the powers of darkness fear.
Our wounded nature thus be healed
by your anointing grace, O Lord;
in men and women so renewed
shall God’s own image be restored.
Lord Christ, the Father’s only Son,
who took our flesh in Mary’s womb,
give light to your anointed ones,
and break the power of death’s dark tomb.
So may this joyous Paschal feast,
the time when saving grace is given,
fill every Christian soul with praise,
and raise our minds from earth to heaven.
from an early Latin hymn, tr. Richard Rutt (b. 1925; Bishop of Leicester 1979-1990)
Tune CP 122ii Gonfalon Royal P.C. Buck (1871-1947)
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The Oil for the Sick
The olive oil presented today has been obtained from Palestine, whose people continue to
experience conflict and suffering, just as they did in Jesus’ day. The Reverend Pam
Howell presents the oil for the sick, brought from the Cathedral Ruins, and says
Bishop Christopher, this oil is brought from a place of brokenness.
The Bishop says
Blessed are you, sovereign God, gentle and merciful,
creator of heaven and earth.
Your Word brought light out of darkness,
and daily your Spirit renews the face of the earth.
Your anointed Son brought healing
to those in weakness and distress.
He broke the power of evil and set us free from sin and death
that we might praise your name for ever.
By the power of your Spirit may your blessing rest
on those who are anointed with this oil in your name;
may they be made whole in body, mind and spirit,
restored in your image, renewed in your love,
and serve you as sons and daughters in your kingdom.
Blessed be God for ever.
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So, Father, we remember all that Jesus did,
in him we plead with confidence his sacrifice
made once for all upon the cross.
Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation,
we proclaim his death and resurrection
until he comes in glory.
The cantor sings
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Happy are those who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word and I shall be healed.
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Agnus Dei
The choir sings Agnus Dei, as the ministers and servers receive Communion
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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.
John 3.16,17
Music by John Stainer (1840-1901)
Good Shepherd,
you have welcomed us at your table
and have anointed us with the oil of gladness:
The Dismissal
Everyone STANDS to sing
Hymn
Living God, your joyful Spirit
breaks the bounds of time and space,
rests in love upon your people,
drawn together in this place.
Here we join in glad thanksgiving,
here rejoice to pray and praise:
Lord of all our past traditions,
Lord of all our future days.
As your bread may we be broken,
scattered in community;
we who know your greatest blessings
called to share Christ’s ministry.
May we gently lead each other,
share our hunger and our thirst;
learn that only through our weakness
shall we know the strength of Christ.
During the organ voluntary the procession moves to the West end of the Cathedral
You are invited to sit once the procession has passed, and enjoy the music
A retiring collection will be taken for the Diocesan Lent Appeal for Kaduna
After the service the deacons carry the oils into the Chapel of Unity; those wishing to
collect oils are asked to follow them there
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