October 8, 2017
WELCOME TO ST ANDREW’S ON THE TERRACE
GATHERING
On what sort of ground did the Reformation take place?
Where did reformers live and work?
How did their location shape their response?
What were regular people engaged with and engaged by there?
How does the way we stand in this place influence how we meet the Spirit?
How does location shape our response to the wind of the Spirit’s
movement among us?
We encounter the divine wherever we stand
We expect to encounter the divine today in this place at this time
PROCESSIONAL HYMN
‘
Now thank we all our God’
Words: ©
Martin Rinkart 1586
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1649 tr Catherine Winkworth 1827
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78 alt
Music:
WOV 14 Nan Dunket Later form of Melody by Johann Cruger 1598
-
1662
Now thank we all our God
With hearts and minds and voices,
who wondrous things hath done,
in whom
the
world rejoices
;
who from our mothers’ arms
hath blest us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.
O may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with every joyful hearts
and blessed peace to cheer us;
and keep us
all
in grace,
and g
uide us when perplexed,
and free us from all ills
in this world and the next.
All praise and thanks to God
the Father
now be given,
the Son, and Holy Ghost,
one Lord in highest heaven:
the one eternal God,
whom earth and heaven adore;
for thus it was, i
s now,
and shall be evermore.
WELCOME
Kia ora tatou.
Kia ora.
PRAYER
JESUS
PRAYER
Jim Cotter
paraphrase
on card
LIGHTING THE RAINBOW ROOM CANDLE
TIME WITH CHILDREN
Cameron Smart
BLESSING THE CHILDREN
(All stand)
We hope you will enjoy using the ne
w activity bags here at the front of
the church and have fun while you are doing it!
We bless you. Amen.
PASSING THE PEACE
Feel free to pass the peace with those nearby or move to greet others further away. Passing the peace
consists of shaking hands a
nd saying “Peace be with you.” The response is “Peace be with you” or just
“And with you.” Or, simply saying “Hello” is a good idea. Also feel free to simply observe if you wish!
PRAYER
by
German
reformer
Martin
Luther
,
Translated
for
A
Collection
of
Prayers
from
Die
Gebete
Luthers
,
#195
Dear God,
let your Word
shine in our hearts
by your Holy Spirit.
Make it
so bright and warm
that we always
find
our
comfort and jo
y
in
it.
Amen.
THE WORD IN TEXTS
Margaret Pannett
Hebrew Bible
(we sing Psalm 23)
Crimond WOV 16(i)
‘The Lord’s my Shepherd’
Words Scottish Psalter 1650
Melody by Jessie Seymour Irvine 1836
-
87 arr David
G
rant 1833
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93
The
Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want.
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green, he leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again;
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
Ev’n for his own n
ame’s sake.
Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear none ill:
For thou art with me; and thy rod
And staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head thou dost with oil anoi
n
t,
And my cup overflows.
Go
odness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me;
And in God’s house for evermore
My dwelling
-
place shall be.
Gospel
Matthew 7: 15
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20
C
ontemporary reading
‘History: Reformation’
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about_us/how_we_are_organised/history
The Medieval Church had great power, but it also had its critics. One of
the issues with which the first Archbishop of Glasgow had to de
al
was an
Ayrshire movement which was challenging Church teaching. Known as
'the Lollards of Kyle' they not only rejected traditional practices; they
positively affirmed counter
-
argument in favour of priests being allowed
to marry (as distinct from turning a
blind eye to concubinage) and the
right of people to read the Bible and to worship in their own language.
'Lollardy' was a pejorative term (meaning 'muttering') used to describe
the radical teaching of the fourteenth century English theologian, John
Wyclif
fe. In Scotland it had produced martyrs such as James Resby,
burned at the stake in Perth in 1407, and Paul Crawer, who suffered the
same fate in St Andrews in 1433.
In 1517 things came to a head when, according to tradition, Martin Luther
nailed his Nin
ety
-
Five Theses to the door of All Saints Church in his native
Wittenberg. Luther's particular focus was the selling of indulgences
which purported to reduce time spent in purgatory, with the proceeds
funding the re
-
building of St Peter's in Rome. Thanks
to the recently
invented printing press Luther's ideas quickly spread far and wide.
In
Scotland they were embraced by people such as Patrick Hamilton who
had studied in Germany and was martyred at St Andrews in 1528.
Others took up the cause including Ge
orge Wishart and his sword
-
bearer,
John Knox. Wishart, too, suffered martyrdom but Knox, strongly
influenced by John Calvin from time spent in Geneva, survived to achieve
his goal when in August 1560 the Scottish Parliament rejected the
authority of the Po
pe and outlawed the Mass.
RESPONSE
For the
W
ord
i
n scripture
,
for the
W
ord among us
,
for the
W
ord
w
ithin us,
we give thanks
REFLECTION
‘
W
here?’
Susan Jones
ORGAN SOLO
‘Von Himmel hoch da komm’ich her’
Lutheran Christmas hymn (1537)
(
Luther wrote
this
for his children
)
.
Setting
harmonised by Bach.
Played
by
Judy Dumbleton
OFFERING PRAYER
we say together
part of a prayer
dated 1549
By
Veit Dietrich
, (
1506
–
1549) German
theologian
, writer and
reformer
.
Lord God,
you generously give us your blessing and our daily bread.
Preserve us from greed and awaken our hearts
that we willingly share your blessed gifts with our neighbours in
need
.
Amen
We recognise and
bless the gifts brought to the table, and those which wing
their way electronically from our banks to the church’s account.
LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY OF ST ANDREW’S
People share notices and visitors are
welcomed. If you have a notice not already in the orde
r of service
,
please move to the front row, ready to speak
briefly
from the lectern.
For the benefit of newcomers, please introduce yourself before you begin.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Lois Robertson
CIRCLE OF PRAYER
We think today of the people of
the Ce
ntral African Republic and the
Congo and
the Ecumenical Council
of Christian Churches of Congo. In
New Zealand, we think today of those who must negotiate a stable
coalition in the light of September’s election.
Here in the Central
Presbytery, we pray fo
r the leaders and people of
St Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church, Stratford
.
PRAYER FOR ST ANDREW’S
on card
HYMN
Celebrate the Life we’re giv’n’
Words © 2015 Susan Jones
.
Music
:
Austria WOV 577
Celebrate the Life we’re given
g
race on grace, where love abou
nds
.
Celebrate the world around us
b
lue and green, where birdsong sounds
.
Celebrate sun’s rise and setting
‘cross the harbour, over hills
.
Everything reflects true beauty
Love, Joy, Spirit; each heart fills.
We choose to live lives of meaning
even when th
e sky turns grey.
We choose to continue journeying
t
aking brave steps, straight, bi, gay.
We choose wrestling with doubt or danger,
t
rials which shade and haunt our way.
Every moment we’re companioned,
L
ove walks with us, every day.
We companion others gr
ieving
f
or their children, cruelly killed.
Hearts reach out in love and comfort
to homes where the laughter’s stilled
.
May the love of friend and neighbour
s
oothe the heart and nerve the soul;
May our world find good solutions,
u
nderstanding self our goal.
Change takes us in new directions
a
ltering our daily view
.
Change of style and life and custom
c
hanging me and changing you
.
Still the God we know is constant
t
hough we find more that is true
.
Each day opens fresh horizons
adds in truth that’s ove
rdue.
BLESSING
SUNG AMEN
THANK YOU
Judy Dumbleton
Our musician today
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