PARISH OF CARDIFF; ST GERMAN WITH ST SAVIOUR

St Saviour’s Church
24 November 2019 - Christ the Universal King

“According to Pope Francis, today’s feast is “the crown of This week:

the liturgical year”. In our Gospel reading, we behold
Christ enthroned upon the cross, while our collect declares Sun 24: Christ the
that he has “ascended to the throne of heaven, that he King
might rule over all things as Lord and King”. … The 9:30 Sung Mass (St S)
purpose of this feast is not simply to communicate 11am Sung Mass (St G)
doctrine, but also to draw us into a deeper life of worship Mon 18:
and discipleship: enthroning Christ as Lord of our lives. 6pm Mass (St G)
Pope Francis draws our attention to the very different St Catherine of
responses of the other characters in the story, and invites Alexandria
us to consider our own response to the scene it describes.” Tues 19:
By Angus Ritchie, Church Times 8175. 10am Mass (St S)
Wed 20:
10am Mass (St G)
Parish Notes: Thur 21:
5:45pm Mass (St S)
Nightshelter 2019-2020 - We will again take part in the Cardiff Churches Nightshelter on Fri 22:
Saturday nights during winter. There’s a meeting for volunteers new and experienced 6pm Mass (St S)
tomorrow Mon 25 Nov at 6:45 in St German’s Church. Sat 23:
Church Heating - Please bear with us over the next few weeks as we seek to repair our 11am Mass
St St Andrew, Apostle
boiler and make St Saviour’s warm again. We met as a PCC last week to discuss our plans
Sun 1: Advent I
and necessary actions and church heating is our main priority.
St Saviour’s:
Advent and Christmas Services - details of our services are on our website and copies are 9:30 Sung Mass;
available at the back of the Church. St German’s:
Candlelit Advent Carols - There will be a service of carols & lessons for the beginning of 11:00 am Sung Mass
advent next Sunday at 6pm in St G’s. For details contact Geraint. 6pm Advent Carols by
Fr Keith Kimber - Fr Keith returns to St Saviour’ s to preach and preside next Sunday. Candlelight
Flowers for Christmas - to sponsor an arrangement please speak to Gwyneth.
Christmas Cards& Charity - We will be creating a Christmas Greeting Display, where you
can send a personal Christmas message and at the same time give a present to church via a Parish Priest:
donation envelope. This can also be gift aided if you are able. Donations should be given to Fr Phelim O’Hare,
John. Those wishing to make a charitable donation to the Nightshelter to support its on 02922 411229,
phelimohare@gmail.com
going running cost can give envelopes (provided) to Fr Phelim.
Benediction with Music for Advent in St Saviour’s on Sun 8 Dec at 6pm. (Day off - Friday)
Foodbank - Current urgent items: Tinned Fruit, Long life fruit juice, UHT milk, Rice Churchwardens:
Pudding, Sponge Puddings. Tinned potatoes. For an up to date overview of the plight of
hungry people in the UK please visit www.stateofhunger.org which is research and policy Bill Eastwood
conclusions conducted by the Trussell Trust. 07800 946949
Baby Boogie - Our dance outreach to parents and carers of young children will be postponed David Gibbins
until the new year pending safeguarding and heating up of the building. For details, contact 07813160825
Fr Phelim or Natasha natasha.quinnthomas18@stpadarns.ac.uk
The Departed: Betty Morgan. During our weekday masses of November we pray for all the
Holy Souls. www.saintgermanwith
saintsaviour.org

READINGS THIS WEEK READINGS NEXT WEEK PSALM RESPONSE

Isa 2:1-5 Shalom, shalom, the
2 Sam 5:1-3
Ps 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5,
Ps 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5 peace of God be here.
6-7, 8-9
Col 1:12-20 Shalom, shalom, God’s
Rom 13:11-14
Luke 23:35-43 justice be ever near.
Matt 24:37-44

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COLLECT
And those who mourn
Eternal Father, whose Son with heavy hearts
COMMUNION:
Jesus Christ ascended to the Who weep and sigh Jesus remember me, when you
throne of heaven that he With laughter, joy come into your kingdom. Jesus
might rule over all things as and royal crown remember me when you come
Lord and King: He'll beautify into your kingdom.
keep the Church in the unity
of the Spirit and in the bond We call you now to worship Him
of peace, and bring the whole As Lord of all
created order to worship at his To have no gods before Him
Their thrones must fall! FINAL HYMN:
feet; grant this for the sake of
your Son Jesus Christ, to How lovely on the mountains
whom with you and the Holy Are the feet of him
Spirit, be the kingdom, the Who brings good news,good
power and the glory, for ever OFFERTORY: news,
and ever. Amen. Meekness and majesty, Announcing peace proclaiming
manhood and deity News of happiness.
In perfect harmony, Our God reigns our God reigns!
the Man who is God
Lord of eternity, Chorus:
dwells in humanity Our God reigns!
Kneels in humility Our God reigns!
and washes our feet Our God reigns!
Our God reigns!
O what a mystery, meekness
GATHERING: and majesty He had no stately form;
Make way, make way Bow down and worship, He had no majesty.
For Christ the King for this is your God That we should be
In splendour arrives This is your God drawn to Him.
Fling wide the gates and He was despised,
welcome Him Father’s pure radiance, and we took no account of Him,
Into your lives perfect in innocence Yet now He reigns
Yet learns obedience With the Most High. [Chorus]
Make way! (Make way!)
 to death on a cross
Make way! (Make way!)
 Suffering to give us life, Out of the tomb He came
For the King of kings
 conquering through sacrifice With grace and majesty;
(For the King of kings)
 And as they crucify, He is alive, He is alive.
Make way! (Make way!)
 Father forgive (Chorus) God loves us so see here His
Make way! (Make way!)
 hands,
And let His kingdom in Wisdom unsearchable, His feet, His side.
God the invisible Yes we know
He comes the broken Love indestructible, He is alive.
hearts to heal in frailty appears
The prisoners to free Lord of infinity,
The deaf shall hear, the lame stooping so tenderly
shall dance Lifts our humanity, to the height
The blind shall see of his throne. (Chorus)

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FIRST READING
A reading from the 2nd book of
Samuel.
All the tribes of Israel then came to
David at Hebron. ‘Look’ they said
‘we are your own flesh and blood. In
days past when Saul was our king, it
was you who led Israel in all their
exploits; and the Lord said to you,
“You are the man who shall be
shepherd of my people Israel, you
shall be the leader of Israel.”’ So all
the elders of Israel came to the king
at Hebron, and King David made a
pact with them at Hebron in the
presence of the Lord, and they
anointed David king of Israel.
This is the word of the Lord.
2 Samuel 5
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
I rejoiced when I heard them say:
‘Let us go to God’s house.’
I rejoiced when I heard them say:
‘Let us go to God’s house.’
And now our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem. R/
Jerusalem is built as a city
strongly compact.
It is there that the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord. R/
For Israel’s law it is,
there to praise the Lord’s name.
There were set the thrones of
judgement
of the house of David. R/
Psalm 122
SECOND READING
A reading from Paul’s letter to the
Collossians.
We give thanks to the Father who
has made it possible for you to join
the saints and with them to inherit
the light. Because that is what he
has done: he has taken us out of the
power of darkness and created a
place for us in the kingdom of the
Son that he loves, and in him, we
gain our freedom, the forgiveness of
our sins.
He is the image of the unseen God
and the first-born of all creation, This is the gospel of the Lord.
for in him were created all things in Luke
heaven and on earth: everything
visible and everything invisible,
Thrones, Dominations,
Sovereignties, Powers – all things
were created through him and for
him. Before anything was created,
he existed, and he holds all things in
unity. Now the Church is his body,
he is its head. As he is the
Beginning, he was first to be born
from the dead, so that he should be
first in every way; because God
wanted all perfection to be found in
him and all things to be reconciled
through him and for him, everything
in heaven and everything on earth,
when he made peace by his death on
the cross.
This is the word of the Lord.
2 Thess 3
GOSPEL
A reading from the Holy Gospel
according to St Luke.
When 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. [Then
Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them; for
they do not know what they are
doing.’] And they cast lots to divide
his clothing. And 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!’ The soldiers
also mocked him, coming up and
offering him sour wine, and saying,
‘If you are the King of the Jews, save
yourself!’ There was also an
inscription over him, ‘This is the
King of the Jews.’
One of the criminals who were
hanged there kept deriding him and
saying, ‘Are you not the Messiah?
Save yourself and us!’ But the other
rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not
fear God, since you are under the
same sentence of condemnation?
And we indeed have been
condemned justly, for we are getting
what we deserve for our deeds, but
this man has done nothing wrong.’
Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me
when you come into your kingdom.’
He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, today
you will be with me in Paradise.’