PARISH OF CARDIFF: ST GERMAN WITH ST SAVIOUR

St Saviour’s Church
7 March 2021 - Lent III

Jesus clears the temple: ‘Stop turning my

Father’s house into a market’. This week:
Sun 7 - Lent III
“… it is disputed whether Jesus went to Jerusalem Pray for: Newcastle,
once or repeatedly; at the beginning of his ministry Bridgend MA, David Lloyd
or at the end. We can ask whether he cleansed the (V); Anglican Province of
Temple once, or twice. His actions in the Temple
the Congo.
seem fine on the page, but a little meditation reveals
how uncomfortable they are: violent, dismissive, St Saviour’s:
condemning a whole class of people (who put bread 9:30 Sung Mass;
on the table when the money-changers went home 18:00 Benediction
that night?). What they embody is a prophetic sign- St German’s:
action, Old Testament-style. Its message is so vital 11:00 am Mass
that even good manners give way before it. Whatever Mon 8 -
else it may be, our relationship with God is not a 18:00 (St G)
financial transaction”. Tue 9 -
(Cally Hammond, Church Times 8242) 10:00 Mass (St S)
10:15 Funeral (St G)
Wed 10:
Parish Notes: 10:00 Mass (St G)
12:45 Funeral (St G)
Next Sunday - Reserve your seat at St Saviour’s mass via Liz on 07718918846.
Thur 11:
Benediction and Lent Reflections - Tonight at 6pm in St Saviour’s. All are welcome.
17:45 Mass (St S)
Covid Precautions - Many thanks for all those who are heeding our covid precautions. As a reminder,
Fri 12:
once we enter church we go to our places and stay there until the end of the service. At the end of the
No Mass today
service we leave quietly through the middle doors. It is only outside where conversations/fellowship is
Sat 13:
allowable. Recently, many individuals are gathering and catching up before the service starts which is
No Mass today
against our risk assessment and if it continues may place our opening for worship at risk. Please help
Sun 14 - Lent IV
us stay open for the rest of Lent and Holy Week by abiding by our precautions and keeping socially
Pray for: Llangynwyd w
distant from each other. Many thanks again for your forbearance, Fr Phelim.
Maesteg, Martyn Evans (V),
South Cardiff Ministry Area - Brief update on this after mass today by Fr Phelim.
Geraint John (C); The
Easter Flowers - Order forms for those wishing to sponsor Easter Floral arrangements will be available
Anglican Church of Chile.
from Gwyneth today. Anyone wishing to make a donation towards the flowers/plants for the Altar of
St Saviour’s:
Repose and Easter Garden please see Liz.
9:30 Sung Mass;
Lenten Charity - This year we are supporting our neighbours at the ‘Oasis Cafe’ as they work with
St German’s:
refugees and asylum seekers. So far over £330 has been raised by all those who attended and
11:00 am Mass
supported our two fundraiser Bingo events on zoom. We will continue to collect for this worthy cause
18:00 Benediction
during Lent. Thanks to Louise and Ross for leading the bingo.
Mothering Sunday - Next week flowers for Mothering Sunday will be placed under your seats in
advance of the service. They will be blessed before the final hymn.
Parish Priest:
Lent Course - With the growth of online worship and formation there are many Lent courses and
retreats available for people to follow and pray. There are a list of these available to choose from on Fr Phelim O’Hare,
02922 411229,
our website.
Stations of the Cross - Are now available to be played during the season of Lent. Stations are phelimohare@gmail.com
available from St Saviour’s and also St German’s churches.
Faith QI - Next meets on St Patrick’s day 17 March at 7pm via zoom. At the heart of it is a desire to Churchwardens:
understand and deepen our own faith more. Email Fr Phelim for details.
Bill Eastwood
Recently Departed - Doris Ferdinand, Dorothy Rowlands, Margaret Underwood RIP
07800 946949
David Gibbins
07813160825
READINGS THIS WEEK READINGS NEXT WEEK PSALM RESPONSE
www.saintgermanwithsaints
Exod 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23 You, Lord, have the aviour.org
Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
message of eternal
1 Cor 1:22-25 Eph 2:4-10
John 2:13-22 John 3:14-21 life. (4vv)

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COLLECT: servants, men or women, nor your
animals nor the stranger who lives with
you. For in six days the Lord made the
Almighty God, whose most dear
heavens and the earth and the sea and
Son went not up to joy but first all that these hold, but on the seventh
he suffered pain, and entered not day he rested; that is why the Lord has
into glory before he was blessed the sabbath day and made it
sacred.
crucified: mercifully grant that   ‘Honour your father and your mother
we, walking in the way of the so that you may have a long life in the
cross, may find it none other land that the Lord your God has given to
than the way of life and peace; you.
  ‘You shall not kill.
through Jesus Christ your Son   ‘You shall not commit adultery.
our Lord, who is alive and reigns   ‘You shall not steal.
with you and the Holy Spirit, one   ‘You shall not bear false witness
against your neighbour.
God, now and for ever. Amen.
  ‘You shall not covet your neighbour’s
house. You shall not covet your
neighbour’s wife, or his servant, man or
woman, or his ox, or his donkey, or
anything that is his.’
TODAY’S MUSIC: This is the word of the Lord.
Exodus 20
All heaven declares
As the deer pants for the water
One bread one body
Now thank we all our God PSALM
You, Lord, have the message of eternal
life.
The law of the Lord is perfect,
FIRST READING : it revives the soul.
The rule of the Lord is to be trusted,
A reading from the book of Exodus. it gives wisdom to the simple. R/
God spoke all these words. He said, ‘I am The precepts of the Lord are right,
the Lord your God who brought you out they gladden the heart.
of the land of Egypt, out of the house of The command of the Lord is clear,
slavery. it gives light to the eyes. R/
  ‘You shall have no gods except me.
  ‘You shall not make yourself a carved The fear of the Lord is holy,
image or any likeness of anything in abiding for ever.
heaven or on earth beneath or in the The decrees of the Lord are truth
waters under the earth; you shall not and all of them just. R/
bow down to them or serve them. For I,
the Lord your God, am a jealous God They are more to be desired than gold,
and I punish the father’s fault in the than the purest of gold
sons, the grandsons, and the great- and sweeter are they than honey,
grandsons of those who hate me; but I than honey from the comb. R/
show kindness to thousands of those Psalm 19
who love me and keep my
commandments.
  ‘You shall not utter the name of the
Lord your God to misuse it, for the Lord
will not leave unpunished the man who SECOND READING :
utters his name to misuse it.
A reading from the first letter of Paul to
  ‘Remember the sabbath day and keep
the Corinthians
it holy. For six days you shall labour and
do all your work, but the seventh day is
While the Jews demand miracles and the
a sabbath for the Lord your God. You
Greeks look for wisdom, here are we
shall do no work that day, neither you
preaching a crucified Christ; to the Jews
nor your son nor your daughter nor your
an obstacle that they cannot get over, to
7 MARCH 2021
the pagans madness, but to those who
have been called, whether they are Jews
or Greeks, a Christ who is the power and
the wisdom of God. For God’s
foolishness is wiser than human wisdom,
and God’s weakness is stronger than
human strength.
This is the word of the Lord.
1 Cor 1
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal
glory! I am the resurrection and the life,
says the Lord; whoever believes in me
will never die. Praise to you, O Christ,
king of eternal glory!
GOSPEL:
A reading from the Holy Gospel
according to John.
The Passover of the Jews was near, and
Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the
temple he found people selling cattle,
sheep, and doves, and the money-
changers seated at their tables. Making a
whip of cords, he drove all of them out
of the temple, both the sheep and the
cattle. He also poured out the coins of
the money-changers and overturned
their tables. He told those who were
selling the doves, ‘Take these things out
of here! Stop making my Father’s house
a market-place!’ His disciples
remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal
for your house will consume me.’ The
Jews then said to him, ‘What sign can
you show us for doing this?’ Jesus
answered them, ‘Destroy this temple,
and in three days I will raise it up.’ The
Jews then said, ‘This temple has been
under construction for forty-six years,
and will you raise it up in three days?’
But he was speaking of the temple of his
body. After he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had
said this; and they believed the scripture
and the word that Jesus had spoken.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
John 2