PARISH OF CARDIFF; ST GERMAN WITH ST SAVIOUR

St German’s Church
23 May 2021 - Pentecost Sunday

In today’s Pentecost gospel Jesus promises This week:

us help from the Holy Spirit who will guide
and protect us. The Spirit presents himself Sun 23: Pentecost
to us as the Advocate, that is, the One who 9:30 Sung Mass (St S)
is at our side in the judgment, in the 11am Sung Mass (St G)
accusation, in the tribunal of persecution. 18:30 Benediction and
We know it, the whole story, also that of Prayer for Christian
our days, bears in its heart the accusation, Unity (St S)
the contempt, the condemnation for the Mon 24:
Lord Jesus and for all those who love Him.
This is the daily story of all. At the bench of
18:00 Mass (St G)
the accused, at the side of Jesus, we also Tues 25:
sit. But not alone. We have an Advocate. 10:00 Mass (St S)
Wed 26:
10:00 Mass (St G)
Thur 27:
Parish Notes: 17:45 Mass (St S)
Fri 28:
Covid Risks Update - Please continue to adhere to social distancing and so go No Mass (St S)
straight to their chair and at the end of the service leave orderly. Once outside in Sat 29:
the carpark, catch ups and some fellowship is possible. No Mass (St S)
New Ministry - Fr Phelim and family will be re-locating to the midlands later in the Sun 30: Trinity
Summer (where Annette already works) and where he is to begin a new role as a St Saviour’s:
full time area dean in the diocese of Birmingham. We pray for him and his family as 9:30 Sung Mass;
they begin this major move. We pray too for our own community and for whoever St German’s:
11:00 am Sung Mass
will be our next priest and that the process for discernment and appointment goes
well. During the interregnum Fr Dyfrig, the area dean, will guide and care for us.
New Vestments - Many thanks to Suzy and David Alabere for offering a new Parish Priest:
dalmatic (green) to be used in ordinary time. We will bless this today. Fr Phelim O’Hare,
02922 411229,
Christian Aid - We normally have activities organised to promote the work of CA as
phelimohare@gmail.com
well as raise some funds for them. If you’d like to donate please see Angela.
(Day off - Friday)
Prayer for Christian Unity - Our time of prayer during Thy Kingdom Come
Churchwardens:
concludes this evening with Benediction & Prayer for Unity in St Saviour’s at 18:30
AGM - Our Annual Vestry Meeting (AGM) is after mass today in church.
Peter Lovitt
A Quiz Night Many thanks to Richard, Angela and all those who supported our 02920 763754
social evening on Saturday. It was great to see so many enjoying fellowship again. Richard Hill
Today’s Hymns: Holy, Holy, Holy; Come Holy Ghost our souls inspire; O thou who 07519 352840
camest from above; The Spirit lives to set us free.
Recently Departed - Paul Warner www.saintgermanwith
saintsaviour.org

READINGS THIS WEEK READINGS NEXT WEEK PSALM RESPONSE

Acts 2:1-11 Deut 4:32-34, 39-40 Send forth your
Ps 104:1+24, 29-30, Ps 33:4-5, 6+9, 18-19,
spirit, O Lord, and
31+34 20+22
Gal 5:16-25 Rom 8:14-1 renew the face of the
John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Matt 28:16-20 earth. (3vv

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COLLECT RESPONSORIAL PSALM
God, who at this time taught Send forth your spirit, O Lord, and
renew the face of the earth.
the hearts of your faithful
people by sending to them the Bless the Lord, my soul!
light of your Holy Spirit: grant Lord God, how great you are,
How many are your works, O Lord!
us by the same Spirit to have a The earth is full of your riches.
right judgement in all things
You take back your spirit, they die,
and evermore to rejoice in his returning to the dust from which they
holy comfort; through the came.
merits of Christ Jesus our You send forth your spirit, they are
created;
Saviour, who is alive and and you renew the face of the earth.
reigns with you, in the unity
May the glory of the Lord last for ever!
of the Holy Spirit, one God,
May the Lord rejoice in his works!
now and for ever. Amen. May my thoughts be pleasing to him.
I find my joy in the Lord.
Psalm 104
FIRST READING
The First reading is from the book of
SECOND READING
Acts. A reading from the letter to the
Galatians.
When Pentecost day came round, they
had all met in one room, when suddenly If you are guided by the Spirit you will
they heard what sounded like a powerful be in no danger of yielding to self-
wind from heaven, the noise of which indulgence, since self-indulgence is the
filled the entire house in which they opposite of the Spirit, the Spirit is totally
were sitting; and something appeared to against such a thing, and it is precisely
them that seemed like tongues of fire; because the two are so opposed that you
these separated and came to rest on the do not always carry out your good
head of each of them. They were all intentions. If you are led by the Spirit,
filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to no law can touch you. When self-
speak foreign languages as the Spirit indulgence is at work the results are
gave them the gift of speech. obvious: fornication, gross indecency
  Now there were devout men living in and sexual irresponsibility; idolatry and
Jerusalem from every nation under sorcery; feuds and wrangling, jealousy,
heaven, and at this sound they all bad temper and quarrels; disagreements,
assembled, each one bewildered to hear factions, envy; drunkenness, orgies and
these men speaking his own language. similar things. I warn you now, as I
They were amazed and astonished. warned you before: those who behave
‘Surely’ they said ‘all these men speaking like this will not inherit the kingdom of
are Galileans? How does it happen that God. What the Spirit brings is very
each of us hears them in his own native different: love, joy, peace, patience,
language? Parthians, Medes and kindness, goodness, trustfulness,
Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, gentleness and self-control. There can be
Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and no law against things like that, of
Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and course. You cannot belong to Christ
the parts of Libya round Cyrene; as well Jesus unless you crucify all self-
as visitors from Rome – Jews and indulgent passions and desires.
proselytes alike – Cretans and Arabs; we   Since the Spirit is our life, let us be
hear them preaching in our own directed by the Spirit.
language about the marvels of God.’
This is the word of the Lord.
This is the word of the Lord. Galatians 5
Acts 2
23 MAY 2021
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your
faithful and kindle in them the fire of your
love. Alleluia!
GOSPEL
A reading from the Holy Gospel
according to St John.
When the Advocate comes, whom I will
send to you from the Father, the Spirit of
truth who comes from the Father, he will
testify on my behalf. You also are to
testify because you have been with me
from the beginning.
‘I still have many things to say to you,
but you cannot bear them now. When
the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide
you into all the truth; for he will not
speak on his own, but will speak
whatever he hears, and he will declare
to you the things that are to come. He
will glorify me, because he will take
what is mine and declare it to you. All
that the Father has is mine. For this
reason I said that he will take what is
mine and declare it to you.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
John 15
THE REGINA CAELI
Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven, alleluia!
He who thou wast meet to bear
alleluia!
As he promised, hath arisen,
alleluia!
Pour for us to him thy prayer,
alleluia!
Rejoice and be glad,
O virgin Mary, alleluia!
R./ For the Lord has risen indeed, alleluia!
Let us pray,
O God, by the resurrection of your on, our
Lord Jesus Christ, you have brought joy to the
whole world: Granth that, by the help of his
mother, the ivrigin Mary, we may obtain the
joys of everlasting life; through Christ the
Lord. Amen.
(Angelus resumes next Sunday)