Risen! Christ is

Sunday 5 April 2020~Palm Sunday Fr Don

The Passion of the Son

Although we call this Sunday just passed ‘Palm Sunday’ it is also known as ‘Passion Sunday’ and accordingly we have two sets of readings laid down by our Lectionary. The first is for “The Liturgy of Palms” (Matthew 21:1-11 – Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem ) and the second is for “The Liturgy of The Passion” (Matt 26:14 – 27:66 – The sufferings, leading to the cross.) Although we have enjoyed hearing again The ‘Triumphant Entry’ reading from Matthew 21, it is The Passion that is my focus in this sermon. Our word “Passion” comes from the Latin for suffering (even though the word passion is mostly used in a very different way today.)

When we reflect upon our Lord’s passion on the way to the cross there may be an assumption – or perhaps a question - lurking somewhere in the back of our minds: “How did Jesus himself understand what it was that he was going through?” The traditional answer would be to say:

[t]hat after having been acknowledged as the messiah by his disciples, Jesus ‘began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again’ (Mark 8.31).”

And these words seem to give the answer that Jesus was fully aware of the sufferings that were to come and that he was given a ‘divine script’ that he must follow unflinchingly. Throughout the centuries many theologians have claimed exactly this. Others have taken a slightly more cautious position by claiming that from the moment of conception Jesus’ awareness of his mission slowly dawned upon him – so that it was not originally clear but became so as he matured. If you like, this is a sort of ‘evolving’ version of the traditional view.

Some would argue that these more traditional views do present us with some problems, the most significant of which relates to Jesus’ humanity. The question is asked: “is it typical of the human condition to be able to foresee all that will happen to us in the future?” The answer to this is “no” – part of being human means we don’t know what’s coming around the corner. (Even if we are in a position to make an educated guess about the future there is no certainty.) This leads us to the humanity question: “If Jesus did indeed foresee his passion and his death – still more – his resurrection, would this not amount to a denial of his true humanity?” The point here is that since human beings cannot foresee the future we might be in danger of attributing to Jesus a quality that turns him into a superhuman figure, granting him super-human abilities in terms of knowing the future.

Let’s be clear here: we believe that Jesus is the Son of God and as such fully human and fully divine – this is not up for debate. What is being considered is the tendency on the part of the Church throughout the generations to err on the side of either the humanity of Jesus or his divinity.

This emphasis on one or the other – the humanity or the divinity of Christ - leads us into one of the most persistent heresies in the history of Christianity: Docetism. This is the heresy that says our Lord only appeared to suffer, or only appeared to be human but that in reality he was divine and not like us at all. One might argue that attributing to Jesus total awareness of the passion that was to come is not something we do with the intention of committing heresy – I suspect this is truly the case since most people have never heard of Docetism anyway. Besides ascribing ‘foresight’ to our Lord is surely more of an intended honour than a deliberate act of heresy. In his book, The Humility of God, one of my all-time favourite theologians suggests something of an unconscious motive at work: ”[we] have thought of Christ in [this all-knowing] way because it removes him to a safe distance.” He has a point, by exalting the divinity of Christ and diminishing his humanity (albeit not intentionally) we distance Christ from us making him truly ‘not like us…’

What is being suggested then, if we are to distance ourselves slightly from the received traditional view of our Lord’s self-understanding of the Passion? What if we look at our Lord’s Passion “as a great moment in history when great decisions were taken with all the risk of that must attend a great human decision.” Putting it differently, how much more human is it to sweat over and to anguish over a life threatening situation than to have the divine reassurance that this is what must happen now. Not knowing what to do and knowing that the implications of one’s decision will be a painful death is, from the point of view that I am arguing, more human than acting according to some divinely ordained script.

Of course, as with all theological standpoints it is easy to go overboard: it has been the tendency of much modern theology to over-

emphasize Jesus’ humanity at the expense of his divinity (thus swinging the theological pendulum in completely the opposite direction!) Again, we might speculate on the unconscious motivations for such a standpoint: making Jesus too human (instead of too divine) is to make him less threatening… yet, for all its weakness the theology that over emphasizes humanity does us a service. To quote John Macquarrie's The Humility of God once again:

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A prayer when making Spiritual Communion

WHILE churchgoing is not an option, Christians of all traditions are drawing on Anglo-Catholics when it comes to making an act of spiritual communion (teaching about which can be found in a rubric in the order for the communion of the sick in the Book of Common Prayer).

The following prayer comes from the Oxford Movement Centenary Prayer Book (Church Literature Association, 1933) and it is a prayer you might like to pray before watching the services online:

O Lord Jesus Christ, since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, I humbly pray Thee that Thou wouldest come spiritually to my soul. Come, Lord Jesus, come and cleanse me, heal me, strengthen me, and unite me to Thyself, now and for evermore. Amen

Special Prayers from: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-liturgy-and-prayer-resources

For those who are ill Merciful God, we entrust to your tender care

those who are ill or in pain, knowing that whenever danger threatens

your everlasting arms are there to hold them safe. Comfort and heal them, and restore them to health and strength; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For hospital staff and medical researchers

Gracious God, give skill, sympathy and resilience

to all who are caring for the sick, and your wisdom to those searching for a cure. Strengthen them with your Spirit, that through their work many will be restored to health; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

From one who is ill or isolated

O God, help me to trust you, help me to know that you are with me, help me to believe that nothing can separate me

from your love revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[this too-human view] forces us to recognize that Jesus went to Jerusalem, and, as it was to turn out, to his death, with a human understanding and with human emotions. In following the sequence of events, we are not looking upon someone who, through supernatural sight, perceives in advance everything that is to come so that he has simply to act out a script that he already knows by heart. Only in retrospect (through the reflections of the early church thinkers) could the events (that we mark in the week to come) be seen in that way. But as the events take place, we are looking at someone who, as truly human, advances with integrity and obedience to his vocation into events the shape of which is still in large measure hidden from him.

As Holy Week begins may we each be granted the ability to reimagine our Lord’s vocation and passion: not as a predetermined ‘script’ but as a series of decisions made with courage – human courage – so great that our imaginations struggle to comprehend the enormity of the task before our Lord.

Amen

12 April 2020—Easter Day

GATHERING IN GOD'S NAME

Sentence

Collect

Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast. The Lord is risen indeed, alleluia! 1 Corinthians 5.7–8

Prayer of the Day

Glorious Lord of life, by the mighty resurrection of your Son you overcame the old order of sin and death to make all things new in him: grant that we, who celebrate with joy Christ’s rising from the dead may be raised from the death of sin to the life of righteousness; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Prayer of the Week

Lord of all life and power, who, through the mighty resurrection of your Son, overcame the old order of sin and death to make all things new in him: grant that we, being dead to sin and alive to you in Jesus Christ, may reign with him in glory; to whom with you and the Holy Spirit be praise, honour and thanksgiving, now and for all eternity. Amen

Prayer for our Parish

Teach us, O God: to attempt great things for you: and from you to expect great things, so that your Church in this Parish may be strong to win men, women and children to love, worship and serve you; to the Glory of your Holy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD

A Reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah Chapter 31 verses 1-6

1 At that time, says the Lord , I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 2

Thus says the Lord : The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest, 3

the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. 4

Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall take your tambourines, and go forth in the dance of the merrymakers. 5

Again you shall plant vineyards

on the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall enjoy the fruit. 6 For there shall be a day when sentinels will call

in the hill country of Ephraim: ‘Come, let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God.’

Hear the word of the Lord Thanks be to God

Psalm: 118.1-2, 14-24: R On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

1Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures for ever. 2Let Israel now proclaim ‘His mercy endures for ever.’ 14The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. R

15There is a sound of exultation and victory in the tents of the righteous: 16’‘The right hand of the Lord has triumphed! The right hand of the Lord is exalted! The right hand of the Lord has triumphed!’ R

17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. 18The Lord has punished me sorely, but he did not hand me over to death. R

19Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them; I will offer thanks to the Lord. 20‘This is the gate of the Lord; he who is righteous may enter.’ R

21I will give thanks to you, for you answered me and have become my salvation. 22The same stone which the builders rejected has be-come the chief corner-stone. 23This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. R

The Epistle is from the letter of Paul to the Colossians Chapter 3 verses 1-4

1 So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your

minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, 3 for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

Hear the word of the Lord Thanks be to God

Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew Chapter 28 beginning at the 1st verse

1 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And sud-

denly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, “He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.” This is my message for you.’ 8 So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’ And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. 10

Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.’

THE SENDING OUT OF GOD'S PEOPLE

Eternal God, giver of life, in the breaking of the bread we know the risen Lord. May we who celebrate this holy feast

walk in his risen light and bring new life to all creation.

Blessing

The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the ever-lasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you what is pleasing in his sight; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

“From A Prayer Book for Australia Copyright ©Broughton Publishing 1995”

BIDDING PRAYERS Jesus our saviour is risen from the dead! This is the bedrock of our Christian faith, and so with confidence we place our needs in the hands of the Father We pray for the Church. May all Christians rejoice in the resurrection of Christ and, as they renew their baptismal faith in him, may they be strengthened in the Holy Spirit. Lord, in your mercy...hear our prayer We pray for true and lasting peace in our world. May the Risen Christ bring the gifts of peace and reconciliation to all situations of violence, hatred and division. Lord, your

mercy… We pray for all who have been received into the Church this Easter, and for all who have received the new life of baptism. May they grow daily in faith, hope and love. Lord, in

your mercy… We pray for the nations of the world, that in this time of pandemic the light of Christ will shine in the darkness. Lord, in your mercy… We pray for the sick and for all of us who at this time are housebound. May the Risen Lord comfort and reassure us of his love. Lord, in your mercy… We pray for those who have died, for members of our families and for our friends who have gone before us remembering Audrey Monica Adair, Charles Alfred Lange,

Katherine Emily Blake, Brett Le Cornu May the Risen Lord greet them with love and mercy and grant them the happiness of his kingdom. Lord, in your mercy…

In silence, let us bring our own particular intentions to the Lord. God our Father, who raised Jesus from the dead, hear our prayers and if they are in accordance with your will for us grant them through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The candles burn to the Glory of God in loving memory of

Brett Le Cornu

Love Julz, Reece, Chloe and Archie

Given by his family

Easter Sunday

Last week we learnt about Palm Sunday, just check out the donkey models Charlotte and Nicholas made, how amazing are they?

Let us start SP.ARK this week by saying the Lord’s Prayer, let’s watch and say it together.

https://youtu.be/rgN0s2xmCuM

(Hopefully next week will have a video of one of our SP.ARK families saying it together for us, watch this space!)

As you all know today is Easter Sunday. One of the most important days in our Christian calendar.

Have a look at the following You tube video - It is a wonderful poem all about the Story of Easter.

Whilst you are watching see how many of the following eggs match the video and tick them off once they have been mentioned.

(They can be printed out and coloured as well)

https://youtu.be/t2TiXMhATPg

Dear Bright SPARKS!

It’s Easter and I know that if you are like me you’re enjoying Easter eggs and have already had a Hot Cross Bun (or two)...yummy! These are great Easter traditions and (especially at this time) they are even more fun when we can enjoy them with our family. At the centre of all these wonderful goodies is a story, the story of Jesus Christ, God’s Son. Even though he didn’t have to he chose to suffer terrible punishments for things he had never done. In the end (although it wasn’t quite the end) he even suffered death on a cross— a very cruel Roman punishment for criminals. But that wasn’t the end. Dead for three days he rose from the dead on the first Easter morning and was even able to join his followers for a meal. At first his followers were frightened but then it dawned upon them that everything he had already told them was true—and it was happening before their very eyes!

So on this Easter Sunday we have real reason to rejoice. What happened all those years ago is the centre of our faith even today. This is the best news in all the world, so you’re allowed to shout with joy and rejoice today (although if you’re going to shout really loud you might want to warn mum and dad first!) So I say—a Blessed Easter to all you bright SPARKS

(1) Donkey and Palm Leaf

(2) 30 Pieces of Silver

(3) Cup and Bread

(4) Garden Prayer

(5) Whip and Crown

(6) Casting lots – dice

(7) Cross and Nails

(8) Spear

(9) Linen cloth

(10) Tomb and Stone

(11) Jesus is Risen

(12) Angel or Dove?

Stay tuned for next week,

Rebecca and the SP.ARK Team

Tel 0402 003 021

applebyr@icloud.com

Guidance on Spiritual Communion and Coronavirus

The term ‘Spiritual Communion’ has been used historically to describe the means of grace by which a person, prevented for some serious reason from sharing in a celebration of the Eucharist, nonetheless shares in the communion of Jesus Christ. The form of prayer below offers Christians an opportunity to give thanks for their communion with him, particularly at times when they would ordinarily be present at the Eucharist.

The Book of Common Prayer instructs us that if we offer ourselves in penitence and faith, giving thanks for the redemption won by Christ crucified, we may truly ‘eat and drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ’, although we cannot receive the sacrament physically in ourselves. Making a Spiritual Communion is particularly fitting for those who cannot receive the sacrament at the great feasts of the Church, and it fulfils the duty of receiving Holy Communion ‘regularly, and especially at the festivals of Christmas, Easter and Whitsun or Pentecost’ (Canon B 15).

The Church of which we are members is not defined by the walls of a building but by the Body of Christ of which we are members. In making our communion spiritually, we are joining with Christians everywhere to be nourished by the one who tells us, ‘I am the Bread of Life’.

In making a Spiritual Communion, you may wish to pray all or part of the following, as you are able.

An act of Spiritual Communion

You may wish to find a space for prayer in front of a cross, a candle, or a special place. You might choose to make your Spiritual Communion at a particular time of day, or after viewing a live streamed service.

Reflect on the day and on your relationships. - What good things have come from God today? - Where have I fallen short? - What might I do tomorrow?

You may wish to say or pray Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Read the following words from Scripture. If you have access to today’s readings for Holy Communion, you may wish to read and reflect on them.

Jesus said, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’ John 6.35

Pray for the needs of the world, for your local community, and for those close to you. End with the Lord’s Prayer.

Our Father...

Give thanks for the saving death and resurrection of Jesus and ask him to be with you now. Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits you have given me,

for all the pains and insults you have borne for me. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I ask you to come spiritually into my heart. O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother, may I know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen.

after the Prayer of St Richard of Chichester

You might then add one or more of the following prayers:

Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your disciples, ‘I am with you always’. Be with me today, as I offer myself to you. Hear my prayers for others and for myself, and keep me in your care. Amen.

O God, help me to trust you, help me to know that you are with me, help me to believe that nothing can separate me from your love revealed in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, in these days of mercy, make us quiet and prayerful; in these days of challenge, make us stronger in you; in these days of emptiness, take possession of us; in these days of waiting, open our hearts to the mystery of your cross.

Enjoyed the 7a.m. experience last Sunday week. Thank you

Neil and I are commencing to entertain ourselves, together on occasions...this

morning found our 6yr old grandsons memory game, which we enjoyed playing on the outside

table...very pleasant...and certainly a good memory freshener. Won’t tell you who won!!

Have the chess set ready and waiting on the dining room table....just for a change of scene!!

Best regards

Valerie Peters

Angela Ashwin

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you most humble and hearty thanks for all your goodness and loving kindness. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And give us, we pray, such a sense of all your mercies that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we show forth your praise, not only with our lips but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Conclude with the following:

The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil, and keep us in eternal life. Amen.

Messages from Isolation We know in this time of isolation people are keeping busy, cupboards have been cleaned once, then twice. I believe everyone will have the most organized tidy clean house when life gets back to normal.

You might like to do what Valerie is doing to pass the time:

Let us know how you spend Easter, what you are doing to pass the time, we would love to have some photos to share next week.

What’s on @ St Peter’s

Our Monthly Requiem Service will be steamed on Monday 13 April at 7pm

Fr Don sends a message on Facebook each day except Tuesday at 10am

Bible Study continues every Wednesday 11am

Parish Office is open Monday to Friday 8.30—2.30pm (please call if you require any assistance)

Week-day and Sunday service streamed at the normal times

Food for thought….

I know that I’m not alone when I admit to wondering just what the ‘new normal’ will be like after this ‘new normal’ has passed,…or to be a bit clearer: what will our world be like when the corona virus has ceased to be the dominant issue in the lives of the world’s entire population?

Any thoughts I have are purely speculative because the only honest answer to my question has to be a shrug of the shoulders and a “who knows!” Still, as we all know crisis moments also present opportunities and we are al-ready seeing more sophisticated and flexible uses of technology, less po-larisation, and revived appreciation for the outdoors, denied to us (in vary-ing degrees) for a while.

A recent article in the Church Times (3 April 2020) by The Rev Dr Christo-pher Steed (a writer and a Visiting Professor at Winchester University) is an indication that we are not alone in our wondering. Here are some of his sug-gestions as to what unexpected outcomes might eventuate from these challenging times…

• “A fresh resolve to tackle climate change. This year, 2020, was supposed to be the year in which environmental concern reached a tipping-point to take us to the Glasgow COP 26 conference. Since the coronavirus outbreak, pollution and greenhouse-gas emissions have fallen significantly (in New York, for example, carbon monoxide has reduced by 50 per cent, the BBC reports). Once the pandemic subsides, will it be business as usual, or will we realise that the previous way of living was not sustainable?

• A new impetus to resolving conflicts, as countries will have faced a common enemy that was no respecter of persons and jumped national borders as quickly as they were closed.

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• A permanent shift in working patterns, as companies that have been forced to embrace remote working discover that their employees could work at home just as well.

• Less trust in market solutions and instrumental notions of well-being, which the crisis has exposed as being as naked as Hans Christian Andersen’s emperor in his “new clothes”.

• Free markets have buckled, and huge state takeovers have been needed to prop up the economic system. Collectivism is back, at least for the time being. Perhaps people will have been made to realise that material prosperity is not enough. What use are that high-powered job, that new car, and designer clothes? It turns out that the low-income people are the really vital people doing the crucial jobs.

• An obligation on society to take far more seriously the social impact of disconnection and isolation, and on the Church to take this more seriously, too. The connection between social relationships and health has often been overlooked. The task of living peacefully and meaningfully together was long overdue a rethink.

• More intergenerational connection: older people have ramped up ways to stay in touch, and younger offspring have felt more inclined to check in with grandparents and other older people in their lives. It would be heartening if this continued once the crisis was over.

A renewal of society, as community solutions became a marked feature of a new social landscape. What if Covid-19 eroded the political and cultural polarisation that we had been trapped in, and helped to change course towards greater solidarity?”

Hmmm, food for thought!

Fr Don

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Thursday 12.00noon

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EPRAY –DAILY

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This is an additional prayer tool for you to use during these unsure and unsettling times.

YOUR READINGS FOR THE WEEK

APRIL 12 2020 EASTER DAY

Acts 10.34-43 or Jeremiah 31.1-6 Ps 118.1-2, 14-24 or Hymn to the Risen Christ Colossians 3.1-4 Matthew 28.1-10

13 Monday in Easter Week W

Act 2.14, 22-32

Ps 16

Matthew 28.8-15

14 Tuesday in Easter Week W

Acts 2.36-41

Ps 33.4-9

John 20.11-18

15 Wednesday in Easter Week W

Acts 3.1-10

Ps 105.1-7

Luke 24.13-35

16 Thursday in Easter Week W

Acts 3.11-26

Ps 8

Luke 24.35-48

17 Friday in Easter Week W

Acts 4.1-12

Ps 118.21-29

John 21.1-14

18 Saturday in Easter Week W

Acts 4.13-21

Ps 118.14-19

Mark 16.9-15

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