Sunday 6th June – The First Sunday after Trinity
THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY COMMUNION (2)

HYMN 104: 
1	O for a thousand tongues to sing 
   my dear Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
   the triumphs of his grace!

2	Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
   that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
   'tis life, and health, and peace!

3	He breaks the power of cancelled sin,
	   he sets the prisoner free;
	his blood can make the foulest clean,
	   his blood availed for me.

4	He speaks; and, listening to his voice,
   new life the dead receive;
the mournful broken hearts rejoice;
   the humble poor believe.

5	Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb,
   your loosened tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your Saviour come,
   and leap, ye lame, for joy.

6	My gracious Master and my God,
   assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the world abroad,
   the honours of thy Name.

 THE GREETING
Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.                                     

THE COLLECT FOR PURITY
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PENITENCE
Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ says: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it. You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets. Matthew 22: 37-39

Lord, have mercy on us,
and write these your laws in our hearts.

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins, to intercede for us in heaven, and to bring us to eternal life. Let us then confess our sins in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God's commandments and to live in love and peace:

Silence
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned in thought and word and deed, and in what we have left undone. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may walk in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen. 
THE ABSOLUTION

THE COLLECT OF THE DAY- page 282

God, the strength of all those who put their trust in you:
Mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you, grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you, both in will and deed;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

THE OLD TESTAMENT READING Genesis 3: 8-15
They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’ He said, ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’ The man said, ‘The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.’ Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent tricked me, and I ate.’ The Lord God said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.’ 

THE PSALM 138 - page 753

1  I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; 
   before the gods will I sing praise to you.
2  I will bow down towards your holy temple and praise your name,
      because of your love and faithfulness; 
   for you have glorified your name and your word above all things.
3  In the day that I called to you, you answered me; 
   you put new strength in my soul.
4  All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord, 
   for they have heard the words of your mouth.
5  They shall sing of the ways of the Lord, 
   that great is the glory of the Lord.
6  Though the Lord be high, he watches over the lowly; 
   as for the proud, he regards them from afar.
7  Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will preserve me; 
   you will stretch forth your hand against the fury of my enemies;
      your right hand will save me.
8  The Lord shall make good his purpose for me; 
   your loving-kindness, O Lord, endures for ever;
      forsake not the work of your hands.

THE EPISTLE READING2 Corinthians 4: 13 - 5: 1
But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—‘I believed, and so I spoke’—we also believe, and so we speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

HYMN 713

THE GOSPEL READING Mark 3: 20-35
And the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, ‘He has gone out of his mind.’ And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, ‘He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.’ And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, ‘How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered. ‘Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin’— for they had said, ‘He has an unclean spirit.’
Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, ‘Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.’ And he replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ And looking at those who sat around him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.’

THE SERMON

THE NICENE CREED
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen  
 
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
At the end of the Intercessions the following is said:
Merciful Father, accept these our prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen

THE PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS
We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness but in your manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table. But you are the same Lord, whose nature is always to have mercy. Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him and he in us. Amen.

THE PEACE
The peace of the Lord be always with you 

HYMN 324: 

1	God, whose almighty word
			chaos and darkness heard,
			     and took their flight:
			hear us, we humbly pray,
			and where the gospel-day 
			sheds not its glorious ray,
			     let there be light!

2	Saviour, who came to bring
			on your redeeming wing
			     healing and sight,
			health to the sick in mind,
			sight to the inly blind:
			now to all humankind
			     let there be light!

3	Spirit of truth and love,
			life-giving, holy dove,
			     speed on your flight!
			Move on the water’s face
			bearing the lamp of grace,
			and in earth’s darkest place
			     let there be light!

	4   	Holy and blessèd Three,
			glorious Trinity,
			     wisdom, love, might:
			boundless as ocean’s tide
			rolling in fullest pride
			through the world, far and wide,
			     let there be light!

THE TAKING OF THE BREAD AND WINE

Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us therefore let us celebrate the feast. 
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
The Lord is here.    His Spirit is with us. Lift up your hearts.    We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.    It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Father, almighty and everliving God, at all times and in all places it is right to give you thanks and praise: 
And so with all your people, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and singing:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. 
Hosanna in the highest!  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you, Father, the creator and sustainer of all things; you made us in your own image, male and female you created us; even when we turned away from you, you never ceased to care for us, but in your love and mercy you freed us from the slavery of sin, giving your only begotten Son to become man and suffer death on the cross to redeem us; he made there the one complete and all-sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world: he instituted, and in his holy Gospel commanded us to continue, a perpetual memory of his precious death until he comes again: On the night that he was betrayed he took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup; and when he had given thanks to you, he gave it to them, saying, Drink this, all of you, for this is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in    remembrance of me. Therefore, Father, with this bread and this cup we do as Christ your Son commanded:
we remember his passion and death, we celebrate his resurrection and ascension, and we look for the coming of his kingdom.
Accept through him, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and as we eat and drink these holy gifts, grant by the power of the life-giving Spirit that we may be made one in your holy Church and partakers of the body and blood of your Son, that he may dwell in us and we in him: Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, Almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen. 

THE LORD'S PRAYER
The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.                           
We being many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.
THE COMMUNION

THE POST COMMUNION PRAYER

THE PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies o be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen.

THE BLESSING /HYMN 567: 

1	Forth, in thy name, O Lord, I go,
		   My daily labour to pursue;
		thee, only thee, resolved to know,
		   in all I think, or speak, or do.

2	The task thy wisdom hath assigned
		   O let me cheerfully fulfil;
		in all my works thy presence find,
		   and prove thy good and perfect will.

3	Thee may I set at my right hand,
		   whose eyes my inmost substance see,
		and labour on at thy command,
		   and offer all my works to thee.

4	Give me to bear thy easy yoke,
		   and every moment watch and pray,
		and still to things eternal look,
		   and hasten to thy glorious day;

5	for thee delightfully employ
		   whate’er thy bounteous grace hath given,
		and run my course with even joy,
		   and closely walk with thee to heaven.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Mid Week Holy Communion Thursday 10th June 
Holy Communion will be held at 11.00am. 
Slate Tickets
The book of Slate Tickets that was issued to each Family in March provided you with an opportunity to sell slates for the Cathedral Roof to non parishioners - eg family, friends or neighbours. If every family helped out this fund raiser could raise £100,000, but if some don’t we will fall short in our target to do so. The full cost of reroofing is in the region of £450,000 and unfortunately we cannot at present run any fund raising activities so we are depending on each family playing their part and helping out. It is also vitally important that parishioners use the Yellow Envelopes for their own personal giving to the roof fund. The project is beginning on the 2nd of June and will end on the 30th November, therefore all the expenditure will come in this Financial Year. 
Summary:
Yellow Envelopes – your own personal giving.
Slate Tickets – an opportunity for you to collect money from others. 
This is your Cathedral please help!
Sunday Lights and Sunday Lights Café
Both Sunday Lights + Cafe are available online. Weekly sessions are uploaded to our Children and Youth Google Drive every Friday ahead of the service on Sunday. Our Google Drive can be found at the following link (this can also be found on our social media pages): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nDxZoBQus757nWwnLT0g5aNtLLpw5fXC?usp=sharing.
2020 Confirmation Service
Due to circumstances beyond our control the Confirmation Service on 15th March 2020 had to be cancelled at the last minute. This was very disappointing for the 18 young people who had been prepared and rehearsed for their special day. This service has been rearranged for Wednesday 16th June at 7.30pm, unless Covid restrictions change in the interim period.
2022 Confirmation Group
We hope to begin Confirmation Classes again in November with a Confirmation Service in the Spring of 2022. This group will be made up from Years 9 and 10. Names of the those wishing to be confirmed should contact the cathedral office email for an application form. Email stmacartins@btopenworld.com.
Sunday 13th June 2021 - The Second Sunday after Trinity
11.00am – Morning Prayer