Last Sunday

Patronal Festival of the Parish of St Peter - 28 June 2020

Notices
Opening Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation
Sentence of the Day
Collect
Readings
Gradual Hymn: Jesus Calls Us!
Gospel
Sermon
Prayers & Intercessions
Anthem: Tu es Petrus
Closing Hymn: For All The Saints

Notices

Fisherfolk Pew Sheet [PDF]

Opening Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation

Sentence of the Day

His gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, for the equipment of the saints, for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:11,12

Collect

God of grace,
your Church is built on Peter’s faith;
grant that we, like him,
forgiven and restored,
may overcome our weakness and serve you without wavering,
now and for ever.
Amen.

Readings: Lesson & Epistle

Lesson: Acts 12:1-11
Epistle: 1 Peter 2:19-25

Gradual Hymn: Jesus Calls Us!

Gospel

Matthew 16:13-19

¹³ Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” ¹⁴ And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” ¹⁵ He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” ¹⁷ And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. ¹⁸ And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. ¹⁹ I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

This is the Gospel of Christ.
Praise to Christ the Word.

Sermon by Archbishop David Moxon

It is a great privilege and joy to be here today, to share in your patronal festival. I have a deep affection for this church because I grew up in Palmerston North, and saw the new concrete church we are in now shortly after it was built...

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Prayers & Intercessions

The Prayers of the People - St Peter's Patronal Festival 2020

Anthem: Tu es Petrus - Palestrina

You are Peter,
And upon this Rock I will build My Church:
and the gates of hell shall not overcome it.
And I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.

Whatever you bind upon earth shall be bound in heaven,
and whatever you release upon earth shall be released in heaven,
and I will give you the keys to the kingdom of Heaven.

Closing Hymn: For All The Saints