Vicar's News - 8 June 2025
- Fr Ian
- 7 days ago
- 2 min read
Fray Juan Bautista Maino, Day of Pentecost 1615-20
Pentecost
Pentecost is the Church's birthday, and it's a cause for celebration. The word Pentecost is Greek and it means "50th day." Fifty days after Easter Day, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and their followers, and the beginning of their earthly ministry to make disciples of all nations.
At Pentecost, the Apostles and their followers were gathered in a room. Jews from all over the world were gathered with Peter, the leader of the Apostles and the Eleven. At this time, a great wind blew and a flame appeared as a tongue of fire, which split itself into many individual flames above the heads of all those present. The Holy Spirit came upon these people and each began to speak in tongues. Despite the fact many had no common language, they were perfectly able to understand one another in their own language.
Read Bishop Paul's short article - 'On Being Pentecost Anglicans'.
Red is the colour for Sunday.
Music for Sunday
We are having a lay clerk sing today as the choir are on holidays for the long-weekend.
However, we welcome Oscar Bowman, Calvin's son, who will be playing the Postlude (recessional music) at 10am service
LAY CLERK EUCHARIST@ 10.00 AM
Prelude Improvisation on Kingsfold
Hymns: Processional I heard the voice of Jesus say
Gradual The highest and the holiest place
Thanksgiving Breathe on me, breath of God
Post Communion Angel voices ever singing
Setting: St. Andrew’s Mass – Timothy Mallis (b.1996)
Psalm: 104: 26-36; Harper in A (RSCM)
Anthem: Alleluja from Exsultate Jubilate – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Motet: With verdure clad from The Creation – Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Postlude: Toccata in G minor – Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Organist: Oscar Bowman
LAY CLERK EVENSONG @ 06.00 PM
Prelude: Improvisation on Down Ampney
Hymns: Processional Come down, O love divine
Dismissal Jesus shall reign
Responses: Ferial
Psalm: 130.13-22 South in C (RSCM)
Canticles: Plainchant
Anthem: Höchster, mache deine Güte from BWV51 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545 – JS Bach (1685-1750)
Coral Evensong tonight
Historical fire
Not quite the day of Pentecost, but rather the fire here at St Andrew's when the church burnt down on 19 February 1961. We are grateful to receive this photo for our archives from Michael Talbot, among a group of other historical items.
Dragon Boat Festival
Some wonderful phoitos from last Saturday's Dragon Boat Festival are below.
Click on photo to enlarge.
Dorothea returns
The faithful Dorothea Carmishael, formerly thye longest occupier of a unit in our social housing at Horsley Court, came from Mordialloc Grove (an aged-care facility) with a bus full of friends and carers for our Wednesday service. We followed this with morning tea at Mazi. We hope to see them again soon.
Concert
Glen Eira City Choir Saturday 14 June –2.30pm at St Andrew’s Brighton
Tickets click here or at the door
Rosters
The new roster period will be from Saturday 5 July through to Sunday 26 October. If you have not already done so, please advise coordinators of availability
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