Pharisee or tax collector

Are you a pharisee or a tax collector or perhaps as Deacon Brian observed, a bit of both. The theme of today's sermon reflected the gospel reading and was that of humility - something that Choirboy finds a struggle at times. We should aim to be humble in all that we do so that we may serve God more faithfully. Perhaps we can find this humility in the person of Jesus - an ideal reflected in our post communion hymn, 'The truth we seek'. If we seek the Truth through the person of Jesus Christ, we will find the message for eternal life. A high ideal, but one we can achieve if we reflect the humility of Christ in our daily lives.

Entry Hail Queen of Heaven

Kyrie Kyrie

Gloria Gloria

Alleluia Plymouth alleluia

Offertory Blest are you Lord

Holy Holy Newquay mass I

Mem Accl Christ has died

Great Amen Amen, Amen, Amen
We will sing of Your love forever. We will sing Your praise forever Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen

Agnus Dei Newquay mass I

Communion This is my body

In hope and love the truth we seek

Recessional I’ll sing a hymn to Mary

The truth we seek
In hope and love
The truth we seek
The truth we find in You (repeat)

In Jesus we shall find
The message of eternal life
In hope and love
The truth we seek
The truth we find in You (repeat)

Part i) Jesus…..
Part ii) In hope and love
The truth we seek
The truth we find in You
The truth we find You (repeat)

In Jesus we shall find
The message of eternal life
In hope and love
The truth we seek
The truth we find in You (repeat)

Part i) Jesus…..
Part ii) In hope and love
The truth we seek
The truth we find in You
The truth we find You (repeat)

Hope, love, truth we seek
The truth we find in You (repeat)
Jesus

What's your mission ?

According to Father Mark, mission begins at home and not in the far flung places that we sometimes associate with missionaries. His sermon would have had a resonance with his predecessor, Father Stephen who would frequently wax lyrically and not so lyrically about Newquay. So it is to home shores that we must turn and regular readers of this blog will know that Choirboy feels that there is plenty of people close to home that need our missionary zeal.
Our music liturgy today was notable for what was included (a solo from Gil full of passion and a post communion composition by Louise that was very prayerful) and what was missing, Jimmy and his guitar and Danny's top E string !

Entry O purest of creatures

Gloria Gloria

Alleluia Plymouth alleluia

Credo Credo/I believe

Offertory Lord we come to Your table
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Holy Holy Newquay mass II

Mem Accl Dying You destroyed our death, rising you restored our life
Come, Lord Jesus come, ome again in glory.
Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory (rpt)

Great Amen Amen, Amen, Amen
We will sing of Your love forever. We will sing Your praise forever Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen

Sign of Peace Peace be with you, peace be with you always (x3)

Agnus Dei Newquay mass II

Communion Be still for the presence of the Lord

Ave Maria Louise (solo)

Recessional Holy Virgin by God’s decree

Half full or half empty ?

In case you're wondering whether the theme of today's liturgy was about being an optomist or a pessamist it wasn't. It wasn't about drink in any form either. No the underlying question Father Mark posed to us was 'Are you one of the nine or like the Samaritan who went back'. This searching question (precipitated by the parable of the 1o lepers) was to remind us that me must give thanks to God whenever we can and that prayerful conversation should continue through the good times and the bad - we should thank God for our glass being half full rather than complaining that it is half empty. Easier to say than to do, but with a bit of practice it can become easier....

Today's music liturgy continued our October Marian theme and we welcomed another new guitarist - Danny (not Louise's Danny but an older model belonging to Julie and Robert). Despite the fact that he had no guitar and thought he had lost his music, he agreed to play on borrowed instrument and took a full part in the liturgy. We look forward to hearing his trumpet !

It was great to welcome Ann back to the fold after she had recently been in hospital with a broken hip. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Entry Immaculate Mary

Gloria Gloria

Responsorial Psalm As the deer pants

Alleluia Plymouth alleluia

Offertory Blessed be God

Holy Holy Newquay mass II

Mem Accl Dying You destroyed our death, rising you restored our life
Come, Lord Jesus come, ome again in glory.
Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory (rpt)

Great Amen Amen, Amen, Amen
We will sing of Your love forever. We will sing Your praise forever Amen
Amen, Amen, Amen

Sign of Peace Peace be with you, peace be with you always (x3)

Agnus Dei Newquay mass II

Communion Song of a young prophet

Recessional O Mother Blest

Faith of our fathers - it's mustard.

Our gospel today was the parable of the mustard seed and Deacon Brian preached on the importance of faith and how it can lead us to salvation. Indeed he reminded us of an old Frederick Faber hymn, Faith of Our Fathers ; http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Faith_of_Our_Fathers

The link provides the words and a midi song file to the tune on Wikipedia. Choirboy was reminded that his gift of faith was nurtured by his parents, firstly through Baptism and then through encouragement (sometimes not as gentle as choirboy would have liked) both in word and deed. He realised some time ago of the great responsibility that parenthood brings in terms of fostering this gift and helping our children develop a meaningful relationship with God and His Church. This responsibility is to all around us not just our own children, something which we hope to develop at Holy Trinity.

Musically today we had two Marian hymns and our Saturday evening congregation enjoyed music thanks to Bob our newly seconded alternate organist.

Entry I’ll sing a hymn to Mary

Gloria Gloria

Alleluia Plymouth Alleluia

Credo Credo/I believe
Offertory One bread, one body

Holy Holy Newquay mass II

Mem Accl Dying You destroyed our death, rising you restored our life
Come, Lord Jesus come, ome again in glory.
Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory (rpt)

Great Amen Amen, Amen, Amen. We will sing of Your love forever. We will sing Your praise forever Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen

Sign of Peace Peace be with you, peace be with you always (x3)

Agnus Dei Newquay mass II

Communion Gifts of bread and wine

Recessional Hail Queen of Heaven