At 3:45 p.m.

, vestry members, choir, clergy and bishops of the province enter the church during the organ
prelude: “Largo in G” (G. H. Handel). All stand.

At 4:00 p.m., the celebrating party enters the church. All stand for the Processional Hymn, “The Church’s
One Foundation”.

The Church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord;

She is His new creation by water and the word;
From heaven He came and sought her to be His holy bride;
With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died.

Elect from every nation, yet one o’er all the earth,
Her charter of salvation, one Lord, one faith, one birth,
One holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food,
And to one hope she presses, with every grace endued.

Though with a scornful wonder men see her sore oppressed,

By schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed,
Yet saints their watch are keeping, their cry goes up, “How long?”
And soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song.

‘Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war.

She waits the consummation of peace for evermore;
Till with the vision glorious, her longing eyes are blest,
And the great Church victorious shall be the Church at rest.

Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One,
And mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won.
O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we
Like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with Thee.

The Invitation Sentence

All stand.

Celebrant Hail, O favoured one, the Lord is with you! The Holy Spirit will come
upon you (Luke 1:28, 35)
The Greetings and the Prayer for Purity
All remain standing.

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

All Almighty God,

to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hid:
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.

Gloria in Excelsis
All remain standing.

All (sing) Glory to God in the highest, glory to God on high;

And peace, peace to his people, peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father,
We worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.
Glory to God in the highest and peace to his people on earth.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
Have mercy, have mercy on us.
You are seated at the right hand of the Father,
Receive our prayer, receive our prayer.
For you alone are the holy one, you alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High, you alone are the Lord,
Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit,
In the glory, the glory, the glory of the Father.
Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.
The Collect
All remain standing.

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.
Celebrant Let us pray.

O God, you have taken to yourself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of your
incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may
share with her the glory of your eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever. Amen.

People Amen.

Old Testament Lesson

All sit.

Lector The Old Testament lesson is taken from the Book of the prophet Isaiah,
Chapter 61, verses 10－11.

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,

my whole being shall exult in my God;
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.

Lector This is the word of the Lord.

All Thanks be to God.
Psalm 45:10-17
All remain sitting.

Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear;

forget your people and your father’s house,
and the king will desire your beauty.
Since he is your lord, bow to him;
the people of Tyre will seek your favour with gifts,
the richest of the people with all kinds of wealth.
The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;
in many-coloured robes she is led to the king;
behind her the virgins, her companions, follow.
With joy and gladness they are led along
as they enter the palace of the king.
In the place of ancestors you, O king, shall have sons;
you will make them princes in all the earth.
I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations;
therefore the peoples will praise you for ever and ever.

The Epistle
All remain sitting.

Lector The Epistle is taken from the Epistle from Paul to the Galatians, Chapter 4,
verses 4－7.

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman,
born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that
we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God
has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So
you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through
God.

Lector This is the Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.
All stand for the Gradual Hymn, “The God Whom Earth, and Sea and Sky”.

The God whom earth and sea and sky adore and laud and magnify,
Whose might they own, whose praise they tell, in Mary’s body deigned to dwell.

The God whose will by moon and sun and all things in due course is done,
Is borne upon a Maiden’s breast, by fullest heavenly grace possessed.

O Mother blest, the chosen shrine wherein the Architect divine,

Whose hand contains the earth and sky, vouchsafed in hidden guise to lie.

Blest in the message Gabriel brought; blest in the work the Spirit wrought;
Most blest, to bring to human birth the long Desired of all the earth.

O Lord, the Virgin-born, to thee eternal praise and glory be,

Whom with the Father we adore and Holy Ghost, for evermore.

The Gospel
All remain standing.

Gospeller The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke.
People (sing) Glory to you, O Lord.

Gospeller And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God
my Saviour, for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One
has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those
who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his
arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has
brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has
filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. He has
helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, according to the
promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants
forever.”

Gospeller This is the Gospel of the Lord.

People (sing) Praise to you, O Christ.
The Homily
All sit.

The Nicene Creed

All stand.

Celebrant Let us confess our faith, as we say,

All 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:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from 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.
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He 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
All kneel.

Leader With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader On the 105th Anniversary of our church, we thank the Lord for enlightening
our forefathers to establish St. Mary’s Church in Causeway Bay, to spread the
Gospel, to nurture His flock, to open schools and to serve the community.
That He may continue to be gracious to His faithful, and guide them to follow
the example of the Virgin Mary, by magnifying Him, rejoicing in Him, and
bearing witness to His Word, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For the future development of this church, for the vestry members and staff,
and the spiritual growth of members therein, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the holy Church of God, and for
the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For all bishops, priests and deacons, especially Archbishop Paul of Hong Kong
Sheng Kung Hui, and for all the holy people of God, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For all who fear God and believe in Christ, that our divisions may cease, and
that all may be one as Christ and the Father are one, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For the Church in China, Hong Kong, Macau and in the world, preaching the
Gospel to make all nations return to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For all who are committed followers of Jesus Christ, to be able to witness for
Him in their daily lives and work, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For the leaders of our country and of all the nations, and for all in authority, let
us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.
Leader For Hong Kong, our city, for every city and community, and those who live
therein, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For the aged and the infirm, for the widowed and the orphaned, and for the sick
and the suffering, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for
prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray
to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed,
let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without
reproach, let us pray to the Lord.
All Lord, have mercy.

Leader In the communion of saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all
our life, to Christ our Lord.
All To you, O Lord our God.

Celebrant Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made us one with your saints in
heaven and on earth: Grant that in our earthly pilgrimage we may always be
supported by this fellowship of love and prayer, and know ourselves to be
surrounded by their witness to your power and mercy. We ask this for the
sake of Jesus Christ, in whom all our intercessions are acceptable through the
Spirit, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
All Amen.
Confession and Absolution
All kneel.

Celebrant Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus,
the Son of God, let us with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we
may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbour.

All Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned

against you in thought, word and deed,
by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us,
forgive what we have been, amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be, that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our
Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the
Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
People Amen.

The Peace
All stand.

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And also with you.

The people greet one another.

Anthem Sung by Choir One Faith, One Hope, One Lord Craig Courtney
All sit.

Anthem Sung by Choir of SKH St. Mary’s Church Mok Hing Yiu College
Look at the World John Rutter
All sit.
The Offertory
All stand.

Celebrant Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and make good your vows to the
Most High. (Psalm 50:14)

All remain standing for the Offertory Hymn, “Tell Out, My Soul”.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!

Unnumbered blessings, give my spirit voice;
tender to me the promise of His word;
in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of His name!

Make known His might, the deeds His arm has done;
His mercy sure, from age to age the same;
His holy Name — the Lord, the Mighty One.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of His might!

Powers and dominions lay their glory by.
Proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight,
the hungry fed, the humble lifted high.

Tell out, my soul, the glories of His word!

Firm is His promise, and His mercy sure.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
to children's children and for evermore!

All Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the splendor,
and the majesty; for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
All things come from you, and of your own do we give you.

The Great Thanksgiving

All remain standing.

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Lift up your hearts.

People We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Celebrant It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks
to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

For the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all your saints, who have been
the chosen vessels of your grace, and the lights of the world in their
generations.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and
with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the
glory of your Name:

All (sing)Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of pow’r and God of might;
Heaven and earth are full of your glory, are full of your glory.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest;
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest,
Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed, blessed, blessed is he, he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Blessed is he who comes in the name,
who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest;
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest,
Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Celebrant We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have
made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your
Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh,
Jesus, your Son.

For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be
the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from
evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out
of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when
he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said,
“Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the
remembrance of me.”

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it
to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new
Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Therefore, according to his command, O Father,

All We remember his death.
We proclaim his resurrection.
We await his coming in glory.

Celebrant And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all;
presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.

We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they
may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new
Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable
through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all
things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country,
where with the Blessed Virgin Mary and all your saints, we may enter the
everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord,
the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our
salvation.

By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and
glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever.

People Amen.

The Communion
All kneel.

Celebrant As our Saviour Christ has taught us, we now pray:

All (sing)Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name:

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; (hallowed be thy name)
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation; (hallowed be thy name)
But deliver us from evil, deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the pow’r, and the glory; (hallowed be thy name)
For ever and ever, for ever. Amen.
For ever and ever. Amen.
Celebrant We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
People Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one
bread.

All (sing together “Agnus Dei”)

Jesus, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us;
Jesus, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Grant us peace.

Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that
Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with
thanksgiving.

All baptized Christians are welcome to receive Communion. Those seeking a Blessing should cross their
arms against the chest.
During the administration of communion, the choir sings “Be Still” by David Evans.

Prayer after Communion

All kneel.

Celebrant Let us pray.

All Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us

as living members of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and you have fed us with spiritual food
in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Send us now into the world in peace,
and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Notices
All sit.

All stand for the hymn “God of Grace and God of Glory”.

God of grace and God of glory, on Thy people pour Thy power;
Crown Thine ancient church's story; bring her bud to glorious flower.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour,
for the facing of this hour.
 Lo! the hosts of evil round us scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways!
From the fears that long have bound us, free our hearts to faith and praise.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days,
for the living of these days.

Cure Thy children's warring madness; bend our pride to Thy control;
Shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal,
lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal.

Set our feet on lofty places; Gird our lives that they may be
Armoured with all Christ-like graces in the fight to set men free.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, That we fail not man nor Thee,
That we fail not man nor Thee.

Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore;

Let the search for Thy salvation be our glory evermore.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving Thee whom we adore,
serving Thee whom we adore. Amen.

Blessing and Dismissal

All remain standing.

Celebrant God give you grace to follow his saints in faith and hope and love; and the
blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be
among you, and remain with you always.
People Amen.

Celebrant Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

The Recessional
The congregation remains standing. During the organ postlude “Now Thank We All Our God” (Sigfrid
Karg-Elert) for the recession, the choir, clergy, bishops and the celebrating party leave the church.
 Service Rota

Celebrant and Preacher The Most Revd Paul Kwong

Chaplain to the Celebrant The Revd Canon Peter Douglas Koon
Administration of Holy Communion
Paten The Revd Yuk Fan Tsui The Revd Samuel Tang
The Revd Lysta Leung The Revd Chun Wai Lam
Chalice Mr Arthur Mo Mr Billy Cheong
Mr Kin Ming Lo Miss Christine Mok
Servers Mr Raymond Chuk Mr Daniel So Mr Jack Hsin Oei
Mr Ben Law Mrs Madeleine Fan Ms Alice Wu
Ms Margaret Wu Mrs Brenda Cheong
Marshall The Revd Frankie Lee
Choir Conductor Ms Yee Lin Ho
Organist Mrs Jannie Chau Mr Ethan Oei
Violin Accompanist Dr Wing Chau
School Choir Conductor Ms Connie Lee
Piano Accompanist Miss Crystal Po
Lectors (OT) Mr Pui Ming Tam (EP) Mrs Alison Siu
(Gospel) The Revd Samuel Tang
Verse Speaking (Psalm) Miss Denise Yan Tung Tsik
Intercessor Mrs Dorothy Lao
Presentation of
Bread and Wine Mr and Mrs James Lam
Church banner bearer Mr Joey Fan
Prayer before Service The Revd Simon Cheung
Prayer after Service The Revd Christine Ho
Chief Sidesman Mr Kin Man Chow
Sidesmen Mr Richard Cheung Mr Jason Ma Mr Erik Cheung
Mr Albert Tsun Miss Simone Kwan Ms Ivy Chan
Mr Shek Wing Cheung Ms Tracy Chan
Audio Controllers Mr Nai Shing Wong Mr John Tsung Hsin Leung
Flower Arrangers Ms Alice Wu Ms Margaret Wu Ms Brenda Hui
Mrs Ansa Wong Mrs Winnie Ho Mrs Yvonne Mo
Ms Mimi Kam
The Order of Procession

Cross Bearer
Parish Banner Bearer
Marshall
Vestry Members
Choir
Clergy of the Province
Bishops

Thurifer
Boat Bearer
Cross Bearer
Acolytes
Servers
Assisting Clergy
Chaplain to the Celebrant
Celebrant

The Order of Recession

Cross Bearer
Marshall
Choir
Clergy of the Province
Bishops

Cross Bearer
Acolytes
Servers
Assisting Clergy
Chaplain to the Celebrant
Celebrant