Remembering Philip Roderick (1949-2025) Order of Service
Requiem Mass in Thanksgiving for the life of Philip David Roderick: Order of Service
The Parish of Hove
St. Barnabas, St. Agnes and St. Philip
A parish of the Society of St Wilfrid & St Hilda
within the Diocese of Chichester
St. Barnabas Church
Requiem Mass in Thanksgiving
For the life of
PHILIP DAVID RODERICK
Priest
(22 January 1949 – 27 August 2025)
(Please stand when the bell rings).
The Priest makes his way to the main door to welcome the coffin and sprinkle it with Holy Water to remind us of our Baptism
Music
Circle Song by Bobby McFerrin & The Kuumba Singers
A Priest’s Coffin is placed in the Sanctuary facing the people, as he was head of the flock
Philip’s Bible is placed on the coffin.
In life Philip cherished the Gospel of Christ. May he now share in Christ’s victory over sin and death.
Philip’s Crucifix is placed on the coffin.
In baptism Philip received the sign of the cross. May he now share in Christ’s victory over sin and death.
Philip’s Ordination Stole is placed on the coffin.
You are a priest forever, according to the order of the priest Melchizedeck of old.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
The Lord be with you
And with your spirit
The Priest welcomes the people and invites them to call to mind their sins.
Brothers and Sisters let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
You raise the dead to life in the Spirit. Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy,
You bring pardon and peace to the sinner. Christ, have mercy
Christ have mercy
You lead us to everlasting life. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen
The Collect
Almighty God and Father, It is our certain faith that your Son, who died on the cross, was raised from the dead, the first fruits of all who have fallen asleep.
Grant that through this mystery, your servant and priest Philip who has gone to his rest in Christ, may share in the joy of his resurrection. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever.
Amen.
THE FIRST READING: (Please be seated)
A reading from S. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Read by Rev Ali Dorey
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor, and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
1. Love divine, all loves excelling,
joy of heaven, to earth come down,
fix in us thy humble dwelling,
all thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
pure unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation,
enter every trembling heart.
2. Come, almighty to deliver,
let us all thy life receive;
suddenly return, and never,
never more thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
serve thee as thy hosts above;
pray, and praise thee without ceasing,
glory in thy perfect love.
3. Finish then thy new creation,
pure and sinless let us be;
let us see thy great salvation
perfectly restored in thee.
Changed from glory into glory,
till in heaven we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Charles Wesley (1707-88)
Tune Blaenwern
THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: (Please Stand)
Alleluia, alleluia Alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia Alleluia!
Jesus Christ, though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,
so that you by his poverty might become rich.
Alleluia, alleluia Alleluia!
THE GOSPEL:
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to St. Mark: Mark 6:
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.’ But he answered them, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said to him, ‘Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii* worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?’ And he said to them, ‘How many loaves have you? Go and see.’ When they had found out, they said, ‘Five, and two fish.’ Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled; and they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
THE HOMILY (Please sit)
Fr John Eldridge SSC Parish Priest
THE EULOGY:
Given by Jo Rowbotham, Rev. Ali Dorey & Rev. Kate Lawson
THE PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL (Please stand, sit or kneel)
The Celebrant introduces the Prayer of the Faithful
Led by Jo Rowbotham
Lord, hear us
Lord, graciously hear us
The Celebrant concludes the Prayer of the Faithful
ANGEL SONG led by Rev Ali Dorey & Rev Lucy Bolster
Angels of the city
Angels of the coast
Angels of the universe
Oh you heavenly host.
Stand guard over us
Stand guard over us
Stand guard o’er the ones we love
Guide us into light
Guide us into light.
The Preparation of the Gifts
Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the almighty Father.
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
The Priest says the prayer over the offerings and we reply.
Amen.
The Eucharistic Prayer Please stand
The Lord be with you:
And with your spirit
Lift up your hearts:
We lift them to the Lord
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
It is right and just
The Priest continues with the preface
Holy, holy, ho-ly Lord, God of hosts,
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.
A New People’s Mass
The Priest continues with the Eucharistic Prayer
The mystery of faith:
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again
The Priest continues
… Through Him, and with Him, and in Him, O God almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever.
Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
Body prayer led by Rev. Ali Dorey
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, and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory ever and ever Amen
The Sign of Peace
Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you always:
And with your spirit
Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
A New People’s Mass
Behold the Lamb of God; behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
The Priest first receives the Sacrament and then says the communion antiphon.
All baptised Christians who receive communion in their own churches are welcome to receive Holy Communion here.
If you require a gluten free host please tell one of the stewards.
When directed please come forward to receive Holy Communion.
If you prefer a blessing, please come forward with your head bowed and arms crossed.
INTINCTION (Dipping the Consecrated Host in the chalice) is NOT allowed in this Diocese.
As you receive the Sacrament the Priest/Lay Minister says:
The body of Christ/The blood of Christ and we reply Amen
During Holy Communion the following hymn will be sung.
1 I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
Dance, then wherever you may be,
I am the Lord of the dance said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be
And I’ll lead you all in the dance said he.
2 I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
But they would not dance and they wouldn’t follow me.
I danced for the fishermen for James and John;
They came with me
And the dance went on.
3 I danced on the Sabbath
And I cured the lame,
The holy people said it was a shame.
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high,
And left me there on the cross to die.
4 I danced on the Friday when the sky turned black.
It’s hard to dance with a devil on your back.
They buried my body and I thought I’d gone
But I am the dance and I still go on.
5 They cut me down and I leapt up high.
I am the life that will never, never die
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me.
I am the Lord of the Dance said he.
Sydney Carter 1915
Tune Shaker Tune
THE PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (Please stand)
The Celebrant sings the prayer and we reply
Amen.
THE FINAL COMMENDATION
(Coming to stand close to the catafalque, the Priest gives this exhortation to the people)
Our brother and priest Philip has fallen asleep In the peace of Christ,
We commit him, with faith and hope in everlasting life,
To the loving mercy of our Father and assist him with our prayers.
In baptism he was made by adoption a child of God.
At the Lord’s table, Philip was sustained and fed.
May he now be welcomed at the table of God’s
Children in heaven and share in eternal life with all the saints.
We also turn to our Lord on our own behalf.
May we who now mourn his departure,
Be one day united with him.
May we all go forward together on that day to meet
Christ, when he, our life, appears in glory.
(The body is sprinkled with Holy Water to remind us that it was in Baptism that the Christian is promised eternal life and begins to share in the Risen Life of Christ. The body is then censed with incense as a token of respect for the dignity of human life and the greatness of man’s destiny.)
During this part of the liturgy the following will be played
We Praise Thee by Pavel Chesnokov (Russian Sacred Choral Music)
Saints of God, come to his aid!
Haste to meet him, angels of the Lord.
Receive his soul and present his to God the Most High.
May Christ who called you take you to himself;
May angels lead you to the bosom of Abraham.
Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
Receive his soul and present him to God the Most High.
Into your hands, Father of mercies,
we commend our brother and priest Philip
in the sure and certain hope
that together with all who have died in Christ,
he will rise with him on the last day.
Listen, O God, to the prayers of your Church on behalf of the faithful departed, and grant to your servant Philip, whose funeral we have celebrated today, the inheritance promised to all your saints. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE BLESSING AND DISMISSAL
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
The Celebrant gives the blessing and we reply:
Amen.
In peace let us take Philip to his place of rest
Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
The Coffin is taken from the church and at the end of the aisle it is turned to bow to the Altar for the last time.
At the Hearse there will be a moment of silence
Private Cremation will take place at The Downs Crematorium
Do please join us for refreshments after this Service at
Rockwater Hove
This service falls within the alternatives
permitted for services and prayers
in accordance with Canon B3
of the Canons of the Church of England
and is copyright.
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