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Procession and High Mass

All Saints’ Day | November 1, 2015| 10:30 AM

Welcome We acknowledge our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples.

Welcome to St. James’, especially if you are a newcomer or visitor. Children of all ages are fully welcome at every liturgy. We hope that you will enjoy your visit here with us.

Please help us to get to know you by introducing yourself to one of the clergy.

VISION STATEMENT Discovering the beauty of holiness in our lives and neighbourhood, by living a Christ-centred sacramental life rooted in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.

MISSION OBJECTIVES  To be a beacon for all as a neighbourhood and destination church where we invite and welcome friends, family, and strangers into our midst;  To deepen our life of prayer and formation in Christ;  To develop relationships and fellowship in open, honest, and spiritual ways among parishioners, with our neighbours, and those in need;  To pursue and practice justice and mercy for the imparting of the Kingdom of God within and beyond the Parish; To strive to maintain financial equilibrium, develop our reserves, and optimize the use of our assets to ensure the preservation of our sacred space and ministry from generation to generation, to the everlasting glory of God. ______________________________________________________________________ TODAY 8:00 am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30 am Low Mass, Church 10:30 am High Mass, Church 12:00 am Coffee Hour, Parish Hall 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled.

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Before Mass If you require assistance at any time, please speak to one of the welcomers at the Church entrance (narthex).

As a friendly reminder, please turn off all electronic devices that might disrupt worship.

In the interest of security, please keep purses and other valuables with you at all times.

Wireless hearing amplifiers are available.

Washrooms can be accessed through the doors on the left hand side at the back of the Church on the opposite side to the entrance.

Your family is welcome at St. James’. Children may remain in the Church during the service: there is a play area with toys and colouring books in the back of the Church.

The sacrament of reconciliation (confession) is available. Speak with a priest to make an appointment.

The Mass booklet contains all the prayers and information required to participate in the Mass.

The directions given in this booklet to stand, sit, and kneel are offered as guidelines to those who are able. The symbol + indicates when to make the sign of the Cross. It is also customary to make a discreet bow at the name of Jesus.

You are encouraged to take the opportunity before Mass for silence, stillness, and prayer. Please refrain from talking before Mass begins.

We adore you, most Holy Lord Jesus Christ here and in all your churches throughout all the world; and we bless you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

St. Francis of Assisi

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Reflection By the grace of God you have been called to a life in which everything is inspired by the sacrament of the Eucharist.

You must grow in daily knowledge of this mystery, and in a greater love for the Lord who gives Himself in it.

The celebration of the Eucharist is the centre of your life.

It is the highest expression and the strongest support of your life in community.

It is the beginning and end of your actions; the source and consummation of your service to God. When you celebrate the memorial of Christ give thanks to God for His countless benefits.

Never tire of praising Him one in heart and voice with your brothers, and united with Christ, the sacrifice of praise.

Renew yourself in the spirit of love and unity because you are sharing with your brothers the same bread, the same cup.

-from Rule for a New Brother, Benedictine Priory - Regina Pacis, Great Britain: Anchor Press, 1973.

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Notes

Entrance Rite PRELUDE Variations sur ‘Sine nomine’ — Denis Bédard At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.

Stand

INTROIT Rejoice we all, and praise the Lord, celebrating a holy day in honour of all saints: in whose solemnity the angels are joyful, and glorify the Son of God. Psalm Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous: for it becometh well the just to be thankful. Glory be . . .

Gaudeamus—Healey Willan

PROCESSION

During the solemn procession the hymn on the next page will be sung. A station will be made during the processional; the versicle, response and prayer for this are printed below.

STATION COLLECT Celebrant All

The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.

The memory of the just is blessed.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

God of holiness, thy glory is proclaimed in every age: as we rejoice in the faith and prayers of thy saints, inspire us to follow their example with boldness and joy: through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

All

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PROCESSIONAL HYMN 276 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — For All the Saints For all the saints, who from their labours rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy Name, O Jesus, be forever blessed.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might; thou, Lord, their Captain in the well fought fight; thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, and win, with them the victor's crown of gold.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

O blest communion, fellowship divine! we feebly struggle, they in glory shine; all are one in thee, for all are thine.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

The golden evening brightens in the west; soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest; sweet is the calm of paradise the blessed.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day; the saints triumphant rise in bright array; the King of glory passes on his way.

Alleluia, Alleluia!

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From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, and singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost: Alleluia, Alleluia!

KYRIE ELEISON Kyrie eleison.

Christe eleison.

Kyrie eleison.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Setting: Missa aeterna Christi munera — G. P. da Palestrina

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (See next page)

COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

Almighty God, whose people are knit together in one holy Church, the mystical Body of thy Son, grant us grace to follow thy blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys thou hast prepared for those who love thee; through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.

Amen.

All

Stand

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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS

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The Liturgy of the Word OLD TESTAMENT READING

Be seated

Reader

A reading from the Wisdom of Solomon.

Reader All

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them.

In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality.

Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them forever. Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect.

Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM

A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.

For it is he who founded it upon the seas and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.

"Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? and who can stand in his holy place?"

"Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, who have not pledged themselves to falsehood, nor sworn by what is a fraud. Antiphon

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They shall receive a blessing from the Lord and a just reward from the God of their salvation.

Such is the generation of those who seek him, of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob. Antiphon Psalm 24:2-6

EPISTLE READING

Sub-deacon

A reading from the Revelation to John.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away."

And the one who was seated on the throne said, "See, I am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." Then he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end."

Revelation 21:1-6A

Sub-deacon All

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA

A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.

Stand

Alleluia. Come unto me, all you that labour and are heavy laden: and I will give you rest.

Alleluia. For my yoke is easy: and my burden is light. Alleluia.

VenĂ­te ad me (Mode V)

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HOLY GOSPEL

All stand and face the book of the Gospels

When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?" Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me." When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."

John 11:32-44

SERMON Fr. Kevin Hunt At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept.

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NICENE CREED

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Stand

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Celebrant

In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

All

After each petition this response is said: Lord in thy mercy.

Hear our prayer.

All All

Stand

After the petition for the departed: + Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord.

And may light perpetual shine upon them.

May they rest in peace.

Amen.

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CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Deacon

Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.

All

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: We acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine majesty.

We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings.

Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Celebrant

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; + pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Kneel

All

PEACE

Stand

The ministers and people may greet one another in the name of the Lord in the customary way.

You may choose not to shake hands at the Peace. A simple exchange of “Peace be with you” with eye contact and a nod, or a bow, is a good substitute.

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The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

Be seated

My saints will have joy and happiness forever, says the Lord. Give ear to my words, O Lord; give heed to my sighing. I will enter your house, I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.

HYMN

Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward.

275 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) - O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be O what their joy and their glory must be, those endless Sabbaths the blessèd ones see; crown for the valiant, to weary ones rest: God shall be All, and in all ever blest.

What are the Monarch, his court and his throne?

What are the peace and the joy that they own?

O that the blest ones, who in it have share, all that they feel could as fully declare!

Truly, "Jerusalem" name we that shore, city of peace that brings joy evermore; wish and fulfillment can severed be ne’er, nor the thing prayed for come short of the prayer.

There, where no troubles distraction can bring, we the sweet anthems of Zion shall sing; while for thy grace, Lord, their voices of praise thy blessèd people eternally raise.

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Now, in the meantime, with hearts raised on high, we for that country must yearn and must sigh, seeking Jerusalem, dear native land, through our long exile on Babylon's strand.

Low before him with our praises we fall, of whom and in whom and through whom are all; praise to the Father, and praise to the Son, praise to the Spirit, with them ever One.

SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE

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Stand

Celebrant

It is very meet, right and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God, creator and preserver of all things.

Who in the multitude of thy saints hast compassed us about with so great a cloud of witnesses, that we, rejoicing in their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set before us, and together with them may receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name: evermore praising thee and saying:

SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS

Stand

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Pleni sunt coeli et terra Gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis. + Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.

Hosanna in excelsis.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. + Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

Setting: Missa aeterna Christi munera — G. P. da Palestrina

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PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Celebrant

Kneel

All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, who didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” + Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.” + Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.

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Celebrant

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And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ.

We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end.

Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Kneel

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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AGNUS DEI Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world : have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant us thy peace.

Setting: Missa aeterna Christi munera — G. P. da Palestrina

THE COMMUNION Celebrant All

+Behold the Lamb of God, behold him that taketh away the sins of the world.

O Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.

All who are baptized and believe Christ present in this sacrament are invited to come forward for communion. Those who are unable to receive communion, or do not yet receive, are invited to come forward for a blessing. To indicate you wish a blessing, fold your arms rather than holding out your hand for the Sacrament. When coming forward to receive, please approach from the centre aisle only and follow the directions of the attendant standing at the head of the aisle. Please return to your seat via the side aisles.

When you receive the Holy Bread consume it immediately. It is no longer permissible to intinct the Holy Bread in the Holy Wine.

You may choose not to receive the Holy Wine from the chalice at this time. If so, once you have received the Holy Bread, please remain kneeling and fold your arms to indicated that you do not wish to receive from the chalice.

MOTET O King all glorious, amid thy saintly company, who ever shalt be praised, who ever passest utterance. Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy holy name; leave us not, O our God, that in the day of judgment it may please thee to place us in the number of thy saints and blessed ones, O King most blessed. (Sarum Gradual) O King all glorious — Healey Willan

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HYMN

Sit or kneel 439 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) – Blest Are the Pure in Heart Blest are the pure in heart, for they shall see our God; the secret of the Lord is theirs, their soul is Christ's abode.

The Lord, who left the heavens our life and peace to bring, to dwell in lowliness with us, our Pattern and our King; still to the lowly soul his presence doth impart and for a dwelling and a throne chooseth the pure in heart.

Lord, we thy presence seek; may ours this blessing be; give us a pure and lowly heart, a temple fit for thee.

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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

All

Let us pray.

Lord of hosts, we praise thy glory reflected in thy saints.

May we who share at this table be filled with the joy of thine eternal kingdom, where Jesus is Lord, now and for ever.

Amen.

BLESSING Celebrant

All

Kneel The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the +Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always.

Amen.

Notices and announcements may be given.

DISMISSAL

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Stand

Be Seated

Stand

ANGELUS

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HYMN

Stand 381 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Jerusalem the Golden Jerusalem the golden, with milk and honey blest, beneath thy contemplation sink heart and voice oppressed: I know not, oh, I know not, what social joys are there; what radiancy of glory, what light beyond compare!

They stand, those halls of Sion, conjubilant with song, and bright with many an angel, and all the martyr throng: the Prince is ever in them, the daylight is serene; the pastures of the blessèd are decked in glorious sheen.

There is the throne of David; and there, from care released, the song of them that triumph, the shout of them that feast; and they who with their Leader have conquered in the fight, for ever and for ever are clad in robes of white.

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Oh, sweet and blessèd country, shall I ever see thy face?

Oh, sweet and blessèd country, shall I ever win thy grace?

Exult, O dust and ashes! the Lord shall be thy part: His only, his, for ever, thou shalt be, and thou art!

POSTLUDE Fanfare — John Cook

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The flowers on the High Altar are given to the Greater Glory of God

and in loving memory of Stanley & Rita Lou-Hing, from Sharon Lou-Hing and in loving memory of

Charles A. Moore by the family and in loving memory of Michael Heng from his loving family.

The flowers in the Lady Chapel are given to the Glory of God with joyous thanksgiving for all Saints and Defenders of the Cross, both deceased and living, from Lynann Burton.

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Please take this booklet away with you to aid in your own reflection, prayers, and for your information.

The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY I have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which all Vancouver appears to embrace the celebration of Halloween, which in the UK is mainly a time for youngsters. Here everyone seems to have a pumpkin, or a costume, or a skeletal skull. I'm always one for a party, and I have no desire here to pour cold water on the celebrations (the weather can do that on its own!). My lament perhaps is that this secular feast, with ghouls and ghosts, attempts to shock and frighten, a sense of mockery and denial of the reality of death, has overshadowed the great Feast of All Saints (remember Halloween is an eluded form of All Hallows' (Saints') Eve) we celebrate today, and the Commemoration of All Souls' tomorrow.

This reflects the growing sanitisation of death in western society, either through mockery or denial. We would rather not talk about it, and use euphemisms such as “she has passed” rather than “she has died.” Fewer and fewer people have been present at the death of a loved one, or have touched a dead body. Celebrations of life, with the body absent, often take the place of a funeral: of course, at a funeral we should celebrate

and give thanks for the life of the deceased, but there should also be space to grieve, to pray for family and friends, and to commend the one we love to the care and mercy of God. Death is real, and the one certain thing, once we have been born, that will happen to each and to all of us!

Our celebration of All Saints' and All Souls' do not deny the reality of death, but point to the Christian hope of life through and beyond death, revealed to us in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Today, All Saints', we rejoice with and honour all those down the ages, known and unknown, who have shone brightly with the light of Christ in their generations, and now share in the eternal vision of God's glory. Tomorrow, All Souls', we shall remember and give thanks for our own loved ones departed, and perhaps mourn them too, as we commend them anew to God's loving care. “ Where, O death, is your victory?

Where, O death is your sting?”

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“Thanks be to God who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor 15.55,57) Good reasons too for us to party and celebrate this All Hallows'tide.

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’

FORMATION "Stewardship Bible Study: 'Using the gifts God has given us to do the work God is calling us to do'.”

Sundays Nov. 1 & 8, 9:30 am, Bishops’ Room Led by Joyce Locht, Deacon.

ALL SAINTS’ DAY MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church FORMATION 9:30 am in the Bishops’ Room HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church COFFEE HOUR 12:00 pm in the Parish Hall EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

OUR PARISH

ALL SOULS’ DAY MASS Monday, Nov. 2, at 6:30 pm The All Souls’ Day Mass features the St James’ Choir singing Tomás Luis de Victoria’s beautiful Renaissance setting of the Requiem Mass, with special devotions for the faithful departed. Here is a chance to have passed friends and family remembered.

THANK YOU The Women’s Guild thanks all those who contributed goods for sale, and gave their time to sort and sell at the Fall Bargain Sale.

SPECIAL FINANCIAL VESTRY MEETING Sunday, November 15, after High Mass All are encouraged to attend the Special Vestry Meeting on November 15th, at which the draft budget for 2016 will be presented. If the proposed budget is adopted at the meeting, it will allow us to enter the new fiscal year on January 1st with a budget in place.

Please bring a bag lunch; tea and coffee will be served.

STEWARDSHIP MONTH November is Stewardship Month: Draw Near to God

TODAY: ORDER OF THE DIOCESE OF NEW WESTMINSTER Sunday, November 1 at 5.30 pm onwards for 7 pm in The Massey Theatre, New Westminster Four Members of St James’ will receive the Order of the Diocese; Peter Goodwin, Doug Ibbott, Elizabeth Murray and Peter Symons. Please support them with your prayers and by your presence if you are able. For directions to the Massey Theatre please go to www.masseytheatre.com. Refreshments will be served from 5.30 pm, the service begins at 7 pm.

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During the Sunday Masses on November 1, 8 and 15 a few parishioners have been asked to speak briefly on how they feel they are drawn near to God by worshiping at St. James’.

Between Masses on November 1 and November 8, at 9:30 am in the Bishops’ Room, Deacon Joyce Locht will lead a Stewardship Bible Study based on selections that illustrate “Using the gifts God has given us to do the work God is calling us to do.”

November 15 the Special Financial Vestry Meeting will be held directly after High Mass. Its purpose is to present and vote on the proposed parish budget for 2016. This will help us discern our 2016 financial commitment to St. James’.

Finally, on November 22 we will enjoy a Celebration Lunch after High Mass in thanksgiving for all of St. James’ Ministries, Guilds, and Outreach. Our Street Outreach Priest, Fr. Matthew Johnson, will be the speaker. Doug Ibbott will present an update on the Syrian family sponsorship, and Peter Goodwin will have a display of the PWRDF’s work in Cuba and water projects in Africa.

PAX CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The next issue of PAX is planned for Christmas. The Editorial Team seeks submissions on the great truths of Christmas – so well expressed in the Bidding Prayer for the traditional Nine Lessons and Carols, which invites us to remember Christ’s birth in the midst of poverty: Go in “heart and mind even unto Bethlehem,” mindful of “the poor and the helpless . . . the lonely and unloved.” We especially welcome submissions that celebrate the glorious mystery of the Incarnation, but also reflect on the needs of our parish, our neighbourhood, and our world. Submissions on all topics are welcome, though priority will be given to those related to the theme. Please send us your photographs, artwork, poetry, and articles (maximum, about 500 words). Submissions may be left in the PAX mail slot outside the Church Office, or emailed to stap@shaw.ca

KIDS’ CORNER Vision: To help children and their parents find new ways to more fully participate in mass and aid in their spiritual formation.

This week's Gospel Reading tells us two very important things. It tells us that Jesus is for sure the Son of God. He was sent by God to help us, and He raises Lazarus to show God's Glory. In the story, it says "Jesus Wept." This shows us that when we are sad and cry, Jesus knows exactly how we feel, as he felt very sad and cried too sometimes.

Prayer Hello God. It's me. Thank you for sending your Son to help us, and for showing us through the bible, the wonderful things that Jesus did to prove how glorious you are. Amen

The deadline for submissions is November 30th, but earlier contributions are warmly welcomed. Paul Stanwood, for the Editorial Team A MESSAGE FROM THE HOLY FAITH LIBRARY Just a reminder regarding library books from the Holy Faith library—some books are outstanding in excess of 6 months. If you have finished reading books from the library, please return them promptly. Thank you.

Lynann Burton CANADIAN CHURCHMAN CALENDARS Mary Brown and Elizabeth Coan will be selling Canadian Churchman calendars again this year for $6 each, envelopes available. This year each month features a different Province with a church and the provincial flower. Please see Mary or Elizabeth to make your purchases.

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COMMEMORATION Richard Hooker Priest and Teacher of the Faith, 1600 November 3

Richard Hooker was an English priest who died in 1600, and we remember him today as a theologian who defended the Church of England and its choice of “the middle way” between Roman Catholic and Puritan ideologies.

Hooker entered Oxford University in 1567 and for eighteen years devoted himself to scholarship and reflection on the subtle points of theology. He became deputy professor of Hebrew, was ordained to the priesthood, and appeared to be set on a purely academic career. But his learning, moderation, and commitment to the Church of England brought him to the attention of the authorities, and he was appointed Master of the Temple, an office of great prestige because it made him the chief preacher to the legal community of London. He held this post for six years, then resigned to become the rector of a parish near Salisbury. A few years later he moved to a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury, where he died at the age of forty-six.

He was a quiet man, loving to his wife and children, glad in his piety, and happy in his ministry. But the Church remembers him primarily for the one great work that he wrote — a majestic study entitled Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity.

This work was addressed to a group of English Protestants who were nicknamed Puritans because they sought to purify the Church of England according to their own narrow reading of the Bible. Against this movement Hooker argued for a more liberal outlook, which coordinated the testimony of Scripture, the course of Christian history, and the values of human reason, in order to defend the English Church as a communion for all the people, not just a small group of “saints.” The experience of our tradition has confirmed his teaching, and today we honour his work as a true cornerstone of Anglican history.

For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994

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COMMEMORATION St. Winefride Abbess, c.660 November 6

St. Winefride died in the year 650 in a convent in Gwytherin, Denbighshire, Wales, and in 1398 her relics were transferred with great pomp to the Benedictine abbey in Shrewsbury where they were enshrined and venerated. It was at about that time, some 500 years after her death, that fascinating legends about her life began to be recorded.

The most amazing of these is the claim that the young Caradog, a chieftain of Hawarden, had fallen in love with Winefride but she shunned his advances. He pursued her as she fled to the church that St. Beuno, her uncle, had built and in a rage he cut off her head.

Robert of Shrewsbury’s life of the saint says that Caradog was swallowed up by the earth at the scene of the crime, while at the place where Winefride’s head hit the ground a fragrant spring suddenly appeared. St. Beuno raised her to life again, placing her severed head back on her shoulders, before departing to found a church at Clynnog Fawr Arfon. She left home to become a nun, and then an abbess. She is said to have died naturally 15 years after her miraculous resuscitation.

The spring attached to her legend has given its name to Holywell (Tre Ffynnon), Clwyd, and down the centuries, and right up to the present day, pilgrims have travelled there in the hope of finding healing for their illnesses. http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/saints-and-martyrs/st-winefride

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DAILY LECTIONARY MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM

Wis 3:1-9 Ps 116:1-8 1 Pet 1:3-9 Jn 6:37-40

Ps 42, 46 Job 19:21-27a Rom 8:14-19, 31-39

Ps 116, 121 Lam 3:22-26, 31-33 Jn 14:1-6

TUES. NOVEMBER 3

1 Cor 2:6-10, 13-16 Ps 37:3-6, 32-33 Jn 17:18-23

Ps 61, 62 Neh 12:27-31a, 42b-47 Rev 11:1-19

Ps 68:1-20, 24-36 Sir 43:1-22 Mt 13:44-52

WED. NOVEMBER 4

Heb 11:1-3, 8-12, 2328, 32-12:2 Ps 37:28-36 Mt 22:23-32

Ps 72 Neh 13:4-22 Rev 12:1-12

Ps 119:73-96 Sir 43:23-33 Mt 13:53-58

THU. NOVEMBER 5

Rom 14:7-12 Ps 27:1-6, 17-18 Lk 15:1-10

Ps 71 Ezra 7:11-26 Rev 14:1-13

Ps 74 Sir 44:1-15 Mt 14:1-12

FRI. NOVEMBER 6

Rom 15:14-21 Ps 98 Lk 16:1-8

Ps 69:1-23, 31-38 Ezra 7:27-28; 8:21-36 Rev 15:1-8

Ps 73 Sir 50:1, 11-24 Mt 14:13-21

SAT. NOVEMBER 7

Is 56:3-8 Ps 98:1-4 Lk 10:1-9

Ps 75, 76 Ezra 9:1-15 Rev 17:1-14

Ps 23, 27 Sir 51:1-12 Mt 14:22-36

SUN. NOVEMBER 8

Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17 Ps 127 Heb 9:24-28 Mk 12:38-44

Ps 93, 96 Ezra 10:1-17 Acts 24:10-21

Ps 34 Sir 51:13-22 Lk 14:12-24

DATE

DAILY MASS

MON. NOVEMBER 2

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OFFICE & MASS TIMES MON. NOVEMBER 2 All Souls’ Day

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For all whose good works sustain the life of the Christian community

TUES. NOVEMBER 3 Richard Hooker, Priest & Teacher of the Faith, 1600

5:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

WED. NOVEMBER 4 Saints of the Old Testament

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

For all teachers of the Faith

For families of all types and for their mutual support

THU. NOVEMBER 5 St. Martin de Porres, Religious, 1639

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

FRI. NOVEMBER 6 St. Winefride, Abbess, c.660

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

For respect and mutuality across all differences in humankind

For public health workers SAT. NOVEMBER 7 St. Wilibrord, Archbishop of Utrecht, Missionary, 739

For all preachers of the gospel – in word and deed

SUN. NOVEMBER 8

8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm

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Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer

Public prayer is offered Monday - Saturday in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel accessed on East Cordova Street through the Chapel Walkway: Morning Prayer 9.00 am. Evening Prayer 5.00 pm. Please be on time since the gate may be closed once prayers have begun. On Sundays: Morning Prayer 8.00 am. in the Church. Evening Prayer: 5.00 pm. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, please check the weekly bulletin for exceptions.

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CLERGY

PARISH STAFF

Interim Priest-in-Charge: Father Kevin Hunt fr.kevin@stjames.bc.ca 778-984-3208 Days off: Friday & Saturday

Office Managers: Linda Adams: Mon – Wed, 9:00 am-4:00 pm Deanna Ferguson: Thu – Sat, 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com 604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday Deacon: The Revd Joyce Locht joyce.locht@gmail.com 604-614-9915 Honorary Assistant: Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon

CLERGY AVAILABILITY Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532. Parish Office hours are: Mon. to Sat. 9 am to 4 pm.

For immediate contact or within a few hours please contact Father Kevin Hunt on his cell phone at: 778984-3208.

You may need to leave a message if we are engaged in a pastoral matter and we will promptly return urgent calls. We seek to be available to all in any circumstances and encourage you to contact us and request an opportunity for a pastoral appointment.

For pastoral care and support you may also contact our Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator: joyce.locht@gmail.com | Joyce Locht 604-614-9915

Children & Families Coordinator: Louisa Farrell louisafarrell237@gmail.com Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson Custodial Staff: Art Cuthbertson: Mon-Thu, 9:00 am-2:00 pm 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell: Sat, 7:00 am-1:00 pm, Sun, 7-10 am

PARISH COUNCIL Chair: Annie Grant Secretary: Doug Ibbott

PARISH OFFICERS Bishop’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca People’s Warden: Reece Wrightman 604-872-4129 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Associate Warden: Betty Carlson 604-522-4412 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Trustee: Leslie Arnovick Trustee: Jerry Adams Trustee: Pat McSherry Treasurer: vacant Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood St. James’ Anglican Church Diocese of New Westminster Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1L4 T: 604-685-2532 | Fax: 604-685-7605 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca