Sung Mass
Dedication Sunday | October 4, 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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A Reflection For the full development of each one’s potentialities a flexible yet definite structure is needed to maintain the space for living together. You can’t have a body without a skeleton, or a river without banks to guide its stream. Keep wholeheartedly to the arrangements that have been agreed: then people will never rely on you in vain and you will be able to put all your trust in others. In obedience to each other and to the Gospel you will discover the interior freedom that makes you capable of comprehending the world’s needs-without identifying in a shallow way with special groups and causes-and of entering them into yourself. Man’s freedom is being threatened more than ever. Set yourself against everything that oppresses man. Free yourself from a world that seeks only pleasures and possessions and bring others to share your freedom. Set yourself against everything that makes men slaves politically, economically, socially. You have nothing to lose. No doubt you will have noticed that man’s fundamental bondage is to sin, to his short-sighted attachment to himself. Through your radical surrender to God you will be freed from this and become a deliverer of other men, a breath of fresh air for those you meet, a servant of all, a source of life, expectation and hope. -from Rule for a New Brother, Benedictine Priory - Regina Pacis, Great Britain: Anchor Press, 1973. 4 | HIGH MASS
Notes
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Entrance Rite PRELUDE Fugue (Opus 18) — César Franck At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
INTROIT O how dreadful is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and gate of heaven: and men shall call it the Palace of God. Psalm The Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel: the Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength. Glory be . . . Terríbilis est—Healey Willan
PROCESSION
During the solemn procession the hymn on the facing 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 Celebrant
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Blessed are they that dwell in thy house. They will always be praising thee. Let us pray. O God our heavenly Father, make the door of our parish church wide enough to receive all who need human love and fellowship and a Father’s care, and narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride, and uncharitableness. Here may the tempted find succour, and the sorrowing receive comfort; here may the careless be awakened to repentance, and the penitent be assured of thy mercy; and here may all thy children renew their strength in thee and go on their way rejoicing; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN 204 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Blessed City, heavenly Salem, v. 1-4 205 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) - Christ is made the sure foundation, v. 1, 3 & 4 Blessed city, heavenly Salem, vision dear of peace and love, who, of living stones upbuilded, art the joy of heaven above, and, with angel cohorts circled, as a bride to earth dost move; From celestial realms descending, bridal glory round her shed, to his presence, decked with jewels, by her Lord shall she be led: all her streets, and all her bulwarks, of pure gold are fashioned. Bright with pearls her portals glitter, they are open evermore; and, by virtue of his merits, thither faithful souls may soar, who for Christ's dear name in this world pain and tribulation bore. Many a blow and biting sculpture fashioned well those stones elect, in their places now compacted by the heavenly Architect, who, therewith hath willed for ever that his palace should be decked.
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Christ is made the sure foundation, and the precious corner-stone, who, the two walls underlying, bound in each, binds both in one, Holy Sion’s help for ever, and her confidence alone. To this temple, where we call thee, come, O Lord of Hosts, today; with thy wonted loving-kindness hear thy servants as they pray, and thy fullest benediction shed within its walls for ay. Here vouchsafe to all thy servants gifts of grace by prayer to gain; here to have and hold for ever, those good things their prayers obtain, and hereafter, in thy glory, with thy blessed ones to reign
KYRIE ELEISON Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Setting: Communion service in F — William Harris
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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
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COLLECT OF THE DAY
Stand
Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. Almighty God, watchful and caring, our source and our end, all that we are and all that we have are thine. Accept us now, as we give thanks to thee for this place where we have come to praise thy name, to ask thy forgiveness, to know thy healing power, to hear thy word, and to be nourished by the body and blood of thy Son. Be present always to guide and to judge, to illumine and to bless thy people. This we pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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The Liturgy of the Word FIRST READING Reader
Be seated A reading from the Revelation to John. Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, ‘Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.’ And in the spirit he carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. It has the glory of God and a radiance like a very rare jewel, like jasper, clear as crystal. It has a great, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates are inscribed the names of the twelve tribes of the Israelites; on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Revelation 21:9-14
Reader All
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The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” Now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. Antiphon Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls and quietness within your towers. Antiphon Psalm 122:1-2, 6-7
SECOND READING Reader
A reading from the First Letter of Peter. Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture: ‘See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.’ To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe, ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner’, and ‘A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall.’ They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 Peter 2:1-10
Reader All
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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ALLELUIA
A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.
Stand
Alleluia. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house: and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Alleluia. My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregation will I bless the Lord. Alleluia. Dómine, diléxi (Mode V)
HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels Priest
Priest
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. John 10:22-29
Priest
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SERMON
Be Seated 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. HIGH MASS | 15
CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Celebrant
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. 16 | HIGH MASS
The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be Seated
O Lord God, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now I have seen your people who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you. Keep such thoughts in the hearts of your people, O Lord God. Dómine Deus, in simplicitate (Mode VI)
HYMN
Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 444 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Your Hand, O God, Has Guided Your hand, O God, has guided your flock, from age to age; their wondrous tale is written, full clear, on every page; our forebears owned your goodness, and we their deeds record; and both of this bear witness; one Church, one Faith, one Lord. Your heralds brought glad tidings to greatest as to least; they bade them rise, and hasten to share the great King's feast; and this was all their teaching, in every deed and word, to all alike proclaiming one Church, one Faith, one Lord.
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When shadows thickly falling, engulfed the world in night, you summoned forth your servants, your messengers of light. On them and on your people your plenteous grace was poured, and this was still their message, one Church, one Faith, one Lord. And we, shall we be faithless? shall hearts fail, hands hang down? shall we evade the struggle, and cast away the crown? Not so: in God's deep counsels some better gift is stored; the covenant of promise, one Church, one Faith, one Lord. Your mercy will not fail us, nor leave your work undone; with your right hand to help us, your people shall be one; and then, by all creation, your name shall be adored, and this shall be their anthem: one Church, one Faith, one Lord.
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SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
Celebrant
Stand
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. Heaven itself cannot contain thee, and thy glory fills all the world. Thou dost accept our setting apart of places for thy worship, and in them pour out thy gifts of grace upon thy faithful people. This table is a sign to us of the heavenly altar, where thy saints and angels praise thee. Here we have recalled the sacrifice of thy Son; here we have been fed with the body and blood of thy son; here our sins have been forgiven; here we have tasted the joys of thy eternal kingdom. Grant that in these mysteries we may be united with one another and strengthened for service in thy world. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee and saying:
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SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS 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: Communion service in F — William H. Harris
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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. HIGH MASS | 21
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
AGNUS DEI O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world : have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: grant us thy peace. Setting: Communion service in F — William H. Harris
INVITATION TO 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 (the precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ) from the chalice (common cup) at this time. If so, once you have received the Holy Bread please remain kneeling and fold your arms to indicate that you do not wish to receive from the chalice.
MOTET
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and the Spirit of God dwelleth within you: for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are: for the love of whom you do this day celebrate the joys of the temple with a season of festivity. Alleluia. Behold the tabernacle of God — William H. Harris
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HYMN
Sit or kneel 459 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Christ is Our Cornerstone Christ is our cornerstone, on him alone we build; with his true saints alone the courts of heaven are filled: on his great love our hopes we place of present grace and joys above. O then with hymns of praise these hallowed courts shall ring; our voices we will raise the Three in One to sing; and thus proclaim in joyful song both loud and long that glorious Name. Here, gracious God, do thou for evermore draw nigh; accept each faithful vow, and mark each suppliant sigh: in copious shower on all who pray, each holy day thy blessings pour. Here may we gain from heaven the grace which we implore; and may that grace, once given, be with us evermore, until that day when all the blest to endless rest are called away.
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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. Father, thou hast given us this time of joy and hast nourished us in heavenly things; Grant that we may show in our lives the love of Christ who is our God and Saviour. Amen.
All
BLESSING Celebrant
All
Stand
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
Be Seated
Stand
Celebrant
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ANGELUS
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HYMN 413 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Now thank we all our God Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices, who wondrous things hath done, in whom his world rejoices; who from our mother's arms hath blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever-joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us; and keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next. All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given, the Son, and him who reigns with them in highest heaven, the one eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.
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POSTLUDE Nun danket alle Gott — Sigfrid Karg-Elert
During the postlude you are encouraged to remain quietly in the nave, or to move to the Bishops’ Room to enjoy coffee hour conversation. For prayer requests, please contact the office or speak to a member of the clergy. Please notify the Parish Office (604-685-2532) when a parishioner/friend/family member is hospitalized or housebound. The Office will arrange visitation, Holy Communion or Anointing with the Parish Clergy Team and Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator. If entering hospital, please inform the hospital on arrival that you (or the patient you are with) are Anglican and ask for the hospital’s Anglican chaplain.
The flowers on the High Altar are given to the Greater Glory of God and in thanksgiving for the sacrament of marriage, from Kevin Bustard. The flowers in the Lady Chapel are given to the Greater Glory of God
and are donated in celebration of the wedding of Kevin & Anna, by Celia Dodds.
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The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY Last Saturday's Parish Council was well supported, with some 40+ members of St. James' present. Annie Grant and Doug Ibbot took up their new roles of Chair and Secretary respectively, and we were helped in our conversations by facilitator Maureen Simons from the Diocese, who had worked with us on the Leaders' Retreat in August.
the light of the Council's previous review of different groups' needs) for use of the Rectory and Crypt in the optimum way for office, meeting and community space, to enable the long-term lease of the Hall. It was the consensus that it was time to move to action on this. The Trustees hope to present a detailed proposal to the November Financial Vestry.
First, there was feedback on the Leaders' Retreat, which had considered what was appreciated in the life of St. James', and also areas of concern and challenge, not least in the light of the average Sunday attendance figures which show a decline from 350+ in the 1980s to 100 on a good Sunday now. The Retreat had suggested various Priorities, among them Liturgy, Formation, Coffee Hour, recruitment of volunteers for Guilds and Ministry, best use of our buildings.
I reported on the ongoing work with Leslie Arnovick and Paul Stanwood to broaden the scope of Formation. I also highlighted various concerns about the Liturgy expressed at the Retreat, and outlined some of my own (a copy of my statement may be obtained from office@stjames.bc.ca). I concluded: "In this next stage of my Interim role, I intend to look particularly at the High Mass, and to produce a rite which, after consultation with servers, musicians and clergy, and explanatory introduction, we shall use for an experimental period. At the end of that time there will be an opportunity for us to have an informed review together. Be sure that I shall be mindful of our Catholic heritage and our musical tradition, and of the need above all for reverence and mystery in our worship."
The Council had group conversations about what makes a good Coffee Hour, and possible ways in which ours might be enhanced. A working-group (Deacon Joyce, Anne Kennedy, Pat McSherry and myself) will reflect further on this and suggest an experimental way forward. It was reported that a consultant had been engaged to draw up plans (in
Inform. Inspire. Invite.
INSIDE:
Today at St. James’ Our Parish
Relationships and Fellowship Commemorations
Daily Lectionary
Mass this Week
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Dedication Sunday MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church 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 FORMATION ON SUNDAYS October 4 October 18 9.30 am in the Bishops' Room Formation: "Kings in Judea," from The Man Born To Be King. Commentary and discussion of Dorothy L. Sayer's radio play. NATIONAL DAY OF VIGILS Today is a National Day of Vigils for Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women: please continue to remember these women and their families and friends in your prayers. Pray too for the ongoing work of healing and reconciliation in our country, building on the work of the Truth & Reconciliation Committee. 18 | THE THURIBLE
MEMORIAL GARDEN Work on Our Lady's Memorial Garden after the reinterment of cremated remains from St. Luke's and from St. David of Wales' is almost complete; the plaque from St. Luke's is to be placed in the church porch. On Saturday 24 October at 3:30 pm there will be a Requiem Mass said in the Lady Chapel, followed by Blessing and Dedication of the Garden. Light refreshments will be served in The Rectory. (For catering numbers, please RSVP to office@stjames.bc.ca if you hope to attend.) WEDDING Our congratulations to Kevin and Anna, and thanksgivings on their marriage here in St. James' yesterday. Thanks too to all those who helped in any way. GUILDS AND MINISTRIES At the recent Parish Council it was highlighted that all of our Guilds and Ministries are keen to welcome new members who are able to assist, even if occasionally. In particular, Narthex, Servers, Sanctuary Guild are in urgent need of new faces to keep going. Please ask yourself how you may help. BARGAIN SALE DONATIONS WANTED The Women’s Guild welcomes your donations for their Fall Sale on Friday, October 30. All household items are welcome, including dishes, kitchen utensils, and small appliances (vacuum cleaners in good working order), bedding and towels, clean used clothing and footwear for all ages, books, CDs, jewellery and other treasures. Please note: the Guild does not accept TVs or other electronics. Donated items marked “Rummage” may be left at the back of the upper hall at any time. Watch the bulletin next week to see how you can assist the Guild in sorting their treasures the week of October 26 and selling them on Friday, October 30. For more information please call Janis Waller at 604-646-0513 or Pamela Jeacocke at 604-321-2213.
HARVEST FESTIVAL: NEXT SUNDAY Sunday, October 11 The customary gifts of canned food, etc., will be gratefully received. We hope to give them to our friends at Watari for distribution. KIDS’ CORNER Vision: To help children and their parents find new ways to more fully participate in mass and aid in their spiritual formation. Living Stones (By Tim Johnson) Theme: We along with Jesus are the cornerstones of the church Bible Verses: 1 Peter 2: 5 "you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood..." In our bible-story today Peter uses the word stone to describe rocks and sometimes he even uses it to describe people! So some people even call Peter, "the rock." Even Jesus did! Have a think about how a person might be like a rock… What sort of person would they be? Well Peter said Jesus was like a stone, but not just any old stone, but a corner stone. Do you know what a cornerstone is? Well to build something you need just the right rock or stones or bricks to build everything else around. If we picked a pointy rock, would it be a very good cornerstone for a house? Why not? If the cornerstone is the wrong shape, everything else would fall down and crash. Peter was thinking that just like you need the perfect cornerstone for building, you need just the right person to build your church around. He said that Jesus was the cornerstone of the church. You can't build a building with just one stone can you? Of course not and you can't build a church with just one person. Who else would we need to be part of a church to make it strong?
Priests, Sunday School teachers, visitors, what about people who bring the donuts and coffee? We need lots of different people who believe in Jesus as the cornerstone to be a strong church. It is almost like you are the stones of the church. Listen to verse 5 of 1 Peter, chapter 2, "you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood..." Wait a minute, it says, "YOU are like living stones," does it say only priests or grownups are living stones? No, you ... kids can be living stones. You are an important part of the church. And who is the cornerstone of the church? Jesus!
Let us put our hands together and say thank you to God for our church. "Heavenly Father, thank you that Jesus is our cornerstone and we pray that you will help us be living stones for you every day. Amen." Adapted from messagesforchildren.weebly.com
RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIP SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS: A CALL TO PRAYER AND ACTION The St. James’ Outreach Committee is exceedingly pleased to announce that we have exceeded our goal of $5,000.00 to dedicate towards a Diocese initiative of Syrian refugee sponsorship. Our new total including a significant pledge is $5,920.00. We are grateful for your generous demonstrations of compassion to help these people facing great peril, fleeing their war torn homeland. We are still waiting to hear from the Refugee Unit of our Diocese regarding who we will be assisting. In the meantime, we are prepared to respond as soon as we are called upon by the Diocese: “Be dressed, ready for service and keep your lamp burning,” Luke 12:35. Outreach Committee
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COMMEMORATION St. Denis Bishop of Paris, and his Companions, Martyrs, 272 October 9 Denis was Bishop of Paris, and a martyr. Born in Italy, nothing is definitely known of the time or place, or of his early life. That while still very young he was distinguished for his virtuous life, knowledge of sacred things, and firm faith, is indicated by the fact that Pope Fabian (236-250) sent him with some other missionary bishops to Gaul on a difficult mission. The Church of Gaul had suffered terribly under the persecution of the Emperor Decius and the new messengers of Faith were to endeavour to restore it to its former flourishing condition. Denis with his inseparable companions, the priest Rusticus and the deacon Eleutherius, arrived in the neighbourhood of the present city of Paris and settled on the island in the Seine. On the island in the Seine Denis built a church and provided for a regular solemnization of the Divine service. His fearless and indefatigable preaching of the Gospel led to countless conversions. This aroused the envy, anger and hatred of the heathen priests. They incited the populace against the strangers and importuned the governor Fescenninus Sisinnius to put a stop by force to the new teaching. Denis with his two companions were seized and, as they persevered in their faith, were beheaded (about 275) after many tortures. The bodies of the three holy martyrs received an honourable burial through the efforts of a pious matron named Catulla and a small shrine was erected over their graves. This was later on replaced by a beautiful basilica. www.newadvent.org/ cathen/04721a.htm
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COMMEMORATION St. Paulinus First Bishop of York, Missionary, 644 October 10 Paulinus was a Roman monk who was made a bishop in the year 625 and sent to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, where he settled at York and ministered to the few Christians at the court of King Edwin. The pagan king engaged Paulinus in long private discussions about the Christian faith and eventually called a council of his nobles to debate whether he should accept Paulinus’ religion. One of them answered in the classic tones of the Anglo-Saxon heritage and said: “This, O King, is how the present life of man appears to me in comparison with that time which is unknown. You are sitting feasting with your nobles in winter time; the fire is burning on the hearth in the middle of the hall and all inside is warm, while outside the wintry storms of rain and snow are raging; and a sparrow flies swiftly through the hall. It enters in at one door and quickly flies out through the other. For the few moments it is inside, the storm and wintry tempest cannot touch it, but after the briefest moment of calm it flits from your sight, out of the wintry storm and into it again. So this life of man appears but a moment; what follows or indeed what went before, we know not at all. If this new doctrine brings us more certain information, it seems right that we should accept it.” The council decided that Edwin would do right to become a Christian; and on Easter Day, 627, Paulinus baptized him. Many Northumbrian noblemen followed their king’s example, and Paulinus was able to extend his mission beyond York, founding churches as far south as Lincoln. But his work suffered a terrific setback when Edwin was killed in battle with the pagan Mercians, who then ravaged the Northumbrian church. Paulinus decided to quit northern England and return to Kent, where he was made bishop of Rochester and devoted himself to his flock until his death in the year 644. For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994
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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE
DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM
MON. OCTOBER 5
Jon 1:1-17; 2:10 Ps 130 Lk 10:25-37
Ps 106:1-18 2 Kg 21:1-18 1 Cor 10:14 – 11:1
Ps 106:19-48 Hos 14:1-9 Mt 8:28-34
TUES. OCTOBER 6
Jon 3:1-10 Ps 6 Lk 10:38-42
Ps 121, 122, 123 2 Kg 22:1-13 1 Cor 11:2, 17-22
Ps 124, 125, 126 Mic 1:1-9 Mt 9:1-8
WED. OCTOBER 7
Prov 8:22-31 Ps 113 Lk 1:26-38
Ps 119:145-176 2 Kg 22:14 – 23:3 1 Cor 11:23-34
Ps 128, 129, 130 Mic 2:1-13 Mt 9:9-17
THU. OCTOBER 8
Mal 3:13 – 4:2a Ps 1 Lk 11:5-13
Ps 131, 132 2 Kg 23:4-25 1 Cor 12:1-11
Ps 134, 135 Mic 3:1-8 Mt 9:18-26
FRI. OCTOBER 9
Jl 1:13-15, 2:1-2 Ps 9:1-8 Lk 11:14-26
Ps 140, 142 2 Kg 23:36 – 24:17 1 Cor 12:12-26
Ps 141, 143:1-11 Mic 3:9 – 4:5 Mt 9:27-34
SAT. OCTOBER 10
Is 2:2-5 Ps 27:1-6 Mt 5:14-16
Ps 137:1-6, 144 Jer 35:1-19 1 Cor 12:27 – 13:3
Ps 104 Mic 5:1-4, 10-15 Mt 9:35 – 10:4
SUN. OCTOBER 11
Joel 2:21-27 Ps 126 1 Tim 2:1-7 Matt 6:25-33
Ps 146, 147 Jer 36:1-10 Acts 14:8-18
Ps 111, 112, 113 Mic 6:1-8 Lk 7:36-50
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OFFICE & MASS TIMES MON. OCTOBER5 Feria
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For murdered and missing aboriginal women
TUES. OCTOBER 6 Feria
5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel For St James' Music Academy
WED. OCTOBER 7 Our Lady of the Rosary
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For thanksgiving for the Street Outreach Initiative (10th Anniversary)
THU. OCTOBER 8 Feria
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel For Carnegie Community Centre
FRI. OCTOBER 9 St. Denis, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 272
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
SAT. OCTOBER 10 St. Paulinus, 1st Bishop of York, Missionary, 644
For counsellors
SUN. OCTOBER 11
8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm
Harvest Thanksgiving
For Christian missions and care agencies in DTES
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. THE THURIBLE | 23
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 Children & Families Coordinator: Louisa Farrell
Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com 604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday
Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson
Deacon: The Revd Joyce Locht joyce.locht@gmail.com 604-614-9915
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
Honorary Assistant: Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon
PARISH COUNCIL
CLERGY AVAILABILITY
Chair: Annie Grant Secretary: Doug Ibbott
Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532. Parish Office hours are: Mon. to Sat. 9 am to 4 pm.
PARISH OFFICERS
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
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