Procession & High Mass
Second Sunday of Easter | April 27, 2014 | 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 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 9:30 AM No Formation today 9:45 AM Rosary Prayers, Lady Chapel 10:30 AM High Mass 12:00 PM Coffee Hour, Parish Hall 12:30 PM Confirmation/Re-affirmation/Reception, May Gutteridge Room 4:00 PM Solemn Evensong & Benediction with Oculus Choir, Church ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled. 2 | HIGH MASS
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 Someone wrote recently “Joy might be a greater scandal than evil, suffering or death”. [David Ford]. This is what I have been moved by in Christian communities around the world who face the most devastating of conditions. Their certainty that Jesus is alive enables them to face all horrors with joy. Not happiness, but joy. Joy can exist alongside mental illness, depression, bereavement, fear, because the joy of Christ comes from knowing that nothing and no one less than God has the last word. I remember sitting in a room with the Bishop who had come over from Pakistan soon after the attack in September on a church in Peshawar. I asked how Christians were coping with the fear that such attacks brought, and wondered if there had been anyone in church the week following the attack. “Oh yes” the bishop replied, “there were three times as many people the next week”. Such action is made possible only by the resurrection. The persecuted church flourishes because of the resurrection. I think of women who I met earlier this year who have survived unspeakable sexual violence, yet who lift their arms in prayer and praise to God. I think of teenagers I met in Luton who have hope and joy, in lives that were dominated by self-hatred and harm. This has only been made possible because Jesus is alive. The announcement that Jesus is alive changes everything; not simplistically or even instantly do circumstances and situations change. But it changes us. It gives us hope where we were in despair, faith where we were lost, light where we were in darkness, joy where we were entirely in sorrow. “The one who was dead is now alive” —Archbishop Justin's Easter sermon, Sunday 20, April 2014 http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/5303/the-one-who-was-dead-is-now-alivearchbishop-justins-easter-sermon#sthash.9Xwbw3VF.tDOSu081.dpuf
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Notes
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Rite of Sprinkling With Holy Water The Rite of Sprinkling with Holy Water is a ceremony that traditionally takes place before the beginning of High Mass on Sundays. This ceremony goes back to at least the 9th century, but was for the most part done away with during the reforms of the liturgy in the 1960’s. We have revived it here at St. James’ for the Easter season as a remembrance of our baptism. As the Altar Party and the Sacred Ministers enter, the antiphon proper to the Easter season for this ceremony, the “Vidi Aquam” (from the Latin, “I beheld water”) taken from Ezekiel 47.1-2, 12, is sung. The Altar is first sprinkled, then the clergy and servers, and then the Celebrant goes throughout the Church sprinkling all the people with the holy water which was blessed last night in the Baptismal Font at the Great Vigil of Easter. The ceremony is concluded back at the Altar with versicles and responses, and a prayer, as follows below.
It is customary to bow to the Celebrant as they come near you and to sign yourself with the the cross as you are sprinkled with the Holy Water. VIDI AQUAM (See facing page) Celebrant All Celebrant All Celebrant All Celebrant
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us, alleluia. And grant us thy salvation, alleluia. O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my cry come unto thee. The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.
All
Gracious hear us, O Lord Holy, Father Almighty, Everlasting God, and vouchsafe to send thy holy Angel from heaven, to guard and cherish, protect and visit, and evermore defend all that dwell in this dwelling-place. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Entrance Rite PROCESSION
PROCESSIONAL HYMN 228 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Alleluia! O Sons and Daughters STATION AT THE FONT All
There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, alleluia. One God and Father of all, alleluia.
All
Let us pray. O God, whose wonderful deeds of old shine forth even unto our own day, thou once delivered by the power of thy mighty arm thy chosen people from slavery under Pharaoh, to be a sign for us of the salvation of all nations by the water of Baptism: Grant that all the peoples of the earth may be numbered amongst the offspring of Abraham, and rejoice in the inheritance of Israel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The processional hymn continues
STATION AT THE ROOD
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The Lord is risen from the dead, alleluia. Who for our sake hung upon the tree, alleluia.
Stand
All
Let us pray. Eternal Father, by whose almighty power thy Son, our Saviour, rose victorious from the tomb: Grant that we, who were baptized into his death and were raised to new life in him, may ever live to his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The processional hymn concludes
GREETING
INTROIT Like newborn babies, alleluia, you must hunger for pure milk, the milk of the word, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Psalm Sing with joy to God our strength: raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob. Quasi modo gĂŠniti infĂĄntes (Mode VI)
KYRIE All sing
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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
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COLLECT OF THE DAY
All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
All
Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, the strength of those who believe and the hope of those who doubt, may we, who have not seen, have faith and receive the fullness of Christ's blessing, who is alive and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Stand
The Liturgy of the Word FIRST READING Reader
Be seated A reading from the Book of Acts Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd, "You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know - this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law. But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power. For David says concerning him, 'I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh will live in hope. (Acts 2:14a, 22-32)
Reader All
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand I shall not fall. My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices; my body also shall rest in hope. Antiphon For you will not abandon me to the grave, nor let your holy one see the Pit. You will show me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy, and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore. Antiphon Psalm 16:8-11
EPISTLE READING
Sub-deacon
A reading from the First Letter of Peter Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith - being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire - may be found to result in praise and glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed. Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:3-9
Sub-deacon All
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The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA
A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter
Stand
Alleluia. In the day of my resurrection, saith the Lord: I will go before you into Galilee. Alleluia. After eight days, when the doors were shut: stood Jesus in the midst of the disciples, and said, Peace be unto you. Alleluia. In die resurrectionis (Mode V)
HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe." A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your
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finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. John 20:19-31
SERMON
Be Seated
Mother Alexis Saunders (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)
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NICENE CREED
Stand
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Stand
To Christ, the Lamb who was slain, and who now lives in the glory of the Father, with joy and hope let us raise the voice of prayer. Let us pray.
Leader All
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After each petition this response is said: Let us pray to the Lord. Hear us, Lord of Glory! 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
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Deacon
Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God. Kneel
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.
All
PEACE
Stand
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The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be seated
The angel of the Lord descended from heaven and said to the women, “He whom you seek, has risen as he promised.” Alleluia. Angelus Dómini (Mode VIII)
OFFERTORY HYMN
Stand
The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 214 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — The Lamb’s High Banquet Called to Share
SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
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. 18| HIGH MASS
Stand
But chiefly we are bound to praise thee for the glorious resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath restored us to everlasting life. 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
All sing
THE PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
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; HIGH MASS | 19
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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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.
LORD’S PRAYER
Kneel
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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AGNUS DEI All sing
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.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Put your hand here and behold the print of the nails, alleluia, and be doubtful no longer, but believe, alleluia, alleluia. Psalm Give thanks to the Lord for he is good: his mercy endures forever. Mitte manum tuam (Mode VI)
COMMUNION HYMN 205 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — The Day of Resurrection 22 | HIGH MASS
Sit or kneel
Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
All
Let us pray. Father, we have seen with our eyes and touched with our hands the bread of life. Strengthen our faith that we may grow in love for you and for each other; through Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Amen.
BLESSING
All
Kneel May the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of his eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight: 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
Stand
Be Seated Stand
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REGINA COELI
All
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia! For the Lord has risen indeed, alleluia!
All
Let us pray. O God, by the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, you have brought joy to the whole world: grant that, with the help of his mother the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
HYMN
Stand 239 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Jesus Lives! Thy Terrors Now
POSTLUDE Fantasy on ‘Easter Hymn’ — William Harris
Please take this booklet away with you to aid in your own reflection, prayers, and for your information.
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The Thurible RECTOR’S NOTES The Easter messages of our Christian leaders offer us inspiration for living the resurrected life of Christ in our world and daily lives: “The church ‘stands under a calling to work as far as it can for the unity and harmony of the human race. Its place in the conflicts of the world is not on the sidelines, scolding or weeping, but instead at the heart of those conflicts working to see reconciliation overcome enmity… Perhaps the Church is never more truly itself than when it is busy reconciling enemies, healing rifts, enabling harmony, taking a cross-shaped posture in the world.’” (Primate Fred Hiltz) “In Jesus, love has triumphed over hatred, mercy over sinfulness, goodness over evil, truth over falsehood, life over death… In every human situation, marked by frailty, sin and death, the Good News is no mere matter of words, but a testimony to unconditional and faithful love: it is about leaving ourselves behind and encountering others, being close to those crushed by life’s troubles, sharing with the needy, standing at the side of the sick, elderly and the outcast.” (Pope Francis)
“We were resurrected alongside Jesus Christ and experience the end
of times as present reality and present reality as the end of times. The resurrection permeates our being and fills us with joy… We continue the work of the Apostles. We convey to the world the message of the resurrection.” (Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew) “The meaning of our whole existence is to be witnesses to the new life that is offered by Jesus Christ… The new life of Christ has broken into our world, it cannot be contained, nor restricted, nor managed. The church exists to show by its life and work the transforming power that has been set free in the world. All that we need to do is respond in faith and receive the gift of that life.” (Archbishop Justin Welby) “‘Don’t hold onto to me.’ Jesus says to Mary Magdalene, the first person he speaks to after his resurrection. He says this to her and to us not to be insensitive and cruel but because God forever goes before us into the future and asks us, needs us to follow him there ready, as brothers and sisters of the Lord of Life, ready and empty handed, empty handed and ready.” (Bishop Melissa Skelton)
Inform. Inspire. Invite.
INSIDE:
Today at St. James’
Formation on Sunday Growing in the Knowledge of God
Resourcing Our Faith Liturgy Our Diocese
Quote of this Week Opportunities to Serve
Dido’s “Did You Know?”
Our Parish Relationships &
Fellowships
Commemorations
Daily Lectionary
Mass this Week
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church FORMATION SESSION No Formation today ROSARY PRAYERS – THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES 9:45 in the Lady Chapel
HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church COFFEE HOUR 12:00 pm in the Parish Hall CONFIRMATION/RE-AFFIRMATION/RECEPTION 12:30 pm in the May Gutteridge Room SOLEMN EVENSONG & BENEDICTION WITH OCULUS CHOIR 4:00 pm in the Church
FORMATION ON SUNDAY 4 May No Formation 11 May Lee Johnson on his new book Poetria Nova
GROWING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD SESSIONS FOR CONFIRMATION / RE-AFFIRMATION / RECEPTION T Sunday, April 27, 12:30 pm in the May Gutteridge Room All welcome. Come and explore what's on offer. Ask Fr. Mark for more information. The liturgy will be held on June 22nd at 4 pm, at Christ Church Cathedral.
RESOURCING OUR FAITH SERMON NOTES: Copies of recent sermons are available in the Narthex and online, at www.stjames.bc.ca. SERMONS ON VIDEO Don’t forget to check out videos of our sermons online, at www.stjames.bc.ca.
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LITURGY SOLEMN EVENSONG: ST. JAMES’ IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OCULUS CHAMBER CHOIR Sunday April 27, 4:00 pm in the Church Prepare for a feast of music, scripture and prayer. Music includes: Introit: Hosanna to the Son of David – Weelkes; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E flat Charles Wood; Anthem: O Thou the Central Orb Charles Wood; Responses – Thomas Tomkins; Psalm 130 (Please note: no 5:00 pm Evening Prayer is said on the last Sunday of the month when Evensong is offered at 4:00 pm.)
ROSARY PRAYERS During the course of the Easter Season we will be meditating upon the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. Please join us this Eastertide as we deepen our participation in the paschal mystery by contemplating the Resurrection through the prayers of the Rosary. 9:45 am on Sundays in the Lady Chapel. For more information contact Corey Kussey.
OUR DIOCESE WE COME TO MAKE A BISHOP: THE MOVIE Watch the documentary film of the March 1st, 2014 Consecration and Installation of the 9th Bishop of New Westminster, the Right Reverend Melissa Skelton. If you're viewing it on a desktop or laptop use this link: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=rfxk3H_hUi4&feature=youtu.be;hd=1 If you’re using a smart phone, tablet or similar device, use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=rfxk3H_hUi4&feature=youtu.be THE SELFISH GIANT May 2 at 7:30 pm, May 3 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 3737 West 27th Ave Tickets by donation, Info 604-224-3238 The Diocesan Arts Ministry presents this musical adaption of the children’s story by Oscar Wilde. THE SOUND OF MUSIC May 28 – 30 at 7 pm, May 31 at 2 pm and 7 pm St. John the Evangelist Church, 220 W. 8th St., North Vancouver. Tickets by donation in advance or at door. Info: 604-446-1775 A new intergenerational community production from the Arts Ministry in the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster.
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QUOTE OF THIS WEEK Having looked at the cross we’re now called to “look through the cross.” That’s actually the title of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recommended book for Lent this year. In it we are reminded that the church “stands under a calling to work as far as it can for the unity and harmony of the human race. Its place in the conflicts of the world is not on the sidelines, scolding or weeping, but instead at the heart of those conflicts working to see reconciliation overcome enmity… Perhaps the Church is never more truly itself than when it is busy reconciling enemies, healing rifts, enabling harmony, taking a cross-shaped posture in the world.” A significant measure of our integrity for such work is the extent to which we ourselves truly regard one another, all else aside, as “brothers and sisters for whom Christ died.” (1 Corinthians 8:11) A Holy Week message from the Primate Fred Hiltz, Archbishop and Primate, April 14, 2014
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE TRAINED IN FIRST AID? The Board of Trustees is developing a list of parishioners trained in first aid that could be called upon if there is an emergency in the church. As we are fortunate to have emergency responders, (fire, rescue, ambulance) nearby, normally within 4-5 minutes, having a list of persons with first aid knowledge would ensure that we have an immediate response and could provide accurate information to the responders on their arrival. If you have the training, or are willing to sign up for such training, please advise your liaison, the office, or any member of the trustees.
DIDO’S “DID YOU KNOW?”
http://www.anglican.ca/news/a-holy-week-messagefrom-the-primate/3003428/ The Easter messages of our Christian leaders converge with a call to us to engage the world in the power of the resurrection (see Archbishop of Canterbury “A Reflection” and Archbishop Fred Hiltz “Quote of this Week”):
Primate Fred Hiltz
“Enable us to protect the vulnerable, especially children, women and the elderly, who are at times exploited and abandoned… Comfort all those who cannot celebrate this Easter with their loved ones because they have been unjustly torn from their affections, like the many persons, priests and laity, who in various parts of the world have been kidnapped.
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Comfort those who have left their own lands to migrate to places offering hope for a better future and the possibility of living their lives in dignity and, not infrequently, of freely professing their faith. We ask you, Lord Jesus, to put an end to all war and every conflict, whether great or small, ancient or recent. We pray in a particular way for Syria, beloved Syria, that all those suffering the effects of the conflict can receive needed humanitarian aid and that neither side will again use deadly force, especially against the defenseless civil population, but instead boldly negotiate the peace long awaited and long overdue! Jesus, Lord of glory, we ask you to comfort the victims of fratricidal acts of violence in Iraq and to sustain the hopes raised by the resumption of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. We beg for an end to the conflicts in the Central African Republic and a halt to the brutal terrorist attacks in parts of Nigeria and the acts of violence in South Sudan.” Easter Urbi et Orbi Message of Pope Francis http://www.news.va/en/news/easter-urbi-et-orbimessage-of-pope-francis-full-t
OUR PARISH THANK YOU TO OUR LITURGICAL GUILDS Each of our liturgical Guilds made a tremendous contribution to the liturgy during Holy Week – we would like to thank all those parishioners for their invaluable contribution and participation. Fr. Mark and the Wardens – Reece Wrightman, Brian Rocksborough-Smith and Betty Carlson THANK YOU FOR EASTER CARDS AND GIFTS We would like to thank all those parishioners for their generosity who have given cards and gifts to the clergy at Easter. Collegium
RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS SUNDAYS AT 3: ORGAN CONCERT Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 3PM Ryerson United Church, West 45th Ave. Admission $15, Students $10 available at the door and at BrownPaperTickets.com Concert Info: ryersonunited.ca Discover the sounds of Vancouver’s largest pipe organ built by the world renowned Casavant Frères of Canada, in an exciting program of music featuring Mozart’s Fantasie in F Minor K594, Whitlock’s Plymouth Suite, Dan Locklair’s Liturgical Suite and Veni Creator by Nicolas de Grigny. One performance only.
Pope Francis
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COMMEMORATION Saint Philip and Saint James Apostles May 1 Philip is named in the first three Gospels whenever they list the twelve apostles, but he plays no active role and has no voice in their accounts. This changes in the Fourth Gospel, which presents Philip as a leading figure in the circle of disciples. He was the third person to be specially called by Jesus, and he in turn brought his friend Nathanael into the company of the Lord. In John’s account of the feeding of the five thousand, Philip voices doubts felt by the other disciples, and his questions set the stage for Jesus to demonstrate his power. Likewise at the Last Supper, Philip’s remarks help to make the Farewell Discourses a teaching dialogue between Master and disciples. A later tradition of the Church says that Philip eventually settled in Asia Minor, where he lived to a ripe old age. James, the other apostle we commemorate today, is an even more shadowy figure. The Gospels list him as the son of Alphae′us, but he is usually known as James “the Less,” to distinguish him from two other disciples of the same name. Mark’s Gospel also mentions James “the Younger,” who watched the crucifixion with his mother Mary and the other women; he is traditionally identified with the apostle we honour today. Philip and James are remembered together because of an accident of ecclesiastical history. In the sixth century the Church of Rome acquired some relics of James and placed them in a reliquary which already held some remains of Philip. This reliquary was placed in a new church, which was dedicated jointly to the two Apostles on May first in the year 560.
For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994
St. Philip, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1611, Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain 30 | THE THURIBLE
St. James the Less, El Greco, c.1595, Museo del Greco, Toledo, Spain
COMMEMORATION St. Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 373 May 2 Athanasius is one of the great heroes of the Christian tradition. As bishop of Alexandria from the year 328 until his death forty-five years later, he defended the faith of the Church against a heresy known as Arianism. The Arians taught that God’s only Son, the Word who became flesh as Jesus Christ, was not truly divine. Athanasius realized that this doctrine undercut the Christian assurance of salvation, because it meant that humans had no way of sharing in the very life and glory of God. But because the Word who became flesh was indeed true God, “one in Being with the Father,” all may enter into his own eternal union with the Father and the Holy Spirit. That is why Athanasius was so harsh against the Arians — he was fighting for the reality and the fullness of our salvation. But the Arians had the support of several Roman emperors, and many other bishops saw nothing wrong in trying to reach a compromise which the Arians could accept. Athanasius stood firm — at times he even seemed to stand alone, and “Athanasius against the world” became a by-word of the age. He endured five periods of exile, yet his popularity among the citizens of Alexandria was so great that the Emperor once had to recall him in order to avoid insurrection in the city. The Church itself finally vindicated his stalwart witness, and it is due to him, more than to any other teacher, that we still have the Nicene Creed. For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994
“Athanasius against the world”
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DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM
MON. APRIL 28
Eph 4:7-8, 11-16 Ps 2:7-13 Mk 16:15-20
Ps 145 Sir 2:1-11 Acts 12:25 – 13:3
Ps 67, 96 Is 62:6-12 2 Tim 4:1-11
TUES. APRIL 29
1 Jn 1:5 – 2:2 Ps 36:5-10 Lk 12:22-24, 29-32
Ps 5, 6 Ex 15:1-21 1 Pet 1:13-25
Ps 10, 11 Dan 2:1-16 Jn 14:18-31
WED. APRIL 30
Is 52:7-10 Ps 2:7-13 Mk 1:1-15
Ps 119:1-24 Ex 15:22 – 16:10 1 Pet 2:1-10
Ps 12, 13, 14 Dan 2:17-30 Jn 15:1-11
THU. MAY 1
Is 30:18-21 Ps 119:33-40 Jn 14:6-14
Ps 119:137-160 Job 23:1-12 Jn 1:43-51
Ps 139 Prov 4:7-18 Jn 12:20-26
FRI. MAY 2
Sirach 51:13-22 Ps 71:1-8 Jn 1:1-18
Ps 16, 17 Ex 16:23-36 1 Pet 3:13 – 4:6
Ps 134, 135 Dan 3:1-18 Jn 16:1-15
SAT. MAY 3
Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-5, 18-22 Jn 6:16-21
Ps 20, 21:1-7 Ex 17:1-16 1 Pet 4:7-19
Ps 110:1-5, 116, 117 Dan 3:19-30 Jn 16:16-33
SUN. MAY 4
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Ps 116:1-3, 10-17 1 Pet 1:17-23 Lk 24:13-35
Ps 148, 149, 150 Ex 18:1-12 1 Jn 2:7-17
Ps 114, 115 Dan 4:1-18 Mk 16:9-20
DATE
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MASS THIS WEEK 2014
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
MON. APRIL 28
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. George, Patron of England, Martyr, 4th c.
For all prisoners and those employed in prisons and correction institutions
TUES. APRIL 29
9:30 am in the Lady Chapel
St. Catherine of Siena, Reformer, Teacher, Patron of Europe, 1380
For the healing of the church and indigenous peoples of Canada
WED. APRIL 30
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. Mark, the Evangelist
That the love we have received from God be translated into care for others.
THU. MAY 1
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
St. Philip & St. James
For safe, secure housing for all who live in the DTES
Fri. MAY 2
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. Athanasius, Bp of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 373
For leaders in the world – that they commit to peaceful non-violent resolutions to conflict
SAT. MAY 3 Martyrs of the 20th century & Seven Martyrs of Melanesian Brotherhood, 2003 SUN. MAY 4 Easter 3
8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm
Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer
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