High mass easter 6 may 21 2017 web

High Mass

Sixth Sunday of Easter | May 21, 2017 | 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, Blessed Sacrament Chapel 8:30 am Low Mass, Lady Chapel 9:15 am Coffee Hour, Rectory 10:30 am High Mass, Church 12:00 pm Coffee Hour, Rectory 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 Photographs: please respect people’s privacy by refraining from taking photographs or videos of the service without explicit permission.

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’. There is a play area with toys and colouring books at the back of the Church. Godly Play will take place in this area during the first part of the service.

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.

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A Reflection Rogation days were days of supplication set aside for prayers for fields and crops. Imported from Rome to the British church and designated for fasting, the observation came to include revelry and processions marking parish bounds.

Dearest, bury me Under that Holy Oak or Gospel Tree Where, though thou see’st not, thou mayst think upon me When you yearly go’st Procession -Robert Herrick 16th C As we mark these days here in the lower Fraser watershed we have an opportunity to reflect on food, land, and what marks the boundaries of our communities and sacred space.

Please find below the themes for the first four days of the Call to Prayer.

Thursday, May 25—Ascension Day Let us pray for congregational health and vitality in the spirit of the Marks of Mission embraced

by Anglicans worldwide.

Friday, May 26 Let us pray for initiatives in evangelism nurturing people for lifelong discipleship, for our schools for ministry, for Indigenous catechist programs, for our theological colleges.

Saturday, May 27 Let us pray for the protection and nurture of children, for youth and young adult ministries; for suicide prevention programs, especially among Indigenous youth; for ministries that celebrate the minds, hearts, voices and works of young people in devotion to Christ.

Sunday, May 28—Seventh Sunday of Easter Let us pray for all our partnerships in the gospel—within our own church and with other churches; for companion diocese relationships across the world; for our church’s companionship with the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.

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Notes

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Entrance Rite PRELUDE Chorale sur ’O filii et filiae’ — Denis Bédard

HYMN

239 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Jesus Lives! Thy terrors now Jesus lives! Thy terrors now can no more, O death, appal us.

Jesus lives! By this we know thou, O grave, canst not enthral us.

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! Henceforth is death but the gate of life immortal; this shall calm our trembling breath when we pass its gloomy portal.

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! For us he died; then, alone to Jesus living, pure in heart may we abide, glory to our Saviour giving.

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! Our hearts know well nought from us his love shall sever; life, nor death, nor powers of hell tear us from his keeping ever.

Alleluia!

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GREETING

KYRIE ELEISON 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.

Merciful God, thou hast prepared for those who love thee riches beyond imagination.

Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth 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.

Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, "Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, 'To an unknown God.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him - though indeed he is not far from each one of us. For 'In him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of HIGH MASS | 9

your own poets have said, 'For we too are his offspring.' Since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead."

Acts 17:22-31

Reader All

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM

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

Bless our God, you peoples; make the voice of his praise to be heard; Who holds our souls in life, and will not allow our feet to slip. Antiphon For you, O God, have proved us; you have tried us just as silver is tried.

You brought us into the snare; you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.

You let enemies ride over our heads; we went through fire and water; but you brought us out into a place of refreshment. Antiphon I will enter your house with burnt offerings and will pay you my vows, which I promised with my lips and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble.

I will offer you sacrifices of fat beasts with the smoke of rams; I will give you oxen and goats.

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he has done for me.

I called out to him with my mouth, and his praise was on my tongue.

If I had found evil in my heart, the Lord would not have heard me; But in truth God has heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, nor withheld his love from me.

Antiphon Psalm 66:7-18

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EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

A reading from the First Letter of Peter.

Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defence to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if suffering should be God's will, than to suffer for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

1 Peter 3:13-22

Sub-deacon All

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA

A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter

Stand

Alleluia. Christ is risen, and hath showed light unto us whom he hath redeemed with his most precious blood. Alleluia. I will not leave you comfortless: I go away and come again unto you, and your heart shall rejoice. Alleluia.

Surrexit Christus (Mode V)

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HOLY GOSPEL Deacon All Deacon All

All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them."

John 14:15-21

Deacon All

The Gospel of Christ.

Praise be to thee, O Christ.

SERMON

Be Seated The Reverend Laurel Dykstra from the Salal & Cedar Ministry (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)

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NICENE CREED

Stand

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Let us ask the God of creation to send a blessing upon us.

Leader All

All All

After each petition this response is said: We ask in faith: Hear us, good Lord.

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.

The Celebrant concludes the prayers with a Collect.

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Stand

Celebrant

God of grace, as you are ever at work in your creation, so fulfil your wise and loving purpose in us and in all for whom we pray, that with them and in all that you have made, your glory may be revealed and the whole earth give you praise, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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.

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

Be seated

Bless the Lord our God, all you peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard, who holds our souls in life and will not allow our feet to slip. Blessed be the Lord, for he has not rejected my prayer, nor withheld his love from me, alleluia.

Benedicite gentes (Mode II)

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HYMN

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

412 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — O God, Beyond All Face and Form O God, beyond all face and form, you willed it that creation’s night should blaze, and chaos still its storm, and birth a universal light.

All things below, all things above are formed of your eternal love.

The glory of the galaxies, the beauty of a baby’s hand, the thundering of the restless seas, the glory of the forest’s stand— all things below, all things above are formed of your eternal love.

You gave our race both form and name, and love for us was your intent; then to a woman’s womb love came, and on a cross was wholly spent.

All things below, all things above are formed of this incarnate love.

Of this great love all loves are born, of self, of neighbour, and of earth.

By love shall night be turned to morn, and death shall never conquer birth.

All things below, all things above are formed of God’s eternal love.

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SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE

Stand

It is right at all times and in all places to thank and praise you, Creator of all. We praise you here where the Fraser River meets the Salish Sea, where city and farm, wilderness and industry are side by side. We praise you at a time when the body of earth is broken again and again.

We give thanks for our place in the story of salvation. Our ancestors journeyed with you in creation and migration. They depended on the land, were displaced from the land and displaced others from their lands. They knew you in tents and cities, on mountains and by wells, in families and in dreams, and through wilderness prophets who spoke of cedars and listened to ravens.

Together with angels and ancestors, orca and salmon, bear and raven, salal and cedar we join our voices with all creation in this ancient honour song:

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SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS

Stand

All sing

PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Celebrant

Kneel

We give thanks to you for Jesus, whose first bed was a feed trough. He was baptized in the Jordan, tested in the wilderness, he traveled in fishing boats and told parables of farmers and seeds, labour and wages, yeast and bread.

On the night before he died, Jesus took bread, food of the poor, the work of field and hearth, he gave thanks, broke it and gave it to his friends saying: “Take and eat, this is my body, given for you, do this to remember me.”+ Again after supper he took the cup of wine, fruit of the land, gave thanks and gave it to his friends saying: “This is my blood which is shed for you. When you do this, do it in memory of me.”+ Remembering Jesus’ life, death and resurrection and awaiting his coming kingdom, we offer you this bread and this cup.

Creator, send your Spirit on these gifts so that we know Jesus in them and are gathered together with everyone who shares this sacred meal of justice and community.

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Fill us with the courage and love of Jesus, that we may strive for justice and peace, respect the dignity of every human being, and safeguard the integrity of creation.

Bring us with all your saints to your commonwealth of sparrow and lily, child and beggar which is both now and yet to come in Jesus Christ our Brother.

All

By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, Loving Creator, world without end.

Amen.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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Kneel

AGNUS DEI All sing

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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.

ANTIPHON I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you, alleluia; and your hearts will be joyful, alleluia, alleluia. Psalm I lift up my eyes to the hills: from where is my help to come?

Non vos relinquam (Mode V)

HYMN

Sit or kneel 66 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — And Now, O Father, Mindful of the Love And now, O Father, mindful of the love that bought us, once for all, on Calvary's tree, and having with us him that pleads above, we here present, we here spread forth to thee that only offering perfect in thine eyes, the one true, pure, immortal sacrifice.

Look, Father, look on his anointed face, and only look on us as found in him; look not on our misusings of thy grace, our prayer so languid, and our faith so dim.

For lo! Between our sins and their reward we set the passion of thy Son our Lord.

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And then for those, our dearest and our best, by this prevailing presence we appeal: O fold them closer to thy mercy's breast; O do thine utmost for their souls' true weal; from tainting mischief keep them pure and clear, and crown thy gifts with strength to persevere.

And so we come: O draw us to thy feet, most patient Saviour, who canst love us still; and by this food, so awesome and so sweet, deliver us from every touch of ill.

In thine own service make us glad and free, and grant us never more to part with thee.

Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

All

Father, thou hast restored us to life by raising thy Son from death.

May we who receive this sacrament always be strengthened to do thy will, in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord.

Amen.

BLESSING

All

Stand

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.

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Notices and announcements may be given.

DISMISSAL

Be Seated

Stand

REGINA COELI

All

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia!

For the Lord has risen indeed, alleluia!

All

Let us pray.

O God, who through the resurrection of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, didst vouchsafe to give joy to the world: grant we beseech thee, that aided by the prayers of his Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life; through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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HYMN 425 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love; hearts unfold like flowers before thee, opening to the sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.

All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays, stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise.

Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in thee.

Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, well-spring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest!

Thou our Father and our Mother, all who live in love are thine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.

POSTLUDE Finale Jubilante — Healey Willan During the postlude, you are encouraged to remain quietly in the nave, or move to the Rectory for refreshments.

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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 Glory of God and in loving memory of my brother Dennis Lou-Hing from Sharon.

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The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY Call to Prayer: “Thy Kingdom Come” by the Primate & the Archbishop of Canterbury St. Luke writes that following the Ascension of the Lord, the disciples were gathered in an upper room “constantly devoting themselves to prayer.” A number of women joined them, including Mary, the mother of Jesus (Acts 1:14).

One wonders what the subject of their prayers might have been—the hope of an imminent return of their Lord; the manner in which they would respond to the Great Commission, taking the gospel into all the world; the timing of the promised gift of the Holy Spirit to empower them for that work; and how indeed they would experience the coming of the Spirit.

Since those first few days of the church, the time between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost has been marked by calls to prayer for strength and wisdom in bearing a faithful witness to the gospel, for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit to grace and guide the church in every age.

Calls of this kind have a long history through the World Council of

Churches. In the spirit of that long-standing tradition, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, in 2016, invited “a wave of prayer” across the Church of England. The response, according to Justin Welby, was “astonishing.” Thousands of people joined in—not just Anglicans, but people of many other denominations, too, and not just in England, but in many other countries around the world. That response inspired the archbishops to launch “Thy Kingdom Come,” a global call to prayer between Ascension Day and the Day of Pentecost, 2017.

In calling our church to participate, I am asking that with special intent we pray for fresh outpourings of the Holy Spirit to strengthen us in a variety of ministries to which we are deeply committed in local contexts and across the country.

This call to prayer will be answered in a variety of ways.

Some will respond through the daily round of morning and night prayers, some in a round of prayers in the early evening of these nine days.

Inform.

Inspire.

Invite.

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Mass this Week

Some may be in the quiet of a chapel or the chancel of the church; some in the space of a circle of friends gathered in prayer in one of their homes.

Some may choose to walk a labyrinth; others may organize walks in the community with prayer at various locations.

I have every confidence that in taking up this call you will be creative in the way you pray.

Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada Please see page 4 for this week’s themes in the Call to Prayer.

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’

pray for this community and their ministry and consider supporting them financially if you are able. Join us at coffee hour to learn more about what caring for creation can mean in our diocese. salalandcedar@vancouver.anglican.ca | www.salalandcedar.com

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Lady Chapel COFFEE HOUR After Low Mass in the Rectory HIGH MASS 10:30 pm in the Church COFFEE HOUR After High Mass in the Rectory EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

TODAY: MEET THE DELEGATES After High Mass there will be an opportunity for members of the congregation to meet our lay Synod Delegates (May 26 & 27) to discuss the agenda.

ASCENSION DAY HIGH MASS Thurs. May 25 at 6:30 pm Followed by refreshments in the Rectory.

NO MASS ON FRIDAY MAY 26 Due to clergy attending Synod there will be no noon mass on Friday May 26. at St. James’. A weekly Friday 12:10 mass will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St. DIOCESAN SYNOD meets on Friday & Saturday of this week. Please remember the work of the Synod in your prayers.

OUR PARISH

PARISH COUNCIL will meet on Sat. June 10.

There will be coffee at 10.00 am and a 10.15 am start. There will be a Mass before the lunch-break, and the meeting will finish by 2.00 pm.

WE WELCOME TODAY the Revd Laurel Dykstra, our preacher, and members of the diocesan environmental justice ministry, Salal + Cedar, of which St. James’ Church is a member. Salal + Cedar worship outdoors at different locations around the diocese and are dedicated to growing Christians’ capacity to live out the Fifth Mark of Mission, “to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.” Programs have included building rain barrels, protesting the trans-mountain pipeline expansion, bike to worship week, teaching conservation science to youth, and learning about salmon from local First Nations advocates. Please

THURSDAY NIGHT BOOK STUDY IN JUNE The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancy. Join Deacon Lucy for four Thursdays in June to review and discuss this exploration of who Jesus was and is.

Begins Thurs. June 1 at 6 pm. If you would like to take part email lucy@stjames.bc.ca

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FREE CHURCH PARKING ON SUNDAYS By arrangement with Cooper Place, free parking for St. James’ parishioners is available all day until 6 pm, on Sundays only, in the gravel lot directly across from the church on Cordova Street. A sign on the meter confirms this free Sunday use.

SJMA SPRING RECITAL: YOU’RE INVITED Fri. June 2, 6:30 pm in the Church Come, once again, and celebrate the achievements of our children with a rich evening of music. Solos, ensembles, orchestra and choir. Mark your calendars and arrive early for seating. Entry is by donation. Performances begin at 6:30 pm but doors open at 6 pm.

If you cannot make that date then consider our Junior Program Recital on Tues. May 30 from 5-7 pm. Come and see what our youngest musicians have accomplished, and enjoy a special guest appearance by VSO conductor and music director Bramwell Tovey presenting Meet the Maestro.

KID’S CORNER This is the Fifth Sunday in Easter. Today in the Gospel, Jesus promises that he will ask God to help the disciples through the Holy Spirit -- the Spirit of truth. Jesus tells his friends that the spirit will teach them to know and share the gift of God’s love. We cannot see the Holy Spirit: it is sort of like when you smell something really lovely like your favourite food cooking. You smell it, you don't have to see it to know it is there!

Prayer Dear God, Jesus said that if we follow his lessons and keep him in our hearts with love, we will feel your love and be blessed. Please be with us when we pray and fill our days with the power of your love. We pray for this in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS CONCERT: CANADIAN LANDSCAPES Sat. May 27, 8:00 pm St. James Anglican Church $20 adults; $15 seniors/students; free 18 & under Tickets available at the door or online: vancouverpeacechoir.org/events/ Celebrating Canada's 150th+ Anniversary, the Vancouver Peace Choir will present a 100% Canadian concert program that celebrates our homegrown composers. The concert will focus on Canada's diverse cultural and physical landscapes.

We are thrilled to present works by Stephen Chatman, Leonard Enns, David Archer, Russell Wallace, and a commissioned work by Vancouver Peace Choir alumnus Chris Sivak.

SACRED EARTH CAMP If you are, or if you know, a young person ages 13 to 25 with a love for creation and the desire to grow new skills, apply to Sacred Earth Camp, a residential leadership program hosted on Southlands Heritage Farm from August 6-18. For applications and more information go to: http:// salalandcedar.com/events/sacred-earth-camp/

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DAILY LECTIONARY MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM

Deut 8:7-18 Ps 65 2 Cor 9:6-15 Lk 17:11-19

Ps 80 Dt 8:1-10 Jas 1:1-15

Ps 77 Lev 25:35-55 Lk 9:18-27

TUES. MAY 23 Rogation Tuesday

Joel 2:21-27 Ps 126 1 Tim 2:1-7 Mt 6:25-33

Ps 78:1-39 Dt 8:11-20 Jas 1:16-27

Ps 78:40-72 Lev 26:1-20 Lk 11:1-13

WED. MAY 24 Rogation Wednesday

Deut 26:1-11 Ps 100 Phil 4:4-9 Jn 6:25-35

Ps 119:97-120 Bar 3:24-37 Jas 5:13-18 Lk 12:22-31

Ps 68:1-20 2 Kgs 2:1-15 Rev 5:1-14

THU. MAY 25 The Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ

Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47 Eph 1:15-23 Lk 24:44-53

Ps 8, 47 Ezek 1:1-14, 2428b Heb 2:5-18

Ps 24, 96 Dan 7:9-14 Mt 28:16-20

FRI. MAY 26 St. Augustine, 1st Archbishop of Canterbury, 605

2 Cor 10:7-18 Ps 66:1-8 Mt 13:31-33

Ps 85,86 Ezek 1:28 – 3:3 Heb 4:14 – 5:6

Ps 91, 92 1 Sam 2:1-10 Lk 9:28-36

SAT. MAY 27 John Charles Roper, Archbishop of Ottawa, 1940

Ezek 34:11-16 Ps 40:5-11 Lk 12:42-48

Ps 87, 90 Ezek 3:4-17 Heb 5:7-14

Ps 136 Num 11:16-17, 24-29 Lk 9:37-50

SUN. MAY 28 7th Sunday of Easter

Acts 1:6-14 Ps 68:1-10, 33-36 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Jn 17:1-11

Ps 66, 67 Ezek 3:16-27 Eph 2:1-10

Ps 19, 46 Ex 3:1-12 Mt 10:24-33, 40-42

DATE

DAILY MASS

MON. MAY 22 Rogation Monday Victoria Day

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OFFICE & MASS TIMES 2017

MASS TIMES

MON. MAY 22 Rogation Monday Victoria Day

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

TUES. MAY 23 Rogation Tuesday

5:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

WED. MAY 24 Rogation Wednesday

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

THU. MAY 25 The Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel 6:30 pm High Mass in the Church

FRI. MAY 26 St. Augustine, 1st Archbishop of Canterbury, 605

NO MASS TODAY

SAT. MAY 27 John Charles Roper, Archbishop of Ottawa, 1940 SUN. MAY 28 7th Sunday of Easter

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

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 Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Evening Prayer: 5.00 pm. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, please check the weekly bulletin for exceptions.

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CLERGY

PARISH STAFF

Rector: 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 Deacon: The Revd Lucy Price lucy@stjames.bc.ca 604-362-9959 Days off: Friday & Saturday 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 on his cell phone at: 778-984-3208.

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: Building Manager, Art Cuthbertson: Mon-Fri, 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: Reece Wrightman

PARISH OFFICERS Rector’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Doug Ibbott 604-527-8100 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Pat McSherry 604-687-6844 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Trustee: Kelvin Bee Trustee: Justin Berger Trustee: PJ Janson Treasurer: Christopher Orr 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