High Mass
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | February 9, 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 9:45 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:15 PM 5:00 PM
Formation: Music of Anglican Worship, with Dr. Alexander Rosenblatt Rosary Prayers, Lady Chapel High Mass Coffee Hour, Parish Hall Confirmation/Re-affirmation/Reception, May Gutteridge Room Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Church
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The image on the front cover is the Tree of Life, carved on the credence table in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel by parishioner, George Buxton in memory of his son, killed in WWI. 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 True desire is non-possessive. It is an openness to future, to possibility, to the other – whether human other or God. This is true of sexual desire too if it is not simply infatuation. Desire is as much about self-giving as about wishing to receive. That is why desire is such a wonderful metaphor for prayer. As non-possessive, our deep desire has no limit (for it touches infinity) and equally does not seek to limit what it reaches out towards. The way of true desire is a way of attentive, contemplative awareness of myself, other people and the world around – and, in all of them, God. As such, it is not just a selfindulgent journey inwards, but is simultaneously a movement outwards. Contemplative prayer and action do not oppose each other. Rather, each is the precondition of the other. The way of desire, therefore, also seeks the transformation of our relationships – from a tendency to be self-serving to being increasingly non-possessive, non-oppressive, non-hierarchical. To allow ourselves to touch deep desire is to open ourselves to being purged of thoughtless and self-centred wanting. This is profoundly challenging of all my ways of seeking to define others in terms of myself or my group. That is why truly contemplative people touch, with compassion and with pain, the heart of their own self, the edge of infinity and equally all reality around them. That is why the way of desire is also a way of conversion and transformation. Philip Sheldrake, Befriending our Desires, London, 1994.
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Notes
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Entrance Rite PRELUDE At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
INTROIT Come, let us bow down and bend the knee and kneel before the Lord our maker; for he is the Lord our God. Psalm Come let us sing to the Lord: let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation: let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. Venite, adoremus (Mode II)
KYRIE ELEISON All sing
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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
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COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. Merciful Lord, grant to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve thee with a quiet mind; through 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 OLD TESTAMENT READING Reader
Be seated
A reading from the Book of Isaiah. Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practised righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God; they ask of me righteous judgements, they delight to draw near to God. "Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?" Look, you serve your own interest on your fast day, and oppress all your workers. Look, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to strike with a wicked fist. Such fasting as you do today will not make your voice heard on high. Is such the fast that I choose, a day to humble oneself? Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush, and to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Then
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your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. [If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.] Isaiah 58:1-9A (9B-12)
Reader Alll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.
Hallelujah! Happy are they who fear the Lord and have great delight in his commandments! Their descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Antiphon Light shines in the darkness for the upright; the righteous are merciful and full of compassion. For they will never be shaken; the righteous will be kept in everlasting remembrance. They have given freely to the poor, and their righteousness stands fast for ever; they will hold up their head with honour. Antiphon Psalm 112:1-2, 4, 6, 9
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EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon
A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God. Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. But we speak God's wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him" - these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God's except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. [And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those who are spiritual. Those who are unspiritual do not receive the gifts of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no one else's scrutiny. "For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.] 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)
Sub-deacon Alll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA
A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter
Stand
Alleluia. O praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise him, all ye peoples. Alleluia. Great is his steadfast love toward us; and the faithfulness of the Lord endureth forever. Alleluia Laudate Dominum (Mode V) 10 | HIGH MASS
HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels
Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfil. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:13-20
SERMON
Be Seated Mother Joyce Locht (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)
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NICENE CREED
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Stand
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Leader
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
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CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Deacon
Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God. Kneel
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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
My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law, O God; in your paths my feet may not falter; Incline your ear to me and hear my words; show me your marvelous lovingkindness, O Saviour of those who take refuge at your right hand. Perfice gressus meos (Mode IV)
OFFERTORY HYMN
Stand
The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 393 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) – Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
Stand
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It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God: creator and preserver of all things. Who by water and the Holy Spirit hast made us holy people in Jesus Christ our Lord; thou dost renew that mystery in bread and wine and nourish us, to show forth thy glory in all the 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:
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Alll sing
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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.” +
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Celebrant
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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. 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.
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LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
AGNUS DEI Alll 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 please consume it immediately. It is no longer permissible to intinct the Holy Bread in the Holy Wine. You may choose not to receive the Holy Wine from the chalice at this time. If so, once you have received the Holy Bread please remain kneeling and fold your arms to indicate that you do not wish to receive from the chalice.
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ANTIPHON I will go to the altar of God: to the God of my joy and gladness. Psalm Send out your light and your truth that they may lead me: and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Introibo (Mode VIII)
HYMN
Sit or kneel 275 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) – Blessed Jesu, Mary’s Son
Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
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The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Eternal God, in thee we find peace beyond all telling. May we who share in this heavenly banquet be instruments of thy peace on earth, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
Stand
BLESSING Celebrant
All
Kneel The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the +Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. Notices and announcements may be given.
Be Seated
DISMISSAL
ANGELUS
Stand
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HYMN 467 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) – Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go POSTLUDE Finale Jubilante — Healey Willan 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 one 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.
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ANGELUS
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Please take this booklet away with you to aid in your own reflection, prayers, and for your information.
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The flowers on the High Altar are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Chelsea Mei Lee Aulando, from Shirley Whiteside and family, and in loving memory of Olive and Roy Scott, Scott priest.
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The Thurible RECTOR’S NOTES Two martyrs named Valentine are commemorated on February 14, in a list of the martyrs – the Roman Martyrology. One, a priest, is said to have died in Rome: the other was a bishop of Terni, near Rome – during the persecution of Claudius the Goth in the third century. They may even have been the same person. What is the association between choosing a partner and Valentine’s Day? Probably it has nothing to do with Christian martyrdom – whoever Valentine was. The custom of sending amorous communications on Saint Valentine’s Day possibly originates with the belief that February 14 marked the mating season of birds. Chaucer’s poem "Parlement of Foules" (c.1381) begins with the earliest known reference to this connection between the date of Valentine’s martyrdom and the pairing of fowls. Whatever are the historical facts about Valentine and the origin of communicating our affection one for another, there will be numerous expressions of love on that date this week. Some will be for fun. Others will be a daring foray into
the desires of the heart. Still more will be between long-standing friends and lovers. Christians may well ruminate on such scriptures as, “God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” (1 John 4:16b) Should we do so, in the midst our amorous zeal, we might be inclined to think that, “Love is God”. As C.S. Lewis challenges us in “The Four Loves”, this is a step too far. Love has many configurations – not all are holy. “XXX” – those precious letters will be texted, tweeted, messaged – even written in ink – as we liaise with strangers, friends and lovers on the 14th. Such letters can refer to an alcoholic beverage, a clothing size, a film classification and they say, “I love you”. Three crosses stood on Calvary. XXX was the sign of God’s love in Christ for the World. It is the signature of God’s affection for humanity and creation. Now that is a message Valentine would have understood and endorsed – having died for his faith. Love is crossshaped.
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FORMATION ON SUNDAY
TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church.
FORMATION ON SUNDAYS: MUSIC AND ART IN THE CHRISTIAN IMAGINATION
LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church.
Music of Anglican Worship in Vancouver and Jerusalem Today Sunday, Feb. 9th at 9:30 am in the Bishop’s Room Dr. Alexander Rosenblatt, Israeli musicologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Music, UBC.
FORMATION SESSION 9:30 am in the Bishop’s Room ROSARY PRAYERS – THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES 9:45 am 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 12:15 pm in the May Gutteridge Room. EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.
The first part of the paper will address the plethora of musical styles and genres found in the contemporary Anglican churches of Greater Vancouver. The seven churches of Jerusalem Diocese are subject of the second part of this talk. Surprisingly, there are more similarities than differences between the general pictures in the two places: Vancouver and Jerusalem. All Welcome! UPCOMING FORMATION ON SUNDAYS Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — The Dream Speech and the Importance of “Gospel Therapy” Sunday, February 16th at 9:30 in the Bishop’s Room with Ian Rocksborough-Smith After a year that marked the 50th anniversary of the famous 1963 civil rights March on Washington, Ian Rocksborough-Smith will make a presentation about a little known aspect of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "Dream" speech: notably the influence of "gospel therapy" and Christian structures of feeling on one of America's biggest 20th-century moments. All Welcome! Feb. 23: No Formation Mar. 2: No Formation
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GROWING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD SESSIONS FOR CONFIRMATION / RE-AFFIRMATION / RECEPTION BEGIN TODAY 12:15 pm approx. after High Mass, in the May Gutteridge Room All welcome. Orientation session. Come and explore what’s on offer. Ask Fr. Mark for more information. FEBRUARY EVENTS AT REGENT COLLEGE There are two major events at Regent College in February: 2013-14 Laing Lectures: Christian Theology as a Guide for the Emotions. February 19-20—free admission. . For more information go to: rgnt.net/laing2013 The Justice Conference 2014, simulcast from Los Angeles, CA: February 21-22, Tenth Church, Vancouver, Cost $25-34 This is an annual gathering to inspire and connect men and women with a shared concern for biblical and social justice. Details are at http://tinyurl.com/n8y75lb
RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIP MOTHER’S UNION MEETING Thursday, Feb. 12 7:00 pm in the Bishop’s Room THE JULIAN GATHERING In order to allow Mother Alexis time for full recovery, as well as to keep time and space in our lives for Lent and Easter week, our next meeting will be May 18th. At that time, we will again welcome new members and begin with a fresh start.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE SOUP SALE Soup Sale Today: Sunday, Feb.9. Please see Mary Brown in the Bishops’ Room after High Mass to make your purchases. VOLUNTEER POSITION WITH THE BLOOM GROUP The Bloom Group currently have a volunteer position open that might suit someone who is retired, active and physically fit. They are looking for a sales person for one of their social enterprises to sell Ensure diet supplements one morning a week from a store front office at 333 Powell Street. All proceeds go to Bloom Group programs. For more information on the position go to: www.thebloomgroup.org, or call 604606-0356.
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OUR PARISH HOUSE BLESSING Father Matthew will be doing a house blessing on Friday, Feb. 14 at 2:30 pm. The house is at #312 – 1150 54A Street, Tsawwassen, Delta, telephone: 604-9432882. St. James’ parishioners are welcome to attend. MESSAGE FROM MOTHER ALEXIS Dear Parishioners, Thank you everyone for all your prayers, cards, visits, gifts, and help. All of this kindness has helped me recover from my broken arm. I am so well on the mend that I am able to travel to Julian House Monastery near Milwaukee for a month. I will be back to join you all at the Ash Wednesday High Mass. I miss being with you and keep you all in my prayers. Many blessings, Mother Alexis THE ORDER OF JULIAN On Saturday, February 1, in a lovely rite during the Mass before Parish Council, Jane Turner and Tim Firth were admitted as associates to The Order of Julian of Norwich. They join Mother Alexis, an Oblate, in a growing community of Julians at St. James. They are part of a group working towards intentional community at St. James’. More people will become affiliates in the coming year. Please pray for Jane and Tim and for the growing of the intentional community. Mother Alexis
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QUOTE OF THIS WEEK A friend of mine who runs a thriving church in a rough area – a church which he has seen start, grow and develop especially with new believers who are young and without church background – says often “the best decision anyone can ever make is to become a disciple of Jesus Christ.” It is that confidence that has meant his church is engaged in meeting needs unconditionally, is spiritually vibrant, gloriously diverse and individually challenging. The same can be true of any church in any locality. http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/ articles.php/5235/churchs-future-is-one-of-joy-andhope-says-archbishop The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. 27th January 2014, from a sermon given at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, U.K.
The Archbishop said the future of the church is one of “hope and joy.”
OUR DIOCESE THE ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF THE IXTH BISHOP OF NEW WESTMINSTER Saturday, March 1, 1:00 pm Vancouver Convention Centre, East Hall, 1055 Canada Place Installation Service at 3:30 pm & Reception at 4:15 pm follow at Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard Street. The much anticipated consecration and installation of Melissa Skelton as the 9th Bishop of New Westminster will take place on Saturday, March 1, 2014. This day is also known as St. David’s Day, and as the day commemorates a renowned teacher and preacher, it is a fitting day for us to celebrate with our new bishop. Joining the Ordaining Bishop, Archbishop John Privett will be our Primate, the Most Reverend Fred Hiltz who will Celebrate the Eucharist. And we are expecting to welcome other bishops, clergy, and lay people from across Canada and the U.S. to celebrate with us, including the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, the Right Reverend Greg Rickel who will preach at the Consecration and Ordination Eucharist. The day will be comprised of several elements, taking place in different locations. The first component is the Ordination and Consecration. This will be taking place at 1pm at the Vancouver Convention Centre, East Hall. Following the consecration, we will celebrate the Eucharist together with our new bishop. The liturgical colour for the day will be white. Next, the bishop, clergy, and lay people will make their way to Christ Church Cathedral. Once we are all in place, the new bishop will be installed and seated. This is a short service, followed by a reception. For more information see: www.vancouver.anglican.ca
A CALL FOR SIDESPERSONS AND WELCOMERS FROM ACROSS THE DIOCESE The Reverend Canon Melissa Skelton, will be ordained and installed as our ninth Bishop on Saturday March 1, St. David's Day. The service will start at the Vancouver Convention Centre and then move to the Cathedral for its conclusion. We will need several volunteers to act as: Welcomers - guiding people from curbside at the Convention Centre to the worship space within the Centre, and later to act as marshals for the parade as it wends its way from the Convention Centre to the Cathedral. Sidespersons - to assist and direct people to the appropriate seating area in the worship space, be responsible for passing around the collection baskets at the appropriate time in the service and for guiding the congregation to the 16 stations at which Holy Communion will be offered. Volunteer Sidespersons should have experience in this role in their parish. It is our hope to have Welcomers/Sidespersons from all of the regional deaneries. We also hope to have a mix of men and women of varied ages and representative of the mix of cultures in our diocese. The service will start at 1pm. Welcomers will need to be at the Convention Centre on March 1, by 10 am for orientation and Sidespersons by 11 am Please call or email the St. James’ Office by noon, Thursday, Feb 13 if you are interested in participating.
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ANNUAL VESTRY ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING The Annual Vestry Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 23, after High Mass in the Parish Hall. A light lunch will be provided.
FINANCIAL EQUILIBRIUM It is with joy and much appreciation that I can tell you that our envelope giving for 2013 came in right on budget! I haven’t received all the figures for the year end yet — we have to wait for the audited statements that will be provided for the Annual Vestry Meeting — but this income I do know. Sincere thanks to everyone who dug deep and put their money where their hearts are. Angela Van Luven
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JUSTICE AND MERCY CARING FOR ALL CREATION: LAND, WATER AND OUR COMMUNITIES Vancouver: Tuesday evenings, March 4 - May 13, 2014 6-9 pm at Spirit of Life Lutheran Church near City Hall, 375 W. 10th, or, from anywhere! Tune in “Live” online Tuesday evenings Do you care about good water and soil? Do you care about pipelines and food sustainability? Do you care about right relationships with peoples and creatures? Do you feel overwhelmed by climate change and global suffering? Do you care about someone or something? Do you feel too few and isolated as to make any meaningful difference? This is a call out to youth, elders, non-religious, spiritual, religious, activists, artists, industry workers, unemployed, the hopeful, the doubtful, and all in between. The Faith and Society committee invites YOU to partake in an eight week extraordinary opportunity to meet with others who care about our land, water and communities. Gatherings will include a potluck, reflection, speakers and discussion. The facilitators are from the Chester Ronning Centre. The series is premised on the need to create a caring community across all boundaries that knows and supports each other as we take on the vital task of seeing, thinking and acting in new ways for the sake of our beautiful world. Registration is free. For more information, go to www.spiritoftheland.ca or e-mail caringforallcreation@gmail.com. All are welcome. All are needed.
RESOURCING OUR FAITH PAX — 2014 ANNUNCIATION ISSUE PAX has recently adjusted its publication schedule to conform more evenly to the quarter-days of the year. Beginning this year, PAX will be released on the Feast of the Annunciation (March 25); the Feast of St. John the Baptist (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, June 24); Michaelmas (September 29); and Christmas (December 25). The upcoming Annunciation issue will focus on the liturgical season of Lent. Some questions to consider related to this theme include: What is the meaning of penitence? What is the point of fasting? How do we make ourselves ready for Easter? We welcome submissions on all topics, and particularly those related to the theme. All submissions (including articles, original poetry, photography and artwork) are due no later than February 24th and can be emailed to tracylee.russell@gmail.com or left in the PAX slot outside the Church office. Written submissions should be a maximum of 500 words unless otherwise specified. SERMON NOTES: Copies of recent sermons, including “The Presentation of the Lord” from Fr. Mark Greenaway-Robbins, are now available in the Narthex.
DIDO’S “DID YOU KNOW?” A martyr (literally a “witness”) is a person who has given up his or her life for the Christian faith. The great model of the martyr is Jesus himself who died on the cross. Any person who holds to the faith, even to death, does so in imitation of Jesus. The custom of celebrating the martyr’s “birthday,” usually on the date of death, began in the second century. “It is the reason why, not the suffering that constitutes the martyr.” So Augustine clarified the concept of martyrdom. (Epist. 89.2) Tertullian regarded martyrdom as a “second baptism” in which sins were forgiven and salvation assured. He also wrote that "the blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church." More Christians died in the twentieth century than in all the centuries of Roman persecution. The age of martyrdom is today, if not more so than during the period of the Early Church.
SERMONS ON VIDEO Don’t forget to check out videos of our sermons online, at www.stjames.bc.ca.
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SAINTS THIS WEEK Cyril and Methodius Apostles to the Slavs, Patrons of Europe, 869 & 885 February 14 Constantine (his later monastic name was Cyril) and his older brother Methodius were born in Salonika and educated in Constantinople. At the invitation of its Prince, and with the authority of the Patriarch of Constantinople, the brothers went in 863 to Moravia (the modern Czech Republic and Slovenia) to reform the Church on Byzantine lines. They conceived their mandate in broad terms because they had no desire to impose on the people foreign usages as earlier Frankish clergy had imposed Latin usages. To this end Cyril, who was an outstanding scholar and linguist, created an alphabet for the Slavic language which still bears his name (Cyrillic) and set about translating the Scriptures and other liturgical texts into the language (now known as Old Slavonic). In the course of their work they negotiated controversy and opposition with tact and pastoral skill. Cyril died on this day in the year 869, whilst the brothers were in Rome, there to obtain papal support for their evangelical work. Methodius returned to Moravia as bishop where he completed the translation of the Bible and continued his missionary work. He died in what is now Hungary in the year 885.Today Cyril and Methodius are honoured not only as the “Apostles to the Slavs,” and along with St. Benedict as “Patrons of Europe,” but also as forerunners of an authentic ecumenism between the two great branches of Christendom.* Valentine Martyr at Rome, c.269 February 14 Valentine was a priest or a bishop of Terni who was martyred at Rome under the Emperor Claudius. The association of his commemoration with lovers seems to have originated either from the traditional day in medieval belief when birds mated, or more likely, from a link with the pagan Lupercalia festival in Rome, which occurred on the Ides of February. For Christians, the day marks an acknowledgement of an all-loving God who blesses those who love one another, as Jesus implored his own disciples to do.*
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SAINTS THIS WEEK Janani Luwun Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977 February 17 Janani Luwum was born in 1922 at Acholi in Uganda. His childhood and youth were spent as a goatherd but he quickly showed an ability to learn and absorb knowledge when given the opportunity. Soon after he became a teacher, he was converted to Christianity and was eventually ordained in 1956, becoming Bishop of Northern Uganda in 1969 and Archbishop of Uganda in 1974. Idi Amin had come to power in Uganda in 1971 as the result of a military coup and his undemocratic and harsh rule was the subject of much criticism by the Church and others. After Amin received a letter from the bishops protesting at the virtual institution of state murder, Janani and two of Amin’s own government ministers were stated as been found dead following a car accident. It emerged quickly that they had in fact died on the implicit instructions of the President. Janini’s enthusiasm for the good news of Jesus, combined with his willingness to sacrifice even his own life for what he believed in, led him to his martyrdom on this day in 1977.*
*from Celebrating the Saints, Canterbury Press, 1998
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MASS THIS WEEK 2014
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
MON. FEBRUARY 10
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. Scholastica, Abbess of Plombariola, c. 543
For the protection of families 9:30 am in the Lady Chapel
TUES. FEBRUARY 11 Feria
WED. FEBRUARY 12 Feria
THU. FEBRUARY 13 Feria FRI. FEBRUARY 14 Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs, 869, 885
For the Indigenous Peoples of Canada
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For all who live and work in the Downtown Eastside 9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel For those who seek a renewal of faith
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For the nations of Europe
SAT. FEBRUARY 15 Thomas Bray, Pr and Msy, Founder of SPG and SPCK, 1730 SUN. FEBRUARY 16 Epiphany 6
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For Christian publishers 8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm
Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer
DAILY LECTIONARY DATE
DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM
MON. FEBRUARY 10
Song of Sol 8:6-7 Ps 16:5-11 Lk 10:38-42
Ps 80 Gen 25:19-34 Heb 13:1-16
Ps 77 Is 58:1-12 Jn 7:37-52
TUES. FEBRUARY 11
1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30 Ps 84 Mk 7:1-13
Ps 78:1-39 Gen 26:1-6, 12-33 Heb 13:17-25
WED. FEBRUARY 12
1 Kgs 10:1-10 Ps 37:1-7, 32-33, 41-42 Mk 7:14-23
Ps 119:97-120 Gen 27:1-29 Rom 12:1-8
Ps 81, 82 Is 59:15b-21 Jn 8:12-20
THU. FEBRUARY 13
1 Kgs 11:4-13 Ps 132:11-19 Mk 7:24-30
Ps 83 Gen 27:30-45 Rom 12:9-21
Ps 85, 86 Is 60:1-17 Jn 8:21-32
FRI. FEBRUARY 14
2 Cor 4:1-6 Ps 96:1-7 Mt 28:16-20
Ps 88 Gen 27:46 – 28:4, 10-22 Rom 13:1-14
Ps 91, 92 Is 61:1-9 Jn 8:33-47
Is 55:6-11 Ps 102:15-22 Mt 9:35-38
Ps 87, 90 Gen 29:1-20 Rom 14:1-23
Ps 136 Is 61:10 – 62:5 Jn 8:47-59
Dt 30:15-30 Ps 119:1-8 1 Cor 3:1-9 Mt 5:21-37
Ps 66, 67 Gen 29:20-35 1 Tim 3:14 – 4:10
Ps 19, 46 Is 62:6-12 Mk 10:23-31
SAT. FEBRUARY 15
SUN. FEBRUARY 16
Ps 78:40-72 Is 59:1-15a Jn 7:53 – 8:11
Public prayer is offered Monday - Saturday in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel which is 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 | 35
CLERGY
PARISH STAFF
Rector: Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins rector@stjames.bc.ca / 778-316-7941 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
Deacon: Mother Joyce Locht joyce.locht@gmail.com Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com
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
604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday Honorary Assistants: Mother Alexis Saunders, Priest Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon
Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: Bruce McKenzie
CLERGY AVAILABILITY
PARISH OFFICERS
Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532 For immediate contact or within a few hours please contact the Rector on his cell phone at: Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins: 778-316-7941 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
Rector’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: Graham Murchie Trustee: Paul Stanwood Treasurer: Angela Van Luven Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams PARISH COUNCIL Chair: Jane Turner Secretary: Erin Kenny
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 Parish Office hours: Mon-Sat 9:00 am-4:00pm