Procession with High Mass
Holy Cross Day | September 13, 2015 | 10:30 am
Welcome We acknowledge our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. Welcome to St. James’, especially if you are a newcomer or visitor. Children of all ages are fully welcome at every liturgy. We hope that you will enjoy your visit here with us. Please help us to get to know you by introducing yourself to one of the clergy. VISION STATEMENT Discovering the beauty of holiness in our lives and neighbourhood, by living a Christ-centred sacramental life rooted in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. MISSION OBJECTIVES To be a beacon for all as a neighbourhood and destination church where we invite and welcome friends, family, and strangers into our midst; To deepen our life of prayer and formation in Christ; To develop relationships and fellowship in open, honest, and spiritual ways among parishioners, with our neighbours, and those in need; To pursue and practice justice and mercy for the imparting of the Kingdom of God within and beyond the Parish; To strive to maintain financial equilibrium, develop our reserves, and optimize the use of our assets to ensure the preservation of our sacred space and ministry from generation to generation, to the everlasting glory of God. ______________________________________________________________________ TODAY 8:00 am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30 am Low Mass, Church 10:30 am High Mass, Church 12:00 am Coffee Hour, Parish Hall 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled.
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Before Mass If you require assistance at any time, please speak to one of the welcomers at the Church entrance (narthex). As a friendly reminder, please turn off all electronic devices that might disrupt worship. In the interest of security, please keep purses and other valuables with you at all times. Wireless hearing amplifiers are available. Washrooms can be accessed through the doors on the left hand side at the back of the Church on the opposite side to the entrance. Your family is welcome at St. James’. Children may remain in the Church during the service: there is a play area with toys and colouring books in the back of the Church.
The sacrament of reconciliation (confession) is available. Speak with a priest to make an appointment. The Mass booklet contains all the prayers and information required to participate in the Mass. The directions given in this booklet to stand, sit, and kneel are offered as guidelines to those who are able. The symbol + indicates when to make the sign of the Cross. It is also customary to make a discreet bow at the name of Jesus. You are encouraged to take the opportunity before Mass for silence, stillness, and prayer. Please refrain from talking before Mass begins. We adore you, most Holy Lord Jesus Christ here and in all your churches throughout all the world; and we bless you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. St. Francis of Assisi
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A Reflection Your vow to remain unmarried for the sake of God’s Kingdom will draw you into the loneliness of the cross of Jesus and reveal the basic loneliness of every man. At the same time it invites you to build up a fellowship with Him and to establish the kingdom of love among men. By not marrying you put an end to the cycle of procreation and death. You are beginning a new kind of existence in the incorruptibility of a new-born generation, and the unimagined fruitfulness of the Kingdom of God. To be unmarried does not mean for you the renouncing of love, contempt for the body or fear of marriage. No, — it is the bringing of your potential for love into the new and unlimited fruitfulness of the Kingdom. So you are called to be witness to love, and its begetter, an encouragement to all who are seeking love’s genuine image. -from Rule for a New Brother, Benedictine Priory - Regina Pacis, Great Britain: Anchor Press, 1973.
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Notes
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Entrance Rite At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
INTROIT But as for us, it behoveth us to glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: in whom is our salvation, our life, and resurrection; by whom we were saved and obtained our freedom. Psalm God be merciful unto us and bless us: and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us. Glory be to the Father‌ Nos autem (Mode VI)
SOLEMN PROCESSION
During the solemn procession the following hymn will be sung. A station will be made during the procession; the versicle, response and prayer for this are printed below.
HYMN 187 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — As Royal Banners Are Unfurled As royal banners are unfurled, the cross displays its mystery: the Maker of our flesh, in flesh, impaled and hanging helplessly. Already deeply wounded: see his side now riven by a spear, and all our sins are swept away by blood and water flowing here.
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See everything the prophets wrote fulfilled in its totality, and tell the nations of the world our God is reigning from a tree. This tree, ablaze with royal light and with the blood-red robe it wears, is hallowed and embellished by the weight of holiness it bears. Stretched like a balance here, his arms have gauged the price of wickedness; but, hanging here, his love outweighs hell's unforgiving bitterness. The Savior, victim, sacrifice, is, through his dying, glorified; his life is overcome by death and leaps up, sweeping death aside. We hail the cross, faith's one true hope: God's passion set in time and space, by which our guilt is blotted out, engulfed in such stupendous grace.
STATION COLLECT Celebrant Allll
God forbid that I should glory: Save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Celebrant
Let us pray. O blessed Saviour, who by thy cross and passion hast given life unto the world: Grant that we thy servants may be given grace to take up the cross and follow thee through life and death; whom with the Father and the Holy Spirit we worship and glorify, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Allll
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KYRIE ELEISON All sing
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
(See facing page.)
COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. Almighty God, whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world to himself, may we who rejoice in the mystery of our redemption, have grace to take up our cross and follow him, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
All
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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
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The Liturgy of the Word OLD TESTAMENT READING Reader
Be seated
A reading from the Book of Numbers. The people became impatient on the way. The people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we detest this miserable food." Then the Lord sent poisonous serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord to take away the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live." So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live. Numbers 21:4b-9
Reader Allll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. With his right hand and his holy arm has he won for himself the victory. Antiphon He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel, and all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. Shout with joy to the Lord all you lands; lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing. Sing to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the voice of song. Antiphon Psalm 98:1-2, 4-6
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EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon
A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart." Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18-24
Sub-deacon Allll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA
A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.
Stand
Alleluia. Sweetest wood, sweetest iron, that bare so sweet a burden; which only was counted worthy to sustain the King of heaven and its Lord. Alleluia. Dulce lignum (Mode V)
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HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels
Jesus said, "No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." John 3:13-17
SERMON
Be seated Fr. Matthew Johnson (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)
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NICENE CREED
Stand
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Celebrant
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
All
After each petition this response is said: Lord in thy mercy. Hear our prayer.
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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.
Stand
CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Deacon
Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.
All
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: We acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine majesty. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Celebrant
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; + pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Kneel
All
PEACE
Stand
The ministers and people may greet one another in the name of the Lord in the customary way. You may choose not to shake hands at the Peace. A simple exchange of “Peace be with you” with eye contact and a nod, or a bow, is a good substitute. HIGH MASS | 15
The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be seated
By the sign of the Cross, defend, O Lord, thy people from all the snares of our enemies; that the service which we render may be pleasing unto thee, and our sacrifice acceptable in thy sight, alleluia. Protége, Domine (Mode I)
HYMN
Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 602 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Lift High the Cross
Refrain: Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred Name. Come, Christian people, sing your praises, shout! If we are silent, even stones cry out. Refrain Jesus, you wept to see our human strife, teach us compassion for each human life. Refrain Peace was your plea and peace your loving theme: let peace be our passport, peace a living dream. Refrain
Great is the cost of walking on this road, to follow and suffer with the Son of God. Refrain Worlds to be born and children yet to be, come, take up this song into eternity. Refrain
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SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
Stand
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God: creator and preserver of all things. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, for the redemption of the world by the death and passion of our Saviour Christ, both God and Man; who did humble himself, even to death upon the Cross for us sinners, who lay in darkness and the shadow of death; that he might make us the children of God, and exalt 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:
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SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Allll 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.” +
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.
Allll
Celebrant
Allll
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ. We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. HIGH MASS | 19
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
AGNUS DEI Allll sing
ECCE, AGNUS DEI & DOMINE, NON SUM DIGNUS 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. HIGH MASS | 21
When you receive the Holy Bread consume it immediately. It is no longer permissible to intinct the Holy Bread in the Holy Wine. You may choose not to receive the Holy Wine from the chalice at this time. If so, once you have received the Holy Bread please remain kneeling and fold your arms to indicate that you do not wish to receive from the chalice.
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 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.
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 white and clear, and crown thy gifts with strength to persevere. And so we come: O draw us to thy feet, most patient Savior, who canst love us still; and by this food, so aweful 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.
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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. Almighty God, we give thanks that thou hast made us partakers of the body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who took our nature upon him and suffered death upon the cross for our redemption; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
All
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 Spirit, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. Notices and announcements may be given.
DISMISSAL
ANGELUS
Stand
Be Seated
Stand
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ANGELUS
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HYMN 386 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — When I Survey the Wondrous Cross When I survey the wondrous cross where the young Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the cross of Christ, my God: all the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. See, from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down! Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown? Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were an offering far too small; love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.
POSTLUDE Festival Voluntary — Flor Peeters
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 Church 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. 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. HIGH MASS | 25
image: Anglican clergy in front of St. James’ Church, ca.1886 (Major Matthews Collection, CoV Archives)
INTERIM PROCESS SPECIAL MEETING Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 am - 2 pm As part of our Interim process, the Parish Council meeting scheduled for Saturday, September 26 will be a Special Open Meeting, to which all members of the Parish are invited and are encouraged to attend. All are Welcome! 26 | THE THURIBLE
The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5.3 This beatitude is an expression of Anawim spirituality that grew out of the experience of God’s people after their return from Babylonian captivity. This is the spirituality that Jesus grew up with and which he reinterpreted, developed and focused in original ways. Sandra M. Schneiders in her book Buying the Field, explains that this poverty is not just economic or sociological, but mainly spiritual. Out of the experience of suffering in exile a faithful, loyal people was forged who were waiting faithfully for the Messiah. They were economically poor, oppressed within their society and voiceless; but they confidently looked to God alone for their redemption. The word “poor” had become a religious description for the humble, for those who sought justice, for those who were truly loyal to God and truly kept his laws. They were open to God and trusted God with all their hearts.
the world, structures of domination and power over others prevailed. Whether the system of dominance and oppression is through Empire or feudalism or market economics, the results are similar. As people of God, Jesus calls us to a new vision of the world which he called the Kingdom of Heaven. It involves a heroic idealism and courage; complete trust in God, frugality, simplicity, sharing and inventiveness. It is voluntary with a community living out a sustaining frugality where there is equity to all community resources. There is unselfish sharing in community life, moderation in the use of material goods, simplicity of life, and financial accountability. There is responsible work and solidarity with the poor.
This is the alternative reality that followers of the Way of Jesus are called, where the values of God take precedence over the values of the world. Where all systems work to bring about God’s Kingdom of life where there is a Anawim spirituality understood balanced lifestyle that frees minds that economic poverty was never and hearts and bodies for love and God’s plan which was to provide for mercy, social justice, and the well-being and dignity of all. freedom. But with the entrance of evil into Mother Alexis Saunders
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ HOLY CROSS SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church COFFEE HOUR 12:00 pm in the Parish Hall EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
OUR PARISH A JULIAN GATHERING Sunday, September 13 at 5 pm Bishop’s Room We will gather for Evening Prayer followed by a potluck meal so we can discuss the future of Julian Gatherings at St. James. Everyone who is interested please come to the meeting or speak to Mother Alexis in September. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The Fellowship Lunch scheduled for September 20th has been cancelled due to Fr. Kevin being on holiday, and because we are hoping that as many people as possible will attend the open Parish Council/Interim Process Special Meeting the following weekend on Saturday, September 26th. The Wardens 18 | THE THURIBLE 28
NEW PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS APPOINTED St. James’ Trustees are pleased to announce effective immediately the appointments of Annie Grant as new Parish Council (PC) Chair and Doug Ibbott as our new PC Secretary, both to serve in these positions until the elections at our Annual Vestry meeting next February. We thank Doug and Annie for volunteering for these important parish leadership positions. We look forward to welcoming them both into their new positions at our critical upcoming Interim Process Special Parish Council Meeting to be held 10:00 am 2:00 pm on Saturday, Sept. 26, to which all parishioners are invited. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MINISTRY In this Interim Process year we are trying out a 7-hourper-week Children and Family Ministry position to maintain Sunday Mass support for children and their families, while also conserving youth worker budget funds for future year’s growth in our St. James' ministry to children and youth. We are pleased to welcome Louisa Farrell who will be joining our parish and working with children and their families during Sunday Masses starting in October. Having been involved with children's ministry for 12 years at St. Helen's and St. John's Shaughnessy, Louisa is a trained and certified Godly Play instructor with extensive church and public school experience assisting regular and special needs children and in establishing Sunday service bible story learning opportunities for them. We look forward to Louisa's arrival at St. James’ and to her beginning her work with our children in October. NOVEMBER IS STEWARDSHIP MONTH Watch for special presentations between Sunday morning masses in November and a Celebration Luncheon on November 22nd following High Mass PHOTOS FOR ORDO CALENDAR You can help create the 2016 Ordo Calendar! The theme for 2016 is “Change & Renewal.” Please submit your photographs of anything and everything to do with change & renewal at St. James’ for next year’s Ordo Calendar. We are especially interested in photos
from the Picnic in the Crypt, National Aboriginal Day, the Cake Walk, and the Pentecost Baptism. You can email your digital images to the office at office@stjames.bc.ca . Be sure to include your name and contact information, as well as all the details of whom, when and where the photograph(s) was taken. INTERIM PROCESS SPECIAL MEETING Saturday, Sept. 26: All are Invited! As part of our Interim process, the Parish Council meeting scheduled for Saturday, September 26 will be a Special Open Meeting, to which all members of the Parish are invited and are encouraged to attend. The purpose of this meeting will be the opportunity to develop further the work of the August Leaders Retreat; renewing our vision in the light of our strengths and the challenges we face, and looking again at options for the Rectory and Crypt. The meeting will assemble from 10:00am (coffee available) for a 10:15 am start, and the meeting will adjourn by 2:00 pm at the latest. Mass will be celebrated at 11:45 am before a short lunch break. It is hoped that as many parishioners as possible will be able to attend this special meeting. For more information feel free to contact any one of the wardens. BOOKING SPACES AT ST. JAMES’ If you want to use any space at St. James’ it is essential to make a booking with the Office in advance. If you are using a space without it being booked there is no guarantee you will have the use of it in the event of a scheduling conflict. Please support the work of the Parish by always booking the space you wish to use. Thank you to all who have already booked spaces with the Office. FR. KEVIN ON LEAVE Fr. Kevin will be on leave from 5 – 23 September. We are delighted that Mother Alexis will be covering Masses on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are grateful to her for helping in this way, and for being willing to continue her association with St. James's. While Fr. Kevin is away please direct all enquiries in the first instance to the Parish Office.
FREE PARKING As a gift to St. James’ Church, City Centre Care Society is providing free Sunday parking for parishioners in the parking lot on Cordova Street, between Cooper Place and St. James’ Place. Note: free on Sundays only. KIDS’ CORNER Vision: To help children and their parents find new ways to more fully participate in mass and aid in their spiritual formation. Measuring God’s Love From our Gospel reading, John, chapter 3 verse 16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. This is one of the most-loved verses in the Bible, "For God so loved the world." But just how great is God's love? Could we measure it? Think for a minute about the different sorts of things we use for measuring. Might one of them help us to measure God's love? Sometimes we use a measuring cup to measure things. If you were making some cookies, you would use a measuring cup to make sure that I put in exactly the right amount of flour, sugar, and milk. Might we use a measuring cup to measure God's love? The Bible says, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want....my cup runs over." (Psalm 23:1,5) Well, if our cup runs over with God's love, then we could not use a measuring cup to measure it. If we were building something, we might use a tape measure to measure the length, width, and height of different things. Might we use a tape measure to measure God's love? The Bible tells us that God's love is higher than the heavens. (Psalm 108:4) If God's love is higher than the heavens, then a tape measure will not be able to measure it. We use a watch to measure time. There will probably be some people here this morning who will use their watch to measure how long the sermon lasts. Would a watch be able to measure how long God's love will THE THURIBLE | 29 19
last? The Bible tells us that God's love is from everlasting to everlasting. (Psalm 103:17) Wow! If God's love is from everlasting to everlasting, then we’ll not be able to measure it with a watch. "For God so loved the world, that he gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." How do we measure a love like that? We can't measure it – it is far too broad and wide and high and long to measure -but we are able to experience it when we see how God loves us by inviting us to share life together in Jesus. “May we understand how wide, how long, how high, and how deep God’s love really is. May we experience it, though it is so great we will never fully understand it." (from Ephesians 3:18-19) Heavenly Father, we thank you for your love -- a love so great that you gave your one and only Son so that we could have eternal life. Amen. Adapted from www.sermons4kids.com
RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIP RIDE FOR REFUGE OCTOBER 3 Be part of the St. James’ team! Join or support Ride for Refuge on October 3. Teams from across Canada will be riding to support The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) partner organization in Cairo, Egypt, Refuge Egypt (www.refuge-egypt.org). Refuge Egypt provides a range of supports to refugees from Syria and northern Africa, chiefly Sudan. PWRDF funding is directed to the Well Baby and Well Child clinics operated by Refuge Egypt. These clinics provide health care and promote healthy physical development and nutrition in refugee babies and children and their families. Team PWRDF Vancouver will be from our diocese, riding to support Refuge Egypt. Some members of the congregation have already signed up to join Peter Goodwin as team captain and riders from parishes across the diocese. Please come join us for this big and fun event while supporting a most vital cause. Riders can choose between distances of 10, 25, and 50 kilometres along routes in Richmond. New this year is a 5K walking route for those who would prefer to walk. PWRDF riders and walkers will be part of those participating to support a multitude of charitable organizations. For more information and to sign up or to donate in support the team please visit the following link on the Ride for Refuge website www.rideforrefuge.org/charity/pwrdf. You may also call or email Peter Goodwin for information, 604-929-6143, goodmac22@gmail.com
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A CALL TO PRAYER AND ACTION: SYRIAN MIGRANT CRISIS “The Turkish policeman is us. Alan Kurdi is our child. We knew that in the first moment we saw their pictures in [today’s] papers. We knew that in our gut, and when our heart’s cry poured out through our eyes. Our senses involuntarily respond and urgently demand that we act individually and as a human community.” Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and Adele Finney, Executive Director of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) Sometimes I feel helpless…these problems seem overwhelming…what can I do to help? A question many of us ask ourselves, and yes, there are things we can do to help these regular folk undergoing great peril and suffering to claim a little safety and hope for a peaceful future.
The OC has approved a grant of $2,500.00 for this project and we would like St. James’ parishioners to match or exceed this amount. We do not want to detract from your regular giving but ask that you dedicate a few extra dollars to the Outreach Committee Refugee Fund. This can be designated through envelope giving or means of your choice to the church office. This project and process will fit together slowly like a jigsaw puzzle, each piece into place gradually until we can contribute proportionately to a larger picture of refuge and hope for our middle eastern neighbors experiencing great suffering. Let us pray and demonstrate the empathy demanded of us as Christians in acts of love and compassion consistent with our Anglo-Catholic tradition.
Thank you in advance for your prayerful considerations. We look forward to providing you with regular updates of developments and recommendations in The Thurible. In Christ, Doug The Outreach Committee met this week to discuss a proposal for the Diocese to consider. Ideally, we would Ibbott, OC Committee like to participate in a refugee family sponsorship but MVA FEDERAL ELECTION ASSEMBLY given that a financial commitment requires Wed., September 30, 2015, 7 pm approximately $10,000.00 per person (consider a Langara College, 100 W 49th Ave, Vancouver family of 3 or 4) for one year, many parishes like ours Each Metro Vancouver Alliance organization is being with modest budgets cannot undertake a full asked to send delegates who live in the new riding of sponsorship. Vancouver Granville. I will ask the St. James’ Office to The OC has contacted Rev. Michael McGee, Chair of give me a current membership list so I can check the the New Westminster Diocese Refugee Unit to addresses for our parishioners who may live in this propose a way for us to do our part to relieve this new riding. We are not inviting the general grievous situation. We have suggested becoming a membership yet. We want to fill the 250 seats with “satellite parish” to another parish in the Diocese who voters from the riding if possible. Pat McSherry, Cowill take on a full sponsorship. This could entail Chair, MVA Housing Campaign Action Team (CAT) supplementing the financial heavy lifting of the sponsoring parish and assisting with some of the GRATITUDE LIVE: UGM 75TH ANNIVERSARY services required by a settled family. They might Saturday, 26 Sept. 2015, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm require help finding a fridge, a school, an apartment or Glad Tidings Church, 3456 Fraser Street a teapot in the creation of a new home. This is all in In honour of Union Gospel Mission’s 75th anniversary, the realm of possibility but we need to be prepared to you are warmly invited to Gratitude Live: A joyful assist when the time comes for us to act. Rev. McGee evening of stories, music & community. Please join us will be providing a table of costs for us to prepare for as we celebrate 75 years of feeding hope and changing this eventuality. lives. Together, we’ll enjoy live musical performances, listen to inspiring stories of recovery and THE THURIBLE | 19 31
transformation, and rejoice with our community. Free admission with RSVP by Sept. 18, 2015. Doors open at 7:00 pm, program starts at 7:30 pm, stand up reception to follow. To learn more about UGM, go to ugm.ca
FROM THE ARCHBISHOP VOTE: AN ANGLICAN APPROACH FOR ELECTION 2015 From the Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz Anglicans approach life in the world through a faith that is based on scripture, tradition, and reason. Time and again, God calls us through Holy Scripture and ancient and modern prophets to build a society based on justice and righteousness, a kingdom of compassion and justice. Anglican tradition is one of “walking with others,” learning about and respecting other beliefs and faiths. Anglican long-standing commitment to reason helps us hold opposing views in creative tension, finding the common good through prayerful discernment. Compassion and justice, tempered by reason, form the basis for three broad sub-themes for the coming federal election, designed to respond to the Gospel call: • To respond to human need by loving service; • To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation; and • To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the Earth. Bridging Divides We live in a country of abundance, yet not all benefit. Among the most vulnerable are the many who are homeless or living in precarious or
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unaffordable housing, children living in poverty with little hope for a brighter future, and young people who are underemployed and increasingly alienated from the political process. Their voice is not heard and their needs are not reflected adequately in election platforms. A compassionate and just society cares for the most vulnerable. Governments need to be encouraged to pursue concerted and collaborative approaches to bridge these divides—to end homelessness, to eliminate child poverty, and to give hope to future generations. Restoring Right Relations We live in a country that believes in democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. And yet, we find ourselves facing major challenges—in our relations with the First Peoples of this land, our care and responsibility for the environment, and the balance of rights and freedoms with safety and security in a diverse society. Responding to these challenges requires new conversations between government and people. Promoting Peace and Stability We live in a country that is an active member within a global system of relationships, including the privileged G7 group of countries. Canada’s voice can make a difference in promoting peace and stability and the growth and prosperity of our world. Words, however, have greater effect when they are matched with action. As partners with government, we encourage greater generosity in our international assistance, greater commitment and streamlined processes to welcome refugees, and continued efforts to find a meaningful approach to peace in the Middle East. Archbishop Fred Hiltz For more material from the Anglican Church of Canada relating to the Federal Election, please follow the link on the Diocesan website: www.vancouver.anglican.ca
COMMEMORATION Holy Cross Day September 14 Early in the fourth century the emperor Constantine took the Christian Church under his protection, and to show his imperial benevolence he ordered a grand church to be built in Jerusalem. The site he chose was Golgotha, the hill where Jesus of Nazareth was crucified and buried. It had once stood outside the city walls, but before the time of Constantine the hill had been levelled and buried under tons of debris. The entire area had to be excavated for Constantine’s new church, and the emperor put his mother Helena in charge of the work. In the course of digging the labourers discovered a large beam; and the authorities soon decided that it was a remnant of the very same cross on which the Lord had been crucified. Portions of this beam were enshrined near the altar of the new church when it was dedicated in honour of the Resurrection on September fourteenth in the year 335; and ever since then, in the East and in the West, Christians have kept this date as Holy Cross Day. Jesus was crucified at the time of year when people in the northern hemisphere prepare the earth for planting. But September is harvest, our time for reaping and sharing what the earth, under our care, has brought forth. Just so with our remembrance of the Holy Cross. On Good Friday we recalled its planting at the seedtime of the new creation; and now, on the verge of autumn, we look for Christ, the true Vine which the Cross supported, to bear the fruit of justice and mercy not only in our own lives but also in the dealings of the world. For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994
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DAILY LECTIONARY MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM
Num 21:4b-9 Ps 98:1-6 1 Cor 1:18-24 Jn 3:13-17
Ps 66 Num 21:4-9 Jn 3:11-17
Ps 118 Gen 3:1-15 1 Pet 3:17-22
TUES. SEPTEMBER 15
Heb 5:7-9 Ps 30 Jn 19:25-27
Ps 61, 62 1 Kg 21:17-29 1 Cor 1:20-31
Ps 68:1-20, 24-36 Job 40:1, 41:1-11 Mt 4:12-17
WED. SEPTEMBER 16
Rom 10:14-17 Canticle 6 Mt 28:16-20
Ps 72 1 Kg 22:1-28 1 Cor 2:1-13
Ps 119:73-96 Job 42:1-17 Mt 4:18-25
THU. SEPTEMBER 17
1 Tim 4:12-16 Ps 111:7-10 Lk 7:36-50
Ps 71 1 Kg 22:29-45 1 Cor 2:14 – 3:15
Ps 74 Job 28:1-28 Mt 5:1-10
FRI. SEPTEMBER 18
Heb 11:32-35, 39 – 12:2 Ps 89:1-4 Jn 4:32-38
Ps 69:1-23, 31-38 2 Kg 1:2-17 1 Cor 3:16-23
Ps 73 Est 1:1-4, 10-19 Mt 5:11-16
SAT. SEPTEMBER 19
2 Tim 2:1-5, 10 Ps 112:4-9 Mt 24:42-47
Ps 75, 76 2 Kg 2:1-18 1 Cor 4:1-7
Ps 23, 27 Est 2:5-8, 15-23 Mt 5:17-20
SUN. SEPTEMBER 20
Pr 31:10-31 Ps 1 Jas 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a Mk 9:30-37
Ps 93, 96 2 Kg 4:8-37 Acts 9:10-31
Ps 34 Est 3:1 – 4:3 Lk 3:7-18
DATE
DAILY MASS
MON. SEPTEMBER 14
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MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
MON. SEPTEMBER 14 Holy Cross Day
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For all prisoners awaiting a sentence of death.
TUES. SEPTEMBER 15 Our Lady of Sorrows
5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel For all persons living with mental illness.
WED. SEPTEMBER 16 St. Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, c.430
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
THU. SEPTEMBER 17 Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
FRI. SEPTEMBER 18 Founders, Benefactors, & Missionaries of the Church in Canada
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
SAT. SEPTEMBER 19 St. Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690 SUN. SEPTEMBER 20 Pentecost 17
For all Anglican divinity students and postulants.
For the work of all Anglo Catholic Devotional Societies and their members.
For the work of the Primates World Relief & Development Fund.
For the work and ministry of Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. 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 Church. Evening Prayer: 5.00 pm. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, please check the weekly bulletin for exceptions.
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CLERGY
PARISH STAFF
Interim Priest-in-Charge: Father Kevin Hunt fr.kevin@stjames.bc.ca 778-984-3208 (on leave until September 24, 2015)
Office Managers: Linda Adams: Mon – Wed, 9:00 am-4:00 pm Deanna Ferguson: Thu – Sat, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com 604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday Deacon: The Revd Joyce Locht joyce.locht@gmail.com 604-614-9915 Honorary Assistant: Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon
CLERGY AVAILABILITY Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532. Parish Office hours are: Mon. to Sat. 9 am to 4 pm. 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
Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson Custodial Staff: Art Cuthbertson: Mon-Thu, 9:00 am-2:00 pm 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell: Sat, 7:00 am-1:00 pm, Sun, 7-10 am
PARISH COUNCIL Chair: vacant Secretary: vacant
PARISH OFFICERS Bishop’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca People’s Warden: Reece Wrightman 604-872-4129 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Associate Warden: Betty Carlson 604-522-4412 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Trustee: Leslie Arnovick Trustee: Jerry Adams Trustee: Pat McSherry Treasurer: vacant Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood St. James’ Anglican Church Diocese of New Westminster Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1L4 T: 604-685-2532 | Fax: 604-685-7605 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca