Solemn High Mass, Procession & Benediction
Corpus Christi | June 7, 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 9:30 am Formation, Bishops’ Room 10:30 am High Mass, Church 12:00 am Fellowship Sunday, Parish Hall 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled. 2 | HIGH MASS
Before Mass If you require assistance at any time, please speak to one of the welcomers at the Church entrance (narthex). As a friendly reminder, please turn off all electronic devices that might disrupt worship. In the interest of security, please keep purses and other valuables with you at all times. Wireless hearing amplifiers are available. Washrooms can be accessed through the doors on the left hand side at the back of the church on the opposite side to the entrance. Your family is welcome at St. James’. Children may remain in the Church during the service: there is a play area with toys and colouring books just in front of the piano, and 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 A Reading from The Shape of the Liturgy by Gregory Dix Was ever another command so obeyed? For century after century, spreading slowly to every continent and country and among every race on earth, this action has been done, in every conceivable human circumstance, for every conceivable human need from infancy and before it to extreme old age and after it, from the pinnacles of earthly greatness to the refuge of fugitives in the caves and dens of the earth. Men have found no better thing than this to do for kings at their crowning and for criminals going to the scaffold; for armies in triumph or for a bride and bridegroom in a little country church; for the proclamation of a dogma or for a good crop of wheat; for the wisdom of the Parliament of a mighty nation or for a sick old woman afraid to die; for a schoolboy sitting an examination or for Columbus setting out to discover America; for the famine of whole provinces or for the soul of a dead lover; - one could fill many pages with the reasons why men have done this, and not tell a hundredth part of them. And best of all, week by week and month by month, on a hundred thousand successive Sundays faithfully, unfailingly, across all the parishes of Christendom, the pastors have done this just to make the plebs sancta Dei - the holy common people of God. Gregory Dix, The Shape of the Liturgy, London, 1945, p. 744.
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Notes
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Entrance Rite PRELUDE Le Banquet Céleste — Olivier Messiaen At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
INTROIT The Lord fed them with the finest wheat flour, alleluia; and he satisfied them with honey from the rock, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Psalm Sing with joy to God our strength: and raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob; raise a song and sound the timbrel: the merry harp and the lyre. Cibavit eos (Mode II)
KYRIE ELEISON Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Setting: Missa brevis — Richard Rodney Bennett
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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
Choir
The congregation may be seated when the Celebrant sits
Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty, O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, +art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Setting: Communion service in F major — Harold Darke
COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
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Let us pray. O God, thy Son Jesus Christ hast left to us this meal of bread and wine in which we share his body and his blood. May we who celebrate this sign of his great love show in our lives the fruits of his redemption; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
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The Liturgy of the Word OLD TESTAMENT READING Reader
Be Seated
A reading from the book of Deuteronomy. Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commandments. He humbled you by letting you hunger, then by feeding you with manna, with which neither you nor your ancestors were acquainted, in order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Then do not exalt yourself, forgetting the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, an arid waste-land with poisonous snakes and scorpions. He made water flow for you from flint rock, and fed you in the wilderness with manna that your ancestors did not know, to humble you and to test you, and in the end to do you good. Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16
Reader All
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; all repeat it thereafter
How shall I repay the Lord for all the good things he has done for me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord. Antiphon O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds. I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call upon the name of the Lord. Antiphon Psalm 116:10-11, 14-15 8 | HIGH MASS
EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon
A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 1 Cor 10:16-17
Sub-deacon All
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA
A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.
Alleluia. I am the living bread that came down from heaven: so that one may eat of it and not die. Alleluia. My flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me, and I in him. Alleluia. Caro mea vere (Mode V)
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SEQUENCE HYMN
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Stand
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HOLY GOSPEL
All turn to face the book of the Gospels
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’ The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live for ever.’ John 6:51-58
SERMON
Be seated Fr. Kevin Hunt (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.
All All
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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. Kneel
All
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: We acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine majesty. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Celebrant
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; + pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All
PEACE
Stand
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Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be seated
The Lord opened the doors of heaven: and rained down manna for them to eat: He gave them bread from heaven: So mortals ate the bread of angels, alleluia. Portas cæli (Mode VIII)
HYMN
Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 280 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) – Deck Thyself, My Soul Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness, leave the gloomy haunts of sadness, come into the daylight's splendor, there with joy thy praises render unto him whose grace unbounded hath this wondrous banquet founded; high o'er all the heavens he reigneth, yet to dwell with thee he deigneth. Now I sink before thee lowly, filled with joy most deep and holy, as with trembling awe and wonder on thy mighty acts I ponder; how, by mystery surrounded, depths no man hath ever sounded, none may dare to pierce unbidden secrets that with thee are hidden.
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Sun, who all my life dost brighten; Light, who dost my soul enlighten; Joy, the sweetest man e'er knoweth; Fount, whence all my being floweth: at thy feet I cry, my Maker, let me a fit partaker of this blessed food from heaven, for our good, thy glory, given. Jesus, Bread of life, I pray thee, let me gladly here obey thee; never to my hurt invited, be thy love with love requited; from this banquet let me measure, Lord, how vast and deep its treasure; through the gifts thou here dost give me, as thy guest in heaven receive me.
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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; who, having loved his own which were in the world, loved them unto the end, and on the night before he suffered did institute these holy mysteries, that we receiving the benefits of his Passion, and being quickened by his Resurrection, might be made partakers of his divine nature, and be filled with all the fullness of God. 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 Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt cĂŚli et terra Gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. + Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis. 18 | HIGH MASS
Stand Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. + Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
Kneel
All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, who didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” + Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.” + Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.
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And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ. We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. HIGH MASS | 19
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
AGNUS DEI Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world : have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant us thy peace. Setting: Communion service in F major — Harold Darke
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. 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. MOTET Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee, who in thy sacrament art pleased to be; both flesh and spirit at thy presence fail, yet here thy presence we devoutly hail. O blest memorial of our dying Lord, who living bread to men doth here afford! O may our souls forever feed on thee, and thou, O Christ, forever precious be! Fountain of goodness! Jesu! Lord and God, cleanse us, unclean, with thy most cleansing blood; increase our faith and love, that we may know the hope and peace which from thy presence flow. O Christ, whom now beneath a veil we see, may what we thirst for soon our portion be: to gaze on thee unveiled, and see thy face, the vision of thy glory and thy grace. Amen. Adoro te — Antony Pitts HIGH MASS | 21
HYMN
Sit or kneel 48 Blue Hymn book (Common Praise) — Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand; ponder nothing earthly minded, for with blessing in his hand Christ our God to us approacheth, our full homage to demand. King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords in human vesture, in the Body and the Blood he will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food. Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way, as the Light of Light descendeth from the realms of endless day, that the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away. At his feet the six-winged seraph; cherubim with sleepless eye, veil their faces to the Presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry, "Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, Lord Most High!"
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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
Celebrant
All
Stand
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. God of peace, you have nourished us in this sacrament with the body and blood of Christ. May we who have taken holy things keep faith in our hearts and lives, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
Please kneel when those at the Altar kneel and REMAIN KNEELING after the procession sets off until the Celebrant carrying the Blessed Sacrament has passed by your pew. You are then invited to join the procession around the Church and then return to your place and kneel for Benediction.
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PROCESSIONAL HYMN 374 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) – Alleluia! Sing to Jesus Alleluia! sing to Jesus! His the scepter, his the throne. Alleluia! His the triumph, his the victory alone. Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion thunder like a mighty flood. Jesus out of every nation hath redeemed us by his blood. Alleluia! not as orphans are we left in sorrow now; Alleluia! He is near us, faith believes, nor questions how; Though the cloud from sight received him when the forty days were o'er shall our hearts forget his promise, 'I am with you evermore'? Alleluia! bread of heaven, here on earth our food and stay! Alleluia! here the sinful flee to thee from day to day. Intercessor, Friend of sinners, earth's Redeemer, plead for me. Where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea. Alleluia! King eternal, thee the Lord of lords we own; Alleluia! born of Mary, earth thy footstool, heaven thy throne. Thou within the veil hast entered, robed in flesh, our great High Priest. Thou on earth both Priest and Victim in the Eucharistic Feast. (Repeat first verse) 24 | HIGH MASS
BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Kneel
All sing
All
Thou gavest them Bread from from heaven. Alleluia! Containing in itself all sweetness. Alleluia! Let us pray.
All
O God, who in a wonderful Sacrament hast left us the memorial of thy Passion: grant us, we beseech thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of thy body and Blood, that we may ever perceive within ourselves the fruit of thy redemption; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, World without end. Amen. HIGH MASS | 25
BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Kneel
The Priest blesses the People making the sign of the cross with the monstrance containing the consecrated host. The People + sign themselves with the sign of the cross during the blessing. The People repeat each Divine Praise after the Priest. Blessed be God. Blessed be his Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be his Most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his Most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Ghost the Comforter. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy. Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most noble Spouse. Blessed be God in his Angels and in his Saints. Blessed be God.
The Blessed Sacrament is returned to the tabernacle.
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Notices and announcements may be given.. POSTLUDE Prelude on ‘Hyfrydol’ — Healey Willan
During the postlude you are invited to remain quietly in the nave, or move to the Parish Hall for Fellowship Sunday.
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. HIGH MASS | 27
The flowers in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
are given to the Glory of God, and in memory of Sanctuary Guild Members Kathleen Archer, Jean Bailey, Gwen Cavell, Monica Dantu, Doris England, and Nell Fedden.
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The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY I could not begin my first submission of Notes from the Clergy without a huge word of thanks: to Bishop Melissa, Fr. Fenton, the Wardens and the Canonical Committee, and indeed, above all, to God, for the call to become your interim priest; and to you all for the warmth of your welcome, to me and to Allan. I look forward to sharing in the life, mission and witness of St. James' in these coming months as we wait upon God and reflect together on where God is leading us in the next stage of St. James' pilgrimage. Faithful to our baptismal calling and our Catholic heritage, how does God want us to live out and proclaim the Gospel afresh in this and the upcoming generation? And as we look at the changing community in which St. James' is set, where do we see fresh signs of the coming of God's kingdom of love, of justice, of forgiveness and reconciliation, and of peace? And once seen, how do we celebrate this kingdom and, with those around us, enter in? Both in learning about St. James' before we came, and in this past first week as your priest, I have been profoundly moved by your commitment to the Opus Dei, the Work of God, the Church's daily round of Office and Eucharist, and
your past and present passion for the DTES community, with both its joys and its challenges. Long may these two strands of our Christian vocation continue! I have found particularly powerful the engagement of local community groups in tolling our bell during these 22 Days in remembrance of the murdered and lost Indigenous women. As the bell rings out over the parish, church and community together remember, and cry out for justice. On Monday last the Church celebrated the transferred Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. You will recall that both women were pregnant, and that, according to Luke, when they met the unborn John the Baptist leapt in his mother Elizabeth's womb in the joy of recognising in the womb of Mary the unborn Christ-Child. There is a lesson for us all here, to pray for grace to recognise the image of Christ in all around us, those whom we may to our shame consider unlovely as well as the lovely, and also that by grace the image of Christ may be recognised in us, individually and as the Church, unlovely though we sometimes are. Then together we too shall leap for joy!
Inform. Inspire. Invite.
INSIDE:
Introducing Father Kevin Hunt
Today at St. James’ Formation
Our Parish
Relationships & Fellowships
Daily Lectionary
Mass this Week
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ CORPUS CHRISTI MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church
LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church FORMATION 9:30 am with Doug Ibbott, Bishops’ Room HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church
FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY 12:00 pm in the Parish Hall EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Church
OUR PARISH #22DAYS During the 22 days between the closing of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission (May 31) and National Aboriginal Day (June 21) we will toll the bells 22 times. This will be done in remembrance of the missing and murdered Aboriginal women. JOB POSTING: CHILDREN AND FAMILY COORDINATOR St. James’ is currently seeking a part-time Children and Family Coordinator to help children and their parents find new ways to more fully participate in the life of St. James’ community and aid in their spiritual formation. The objectives of this position are:
FORMATION TODAY: JOURNEYS – A FORMATION SERIES Sundays 9:30 am – 10:15 am Bishops’ Room We will begin the series hearing about a few of the amazing journeys that parishioners have taken involving social justice issues. June 7: Cycling 10,000 km - Doug Ibbot June 14: Travels in Cuba - Peter Goodwin June 21: The Spirit Has No Colour; a documentary film that journeys with our native people Jerry Adams June 28: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Closing Ceremonies in Ottawa 2015 Kelvin Bee & James Mckenzie 30 | THE THURIBLE
to develop the spirituality of children within the parish of St. James’ Anglican Church to work with parents in helping them to discover their role in the spiritual formation of their children to be an advocate for children as essential members of St. James’ Anglican Church
For more information about this position and details on how to apply, go to the Diocese of New Westminster website: http://vancouver.anglican.ca/ jobs/children-and-family-coordinator KEEPING IT SIMPLE Summer is fast approaching! It’s a good time to simplify our lives so that we have more time to relax and “re-create” ourselves. Your regular parish giving can be streamlined this summer by enrolling in our pre -authorized donation program. You can take weekend getaways or vacations without the time and trouble of “catching up” later on your donations. The church will appreciate the regular, dependable flow of contributions and you will appreciate the convenience of having your offerings made “automatically.”
Please pick up a pamphlet from the Narthex explaining the program. There is a simple tear-off application form attached. If you still have questions or need help, the Church Office will be happy to assist you. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS With our current Parish Council Chair (Jenny Scott) and Secretary (Tracy Russell) both moving on to new endeavours, we are in need of volunteers to be elected to these important parish positions. Parish Council meetings are presently held three times per year; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on the last Saturday in January, May and September. The CHAIR helps in planning each meeting agenda and chairs and facilitates the meetings. The SECRETARY publishes meeting notices, takes and distributes meeting minutes and also helps prepare each meeting agenda. Parish members interested in volunteering or learning more about either of these important parish positions are invited to contact Jenny Scott, Tracy Russell, the church office or any of the wardens or clergy. Brian Rocksborough-Smith, for the Wardens GODLY PLAY AT PARISH COUNCIL At our upcoming May 30 Parish Council meeting Ruth Monette, from our diocesan office, will briefly discuss Godly Play training opportunities, available for interested St. James’ members. Godly Play is an approach to spiritual formation for children in church. It involves “play” with the language of God and God's people through sacred stories, parables, liturgical actions and silences. Several churches in our diocese have had volunteers participate in Godly Play training and are now in various stages of using these strategies and activities with their children in church on Sundays. We look forward to hearing more at our May 30 Parish Council meeting. Brian Rocksborough-Smith, for the Wardens
KIDS’ CORNER Vision: To help children and their parents find new ways to more fully participate in mass and aid in their spiritual formation. Gospel: In today’s Gospel reading we hear Jesus proclaiming that he is the Bread of Life. Earlier in Chapter 6 Jesus performs the miracle of the mass feeding using just a little bread and fish. Jesus had been out preaching to a crowd and they were hungry, he provided for the physical needs of the people that evening. Jesus then tells us that he not only provides for our physical needs but also all our needs, including our need to be in relationship with the Father and gives us everlasting life. Today we celebrate Corpus Christi which a special day to celebrate the gift that it is to have the Eucharist. We give thanks not only for this special sacrament but also that is points us to the truth that Jesus is the bread of life which can nourish our complex beings. Parents: Today is a great opportunity to speak with you children about Eucharist. Share with your child (ren) some of the reasons you are grateful for the Eucharist. Maybe there was a special time you took communion that stands out for you and you can share that with your child(ren). Ask your child(ren) what they think is occurring at the Eucharist and why it is significant to participate in the meal.
RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS WHAT THE DESERT CAN TEACH US: FREE LECTURE Distinguished Lecture Series – Kathleen Norris Friday, June 12, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm St. Mary’s Kerrisdale Church, 2490 West 37 Ave Kathleen Norris is the award-winning poet, writer, and author of The New York Times bestsellers The Cloister Walk, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, Amazing Grace: THE THURIBLE | 31
A Vocabulary of Faith, and The Virgin of Bennington. Exploring the spiritual life, her work is at once intimate and historical, rich in poetry and meditations, brimming with exasperation and reverence, deeply grounded in both nature and spirit, sometimes funny, and often provocative.
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TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE COMMUNITY DTES community members who bring their prescription (no testing on site) to the UGM Summer Connect on Wednesday, June 17 (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.) will receive free eye glasses from Clearly Contacts. So, if you, or anyone you know, needs a new pair, you have exactly 10 days to get your prescription ready. HELP INCOMING REGENT COLLEGE STUDENTS THIS COMING FALL TERM The Regent College Student Housing Services is looking for hosts to provide free housing and local telephone use for up to one week (between August 1st and September 15th) for incoming students while they search for permanent housing. Meals are not expected (but welcome nonetheless!). Please contact Joana Pinto at 604-224-3245, or housing@regentcollege.edu if you’re interested!
Ring the Church Bell to Honour Missing Women and Girls May 31 - June 21, 2015 St. James’ Anglican Church www.stjames.bc.ca #22days.ca
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COMMEMORATION Ordination of Henry Budd, First Canadian Native Priest, 1853 June 10 Today we remember Henry Budd, who in 1853 became the first person of the First Nations in Canada to be ordained as an Anglican priest. He was born to a father from the Swampy Cree and a Metis mother, and was named Sa-ka-chu-wes′ cum, which in the Cree language means “Going up the hill.” After his father’s death he was put into the care of an English missionary named John West, who baptized him and gave him the English name “Henry Budd.” Brought up to act like an Englishman, he eventually became a catechist for the Church Missionary Society and began to work among the Cree in northern Rupert’s Land. He proved so effective in teaching the faith and managing his isolated mission that the Society recommended his ordination to the priesthood, which took place in 1853. Budd spent the next fourteen years running a mission in Saskatchewan, then was assigned to The Pas. He possessed a striking presence and was a superb speaker both in English and in his native Cree. But just because he was Cree, the Church Missionary Society allowed him only half the annual stipend that a married white missionary got — even though he supported his own wife and children, his mother, and his brother’s family. But he did not stint his labours in preaching the gospel, or in seeing to the needs of his aboriginal congregations. When he died in 1875, one of his people said that he had not known what it was to lose a father until the death of Mr. Budd. For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994
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COMMEMORATION Saint Barnabas the Apostle June 11 There were twelve apostles, and then some — some others who never belonged to the original companions of Jesus, but who were also called apostles because they were “sent forth” to proclaim the gospel. Saint Paul was one of these others; so was the man we honour today, the apostle named Barnabas. The Book of Acts says that he was a Jew born in Cyprus, but that he was living in Jerusalem when he joined “the company of those who believed in Jesus.” His real name was Joseph; the apostles called him Barnabas, or “Son of encouragement,” because “he sold a field which belonged to him and laid the proceeds at the apostles’ feet.” By this act Barnabas encouraged the rest of the disciples to provide for the good of the whole community.
According to the Book of Acts, Barnabas was the one who introduced Paul to the twelve apostles. Later on he moved to Antioch and sent for Paul to help him lead the Church in that city. From there Paul and Barnabas set out on a great missionary journey through the cities of Asia Minor and Greece. The two men had a falling-out over Mark, who wanted to abandon the mission. Barnabas returned to Cyprus with Mark, and Paul went his separate way. Paul himself mentioned Barnabas several times in his letters, which suggest that he, not Barnabas, was the senior colleague. Paul also gave a more serious reason for their parting company. It happened at Antioch, when Peter went back on his promise to treat pagan converts as equal with Jewish converts. In the acrimonious debate which followed Barnabas separated from Paul and sided with Peter. We do not know whether Paul and Barnabas were ever reconciled; an ancient tradition testifies only that Barnabas spent the rest of his days preaching in Cyprus. For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994
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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE
DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM
MON. JUNE 8
2 Cor 1:1-7 Ps 34:1-8 Mt 5:1-12
Ps 56, 57 Dt 30:1-10 2 Cor 10:1-18
Ps 64, 65 Ec 7:1-14 Lk 18:31-43
TUES. JUNE 9
1 Cor 3:11-23 Ps 89:20-26 Lk 10:17-20
Ps 61, 62 Dt 30:11-20 2 Cor 11:1-21a
Ps 68:1-20, 24-36 Ec 8:14 – 9:10 Lk 19:1-10
WED. JUNE 10
2 Cor 3:4-11 Ps 99 Mt 5:17-19
Ps 72 Dt 31:30 – 32:14 2 Cor 11:21b-33
Ps 119:73-96 Ec 9:11-18 Lk 19:11-27
THU. JUNE 11
Is 42:5-12 Ps 112 Mt 10:7-16
Ps 15, 67 Sir 31:3-11 Acts 4:32-37
Ps 19, 146 Job 29:1-16 Acts 9:26-31
FRI. JUNE 12
2 Cor 4:7-15 Ps 116:9-17 Mt 5:27-32
Ps 69:1-23, 31-38 Sir 45:6-16 2 Cor 12:11-21
Ps 73 Ec 11:9-12, 14 Lk 19:41-48
SAT. JUNE 13
2 Cor 5:14-21 Ps 103:1-12 Mt 5:33-37
Ps 75, 76 Sir 46:1-10 2 Cor 13:1-14
Ps 23, 27 Num 3:1-13 Lk 20:1-8
SUN. JUNE 14
1 Sam 15:34 – 16:13 Ps 20 2 Cor 5:6-10, 14-17 Mk 4:26-34
Ps 93, 96 Sir 46:11-20 Rev 15:1-8
Ps 34 Num 6:22-27 Mt 18:1-14
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OFFICE & MASS TIMES 2015
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
MON. JUNE 8
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. Ephrem of Edessa, Deacon & Teacher of the Faith, 373
For the residents of the Downtown Eastside
TUES. JUNE 9
5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597
For all who are dying that they may have a good death
WED. JUNE 10
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
Ordination of Henry Budd, 1st Canadian Native Priest, 1853
For all missing Aboriginal women
THU. JUNE 11
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
St. Barnabas the Apostle
For the safety and protection of students as the write final exams and head into summer
FRI. JUNE 12
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
For all suffering serious losses resulting in broken hearts
SAT. JUNE 13
For the safety, health, and protection of all port workers
The Immaculate Heart of Mary SUN. JUNE 14 Third Sunday after Pentecost
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 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
Assistant Priest: Mother Alexis Saunders alexis_saunders@hotmail.com 778-882-3307 Days off: Friday and Saturday 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. For immediate contact or within a few hours please contact the Father Kevin Hunt 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
Youth Worker: Jenny Scott 778-322-7967 | youthworker@stjames.bc.ca 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: Jenny Scott Secretary: Tracy Russell
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