Great Litany and High Mass
Fifth Sunday in Lent | April 6, 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 Formation: Fr. Matthew Johnson on Christopher Smart’s Jubilate Agno 9:45 AM Rosary Prayers, Lady Chapel 10:30 AM High Mass 12:00 PM Coffee Hour, Parish Hall 12:15 PM Confirmation/Re-affirmation/Reception, May Gutteridge Room 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 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 Jubilate Agno 695] For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry. For he is the servant of the Living God duly and daily serving him. For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships in his way. For is this done by wreathing his body seven times round with elegant quickness. 699] For then he leaps up to catch the musk, which is the blessing of God upon his prayer. 717] For when his day's work is done his business more properly begins. For he keeps the Lord's watch in the night against the adversary. For he counteracts the powers of darkness by his electrical skin and glaring eyes. For he counteracts the Devil, who is death, by brisking about the life 721] For in his morning orisons he loves the sun and the sun loves him. 737] For he knows that God is his Saviour. For there is nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest. For there is nothing brisker than his life when in motion. For he is of the Lord's poor and so indeed is he called by benevolence perpetually -- Poor Jeoffry! poor Jeoffry! the rat has bit thy throat. For I bless the name of the Lord Jesus that Jeoffry is better. 742] For the divine spirit comes about his body to sustain it in compleat cat. 760] For by stroaking of him I have found out electricity. For I perceived God's light about him both wax and fire. For the Electrical fire is the spiritual substance, which God sends from heaven to sustain the bodies both of man and beast. For God has blessed him in the variety of his movements. 763] For, tho he cannot fly, he is an excellent clamberer. From Jubilate Agno, Fragment B, by Christopher Smart, The Poetical Works of Christopher Smart, Vol 1, Jubilate Agno. Karina Williamson, Editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press (OUP), 1980.
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Notes
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Entrance Rite At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
THE GREAT LITANY 1 Invocations to the Holy Trinity Stand All
O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, Have mercy upon us.
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O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us.
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O God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the faithful, Have mercy upon us.
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O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God, Have mercy upon us.
2 Invocations to the Saints
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Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God our Saviour Jesus Christ, Pray for us.
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All holy angels and Archangels and all holy orders of blessed spirits, Pray for us.
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All holy Patriarchs, and Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors & Virgins, and all the blessed company of heaven, Pray for us.
3 Prayers for Deliverance
All
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Remember not, Lord Christ, our offenses, nor the offenses of our forefathers; neither reward us according to our sins. Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and by thy mercy preserve us for ever. Spare us, good Lord.
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From all evil and wickedness; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; and from everlasting damnation, Good Lord, deliver us.
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From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice; and from all want of charity, Good Lord, deliver us.
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From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us.
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From all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and commandment, Good Lord, deliver us.
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From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence, and famine, Good Lord, deliver us.
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From all oppression, conspiracy, and rebellion; from violence, battle, and murder; and from dying suddenly and unprepared, Good Lord, deliver us.
4 Appeals for deliverance recalling events in the life of Our Lord
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By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and submission to the Law; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation, Good Lord, deliver us.
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By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the Coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
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In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, Good Lord, deliver us.
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5 Intercessions
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We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church Universal in the right way, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to illumine all bishops, priests, and deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that both by their preaching and living, they may set it forth, and show it accordingly, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to send forth laborers into thy harvest, and to draw all mankind into thy kingdom, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to give to all people increase of grace to hear and receive thy Word, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to give us a heart to love and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee so to rule the hearts of thy servants, Elizabeth our Queen, the leaders of this nation and all others in authority, that they may do justice, and love mercy, and walk in the ways of truth, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to make wars to cease in all the world; to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord; and to bestow freedom upon all peoples, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives, the homeless and the hungry, and all who are desolate and oppressed, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the bountiful fruits of the earth, so that in due time all may enjoy them, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to inspire us, in our several callings, to do the work which thou givest us to do with singleness of heart as thy servants, and for the common good, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to preserve all who are in danger by reason of their labor or their travel, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to preserve, and provide for, all women in childbirth, young children and orphans, the widowed, and all whose homes are broken or torn by strife, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to visit the lonely; to strengthen all who suffer in mind, body, and spirit; and to comfort with thy presence those who are failing and infirm, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to support, help, and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to have mercy upon all mankind, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy holy Word, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; to comfort and help the weakhearted; to raise up those who fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to grant to all the faithful departed eternal life and peace, remembering particularly ‌ and those whose anniversaries are at this time. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
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That it may please thee to grant that, in the fellowship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. James, and all the saints, we may attain to thy heavenly kingdom, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
6 Concluding Invocations
All
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
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O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Grant us thy peace.
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O Christ, hear us. O Christ, hear us.
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INTROIT Give judgment for me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people. Deliver me from the deceitful and the wicked; for you are the God of my strength. Why have you put me from you? Judica me, Deus (Mode IV)
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KYRIE ELEISON All sing
COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. Almighty God, thy Son came into the world to free us all from sin and death. Breathe upon us with the power of thy Spirit, that we may be raised to new life in Christ, and serve thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, 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 Ezekiel. The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, "Mortal, can these bones live?" I answered, "O Lord God, you know." Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord." So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me, "Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.' Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act," says the Lord. Ezekiel 37:1-14
Reader Allll
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The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.
Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication. If you, Lord, were to note what is done amiss, O Lord, who could stand? Antiphon For there is forgiveness with you; therefore you shall be feared. I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; in his word is my hope. Antiphon Psalm 130:1-4
EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon
A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. Romans 8:6-11
Sub-deacon Allll
TRACT
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, he whom you love is ill." But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again." The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?" Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them."
After saying this, he told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him." The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right." Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that 14 | HIGH MASS
God will give you whatever you ask of him." Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" She said to him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world." When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you." And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?" Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days." Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me." When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go." Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. John 11:1-45
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SERMON
Be Seated Fr. Mark Greenaway-Robbins (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)
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NICENE CREED
Stand
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CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Deacon
All
Celebrant
All
PEACE
Ye that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead the new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways: draw near with faith, and take this holy sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession to almighty God. Kneel 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. 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.
Stand
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The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be seated
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with an unfeigned heart. Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Give me life according to your word, O Lord. Confitebor tibi (Mode I)
OFFERTORY HYMN
Stand
The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward.
90 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) – O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded
SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
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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. Who hast bidden us thy faithful people to cleanse our hearts and to prepare with joy for the paschal feast; that reborn through the waters of baptism, and renewed in the Eucharistic mystery, we may be more fervent in prayer and more generous in works of love. 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 Allll sing
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PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Celebrant
Kneel
Blessing and glory and thanksgiving be unto thee, almighty God, our heavenly Father, who 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; who made there, by his one oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memorial of that his precious death, until his coming again. Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee; and grant that we receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ’s holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed body and blood; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had given thanks, he brake 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 ye all, of this; 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 Father, Lord of heaven and earth, we thy humble servants with all thy holy Church, remembering the precious death of thy beloved Son, his mighty resurrection, and glorious ascension, and looking for his coming again in glory, do make before thee, in this sacrament of the holy bread of eternal life and the cup of everlasting salvation, the memorial which he hath commanded. We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion; And we pray that by the power of thy Holy Spirit, all we who are partakers of this holy communion may be fulfilled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; through Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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All
We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, Trusting in our own righteousness, But in thy manifold and great mercies. we are not worthy So much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, Whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, So to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, And to drink his blood, That we may evermore dwell in him, And he in us. Amen.
AGNUS DEI Allll 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 24 | HIGH MASS
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. ANTIPHON When the Lord saw the sisters of Lazarus weeping at the tomb, he wept before the Jews and called out, “Lazarus, come out.” And Lazarus, who had been dead for four days, came out, bound hand and foot. Psalm Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice: let your ears hear well the voice of my supplication. Videns Dominus (Mode I)
COMMUNION HYMN
Sit or kneel
305 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) – Soul of My Saviour
Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. God of hope, in this eucharist we have tasted the promise of thy heavenly banquet and the richness of eternal life. May we who bear witness to the death of thy Son, also proclaim the glory of his resurrection, for he is Lord for ever and ever. Amen.
All
Stand
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SOLEMN PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE AND BLESSING
Please wait for the Deacon to bid us to ‘bow down’ before kneeling. Deacon
Bow down before the Lord.
Celebrant
All
Look with compassion, O Lord, upon this thy people that, rightly observing this holy season, they may learn to know thee more fully, and to serve thee with a more perfect will; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Amen
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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
Kneel
Be Seated
Stand
(See facing page)
HYMN 386 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) – When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
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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 Thurible RECTOR’S NOTES Here are some pilgrim perspectives on the Cross. In other words, these are reflections by parishioners on the Cross of Christ as described by Thomas Traherne. Come and join us this Holy Week as we journey into the paschal mystery. I'm sure I'm not the first or only person to ever wonder why the Cross, of all possible Christian images or symbols that our belief experience and practice have spawned, has become preeminent. There are a whole variety of potentially appealing choices: a lamb, a shepherd, Madonna and child, fish, sun, some representation of the cosmos, or even a kindly -looking aged man with flowing white hair and beard! Why the Cross?
I suppose for me the cross is a kind of extended Hand or representative/infused hand, which I can hold and feel connected to one which is apparently intangible, but then, isn't. The weight of a cross reminds me a little of holding my father's hand. The school of virtues…. I’ve observed so many, many people with real-life crosses to bear, either their own or another’s. And I’ve seen, in those who carry heavy
crosses, some of the best virtues called for and drawn forth: patience, perseverance, selfsacrifice, gratitude for the small blessings in life, compassion, humor in the face of suffering….Of course those qualities were in Christ himself as he carried his own cross, both literally and figuratively. We can learn from his example and from the courage in the lives of those around us. I thank Thomas Traherne across the centuries for lending me words to explain my own personal journey to the foot of the Cross as the culmination of a journey of wonder, fueled by a desire to be close to God, and therefore to learn virtue and live wisely, knowing love and acting joyfully, being, truly being in sad and happy places on the road to heaven. With thanks to Allan Duncan, Emma Windsor-Liscombe, Linda Adams, Tim Firth and the many other responses from parishioners which we will hear during the addresses in Holy Week.
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church
FORMATION ON SUNDAY FORMATION ON SUNDAY: TODAY Father Matthew Johnson— “Madness, Language and Sacred Vision: Mediation of the Holy in Christopher Smart's Jubilate Agno” 9:30 am, Bishops’ Room
FORMATION SESSION 9:30 am in the Bishops’ Room ROSARY PRAYERS – THE SORROWFUL 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
Christopher Smart (1722-1771)
By any measure, Christopher Smart (1722-1771) was a remarkable writer and poet. As an undergraduate at Pembroke Hall, University of Cambridge, Smart was a recognized for his attainments as a Classics scholar, and as a writer of sacred poetry. As a developing poet and essayist in London, Smart further developed his gifts and skills. It was at this early stage in his vocation that Smart experienced the onset of psychiatric symptoms that steadily worsened. His symptoms varied, but in particular, Smart's tendency toward spontaneous prayer in public, brought him into conflict with both people and establishments. It is on this account that Dr. Samuel Johnson, was said to remark, "I'd as lief pray with Kit Smart as anyone else." Smart was 35 when he was first admitted to a hospital for the insane, where he
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remained for two years. From there, Smart entered a private asylum, where he spent an additional four years. In the face of this great adversity, Smart continued to produce poetry and prose of extraordinary beauty and insight. A devout Christian, Smart uniquely captured and conveyed mystical insights pertaining to God's self-disclosure in the Scriptures and the Created Order. His writings evince a profound awareness of God's presence in his life, and of his deep and very personal relationship with his Lord and Creator. In 1763, the year he was released from the private asylum, Smart published A Song to David, the work that received the greatest attention in his lifetime. He also returned to the Classics, publishing English translations of Horace and other sources.
At the same time, Smart's mental health continued in its fragility. Due in part to this psychiatric disorder, Smart neglected his own affairs, incurring large debts he could not satisfy. For his debts, he was incarcerated in King's Bench Prison, where he remained until his death in 1771. The work we shall consider, is Smart's Jubilate Agno, produced during his stay at the Bethnal Green private asylum, from 1759 to 1763. Although it was not much recognized in his time, the work was “rediscovered” by academics and the public in the early twentieth century. It is an extensive work of complex and at times puzzling structure, venturing into diverse realms of thought, science, letters and culture, as it expresses one man's extraordinary experience of the Living God. FORMATION DURING LENT: CLASSIC DEVOTIONAL WORKS 13 April Palm Sunday—No Formation 20 April Easter Sunday—No Formation
GROWING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD SESSIONS FOR CONFIRMATION / RE-AFFIRMATION / RECEPTION TODAY April 6, 12:15 pm approx. after High Mass in the May Gutteridge Room. No sessions on Palm Sunday and Easter Day. The next session will be on April 27. All welcome. Come and explore what's on offer. Ask Fr. Mark for more information. TAKING FLIGHT: 2014 CONFIRMATION PREPARATION DAY Saturday April 26, 10:00am-3:00pm Christ Church Cathedral Registration deadline April 16 The liturgy will be held on June 22nd at 4 pm, at Christ Church Cathedral.
RESOURCING OUR FAITH TOP TIPS FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF LENT
1) Remember the goal of our Lenten journey – participation in the paschal mystery. The aim of Lent is to prepare us for the celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Christ – the paschal mystery. Lent is a time of repentance, metanoia, a change of heart and mind, which is conversion. 2) Now’s the time to book Holy Week in your schedule. Since Holy Week is the culmination of our Lenten observance, prepare now to attend as much of the liturgy as possible. Why would you not prioritize a date with Jesus? Make a commitment to attend the liturTHE THURIBLE | 31
liturgies of Holy Week. Spill ink in your diary. Save those dates in your calendar. 3) Be careful what you say about your practices. Keep your Lenten practices between you and God. Talk surrounding what you have given up and what you have taken up is often a cause of pride, competition and failure. Make your vow before God and share your practices with caution, only to seek spiritual guidance. 4) Give up sin. Take up the practice of mercy. Whatever you give up – all fasting and abstinence – has the ultimate purpose of equipping you to fast from sin. Don’t confuse the means with the end. Conversely, every practice you take up this Lent has one ultimate purpose – to enable you to practice mercy in all your relationships.
5) Lent is hard (although grace-filled). God’s work of conversion is life-changing. The reorientation of your heart and mind, your body and desires require perseverance, prayer and patience. It is a season of grace when you can recommit to be in partnership with the grace of God. Suffering and joy are finely woven – be prepared for each. 6) Reconciliation is to be expected. Reconciliation is the fruit of God’s work of redemption. Examine your life before God. Confess your sin. Seek absolution. Make amends whenever possible. Live the resurrected-life of Christ. Meet Jesus Christ in scripture, in the sacrament of reconciliation and in silence. Meet Jesus Christ through practicing mercy. 7) Lent is not a private enterprise – we are in this together. Your sin diminishes the whole body of Christ. Your practice of mercy enriches the whole Church. Your conversion to Christ infuses all Christians with grace. Fr. Mark Greenaway-Robbins, Ash Wednesday, 2014.
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS ON FRIDAYS 12:45 pm Stations of the cross will be prayed on Fridays in Lent. SERMON NOTES: Copies of recent sermons are available in the Narthex and online, at www.stjames.bc.ca. SERMONS ON VIDEO Don’t forget to check out videos of our sermons online, at www.stjames.bc.ca.
LITURGY PAX The beautiful cover of the recent PAX shows Botticelli’s Annunciation (circa 1489-1490), the same image as the painting in our Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Our reproduction is a gallery copy done in Florence from the original in the Uffizi in Florence, made by Angelo Cherici in mid-twentieth century. The same copyist also made the Perugino Madonna that hangs over the Lady Altar (the original work, also in the Uffizi, contains the figures of St. John Baptist and St. Sebastian). These two “companion” pieces, which hang in Florentine frames, were memorial gifts to the “new” Church of St. James. Paul Stanwood, Archivist
LENT, HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2014 BROCHURE Wondering what’s happening at St. James’ during Lent and Holy Week? Pick up a copy of this brochure that provides all the events, dates, times, and details. Please take extra copies to give to others. Available in the Narthex and at: http:// tinyurl.com/lrtf63n MASS CHANGES IN DURING HOLY WEEK Please note that daily Mass will be at 12:10 pm Holy Monday through Holy Wednesday. On Maundy Thursday the only Mass will be at 6:30 pm, with no Mass at 9:3 0am. MAUNDY THURSDAY ALL-NIGHT WATCH Following the Mass on Maundy Thursday, an allnight watch before the Altar of Repose in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel will commence, and continue until 9:00am Friday. The watch recalls the watch of the disciples with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane on the night before his crucifixion. We would like a confirmed presence (including one male parishioner) for each one-hour time slot. If you can commit to a time, please write your name on the sign-up sheet in the Narthex.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE SOUP SALE TODAY Soup Sale today, Sunday, April 6. Please see Mary Brown in the Bishops’ Room after High Mass to make your purchases.
specific altars. Please contact the Church Office by 9 am on Monday, April 7th with your dedications to ensure that they will be included in the Easter bulletins, being printed that same day. Email office@stjames.bc.ca or call 604-685-2532. PALM CROSS MAKING Friday, April 11, 9:30 am in the Bishops’ Room Help is welcome and instructions will be given, so no experience is necessary. You are cordially invited to this event and to the fellowship of the Women’s Guild. Tea will be served. (We suggest you bring your own scissors.) Thank you, MaryAnn Currie
RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS WELCOMING BISHOP MELISSA TO ST. JAMES’ On Palm Sunday we are delighted to welcome Bishop Melissa to St. James’ for the first time. Mtr. Melissa will preach at Low Mass and High Mass. Please join us in welcoming her at St. James’. PARTY OF THE RESURRECTION After the Great Vigil on Holy Saturday, light refreshments will be available in the Rectory for those who attended the liturgy. Contributions of drink and food are welcome. Please inform Fr. Mark, Ruth, or the Office if you are able to make a contribution.
EASTER FLOWER DEDICATIONS It is our custom that flower dedications at Easter go toward beautification of the whole church for our Easter celebrations instead of being directed toward
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READING OF AUDEN’S HORAE CANONICAE April 18th, 7:30 pm Chapel of the Epiphany 2030 Chancellor Boulevard, UBC Come hear a meditative reading of W. H. Auden’s masterpiece Horae Canonicae with intervals of silence and instrumental music. Auden wrote this great religious verse, the Horae Canonicae (The Canonical Hours) over the period 1949-1955, as a series of seven short reflections on the meaning of Christ in human history. METROPLOITAN VANCOUVER ALLIANCE What started in a small room at St James' ten years ago finally came to fruition on March 19th, when Vancouver witnessed the birth of a new organization, the Metropolitan Vancouver Alliance (MVA). This was the product of years of work by many people across the region including Father Clarence Li, Pat McSherry and members of the Social Justice Group. At this Founding Assembly of the MVA, our new bishop, Melissa Skelton, was joined by her Roman Catholic counterpart, community leaders, politicians, representatives of colleges and universities, labour leaders, and various faith groups, together representing some forty organizations. The Anglican community was well represented by several groups.
In excess of 600 people crowded into the Maritime Labour Centre to hear how the MVA had begun and how extensive listening circles were held in organizations over the past year to discern four areas of focus: housing, poverty, transit, and social isolation. People were invited to volunteer to work on the Research Action Teams on these four topics over the next five months in order to speak with one voice to create social and political change in the region. A non-partisan organization, the MVA is focuses on creating relationships within and among communi-
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ty groups so that there is a high level of trust and understanding, a basic requirement before acting on specific issue areas. This approach is being used in the US, Great Britain, Germany, and Australia, as well as closer to home in Alberta, and Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, and Spokane to focus community power to bring about significant reform. The MVA already represents some 200,000 people across the region, and as its size and focus grows, we can expect to hear more from it. St James’ was represented at the gathering by Fr. Mark, Fr. Matthew, Mtr. Joyce, Erin Kenny, Mary Brown, Jenny Scott, Kimberly McMillan, Kathy Walker, Margaret and Barry Vickers, Sheila Patterson, Graham Murchie and Pat McSherry, as well as by St James’ Music Academy choir who sang Pete Seeger’s “If I Had a Hammer.”
For those wanting more information go to: http:// thetyee.ca/News/2014/03/28/Vancouver-CrossCommunity-Politics/ or www.metvanalliance.org MUSQUEAM TOUR: WITNESS IT, REMEMBER IT, TELL IT Saturday, May 3rd at 9am-1pm Tickets $40
The Musqueam people have lived on the South Coast for thousands of years. Their traditional territory occupies what is now Vancouver and its surrounding areas. This spring VHF and Musqueam Indian Band are developing a pilot project bus tour. Hop on a bus to explore several sites around Vancouver which hold particular significance to the Musqueam people. Learn how these sites were used historically and what makes them important sites, while also hearing about how these sites are used now and how they fit in with modern Musqueam culture. As the bus travels
between destinations you’ll learn from Musqueam guides about traditional practices, arts and crafts, songs, legends and even some personal stories. Come experience the stories and history passed down by Musqueam Elders that tell an important piece of the history of Vancouver. For more information go to: For more information go to: http://tinyurl.com/nxnjhax
QUOTE OF THIS WEEK “The Holy Cross has been trivialized by contemporary fashion, says the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Most Reverend Justin Welby believes that the symbol has lost its true meaning, adding that wearing a cross on a necklace is the equivalent of wearing an electric chair around your neck. ‘For those early Christians, it was a badge of shame,’ he said. ‘Today it is more commonly seen as a symbol of beauty to hang around your neck. As a friend of mine used to say, you might as well hang a tiny golden gallows or an electric chair around your neck.’ The Archbishop's comments were made in the foreword to his new book, Looking Through The Cross, which will be published in February. ‘Are we now living with a symbol emptied of power by time and fashion? Christianity with a powerless Cross is Christianity without a throne for Christ or an aspiration for Christians,’ he continued. ‘A Cross that has no weight is not worth carrying.”"
DIDO’S “DID YOU KNOW?” According to Ritual Notes (p. 284) "Before the first Evensong of Passion Sunday, all crosses, pictures, and images in the church (including, if practically possible, the great rood) are covered with opaque purple veils. These veils, which must not be transparent, nor bear any device or symbol, are not removed for any festival, however high in rank, which may occur during Passion week; the processional cross, however, is unveiled for the procession on Palm Sunday." The custom of veiling the images during the last two weeks of Lent hails from the former liturgical calendar in which the Passion was read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent (hence called "Passion Sunday") as well as on Palm Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week, and Good Friday. The veiling of crosses and images is a sort of “fasting” from sacred depictions which represent the paschal glory of our salvation. Just as the Lenten fast concludes with the Paschal feast, so too, our fasting from the cross culminates in an adoration of the holy wood on which the sacrifice of Calvary was offered for our sins. Likewise, a fasting from the glorious images of the mysteries of faith and the saints in glory, culminates on the Easter night with a renewed appreciation of the glorious victory won by Christ, risen from the tomb to win for us eternal life.
Archbishop Justin Welby, Vogue, 29 November 2013 http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/11/29/ archbishop-of-canterbury-criticises-fashion-fordevaluing-the-cross
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Holy Week at St. James’ PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 13 8:30 am Low Mass with the Blessing of Palms 9:45 am Confessions 10:30 am High Mass with the Blessing of Palms, and neighbourhood procession
HOLY MONDAY 12:10 pm Low Mass with address HOLY TUESDAY 12:10 pm Low Mass with address HOLY WEDNESDAY 12:10 pm Low Mass with address 7:30 pm Sung Office of Tenebrae MAUNDY THURSDAY 6:30 pm Solemn Mass of the Institution of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by an allnight Watch before the Altar of Repose After Mass Confessions
GOOD FRIDAY 10:00 am Stations of the Cross for Children 2:00 pm Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday 5:00 pm Confessions HOLY SATURDAY 9:00 pm Great Vigil and First Mass of Easter with the Sacrament of Holy Baptism EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 20 8:30 am Low Mass of the Resurrection 10:30 am High Mass of the Resurrection with Procession and Blessing of the Easter Garden 5:00 pm Evensong and Benediction
COMMEMORATION
Reginald Heber Bishop of Calcutta, 1826 April 6 Reginald Heber was an English cleric of the early nineteenth century, who became bishop of Calcutta in 1822. We join the Church of South India in honouring him for his decision to break the racist “colour bar” and ordain the first indigenous clergy for ministry on the Indian subcontinent. Born to privilege and power, Heber spent almost twenty years as the rector of a rural Shropshire parish, where his earnest pastoral care brought about a quiet revolution in its worship, with daily prayer, Bible study, and regular celebrations of the Eucharist. He also found time to do scholarly work and to write the hymns for which he is best remembered by Anglicans. In 1822 he was made bishop of Calcutta, with jurisdiction over all of British India. Though he accepted the office reluctantly, Heber took his episcopal duties seriously, travelling almost continuously and gaining the trust of the hard-pressed missionaries under his charge. He pushed himself so hard that his health collapsed within three years of his arrival in India, and he died at Tricho-no′poly on April 3rd, 1826. Over the next few generations, the story of his energy and sacrifice inspired many English youth to seek missionary work, and helped to establish his hymns in the worship of English-speaking Christians.
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COMMEMORATION
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Theologian, Martyr, 1945 April 10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born February 4, 1906. . . From the first days of the Nazi accession to power in 1933, Bonhoeffer was involved in protests against the regime. From 1933 to 1935 he was the pastor of two small congregations in London, but nonetheless was a leading spokesman for the Confessing Church, the center of Protestant resistance to the Nazis. In 1935 Bonhoeffer was appointed to organize and head a new seminary for the Confessing Church at Finkenwald. He described the community in Life Together and later wrote The Cost of Discipleship. Bonhoeffer became increasingly involved in the political struggle after 1939, when he was introduced to the group seeking Hitler’s overthrow. Bonhoeffer considered refuge in the United States, but he returned to Germany where he was able to continue his resistance. In May 1942 he flew to Sweden to meet Bishop Bell and convey through him to the British government proposals for a negotiated peace. The offer was rejected by the Allies who insisted upon unconditional surrender. Bonhoeffer was arrested April 5, 1943, and imprisoned in Berlin. After an attempt on Hitler’s life failed April 9, 1944, documents were discovered linking Bonhoeffer to the conspiracy. He was taken to Buchenwald concentration camp, then to Schoenberg Prison. On Sunday, April 8, 1945, just as he concluded a service in a school building in Schoenberg, two men came in with the chilling summons, “Prisoner Bonhoeffer ... come with us.” He said to another prisoner, “This is the end. For me, the beginning of life.” Bonhoeffer was hanged the next day, April 9, at Flossenburg Prison.
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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE
DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM
MON. APRIL 7
Sus 1:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 Ps 23 Jn 8:1-11
Ps 31 Ex 4:10-20, 27-31 1 Cor 14:1-19
Ps 35 Jer 24:1-10 Mk 9:30-41
TUES. APRIL 8
Num 21:4-9 Ps 102:1-2, 15-22 Jn 8:21-30
Ps 121, 122, 123 Ex 5:1 – 6:1 1 Cor 14:20-33a, 3940
Ps 124, 125, 126 Jer 25:8-17 Mk 9:42-50
WED. APRIL 9
Dan 3:13-28 Ps 24:1-6 Jn 8:31-47
Ps 119:145-176 Ex 7:8-24 2 cor 14:3-6
Ps 128, 129, 130 Jer 25:30-38 Mk 10:1-16
THU. APRIL 10
Gen 17:3-9 Ps 105:1-9 Jn 8:51-59
Ps 131, 132 Ex 7:25 – 8:19 2 Cor 3:7-18
Ps 140, 142 Jer 26:1-16 Mk 10:17-31
FRI. APRIL 11
Jer 20:7-13 Ps 18:1-7 Jn 10:31-42
Ps 95, 22 Ex 9:13-35 2 Cor 4:1-12
Ps 141, 143:1-11 Jer 29:1, 4-13 Mk 10:32-45
Ezek 37:21b-28 Ps 121 Jn 11:45-57
Ps 137:1-6, 144 Ex 10:21 – 11:8 2 Cor 4:13-18
Ps 42, 43 Jer 31:27-34 Mk 10:46-52
Is 50:4-9a Ps 31:11, 13-14 Phil 2:5-11 Mt 27:11-54
Ps 24, 29 Zech 9:9-12 1 Tim 6:12-16
Ps 103 Zech 12:9-11; 13:1, 7-9 Lk 19:41-48
SAT. APRIL 12
SUN. APRIL 13
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MASS THIS WEEK 2014
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
MON. APRIL 7
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
Feria
For our diocese, that the Holy Spirit might strengthen our faith and steadfastness 9:30 am in the Lady Chapel
TUES. APRIL 8 Feria
For good weather, food production and its fair consumption and distribution
WED. APRIL 9
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
William Law, Priest and Spiritual Leader, 1761
For our prayers to lead us to greater acts of kindness
THU. APRIL 10
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theologian, Martyr, 1945
For our willingness to recognize the rights and dignity of all people
FRI. APRIL 11
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
George Augustus Selwyn, 1st Missionary Bishop of New Zealand, 1878
For children with disabilities and their families
SAT. APRIL 12 St. Stanislaus, Bishop of Krakow and Martyr, 1079 SUN. APRIL 13 Palm Sunday
For artists of all kinds – that their work might reflect the glory of creation 8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm
Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer
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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: Pat McSherry Treasurer: Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood PARISH COUNCIL Chair: Jenny Scott Secretary: Tracy Russell
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