High Mass
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | August 24, 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 10:30 AM High Mass, Church 12:00 PM Coffee Hour, 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 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 orthodoxy (Gk., orthos doxa, “right praise,” “right belief”), a pattern of belief and worship that is consistent with the fundamental teachings of the Church. Orthodoxy is the opposite of heresy. The term is also used of Eastern churches (Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox) that acknowledge the honorary primary of Constantinople, but are not in union with Rome.
Although the word “orthodoxy” does not appear in the NT, concern for sound doctrine and right belief was evident already therein (Rom 16:17; 1 Cor 11:2, 28; 15:1-3; Tim 1:10; 6:3-4; Tim 4:3; Titus 1:9; 2:1). In the early centuries orthodox faith was expressed in creeds, especially the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the so-called Athanasian Creed. Other criteria of the orthodoxy include an appeal to the concensus of the Fathers of the Church and to the universally held beliefs of the Church down through the centuries as embodied in the formula attributed to Vincent of Lérins: “that which has been believed everywhere, always, and by everyone.” Solemns conciliar and papal teachings are yet another source of orthodox belief. The main practical criterion of orthodoxy, however, is the liturgy: lex orandi, lex credendi (Lat., “the rule of prayer is the rule of belief”). Indeed, the Greek word for orthodoxy itself can mean either “right praise” or “right belief.” The word is often used today as a polemical term by ultraconservative Catholics to describe the body of teachings they recall from their own pre-Vatican II catechetical formation. By contrast, the council used the word only once (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, n. 66).
orthopraxy (Gk., orthos praxis, “right balance”), a pattern of Christian behaviour that is consistent with the practice of Jesus and the spirit of the gospel. The term grew out of liberation theology in Latin America and political theology in Europe during the 1960s and the 1970s. It complements orthodoxy as practice complements belief and as doing complements knowing. –The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism, 1995, p. 945. .
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Notes
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Entrance Rite PRELUDE Prelude on ‘Aberystwyth’ — Healey Willan At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand. HYMN 527 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — How Firm a Foundation
KYRIE ELEISON All sing
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Stand
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
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COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. Almighty God, we are taught by thy word that all our doings without love are worth nothing. Send thy Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
All
The Liturgy of the Word OLD TESTAMENT READING Reader
Be seated
A reading from the Book of Exodus. Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, "Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase and, in the event of war, join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land." Therefore they set taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labour. They built supply cities, Pithom and Rameses, for Pharaoh. But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. The Egyptians became ruthless in imposing tasks on the Israelites, and made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and brick and in every kind of field labour. They were ruthless in all the tasks that they imposed on them. The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, "When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she shall live." But the midwives feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live. So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this, and allowed the boys to live?" The midwives said to Pharaoh,
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"Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them." So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong. And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every boy that is born to the Hebrews you shall throw into the Nile, but you shall let every girl live." Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine baby, she hid him three months. When she could hide him no longer she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the bank of the river. His sister stood at a distance, to see what would happen to him. The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her attendants walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid to bring it. When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying, and she took pity on him, "This must be one of the Hebrews' children," she said. Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?" Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Yes." So the girl went and called the child's mother. Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed it. When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and she took him as her son. She named him Moses, "because," she said, "I drew him out of the water." Exodus 1:8-2:10
Reader Allll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
Read together by all.
All
If the Lord had not been on our side, let Israel now say; if the Lord had not been on our side, when enemies rose up against us; then would they have swallowed us up alive in their fierce anger toward us; Then would the waters have overwhelmed us and the torrent gone over us; then would the raging waters have gone right over us. Blessed be the Lord! he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth. We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 124
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EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon
A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans. I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God - what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. Romans 12:1-8
Sub-deacon Allll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
HYMN 434 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — The Love of Jesus Calls Us
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HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. Matthew 16:13-20
SERMON
Be Seated Fr. Bill Crockett (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)
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NICENE CREED
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Stand
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
Stand
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.
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CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Deacon
Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.
All
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: We acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine majesty. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Celebrant
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; + pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Kneel
All
PEACE
Stand
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The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist HYMN
Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 300 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
Stand
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It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God: creator and preserver of all things. For thou art the foundation of light and life for all thy creation: thou hast made us in thine own image, and dost raise us to new life in Jesus Christ our Saviour. 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
All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, who didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” + Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.” + Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.
Allll
Celebrant
Allll
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ. We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. HIGH MASS | 17
LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
AGNUS DEI Allll sing
ECCE, AGNUS DEI & DOMINE, NON SUM DIGNUS Celebrant All
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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.
HYMN
Sit or kneel 66 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — And Now, O Father, Mindful of the Love
Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Living God, increase in us the healing power of thy love. Guide and direct us that we may please thee in all things, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All
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Stand
DISMISSAL
ANGELUS
Stand
(see overleaf)
HYMN 366 GGreen Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — God of Mercy, God of Grace
POSTLUDE Gelobet sei Gott — Healey Willan During the postlude you are encouraged to remain quietly in the nave, or to move to the Bishops’ Room to enjoy coffee hour conversation. Please notify the Parish Office (604-685-2532) when a parishioner/friend/family member is hospitalized or housebound. The Office will arrange visitation, Holy Communion or Anointing with the Parish Clergy Team and Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator. If entering hospital, please inform the hospital on arrival that you (or the patient you are with) are Anglican and ask for the hospital’s Anglican chaplain.
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ANGELUS
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The Thurible RECTOR’S NOTES Lazarus was an intimate friend of Jesus and one of the principal named disciples in the Gospel of John. Lazarus of Bethany, is only mentioned in John’s Gospel (chapters 11-12). John explains the purpose of his Gospel in chapter 20: “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20: 30-31) John presents us with the narrative of Lazarus and Jesus so that we might believe Jesus is the Messiah and have life in the name of Jesus. This becomes clearer when we look at the structure of the Gospel. Essentially it falls into four parts. The Gospel begins with a Prologue and introduction (chapter 1). It ends with an epilogue (chapter 21). The guts of the Gospel (chapters 2-20) fall into two parts: the part one is a book of signs (chapters 2-12) and part two is a book of glory (chapters 13-20) all of which is a passion narrative.
The book of signs – there are seven – begins with Jesus turning water into wine and concludes with the raising of Lazarus from the dead. So the dramatic story of the raising of Lazarus is placed at the end of Jesus’ public ministry, it is the last of the seven signs. And it leads us into the Passion narrative – the book of glory. The enemies of Jesus decide to eliminate Jesus and Lazarus, because those who had witnessed the miracle were converting to Christ. So now we can see the importance of placement of the Lazarus narrative at the hinge between the seven signs in the first half of the Gospel and the passion which is the second half of the Gospel. The Gospel of John illustrates that Jesus is “the resurrection and the life” because he raised Lazarus from the dead to life. It is a proclamation of Jesus’ power over sickness and death. This narrative is given to us to strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ as the Messiah, our Lord and Saviour. Lazarus is holding out his hand for ours that we might journey with him into the paschal mystery.
Inform. Inspire. Invite.
INSIDE:
Today at St. James’
Our Parish
Relationships & Fellowships
Resourcing Our Faith
Commemorations
Daily Lectionary
Mass this Week
Fr. Mark Greenaway-Robbins
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church COFFEE HOUR 12:00 pm in the Parish Hall EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
OUR PARISH RECTOR ON LEAVE Fr. Mark will be on leave until mid-September. During this time Mother Alexis Saunders will serve as “acting rector” and coordinate the work of Collegium with the Wardens and the Office. We give thanks for her special ministry among us. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Saturday, September 27, 2014 All parishioners are invited to attend the next Parish Council meeting to be held after the 10:15 am Mass. This meeting will run from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coffee and refreshments will be provided. If you have items you would like added to the agenda, please email them to tracylee.russell@gmail.com. The deadline for submitting items is Friday, September 5, 2014. We look forward to having you join us on September 27! Tracy Russell - Parish Council Secretary, Jenny Scott Parish Council Chair A FRIENDLY REMINDER REGARDING COFFEE HOUR: All are invited to join us in the Bishop’s Room for coffee hour after High Mass. In an effort to make it a welcoming place for all, we do ask that you refrain giving food to small children without first checking with their parents. It is also best practice to not feed the dogs. Thank you. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE EASTSIDE 10K: We are looking for a group of 15 volunteers to help support the St. James’ Run/Walk team and the hundreds of other runners on Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Eastside 10k. This team of volunteers will help at the water station at Carrall and Alexander. All St. James’ participants and volunteers will be well feed with a lovely brunch at the rectory following the race. Please sign up with Jenny Scott at: (youthworker@stjames.bc.ca)
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RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
RESOURCING OUR FAITH
HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL 2014 The festival will be held Wednesday, October 29 to Sunday, November 9. This will be the 11th consecutive year of the festival that celebrates the diverse culture and heritage of the DTES, one of the founding communities of Vancouver. Once again St. James will participate with an Open House on Saturday, November 1 from noon, following the All Saints’ Day Mass, until 4 pm.
PAX: MICHAELMAS 2014 The PAX editorial team sincerely appreciates the many excellent submissions we received for our most recent issue. Now we are accepting submissions for the upcoming Michaelmas issue, set to be released on Sunday, September 28.
The Trustees are asking for groups/guilds to offer ideas on how they might participate. Suggestions so far include a play, an archives exhibit, welcoming tea and cookies. Other suggestions are welcome. In past years we have had tours of the church, musical offerings, art historian talks about our building, a John Donne sermon from the pulpit, a performance of Everyman and displays of our vestments, needlework, silver and other artefacts. Please mark your calendars and invite your family and friends. MAY'S PLACE HOSPICE RENOVATION: REQUEST FOR SUPPORT After serving the Downtown Eastside for almost 25 years, upgrades to May’s Place hospice are now necessary to ensure patients’ safety and comfort. Based in Gastown, Cutler Design initiated a special project with The Bloom Group to renovate May’s Place. All projects costs will be covered by co-fundraising, as well as a network of vendor partners. Together, The Bloom Group and Cutler aim to raise $25,000 to make this project possible. These funds will go directly towards the construction and material costs, as Cutler will provide their services for free. If you would like to donate to this project or learn more about the campaign go to bit.ly/maysmakeover.
This issue's theme is "Remembering and celebrating our Parish history." We are planning to feature content from our own St. James' Archives, and are also eager to hear from parishioners who have special memories of events, people, and the neighbourhood throughout our long history. We warmly invite your reflections in word or image, especially as we approach our Dedication Festival. While we give priority to contributions related to the theme, submissions on any topic are always most welcome. The deadline for submissions is Tues., September 2. All items, whether articles (500 words max.), poetry, photographs, or other images can be emailed to tracylee.russell@gmail.com or left in the PAX slot outside the Church office.
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COMMEMORATION St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo, Teacher of the Faith, 430 August 28
Augustine of Hippo was a North African bishop who died in the year 430 — and a teacher of the faith whose thought has continued to shape the mind and imagination of the western Church ever since. Augustine was raised a Christian but wandered away from the Church in his youth. His restless intellect and fierce ambition led him into a neo-Christian cult and from his small home town in North Africa to Carthage, then to Rome, and finally to the imperial capital of Milan. There he underwent a spiritual and intellectual crisis which brought him back to the Church; he was baptized at Milan in the year 387, at the age of thirty-three. Shortly afterwards he resigned his post in the imperial government and returned to North Africa, where he hoped to live as a monk in company with his friends. But during a visit to the North African port of Hippo Regius he was seized by the congregation and forcibly ordained as a presbyter. A couple of years later he became their bishop and served them in this office until his death three and a half decades later. There is hardly an aspect of Christian thought that Augustine’s own thinking did not influence. But his work as a theologian grew out of his vocation as a pastor, and he usually would not address an issue unless it affected his flock or was raised by a correspondent. He was able to talk on many different levels at once, combining practical instruction, the interpretation of Scripture, and theological insights of rare speculative power in a style of writing and speaking which had few equals in its day. Augustine also possessed enormous personal charm, a quality which made all sorts of people take pleasure in his company. This attractiveness may still be met and felt by those who choose to engage Augustine’s life by reading what he wrote. In commemorating him today, the anniversary of his death in the year 430, we are not only remembering an influential intellect of the Church. We are also honouring a whole person who gave his heart as well as his mind to the task of growing up, with others, “to the measure of the full stature of Christ.” For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994
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COMMEMORATION The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist August 29 The Gospel according to Mark tells us that John the Baptist was thrown into prison because he had offended King Herod and his wife Herodias. No harm came to him until Herodias exploited a frivolous vow which the King made during a banquet; and then to preserve his own honour Herod ordered John to be beheaded. In Mark’s account this story is designed to present a stark contrast: while Herod feasted with his friends in wanton luxury, John languished in prison because of his steadfast witness to the word and justice of God. And though Herod knew that John was a holy and righteous man, and even heard him gladly, yet he condemned the prophet to death rather than dishonour a drunken vow. Like the voices of the proud quoted in the ancient Psalm, Herod could say, “With our tongue will we prevail; / our lips are our own; who is lord over us?” But the Psalm also foresaw a day when the voices of the proud would be stopped by the justice of God: “Because the needy are oppressed, and the poor cry out in misery, I will rise up,” says the Lord, “and give them the help they long for.”
So it was that Mark set the story of John’s death in the context of what Jesus was doing — how he was fulfilling the prophecy of John not only by preaching the gospel of repentance but also by deeds which revealed the power and righteousness of God. When Herod learned of all these things, he was seized with anxiety. Having misused his power to behead John, he now knew that John was vindicated — and heard the death-knell of his own sovereignty — in the life and mission of Jesus of Nazareth. For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994
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DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM
MON. AUGUST 25
Dt 18:15-18 Ps 91 Lk 22:24-30
Ps 86 Gen 28:10-17 Jn 1:43-51
Ps 15, 67 Is 66:1-2, 18-23 1 Pet 5:1-11
TUES. AUGUST 26
2 Thess 2:1-17 Ps 96:7-13 Mt 23:23-26
Ps 5, 6 Job 6:1-4, 8-15, 21 Acts 9:32-43
Ps 10, 11 1 Kgs 1:38 – 2:4 Jn 6:60-71
WED. AUGUST 27
1 Sam 1:10-11, 20 Ps 115:12-15 Jn 16:20-24
Ps 119:1-24 Job 6:1, 7:1-21 Acts 10:1-16
Ps 12, 13, 14 1 Kgs 3:1-15 Jn 7:1-13
THU. AUGUST 28
1 Jn 4:7-16 Ps 102:19-28 Mt 23:8-12
Ps 18:1-20 Job 8:1-10, 20-22 Acts 10:17-33
Ps 18:21-50 1 Kgs 3:16-28 Jn 7:14-36
FRI. AUGUST 29
2 Chr 24:17-21 Ps 71:1-6, 15-17 Mk 6:17-29
Ps 102 Jer 38:1-6 Rev 7:13-17
Ps 86 Jg 16:28-30 1 Peter 3:13-18
SAT. AUGUST 30
Col 3:1-4, 12-17 Ps 23 Lk 10:1-9
Ps 20, 21:1-7 Job 9:1, 10:1-9, 1622 Acts 11:1-18
Ps 110:1-5; 116, 117 1 Kgs 7:51 – 8:21 Jn 8:12-20
SUN. AUGUST 31
Ex 3:1-15 Ps 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c Rom 12:9-21 Mt 16:21-28
Ps 148, 149, 150 Job 11:1-9, 13-20 Rev 5:1-14
Ps 114, 115 1 Kgs 8:22-30 Mt 5:1-12
DATE
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MASS THIS WEEK 2014
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
MON. AUGUST 25
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. Bartholomew
For those suffering from addiction, that they may be restored and know your unfailing mercy 9:30 am in the Lady Chapel
TUES. AUGUST 26 Feria
For those who are sick, increase their trust in your power to overcome death and pain and crying
WED. AUGUST 27
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. Monica, Mother of St. Augustine of Hippo, 387
For those in prison, visit our prisons with your judgment and mercy
THU. AUGUST 28
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher of the Faith, 430
For the care of Creation, that we may seek to follow your covenant of mercy with every living creature
Fri. AUGUST 29
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
For elders in our parish, that they may remain steadfast in testifying to the Light of their Salvation
SAT. AUGUST 30
For the youth of our parish and country, order their steps to run the race of faith
Robert McDonald, Priest in the Western Arctic, 1913 SUN. AUGUST 31 Pentecost 12
8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm
Morning Prayer Low Mass, with anointing High Mass, with anointing 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 604-614-9915 | joyce.locht@gmail.com
Youth Worker: Jenny Scott 778-322-7967 | youthworker@stjames.bc.ca
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
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