High mass pentecost 11 jul 31 2016 web

High Mass

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | July 31, 2016 | 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.

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VISION STATEMENT Discovering the beauty of holiness in our lives and neighbourhood, by living a Christ-centred sacramental life rooted in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.

MISSION OBJECTIVES  To be a beacon for all as a neighbourhood and destination church where we invite and welcome friends, family, and strangers into our midst;  To deepen our life of prayer and formation in Christ;  To develop relationships and fellowship in open, honest, and spiritual ways among parishioners, with our neighbours, and those in need;  To pursue and practice justice and mercy for the imparting of the Kingdom of God within and beyond the Parish; To strive to maintain financial equilibrium, develop our reserves, and optimize the use of our assets to ensure the preservation of our sacred space and ministry from generation to generation, to the everlasting glory of God. ______________________________________________________________________ TODAY 8:00 am Morning Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel 8:30 am Low Mass, Lady Chapel 9:15 am Coffee Hour, Rectory 10:30 am High Mass, Church 12:00 pm Coffee Hour, Blessed Sacrament Chapel 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled.

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Before Mass If you require assistance at any time, please speak to one of the welcomers at the Church entrance (narthex).

As a friendly reminder, please turn off all electronic devices that might disrupt worship.

In the interest of security, please keep purses and other valuables with you at all times.

Wireless hearing amplifiers are available.

Washrooms can be accessed through the doors on the left hand side at the back of the Church on the opposite side to the entrance.

Your family is welcome at St. James’. There is a play area with toys and colouring books at the back of the Church. Godly Play will resume in the fall.

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.

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A Reflection HONEST REPENTANCE There is an element of the sombre in Holy Communion that we cannot entirely avoid: because one of the things that we see at the Lord’s table is ourselves. We are taken back to a last supper at which Jesus identified his betrayer. And in some of the orders of Holy Communion, like the Book of Common Prayer, the narrative is introduced with the words “ . . .in the night in which he was betrayed . . .” We are there as God’s guests, there because God loves to have us there, because Jesus has requested the pleasure of our company. But we are also there as those who have the capacity to betray. “The hand of the one who betrays me is on the table with me,” says Jesus. And he dips the bread in the sauce and passes it to Judas. He warns all those around the table that in a couple of hours’ time they are going to abandon him.

That too is part of what is going on at the Eucharist. The Eucharist reminds us of the need for honest repentance -- of the need to confront our capacity to betray and forget the gift we have been given. And that is why the Eucharist is not, in Christian practice, a reward for good behaviour; it is the food we need to prevent ourselves from starving as a result of our own selfenclosure and self-absorption, our pride and our forgetfulness.

In many of our churches it was once thought that receiving Holy Communion was something you should only do when you felt you had made a “proper” preparation. Yet, Holy Communion is no kind of reward; it is, like everything about Jesus Christ, a free gift. We take Holy Communion not because we are doing well, but because we are doing badly. Not because we have arrived, but because we are travelling. Not because we are right, but because we are confused and wrong. Not because we are divine, but because we are human. Not because we are full, but because we are hungry.

Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer, Rowan Williams, 2014 [adapted]

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Notes

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Entrance Rite PRELUDE If you but trust in God to guide you — Gottfried Walther

At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.

HYMN 350 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Stand Up and Bless the Lord Stand up and bless the Lord, you people of God's choice; stand up and bless the Lord of hosts with heart and soul and voice.

Though high above all praise, above all blessing high, who would not fear God's holy name, and laud and magnify?

O for the living flame from God's own altar brought, to touch our lips, our minds inspire, and wing to heaven our thought!

God is our strength and song, who makes salvation ours; then be God's love in Christ proclaimed with all our ransomed powers.

Stand up and bless the Lord; the Lord your God adore; stand up and bless the glorious name henceforth for evermore.

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Stand

KYRIE ELEISON All sing

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (see overleaf)

COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

Almighty God, thy Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry with the bread of his life and the word of his kingdom.

Renew thy people with thy heavenly grace, and in all our weakness sustain us by thy true and living bread, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

All

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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS

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The Liturgy of the Word OLD TESTAMENT READING Reader

Be seated

A reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes.

Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. I, the Teacher, when king over Israel in Jerusalem, applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to human beings to be busy with. I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to those who come after me — and who knows whether they will be wise or foolish? Yet they will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. So I turned and gave my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labours under the sun, because sometimes one who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by another who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. What do mortals get from all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun? For all their days are full of pain, and their work is a vexation; even at night their minds do not rest. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23

Reader Allll

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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PSALM

A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.

My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and my heart shall meditate on understanding.

I will incline my ear to a proverb and set forth my riddle upon the harp. Antiphon Why should I be afraid in evil days, when the wickedness of those at my heels surrounds me, The wickedness of those who put their trust in their goods, and boast of their great riches? Antiphon We can never ransom ourselves, or deliver to God the price of our life; For the ransom of our life is so great, that we should never have enough to pay for it, In order to live for ever and ever, and never see the grave. Antiphon Psalm 49:2-8

EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Colossians.

So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.

Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life. But now you must get rid of all such things—anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all!

Colossians 3:1-11

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The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA

A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.

Stand

Alleluia. O Lord God of my salvation: I have cried day and night before thee. Alleluia.

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thy ear before my cry. Alleluia.

Domine Deus salutis meæ (Mode V)

HOLY GOSPEL Deacon All Deacon All

All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?”

So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God.’ Luke 12:13-21

Deacon All

The Gospel of Christ.

Praise be to thee, O Christ.

SERMON

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NICENE CREED

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Celebrant

In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

All

After each petition this response is said: Lord in thy mercy.

Hear our prayer.

All All

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

The ministers and people may greet one another in the name of the Lord in the customary way.

You may choose not to shake hands at the Peace. A simple exchange of “Peace be with you” with eye contact and a nod, or a bow, is a good substitute.

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The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

Be seated

Moses consecrated an altar unto the Lord, offering burnt offerings upon it, and sacrificing peace offerings; and he made an evening sacrifice for a sweet-smelling savour unto the Lord God, in the sight of the children of Israel.

Sanctificávit Moyses (Mode I)

HYMN

Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward.

433 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Lord, You Give the Great Commission Lord, you give the great commission: "Heal the sick and preach the word."

Lest the Church neglect its mission and the Gospel go unheard, help us witness to your purpose with renewed integrity; with the Spirit's gifts empower us for the work of ministry.

Lord, you call us to your service: "In my name baptize and teach."

That the world may trust your promise, life abundant meant for each, give us all new fervour, draw us closer in community; with the Spirit's gifts empower us for the work of ministry. (continue overleaf)

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Lord, you make the common holy: "This my body, this my blood."

Let your priests, for earth's true glory, daily lift life heavenward, asking that the world around us share your children's liberty; with the Spirit's gifts empower us for the work of ministry.

Lord, you show us love's true measure: "Father, what they do, forgive."

Yet we hoard as private treasure all that you so freely give.

May your care and mercy lead us to a just society; with the Spirit's gifts empower us for the work of ministry.

Lord, you bless with words assuring: "I am with you to the end."

Faith and hope and love restoring, may we serve as you intend, and, amid the cares that claim us, hold in mind eternity; with the Spirit's gifts empower us for the work of ministry.

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SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE

Stand

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God: creator and preserver of all things.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on this first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee and saying:

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SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Allll sing

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PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Celebrant

Kneel

All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, who didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” + Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.” + Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.

Allll

Celebrant

Allll

And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ.

We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end.

Amen.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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Kneel

AGNUS DEI Allll sing

INVITATION TO COMMUNION Celebrant All

+Behold the Lamb of God, behold him that taketh away the sins of the world.

O Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.

All who are baptized and believe Christ present in this sacrament are invited to come forward for communion. Those who are unable to receive communion, or do not yet receive, are invited to come forward for a blessing. To indicate you wish a blessing, fold your arms rather than holding out your hand for the Sacrament. When coming forward to receive, please approach from the centre aisle only and follow the directions of the attendant standing at the head of the aisle. Please return to your seat via the side aisles.

When you receive the Holy Bread please consume it immediately. It is no longer permissible to intinct the Holy Bread in the Holy Wine. You may choose not to receive the Holy Wine from the chalice at this time. If so, once you have received the Holy Bread please remain kneeling and fold your arms to indicate that you do not wish to receive from the chalice.

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HYMN

Sit or kneel 309 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Victim Divine, Thy Grace We Claim Victim divine, thy grace we claim while thus thy precious death we show; once offered up, a spotless Lamb, in thy great temple here below, thou didst for all mankind atone, and standest now before the throne.

Thou standest in the holiest place, as now for guilty sinners slain; thy blood of sprinkling speaks and prays all-prevalent for helpless man; thy blood is still our ransom found, and spreads salvation all around.

We need not now go up to heaven to bring the long-sought Saviour down; thou art to all already given, thou dost e'en now thy banquet crown: to every faithful soul appear, and show thy real presence here.

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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All

Celebrant

All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

God of grace, we have shared in the mystery of the body and blood of Christ.

May we who have tasted the bread of life live with thee for ever.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

BLESSING Celebrant

All

Kneel The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the +Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always.

Amen.

Notices and announcements may be given.

DISMISSAL

Stand

Be Seated

Stand

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ANGELUS

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HYMN 565 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, pilgrim though this barren land.

I am weak, but thou art mighty; hold me with thy powerful hand.

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more, feed me till I want no more.

Open now the crystal fountain whence the healing stream doth flow; let the fire and cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through.

Strong deliverer, strong deliverer. be thou still my strength and shield, be thou still my strength and shield.

When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside; death of death, and hell’s destruction, land me safe on Canaan's side: songs of praises, songs of praises, I will ever give to thee, I will ever give to thee.

POSTLUDE If you but trust God to guide you (BWV 642) — J. S. Bach During the postlude you are encouraged to remain quietly in the nave, or to move to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel to enjoy coffee hour conversation.

The sacrament of anointing is available immediately after Mass in the Lady Chapel.

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For prayer requests, please contact the office or speak to a member of the clergy.

Please notify the Parish Office (604-685-2532) when a parishioner/friend/family member is hospitalized or housebound. The Office will arrange visitation, Holy Communion or Anointing with the Parish Clergy Team and Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator.

If entering hospital, please inform the hospital on arrival that you (or the patient you are with) are Anglican and ask for the hospital’s Anglican chaplain.

The flowers on the High Altar and in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel are given to the Glory of God and in memory of Susan Friesen, Rodney Friesen and Louella Friesen from Joyce and Randy Locht.

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The Thurible CLERGY NOTES On Tuesday the news reported yet one more “absurd” (as Pope Francis might describe it) act of extremist violence, the murder at the altar of a French priest in his 80s: one more senseless horrific killing in our seemingly everincreasingly violent world. We print below by courtesy of Guardian News and Media Ltd extracts from a column in Thursday’s edition written by Fr Giles Fraser, an Anglican priest in London, UK: “When I was first ordained a priest, I would say my prayers every morning in front of three undistinguished stained-glass windows. And every morning, I would argue in my head with the theology those windows were promoting. On the left, Abraham held up a curly knife, preparing to cut the throat of his son who is strapped to an altar. In the middle, Christ hanging on the cross, dripping blood. On the right, a priest, in full liturgical kit, stood behind an altar, hands outstretched over bread and wine. The coloured glass was insisting that these three scenes were intimately connected, that the mass/holy communion/

eucharist, whatever you call it, is essentially a sacrifice – and not just some stylised community get-together.”

Inform.

Inspire.

Invite.

“Father Jacques Hamel’s throat was slit as he said morning mass, murdered by a teenager claiming allegiance to Islamic State. The sacrificial imagery is unavoidable.”

“Rouen itself is a town soaked in the blood of martyrdom. It was here that another 19-year-old, believing herself to have received visions from God, and believing God to have called her to war, was burned at the stake by the English as a heretic. To some, Joan of Arc was a witness to the one true faith. To others she was a deluded fantasist, using God to inspire acts of violence.”

“Obviously, it’s not just Islam that has a problem with violence. Indeed, arguably, the Bible has more violence in it that the Qur’an. And the difference between good religion and bad religion – like the difference between good and bad people – has little to do with who is right and who is

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(con’t from page 19) wrong about God and absolutely everything to do with how each religious tradition manages its own propensity for violence.”

“And it is here that the language of sacrifice is especially tricky. I have no time for the idea that Jesus is sacrificed on the cross to appease an angry God. If that’s true, then God becomes the enemy of humankind and I am against him. No, Jesus absorbs the violence that comes from us not from God. He receives our blows, our punishments, our disdain. And, despite his innocence – or, rather, precisely because of it – he refuses to answer back in kind. No more an eye for an eye.”

“In other words, the sacrifice of the cross is the non-violent absorption of human violence.

The offer of love in return for hate, even to the point of death. This is the horrendous price that peace is sometimes asked to pay. This is what makes the eucharistic sacrifice life-giving and not some historical death cult. And this is the sacrifice that Father Jacques was celebrating as he died. He died as a priest, doing what priests do. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.”

Here is the hope and the challenge of our Christian faith as we gather together for Mass Sunday by Sunday “to proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes".

TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Lady Chapel COFFEE HOUR After Low Mass in the Rectory HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church COFFEE HOUR After High Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

OUR PARISH GRACIAS The St. James’ Day Tapas Lunch was a roaring success. Thank you to everyone who helped make it so.

Fr Kevin IT’S NOT TOO LATE It’s not too late to complete your census questionnaire.

Go to www.census.gc.ca to complete it online (enter your 16-digit secure access code and follow the instructions) or call 1-855-700-2016. Respondents who use TTY (a telecommunications device for people who are deaf) can call 1-866-753-7083. Complete your questionnaire today. It’s important!

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KIDS’ CORNER Vision: To help children and their parents find new ways to more fully participate in mass and aid in their spiritual formation.

Parables! Jesus loves to give us information through these stories which we call parables. In Godly Play, we have learned that parables can be tricky and hard to understand but we just have to keep trying and eventually we will understand what Jesus is saying to us. This week the Gospel is a parable. It tells of a rich man who had a lot of success with his crops. He had way more than he could use. He decided that he would tear down his small barns and build bigger ones to store all his crops. He said to himself "I am going to take time off -- eat, drink, and be merry for years!"

God said to the man "You are foolish to do this, if you die tomorrow, who will get your crops?" God wanted the man to know that he was trusting in his riches rather than in God who gave them. I wonder what you would do if you were that man?

Prayer God, help me to put others before me and to help all those in need as much as I can, with food, a smile, a prayer. Amen.

COMMEMORATION St. Oswald King of Northumbria and Martyr, 642 August 5 Oswald was the eldest son of Aethelfrith, King of Bernicia and was probably born in the royal palace of Yeavering in the year 605. After the death of his father, who was killed in battle by Edwin, Oswald and his brothers went into exile, into what we now call Scotland, possibly even onto the island of Iona. During his 16 year exile Oswald came into contact with the Community of Columba and, being influenced by their teaching and life-style, became a Christian.

After the death of Edwin, Oswald returned in 634 from his exile and sought to regain his kingdom through battle with Cadwallon. The night before the Battle of Heavenfield — near to Hexham — Oswald made a wooden cross, erected it and had his army gather around it and pray for victory. Oswald’s victory led to the unification of the kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira into the kingdom of Northumbria. He set up his royal palace and court at Bamburgh and called for monks from Iona to establish — or in fact to re-establish more firmly — Christianity throughout his land.

Aidan responded to this call from Iona, and he established a church at Bamburgh and a Community, based on Columba’s Community on the island of Lindisfarne. This was to be a place of learning, of culture and of mission. We know from Bede’s “Ecclesiastical History of the English People” that Oswald and Aidan forged a deep friendship and partnership; the King acted as interpreter for the Bishop, who to begin with only spoke his native Irish language.

Bede also tells this story: One Easter Oswald and Aidan were feasting at the Palace, when a silver dish of food was set before them. Just as they were saying their prayers of blessing a servant, who looked after the needs of the poor, came into the Hall to tell the King that a great crowd of hungry folk were sitting outside the palace begging alms. The king immediately ordered his food to be taken out to them and the silver platter to be broken up and shared among them. Aidan, impressed by the generosity of the King, raised Oswald’s right hand and prayed, “May this hand never wither with age”.

Oswald met a violent death in the year 642 when he and the Mercian King, Penda clashed in battle. Oswald died on 5th August at Oswestry in Shropshire. Despite living in violent days, Oswald is renowned as a diplomat, a unifier, a generous and humble king, and is remembered as a martyr. http://www.staidan-bamburgh.co.uk/Resources/St% 20Oswald.pdf

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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE

DAILY MASS

MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM

MON. AUGUST 1 St. Joseph of Arimathea BC Day

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

Ps 41, 52 Jos 7:1-13 Rom 13:8-14

Ps 44 1 Sam 24:1-22 Mt 26:36-46

Ps 45 Jos 8:1-22 Rom 14:1-12

Ps 47, 48 1 Sam 25:1-22 Mt 26:47-56

Ps 119:49-72 Jos 8:30-35 Rom 14:13-23

Ps 49 1 Sam 25:23-44 Mt 26:57-68

Ps 50 Jos 9:3-21 Rom 15:1-13

Ps 66, 67 1 Sam 28:3-20 Mt 26:69-75

Ps 116 Zeph 3:14-20 Mk 15:37 – 16:7

Ps 30, 149 Ex 15:19-21 2 Cor 1:3-7

Ps 55 Jos 23:1-16 Rom 15:25-33

Ps 138, 139:1-17 2 Sam 1:1-16 Mt 27:11-23

Ps 24, 29 Jos 24:1-15 Acts 28:23-31

Ps 8, 84 2 Sam 1:17-27 Mk 2:23-28

TUES. AUGUST 2 Feria

WED. AUGUST 3 Feria

THU. AUGUST 4 St. John Vianney, the Cure d’Ars, Priest, 1859

FRI. AUGUST 5 St. Oswald, King of Northumbria & Martyr, 642

5:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

SAT. AUGUST 6 Feria

SUN. AUGUST 7 Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

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8:00 am Prayer 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm Prayer

Morning Low Mass High Mass Evening

OFFICE & MASS TIMES 2016

MASS TIMES

MON. AUGUST 1 St. Joseph of Arimathea BC Day

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

TUES. AUGUST 2 Feria

5:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

WED. AUGUST 3 Feria

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

THU. AUGUST 4 St. John Vianney, the Cure d’Ars, Priest, 1859

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

FRI. AUGUST 5 St. Oswald, King of Northumbria & Martyr, 642

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

SAT. AUGUST 6 Feria

SUN. AUGUST 7 Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm

Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer

Public prayer is offered Monday - Saturday in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel accessed on East Cordova Street through the Chapel Walkway: Morning Prayer 9.00 am. Evening Prayer 5.00 pm. Please be on time since the gate may be closed once prayers have begun. On Sundays: Morning Prayer 8.00 am. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Evening Prayer: 5.00 pm. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, please check the weekly bulletin for exceptions.

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CLERGY

PARISH STAFF

Interim Priest-in-Charge: Father Kevin Hunt fr.kevin@stjames.bc.ca 778-984-3208 Days off: Friday & Saturday

Office Managers: Linda Adams: Mon – Wed, 9:00 am-4:00 pm Deanna Ferguson: Thu – Sat, 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com 604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday Deacon: The Revd Joyce Locht joyce.locht@gmail.com 604-614-9915 Deacon: The Revd Lucy Price lucy_price@yahoo.com

Children & Families Coordinator: Louisa Farrell louisafarrell237@gmail.com Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson Custodial Staff: Building Manager, Art Cuthbertson: Mon-Fri, 9:00 am-2:00 pm 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell: Sat, 7:00 am-1:00 pm, Sun, 7-10 am

PARISH COUNCIL Honorary Assistant: Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon

Chair: Annie Grant Secretary: Doug Ibbott

CLERGY AVAILABILITY

PARISH OFFICERS

Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532. Parish Office hours are: Mon. to Sat. 9 am to 4 pm.

Bishop’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe 604-222-3053 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Pat McSherry 604-687-6844 wardens@stjames.bc.ca

For immediate contact or within a few hours please contact Father Kevin Hunt on his cell phone at: 778984-3208.

You may need to leave a message if we are engaged in a pastoral matter and we will promptly return urgent calls. We seek to be available to all in any circumstances and encourage you to contact us and request an opportunity for a pastoral appointment.

For pastoral care and support you may also contact our Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator: joyce.locht@gmail.com | Joyce Locht 604-614-9915

Trustee: Leslie Arnovick Trustee: Jerry Adams Trustee: PJ Janson Treasurer: vacant Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood St. James’ Anglican Church Diocese of New Westminster Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1L4 T: 604-685-2532 | Fax: 604-685-7605 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca