High mass pentecost 14 aug 21 2016 web

High Mass

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | August 21, 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.

Please help us to get to know you by introducing yourself to one of the clergy.

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

MISSION OBJECTIVES  To be a beacon for all as a neighbourhood and destination church where we invite and welcome friends, family, and strangers into our midst;  To deepen our life of prayer and formation in Christ;  To develop relationships and fellowship in open, honest, and spiritual ways among parishioners, with our neighbours, and those in need;  To pursue and practice justice and mercy for the imparting of the Kingdom of God within and beyond the Parish; To strive to maintain financial equilibrium, develop our reserves, and optimize the use of our assets to ensure the preservation of our sacred space and ministry from generation to generation, to the everlasting glory of God. ______________________________________________________________________ TODAY 8:00 am Morning Prayer, 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 THE TRANSFORMING SPIRIT Holy Communion is not about our redemption, it is about our creation. It is about an immense and glorious debt that we can never repay: the debt to our creator for our very being. God has called us into being because he wants our company, and redemption would make no sense if it were not the same creative longing for our company that was involved, the creating and transforming Spirit of God calling us once again into life because of that eternal “desire” for our company -- not a divine need that we are summoned into existence to satisfy, but an overflowing divine generosity that seeks to share itself more and more with what is other.

In everything we say about Holy Communion we are talking about the work of the Holy Spirit. in the Gospels the Holy Spirit is the living breath of the God who brings Jesus alive -- literally, at the beginning of his life in Mary’s womb, fully alive to his vocation at his baptism, alive out of death after the descent to the realm “where all things are forgotten”, in the words of the psalm. And the Spirit-given life he then communicates to his people.

So it is that in Holy Communion we invoke and celebrate the action of the Spirit. At the central moment, just before we receive the bread and wine, we pray the prayer of Jesus: we say, “Our Father . . .” - and that is a great and significant moment, not just a bit of muttered devotion before we start on our way to the altar, but one of the supreme transitions in the drama of the entire service. For when we pray the prayer of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is in us and at work in us. We are affirming that in this act of worship the Holy Spirit is speaking Jesus’ words in us, praying “Abba, Father”, as Jesus did and does.

Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer, Rowan Williams: Eerdmans, 2014

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Notes

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Entrance Rite PRELUDE At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.

HYMN 5 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies Christ whose glory fills the skies, Christ the true, the only light, Sun of Righteousness, arise!

Triumph o'er the shades of night: Dayspring from on high, be near; Daystar, in my heart appear.

Dark and cheerless is the morn unaccompanied by thee; joyless is the day’s return, till thy mercy’s beams I see, till they inward light impart, glad my eyes and warm my heart.

Visit then this soul of mine, pierce the gloom of sin and grief; fill me, Radiancy divine, scatter all my unbelief; more and more thyself display, shining to the perfect day.

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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, 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

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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS

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The Liturgy of the Word OLD TESTAMENT READING

Be seated

Reader

A reading from the Book of Isaiah.

Reader Allll

Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.

The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.

Isaiah 58: 9b-14 The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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PSALM

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

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy Name.

He forgives all your sins and heals all your infirmities. Antiphon He satisfies you with good things, and your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.

He made his ways known to Moses and his works to the children of Israel.

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger and of great kindness. Antiphon Psalm 103:1, 3, 5, 7-8 EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

Sub-deacon Allll

You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. (For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death." Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear.") But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven." This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what is shaken - that is, created things - so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews 12:18-29 The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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ALLELUIA

A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.

Alleluia. O come let us sing to the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Alleluia. For the Lord is a great God: and a great King over all the earth.

Alleluia.

Quoniam Deus magnus (Mode V)

HOLY GOSPEL

All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels

Deacon Allll Deacon Allll

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.

Deacon Allll

Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Woman, you are set free from your ailment." When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day." But the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites!

Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?"

When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.

Luke 13:10-17 The Gospel of Christ.

Praise be to thee, O Christ.

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SERMON

Be Seated Deacon Joyce Locht (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)

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NICENE CREED

Stand

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Celebrant

In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

All

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

Hear our prayer.

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After the petition for the departed: + Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord.

And may light perpetual shine upon them.

May they rest in peace.

Amen.

Stand

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Deacon

Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.

All

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: We acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine majesty.

We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings.

Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Celebrant

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; + pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Kneel

All

PEACE

Stand

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

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

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

Be seated

I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined unto me: he heard my calling, and hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God. Exspectans expectavi (Mode I)

HYMN

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

332 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — All Hail the Power of Jesu’s Name

All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem To crown him Lord of all.

Crown him, ye morning stars of light, Who fixed this floating ball; Now hail the Strength of Israel's might, And crown him Lord of all.

Crown him, ye martyrs of your God, Who from his altar call; Praise him whose way of pain ye trod, And crown him Lord of all.

Ye seed of Israel's chosen race, Ye ransomed of the fall, Hail him who saves you by his grace.

And crown him Lord of all.

Hail him, ye heirs of David's line, Whom David Lord did call, The God incarnate, Man divine, And crown him Lord of all.

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Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all.

Let every tribe and every tongue To him their hearts enthral, Lift high the universal song, And crown him Lord of all.

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. Who by water and the Holy Spirit hast made us a holy people in Jesus Christ our Lord; thou dost renew that mystery in bread and wine and nourish us, to show forth thy glory in all the world.

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

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SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Allll sing

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.

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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

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ECCE, AGNUS DEI & DOMINE, NON SUM DIGNUS Celebrant All

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

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

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

When you receive the Holy Bread consume it immediately. It is no longer permissible to intinct the Holy Bread in the Holy Wine.

You may choose not to receive the Holy Wine from the chalice at this time. If so, once you have received the Holy Bread please remain kneeling and fold your arms to indicate that you do not wish to receive from the chalice.

HYMN

Sit or kneel 57 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Thou, Who at Thy First Eucharist Thou, who at thy first eucharist didst pray that all thy church might be for ever one, grant us at every eucharist to say with longing heart and soul, "Thy will be done."

O may we all one bread, one body be, through this blest sacrament of unity.

For all thy church, O Lord, we intercede: make thou our sad divisions soon to cease; draw us the nearer each to each, we plead, by drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace.

Thus may we all one bread, one body be, through this blest sacrament of unity.

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So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease, may we be one with all thy church above, one with thy saints in one unbroken peace, one with thy saints in one unbounded love; more blessed still, in peace and love to be one with the Trinity in Unity.

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 BLESSING Celebrant

All

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

Amen.

Notices and announcements may be given.

DISMISSAL

Stand

Be Seated

Stand

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ANGELUS

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HYMN 434 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — The Love of Jesus Calls Us The love of Jesus calls us our joyous praise to sing; our deeply felt thanksgiving we now together bring, for all God’s many blessings, unasked yet still received, and for the generations who faithfully believed.

The love of Jesus calls us, that we may always be companions on a journey, where all the world may see that serving Christ is freedom which time does not destroy; where Christ’s command is duty, and every duty joy.

The love of Jesus calls us to go where he would go, to challenge all that limits, to change, to learn, to grow, to know that Christ has freed us, that prisons are no more; for those who seek his kingdom, Christ opens every door.

The love of Jesus calls us in swiftly changing days, to be God’s co-creators in new and wondrous ways; that God with men and women may so transform the earth, that love and peace and justice may give God’s kingdom birth.

POSTLUDE Ciacona in E minor (BuxWV 160) — Dietrich Buxtehude 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.

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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CALL FOR ARTISTS Come and be part of the Heart of the City Festival with the St. James’ “Living on Shared Territory” Art Show St. James’ Anglican Church will host an art show during the Heart of the City Festival on the theme of “Living on Shared Territory.” The show will take place on Saturday, October 29 with an opening reception at St. James’ on the evening of October 28.

Artists are invited to submit secular or spiritual works, in line with the theme. These works may be a reflection of connection with the church, community, or personal art practice. Artists are encouraged to consider the context of St. James’ as a space for the display of art, in conjunction with the theme; however, this is not a mandatory requirement.

For full details go to the St. James’ website: www.stjames.bc.ca

The Thurible CLERGY NOTES For the past three months or so I have been able to observe a pair of seagulls who have made their nest on top of the block opposite our apartment. To my surprise (I have something of a bird phobia, but that's another story) I have become quite fascinated watching them, and perhaps even a little broody.

First, the careful building of the nest in a shady corner, then the patient sitting and waiting. Three chicks were hatched some weeks ago; then it was the parents feeding them, with the chicks wandering over the roof in the cooler part of the day, but otherwise invisible in the nest.

One parent always remains on guard, ready to repel boarders.

Somewhere along the way one of the chicks has been lost; the remaining two continue to grow almost visibly day by day, the parents still feeding and protecting them.

For a little while the juveniles have been more visible during the day, slowly discovering how to flex their wings, running and taking little leaps into the air, a parent still watching over them.

Now they spread their wings more fully and are lifting themselves just a few inches from the roof. They are beginning too to look over the parapet: soon the big day will come. I find myself, again to my surprise, on tenterhooks, willing them to fly, yet not wanting them to leave; worrying what will happen. Will they really be able to fly safely, to fend for themselves?

I'm sure no mother or father reading this will be at all surprised: it is the lot of all parents, bringing to birth, nurturing, and then preparing to let go. Is this how the Creator God relates to us too, nourishing and nurturing us through our common life in the church, and then letting us go?

God then invites us to take adult responsibility for our lives, and that common life, in relationship with the creation, with our neighbour and with this loving God-self revealed most fully in the person of Jesus Christ.

Inform.

Inspire.

Invite.

INSIDE:

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Today at St. James’ Our Parish Daily Lectionary Mass this Week Commemoration

Fr. Kevin

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ FOURTEENTH 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

SALAL + CEDAR EVENTS On Sunday, Sept. 11, The Reverend Laurel Dykstra and members of Salal + Cedar, the environmental justice ministry of the Diocese of New Westminster, will be joining us at both Masses, informing our liturgy, preaching, and sharing something of their work over Coffee Hour. Then on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 10.30 Salal + Cedar will lead us on an ecological and historical walking tour of the neighbourhood, which it is hoped will include an open-air act of worship and conclude with a simple lunch. To learn more about the work of Salal + Cedar, please see the current edition of Pax or visit www.salalandcedar.

CONTEMPLATIVE BIBLE STUDY Fr. Matthew will lead four Formation sessions beginning on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 12.30 pm in the Rectory. More details to follow.

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

Wow! What a great story the Gospel tells us this week.

OUR PARISH OFFICE HOURS The office will be closed Saturday, August 27, due to summer holiday scheduling.

VOLUNTEERS FOR GODLY PLAY Godly Play begins again Sunday, September 11. Four to six volunteers are needed to act as door persons for Godly Play. The Diocese requires that no one adult is left alone with children. The door person greets each child at the door, sits in the background during the lesson (usually 15-20 minutes), then returns to Mass for Communion. Please call the Church Office if you are interested in volunteering.

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Jesus was teaching in the synagogue (church) on the Sabbath. A woman came in and she was very disabled, she had trouble walking and was all bent over and very uncomfortable. Jesus called her to him and he asked her how long she had suffered this way.

She told him it had been 18 years. Jesus laid his hands on her and told her she was free of her disability and suddenly the woman straightened up and was very, very happy!

Some people in the church were angry because God tells us not to work on the Sabbath and they said that to Jesus. Jesus told them that was a silly way to think.

After all, people had to work to feed their animals and give them water on the Sabbath, so why couldn't Jesus do his work as well when someone was in such great need. The people who said this felt very embarrassed because they realized that Jesus was absolutely right!

COMMEMORATION St. Rose of Lima Religious, 1617 August 23

Rose of Lima was born April 20, 1586, in the city of that name. She received the baptismal name of Isabel (Elizabeth) but her later nickame “Rose” was a testament to her evident holiness. In 1597 she was confirmed by the Archbishop of Lima, Turibius de Mogrovejo, who was also to be declared a saint. She formally took the name of Rose at that time.

As a young girl — in emulation of Saint Catherine of Siena — she began to fast three times a week and performed severe penances in secret. When she was admired for her beauty, Rose cut off her hair, against the objections of her friends and her family, upset that suitors were beginning to take notice of her. Despite the censure of her parents, she spent many hours contemplating the Blessed Sacrament, which she received daily. She was determined to take a vow of virginity, in opposition to her parents, who wished her to marry. Finally, out of frustration, her father gave her a room to herself in the family home.

Daily fasting turned to perpetual abstinence from meat. Her days were filled with acts of charity and industry. Rose helped the sick and hungry around her community. She would bring them to her room and take care of them. Rose sold her fine needlework, grew beautiful flowers, and would take them to market to help her family. Her exquisite lace and embroidery also helped to care for the poor, while her nights were devoted to prayer and penance in a little grotto which she had built. Otherwise, she became a recluse, leaving her room only for her visits to church.

The fame of her holiness became so widespread among the populace of the colonial city, that she attracted the attention of the friars of the Dominican Order. She wanted to become a nun, but her father refused to allow this. Out of obedience to him, instead she entered the Third Order of St. Dominic, remaining in her parents’ home. In her twentieth year she donned the habit of a tertiary and took the vow of perpetual virginity for which she had longed.

For eleven years this self-martyrdom continued without relaxation, with intervals of ecstasy, until she died on August 24, 1617, at the age of 31. Her funeral was held in the cathedral, attended by all the public authorities of Lima, and it was the archbishop himself who gave her eulogy.

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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE

DAILY MASS

MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM

MON. AUGUST 22 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

2 Th 1:1-5, 11-12 Ps 96:1-5 Mt 23:13-22

Ps 1,2,3 Job 4:1;5:1-11, 1721, 26-27 Acts 9:19b-31

Ps 4,7 (1 Kgs 1:5-31) Jn 6:52-59

TUES. AUGUST 23 St. Rose of Lima, Religious, 1617

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 24 St. Bartholomew the Apostle

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 Pet 5:1-11

THU. AUGUST 25 St. Louis IX, King of France, 1270

1 Cor 1:1-9 Ps 145:1-7 Mt 24:42-51

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 26 Feria

1 Cor 1:17-25 Ps 33:1-11 Mt 25:1-13

Ps 16,17 Job 9:1-15, 32-35 Acts 10:34-48

Ps 22 (1 Kgs 5:1-6:1,7) Jn 7:37-52

SAT. AUGUST 27 St. Monnica, Mother of St. Augustine of Hippo, 387

1 Sam 1:10-11,20 Ps 115:12-15 Jn 16:20-24

Ps 20,21:1-7(8-14) Job 9:1;10:1-9; 16-22 Acts 11:1-18

Ps 110:1-5(6-7),116,117 (1 Kgs 7:51-8:21) Jn 8:12-20

SUN. AUGUST 28 Pentecost 15

Sir 10:12-18 Ps 112 Heb 13:1-8, 15-16 Lk 14:1,7-14

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

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MASS TIMES

MON. AUGUST 22 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

TUES. AUGUST 23 St. Rose of Lima, Religious, 1617

5:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

WED. AUGUST 24 St. Bartholomew the Apostle

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

THU. AUGUST 25 St. Louis IX, King of France, 1270

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

FRI. AUGUST 26 Feria

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

SAT. AUGUST 27 St. Monnica, Mother of St. Augustine of Hippo, 387 SUN. AUGUST 28 Pentecost 15

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