High Mass
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost | September 1, 2013 | 10:30 am
Welcome 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 5:00 PM
Evening Prayer
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
The image on the front cover is of a crucifix in the church, and was submitted to the 2010 St. James’ Day Photography Exhibit by Dallas Bittle. 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’. 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 Love is the greatest thing that God can give us, for himself is love, and it is the greatest thing we can give to God, for it will also give our selves and carry with it all that is ours. The Apostle calls it the band of perfection; it is the Old, and it is the New, and it is the great Commandement, and it is all the Commandements, for it is the fulfilling of the Law. It does the work of all other graces without any instrument but its own immediate vertue. For as the love to sinne makes a Man sinne against all his own reason, and all the discourses of wisdom, and all the advices of his friends, and without temptation, and without opportunity: so does the love of God, it makes a man chaste without the laborious arts of fasting and exteriour disciplines, temperate in the midst of feasts, and is active enough to choose it without any intermedial appetites, and reaches at Glory thorough the very heart of Grace, without any other arms but those of Love. It is a grace that loves God for himself, and our Neighbours for God. The consideration of God’s goodness and bounty, the experience of those profitable and excellent emanations from him, may be, and most commonly are the first motive of our love: but when we are once entered, and have tasted the goodnesse of God, we love the spring for its own excellency, passing from passion to reason, from thanking to adoring, from sence to spirit, from considering our selves, to an union with God: and this is the image and little representation of Heaven; it is beatitude in picture, or rather the infancy and beginnings of glory. We need no incentives by way of special enumeration to move us to the love of God, for we cannot love any thing for any reason real or imaginary, but that excellency is infinitely more eminent in God. There can but two things create love, Perfection and Usefulnesse: to which answer on our part, first admiration, and 2. Desire: and both these are centred in love. For the entertainment of the first, there is in God an infinite nature, immensity or vastnesse without extension or limit, Immutability, Eternity, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Holinesse, Dominion, Providence, Bounty, Mercy, Justice, Perfection in himself, and the end to which all things and all actions must be directed, and will at last arrive… But for the entertainment of the second we may consider that in him is a torrent of pleasure for the voluptuous, he is the fountain of honour for the ambitious, an inexhaustible treasure for the covetous: our vices are in love with phantastick pleasures and images of perfection, which are truely and really to be found no where but in God. And therefore our vertues have such proper objects, that it is but reasonable they should all turn into love: for certain it is that this love will turn all into vertue. For in the scrutinies for righteousnesse and judgement, when it is inquired whether such a person be a good man or no, the meaning is not, what does he believe, or what does he hope, but what he loves? Jeremy Taylor, “Of Charity, or the love of God.” Holy Living (1650), edited by P. G. Stanwood, 1989. pp. 186-188 .
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Notes
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Entrance Rite PRELUDE At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
INTROIT Righteous art thou, O Lord, and true is thy judgment: deal with thy servant according unto thy merciful kindness. Psalm Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in the way of the Lord. Glory be . . . Iustus es Domine (Mode VI)
KYRIE ELEISON All sing
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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. Author and Giver of all good things, graft in our hearts the love of thy name, increase in us true religion, nourish us in all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; 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
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Be seated
A reading from the Book of Jeremiah Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. Thus says the Lord: What wrong did your ancestors find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthless things, and became worthless themselves? They did not say, "Where is the Lord who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and pits, in a land of drought and deep darkness, in a land that no one passes through, where no one lives?" I brought you into a plentiful land to eat its fruits and its good things. But when you entered you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination. The priests did not say, "Where is the Lord?" Those who handle the law did not know me; the rulers transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal, and went after things that do not profit. Therefore once more I accuse you, says the Lord, and I accuse your children's children. Cross to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and examine with care; see if there has ever been such a thing. Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for something that does not profit. Be appalled, O heavens, at this, be shocked, be utterly desolate, says the Lord, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:4-13
Reader Alll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and said, "Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it." And yet my people did not hear my voice, and Israel would not obey me. So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their hearts, to follow their own devices. Antiphon Oh, that my people would listen to me! that Israel would walk in my ways! I should soon subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes. But Israel would I feed with the finest wheat and satisfy him with honey from the rock. Antiphon Psalm 81:10-14, 16
EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon
A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured. Let marriage be held in honour by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers. Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?" Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 HIGH MASS | 9
Sub-deacon Alll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA
A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.
Stand
Alleluia. O sing unto the Lord a new song, for he hath done marvellous things. Alleluia. Incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. Alleluia. His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory. Alleluia. Cantate Domino (Mode V)
HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels
On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honour, he told them a parable. "When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honour, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, 'Give this person your place,' and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place. But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher'; then you will be honoured in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." He said also to the one who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a 10 | HIGH MASS
dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbours, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." Luke 14:1, 7-14
SERMON
Be Seated Mother Alexis Saunders (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. Leader
Let us pray.
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. HIGH MASS | 13
CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Deacon
Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God. Kneel
All
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: We acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine majesty. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Celebrant
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; + pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All
PEACE
Stand
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. 14 | HIGH MASS
The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be seated
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me. Let them be ashamed altogether dismayed who seek after my life to destroy it. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me. Domine, in auxilium (Mode I)
OFFERTORY HYMN
Stand
The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 387 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) – All Praise to Thee
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. 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:
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Alll 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.
Alll
Celebrant
Alll
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
THE LORD’S PRAYER
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
AGNUS DEI Alll sing
All who are baptized and believe Christ present in this sacrament are invited to come forward for communion. Those who are unable to receive communion, or do not yet receive, are invited to come forward for a blessing. To indicate you wish a blessing, fold your arms 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.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON O Lord, I will make mention of thy righteousness only; thou, God, hast taught me from my youth up until now: forsake me not, O God, in my old age, when I am grey-headed. Domine, memorabor (Mode I)
COMMUNION HYMN
Sit or kneel
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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. Almighty God, thou hast renewed us at thy table with the bread of life. May thy holy food strengthen us in love and help us to serve thee in each other. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. 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 Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. Notices and announcements may be given.
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Stand
Be Seated
DISMISSAL
ANGELUS
Stand
(see overleaf)
FINAL HYMN Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go – Hymn book
Common Praise 467
POSTLUDE Prelude and Fugue in D minor (BWV 554) — J. S. Bach 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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St. James’ News & Announcements SOUP SALE NEXT SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 22ND WALK FOR
ACW Soup Sale will be held on September 8, after 10:30 am High Mass. Proceeds go to Outreach.
RECONCILIATION: "A New Way Forward"
FORMATION SESSION The Reverend Dr. John Oakes , former Incumbent of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Vancouver, is preaching at both Masses on Sunday, September 8th, and he will be leading the first of our fall Formation Sessions at 9:30 in the Bishops’ Room. The new Formation series will continue on September 15th, with presentations on some of the principal figures of the Oxford Movement. Paul Stanwood JULIAN GATHERING Julian Gathering will begin on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013 when we gather for evening prayer at 5 pm. We then share a pot luck supper followed by a time of still prayer and reflection on the writings of Mother Julian in her “Reflections of Divine Love.” We are asking participants this year to commit to the monthly group meetings as regularly as possible until May, 2014. Please speak to Mother Alexis for more information, or call the Church office. Mtr. Alexis SPEAKING MY TRUTH: Reflections on Reconciliation and Residential Schools Book study on Saturday, September 14th from 2 to 4 pm in the Bishops' Room. Refreshments. Guest speaker: Sid Chow Tan. Read the stories, including Sid's, on line at speakingmytruth.ca . These are personal essays and reflections in "book club" form. Even if you know very little about Residential Schools and Canadian history, these stories will draw you in. Please see the display in the Narthex for more information and handouts.
We will soon have t-shirts for the St. James' Team! Cost is $15. We'll be led on the Walk by Fr. Mark and Fr. Matthew and we will walk under the St. James' Social Justice Banner (it's weather-proof). Walkers will assemble at 10 am near the Vancouver Public Library/ Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. Whether you walk the 2 km or 4 km route, we'll all finally assemble near Science World for the Celebrations. If you can't walk, consider joining the Celebrations at the end at about noon. See reconciliationcanada.ca for more information. You can register as a St. James' Anglican Church Team member on line. Note: some people have experienced difficulties registering on this website. Don't be discouraged. You can walk with the St. James' team even if you haven't registered on line. Details of where the St. James' Team will assemble to be announced. ST. JAMES’ CHOIR WANTS YOU! Do you love to sing? Do you have at least a basic ability to read music and some experience of singing in a choir? If so, the Guild of St. Cecilia, otherwise known as the St. James' Choir, wants you! We sing some of the best choral music ever written, in the context for which it was written – the liturgy. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Gerald Harder, Organist & Choirmaster, at: musicdirector@stjames.bc.ca or at 604-809-5531. PARISH REVIEW UPDATE (4) “Draft recommendations for discussion” is now available as a four page document for your prayerful review and deliberation. Please either pick up a copy in the Narthex, or ask the Parish Office for a copy (hard or soft – Word doc.). This is a summary of emerging recommendations from the ongoing 'consultation interviews' between the Rector and paHIGH MASS | 23
St. James’ News & Announcements rishioners, and from ongoing conversations with the Parish leadership (Trustees / Collegium / Heads of Guilds and Ministries). Please remember: this is a draft document which will be revised numerous times as the Parish Review continues to unfold. The purpose of this document is to track the emergence of ‘commendable’ recommendations for prayer and deliberation by the Parish as interpreted by Fr. Mark. My invitation to the Parish is that by Advent Sunday the fruit of the Parish Review will be a distillation of actionable recommendations (goals) to further God’s work in our midst as described through our Parish Vision and Mission. Please speak to me, or any one of the Trustees or Clergy, if you would like to comment upon, and contribute to, the Parish Review recommendations. With ongoing appreciation for all the support and goodwill of our Parish leadership and the ready participation by parishioners. Fr. Mark.
the church don’t ever take a vacation. We still have to pay the hydro and gas bills, the salaries and benefits and all the ongoing expenses of maintaining the ministries and buildings of our beloved parish. Please don’t let your envelope-giving take a holiday! Angela Van Luven
RH MAXWELL IN HOSPITAL
PAX CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
RH is currently in St. Paul’s, and would love to have his fellow parishioners come for a visit.
Michaelmas 2013
RIDE TO CHURCH NEEDED A parishioner living on Commercial Drive near First Avenue is looking for a ride to church (High Mass on Sundays). If you are able to help, please call the Church office at 604-685-2532. TREASURER’S CORNER August 2013 Over the past couple of months we have been slipping in our envelope giving – and now, as of June 30, 2013, we are $6,242 behind on our budgeted amount. And please remember - it’s that time of the year. Unfortunately, the expenses of running 26 | HIGH MASS
CHANGES TO MASS TIMES Due to recent changes in the provision of clergy at St. James’ it has become necessary to make some revisions to our Mass schedule. With regret, the Vigil Mass (5:30 p.m. Saturdays) has been permanently suspended due to poor attendance and increasing demands upon the clergy. Mass on Tuesdays has been moved to 9:30 a.m. in the Lady Chapel, for the same reasons. I am thankful to the Wardens and the Clergy for their counsel on this matter. If you have any queries on this topic please speak directly to me, or the Wardens. Fr. Mark
We give thanks for all parishioners' submissions and financial contributions to the ongoing ministry of PAX this year. In light of the ongoing Parish review this fall, we invite you to consider three more "R" words as the theme of our Michaelmas issue: Reflect, Reconcile, Respond. Have there been times in your life or faith journey that you have wanted to reflect, reconcile, or respond, and where has this led you? In Mother Alexis' words from a recent sermon, "How has this nourished you beyond what you could imagine?" We encourage submissions related to any of these three "R" words; two possible directions include a focus on the sacrament of reconciliation, or a reflection in anticipation of the
St. James’ News & Other Announcements national Truth and Reconciliation events coming up in September. The submission deadline is Monday, September 9th. All submissions (maximum 500 words for written pieces) can be emailed to tracylee.russell@gmail.com or left in the PAX mail slot outside the office. PAX – THE PILGRIMAGE ISSUE Many of you will have noticed the significance of the attractive cover of the most recent issue of PAX. The figure on horseback is probably Chaucer himself, one of the Canterbury pilgrims. The illustration is reproduced from one of the pages of the Ellesmere Manuscript, hand written and illuminated, one of the best and earliest versions of The Canterbury Tales, produced shortly after Chaucer’s death in 1400. This unique manuscript is in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Paul Stanwood, for the Pax Editorial Team CHAMBER CHOIR SEEKS SINGERS Oculus Chamber Choir is focused on the highquality singing and promotion of sacred choral works from the ancient to the modern. We regularly sing in the Anglican service of Choral Evensong and concert performances in Vancouver. We are now recruiting singers, ages 18-30 for 2013/14. Auditions by appointment, contact director@oculuschoir.ca . MUFFINS FOR GRANNY Monday, Sept 9th, 7 pm Grandview Baptist Church 1803 East 1st Ave Stories from survivors of the Canadian Residential School System. Streams of Justice will be hosting the film Muffins for Granny, a film that honestly and sensitively presents the residential school experiences of 7 indigenous elders. Filmmaker Nadia
McLaren explores these narratives of personal and collective suffering as a way to understand her Ojibway grandmother and the repercussions of residential school in her own family. We'll begin the evening with a meal together. Contributions to the meal are most welcome, but certainly not required. The most important thing is your presence. After showing the film, we'll engage in a time of discussion and reflection. This is especially relevant in light of the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation events in Vancouver, Sept 16-22. 6:30 pm - shared meal 7:00 pm - film presentation 8:30 pm - discussion / reflection 2013 VANCOUVER HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE: Human Rights and Today's Aboriginal Children and Youth: Thursday, September 12, 7-9pm; UBC Point Grey. FREE In the 2013 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, BC's first Representative for Children and Youth, discusses living conditions and statistics on Aboriginal children in BC, and how we might go about addressing these unacceptable statistics. She will examine recent work of the Representative's Office and the government's role in Aboriginal services over the past ten years. She will also consider education past and present and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as related to the rights described in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presented by UBC Continuing Studies, The Laurier Institution and CBC Radio One. Call 604.822.1444 to reserve your seat or register online at http:// cstudies.ubc.ca.
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Offices and Mass Times 2013 MON. SEPTEMBER 2
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS 12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
The Martyrs of New Guinea, 1942
For all who suffer and die in faithfulness to our Lord; and for the victims of current wars.
TUES. SEPTEMBER 3
9:30 am in the Lady Chapel
St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Teacher of the Faith, 604
For church musicians; and for deepening relations between the Anglican Communion and the Church of Rome. 12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
WED. SEPTEMBER 4 1st Anglican Eucharist in Canada, 1578 THU. SEPTEMBER 5
For the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada; and for the Anglican Church of Canada, as it adjusts to ministry in the twenty-first century. 9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
SS. Zechariah and Elizabeth, Parents of St. John the Baptist
For grandparents; and for the deepening of all family relations.
FRI. SEPTEMBER 6
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
Feria
For those in authority: for Elizabeth, our Queen; for David, the Governor General; for Stephen, our Prime Minister, and for the Parliament; for Judith, the Lieutenant Governor; for Christy, our Premier, and for the Provincial Legislature; for Gregor, our Mayor, and the City Council; and for the federal and provincial courts.
SAT. SEPTEMBER 7 SS. Andrew Kim Taegon & Paul Chong Hasang, Martyrs in Korea, 1846 SUN. SEPTEMBER 8 16th Sunday after Pentecost
For the Church in Korea, and for peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.
8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm
Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer
Meetings and Events at St. James’ September
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2 Mon | 7:00 PM 6 Fri | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM 7 Sat | 11:00 PM 7 Sat | 12:30 PM 8 Sun | 5:00 PM
Mindfulness Practice, Bishop’s Room Sanctuary Guild, Parish Hall Women’s Guild, Bishop’s Room, Hall & Kitchen Cooper-Wood Wedding, Church Cooper-Wood Reception, Parish Hall Julian Gathering, Bishop’s Room (meet at Evening Prayer)
Daily Lectionary DATE
DAILY MASS
MON. SEPTEMBER 2
REV 7:13-17 PS 116:1-8 LK 12:4-12 1 COR 4:5-12 PS 57:6-11 MT 25:1-13
TUES. SEPTEMBER 3
WED. SEPTEMBER 4
EX 16:13-17A, 31-32 PS 78:18-25 JN 6:53-59
THU. SEPTEMBER 5
COL 1:9-14 PS 98 LK 5:1-11
FRI. SEPTEMBER 6
COL 1:15-20 PS 100 LK 5:33-39
SAT. SEPTEMBER 7
1 PET 4:12-19 PS 31:1-5 MATT 10:16-32
SUN. SEPTEMBER 8
JER 18:1-11 PS 139:1-5, 12-17 PHILEMON 1-21 LK 14:25-33
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM PS 25 2 CHR 6:32 – 7:7 JAS 2:1-13 PS 26, 28 1 KGS 8:65 – 9:9 JAS 2:14-26 PS 38 1 KGS 9:24 – 10:13 JAS 3:1-12 PS 37:1-18 1 KGS 11:1-13 JAS 3:13 – 4:12
EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM PS 9, 15 JOB 12:1-6, 13-25 MK 14:53-65 PS 36, 39 JOB 12:1, 13:3-17, 2127 MK 14:66-72 PS 119:25-48 JOB 12:1, 14:1-22 MK 15:1-11
PS 31 1 KGS 11:26-43 JAS 4:13 – 5:6 Ps 30, 32 1 Kgs 12:1-20 Jas 5:7-12
PS 37:19-42 JOB 16:16-22; 17:1, 1316 MK 15:12-21 PS 35 JOB 19:1-7, 14-27 MK 15:22-32 PS 42, 43 JOB 22:1-4, 21-23:7 MK 15:33-39
PS 63:1-8; PS 98 1 KGS 12:21-33 ACTS 4:18-31
PS 103 JOB 25:1-6; 27:1-6 JN 10:31-42
Please take this booklet away with you to aid in your own reflection, prayers, and for your information.
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THE CLERGY Rector
Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins rector@stjames.bc.ca
days off: Friday, Saturday Street Outreach Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com 604-685-7522 (non-emergency number)
days off: Monday, Saturday Honorary Assistants Mother Alexis Saunders, Priest Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon Any of the clergy may be contacted through the Parish Office: 604-685-2532 CLERGY AVAILABILITY 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
PARISH STAFF Office Managers Linda Adams Mon - Wed 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Deanna Ferguson Thu - Sat 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Building Manager & Assistant Art Cuthbertson Mon-Fri 9:00 AM-2:00 PM 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell Sat 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Organist & Choirmaster Assistant Organist
Gerald Harder Bruce McKenzie
PARISH OFFICERS Rector’s Warden Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 People’s Warden Reece Wrightman 604-872-4129 Assoc. Warden Betty Carlson 604-522-4412 EMAIL: wardens@stjames.bc.ca Trustee Trustee Trustee Treasurer
Leslie Arnovick Graham Murchie Paul Stanwood Angela Van Luven
engaged in a pastoral matter and we will promptly return urgent calls. We seek to be available to all in any circumstances and
Envelope Secretary Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk Linda Adams
encourage you to contact us and request an
PARISH COUNCIL
opportunity for a pastoral appointment. Chair Secretary
Jane Turner Erin Kenny
For pastoral care and support you may also contact our Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator : Joyce Locht EMAIL:
604-614-9915 (cell)
joyce.locht@gmail.com
Diocese of New Westminster Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, v6a 1l4 telephone: 604-685-2532, fax: 604-685-7605 email: office@stjames.bc.ca Web: www.stjames.bc.ca parish office hours: Mon-Sat 9:00 am-4:00pm