High mass pentecost 19 oct 19 2014 web

High Mass

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | October 19, 2014 | 10:30 am

Welcome We acknowledge our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples.

Welcome to St. James’, especially if you are a newcomer or visitor. Children of all ages are fully welcome at every liturgy. We hope that you will enjoy your visit here with us.

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

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

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

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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

By Faith we receive God, and by love we shed out again. And that must we do freely, after the example of Christ, without any other respect, save our neighbour’s wealth only; and neither look for reward in the earth, nor yet heaven, for the deserving and merits of our deeds, as friars preach; though we know that good deeds are rewarded, both in this life and in the life to come. But of pure love must we bestow ourselves, all that we have, and all that we are able to do, even on our enemies, to bring them to God, considering nothing but their wealth, as Christ did ours.

William Tyndale “A Pathway into the Holy Scripture,” Doctrinal Treatises, Cambridge Parker Society, 1848

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Notes

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

Stand

INTROIT I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me: incline thine ear unto me and hearken unto my words: Keep me, O Lord, as the apple of any eye. Hide me under the shadow of thy wings. Psalm Hear the right, O Lord: consider my complaint. Glory be‌ Ego clamavi (Mode VI)

KYRIE ELEISON Kyrie eleison.

Christe eleison.

Kyrie eleison.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Setting: Missa Parvula — Peter Maxwell Davies

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (See facing page) COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

Almighty and everliving God, increase in us thy gift of faith, that forsaking what lies behind and reaching out to what is before, we may run the way of thy commandments and win the crown of everlasting joy; 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 Reader

Be seated

A reading from the Book of Exodus.

Moses said to the Lord, "See, you have said to me, 'Bring up this people'; but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, 'I know you by name, and you have also found favour in my sight.' Now if I have found favour in your sight, show me your ways, so that I may know you and find favour in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people." He said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." And he said to him, "If your presence will not go, do not carry us up from here. For how shall it be known that I have found favour in your sight, I and your people, unless you go with us? In this way, we shall be distinct, I and your people, from every people on the face of the earth." The Lord said to Moses, "I will do the very thing that you have asked; for you have found favour in my sight, and I know you by name."

Moses said, "Show me your glory, I pray." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you the name, 'The Lord'; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. But," he said, "you cannot see my face; for no one shall see me and live." And the Lord continued, "See, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock; and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back; but my face shall not be seen."

Exodus 33:12-23

Reader Allll

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM

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

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Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God and fall down before his footstool; he is the Holy One. Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who call upon his name, they called upon the Lord, and he answered them. Antiphon He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud; they kept his testimonies and the decree that he gave them.

"O Lord our God, you answered them indeed; you were a God who forgave them, yet punished them for their evil deeds."

Proclaim the greatness of the Lord our God and worship him upon his holy hill; for the Lord our God is the Holy One. Antiphon Psalm 99:5-9

EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

A reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labour of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you, because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it. For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming.

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sub-deacon Allll

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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ALLELUIA

A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.

Stand

Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O my soul: while I live will I praise the Lord; yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God. Alleluia. The Lord will reign forever; your God, O Zion, for all generations. Alleluia.

Lauda, anima mea (Mode V)

HOLY GOSPEL

All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels

Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin used for the tax." And they brought him a denarius. Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose title?" They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's." When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

Matthew 22:15-22

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SERMON

Be Seated Canon Douglas Williams (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.

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

My delight shall be in thy commandments, which I have loved; my hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved.

Meditabor (Mode I)

HYMN

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

427 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — O Praise Ye the Lord

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.

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 saying:

SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. + Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Pleni sunt coeli et terra Gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis. + Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.

Hosanna in excelsis.

Setting: Missa Parvula — Peter Maxwell Davies

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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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LORD’S PRAYER

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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Kneel

AGNUS DEI Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world : have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant us thy peace.

Setting: Missa Parvula — Peter Maxwell Davies

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.

MOTET How lovely are thy dwellings fair! O Lord of Hosts, how dear the pleasant Tabernacles are where thou dost dwell so near! My Soul doth long and almost die Thy Courts O Lord to see, my heart and flesh aloud do cry, O living God, for thee.

Happy, who in thy house reside where thee they ever praise, happy, whose strength in thee doth bide, and in their hearts thy ways!

They journey on from strength to strength with joy and gladsome cheer till all before our God at length in Sion do appear.

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HYMN

Sit or kneel 304 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Once, Only Once, and Once For All

Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

God of peace, thou hast nourished us in this sacrament with the body and blood of Christ.

May we who have taken holy things keep faith in our hearts and lives, in the name of Jesus Christ the 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 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)

HYMN 645 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Come Down, O Love Divine

POSTLUDE

Prelude in E flat (BWV 552a) — 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.

For prayer requests please call 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.

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The Thurible RECTOR’S NOTES The sixth Fruit of the Spirit as listed in Galatians 5:22-23 is translated from the Greek ἀγαθωσύνη as “generosity” in the New Revised Standard Version, but most translations into English render the term as “goodness”. Perhaps here is a clue to our experience of the goodness of God – through divine generosity we know the goodness of God.

God’s generosity, in the Anglican tradition of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), has been described beautifully: “Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness … We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.” (A General Thanksgiving, Book of Alternative Services – BAS – p.129)

for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love. We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for the loving care which surrounds us on every side.”

It includes this challenge: “We thank you also for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you alone.” The mystery of the divine generosity and goodness is such that we have the freedom to experience disappointments and failures as occasions of grace and redemption. What a wonderfully real and gritty Christian prayer since it speaks directly to the muddle and messiness of our lives!

Each prayer acknowledges Jesus Christ, through the incarnation and paschal mystery, as the supreme expression of God’s generosity. Our response in the words of the BCP version of the prayer is that, “we shew forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days.”

On the same page in our BAS is a contemporary General Thanksgiving, beautifully crafted and challenging. It begins: “Accept, O Lord, The background to these prayers our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. We thank you on p.129 of our BAS can be read at for the splendor of the whole crea- http://tinyurl.com/lkqk93n tion, for the beauty of this world, Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church FORMATION ON SUNDAY 9:30 am in the Bishops’ Room HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church COFFEE HOUR 12:00 pm in the Parish Hall EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

FORMATION ON SUNDAYS FORMATION ON SUNDAY 9:30 am in the Bishops’ Room The series will continue through Advent except for a pause in October. During three Sundays (the 5th , 19th , and 26th ), we will read and rehearse together a dramatic work that we will offer during the Heart of the City Festival on November 1st , and so recall our successful production last year of Everyman. This year we have chosen the raucous yet serious medieval morality play, known as The Second Shepherds’ Play, a timeless comedy that indeed helps to define the Fruits of the Spirit. Leslie Arnovick and Paul Stanwood

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OUR PARISH LUCY PRICE: NEW STUDENT PLACEMENT AT ST. JAMES’ Lucy is a VST student and postulant in the Diocese of New Westminster; she hopes to be ordained into the priesthood after she graduates. Originally from the north of England, she emigrated to Canada in 2008 and moved from Calgary to Vancouver in 2010. Lucy lives with her fiancé Tara and their cat and dog in East Vancouver, and since moving to Vancouver has been worshiping at Christ Church Cathedral. She works full time as a recruiter for a consulting engineering firm in Burnaby, and part time as an artist, exhibiting work under the name L.J. Throstle. Lucy is looking forward to being immersed in the life and liturgy at St. James’ and is excited to get to know the community. She begins her placement during October and it will probably conclude during May 2015.

2014 ANNUAL SPECIAL FINANCIAL VESTRY MEETING This year’s Special Financial Vestry Meeting will be held directly after High Mass on Sunday, November 16th, beginning at 12:15 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to present and vote on the proposed parish budget for 2015. Tea and coffee will be served, and you may bring a bag lunch, although the meeting is usually short.

FALL BARGAIN SALE: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Women’s Guild invites you to join them in sorting sale goods on Tuesday, October 28th, from 9:00 am onwards, and then to help sell on Friday, October 31.

The Friday schedule is: 10:00 am – Refreshments 11:00 am to 12:30 pm – Sale 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm – Clean-up

Your donations of items for sale are very welcome and may be left at the back of the Upper Hall marked BARGAIN SALE. All household items are welcome, including dishes, kitchen utensils, small appliances (vacuum cleaners in good working order), bedding and towels, clean used clothing and footwear for all ages, books, CDs, jewelry and other treasures. Please note: the Guild does not accept TVs or other electronics. For more information please call Pamela Jeacocke at 604-321-2213. Pamela Jeacocke & Mary Ann Currie PRAYERS FOR THE DEPARTED ON ALL SOULS’ DAY There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for you to enter the names of your departed loved ones to be prayed aloud during the All Souls’ Day service on November 3.

Please print clearly. The deadline to sign up will be 9 am on Wednesday, October 29th.

RECTOR ON LEAVE Please note that Fr. Mark will be on leave Oct. 24-31.

WARM SOCKS FOR SEAFARERS Warm socks (with some wool appreciated) are needed for our friends at Mission to Seafarers. Please put in the box in the Parish Hall, or ask to have stored in Helen’s Cupboard. The socks will be wrapped in seasonal paper by the Women’s Guild and friends at the Mission, and given to the seafarers in port during the Christmas season. Mary Brown HAPPY SNAPPIES Calling all photographers – it’s time again to submit photos for the 2015 Ordo Kalender. This year’s theme is “Life in the Spirit.”

OUR DIOCESE CONVERSATION ON MINISTRY WITH REFUGEES The Refugee Unit of the Diocese is seeking input from the wider diocesan community on the interest, energy level, and capacity of the Diocese to engage in ministry with refugees. All interested, passionate, and curious diocesan members are invited to join the Unit in conversation on Saturday, November 8th from 9:30 to 12 noon at a location to be confirmed. For more information, please contact the Revd Michael McGee, Refugee Unit Chair at mmcgee1@shaw.ca

RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS VISION SHARING SERIES Fridays Oct. 10 to Dec 12 3 pm to 4:30 pm First United Church 320 E. Hastings St. In the advent of the Truth and Reconciliation gathering in Vancouver, First Nations recording artist, story teller and speaker Dr. Cheryl Bear offered a workshop at First United Church and opened our eyes and hearts to the misconceptions that fuel prejudice against the Aboriginal people. The Truth and Reconciliation Community has named understanding and education as the first steps towards healing. The Vision Sharing Series reflects that purpose. For more information on the speakers and topics for each gathering, go to www.firstunited.ca/vision-sharing or call 604-6818365 ext 126.

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QUESTIONING TRIUMPHANT ABUNDANCE: The Future of Environmentalism & Civil Society with Peter Robinson, CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation Sunday, Nov. 2 at 7 pm St. Anselm’s Anglican Church 5210 University Boulevard 604-224-1410 | office@stanselms.ca | www.stanselms.ca THE COMEBACK: LECTURE AND PANEL DISCUSSION with John Ralston Saul.

Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7pm Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall, UBC Point Grey $5 - Registration is required.

Register online or call 604.822.1444 Registrations must be redeemed at the door by 6:45pm to be valid In his latest book, The Comeback, and in this lecture John Ralston Saul argues that historic moments are always uncomfortable. The events that began late in 2012 with the Idle No More movement were not just a rough patch in Aboriginal relations with the rest of Canada; it is part of a long comeback from a terrifyingly low point of population, legal respect, and stability. This is a comeback to a position of power, influence, and creativity in Canadian civilization.

What is happening today in Aboriginal-white relations is not about guilt, sympathy, or failure, or romanticizing a view of the past. It is about citizens' rights. It is about rebuilding relationships that were central to the creation of Canada and, equally important, central to its continued existence. Canadians are faced with the potential for those relationships to open up a more creative and accurate way of imagining ourselves, a different narrative for Canada in which we all share obligations as a society.

This lecture is presented by UBC Continuing Studies and the Laurier Institution in partnership with UBC First Nations House of Learning and the Vancouver Writers Fest.

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OPEN HOUSE AT VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY Thursday, Nov. 13th Are you contemplating a course of theological studies in your near future? Come and see what VST has to offer you! Top-flight faculty • Graduate level degree and diploma programs • Small class sizes • Distance Education opportunities • New, state-ofthe-art building slated to open in Fall 2015 • Meet for refreshments, attend Morning Prayer, attend a class, join us in Community Worship, share a meal with current students and faculty, Q&A with the Registrar’s office staff • To RSVP, contact Shannon at 604.822.9427 or email shannonl@vst.edu SRO TENENT CONVENTION Sunday, October 19, noon to 5 pm Japanese Hall, 487 Alexander St. Come together for an afternoon of community, food and housing issue workshops, including: 311: What the City inspectors can do for you; Hands-on eviction prevention; Bedbug science class. For more info call 604-665-2105, or email sro.convention@gmail.com

LITURGY EVENSONG & BENEDICTION WITH OCULUS CHOIR Sunday, Oct. 26 4 pm in the Church Evensong Sung by the Women's Voices of Oculus Chamber Choir Introit: O Salutaris Hostias by G.B. Martini Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Plainchant (Latin) Anthem: Adoramus Te Christe by Orlando di Lasso Psalm: 103 Office Hymn: #457 The King of Love My Shepherd Is Hymn: #339 Be Thou My Vision Preces and Responses: as set by Ben Ewert for women's voices

QUOTE OF THIS WEEK Barnabas was also known for his capacity to encourage … We’ve experienced encouragement from those who have spoken to us and with us; encouragement to deepen our partnerships through global relations; to deepen our ties with the diocese of Jerusalem; to deepen our commitment as partners in the pursuit of peace in the Middle East and throughout the world. They have encouraged us and the Spirit has moved us to be a people of encouragement in the world where there is so much discouragement. They’ve moved us to be people of hope in a world where there’s just so much despair. They’ve moved us to be people who are generous in a world where there is just so much greed. Barnabas was generous. One of the first things we know about Barnabas from the Acts of the Apostles is that he sold a field and laid the proceeds at the feet of the apostles. He was the first director of philanthropy for the church.

General Synod 2010, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Closing Eucharist Homily delivered by Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada http://archive.anglican.ca/gs2010/atsynod/ speeches/closing-eucharist-homily/

DIDO’S “DID YOU KNOW?” Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us.

We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love.

We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for the loving care which surrounds us on every side.

We thank you for setting us at tasks which demand our best efforts, and for leading us to accomplishments which satisfy and delight us.

We thank you also for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you alone.

Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ; for the truth of his Word and the example of his life; for his steadfast obedience, by which he overcame temptation; for his dying, through which he overcame death; and for his rising to life again, in which we are raised to the life of your kingdom.

Grant us the gift of your Spirit, that we may know him and make him known; and through him, at all times and in all places, may give thanks to you in all things. Amen.

A General Thanksgiving, BAS p.129

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COMMEMORATION St. James of Jerusalem October 23

Today we remember James, who was a brother of Jesus, a witness to his resurrection, and a leader of the Church in Jerusalem. He is not mentioned in any of the gospels, which suggests that he did not follow his brother or take part in his journey to the cross. But when Saint Paul wrote his First Letter to the Corinthians, he made this note: after the resurrection Jesus “appeared to [Peter], then to the Twelve; then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time ....; then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.” The risen Lord chose his own brother to be one of the original witnesses to his resurrection; and this fact, together with his kinship to Jesus, gave James special authority among the other disciples. He came to be recognized as the equal of Peter and John in the leadership of the Church.

James and many other disciples of his brother still considered themselves Jews, still worshipped in the Temple, and still tried to obey the law of Moses. As a result they were suspicious of Saint Paul and his mission to the gentiles. They believed that the gospel was only for Jews, and that pagans first had to be circumcised according to Jewish law before they could be baptized and considered disciples of Christ. Paul taught just the opposite — that pagans had free access to Christ through faith and baptism. The controversy threatened to divide the whole Church, so Paul went up to Jerusalem and argued his case with James and the other “pillars” of the Jerusalem church. In the end James accepted Paul’s arguments and acknowledged that his mission to the nonJewish nations was indeed the work of God. As Paul wrote: “James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.”

Thus, James is honoured for his reconciling wisdom, as one who overcame his own prejudices in order to preserve the unity of the fledgling Church.

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COMMEMORATION St. Cedd Bishop of the East Saxons, 664 October 25 [Cedd was the] Bishop of the East Saxons, the brother of St. Ceadda; [he]died 26 October 664. There were two other brothers also priests, Cynibill and Caelin, all born of an Angle family settled in Northumbria. With his younger brother Ceadda, he was brought up at Lindisfarne under Aidan.

In 653 he was one of four priests sent by Oswiu, King of Northumbria, to evangelize the Middle Angles at the request of their ealdorman, Peada. Shortly after, however, he was recalled and sent on the same missionary errand to Essex to help Sigeberht, King of the East Saxons, to convert his people to Christ.

Here he was consecrated bishop and was very active in founding churches, and established monasteries at Tilbury and Ithancester.

Occasionally he revisited his native Northumbria, and there, at the request of Aethelwald, founded the monastery of Laestingaeu, now Lastingham, in Yorkshire. Of this house he became the first abbot, notwithstanding his episcopal responsibilities. At the Synod of Whitby, like Cuthbert, he, though Celtic in his upbringing, adopted the Roman Easter. Immediately after the synod he paid a visit to Laestingaeu, where he fell a victim to the prevalent plague. Florence of Worcester and William of Malmesbury in later times counted him as the second Bishop of London, but Bede, almost a contemporary, never gives him that title. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03475a.htm

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DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY MASS

MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM

MON. OCTOBER 20

Rom 8:28-39 Ps 116:10-16 Lk 12:8-12

Ps 25 Sir 4:20 – 5:7 Rev 7:1-8

Ps 9, 15 Jer 44:1-14 Lk 9:51-62

TUES. OCTOBER 21

Eph 2:11-22 Ps 85:8-13 Lk 12:35-38

Ps 26, 28 Sir 6:5-17 Rev 7:9-17

Ps 36, 39 Lam 1:1-5, 10-12 Lk 10:1-16

WED. OCTOBER 22

Eph 3:2-12 Ps 113 Lk 12:39-48

Ps 38 Sir 7:4-14 Rev 8:1-13

Ps 119:25-48 Lam 2:8-15 Lk 10:17-24

THU. OCTOBER 23

Acts 15:12 – 22a Ps 1 Mt 13:53-58

Ps 37:1-18 Sir 10:1-18 Rev 9:1-12

Ps 37:19-42 Ezra 1:1-11 Lk 10:25-37

FRI. OCTOBER 24

Eph 4:1-6 Ps 24:1-6 Lk 12:54-59

Ps 31 Sir 11:2-20 Rev 9:13-21

Ps 35 Ezra 3:1-13 Lk 10:38-42

SAT. OCTOBER 25

Eph 4:7-16 Ps 122 Lk 13:1-9

Ps 30, 32 Sir 15:9-20 Rev 10:1-11

Ps 42, 43 Ezra 4:7, 11-24 Lk 11:1-13

SUN. OCTOBER 26

Deut 34:1-12 Ps 90:1-6, 13-17 1 Thess 2:1-8

Ps 63:1-8, 98 Sir 18:19-33 1 Cor 10:15-24

Ps 103 Hag 1:1 - 2:9 Mt 18:15-20

DATE

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 Church. Evening Prayer: 5.00 pm. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, please check the weekly bulletin for exceptions.

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MASS THIS WEEK 2014

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

MON. OCTOBER 20

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

SS. Jean de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, & Companions, Martyrs, 1642-1649

With thanksgiving for the work of Street Outreach Initiative

TUES. OCTOBER 21

5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel

Feria

For all schools in British Columbia their students and staff

WED. OCTOBER 22

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

Feria

For Emergency Responders in our City and Province

THU. OCTOBER 23

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

St. James of Jerusalem

For the well-being of all residents and visitors in Jerusalem

Fri. OCTOBER 24

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

Feria

For all who live with mental health conditions

SAT. OCTOBER 25

For all counsels of the Church

St. Cedd, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664

SUN. OCTOBER 26 Pentecost 20

8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 4:00 pm

Morning Prayer Low Mass, anointing High Mass, anointing Evensong & Benediction

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CLERGY

PARISH STAFF

Rector: Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins rector@stjames.bc.ca | 778-316-7941 Days off: Friday & Saturday

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

Deacon: Mother Joyce Locht 604-614-9915 | joyce.locht@gmail.com

Youth Worker: Jenny Scott 778-322-7967 | youthworker@stjames.bc.ca

Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com

Custodial Staff: Art Cuthbertson: Mon-Thu, 9:00 am-2:00 pm 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell: Sat, 7:00 am-1:00 pm, Sun, 7-10 am

604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday Honorary Assistants: Mother Alexis Saunders, Priest Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon

Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder

CLERGY AVAILABILITY

PARISH OFFICERS

Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532 For immediate contact or within a few hours please contact the Rector on his cell phone at: Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins: 778-316-7941 You may need to leave a message if we are engaged in a pastoral matter and we will promptly return

urgent calls. We seek to be available to all in any circumstances and encourage you to contact us and request an opportunity for a pastoral appointment.

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

Rector’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca People’s Warden: Reece Wrightman 604-872-4129 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Associate Warden: Betty Carlson 604-522-4412 wardens@stjames.bc.ca

Trustee: Leslie Arnovick Trustee: Graham Murchie Trustee: Pat McSherry Treasurer: Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood

PARISH COUNCIL Chair: Jenny Scott Secretary: Tracy Russell Diocese of New Westminster | Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1L4 T: 604-685-2532 | Fax: 604-685-7605 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca Parish Office hours: Mon-Sat 9:00 am-4:00pm