Sung Mass
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | October 22, 2017 | 10:30 am
Welcome We acknowledge our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. Welcome to St. James’ for this Guided Mass. The liturgy will be interspersed with a commentary at various points reflecting on “why we do what we do.” The clergy will be pleased to continue the conversation after Mass. 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 Guided High Mass, Church 12:00 pm Coffee Hour, Rectory 4:00 pm Choral Evensong, Church ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled. 2 | HIGH MASS
Before Mass Photographs: please respect people’s privacy by refraining from taking photographs or videos of the service without explicit permission. 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. 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. 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 Two Sonnets for Corpus Christi Malcolm Guite writes, “I am offering here a couple of sonnets about the experience of receiving Holy Communion, each from a slightly different angle.” 1. Love’s Choice This bread is light, dissolving, almost air, A little visitation on my tongue, A wafer-thin sensation, hardly there. This taste of wine is brief in flavour, flung A moment to the palate’s roof and fled, Even its aftertaste a memory. Yet this is how He comes. Through wine and bread Love chooses to be emptied into me. He does not come in unimagined light Too bright to be denied, too absolute For consciousness, too strong for sight, Leaving the seer blind, the poet mute; Chooses instead to seep into each sense, To dye himself into experience. 2. Hide and seek
Ready or not, you tell me, here I come! And so I know I’m hiding, and I know My hiding-place is useless. You will come And find me. You are searching high and low. Today I’m hiding low, down here, below, Below the sunlit surface others see. Oh find me quickly, quickly come to me. And here you come and here I come to you. I come to you because you come to me. You know my hiding places. I know you, I reach you through your hiding-places too; Touching the slender thread, but now I see – Even in darkness I can see you shine, Risen in bread, and revelling in wine. https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/two-sonnets-for-corpus-christi/ 4 | HIGH MASS
Notes
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Entrance Rite At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
HYMN 385 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Worship the Lord Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; bow down before him, his glory proclaim; gold of obedience and incense of lowliness bring, and adore him: the Lord is his name. Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness, high on his heart he will bear it for thee, comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness, guiding thy steps as may best for thee be. Fear not to enter his courts in the slenderness of the poor wealth thou canst reckon as thine; truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness, these are the offerings to lay on his shrine. These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness, he will accept for the name that is dear; mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness, trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; bow down before him, his glory proclaim; gold of obedience and incense of lowliness bring, and adore him; the Lord is his name!
COMMENTARY 1
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Be seated
KYRIE ELEISON
Stand
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 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 COMMENTARY 2 OLD TESTAMENT READING Reader
Be seated
A reading from the Book of Isaiah. Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him—and the gates shall not be closed: I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me, so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is no one besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the Lord do all these things. Isaiah 45:1-7
Reader Allll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; all repeat it thereafter.
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the whole earth. Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations and his wonders among all peoples. Antiphon For great is the Lord and greatly go be praised; he is more to be feared than all gods. As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; but it is the Lord who made the heavens. Oh, the majesty and magnificence of his presence! Oh, the power and splendour of his sanctuary! Antiphon HIGH MASS | 9
Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; ascribe to the Lord honour and power. Ascribe to the Lord the honour due his Name; bring offerings and come into his courts. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him. Antiphon Psalm 96:1-9
EPISTLE READING
Reader
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 people 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 where 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.
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) 10 | HIGH MASS
HOLY GOSPEL Celebrant People People
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory be to thee, O Lord. Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap Jesus 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
Celebrant People
The Gospel of Christ. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
SERMON
Be Seated Fr. Kevin Hunt
The commentary given at various points in the Mass replaces the sermon today.
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NICENE CREED
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Stand
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Celebrant
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
All
After each petition this response is said: Lord in thy mercy. Hear our prayer.
All All
Stand
After the petition for the departed: + Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord. And may light perpetual shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. HIGH MASS | 13
CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Celebrant
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
COMMENTARY 4 PEACE
Be seated 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
I delight in your commandments, which I have always loved. I will lift up my hands to your commandments, which I have loved. Meditabor (Mode II)
HYMN
Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 381 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Praise, My Soul Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; to his feet your tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore his praises sing: Alleluia, alleluia, praise the everlasting King. Praise him for his grace and favour to our forebears in distress; praise him still the same forever, slow to chide and swift to bless; alleluia, alleluia, glorious in his faithfulness. Father-like he tends and spares us; well our feeble frame he knows; in his hands he gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes: alleluia, alleluia, widely as his mercy flows.
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Frail as summer's flower we flourish; blows the wind and it is gone; but, while mortals rise and perish, God endures unchanging on: alleluia, alleluia, praise the high eternal one. Angels, help us to adore him; you behold him face to face; sun and moon, bow down before him, dwellers all in time and space. Alleluia, alleluia, praise with us the God of grace.
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SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
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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. For thou are the fountain of light and life for all thy creation: thou hast made us in thine own image, and dost raise us to new life in Jesus Christ our Saviour. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee and saying:
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS
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PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Celebrant
Kneel
All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, who didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” + Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.” +
Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.
Allll Celebrant
Allll
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ. We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen.
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THE LORD’S PRAYER
Kneel
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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AGNUS DEI
THE COMMUNION Celebrant All
+Behold the Lamb of God, behold him that taketh away the sins of the world. O Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.
All who are baptized and believe Christ present in this sacrament are invited to come forward for communion. Those who are unable to receive communion, or do not yet receive, are invited to come forward for a blessing. To indicate you wish a blessing, fold your arms rather than holding out your hand for the Sacrament. When coming forward to receive, please approach from the centre aisle only and follow the directions of the attendant standing at the head of the aisle. Please return to your seat via the side aisles.
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HYMN
Sit or kneel 300 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — O Food of Men Wayfaring O Food of men wayfaring, The Bread of Angels sharing, O Manna from on high! We hunger; Lord, supply us, Nor thy delights deny us, Whose hearts to thee draw nigh. O Stream of love past telling, O purest Fountain, welling From out the Saviour’s side! We faint with thirst; revive us, Of thine abundance give us, And all we need provide. O Jesu, by thee bidden, We here adore thee, hidden ’Neath forms of bread and wine. Grant when the veil is riven, We may behold, in heaven, Thy countenance divine.
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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. God of peace, you have 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.
DISMISSAL
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Stand
Be Seated
Stand
ANGELUS
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HYMN 645 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Come Down, O Love Divine Come down, O love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardour glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear, and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing. O let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn to dust and ashes in its heat consuming; and let thy glorious light shine ever on my sight, and clothe me round, the while my path illuming. Let holy charity mine outward vesture be, and lowliness become mine inner clothing; true lowliness of heart, which takes the humbler part, and o'er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing. And so the yearning strong, with which the soul will long, shall far outpass the power of human telling; for none can guess its grace, till they become the place wherein the Holy Spirit finds a dwelling.
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POSTLUDE Prelude and fugue in D (BuxWV 139) — Dietrich Buxtehude 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.
The flowers on the High Altar are dedicated to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Edgar & Isabel Coan from Robert & Elizabeth and The flowers on the High Altar last week & this week are dedicated to the Glory of God and in loving memory of
my mother Mary Bee Sr., and my daughter Mary Bee Jr., from Kelvin and all the Bee family.
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The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY The foundation of our Christian life is the worship and praise of almighty God, expressed in public and private prayer, and by lives lived in loving self-giving and service after the example of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the response we are invited to make to the ever-generous love of God which we see in the work of creation at the beginning, and then in the recreation of all things in the self-giving life, death and resurrection of this Lord Jesus Christ. The First Letter of John reminds us that “God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us . . .Beloved, since God loved us so much, we ought also to love one another.” (1 John 4.9-11) At the High Mass this Sunday we shall be reminded how the Eucharist is at the centre of this life of worship and service. We shall give praise to the Creator for all the gifts of life, and for the self-giving love of Christ revealed supremely on the Cross, and now given anew in and for us in this sacrament of his body and blood. We shall pray for the church and the world, the
sick and the needy, all those who have gone before us. We shall bring sorrow and penitence for our sins, our lack of thankfulness and our misuse of the gifts of creation, and receive forgiveness. Then as Christ offered himself to the Father “once, only once, and once for all,” so together with the bread and the wine, fruits of creation, we offer “ourselves, our souls and bodies” in union with his perfect sacrifice. At his Last Supper with his friends Christ took the bread, blessed and broke it, then gave it to them as his body, shortly before that very body was taken and broken on the cross. So now, if we will, we are to be taken, blessed, broken free from all that hinders our loving, and given as Christ’s body today, the church, to be signs of his life and his love in his world. Christ feeds us with his very self, his body and his blood, to join us together and to strengthen us, and then sends us out to live in the world to God’s praise and glory. Fr Kevin
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’
RECTORY UPDATE The Rectory will be unavailable for use, and “out of bounds”, from Mon. Nov 6, 2017. This is to enable final preparation for the renovation works, which will begin as soon as permits are received from the City of Vancouver.
TWENTIETH 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 Rectory CHORAL EVENSONG 4:00 pm in the Church
OUR PARISH TODAY: GUIDED MASS Sun. Oct. 22 at 10:30 am High Mass will be "Guided", with an explanatory commentary interspersed at various points. This is an opportunity to (re)discover "why we do what we do." TODAY: SOLEMN EVENSONG & BENEDICTION Sun. Oct. 22 at 4.00 pm, Church
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FALL BARGAIN SALE: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Women’s Guild invites you to join them in sorting sale goods on Tues. Oct. 24, from 9:00 am onwards, and then to help sell on Fri. Oct. 27. The Friday schedule is: 10:00 am: Refreshments 11:00 am -12:30 pm: Sale 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Clean-up Your donations of items for sale are still 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 large electronics. For more information please call Pamela Jeacocke at 604321-2213. Pamela Jeacocke & Mary Ann Currie THURSDAY GROUP BIBLE STUDY 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm on Oct. 26 Gather for a group Bible Study in the Rectory. Prayer, scripture, discussion and a light meal await! We will be delving into scripture, specifically parables of future eschatology, considering what it may have meant for the first hearers, what it means for us today and how we can use what we learn to grow as disciples of Christ. Space is limited so please contact Mother Lucy to register: lucy@stjames.bc.ca ART SHOW St. James’ Anglican Church will host an art show during the Heart of the City Festival with the theme of “Honouring Women of the Downtown Eastside.” The show will take place on Sat. Oct. 28, 10:00am – 2:00pm with an opening reception at St. James’ on the evening of Oct. 27.
Artists are invited to submit secular or spiritual works, in keeping with the theme. For guidelines and how to submit go to https:// stjames.bc.ca/2017/09/call-artists-deadlineoctober-20th-2017 CONCERT “Where Truest Pleasure Is” Fabiana Katz, mezzo soprano; Stephen Smith, piano Sun. Oct. 29 at 2:00 pm St. James’ Anglican Church Fabiana Katz, a regular recitalist in the Vancouver area, and Stephen Smith join forces to present a voice recital for a Sunday matinee performance. The concert features Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel, as well as songs by Britten, Bernstein, Quilter and Bolcom – an all-English program that will be fun and accessible for all. PERFORMANCE Wed. Nov. 1, 2017 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30) Admission by Donation St. James’ Anglican Church The Saint James Music Academy, and musicians from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra will join forces for the first time to present Playing Our Part a performance of works sure to inspire! After a few hours of coaching from the visiting musicians, the choirs and orchestras from the SJMA will come together with our guests under the direction of NACO Music Director Alexander Shelley, and play for you in the beautiful St. James’ Anglican Church. Works by Rossini, Vivaldi, Mozart and folk inspired music will be served up for all to enjoy. RSVP at info@sjma.ca
ALL SOULS’ DAY HIGH MASS Thur. Nov. 2, 6:30 pm The High Mass Choir of St. James’ Anglican Church presents Palestrina’s brilliant Missa pro defunctis in the context of a Requiem Mass for All Souls. Here is a chance to remember departed friends and family – all names forwarded to the church are read aloud in the special prayers at the service: call 604.685.2532 or email: office@stjames.bc.ca. Everyone welcome. SILENCE, EVENING PRAYER & BENEDICTION This will be offered at 4 pm on Sun. Nov. 5, not the usual second Sunday. REQUIEM Mon. Nov. 6 The noon Mass will be offered as a Requiem for Bea Paradis, a life-long parishioner who died earlier this year at the age of 101. HOT SOCKS The Women's Guild will be packing Hot Socks for Seafarers on Fri. Dec. 1. We welcome donations from St. James’ parishioners of men's socks, with 50% wool content. They can be put outside Helen's cupboard, or left at the back of the church. You may wish to join the gift wrapping group held at the Mission to Seafarers. Speak to Pamela or Mary Brown if any questions.
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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE
DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM
MON. OCTOBER 23 St. James of Jerusalem
Acts 15:12-22a Ps 1 Mt 13:53-58
Ps 25 Jer 44:1-14 1 Cor 15:30-41
Ps 9, 15 Sir 4:20 – 5:7 Mt 11:16-24
TUES. OCTOBER 24 Feria
Rom 5:6-21 Ps 40:8-11 Lk 12:35-38
Ps 26, 28 Lam 1:1-5, 10-12 1 Cor 15:41-50
Ps 36, 39 Sir 6:5-17 Mt 11:25-30
WED. OCTOBER 25 St. Cedd, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664
Rom 6:12-18 Ps 124 Lk 12:39-48
Ps 38 Lam 2:8-15 1 Cor 15:51-58
Ps 119:25-48 Sir 7:4-14 Mt 12:1-14
THU. OCTOBER 26 Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 899
Wis 6:1-3, 9-12, 24-25 Ps 21:1-7 Lk 6:43-49
Ps 37:1-18 Ezra 1:1-11 1 Cor 16:1-9
Ps 37:19-42 Sir 10:1-18 Mt 12:15-21
FRI. OCTOBER 27 Feria
Rom 7:18-25a Ps 119:33-40 Lk 12:54-59
Ps 31 Ezra 3:1-13 1 Cor 16:10-24
Ps 35 Sir 11:2-20 Mt 12:22-32
SAT. OCTOBER 28 St. Simon & St. Jude, Apostles
Dt 32:1-4 Ps 119:89-96 Jn 15:17-27
Ps 66 Is 28:9-16 Eph 4:1-16
Ps 42, 43 Sir 15:9-20 Mt 12:33-42
SUN. OCTOBER 29 Pentecost 21
Lev 19:1-2, 15-18 Ps 1 1 Thess 2:1-8 Mt 22:34-46
Ps 63:1-8, 98 Hag 1:1 – 2:9 Acts 18:24 – 19:7
Ps 103 Sir 18:19-33 Lk 10:25-37
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OFFICE & MASS TIMES 2017
MASS TIMES
MON. OCTOBER 23 St. James of Jerusalem
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
TUES. OCTOBER 24 Feria
5:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
WED. OCTOBER 25 St. Cedd, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
THU. OCTOBER 26 Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 899
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
FRI. OCTOBER 27 Feria
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
SAT. OCTOBER 28 St. Simon & St. Jude, Apostles
SUN. OCTOBER 29 Pentecost 21
8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm
Morning Prayer Low Mass, with anointing High Mass, with anointing 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
Rector: 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
Curate: Mother Lucy Price lucy@stjames.bc.ca 604-362-9959 Days off: Friday & Saturday 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 Honorary Assistant: Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon
CLERGY AVAILABILITY Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532. Parish Office hours are: Mon. to Sat. 9 am to 4 pm. 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
Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson Music Program Administrator: Michelle Herrewynen michelle@stjames.bc.ca Volunteer Coordinator: Audrey Guay audrey@stjames.bc.ca 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 Chair: Annie Grant Secretary: Reece Wrightman
PARISH OFFICERS Rector’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Doug Ibbott 604-527-8100 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Pat McSherry 604-687-6844 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Trustee: Kelvin Bee Trustee: Justin Berger Trustee: PJ Janson Treasurer: Christopher Orr 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 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca