High mass pentecost 20 oct 26 2014 web

High Mass

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | October 26, 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 4:00 PM Solemn Evensong & Benediction with Oculus Choir, Church ______________________________________________________________________ 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.

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A Reflection Among the circumstances which restrict the expression of love is the capacity of the other to receive. A parent knows the danger of overwhelming or imprisoning a child by expressions of love which are untimely or excessive. A friend knows that expressions of friendship too sudden or demonstrative may simply embarrass. A wife knows that, out of love for her husband, she must sometimes “think about herself.” The external restraint which love practises is often a mark of its freedom from internal limit. Love does not lay down the condition that it must be allowed freedom to express itself, nor limit its activity to those circumstances in which it may freely act. Love accepts without limit the discipline of circumstances. Although it always aspires to enlarge its own activity, it sometimes finds its most generous enlargement in the acceptance of restraint.

Love must sometimes express itself in the renunciation of not disclosing itself.

That which love withholds is withheld for the sake of the other who is loved – so that it may not harm them, so that it may be used for a more timely service or so that it may mature into a richer gift. A person who loves holds nothing for himself; he reserves nothing as of right. That which he holds, he holds either on trust or as a gift. He holds on trust that which awaits its own maturity or the need or capacity of the other to receive it: he holds as gift that which is returned to him in the response of the other who is loved. The enrichment which many discover in the experience of loving is not an enlargement of rights or an increase in possession: it is the discovery as trust or gift of that which had previously been known only as possession. When a person loves, all that is in their power is invested with a sense of purpose, as available for the other, or becomes a cause or occasion of gratitude, as received by gift from the other.

The falsity of love is exposed wherever any limit is set by the will of those who profess to love: wherever, by their will something is withheld. Therefore the authenticity of love must imply a totality of giving – that which we call the giving of self or self-giving. The self is the totality of what a person has and is: and it is no less than this that is offered or made available in love. When we become aware that something is less than the self is offered, we become aware of the falsity of love.

W. H. Vanstone, Love’s Endeavour, Love’s Expense, London, 1977

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Notes

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Entrance Rite

At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.

Stand

INTROIT Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord your God, and he will strengthen you; do not cease to seek his face. Psalm Give thanks to the Lord, and call upon his Name: make known his deeds among the peoples. Remember the marvels he has done: his wonders and the judgments of his mouth.

Laetetur cor (Mode II)

KYRIE

ELEISON

All sing

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GLORIA IN EXCELSIS COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

Lord God our redeemer, who didst heard the cry of thy people and didst send thy servant Moses to lead them out of slavery, free us from the tyranny of sin and death, and by the leading of thy Spirit bring us to our promised land; 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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Be seated

as the Lord had commanded Moses. Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. He was unequalled for all the signs and wonders that the Lord sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land, and for all the mighty deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Reader Allll

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM

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

Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to another.

Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born, from age to age you are God. Antiphon Show your servants your works and your splendour to their children.

May the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; prosper the work of our hands; prosper our handiwork. Antiphon Psalm 90:1-2, 16-17

EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

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

You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts.

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pretext for greed; nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

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 Jerusalem: praise your God, O Zion. Alleluia. He grants peace within your borders; he fills you with the finest of wheat. Alleluia.

Lauda, Ierusalem (Mode V)

HOLY GOSPEL

All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels

When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your 10 | HIGH MASS

God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: "What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David." He said to them, "How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'? If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?" No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

Matthew 22:34-46

SERMON

Be seated Mother Joyce Locht (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.

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

Preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word, that I may learn your statutes.

Domine, vivifica me (Mode III)

HYMN

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

347 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — The God of Abraham Praise

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

Allll sing

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PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Celebrant

Kneel

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

Allll

Celebrant

Allll

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

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

Amen.

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LORD’S PRAYER

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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Kneel

AGNUS DEI Allll sing

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, HIGH MASS | 19

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 indicated that you do not wish to receive from the chalice.

ANTIPHON

We will shout for joy at your victory, and we will triumph in the Name of the Lord our God. Psalm May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble: the Name of the God of Jacob defend you.

Laetabimur (Mode II)

HYMN

Sit or kneel 300 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — O Food of Men Wayfaring

Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

God our guide, thou hast fed us with bread from heaven as thou didst feed the people of Israel.

May we who have been inwardly nourished be ready to follow thee all our days; we ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

All

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Stand

BLESSING Celebrant

All

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

Amen.

Notices and announcements may be given.

Be Seated

DISMISSAL

ANGELUS

Stand

(overleaf)

HYMN 393 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

POSTLUDE Alleluyas — Simon Preston During the postlude you are encouraged to remain quietly in the nave, or to move to the Bishops’ Room to enjoy coffee hour conversation.

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

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

Please notify the Parish Office (604-685-2532) when a parishioner/friend/family member is hospitalized or housebound. The Office will arrange visitation, Holy Communion or Anointing with the Parish Clergy Team and Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator. If entering hospital, please inform the hospital on arrival that you (or the patient you are with) are Anglican and ask for the hospital’s Anglican chaplain.

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ANGELUS

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Please take this booklet away with you to aid in your own reflection,

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The flowers on the High Altar are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Isabel and Edgar Coan and Roy Coan from Bob and Elizabeth Coan.

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The Thurible RECTOR’S NOTES We are praying for (Warrant Officer) Patrice Vincent and (Cpl.) Nathan Cirillo among the departed.

And for Martin Couture-Rouleau and Michael Zehaf-Bibeau who took their lives – and in turn whose lives were taken. As a community of faith, we pray for the innocent and for perpetrators of violence.

The Prayers of the People (the Intercessions) are not a list of “the approved.” We may pray for the great and the good and we remember those whose lives have been notorious and barbaric – most of us most of the time find ourselves living somewhere between these extremes.

One manifestation of Love, as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, is that we pray for those who persecute us which is one expression of loving our enemies (Mt. 5.44). So many lives have been affected and infected by recent events in St. Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec and on Parliament Hill. Bystanders and those going about their daily round of work were embroiled in vortices of violence. Mothers, fathers, siblings and colleagues reel with shock and disbelief. In a heartbeat the world can be changed forever. Our nation reacts with renewed commitments to enhanced security. (Cold comfort for those who mourn.) Supposition and accusation abound.

Ethic and religious profiling seem freshly legitimate, if not essential.

Whatever the facts, vilification, demonization and marginalization of any religious-ethnic section of society is ugly, it imperils the common good and is profoundly un-Christian. Every religion, ours included, has its own brand of zealots. Radicalization is always a concern for each religion. When any part of our society of citizens is hurting – even, especially, perpetrators and those whom we may think of as our enemies – we are all wounded.

At every opportunity let us be in solidarity with all people of faith.

Islam, like every religion, is a finely woven tapestry of doctrine and practice which makes a glorious whole. As Christians we must be careful about taking any moral high ground. (Do we need to remind ourselves how Christians treated one another only a few centuries ago during the Reformation?)

We only love Jesus Christ as much as the person whom we love the least (see Mt. 25:31-46). And we are called to love our enemies (Mt. 5.44). This is fruitful Spirit led cross-shaped loving.

Inform. Inspire. Invite.

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Today at St. James’ Liturgy

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Daily Lectionary

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ Twentieth 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

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

OUR PARISH

SOLEMN EVENSONG & BENEDICTION 4:00 pm in the Church

LITURGY EVENSONG & BENEDICTION WITH OCULUS CHOIR Sunday, Oct. 26, 4 pm in the Church 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 26 | THE THURIBLE

OFFICE CLOSURE The Church Office will be closed on Monday, November 3rd. Sorry for any inconvenience.

R.I.P. ANGELA ROSS We give thanks for the life of parishioner Angela Ross, who died last weekend. Angela was very grateful for the services of our Pastoral Care team over the last few years. Vespers will be held at St. James’ Church at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, October 28th. The Requiem Mass for Angela will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, October 29th. May Angela and all the faithful departed rest in peace and rise in glory.

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, Nov.16, 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, Oct. 28th, from 9:00 am onwards, and then to help sell on Friday, Oct. 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

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

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 Nov. 3. Please print clearly. The deadline to sign up will be 9 am on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

WARM SOCKS FOR SEAFARERS Warm socks 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

OUR DIOCESE ORDER OF THE DIOCESE OF NEW WESTMINSTER: INVESTITURE CEREMONY Helen Tataren will be receiving the insignia of the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster next Sunday, Nov. 2, at 4:00 pm at Christ Church Cathedral. Parking passes for the ceremony will be available in the Narthex.

CONVERSATION ON MINISTRY WITH REFUGEES Saturday, Nov.8, 9:30 am to 12 pm, location: TBD 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. For more information, please contact the Revd Michael McGee, Refugee Unit Chair at mmcgee1@shaw.ca

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RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS SILVER, STITCHES AND SPIRIT: The Spirit and Practicalities of Traditional Care for Holy Handiwork Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 am to 3 pm St. Anselm's Anglican Church, 5210 University Blvd Interested in the ancient meanings and modern applications of rituals and symbolism from medieval worship? Wondering about doing those holy things yourself? Do you have responsibilities around the altar for worship? Interested in the spirituality of handiwork? Brought especially from overseas (Vancouver Island), Sister Debra, a thoroughly modern and deeply spiritual Anglican nun who was formerly a Lutheran pastor, will lead a workshop journeying with us as we explore the spirituality of everyday holy things, particularly in relation to the holiness which underlies the physical preparation of the altar for Sunday worship. Coffee, snacks and lunch will be provided. Fee is $10, students by donation.

Please register at office@stanselms.ca FREEDOM IN THE BUSY: Celebrating Sabbath in a World That Never Stops Nov. 6 from 12-1 pm Join Bruce Hindmarsh, Ann Voskamp, Mark Buchanan, Paige Gutacker to discuss how Sabbath is not just a rest from your workweek but a reorientation of your life. We are busier than ever. In today's technologysaturated world, the rhythm of our lives is go-go-go.

Electric lights and screens keep us awake well after the sun goes down. The influx of information and pressures of modern life undercut the rest we need in our souls. When will the break come? How can we find freedom and clarity? And where is God in the busy?

Or, maybe the harder question—where are we?

For more info: regentredux.net

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VISION SHARING SERIES Fridays Oct. 10 to Dec 12 3 pm to 4:30 pm First United Church, 320 E. Hastings St. The Vision Sharing Series at First United is offered as a follow up on the Truth and Reconciliation Community’s findings that learning and understanding native world views and core values help heal our separation from a wealth of wisdom and beauty.

The sessions are as follows: •Friday, Nov. 7: Cross-Cultural Adoption and Identity John Jardine, BSW, MSW. John is of the Red Rock Indian Band, Lake Helen's Reserve in Northern Ontario. He has spent his career working with children’s services. He is currently working as College Instructor with the Native Education College, teaching in the Family & Community Counselling and the Aboriginal Youth Care programs. His master’s thesis was entitled “The Medicine Wheel Theory and Concepts and Its Application in Organizational Development.”

•Friday, Nov. 14: Downtown Eastside Dave Dixon, former VPD officer will speak to the reality of his experience on the DTES; the struggles, the myths, the complications, and the people.

•Friday, Nov. 21: Mato Oyate Patrick Smith from the Portland Housing Society and the drumming group, Mato Oyate, will be presenting the sacred songs of the Aboriginal people including Sundance and sharing some of the meaning behind the songs.

•Friday, Nov. 28: TBA •Friday, Dec. 5: The Revolving Door of Prison: Addiction and Doing Time Presentation by Lara-Lisa Condello and Mo. •Friday, Dec. 12: Unlocking the Prison Gates: Returning to Community Presentation by Lara-Lisa Condello and Mo Korchinski.

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 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.

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-of-the-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

QUOTE OF THIS WEEK With all Canadians my heart is very heavy with the news of the killing of a Canadian soldier, Corporal Nathan Cirillo, while on honour guard duty at the National War Memorial in Ottawa today.

This follows all too soon on the killing of another member of the Canadian Armed Forces in Quebec, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, just days ago.

I ask your prayers for these men, for their loved ones stricken with grief, and for the Canadian Armed Forces chaplains who are ministering to them.

Pray also for the perpetrators of these awful attacks and for their families as well.

The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz - Archbishop and Primate http://www.anglican.ca/news/a-call-to-prayeramidst-violence/3003699/

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DIDO’S “DID YOU KNOW?” Our survey has shown that as a whole the early Christian writings share the appreciation for love found in the Hebrew scriptures, especially in the wisdom tradition and later Jewish literature. We know of no Greek or Roman community in which love played such an important role, and it may be that Luke’s reticence to use the word in Acts stems from its Hellenistic roots. For the early Christians, although there is little mention of love in the Gospels, the coming of the Kingdom in the person of Jesus was a sure sign of God’s love for all people, indeed for the world. At the same time Paul’s own strong sense of call was grounded in the love of God, and the church’s constitution rested on that love. In turn a fruit of the spirit was love (Gal 6:22) and for Paul it was the greatest gift of all.

Love was therefore freely commanded to Christians, first towards each other, then to all people, including the enemy.

The Anchor Bible Dictionary: Vol. 4, Doubleday, 1992

calling all photographers It’s time again to submit photos for the 2015 Ordo Kalender.

This year’s theme is “Life in the Spirit.”

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Please take this booklet away with you to aid in your own reflection, prayers, and for your information.

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The {Response} Project Pray. Reflect. Respond.

The Kingdom of God . . . is like the mustard seed . . . it springs up and grows taller than any other plant, and forms branches so large that birds can settle in its shade.

Matt. 13:31-35 Pray.

Reflect. {Respond} {Response} Project stjames.bc.ca #stjamesyvr

COMMEMORATION Saint Simon and Saint Jude Apostles October 28 Today we commemorate Saint Simon and Saint Jude, whose names appear in the New Testament on every list of the twelve apostles.

Simon was called “the Zealot,” which suggests that he once belonged to a Jewish resistance movement.

Animated by religious fervour, the Zealots used any means, even terror, to overthrow Roman rule and revive Jewish independence. Simon originally may have followed Jesus in hopes that he would “restore the kingdom to Israel.”

Jude “the son of James” was also called Thaddeus. One of the Letters included in the New Testament is ascribed to him; and we hear his voice in Saint John’s account of the Last Supper, where he is distinguished as “the other Judas, not Iscariot.” Judas Iscariot was the disciple who betrayed Jesus, and the fact that Jude shared the traitor’s name made Christians reluctant to ask for his prayers. For this reason Jude is considered the patron saint of what is shunned by the world, especially lost causes and those who suffer from incurable diseases.

The western Church remembers Simon and Jude together because, in the seventh or eighth century, the church of Rome acquired some relics of both apostles and placed them in a single shrine. October twenty-eighth is probably the anniversary of the dedication of this shrine.

With so little information to go on, our commemoration of Simon and Jude may be compared to their patronage of lost causes and hopeless cases. It is a little victory against the odds of history.

For Christ is often made known by deeds which are recorded nowhere else but in the eternal remembrance of God; and by honouring Simon and Jude today we share in God’s own mindfulness of their apostolic zeal.

For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994

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COMMEMORATION Saints of the Reformation Era October 31

On October 31st in the year 1517, a notice was posted on the door of the Castle Church at Wittenburg, a town in Saxony. It was put there by Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk and a lecturer in the University of Wittenburg. He invited other academics to debate ninety-five theses or propositions regarding the Church’s doctrine and practice of penance. These Ninety-Five Theses triggered a cluster of reactions which eventually forced Luther into open rebellion against the papacy; and his rebellion set in train the movement called the Protestant Reformation.

Luther and the other leaders of this movement accused the Church of encouraging “works righteousness” — the idea that people could earn salvation by doing good works. Against this notion they preached salvation by faith alone — by faith in the sole righteousness of Christ. As a popular hymn has expressed it: Look, Father, look on his anointed face, And only look on us as found in him ....

For, lo! between our sins and their reward We set the Passion of thy Son our Lord.

Many heard this teaching as a word of liberation which released them from the fear that held them captive and in its place gave them new courage to live godly and gracious lives.

There were many others who remained faithful to the Roman Catholic Church and sought to renew its teaching and worship. They acted out of love for the unity of Christ’s Body — just as the Protestant reformers acted out of love for the truth of Christ’s gospel. But it was the tragedy of their age that each side turned its love for Christ into a source of bitter conflict.

So, while we remember the Protestant and Catholic saints of the Reformation era, we may beseech Christ for their reconciliation in heaven — and for the healing of all divisions in the Church on earth.

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DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY MASS

MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM

MON. OCTOBER 27

Eph 5:1-8 Ps 1 Lk 13:10-17

Ps 41, 52 Sir 19:4-17 Rev 11:1-14

Ps 44 Zech 1:7-17 Lk 11:14-26

TUES. OCTOBER 28

Dt 32:1-4 Ps 119:89-96 Jn 15:17-27

Ps 66 Is 28:9-16 Eph 4:1-16

Ps 116, 117 Is 4:2-6 Jn 14:15-31

WED. OCTOBER 29

1 Pet 3:14-18, 22 Ps 124 Mt 10:16-22

Ps 119:49-72 Sir 28:14-26 Rev 12:1-6

Ps 49 Ezra 6:1-22 Lk 11:37-52

THU. OCTOBER 30

Hosea 11:1-9 Ps 50:7-15, 22-24 Mk 13:3-13

Ps 50 Sir 31:12-18, 25-32:2 Rev 12:7-17

Ps 103 Neh 1:1-11 Lk 11:53 – 12:12

FRI. OCTOBER 31

Is 35:1-10 Ps 85 Mt 18:15-22

Ps 40, 54 Sir 34:1-8, 18-22 Rev 13:1-10

Ps 34 Wis 3:1-9 Rev 19:1, 4-10

SAT. NOVEMBER 1

Rev 7:9-17 Ps 34:1-10 1 Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12

Ps 111, 112 2 Esd 2:42-47 Heb 11:32 – 12:2

Ps 148, 150 Wis 5:1-5, 14-16 Rev 21:1-4, 22-22:5

SUN. NOVEMBER 2

Rev 7:9-17 Ps 34:1-10 1 Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12

Ps 24, 29 Sir 36:1-17 1 Cor 12:27 – 13:13

Ps 8, 84 Neh 5:1-19 Mt 18:21-35

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 27

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

Feria

For all whose lives are touched by violence

TUES. OCTOBER 28

5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel

St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles

For the Church’s faithful proclamation of the Gospel

WED. OCTOBER 29

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

James Hannington, Bishop & Companions, Martyrs, 1885

For all who labour for an end to the Ebola virus outbreak

THU. OCTOBER 30

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

John Wyclyf, Reformer, 1384

For the work of reconciliation in our lives, Parish, Diocese and society

Fri. OCTOBER 31

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

Saints of the Reformation Era

With thanksgiving for the Reformation era and its legacy to the church

SAT. NOVEMBER 1

For an increase in our appreciation for the Communion of Saints

All Saints’ Day

SUN. NOVEMBER 2 Sunday of All Saints

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

Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer

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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