High mass pentecost 21 oct 18 2015 web

Sung Mass

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost | October 18, 2015 | 10:30 am

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

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

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

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

MISSION OBJECTIVES  To be a beacon for all as a neighbourhood and destination church where we invite and welcome friends, family, and strangers into our midst;  To deepen our life of prayer and formation in Christ;  To develop relationships and fellowship in open, honest, and spiritual ways among parishioners, with our neighbours, and those in need;  To pursue and practice justice and mercy for the imparting of the Kingdom of God within and beyond the Parish; To strive to maintain financial equilibrium, develop our reserves, and optimize the use of our assets to ensure the preservation of our sacred space and ministry from generation to generation, to the everlasting glory of God. ______________________________________________________________________ TODAY 8:00 am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30 am Low Mass, Church 10:30 am High Mass, Church 12:00 am Coffee Hour, Parish Hall 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel ______________________________________________________________________ Cover: detail of the St. Luke altarpiece by Andrea Mantegna 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 Live like a poor man without parading your poverty.

Stand by the poor wherever they live and work.

Your first love must go out to the least of men.

Don’t tie yourself down to the rich or powerful of the world.

Get rid of the inclination to court the great and influential.

Otherwise you would deform the image of the Church.

Put your trust in God, wait for His mercy and for all that you need.

Above all, take Jesus as your riches, the pearl for which you will give everything, your treasure in heaven.

Don’t be romantic about this; take your part in the simple struggle for a living, but without attaching your heart to what you can earn by it.

In this way you will be able to help many people and at the same time be a condemnation of every form of materialism or snobbery.

-from Rule for a New Brother, Benedictine Priory - Regina Pacis, Great Britain: Anchor Press, 1973.

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Notes

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

Stand

INTROIT I call upon you, O Lord, for you will answer me. Incline your ear to me, and hear my words. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me under the shadow of your wings.

Ego clamavi (Mode III)

KYRIE ELEISON Kyrie eleison.

Christe eleison.

Kyrie eleison.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

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 Job. Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements - surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy?"

"Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that a flood of waters may cover you? Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go and say to you, 'Here we are'? Who has put wisdom in the inward parts, or given understanding to the mind? Who has the wisdom to number the clouds? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens, when the dust runs into a mass and the clods cling together? Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, when they crouch in their dens, or lie in wait in their covert? Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God, and wander about for lack of food?"

Job 38:1-7, 34-41)

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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You lay the beams of your chambers in the waters above; you make the clouds your chariot; you ride on the wings of the wind.

You make the winds your messengers and flames of fire your servants.

You have set the earth upon its foundations, so that it never shall move at any time.

You covered it with the deep as with a mantle; the waters stood higher than the mountains. Antiphon At your rebuke they fled; at the voice of your thunder they hastened away.

They went up into the hills and down to the valleys beneath, to the places you had appointed for them.

You set the limits that they should not pass; they shall not again cover the earth.

Antiphon O Lord, how manifold are your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Hallelujah! Antiphon Psalm 104:3-9, 25, 37b

EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

Every high priest chosen from among mortals is put in charge of things pertaining to God on their behalf, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness; and because of this he must offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not presume to take this honour, but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"; as he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek." In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 5:1-10

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 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 Mark.

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Jesus and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What is it you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" They replied, "We are able." Then Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."

Mark 10:35-45

Celebrant People

The Gospel of Christ.

Praise be to thee, O Christ.

SERMON

Be Seated Lucy Price (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)

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NICENE CREED

Stand

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Celebrant

In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

All

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

Hear our prayer.

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

And may light perpetual shine upon them.

May they rest in peace.

Amen.

Stand

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION 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

PEACE

Stand

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

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

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

Be Seated

I 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.

330 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — O Praise Ye the Lord O praise ye the Lord!

Give praise in the height; rejoice in God’s word, ye angels of light; ye heavens, adore him by whom ye were made, and worship before him, in brightness arrayed.

O praise ye the Lord!

Give praise upon earth, in tuneful accord, give thanks for new birth; praise God who hath brought you all grace from above, praise God who hath taught you the pathways of love.

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O praise ye the Lord!

All things that give sound; each jubilant chord reecho around; loud organs, God’s glory proclaim in deep tone, and sweet harp, the story of what God hath done.

O praise ye the Lord!

Thanksgiving and song be ever outpoured all ages along!

For love in creation, for heaven restored, for grace of salvation, O praise ye the Lord!

SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE

Stand

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting God: creator and preserver of all things.

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

Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee and saying: SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS 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.

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.

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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THE 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

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.

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.

For God the Lord, both Sun and Shield gives grace and glory bright, no good from them shall be withheld whose ways are just and right. Amen How lovely are thy dwellings fair (Psalm 84; transl. John Milton) — Eric Thiman HIGH MASS | 19

HYMN

Sit or kneel 304 Green Hymn Book(New English Hymnal) — Once, Only Once, and Once For All Once, only once, and once for all, his precious life he gave; before the cross in faith we fall, and own it strong to save.

"One offering, single and complete," with lips and hearts we say; but what he never can repeat he shows forth day by day.

For as the priest of Aaron's line within the holiest stood, and sprinkled all the mercy shrine with sacrificial blood; So he, who once atonement wrought, our Priest of endless power, presents himself for those he bought in that dark noontide hour.

His manhood pleads where now it lives on heaven's eternal throne, and where in mystic rite he gives its presence to his own.

And so we show thy death, O Lord, till thou again appear, and feel, when we approach thy board, we have an altar here.

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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, 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

Stand

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

Be Seated

Stand Celebrant

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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 Fugue in E flat (BWV 552b) — 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 NOTES FROM THE CLERGY St. Luke (feast-day 18 October), the writer of the Gospel that bears his name and of the Acts of the Apostles, is referred to by St. Paul, whom he accompanied at some point on his journeys, as the Beloved Physician. St. Luke'stide, then, is a particularly appropriate time to give thanks and pray for all engaged in the work of healing and healthcare, mindful of their skill and dedication: hospitals and clinics, surgeons, doctors and nurses, dentists and opticians; not least in the Downtown Eastside, those working in the spheres of mental health and addiction; medical schools and research; paramedics; pharmaceutical companies; the medical aid charities. We do well too to give thanks for the Church's ministry of healing, a sign of God's longing for the wholeness and well-being of all: we pray for those who administer and receive the sacraments of the laying-on of hands & anointing, and of reconciliation, and particularly for the work of hospital chaplains.

The Healing Professions Most merciful Father, you have taught us to love you with all our strength and to glorify you in our bodies: We commend to you for your continual blessing all engaged in the work of healthcare. Prosper all that is being done for the healing of the sick, the conquest of disease, and the training of doctors and nurses; that your will may be done in the relief of suffering and the making of lives whole; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

St. Luke Almighty God, you inspired your servant Saint Luke the physician to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of your Son: Manifest in your Church the like power and love, to the healing of our bodies and our souls; through the same your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Inform. Inspire. Invite.

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Today at St. James’

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Our Parish

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Relationships and Fellowship

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Commemorations

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Daily Lectionary

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Mass this Week

Fr Kevin

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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 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

OUR PARISH FORMATION ON SUNDAY October 18 9.30 am in the Bishops' Room Formation: "Kings in Judea," from The Man Born To Be King. Commentary and discussion of Dorothy L. Sayer's radio play.

CANADIAN CHURCHMAN CALENDARS Mary Brown and Elizabeth Coan will be selling Canadian Churchman calendars again this year for $6 each, envelopes available. This year each month features a different Province with a church and the provincial flower. Please see Mary or Elizabeth to make your purchases.

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PRAYERS FOR THE DEPARTED ON ALL SOULS’ DAY At the All Souls’ Day High Mass on Monday, November 1st, at 6:30 pm, the intercessor will pray aloud the names of our departed loved ones. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for you to enter the names of those you would like to put on the list.

Please print clearly. You can also phone or email the Church Office. The deadline for submitting names is Friday, October 30th.

MESSAGE FROM MOTHER ALEXIS Greetings to all at St James’. This is to let you know that Bishop Barbara Andrews has appointed me to be Interim Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of St Michael & All Angels, Prince George, from 21 November for a period of 12 months or so. It was very good to be with you in September, but it will now be a little while before I am able to visit St James’ again. Please remember me and the Parish of St Michael’s in your prayers, as I shall the people of St James’ in mine.

EAST VAN TAIZÉ Monday, Oct. 26, at 8 pm Blessed Sacrament Chapel (Cordova Street Entrance) An ecumenical time of prayer with music, song and silence in the style of the Taizé community. For more info go to www.eastvantaize.wordpress.com FALL BARGAIN SALE The Women’s Guild invites you to join them in sorting sale goods on Tuesday, October 27 from 9:00 am onwards, and then to help sell on Friday, October 30.

Friday Schedule: refreshments at 10:00; sale 11:00 am to 12:30; clean up 12:30 to 1:30.For more information call Janis Waller 604 646 0513 or Pamela Jeacocke 604 321 2213.Your donations of items for sale are still welcome and may be left at the lack of the upper hall, marked RUMMAGE. Thank you. Janis Waller and Pamela Jeacocke

ORDER OF THE DIOCESE OF NEW WESTMINSTER Sunday, November 1 at 5.30 pm onwards for 7 pm in The Massey Theatre, New Westminster Four Members of St James’ will receive the Order of the Diocese; Peter Goodwin, Doug Ibbott, Elizabeth Murray and Peter Symons. Please support them with your prayers and by your presence if you are able. For directions to the Massey Theatre please go to www.masseytheatre.com. Refreshments will be served from 5.30 pm, the service begins at 7 pm.

MEMORIAL GARDEN Work on Our Lady's Memorial Garden after the reinterment of cremated remains from St. Luke's and from St. David of Wales' is almost complete; the plaque from St. Luke's is to be placed in the church porch. On Saturday 24 October at 3:30 pm there will be a Requiem Mass said in the Lady Chapel, followed

by Blessing and Dedication of the Garden. Light refreshments will be served in The Rectory. (For catering numbers, please RSVP to office@stjames.bc.ca if you hope to attend.)

GUILDS AND MINISTRIES At the recent Parish Council it was highlighted that all of our Guilds and Ministries are keen to welcome new members who are able to assist, even if occasionally.

In particular, Narthex, Servers, Sanctuary Guild are in urgent need of new faces to keep going. Please ask yourself how you may help.

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

But what does Jesus say to a rich man who asks what he should do to enter God’s kingdom? Jesus answers that it would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for this rich man to enter God’s kingdom.

Jesus was not saying that having lots of money was a bad thing, but making a point to the rich man that he needed to learn to trust in God and His Grace rather than to place his confidence in having lots of money.

It was not the money that caused the problem for this rich man, but the fact that he valued his money more than having a relationship with God; more than receiving the eternal rewards that God promises to those who follow Him. The rich man was asking Jesus how to be saved, but he loved his money too much to make room for Jesus in his life. His money was his god.

We are all unique to God and He knows what we place first in our lives ahead of our relationship with Him. Heavenly Father, Please help us to value our relationship with you and to grow in your love. Please help us to remember that following you is more important than all the money in the world. Help us to remember to share with others who do not have what we have, sharing is a way of us showing Gods love to others. Amen WANTED One of our parishioners, who lives in the neighbourhood, needs to buy a used car as soon as possible. Please contact the Office for more information.

If you were asked if you would like to win the lottery and have lots of money, what would your answer be?

The chances are that you would say “Yes, yes, yes!”

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RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIP PWRDF Many thanks to members of the congregation who donated in support of Team PWRDF Vancouver and its riders Pat McSherry and Peter Goodwin from our parish. Pat and Peter were two of the thirteen riders from six parishes who rode to support Well Baby and Well Child health clinics operated by the PWRDF partner organization Refuge Egypt in Cairo. Refuge Egypt has a long history of providing a range of supports to Sudanese and Syrian refugees living in Cairo. To date Team PWRDF Vancouver has raised $6550.00 for this cause surpassing the target of $3000.00. It is still possible until October 21 to donate to Team PWRDF Vancouver and Refuge Egypt by visiting the Ride for Refuge website and clicking on Team PWRDF Vancouver in list of PWRDF teams found under Charities. Peter Goodwin, Team Leader, Team PWRDF Vancouver LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Friday November 6 at 6:30-9 pm Saturday November 7 at 9:30 am - 3:30 pm BCGEU Office - 2920 Virtual Way, Vancouver Across from the Renfrew Skytrain Station.

This two day training is for those who share an interest in strengthening civil society and working together for the common good. Part of the training experience will be working with other community leaders from diverse institutions on the universals of broad based community organizing. The Institute provides content based on the philosophy and practices developed by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in over 60 years of organizing experience. Free for St. James’ parishioners. Refreshments throughout the weekend and lunch on Saturday will be provided. To register online and for further information visit metvanalliance.org or email info@metvanalliance.org with your name, organization (St. James’ Anglican Church), & contact details.

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Our Lady’s Memorial Garden Requiem Mass & Blessing & Dedication Saturday, October 24 3:30 pm Please rsvp the Office: office@stjames.bc.ca | 604-685-2532

You’re invited to

St. James’

Women’s Guild Bargain Sale Friday, Oct. 30 11 am - 12:30 pm Open House (part of Heart of the City) Saturday, Oct. 31 12 pm - 4 pm All Saints’ Day Solemn High Mass & Procession Sunday, Nov. 1 10:30 am All Souls’ Day High Mass Monday, Nov. 2 6:30 pm

• The Women’s Guild Bargain Sale is an hour-and-a-half in bargain sale heaven.

Books, clothes, housewares, shoes, dishes, and more, all cheap, cheap, cheap.

• The St. James’ Church Open House is an opportunity to visit the church and learn of its history. At 12 noon the Kwhlii Gibaygum Nisga'a dancers perform; then Music Director Gerald Harder gives a demonstration of the Casavant Organ; next Allan Duncan gives a Guided Tour of the Church with a panel presentation on St. James’ Outreach work; and to top off the day a Dramatic Reading from Dorothy L. Sayers’ radio play The Man Born to Be King.

• All Saints’ Day Solemn High Mass & Procession celebrates the Saints of Christendom with pageantry & ritual. For those not used to high church liturgy this is a chance to bathe the senses. Hear the St. James’ Choir sing Palestrina`s Missa aeterna Christi munera and Willan`s O King all glorious.

• The All Souls’ Day Mass features the St James’ Choir singing Tomás Luis de Victoria’s beautiful Renaissance setting of the Requiem Mass, with special devotions for the faithful departed.

Here is a chance to have passed friends and family remembered – all names forwarded to the church are read aloud as part of the service.

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COMMEMORATION SS. Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and their Companions Missionaries and Martyrs in New France, 1642-1649 October 19

Today we honour the eight Canadian martyrs who suffered for Christ between 1642 and 1649; and we name two of them especially — Jean de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues.

Jogues came to Canada in 1636 and was posted to the Huron mission on Georgian Bay. Six years later he was captured by the Iroquois and endured horrific trials for a full twelve months before making his escape to France. Undeterred by his experiences, he returned to New France and volunteered to open a Jesuit mission among his former captors. He was accompanied by a Jesuit lay-brother named Jean de La Lande. As soon as they arrived among the Mohawks, the two Jesuits were taken prisoner. On October eighteenth, 1646, Jogues was hatcheted to death; La Lande suffered the same fate the next day.

Jean de Brébeuf was one of the first Jesuit priests to arrive in New France and in 1633 he settled among the Hurons on Georgian Bay. He felt complete solidarity with the crucified Jesus and had mystical premonitions that he would share the sufferings of Christ in his own flesh. His visions came true in 1649, when Iroquois war parties invaded Huronia for the second year in a row. On March sixteenth they assaulted the mission of Saint-Louis, where Brébeuf and another Jesuit priest named Gabriel Lalemant were staying. The two Jesuits refused to abandon their flock and were captured. Later that afternoon, and on through the night, Brébeuf was subjected to atrocities which defy description. He endured until dawn the next day, when an Iroquois warrior ended his sufferings. Lalemant was put through a similar ordeal later that day and was finally killed towards sunset.

By their faithfulness Brébeuf, Jogues, and their six companions won a victory that is as vast as God’s mercy. For their victory was in the cross of Christ, whose love for the Huron and Iroquois peoples was the reason they gave up their lives.

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

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COMMEMORATION Saint Luke The Evangelist Transferred to October 20

Luke is mentioned three times in the Letters of Saint Paul, once as “the beloved physician,” but the Church remembers him chiefly as the author of two books which came to be included in the New Testament.

The first book is the one we know as the Gospel according to Luke, where he told the story of Jesus, his preaching and mighty work in the border-country of Galilee, his suffering, death and resurrection at the very heart of Israel, in Jerusalem itself. The second of Luke’s two books is the Acts of the Apostles. In this work he told how the good news was spread: how the apostles began their preaching at Jerusalem and moved westwards with the gospel until they reached the very centre of the Roman Empire, the city of Rome itself. Thus, in these two books, Luke presented a comprehensive history of the gospel in terms of a journey from the hinterland of Judea to the heartland of imperial power and civilization.

We offer thanks to God for bestowing such gifts of understanding and literary skill on Luke, and we celebrate Luke himself because he responded so faithfully to the working of grace. But still, we remember the story-teller for the story that he told; and that story is the Lord’s story. So, on this his day, we can honour Saint Luke no more highly than by joining in the telling of that story, which God gave him power to give us; that story which is the praise of God through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit.

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

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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE

DAILY MASS

MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM

MON. OCTOBER 19

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

Ps 103 Ezek 47:1-12 Lk 1:1-4

Ps 67, 96 Is 52:7-10 Acts 1:1-8

TUES. OCTOBER 20

Sir 38:1-4, 6-10, 1214 Ps 147:1-7 Lk 4:14-21

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 21

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 22

Rom 6:19-23 Ps 1 Lk 12:49-53

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 23

Acts 15:12-22a Ps 1 Mt 13:53-58

Ps 31 Ezra 3:1-13 1Cor 16:10-24

Ps 35 Sir 11:2-20 Mt 12:22-32

SAT. OCTOBER 24

Rom 8:1-11 Ps 24:1-6 Lk 13:1-9

Ps 30, 32 Ezra 4:7, 11-24 Philem 1-25

Ps 42, 43 Sir 15:9-20 Mt 12:33-42

SUN. OCTOBER 25

Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Ps 34:1-8 Heb 7:23-28 Mk 10:46-52

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 MON. OCTOBER 19 SS. Jean de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, & Companions, Martyrs, 1642-1649

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

TUES. OCTOBER 20 St. Luke the Evangelist

5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel

For living and sharing the Gospel in Canada

For hospitals & Medical Services

WED. OCTOBER 21 Feria

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For the new Government & Parliament

THU. OCTOBER 22 Feria

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel For the new residents of 250 Powell Street

FRI. OCTOBER 23 St. James of Jerusalem

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For peace in the Holy Land and Palestine

SAT. OCTOBER 24 Feria

SUN. OCTOBER 25 Pentecost 22

For the City in Focus Retreat

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

Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer

Public prayer is offered Monday - Saturday in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel accessed on East Cordova Street through the Chapel Walkway: Morning Prayer 9.00 am. Evening Prayer 5.00 pm. Please be on time since the gate may be closed once prayers have begun. On Sundays: Morning Prayer 8.00 am. in the Church. Evening Prayer: 5.00 pm. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, please check the weekly bulletin for exceptions.

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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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CLERGY

PARISH STAFF

Interim Priest-in-Charge: Father Kevin Hunt fr.kevin@stjames.bc.ca 778-984-3208 Days off: Friday & Saturday

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

Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com 604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday Deacon: The Revd Joyce Locht joyce.locht@gmail.com 604-614-9915 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.

For immediate contact or within a few hours please contact Father Kevin Hunt on his cell phone at: 778984-3208.

You may need to leave a message if we are engaged in a pastoral matter and we will promptly return urgent calls. We seek to be available to all in any circumstances and encourage you to contact us and request an opportunity for a pastoral appointment.

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

Children & Families Coordinator: Louisa Farrell louisafarrell237@gmail.com Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson 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

PARISH COUNCIL Chair: Annie Grant Secretary: Doug Ibbott

PARISH OFFICERS Bishop’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: Jerry Adams Trustee: Pat McSherry Treasurer: vacant Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood St. James’ Anglican Church Diocese of New Westminster Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1L4 T: 604-685-2532 | Fax: 604-685-7605 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca