High mass pentecost 22 oct 25 2015 web

Sung Mass

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost | October 25, 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 ______________________________________________________________________ The picture on the front cover was taken by Bill McFarlane. The original has been cropped to better fit the bulletin cover.

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 Don’t suppose poverty consists only in big things.

Keep clear of all competiveness and envy; treat with care the things we possess in common.

Be sober and restrained, and don’t wait till you are asked outright before giving anything.

But don’t suppose poverty consists only in little things.

Share with the whole world.

A generous contribution to relieve poverty is better than a little gift; and an intelligent and effective effort to fight the causes of poverty is better than almsgiving.

Keep in mind also how much you lack yourself; be aware of your own poverty and dare to hold out your hands to receive from others and to learn from them.

-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 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

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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 hear 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

The Liturgy of the Word OLD TESTAMENT READING Reader

Be seated

A reading from the Book of Job. Then Job answered the Lord: "I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 'Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. 'Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you declare to me.' I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes." And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then there came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they ate bread with him in his house; they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him; and each of them gave him a piece of money and a gold ring. The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters. He named the first Jemimah, the

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second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. In all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters; and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers. After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children, and his children's children, four generations. And Job died, old and full of days.

Job 42:1-6, 10-17

Reader All

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM

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

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall ever be in my mouth.

I will glory in the Lord; let the humble hear and rejoice. Antiphon Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; let us exalt his name together.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are they who trust in him! Antiphon Psalm 34:1-3, 8

EPISTLE READING

Reader

A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

Furthermore, the former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; but Jesus holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself. For the law appoints as high priests those who are subject to weakness, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.

Hebrews 7:23-28

Reader All

The word of the Lord.

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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, Jerusalem (Mode V)

HOLY GOSPEL Celebrant People Celebrant 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.

They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus stood still and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; get up, he is calling you." So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "My teacher, let me see again." Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has made you well." Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.

Mark 10:46-52

Celebrant People

The Gospel of Christ.

Praise be to thee, O Christ.

SERMON

Be seated Fr. Kevin Hunt (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

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.

525 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — The Church’s One Foundation The Church's one foundation is Jesus Christ our Lord; we are his new creation, by water and the word: from heaven he came and sought us to be his holy bride; with his own blood he bought us, and for our life he died.

Elect from every nation, yet one o'er all the earth, our charter of salvation, one Lord, one faith, one birth; one glorious name we hallow, partake one holy food, and to one hope we follow with every grace endued.

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Though with dismay and wonder we see the church oppressed, by schisms rent asunder, by heresies distressed; yet saints their watch are keeping, their cry goes up, "How long?" and soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song.

Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of our war we wait the consummation of peace for evermore; till with the vision glorious our longing eyes are blessed, and the great Church victorious shall be the Church at rest.

Yet we on earth have union with God, the Three in one, and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won.

O happy ones and holy!

Lord, give us grace that we like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with thee.

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SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE

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:

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Stand

SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS All 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.

All

Celebrant

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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.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Kneel

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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AGNUS DEI All sing

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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 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)

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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 Jesus, 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 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

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.

DISMISSAL

Stand

Be Seated

Stand

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ANGELUS

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HYMN 306 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing O for a thousand tongues to sing my dear Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace!

Jesus! the Name that charms our fears and bids our sorrows cease; 'tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life and health and peace.

He speaks, and listening to his voice, new life the dead receive; the mournful broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe.

Hear him, ye deaf; ye voiceless ones, your loosened tongues employ; ye blind, behold, your Savior come; and leap, ye lame, for joy!

My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honours of thy name.

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POSTLUDE Ciacona in E minor (BuxWV 160) — 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.

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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The flowers on the High Altar are given to the Greater Glory of God and in loving memory of Isabel & Edgar Coan

by Robert & Elizabeth Coan.

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• 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.

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 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.

The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY In the New Year it will be time for the Canonical Committee to begin the detailed work of preparing the Parish Profile so that the post of Rector of St James' may be advertised. The Profile should give both a realistic portrait of our parish life as it is now, with our strengths and the challenges we face, and also a sense of our vision, how, under God, we imagine St. James' will be in 5, 10, 15 years' time. This interim period then gives the parish space to reflect on the present, and to develop its future vision.

St. James' has a well-developed system of Guilds and Ministries, designed to cover all aspects of our parish life: liturgy, welcome, administration. Over several decades faithful parishioners have given their time and commitment, but the passing years are taking their toll .

Membership of the Guilds has been in decline for some years, through death, retirement and moving-away; faithful though many are, it is clearly evident that in the next few years more people will be unable to continue. We are in immediate urgent need of new members of the Servers, Narthex and Daily Office Guilds to keep

these vital ministries going.

Despite repeated requests and cajoling, few people are coming forward. Once again, I invite everyone, and especially our "younger" members, to consider volunteering, if only occasionally, to support one of our areas of need.

This situation, however, begs a more fundamental question: is our current Guild system, designed in a different generation and for a much larger congregation, fit for purpose for St. James' in the 20-teens and twenties? Is there a danger that we might become so preoccupied with maintaining what we have always done that we lose our sense of mission, of proclaiming the Good News; a danger of looking inwards, rather than looking to God, and outwards to the communities in whose lives we share?

Much has been written in recent years about the need to move from a maintenance to a mission model of "being church". This is a discussion which the Canonical Committee, the parish and the next Rector will need to have.

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

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’

FORMATION "Stewardship Bible Study: 'Using the gifts God has given us to do the work God is calling us to do'.”

Sundays Nov. 1 & 8, 9:30 am, Bishops’ Room Led by Joyce Locht, Deacon.

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

THANK YOU FROM WATARI We received a very heartfelt note of thanks from Watari for the food donated by our parishioners on Harvest Thanksgiving. They assure us that it has already been put to use helping needy youth and families. The Wardens

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 SUNDAY LOW MASS From 1 November, for an experimental period, the 8:30 am Mass on Sunday will be celebrated in the Lady Chapel. We shall continue to use the traditional rite.

8.00 am Morning Prayer will be said in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

A MESSAGE FROM THE HOLY FAITH LIBRARY Just a reminder regarding library books from the Holy Faith library—some books are outstanding in excess of 6 months. If you have finished reading books from the library, please return them promptly. Thank you.

Lynann Burton

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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.

PRAYERS FOR THE DEPARTED ON ALL SOULS’ DAY At the All Souls’ Day High Mass on Monday, November 2, 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.

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

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

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.

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

RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIP 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.

Today's gospel reading has three messages for us.

The first is Persistence. Even though the blind man was told to be quiet and go away he did not, he persisted because he had Faith. He was cured because he had persistence and faith. The third is Gratitude.

The blind man was so grateful to Jesus that he followed him.

Prayer Dear God, Please help us to have the persistence to pray and the faith that you are listening. Please help us show our gratitude by following your word. Amen

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COMMEMORATION Alfred the Great King of the West Saxons, 899 October 26

Alfred, alone of all English rulers, has been called “the Great,” because of his courage and Christian virtues. Born in 849 at Wantage, Berkshire, the youngest of five sons of King Aethelwulf, Alfred spent his life in a time of “battle, murder, and sudden death” during the Viking invasions and settlement in Britain. He was deeply impressed when, on a visit to Rome at the age of four, he was blessed by Pope Leo IV, and two years later when he witnessed the marriage of Aethelwulf to a young princess of the Frankish court. Following his father’s death and the short reigns of his brothers, Alfred became King in 871.

In heroic battles and by stratagems against the Danes, Alfred halted the tide of their invasion, and secured control of the southern, and part of the midland regions, of England for the English. After a decisive victory in 878 at Edington over the Danish leader Guthrum, he persuaded his foe to accept baptism.

Alfred died on October 26, 899, and was buried in the old Minster at Winchester.

In his later years, Alfred sought to repair the damage that the Viking invasions had inflicted on culture and learning, especially among the parish clergy. With the help of scholars from Wales and the Continent, he supervised translations into English of important classics of theology and history, including works of Pope Gregory the Great, Augustine of Hippo, and the Venerable Bede. In one of them he commented: “He seemed to me a very foolish man, and very wretched, who will not increase his understanding while he is in the world, and ever wish and long to reach that endless life where all shall be made clear.”

Holy Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints, Church Publishing, 2010

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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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DAILY LECTIONARY MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM

Wis 6:1-3, 9-12, 2425 Ps 21:1-7 Lk 6:43-49

Ps 41, 52 Zech 1:7-17 Rev 1:4-20

Ps 44 Sir 19:4-17 Mt 12:43-50

TUES. OCTOBER 27

Rom 8:18-25 Ps 126 Lk 13:18-21

Ps 45 Ezra 5:1-17 Rev 4:1-11

Ps 47, 48 Sir 24:1-12 Mt 13:1-9

WED. 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

THU. OCTOBER 29

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

Ps 50 Neh 1:1-11 Rev 5:11 – 6:11

Ps 103 Sir 31:12-18, 25-32:2 Mt 13:18-23

FRI. OCTOBER 30

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

Ps 40, 54 Neh 2:1-20 Rev 6:12 – 7:4

Ps 51 Sir 34:1-8, 18-22 Mt 13:24-30

SAT. OCTOBER 31

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

Neh 4:1-23 Rev 7:9-17 Mt 13:31-35

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

SUN. NOVEMBER 1

Wis 3:1-9 Ps 24 Rev 21:1-6a Jn 11:32-44

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

DATE

DAILY MASS

MON. OCTOBER 26

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OFFICE & MASS TIMES MON. OCTOBER 26 Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 899

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

TUES. OCTOBER 27 Feria

5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel

For all who teach and all who learn

For Vancouver theological colleges

WED. OCTOBER 28 St. Simon & St. Jude, Apostles

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel For the Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield

THU. OCTOBER 29 James Hannington, Bishop, & Companions, Martyrs, 1885

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

FRI. OCTOBER 30 John Wyclyf, Reformer, 1384

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

For the Coming Home Society

For studying the Bible together at St. James’ SAT. OCTOBER 31 Saints of the Reformation Era All Hallow’s Eve

For the Downtown Eastside Faith Group

SUN. NOVEMBER 1

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

All Saints’ Day

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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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