High mass pentecost 24 oct 30 2016 web

High Mass

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | October 30, 2016 | 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, Blessed Sacrament Chapel 8:30 am Low Mass, Lady Chapel 9:15 am Coffee Hour, Rectory 10:30 am High Mass, Church 12:00 pm Coffee Hour, Blessed Sacrament Chapel 12:30 pm Formation, Rectory 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled.

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Before Mass If you require assistance at any time, please speak to one of the welcomers at the Church entrance (narthex).

As a friendly reminder, please turn off all electronic devices that might disrupt worship.

In the interest of security, please keep purses and other valuables with you at all times.

Wireless hearing amplifiers are available.

Washrooms can be accessed through the doors on the left hand side at the back of the Church on the opposite side to the entrance.

Your family is welcome at St. James’. There is a play area with toys and colouring books at the back of the Church. Godly Play will take place in this area during the first part of the service.

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 Father of all, We pray to you for those we love, but see no longer.

Grant them your peace, let light perpetual shine upon then, and in your loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good purpose of your perfect will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Amen.

(The Book of Alternate Services, pg. 429)

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Notes

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

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 Saviour 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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Stand

KYRIE ELEISON All sing

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (See overleaf)

COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

Almighty God, whose chosen servant Abraham obeyed thy call, rejoicing in thy promise that in him the family of the earth is blessed, give us faith like his, that in us thy promises may be fulfilled; 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 Isaiah.

Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt-offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. When you come to appear before me, who asked this from your hand? Trample my courts no more; bringing offerings is futile; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and sabbath and calling of convocation - I cannot endure solemn assemblies with iniquity. Your new moons and your appointed festivals my soul hates; they have become a burden to me, I am weary of bearing them.

When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

Isaiah 1:10-18

Reader Allll

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM

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

Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away!

Happy are they to whom the Lord imputes no guilt, and in whose spirit there is no guile!

Antiphon While I held my tongue, my bones withered away, because of my groaning all day long.

For your hand was heavy upon me day and night; my moisture was dried up as in the heat of summer. Antiphon HIGH MASS | 9

Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and did not conceal my guilt.

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.� Then you forgave me the guilt of my sin.

Therefore all the faithful will make their prayers to you in time of trouble; when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach them. Antiphon Psalm 32:1-7

EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

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

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring. To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfil by his power every good resolve and work of faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Sub-deacon Allll

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA

A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.

Stand

Alleluia. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. Alleluia. For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. Alleluia.

Verbo Domini (Mode V)

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HOLY GOSPEL Deacon 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 Luke.

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax-collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.’ So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him.

All who saw it began to grumble and said, ‘He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.’ Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.’

Luke 19:1-10

Deacon 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

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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 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

STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM PRESENTATION 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

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits; for your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.

Benedic anima mea (Mode V)

HYMN

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

377 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — To the Name of Our Salvation To the Name of our salvation laud and honour let us pay, which for many a generation hid in God's foreknowledge lay; but with holy exultation we may sing aloud today.

Jesus is the name we treasure, name beyond what words can tell; name of gladness, name of pleasure, ear and heart delighting well; name of sweetness passing measure, saving us from sin and hell.

'Tis the name that whoso preaches speaks like music to the ear; who in prayer this name beseeches finds its comfort ever near; who its perfect wisdom reaches, heavenly joy possesses here.

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Jesus is the name exalted over every other name; in this name, whene'er assaulted, we can put our foes to shame: strength to them who else had halted, eyes to blind and feet to lame.

Therefore we in love adoring, this most blessed name revere, holy Jesus, thee imploring so to write it in us here that, hereafter heavenward soaring, we may sing with angels there.

SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE

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Stand

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

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on this first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee and singing:

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

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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 Allll sing

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. 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.

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HYMN

Sit or kneel 302 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — O Thou, Who at Thy Eucharist O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray that all thy Church might be for ever one, grant us at every Eucharist to say with longing heart and soul, "thy will be done."

O may we all one Bread, one Body be, one through this Sacrament of unity.

For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede; make thou our sad divisions soon to cease; draw us the nearer each to each, we plead, by drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace; thus may we all one Bread, one Body be, one through this Sacrament of unity.

We pray thee too for wanderers from thy fold; O bring them back, good Shepherd of the sheep, back to the faith which saints believed of old, back to the Church which still that faith doth keep; soon may we all one Bread, one Body be, one through this Sacrament of unity.

So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease, may we be one with all thy Church above, one with thy saints in one unbroken peace, one with thy saints in one unbounded love; more blessèd still, in peace and love to be one with the Trinity in Unity.

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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, bring to perfection within us the communion we share in this sacrament.

May the unity we know this day live in our community and family.

This we pray in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.

Amen.

All

BLESSING Celebrant

All

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

Amen.

Notices and announcements may be given.

DISMISSAL

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Stand

Be Seated

Stand

ANGELUS

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HYMN 362 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; he whose word cannot be broken formed thee for his own abode; on the Rock of Ages founded, what can shake thy sure repose?

With salvation's walls surrounded, thou may'st smile at all thy foes.

See! the streams of living waters, springing from eternal love, well supply thy sons and daughters and all fear of want remove.

Who can faint, while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage?

Grace, which like the Lord the giver, never fails from age to age.

Saviour, if of Zion's city I through grace a member am, let the world deride or pity, I will glory in thy Name.

Fading is the worldling's pleasure, all his boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasure none but Zion's children know.

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POSTLUDE Nun danket alle Gott (Op. 65) — Sigfrid Karg-Elert During the postlude you are encouraged to remain quietly in the nave, or to move to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel to enjoy coffee hour conversation.

The Sacrament of Anointing is available immediately after Mass in the Lady Chapel.

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

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The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY Trick or treat -- I don’t know about you, but I was not allowed to when I was a child. Rumours of terrible tricks spread in whispers at school.

One year my sister and I attended a “Crazy Colours Party,” hosted in place of a Halloween party by a local evangelical group that came to our school occasionally.

I have a sweet tooth, and what child can resist the lure of free candy. I never understood that there was a connection between Halloween and All Souls Day. Halloween comes from the ancient traditions of the Celts who inhabited the British Isles, long before Christianity arrived.

November 1st was traditionally the beginning of their winter: the season of darkness and death.

Therefore there was a festival on October 31st when the Celts believed that the souls of the dead were loosed on earth, there were fire and sacrificial rituals that they believed protected them from death and spirits. Like many of the pagan festivals it was gradually coopted by Christianity (All Souls Day: November 2nd), today the two are unconnected.

So what do we do about Halloween? It has been commercialized hugely for both children and adults, but when I

think of it, I picture the excitement of my godsons off to see their neighbours, hunting for candy, with no thoughts of pranks or evil spirits, as they run door to door.

Jesus commanded us to love our neighbours. Would his porch be decorated ready to meet the neighborhood children? I think it would. I think as in all his interactions in the gospels, he would have welcomed his neighbours, and used the opportunity to connect. Maybe Halloween today offers us an evangelistic opportunity to show our neighbours that we are not choosing to shut ourselves away from society, at our own private party, disapproving eyebrows raised.

All Souls’ gives us a time to remember and pray for those who have died before us, All Saints to remember the martyrs and saints who modeled for us faith and commitment to God. The two together give us the opportunity to reflect on the life that God gave us, and the life that comes after death, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Inform. Inspire. Invite.

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Daily Lectionary

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Mass this Week

Halloween gives us a time to connect over candy.

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Lady Chapel COFFEE HOUR After Low Mass in the Rectory HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church COFFEE HOUR After High Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel FORMATION 12:30 pm in the Rectory EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

OUR PARISH TODAY: FORMATION - AGING & SPIRITUALITY Formation classes are offered today & Nov. 6 on the special condition of ageing and the later years of life. Discussion will be based on Joan Chittister’s book: The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully, which focuses on the blessings and the burdens of ageing. Sr. Mary and Deacon Joyce invite everyone to attend and consider this special condition and the mystery of grace within it. The class will meet in the rectory between 12:30 and 1:30; a light lunch of sandwiches will be served.

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PRAYERS FOR THE DEPARTED ON ALL SOULS’ DAY At the All Souls’ Day High Mass on Wed. Nov. 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 Mon., Oct. 31.

IRIS BRUMMITT, RIP It is expected that the funeral of Iris Brummitt will take place at St. James’ at 2:30 pm on Sat. Nov. 12.

Iris was a stalwart member of St. James’ and the Choir for very many years. May she rest in peace.

PARISH LUNCH Sun. Nov. 20 after High Mass in the Parish Hall.

This will be a celebration lunch to honour our guilds and ministries at the end of our stewardship season and invite more people to become involved. Lunch will be provided. Please return your commitment card, either in the offertory at Mass or at the Lunch. Everyone is welcome.

PHOTOS We need your photographs!

Have you taken photographs at church? It could be from during a service or at an event. Either way we would love to see them.

You don't have to be a professional shutterbug, simply send your pics to Deacon Lucy at lucy@stjames.bc.ca Why? We are looking to collate a library of pictures that may be used in the Ordo Kalendar or on our website or social media. If your photo is used you will be credited as the photographer.

WEDDING BLESSING Lucy Price and Tara DiZazzo invite you to St. James’ on Sat. Nov. 5 at 4.00 pm for the Service of Blessing of their civil marriage.

SPECIAL FINANCIAL VESTRY MEETING Sun. Nov. 13 after High Mass All are encouraged to attend the Special Vestry Meeting on Nov. 13 at which the draft budget for 2017 will be presented. Adoption of the budget will allow us to enter the new fiscal year on Jan. 1, 2017 with a budget in place. A financial plan to enable renovation work on the Rectory to begin will also be presented. Please bring a bag lunch; tea and coffee will be served.

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

Jesus was passing through Jericho. A crowd gathered to see him. There was a rich tax collector who really wanted to see Jesus but he was too short.

He decided to run ahead and climb a tree so he could see Jesus. His name was Zacchaeus. When Jesus approached the tree he stopped and looked up and asked Zacchaeus to come down because he wanted to spend the night at his home. People started muttering how could Jesus spend the night with a sinner. (Tax collectors then became rich because they cheated people and took from them more money than they should). Zacchaeus was so overwhelmed by the sight of Jesus that he suddenly said, “I will give away half of everything I have to the poor and if I have cheated anyone out of any money, I will give them four times the amount!”

Meeting Jesus had changed Zacchaeus' life: he did not cheat people any more but treated them fairly.

OUR DIOCESE NEW DIOCESAN ARCHIVES DISPLAY The Diocesan Archives at 1410 Nanton Avenue has new glass display cases in the lobby of the Diocesan Offices. Archivist Melanie Delva has mounted an exhibit highlighting the life of Fr. Wright, former priest at St. James’. She describes it thus: “Charles Lloyd Wright was born in Vancouver to Charles Wright and [Elizabeth] Emily Baldwin in 1917. He would go on to become Father Wright to the parish of St. James’ from 1966 until his retirement, but not until after he had served in Belgium and the Netherlands with the Signal Corps in WWII and working for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs while studying at the Anglican Theological College in the mid-1960s. His colleague Fr. Harold Nahabedian would later write of him; ‘Wright found in the parish the family that he did not actually have’”. The current exhibit showcases his wartime paraphernalia and his extensive photo collection. It can be viewed Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, in the lobby of the Diocesan Offices.

ORDER OF THE DIOCESE OF NEW WESTMINSTER On Sat., Nov. 5, parish member and former Warden, Betty Carlson, will be invested in the Order of the Diocese of New Westminster. The investiture will take place at 10:30 am at the Massey Theatre, 735 8th Avenue, New Westminster, and a reception will follow the service. Those driving are cautioned to pay attention to the parking signage and only park in the Massey Theatre public parking designated areas. Congratulations Betty, and our thanks for the many ways you have served the people of St. James’. Investitures to the Order will now be held every two years. The next one will be near All Saints’ Day, 2018.

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RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIP SJMA: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Each weekday afternoon, Saint James’ Anglican Church transforms into its alter ego, the Saint James’ Music Academy - noisy, exuberant, and occasionally a bit too enthusiastic for its own good.

But every once in a while, a beautiful violin melody or a triumphant blaring of the trumpet will emerge, and you realize that it's all worth it. Musician?

Great with children and youth? Passionate about social transformation through the power of music?

Come be part of the movement, volunteer with the Saint James’ Music Academy! More information at volunteer.sjma.ca HURRICANE MATTHEW: HOW YOU CAN HELP Over 1.4 million people in Haiti and 175,000 in Cuba have been affected by Hurricane Matthew.

PWRDF has sent $40,000 for relief work in Haiti and a further $20,000 for relief work in Cuba through the ACT Alliance, whose members were active in both countries long before the hurricane and are there for the long term.

The major needs are shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene, food security and psychosocial support.

Donations can be made online: http://pwrdf.org/ donate or by phone: Jennifer Brown 416-924-9192 ext. 355; 1-866-308-7973; or mail cheques payable to PWRDF, Haiti Response to: The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund The Anglican Church of Canada 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 3G2 Please support PWRDF’s response to this ongoing emergency! Additional information may be found in the Oct. 17 PWRDF Expands Relief Work in Haiti and Cuba at www.pwrdf.org

ALL SOULS’ DAY HIGH MASS Wednesday, November 2 6:30 pm in the Church

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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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COMMEMORATION All Saints’ Day November 1

Today’s festival had its origins in the fourth century, when churches in the East began to celebrate “the feast of the martyrs of the whole world” on the Sunday after Pentecost. Several Western churches adopted this festival and kept it on various dates in April or May, but in the early Middle Ages the church of Rome assigned it the much later date of November first and broadened the feast to include all the saints. Western Christendom has followed this custom ever since.

Saints are Christians who in various ways, often against great odds, showed an extraordinary love for Christ. The Holy Spirit acted in their lives so that they chose to bring aid to the needy, justice to the oppressed, hope to the sorrowful, and the divine word of forgiveness to sinners. For the sake of Christ they were servants to the people of their day; and the service they rendered in the past makes them examples to the rest of the people of God throughout history.

The Church also believes that our life on earth has eternal consequences; and so our remembrance of what the saints were is directed to what they are. It is the Church’s conviction — a conviction often expressed in the Anglican tradition — that the saints continue to be our partners and fellow-servants before the face of God’s glory. We pray for our present needs, and the saints pray with us — not as if their prayers were better than our own, but because they are still bound to us in mutual service as members of the one body of Christ.

For this very reason, we may say of the Church’s saints what the Letter to the Hebrews says about the Old Testament saints — that they and their service shall not be perfect until all of God’s friends have answered the invitation of Christ and arrived at the banquet of glory. For that is the ministry of the saints in heaven as on earth: to help others become partners in the salvation of God. For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994

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COMMEMORATION All Souls’ Day Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed November 2

On this day we call to mind all the faithful departed who are now with God in Christ Jesus. We especially remember all those who have touched our own lives, and the men and women of our own parish or community whose good works have sustained and enhanced the ongoing life of our Christian community.

The Church has kept this memorial of all the faithful departed since the eleventh century, when it also began to celebrate the feast of All Saints. The Church believed that the souls of departed saints were immediately taken into the presence and full glory of God, while all other departed souls still had to undergo some healing and growth before they could be strong enough to bear the radiance of God’s face. Out of this belief grew the medieval doctrine of purgatory, which taught that there was an intermediate state between death and glory, when souls were purged of the effects of those sins which still marred their wills and affections.

When the Church of England reformed its doctrine and worship in the sixteenth century, it rejected “the Romish doctrine concerning purgatory as a fond thing vainly imagined.” The Anglican tradition has not withdrawn that criticism, but over the centuries we have learned to believe what we have prayed in the Burial Office — that the good work which Almighty God began in the faithful departed may be perfected unto the day of Jesus Christ. For growth in perfection must be infinite, because our perfection is communion with the infinite God. So we magnify God’s power by confessing that the divine mercy continues to perfect the souls of the departed according to the measure of eternal life revealed in Jesus Christ.

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 5:00 PM

MON. OCTOBER 31 Saints of the Reformation Era All Hallows’ Eve

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

Ps 56, 57 Sir 38:24-34 Rev 14:1-13

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

TUES. NOVEMBER 1 All Saints’ Day

Dan 7:1-3, 15-18 Ps 149 Eph 1:11-23 Lk 6:20-36

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

Ps 42, 46 Job 19:21-27a Canticle 10 Rom 8:14-19, 31-39

Ps 116, 121 Lam 3:22-26, 31-33 Canticle 18 Jn 14:1-6 Canticle 20

WED. NOVEMBER 2 All Souls’ Day

Wis 3:1-9 Ps 116:1-8 1 Pet 1:3-9 Jn 6:37-40

THU. NOVEMBER 3 Richard Hooker, Priest & Teacher of the Faith, 1600

1 Cor 2:6-10, 13-16 Ps 37:3-6, 32-33 Jn 17:18-23

Ps 71 Sir 44:1-15 Rev 16:12-21

Ps 74 Ezra 7:11-26 Lk 13:18-30

FRI. NOVEMBER 4 Saints of the Old Testament

Heb 11:1-3, 8-12, 23-28, 32-12:2 Ps 37:28-36 Mt 22:23-32

Ps 69:1-23, 31-38 Sir 50:1, 11-24 Rev 17:1-18

Ps 73 Ezra 7:27-28; 8:21-36 Lk 13:31-35

SAT. NOVEMBER 5 St. Martin de Porres, Religious, 1639

Phil 4:10-19 Ps 112 Lk 16:9-15

Ps 75, 76 Sir 51:1-12 Rev 18:1-14

Ps 23, 27 Ezra 9:1-15 Lk 14:1-11

Dan 7:1-3, 15-18 Ps 149 Eph 1:11-23 Lk 6:20-36

Ps 93, 96 Sir 51:13-22 1 Cor 14:1-12

Ps 34 Ezra 10:1-17 Mt 20:1-16

SUN. NOVEMBER 6 Sunday of All Saints’

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MASS TIMES

MON. OCTOBER 31 Saints of the Reformation Era All Hallows’ Eve

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

TUES. NOVEMBER 1 All Saints’ Day

5:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

WED. NOVEMBER 2 All Souls’ Day

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel 6:30 pm High Mass in the Church

THU. NOVEMBER 3 Richard Hooker, Priest & Teacher of the Faith, 1600

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

FRI. NOVEMBER 4 Saints of the Old Testament

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

SAT. NOVEMBER 5 St. Martin de Porres, Religious, 1639 SUN. NOVEMBER 6 Sunday of All Saints’

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

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CLERGY

PARISH STAFF

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 Deacon: The Revd Lucy Price lucy@stjames.bc.ca 604-362-9959 Days off: Friday & Saturday 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: 778-984-3208.

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: Building Manager, Art Cuthbertson: Mon-Fri, 9:00 am-2:00 pm 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell: Sat, 7:00 am-1:00 pm, Sun, 7-10 am

PARISH COUNCIL Chair: Annie Grant Secretary: Doug Ibbott

PARISH OFFICERS Bishop’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe 604-222-3053 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Pat McSherry 604-687-6844 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Trustee: Leslie Arnovick Trustee: Jerry Adams Trustee: PJ Janson Treasurer: Christopher Orr Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood St. James’ Anglican Church Diocese of New Westminster Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1L4 T: 604-685-2532 | Fax: 604-685-7605 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca