High Mass
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | July 6, 2014 | 10:30 am
Welcome We acknowledge our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. Welcome to St. James’, especially if you are a newcomer or visitor. Children of all ages are fully welcome at every liturgy. We hope that you will enjoy your visit here with us. Please help us to get to know you by introducing yourself to one of the clergy. VISION STATEMENT Discovering the beauty of holiness in our lives and neighbourhood, by living a Christ-centred sacramental life rooted in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. MISSION OBJECTIVES To be a beacon for all as a neighbourhood and destination church where we invite and welcome friends, family, and strangers into our midst; To deepen our life of prayer and formation in Christ; To develop relationships and fellowship in open, honest, and spiritual ways among parishioners, with our neighbours, and those in need; To pursue and practice justice and mercy for the imparting of the Kingdom of God within and beyond the Parish; To maintain financial equilibrium, develop our reserves, and optimize the use of our assets to ensure the preservation of our sacred space and ministry from generation to generation, to the everlasting glory of God. ______________________________________________________________________ TODAY 9:45 AM Rosary Prayers, Lady Chapel 10:30 AM High Mass, Church 12:00 PM Coffee Hour, Parish Hall 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’. 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 And how, some one may say, is the burden light, when He says, “Except one hate father and mother;” and, “Whosoever takes not up his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me:” and, “Whosoever forsakes not all that he has, cannot be my disciple:” when He commands even to give up our very life? Matthew 16:25 Let Paul teach you, saying, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:35 ” And that, “The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18 Let those teach you, who return from the council of the Jews after plenty of stripes, and “rejoice that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for the name of Christ.” Acts 5:41 And if you are still afraid and tremblest at hearing of the yoke and the burden, the fear comes not of the nature of the thing, but of your remissness; since if you are prepared, and in earnest, all will be easy to you and light. Since for this cause Christ also, to signify that we too must needs labor ourselves, did not mention the gracious things only, and then hold His peace, nor the painful things only, but set down both. Thus He both spoke of “a yoke,” and called it “easy;” both named a burden, and added that it was “light;” that you should neither flee from them as toilsome, nor despise them as over easy. But if even after all this, virtue seem to you an irksome thing, consider that vice is more irksome. And this very thing He was intimating, in that He said not first, “Take my yoke upon you,” but before that, “Come, you that labor and are heavy laden;” implying that sin too has labor, and a burden that is heavy and hard to bear. For He said not only, “You that labor,” but also, “that are heavy laden.” This the prophet too was speaking of, when in that description of her nature, “As an heavy burden they weighed heavy upon me.” And Zacharias too, describing her, says she is “A talent of lead.” Zechariah 5:7-8 And this moreover experience itself proves. For nothing so weighs upon the soul, and presses it down, as consciousness of sin; nothing so much gives it wings, and raises it on high, as the attainment of righteousness and virtue. John Chrysostom Homily 38 on Matthew http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200138.htm
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Notes
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Entrance Rite At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
INTROIT We have waited, O God, for thy lovingkindness in the midst of thy temple; according to thy Name, O God, so is thy praise unto the world’s end: thy right hand is full of righteousness. Psalm Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised: in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill. Glory be . . . Suscepimus (Mode VI)
KYRIE ELEISON All sing
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (See facing page)
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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. Almighty God, thy Son Jesus Christ hath taught us that what we do for the least of thy children we do also for him. Give us the will to serve others as he was the servant of all, who gave up his life and died for us, but 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 Genesis. Eliezer said, "I am Abraham's servant. The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys. And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and he has given him all that he has. My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live; but you shall go to my father's house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.' I came today to the spring, and said, 'O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am going! I am standing here by the spring of water; let the young woman who comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink," and who will say to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also" let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.' Before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her water jar on her shoulder; and she went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will also water your camels.' So I drank, and she also watered the camels.
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Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her arms. Then I bowed my head and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to obtain the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. Now then, if you will deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I may turn either to the right hand or to the left." And they called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will." So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham's servant and his men. And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "May you, our sister, become thousands of myriads; may your offspring gain possession of the gates of their foes." Then Rebekah and her maids rose up, mounted the camels, and followed the man; thus the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. Now Isaac had come from Beer-lahai-roi, and was settled in the Negeb. Isaac went out in the evening to walk in the field; and looking up, he saw camels coming. And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel, and said to the servant, "Who is the man over there, walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Reader Allll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; all repeat it thereafter.
"Hear, O daughter; consider and listen closely; forget your people and your father's house. The king will have pleasure in your beauty; he is your master; therefore do him honour. Antiphon
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In embroidered apparel she is brought to the king; after her the bridesmaids follow in procession. With joy and gladness they are brought, and enter into the palace of the king. Antiphon Psalm 45:11-12, 15-16
THE EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon
A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans. I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 7:15-25A
Sub-deacon Allll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA
A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.
Stand
Alleluia. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden: and I will give you rest. Alleluia. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; and you will find rest for your souls. Alleluia. Venite ad me (Mode V)
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HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels
Jesus said, "To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.' For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon'; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds." At that time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
SERMON
Be seated
Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)
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NICENE CREED
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Stand
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Celebrant
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
All
After each petition this response is said: Lord in thy mercy. Hear our prayer.
All All
Stand
After the petition for the departed: + Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord. And may light perpetual shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
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CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Deacon
Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.
All
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: We acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy divine majesty. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Celebrant
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; + pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Kneel
All
PEACE
Stand
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The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be seated
Thou shalt save the people that are in adversity, O Lord, and shall bring down the high looks of the proud: for who is God, but the Lord? Populum humilem (Mode I)
HYMN
Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 381 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) – Praise, My Soul
SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
Stand
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It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God: creator and preserver of all things. 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 saying:
SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Allll sing
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PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Celebrant
Kneel
All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, who didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption. He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” + Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins: Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.” + Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.
Allll
Celebrant
Allll
And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ. We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. HIGH MASS | 17
LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
AGNUS DEI Allll sing
ECCE, AGNUS DEI & DOMINE, NON SUM DIGNUS Celebrant All
+Behold the Lamb of God, behold him that taketh away the sins of the world. O Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed. All who are baptized and believe Christ present in this sacrament are invited to come forward for communion. Those who are unable to receive communion, or do not yet receive, are invited to come forward for a blessing. To indicate you wish a blessing, fold your arms rather than holding out your hand for the Sacrament. When coming forward to receive, 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.
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ANTIPHON O taste and see how gracious the Lord is: blessed is he that putteth his trust in him. Gustate et videte (Mode I)
HYMN
Sit or kneel
508 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) – I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. O God, may we who have shared in holy things never fail to serve thee in thy world, and so come to the fullness of joy, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All
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Stand
BLESSING Celebrant
All
Kneel The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the +Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen.
Notices and announcements may be given.
Be Seated
DISMISSAL
ANGELUS
Stand
(overleaf)
HYMN 467 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go
POSTLUDE Dialogue sur ’Te Deum’ — Denis Bédard 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 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. HIGH MASS | 21
ANGELUS
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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 flowers on the High Altar are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Sanctuary Guild Members: Inez Hills, Bertha Hoer, Kay Knight, May Knight, Gwen Manual, and Maud Meal.
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The Thurible RECTOR’S NOTES If we choose to follow Christ we choose to live a cross-shaped life rooted in service and sacrifice. It is hard, complex, challenging and perplexing to live as a Christian in this age and in this culture. It is also wondrous, transforming, liberating and costly to live a cross-shaped life today. The Way of the Cross is a hard and narrow way. Do you treasure the sign of the cross as a transformative action, intention and prayer? The redemption which has been won for us through the victory of the cross is proclaimed when we make the sign of the cross. Can you remember the first time you made the sign of the cross? Awe-struck in the basilica of an Orthodox Church in Moscow I nudged my way through the crowds, incense and Church Slavonic. It was my first journey abroad and my first time in an Orthodox Church. I was heading for an icon of Christ and reached out to light a candle. An intimidating woman half my height and four times my age intercepted me with her presence and a barrage of instructions in Russian. Slowly I came to understand that I had to make the sign of the cross before
lighting the candle. Once I had grasped her meaning she smiled at me with the love of Christ and encouraged me in my prayers. Well the first occasion at which you made the sign of the cross may not have been so faltering or bewildering as my experience. We do know that Christians since the time of Tertullian who lived only two hundred years after the death of Christ, made the sign of the cross on their forehead to consecrate many ordinary actions in their daily life. It is a truly ancient prayer which affirms our unity with Christ and our baptismal identity. When we make the sign of the cross: - we intentionally dedicate and commend all that will follow to the glory of God the Holy Trinity; - we confess our faith in the Trinity and incarnation and the cross as the means of our redemption; - we commit to live our lives by grace not grounded in the desires of our ego.
Inform. Inspire. Invite.
INSIDE:
Today at St. James’
Quote of this Week Office Reminders Resourcing Our Faith
Opportunities to Serve Our Parish
Commemorations
Daily Lectionary
Mass this Week
Such is the wonder of making the sign of the cross. Fr. Mark Greenaway-Robbins
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church ROSARY PRAYERS – THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES 9:45 in the Lady Chapel 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
QUOTE OF THIS WEEK "In today’s Gospel we heard these words: ‘Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart’ (Mt 11:28-29). This is the second witness that Francis gives us: that everyone who follows Christ receives true peace, the peace that Christ alone can give, a peace which the world cannot give. Many people, when they think of Saint Francis, think of peace; very few people however go deeper. What is the peace which Francis received, experienced and lived, and which he passes on to us? It is the peace of Christ, which is born of the greatest love of all, the love of the cross. It is the peace which the Risen Jesus gave to his disciples when he stood in their midst" Pope Francis, 4 October 2013: Holy Mass in Saint Francis of Assisi Square
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OFFICE REMINDERS OFFICE CLOSURES Please note: The Church Office will be closed on Wednesday, July 9; Saturday, July 12; and on Tuesday, July 15. GET YOUR FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL & TOPIC If you are not receiving your personal copy of the Anglican Journal/Topic by mail at your home address, you may want to sign up! It’s free to members of the Anglican Church of Canada, but they do need your name and address. Please call the St. James’ church office to get your name added to the subscriber’s list. If you are new to the Parish, this would also be a good time to request a Membership Form so that we will have your contact information for other great things you may be missing!
RESOURCING OUR FAITH SERMON NOTES: Copies of recent sermons are available on the St. James’ website and in the Narthex. SERMONS ON VIDEO Don’t forget to check out videos of our sermons online, at www.stjames.bc.ca.
OPPORTUNITES TO SERVE TRANSPORT? Did you know that St. James' once had a bus to transport parishioners to church and on community outings? Art Cuthbertson was the driver! Times have changed . . . We now have an urgent need and opportunity to keep parishioners involved and belonging in corporate worship. Presence at liturgies makes a significant difference in the wellbeing of individuals and our parish. Please consider offering transportation on an occasional or perhaps once a month basis. There are transportation requests from Burnaby, the West End, and 1st & Main Street. Please call Mother Joyce Locht for details: 604-614-9915. FLOWER DONATIONS How do I make a Flower Donation? A flower donation may be made for any of the three church altars: the High Altar, the altar in the Lady Chapel, or the altar in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. There is a Flower Chart on the table in the Narthex, with a space for every Sunday of the calendar year. If you would like to make a donation to sponsor the flowers on a particular Sunday: 1. Print your name clearly in the appropriate space, then 2. Call the Church Office (604-685-2532) to give the wording of your flower dedication. Your dedication will appear in the Mass Bulletin on the Sunday you have chosen. Sometimes more than one person will select the same altar for a certain Sunday. All dedications will appear in the Sunday bulletin.
How much do Flower Donations cost? The cost of flowers for the High Altar is $50. The cost for the Lady Chapel or Blessed Sacrament Chapel is $30. How do I make a payment?: 1. Include a cheque or cash in your offering envelope. Mark “Flowers” and the amount, on the outside of your envelope, or 2. Mail a cheque payable to St. James’ Church. Or drop off cash or a cheque to the Church Office.
OUR PARISH ON LEAVE Father Mark will be on leave from June 27 until July 5. GUEST ORGANIST Thank you to guest organist Veronika Klassen for her ministry of music while Gerald Harder is away this week. A MESSAGE FROM JENNY, YOUTH WORKER Calling the wise, the fun-loving, the nurturing, the foodies, the organizers… YOU! As I continue to dream, shape and plan what the youth ministry at St. James’ will look like, I become increasingly aware of two things: 1) the need for the support of others to make things happen, and 2) most importantly, the creativity it will take to make sure that the youth continue to be connected to the larger church body and not become a separate group. It is for this reason that I want to ask you to consider how you may be able to help serve the youth in this parish (the possibilities are endless). Please join me on 19 July from 10-11:30 in the Bishop’s Room for an initial meeting to discuss the possible shape this new ministry will take along with how each of us can play a role. If you have more questions, please contact me: youthworker@stjames.bc.ca or 778-322-7967. Jenny Scott THE THURIBLE | 27
COMMEMORATION St. Benedict of Nursia Abbot, Patron of Europe, c.540 July 11
Today we honour Benedict, an abbot in sixthcentury Italy and the author of an influential Rule for communities of monks and nuns. In his youth Benedict abandoned society and for many years dwelt all alone in a cave in order to learn complete obedience to the will of Christ. Word of his holy life spread throughout Italy, and soon he was surrounded by several thousand disciples, whom he formed into a single community. He eventually moved to Monte Cassino, where he gathered a second community of monks. There he died around the year 547. Shortly before his death Benedict drew up a Rule for the continuing nurture of his community. This Rule teaches monks two chief duties — obedience to their abbot and the work of prayer. Obedience is not meant to be an end in itself; it is supposed to foster stability in spiritual growth, so that each monk might look beyond his own needs and support his brothers in attaining the common goal of perfect conformity to Christ. This communal discipline finds its chief expression through the daily offices, which Benedict called “the work of God.” Seven times a day the whole community gathers to pray the Psalms, hear Scripture, and offer intercession for the needs of the Church and the world. As with the precept of obedience, “the work of God” is meant to be a work of love in Jesus Christ. Several centuries after Benedict’s death, his Rule was adopted by other monastic communities throughout Europe and became the foundation for the Order of St. Benedict, which flourishes in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Communions to this day. For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Day, ABC, 1994
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COMMEMORATION Nathan Sรถderblom Archbishop of Uppsala, 1931 July 12
Nathan Sรถderblom was born in Trรถnรถ, Sweden, in 1866 and ordained in 1893. He was chaplain at the Swedish Embassy in Paris from 1894 to 1901, and earned a doctorate in comparative religion from the Sorbonne. He then became professor of the history of religion at the University of Uppsala, and in 1914 became Archbishop of Uppsala and Primate of the Church of Sweden. Sรถderblom, a Lutheran in a church that had retained the historic episcopate, valued the liturgy and devotional tradition of traditional Catholic worship, while seeing much of worth in the writings of liberal Protestant scholars. He believed it his duty to work for a united Christendom, both catholic and evangelical, and saw practical cooperation on social issues as a promising first step. During World War I, he worked tirelessly to alleviate the conditions of prisoners of war and refugees. For this and his subsequent work for Church unity and world peace, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1930. At Stockholm in 1925, he organized the Universal Christian Council on Life and Work. Meanwhile, a chiefly Anglican group had formed an inter-denominational Conference on Faith and Order. In 1948 the two groups merged to form the World Council of Churches. As Archbishop of Sweden, he was concerned to deepen the channels of communication between the Church and the laboring masses, and also between the Church and the intellectuals. He died 12 July 1931. http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/199.html.
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DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM
MON. JULY 7
Hos 2:16-23 Ps 145:1-9 Mt 9:18-26
Ps 1, 2, 3 Num 32:1-6, 16-27 Rom 8:26-30
Ps 4, 7 (1 Sam 15:1-3, 7-23) Mt 23:1-12
TUES. JULY 8
Hos 8:4-7, 11-13 Ps 115:1-10 Mt 9:32-38
Ps 5, 6 Num 35:1-3, 9-15, 30 -34 Rom 8:31-39
Ps 10, 11 (1 Sam 15:24-35) Mt 23:13-26
WED. JULY 9
Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Ps 105:1-7 Mt 10:1-7
Ps 119:1-24 Dt 1:1-18 Rom 9:1-18
Ps 12, 13, 14 (1 Sam 16:1-13) Mt 23:27-39
THU. JULY 10
Hos 11:1-9 Ps 80:1-7 Mt 10:7-15
Ps 18:1-20 Dt 3:18-28 Rom 9:19-33
Ps 18:21-50 (1 Sam 16:14-17:11) Mt 24:1-14
FRI. JULY 11
Acts 2:42-47a Ps 34:1-8 Jn 15:12-17
Ps 16, 17 Dt 31:7-13, 24-32:4 Rom 10:1-13
Ps 22 (1 Sam 17:17-30) Mt 24:15-31
SAT. JULY 12
Is 6:1-8 Ps 93 Mt 10:24-33
Ps 20, 21:1-7(8-14) Dt 34:1-12 Rom 10:14-21
Ps 110:1-5 (6-7), 116, 117 (1 Sam 17:31-49) Mt 24:32-51
SUN. JULY 13
Gen 25:19-34 Ps 119: 105-112 Rom 8:1-11 Mt 13:1-9, 18-23
Ps 148, 149, 150 Jos 1:1-18 Acts 21:3-15
Ps 114, 115 (1 Sam 17:50-18:4) Mk 1:21-27
DATE
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MASS THIS WEEK 2014
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
MON. JULY 7
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
Feria
For those who serve in government, that God may grant them the courage and strength to govern well and not just to seek political gain
TUES. JULY 8
9:30 am in the Lady Chapel
Feria
For a resolution of the teachers’ strike in BC that genuinely enhances the education of the children of this province
WED. JULY 9
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
120 Martyrs of China, 1648-1930
For the Christians in China, and for all who suffer for their Faith
THU. JULY 10
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Feria
For the conversion of those who seek to gain their ends by violence, for all those who suffer from war and violence, especially refugees and orphans, and for those who minister to them
Fri. JULY 11
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
St. Benedict of Nursia, Abbot, Patron of Europe, c.540
For the members of the Benedictine orders and for all who follow the Benedictine way
SAT. JULY 12
For the churches of Scandinavia, and for all who work for peace and for the unity of the Church
Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1931 SUN. JULY 13 Pentecost 5
8:00 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm
Morning Prayer Low Mass High Mass Evening Prayer
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CLERGY
PARISH STAFF
Rector: Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins rector@stjames.bc.ca | 778-316-7941 Days off: Friday & Saturday
Office Managers: Linda Adams: Mon – Wed, 9:00 am-4:00 pm Deanna Ferguson: Thu – Sat, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Deacon: Mother Joyce Locht 604-614-9915 | joyce.locht@gmail.com
Youth Worker: Jenny Scott 778-322-7967 | youthworker@stjames.bc.ca
Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com
Custodial Staff: Art Cuthbertson: Mon-Thu, 9:00 am-2:00 pm 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell: Sat, 7:00 am-1:00 pm, Sun, 7-10 am
604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday Honorary Assistants: Mother Alexis Saunders, Priest Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon
Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: Bruce McKenzie
CLERGY AVAILABILITY
PARISH OFFICERS
Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532 For immediate contact or within a few hours please contact the Rector on his cell phone at: Father Mark Greenaway-Robbins: 778-316-7941 You may need to leave a message if we are engaged in a pastoral matter and we will promptly return
urgent calls. We seek to be available to all in any circumstances and encourage you to contact us and request an opportunity for a pastoral appointment. For pastoral care and support you may also contact our Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator: joyce.locht@gmail.com | Joyce Locht 604-614-9915
Rector’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca People’s Warden: Reece Wrightman 604-872-4129 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Associate Warden: Betty Carlson 604-522-4412 wardens@stjames.bc.ca
Trustee: Leslie Arnovick Trustee: Graham Murchie Trustee: Pat McSherry Treasurer: Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood
PARISH COUNCIL Chair: Jenny Scott Secretary: Tracy Russell Diocese of New Westminster | Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1L4 T: 604-685-2532 | Fax: 604-685-7605 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca Parish Office hours: Mon-Sat 9:00 am-4:00pm