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High Mass

The Solemnity of St. James | July 24, 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 St. James’ Day Reception, 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’. There is a play area with toys and colouring books at the back of the Church. Godly Play will resume in the fall.

The sacrament of reconciliation (confession) is available. Speak with a priest to make an appointment.

The Mass booklet contains all the prayers and information required to participate in the Mass.

The directions given in this booklet to stand, sit, and kneel are offered as guidelines to those who are able. The symbol + indicates when to make the sign of the Cross. It is also customary to make a discreet bow at the name of Jesus.

You are encouraged to take the opportunity before Mass for silence, stillness, and prayer. Please refrain from talking before Mass begins.

We adore you, most Holy Lord Jesus Christ here and in all your churches throughout all the world; and we bless you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

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A Reflection GOD THE GIVER In the Eucharist, as we give thanks over bread and wine in the presence of the Lord we are -- with him and in him -- seeking to make connection between the world and God, between human experience and the divine and eternal Giver. And that means that we begin to look differently at the world around us. If in every corner of experience God the Giver is still at work, then in every object we see and handle, in every situation we encounter, God the Giver is present and our reaction is shaped by this. That is why to take seriously what is going on in the Holy Eucharist is to take seriously the whole material order of the world. It is to see everything in some sense sacramentally. If Jesus gives thanks over bread and wine on the eve of his death, if Jesus makes that connection between the furthest place away from God, which is suffering and death, and the giving and outpouring of his Father, and if in his person he fuses those things together, then wherever we are some connection between us and God is possible. All places, all people, all things have about them an unexpected sacramental depth. They open on to God the Giver.

And that is why many Christians have found that in reflecting on the Eucharist they begin to see what a Christian attitude to the environment might be. Do we live in the world as if God the Giver were within and behind and in the depths of every moment and every material thing? Well, no, for most of the time we do not. We live on the surface, we see what suits us and serves our goals -- as if, instead of having their own depth and integrity, things are there just for us to exploit and abuse. Reverence for the bread and the wine of the Eucharist is the beginning of reverence for the whole world in which the giving of God’s glory is pulsating beneath the surface of every moment.

Holy Communion changes the way we see things as well as people. It changes how we see the world and it changes how we see one another (as we learn to see our neighbour as God’s guest).

Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer, Rowan Williams, 2014 [adapted]

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Notes

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Entrance Rite PRELUDE Chorale et Minuet (Suite Gothique) — Léon Boëllmann At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.

Stand

INTROIT Thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honourable; their principality is exceedingly strengthened. Ps. O Lord, thou hast searched me out, and known me: thou knowest my downsitting, and mine uprising. Glory be . . .

Mihi autem nimis — Gerald Harder

SOLEMN PROCESSION Priest People

The Lord be with you.

And with thy Spirit.

All are encouraged to join the procession as the hymn on page 7 is sung. A station will be made at the Icon of St. James’.

STATION COLLECT BEFORE THE ICON OF ST. JAMES Celebrant All

Pray for us St. James.

That we may walk faithfully in the way of Christ.

All

Let us pray.

Almighty God our heavenly Father, whose servant James the Apostle was obedient to the calling of thy Son and also drank of his cup of suffering: We beseech thee to keep us faithful to thee until life shall end; and grant us grace as those who have been baptized into Christ’s death, to tread with him the path of service and sacrifice: for his holy name’s sake, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.

Amen.

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PROCESSIONAL HYMN 276 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — For All the Saints For all the saints, who from their labours rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Thou wast their rock, their fortress and their might; thou, Lord, their captain in the well fought fight; thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, and win with them the victor's crown of gold.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

O blest communion, fellowship divine! we feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

The golden evening brightens in the west; soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest; sweet is the calm of Paradise the blessed.

Alleluia! Alleluia (Continued overleaf)

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But lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day— the saints triumphant rise in bright array; the King of glory passes on his way.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, through gates of pearl, streams in the countless host, singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Alleluia1 Alleluia!

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KYRIE ELEISON Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Setting: Communion service in C — John Ireland

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS

The congregation may be seated when the Celebrant sits

Glory be to God on high, And in earth peace, good will towards men.

We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly king, God the Father almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.

Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer.

Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, +art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Setting: Communion service in C — John Ireland

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COLLECT OF THE DAY

Stand

Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Celebrant

Almighty God, we remember today thy servant James, the first apostle to give his life for faith in Jesus Christ. Pour out on all thy people that spirit of self-denying service which is the mark of true leadership. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the 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

Be seated

Reader

A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah.

Reader All

The word that the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Baruch son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: You said, "Woe is me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest." Thus you shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord: I am going to break down what I have built, and pluck up what I have planted - that is, the whole land. And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for I am going to bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord; but I will give you your life as a prize of war in every place to which you may go."

Jeremiah 45:1-5 The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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PSALM

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

O Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me; Lest like a lion they tear me in pieces and snatch me away with none to deliver me.

Antiphon Give judgement for me according to my righteousness, O Lord, and according to my innocence, O Most High.

Let the malice of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; for you test the mind and heart, O righteous God. Antiphon Psalm 7:1-2, 9-10

EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

At that time prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine over all the world; and this took place during the reign of Claudius. The disciples determined that according to their ability, each would send relief to the believers living in Judea; this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul. About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword. After he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the festival of Unleavened Bread.)

Acts 11:27—12:3

Sub-deacon All

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA

A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.

Alleluia. The glorious company of the apostles praise thee, O God. Alleluia.

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HOLY GOSPEL

All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels

The mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, and kneeling before him, she asked a favour of him. And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Declare that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom." But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking.

Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left, this is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." When the ten heard it, they were angry with the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."

Matthew 20:20-28

SERMON

Be seated The Venerable Philippa Segrave-Pride (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.

All

At the conclusion this response is said: + Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord.

And may light perpetual shine upon them.

May they rest in peace.

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Amen.

Stand

PEACE

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

How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God; O how great is the sum of them! If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand: when I wake up, I am present with thee.

Mihi autem (Mode I)

HYMN

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

281 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Who Are These Like Stars Appearing Who are these like stars appearing, these before God's throne who stand?

Each a golden crown is wearing; who are all this glorious band?

“Alleluia!” hark, they sing, praising loud their heavenly King.

Who are these in dazzling brightness, clothed in God's own righteousness?

These whose robes of purest whiteness, shall their lustre still possess, still untouched by time's rude hand— whence came all this glorious band?

These are they who have contended for their Saviour's honour long, wrestling on till life was ended, following not the sinful throng; these, who well the fight sustained, triumph through the Lamb have gained.

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These are they whose hearts were riven, sore with woe and anguish tried, who in prayer full oft have striven with the God they glorified; now, their painful conflict o'er, God has bid them weep no more.

These, the Almighty contemplating, did as priests before him stand, soul and body always waiting day and night at his command: now, in God's most holy place, blest they stand before his face.

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SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE

Stand

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God, creator and preserver of all things, Who in the multitude of thy saints hast compassed us about with so great a cloud of witnesses, that we, rejoicing in their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set before us, and together with them may receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.

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

Stand

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. + Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

Setting: Communion service in C — John Ireland 18 | HIGH MASS

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.

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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.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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Kneel

AGNUS DEI O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant us thy peace.

Setting: Communion service in C — John Ireland

INVITATION TO COMMUNION Celebrant All

+Behold the Lamb of God, behold him that taketh away the sins of the world.

O Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.

All who are baptized and believe Christ present in this sacrament are invited to come forward for communion. Those who are unable to receive communion, or do not yet receive, are invited to come forward for a blessing. To indicate you wish a blessing, fold your arms rather than holding out your hand for the Sacrament. When coming forward to receive, please approach from the centre aisle only and follow the directions of the attendant standing at the head of the aisle. Please return to your seat via the side aisles.

When you receive the Holy Bread consume it immediately. It is no longer permissible to intinct the Holy Bread in the Holy Wine.

You may choose not to receive the Holy Wine from the chalice at this time. If so, once you have received the Holy Bread please remain kneeling and fold your arms to indicate that you do not wish to receive from the chalice.

MOTET Beati quorum via integra est, qui ambulant in lege Domini.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Beati quorum via — C. V. Stanford

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HYMN

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Sit or kneel

Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Stand

Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

All

Let us pray.

Father, we have eaten the bread of thy table and drunk from the cup of thy kingdom.

Teach us, we pray, the way of service that in compassion and humility we may reflect the glory of Jesus Christ, the Son of man and Son of God, our Lord.

Amen.

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

Be Seated

Stand

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ANGELUS

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HYMN 381 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Jerusalem the Golden Jerusalem the golden, with milk and honey blest, beneath thy contemplation sink heart and voice oppressed: I know not, oh, I know not, what social joys are there; what radiancy of glory, what light beyond compare.

They stand, those halls of Sion, conjubilant with song, and bright with many an angel, and all the martyr throng; the Prince is ever in them, the daylight is serene, the pastures of the blessèd are decked in glorious sheen.

There is the throne of David, and there, from care released, the song of them that triumph, the shout of them that feast; and they who, with their Leader, have conquered in the fight, for ever and for ever are clad in robes of white.

O sweet and blessèd country, shall I ever see thy face?

O sweet and blessèd country, shall I ever win thy grace?

Exult, O dust and ashes! the Lord shall be thy part: His only, his forever, thou shalt be, and thou art!

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POSTLUDE Toccata (Suite Gothique) — Léon Boëllmann

During the postlude you are encouraged to remain quietly in the nave, or begin to make your way to the Parish Hall for a tapas reception which is taking the place of this morning’s Coffee Hour.

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 Glory of God and in loving memory of his parents, Tony and Edith Goodwin, from Peter and Joyce Goodwin

The flowers on the High Altar are given to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for all the blessings of her life, from Elizabeth Davies.

The flowers in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel are given to the Glory of God

and in memory of his brother, Richard Stanwood, from Paul.

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10:30 am Procession & High Mass

The Venerable Philippa Segrave-Pride preaching Tapas Reception in the Parish Hall after Mass All are Welcome!

T O D A Y

The Thurible PASTORAL LETTER FROM THE BISHOP Greetings to you all: By now many of you have heard the news that the resolution to change the marriage canon to allow same-sex couples to marry in the Anglican Church of Canada did, indeed, pass in all three houses of the General Synod (bishops, clergy and laity). As you can imagine, this reversal has left many in our diocese and in the broader church feeling relieved and elated. Others feel stunned and sad.

In that that the resolution is a canonical change, it must be passed again by the General Synod in 2019, and, should it pass, would only come into effect on January 1, 2020.

The question many have asked is what we as a diocese will do in the three-plus-year period prior to the potential enactment of the resolution. Here is what I and others have thought through so far: In a word, my approach is going to be collaborative in discerning what we as a diocese will do in this interim time. This comes from my strong belief that we are gifts one to another and that,

while certain decisions have been given to me as your bishop, I do my best work when I hear others' perspectives before making decisions. This is nothing new. I've made it clear to all the Archdeacons that their roles (and the perspectives they bring) share in the Episcopal ministry of oversight. Likewise, I've made it clear to the Regional Deans that their roles (and the perspectives they bring) share in the Episcopal ministry of pastoral care. I'm also reminded of the words I say to each new incumbent at that incumbent's induction: that the incumbent's ministry is one that I as bishop share in. We collaborate in that parish ministry.

What this means, then, is that I will engage in an expeditious process of consultation within the diocese and with selected others outside the diocese to explore what we might do to move toward greater equity among all couples who wish to make baptismally-grounded, community-supported, lifelong, monogamous commitments to each other within the Anglican (con’t on page 21)

Inform.

Inspire.

Invite.

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Commemoration

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Mass this Week

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ ST. JAMES’ DAY 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 ST. JAMES’ TAPAS RECEPTION After High Mass in the Parish Hall EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

OUR PARISH TODAY: ST. JAMES’ DAY RECEPTION Celebrate St. James’s Day with good fellowship and a tapas lunch. After High Mass in the Parish Hall, everyone welcome!

IT’S NOT TOO LATE It’s not too late to complete your census questionnaire.

Go to www.census.gc.ca to complete it online (enter your 16-digit secure access code and follow the instructions) or call 1-855-700-2016. Respondents who use TTY (a telecommunications device for people who are deaf) can call 1-866-753-7083. Complete your questionnaire today. It’s important!

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION One of our St. James’ Mission Objectives is 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.” Reports on our efforts, in the form of monthly financial statements, are available in the literature holders in the Narthex and just inside the Chapel Walkway door. The May 2016 statements are currently there.

At the Board of Trustees meeting on July 5th, Ross Turnbull of Odlum Brown, the Parish’s Investment Advisors, was present to provide an annual review of the Parish of St. James’ investment portfolio.

Investments are healthy and growing. In the last six months the Parish’s day-to-day finances have benefited from over $50,000 in rental income from film companies. The Trustees would like to thank Art Cuthbertson for his efforts in negotiating all the arrangements, and enabling the Parish to benefit from the use of our physical resources here at St. James’.

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

This week in the Gospel, we hear about a woman who comes to Jesus with her two sons and asks Jesus to give her sons the two best places in God's Kingdom, one at Jesus' left and one at Jesus' right. One of these sons is the St. James after whom our church is named.

Jesus told her that it was not up to him, but God. The important thing is to be ready to walk with Jesus wherever he leads. Like Jesus, to serve, not to be served. This gospel reminds us that Jesus loves all of us equally, and invites us to follow him, if we want to be with him.

Prayer Hello God. Please help us to keep Jesus in our minds and hearts as much as possible and to remember that Jesus loves all of us, all the time. Amen.

(con’t from page 19) Church of Canada here in this diocese. At the same time I will be having conversations with those clergy in our diocese who might be feeling uncertain or find themselves in disagreement with the outcome of General Synod. I want to hear and address not only their concerns about their options in officiating at marriages but also about their relationships with others in the diocese.

Some (only some) of those I will be consulting are: Archbishop John Privett and the Provincial Chancellor, our own Chancellor, the lay and clergy delegates to General Synod 2016 to include Peter Elliott (the Dean of the Diocese), the Archdeacons, the Regional Deans and the clergy of the Diocese. This process of consultation will then be followed by sessions open to anyone in the Diocese to share where we are in the process, hear questions and comments, and talk about what to expect going forward. Information about these open sessions will come your way as soon as we finalize our plans.

I want to thank all of you who sent the other delegates and me messages of your support for us in this process. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide us in these conversations and may the Holy Spirit continue to inspire and strengthen us for the mission entrusted to us here in this part of the Anglican Church of Canada.

In Christ, Bishop Melissa Skelton

COMMEMORATION SS. Joachim & Anne Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary July 26 The Gospels tell us little about the home of our Lord’s mother. She is thought to have been of Davidic descent and to have been brought up in a devout Jewish family that cherished the hope of Israel for the coming kingdom of God, in remembrance of the promise to Abraham and the forefathers.

In the second century, a devout Christian sought to supply a fuller account of Mary’s birth and family, to satisfy the interest and curiosity of believers. An apocryphal gospel, known as the Protevangelium of James or The Nativity of Mary, appeared. It included legendary stories of Mary’s parents Joachim and Anne. These stories were built out of Old Testament narratives of the births of Isaac and of Samuel (whose mother’s name, Hannah, is the original form of Anne), and from traditions of the birth of John the Baptist. In these stories, Joachim and Anne — the childless, elderly couple who grieved that they would have no posterity — were rewarded with the birth of a girl whom they dedicated in infancy to the service of God under the tutelage of the temple priests.

In 550 the Emperor Justinian I erected in Constantinople the first church to Saint Anne. The Eastern Churches observe her festival on July 25.

Not until the twelfth century did her feast become known in the West. Pope Urban VI fixed her day, in 1378, to follow the feast of Saint James. Joachim has had several dates assigned to his memory; but the new Roman Calendar of 1969 joins his festival to that of Anne on this day.

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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE

DAILY MASS

MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00PM

MON. JULY 25 Feria

Jer 13.1 Ps 95 Mt 13.31-35

Ps 56,57 Jos 24.16-33 Romans 16.1-16

Ps 64,65 2 Sam 2.1-11 Mt 27.24-31

TUES. JULY 26 SS. Joachim & Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1 Sam 2:1-8 Ps 85:7-13 Lk 1:26-33

Ps 61, 62 Jg 2:1-5, 11-23 Rom 16:17-27

Ps 68:1-20, 24-36 2 Sam 3:6-21 Mt 27:32-44

WED. JULY 27 Feria

Jer 15:10, 15-21 Ps 59:1-4, 18-20 Mt 13:44-46

Ps 72 Jg 3:12-30 Acts 1:1-14

Ps 119:73-96 2 Sam 3:22-39 Mt 27:45-54

THU. JULY 28 William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, 1833

Dt 15:10-15 Ps 72:1-7, 12-14 Mt 25:31-40

Ps 71 Jg 4:4-23 Acts 1:15-26

Ps 74 2 Sam 4:1-12 Mt 27:55-66

Ruth 2:5-12 FRI. JULY 29 Ps 36:5-10 SS. Mary & Martha of Bethany Jn 11:1-7, 17-44

Ps 69:1-23, 31-38 Jg 5:1-18 Acts 2:1-21

Ps 73 2 Sam 5:1-12 Mt 28:1-10

SAT. JULY 30 St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Teacher of the Faith, 450

Jer 26:11-16, 24 Ps 69:16-17, 31-35 Mt 14:1-12

Ps 75, 76 Jg 5:19-31 Acts 2:22-36

Ps 23, 27 2 Sam 5:22 – 6:11 Mt 28:11-20

Ec 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 Ps 49:1-11 Col 3:1-11 Lk 12:13-21

Ps 93, 96 Jg 6:1-24 2 Cor 9:6-15

Ps 34 2 Sam 6:12-23 Mk 3:20-30

SUN. JULY 31 Pentecost 11

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MASS TIMES

MON. JULY 25 Feria

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

TUES. JULY 26 SS. Joachim & Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel with Holy Baptism

WED. JULY 27 Feria

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

THU. JULY 28 William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, 1833

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

FRI. JULY 29 SS. Mary & Martha of Bethany

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

SAT. JULY 30 St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop & Teacher of the Faith, 450 SUN. JULY 31 Pentecost 11

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

Morning Prayer Low Mass, with anointing High Mass, with anointing 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_price@yahoo.com

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 Honorary Assistant: Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon

Chair: Annie Grant Secretary: Doug Ibbott

CLERGY AVAILABILITY

PARISH OFFICERS

Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532. Parish Office hours are: Mon. to Sat. 9 am to 4 pm.

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

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

Trustee: Leslie Arnovick Trustee: Jerry Adams Trustee: PJ Janson 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