Sung Mass
Harvest Thanksgiving | October 8, 2017 | 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, Rectory 4:00 pm Silent Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled. 2 | HIGH MASS
Before Mass Photographs: please respect people’s privacy by refraining from taking photographs or videos of the service without explicit permission. 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. 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. 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 A SONG OF FRANCIS OF ASSISI Most High, all powerful, good Lord, to you be praise, glory, honour and all blessing. Only to you, Most High, do they belong and no one is worthy to call upon your name. May you be praised, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially brother sun, through whom you lighten the day for us. He is beautiful and radiant with great splendour; he signifies you, O Most High. Be praised, my Lord, for sister moon and the stars: clear and precious and lovely, they are formed in heaven. Be praised, my Lord, for brother wind; for air and clouds, clear skies and all weathers, by which you give sustenance to your creatures. Be praised, my Lord, for sister water, who is very useful and humble and precious and pure. Be praised, my Lord, for brother fire, by whom the night is illumined for us: he is beautiful and cheerful, full of power and strength. Be praised, my Lord, for our sister, mother earth, who sustains and governs us and produces diverse fruits and coloured flowers and grass. Be praised, my Lord, by all those who forgive for love of you and who bear weakness and tribulation. Blessed are those who bear them in peace: for you, Most High, they will be crowned. Be praised, my Lord, for our sister, the death of the body, from which no one living is able to flee; woe to those who are dying in mortal sin. Blessed are those who are found doing your most holy will, for the second death will do them no harm. Praise and bless my Lord and give him thanks and serve him with great humility. (The Offertory Hymn at High Mass today is a metrical adaptation of this song.)
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Notes
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Entrance Rite PRELUDE Variations on St George’s Windsor — Sander VanderPloeg At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
INTROIT O Lord, how manifold are thy works; in wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches. Psalm Thou visitest the earth and blessest it: thou makest it very plenteous. Glory be . . . Setting: Healey Willan
PROCESSION
During the solemn procession the hymn on the facing page will be sung. A station will be made during the processional; the versicle, response and prayer for this are printed below. STATION COLLECT Celebrant All
Thou visitest the earth and waterest it. Thou makest it very plenteous.
All
Let us pray. O Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us the fruits of the earth in their season: Grant us grace to use the same to thy glory, the relief of those that need, and our own comfort, through Jesus Christ, who is the living bread which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world; to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
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HYMN 355 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — All Creatures of Our God and King All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voices, let us sing: alleluia, alleluia! Bright burning sun and golden beams, pale silver moon that gently gleams,
Refrain: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Great rushing wind and breezes soft, you clouds that ride the heavens aloft, O sing now, Alleluia! Fair rising morn, with praise rejoice; stars nightly shining, find a voice,
(Refrain) Swift flowing water, pure and clear, make music for your Lord to hear, alleluia, alleluia! Fire, so intense and fiercely bright, you give to us both warmth and light,
(Refrain) Earth ever fertile, day by day unfold your blessings on our way, O sing now, alleluia! All flowers and fruit that in you grow, God’s glory let them also show:
(Refrain) All you with mercy in your heart, forgiving others, take your part, alleluia, alleluia! All you that pain and sorrow bear, sing praise and cast on God your care:
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And even you, most gentle death, waiting to hush our final breath, O sing now, alleluia! You lead back home the child of God, for Christ our Lord that way has trod:
(Refrain) Let all things their creator bless, and worship God in humbleness, alleluia, alleluia! Praise God the Father, praise the Son, and praise the Spirit, Three-in-One:
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KYRIE ELEISON Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Missa ‘O westron wynde’ — Healey Willan
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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. Creator of the fruitful earth, thou hast made us stewards of all things. Give us grateful hearts for all thy goodness, and steadfast wills to use thy bounty well, that the whole human family, today and in generations to come, may with us give thanks for the riches of thy creation. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end, Amen.
All
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Stand
The Liturgy of the Word OLD TESTAMENT READING Reader
Be seated
A reading from the Book of Isaiah. Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watch-tower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? When I expected it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes? And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. I will make it a waste; it shall not be pruned or hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry! Isaiah 5:1-7
Reader All
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; the people repeat it thereafter.
Restore us, O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. You have brought a vine out of Egypt; you cast out the nations and planted it. You prepared the ground for it; it took root and filled the land. Antiphon The mountains were covered by its shadow and the towering cedar trees by its boughs. You stretched out its tendrils to the Sea and its branches to the River. Why have you broken down its wall, so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes? Antiphon HIGH MASS | 11
The wild boar of the forest has ravaged it, and the beasts of the field have grazed upon it. Turn now, O God of hosts, look down from heaven; behold and tend this vine; preserve what your right hand has planted. They burn it with fire like rubbish; at the rebuke of your countenance let them perish. Antiphon Psalm 80:7-15
EPISTLE READING Reader
A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians. If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:4b-14
Reader All
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA
A cantor sings the alleluia first; the people repeat it thereafter.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise your God, O Zion. Alleluia. He grants peace within your borders: he fills you with the finest wheat. Alleluia. Lauda, Jerusalem (Mode V) 12 | HIGH MASS
HOLY GOSPEL
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels
Reader All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Reader All
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. Glory be to thee, O Lord. Jesus said, ‘Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watch-tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, “They will respect my son.” But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, “This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.” So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?’ They said to him, ‘He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the scriptures: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes”? Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.’ When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet. Matthew 21:33-46
All
The Gospel of Christ. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
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SERMON
Be seated Fr. Kevin Hunt (At the conclusion of the sermon, silence is kept)
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NICENE CREED
Stand
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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Celebrant
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
All
After each petition this response is said: Lord in thy mercy. Hear our prayer.
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After the petition for the departed: + Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord. And may light perpetual shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Stand
CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Celebrant
All
Let us confess our sin, and the sins of our society, in the misuse of God’s creation.
Kneel
God our Father, we are sorry for the times when we have used your gifts carelessly, and acted ungratefully. Hear our prayer, and in your mercy: forgive us and help us. We enjoy the fruits of the harvest, but sometimes forget that you have given them to us. Father, in your mercy: forgive us and help us. We belong to a people who are full and satisfied, but ignore the cry of the hungry. Father, in your mercy: forgive us and help us. We are thoughtless, and do not care enough for the world you have made. Father, in your mercy: forgive us and help us. We store up goods for ourselves alone, as if there were no God and no heaven. Father, in your mercy: forgive us and help us.
Celebrant
All
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.
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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.
The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be seated
The Lord opened the doors of heaven and rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them bread from heaven, so mortals ate the bread of angels, alleluia. Portas cæli (Mode VIII)
HYMN
Stand The People sing the hymn while the People’s gifts of bread, wine and money are brought forward. 259 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home! all be safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, doth provide for our wants to be supplied; come to God's own temple, come; raise the song of harvest-home!
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All the world is God's own field, fruit unto his praise to yield; wheat and tares together sown, unto joy or sorrow grown; First the blade and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear: Grant, O harvest Lord, that we wholesome grain and pure may be. For the Lord our God shall come, and shall take his harvest home; from his field shall purge away all that doth offend, that day; give his angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast, but the fruitful ears to store in his garner evermore. Then, thou Church triumphant, come, raise the song of harvest-home; all be safely gathered in, free from sorrow, free from sin, there for ever purified, in God’s garner to abide: come, ten thousand angels, come, raise the glorious harvest-home!
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SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
Celebrant
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 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 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. Missa ‘O westron wynde’ — Healey Willan 20 | 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. HIGH MASS | 21
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
AGNUS DEI O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world : have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: grant us thy peace. Missa ‘O westron wynde’ — Healey Willan
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.
Harvest gifts may be placed on the chancel steps as you go to the altar. 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.
MOTET The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. (Psalm 145:15-16) The eyes of all wait upon thee — Jean Berger
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HYMN
Sit or kneel 259 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — For the Fruit of All Creation For the fruit of all creation, thanks be to God; gifts bestowed on every nation, thanks be to God. For the ploughing, sowing, reaping, silent growth while we are sleeping, future needs in earth's safe-keeping, thanks be to God. In the just reward of labour, God's will is done. In the help we give our neighbour, God's will is done. In our worldwide task of caring for the hungry and despairing, in the harvests we are sharing, God's will is done. For the harvests of the Spirit, thanks be to God. For the good we all inherit, thanks be to God. For the wonders that astound us, for the truths that still confound us, most of all that love has found us, thanks be to God.
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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Celebrant All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
Celebrant
Let us pray. God of our hope, in this eucharist we find the source of all thy blessings. Nourished in these holy mysteries may we, with our lives, give thee continual thanks and praise. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All
BLESSING Celebrant
All
Stand
Kneel The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the +Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen. Notices and announcements may be given.
DISMISSAL
Be Seated
Stand Celebrant
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ANGELUS
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HYMN 619 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — Fairest Lord Jesus Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature, O thou the God-head’s human son: thee will I cherish, thee will I honour, thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown. Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands, robed in the blooming garb of spring: Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer who makes the troubled heart to sing. Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight, and fair the twinkling starry host: Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer than all the angels heaven can boast. All fairest beauty, heavenly and earthly, wondrously, Jesus, is found in thee; none can be nearer, fairer, or dearer than thou, my Saviour, art to me.
POSTLUDE Toccata on ‘Lasst uns erfreuen’ — Denis Bédard During the postlude you are encouraged to remain quietly in the nave, or to move to the Rectory to enjoy coffee hour conversation. HIGH MASS | 27
The flowers on the High Altar are dedicated to the Glory of God and in loving memory of my parents George & Gladys Cogdale and my brother Phillip Cogdale from Lynann Burton and The flowers on the High Altar are dedicated to the Glory of God
by Peter & Joyce Goodwin in loving memory of Joyce’s parents, William & Flora McKernan.
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The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY From a Reflection on the meeting of the Primates of the Anglican Communion by the Most Revd Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, 6 October 2017 I’m here at Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the Anglican Communion, where the primates of the Communion have met, assembled and gathered by the archbishop of Canterbury. We just concluded what was a meaningful, a beautiful, indeed, a holy gathering of the primates of our Communion. We concluded our time together washing each other’s feet, following the teaching and the example of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This wasn’t just a meeting. This was not just a gathering. This was, as a friend of mine often says, a holy convocation. We gathered in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and we did our work together in agreement and disagreement, following and in his spirit. We explored matters of great concern to the church, internal matters, preparation for Lambeth 2020 and the gathering of the bishops of our Communion, discussion of how that would
unfold and some of the preliminary plans. We discussed, at some length and with some depth and genuine honesty and Christian charity, the decision of our brothers and sisters in the Scottish Episcopal Church to make provision for members of the same sex to receive the blessing of marriage. We then entered into a discussion for the next several days of the ways the church can follow Jesus Christ into the world as his witnesses: the reality and the need for Anglicans throughout the world to really live as disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, following in his footsteps and living his teachings and in his spirit; the practicalities of helping our church become more disciplefocused and genuinely to take seriously the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. That then led us into a conversation about evangelism in and by the Anglican Communion in the world, inviting others into that relationship with Christ, sharing our stories and our journeys with our God. We then discussed the environment in which we live –
God’s created world – and to hear the stories of the impact of climate change on the lives of fellow Anglicans and [all] human beings throughout the world, especially in the developing world. We heard stories of food shortages. We heard stories of growing seasons shortened. We heard stories of unmitigated weather that is now a danger and [is] preventing people from having the kind of abundant life that is intended for us all. We engaged the issues of migration and immigration, human trafficking and heard stories from throughout the Anglican Communion about how the church is actually trying to make God’s world humane and habitable for all of God’s children. We went on and discussed so many things that have to do with the very life of the world. We spent most of our time, to be very honest, not talking about internal things in the church but, things external where the church can bring her ministry of following Jesus to bear. This was a gathering where, in the words of the late Archbishop William Temple, we really did reflect the church being the church. William Temple once said the church is the only society that does not exist for benefit of its own members; it exists for the sake of the world. THE THURIBLE | 29
TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ HARVEST THANKSGIVING 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 Rectory SILENT PRAYER 4:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
OUR PARISH TODAY: SILENT PRAYER 4 pm, Blessed Sacrament Chapel A time of Silent Prayer concluding at 5 pm with Evening Prayer and Benediction. MU MEETING The Mothers’ Union will be meeting next Wed. Oct. 10 at 7:00 pm in the Bishops’ Room.
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RECONCILATION FEAST ARTICLE Read an article about the Feast at: http:// www.vancouver.anglican.ca/news/resiliencecourage-dignity The full article accompanied by photos, will be printed in the Nov. 2017 issue of Topic, the magazine of the Diocese of New Westminster, available as a section of the National Anglican Church publication, The Anglican Journal. THURSDAY GROUP BIBLE STUDY 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm on Oct. 12, 19, 26 Gather for a group Bible Study in the Rectory. Prayer, scripture, discussion and a light meal await! We will be delving into scripture, specifically parables of future eschatology, considering what it may have meant for the first hearers, what it means for us today and how we can use what we learn to grow as disciples of Christ. Space is limited so please contact Mother Lucy to register: lucy@stjames.bc.ca "WELCOME" TRAINING Sat. Oct. 21 at 10 am - 1 pm Fr. Matthew will lead a session on Welcome, Inclusion and Safety. This will be particularly helpful for Narthex Guild and those who lead Morning and Evening Prayer, but also for any member of the congregation.
GUIDED MASS Sun. Oct. 22 at 10:30 am High Mass will be "Guided", with an explanatory commentary interspersed at various points. This is an opportunity to (re)discover "why we do what we do." SOLEMN EVENSONG & BENEDICTION Sun. Oct. 22 at 4.00 pm ART SHOW St. James’ Anglican Church will host an art show during the Heart of the City Festival with the theme of “Honouring Women of the Downtown Eastside.” The show will take place on Sat. Oct. 28, 10:00am – 2:00pm with an opening reception at St. James’ on the evening of Oct. 27.
Artists are invited to submit secular or spiritual works, in keeping with the theme. For guidelines and how to submit go to https:// stjames.bc.ca/2017/09/call-artists-deadlineoctober-20th-2017 CONCERT “Where Truest Pleasure Lies” Fabiana Katz, mezzo soprano; Stephen Smith, piano Sun. Oct. 29 at 2:00 pm St. James’ Anglican Church Fabiana Katz, a regular recitalist in the Vancouver area, and Stephen Smith join forces to present a voice recital for a Sunday matinee performance. The concert features Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel, as well as songs by Britten, Bernstein, Quilter and Bolcom – an all-English program that will be fun and accessible for all. BARGAIN SALE DONATIONS WANTED The Women’s Guild welcomes your donations for their Fall Sale on Fri. Oct. 27. All household items are welcome, including dishes, kitchen utensils, and small appliances (vacuum cleaners in good working order), bedding and towels, clean used clothing and footwear for all ages, books, CDs, jewellery and other treasures. Please note: the Guild does not accept TVs or other electronics. Donated items marked “Rummage” may be left at the back of the upper hall at any time. Watch the bulletin to see how you can assist the Guild in sorting their treasures the week of Oct. 23 and selling them on Friday, Oct. 27. For more information please call Janis Waller at 604-6460513 or Pamela Jeacocke at 604-321-2213.
BUDGET 2018 The Trustees have decided that the Financial Vestry to approve the 2018 Budget will take place during the Parish Council meeting set for 27 January 2018. Experience has shown in recent years that not all the necessary information from outside St. James' is available in November.
RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS MESSAGE FROM FIRST UNITED Dear friends at St. James` Anglican Church, I’m writing as the Executive Director of First United Church Community Ministry Society, to ask you a favour. Would you please take a few minutes between Oct. 10 & 19 to vote for First United’s entry in an online contest, and share my request with your congregation? If we win, we could be awarded up to $50,000 which we will use to buy a vehicle to take folks out of the urban core and into nature. The people we work with are deeply-entrenched in the street life of Vancouver, and seldom have the resources or opportunity to find and enjoy nature. When we are able to bring them into a natural setting – a beach, community or indigenous herbal gardens, a park – the transformation is remarkable. Tremendous healing takes place when folk connect – or in many instances, re-connect – with the natural world. Voting is easy! Start by emailing me at: carmen@firstunited.ca and I’ll send you the voting link. Thank you, The Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne PS: See our campaign video here: https://youtu.be/ KCHwhHN8SHM PWRDF & UNICEF We are holding in prayer many urgent places of need across the world at the moment, some suffering as a result of natural disaster, others as a result of political, ethnic or religious oppression. PWRDF’s emergency fund is offering support in many instances. UNICEF is offering particular support to the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. If you are willing and able to give financially, please go to: www.pwrdf.org or www.unicef.ca THE THURIBLE | 31
DAILY LECTIONARY MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM
Is 5:1-7 Ps 80:7-15 Phil 3:4b-14 Mt 21:33-46
Ps 106:1-18 2 Kg 21:1-18 1 Cor 10:14 – 11:1
Ps 106:19-48 Hos 14:1-9 Mt 8:28-34
TUES. OCTOBER 10 St. Paulinus, 1st Bishop of York, Missionary, 644
Is 2:2-5 Ps 27:1-6 Mt 5:14-16
Ps 121, 122, 123 2 Kg 22:1-13 1 Cor 11:2, 17-22
Ps 124, 125, 126 Mic 1:1-9 Mt 9:1-8
WED. OCTOBER 11 Feria
Jon 4:1-11 Ps 86:1-10 Lk 11:1-4
Ps 119:145-176 2 Kg 22:14 – 23:3 1 Cor 11:23-34
Ps 128, 129, 130 Mic 2:1-13 Mt 9:9-17
THU. OCTOBER 12 St. Wilfrid, Bishop of Ripon, 709
Mal 3:13 – 4:2a Ps 1 Lk 11:5-13
Ps 131, 132 2 Kg 23:4-25 1 Cor 12:1-11
Ps 134, 135 Mic 3:1-8 Mt 9:18-26
FRI. OCTOBER 13 St. Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066
2 Chron 6:12-21 Ps 138:5-9 Mt 5:1-10
Ps 140, 142 2 Kg 23:36 – 24:17 1 Cor 12:12-26
Ps 141, 143:1-11 Mic 3:9 – 4:5 Mt 9:27-34
SAT. OCTOBER 14 Feria
Jl 3:12-21 Ps 97 Lk 11:27-28
Ps 137:1-6, 144 Jer 35:1-19 1 Cor 12:27 – 13:3
Ps 104 Mic 5:1-4, 10-15 Mt 9:35 – 10:4
SUN. OCTOBER 15 Pentecost 19
Is 25:1-9 Ps 23 Phil 4:1-9 Mt 22:1-14
Ps 146, 147 Jer 36:1-10 Acts 14:8-18
Ps 111, 112, 113 Mic 6:1-8 Lk 7:36-50
DATE
DAILY MASS
MON. OCTOBER 9 St. Denis, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 272 National Thanksgiving Day
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MASS TIMES
MON. OCTOBER 9 St. Denis, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 272
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
National Thanksgiving Day TUES. OCTOBER 10 St. Paulinus, 1st Bishop of York, Missionary, 644
5:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
WED. OCTOBER 11 Feria
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
THU. OCTOBER 12 St. Wilfrid, Bishop of Ripon, 709
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
FRI. OCTOBER 13 St. Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
SAT. OCTOBER 14 Feria
SUN. OCTOBER 15 Pentecost 19
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
Rector: 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
Curate: Mother Lucy Price lucy@stjames.bc.ca 604-362-9959 Days off: Friday & Saturday Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson streetoutreachinitiative@gmail.com 604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday Deacon: The Revd Joyce Locht joyce.locht@gmail.com 604-614-9915 Honorary Assistant: Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon
CLERGY AVAILABILITY Clergy may be contacted through the Office: 604-685-2532. Parish Office hours are: Mon. to Sat. 9 am to 4 pm. 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
Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson Music Program Administrator: Michelle Herrewynen michelle@stjames.bc.ca Volunteer Coordinator: Audrey Guay audrey@stjames.bc.ca 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: Reece Wrightman
PARISH OFFICERS Rector’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Doug Ibbott 604-527-8100 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Pat McSherry 604-687-6844 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Trustee: Kelvin Bee Trustee: Justin Berger 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 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca