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High Mass & Solemn Te Deum

The Most Holy Trinity | May 31, 2015 | 10:30 am

Welcome We acknowledge our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples.

Welcome to St. James’, especially if you are a newcomer or visitor. Children of all ages are fully welcome at every liturgy. We hope that you will enjoy your visit here with us. Please help us to get to know you by introducing yourself to one of the clergy.

VISION STATEMENT Discovering the beauty of holiness in our lives and neighbourhood, by living a Christ-centred sacramental life rooted in the Anglo-Catholic tradition.

MISSION OBJECTIVES  To be a beacon for all as a neighbourhood and destination church where we invite and welcome friends, family, and strangers into our midst;  To deepen our life of prayer and formation in Christ;

 To develop relationships and fellowship in open, honest, and spiritual ways among parishioners, with our neighbours, and those in need;  To pursue and practice justice and mercy for the imparting of the Kingdom of God within and beyond the Parish; To strive to maintain financial equilibrium, develop our reserves, and optimize the use of 2 | HIGH MASS

our assets to ensure the preservation of our sacred space and ministry from generation to generation, to the everlasting glory of God. ______________________________________________________________________ _ TODAY 8:00 am Morning Prayer, Church 8:30 am Low Mass, Church 10:30 am High Mass, Church 12:00 am Coffee Hour, Parish Hall 4:00 pm Solemn Evensong, Church ______________________________________________________________________ _.

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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.

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A Reflection Moving into the desert meant taking a step into the realm of freedom: freedom from slavery, freedom from obligatory subjection, freedom from exploitation, and especially from possession. Generally, women in the early Christian centuries did not own themselves; they did not possess or control their lives or even their bodies. They were at the disposal of other people, normally other men, who owned them; these might include their fathers (as children), their spouses (as wives), or their lords (as servants).

In the desert, however, women were able to throw off these constraints and restrictions. In the desert, the ammas were able to live with a single focus, namely the heavenly kingdom, and not adhere to any earthly circumstance. And, like others both known and unknown to us in history, these women were also able to remind the men (who might otherwise have been tempted to forget!) that their goal in the desert was not to fulfill particular social roles. By struggling to exclude and overcome the conventional forms, the Desert Mothers themselves became witnesses and martyrs of another reality.

Their purpose in the desert was to be detached from historical burdens and conditions that kept them chained to this world. In another age, and in the way of Christ: “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male or female, for all are one...heirs according to the promise.” (Galatians 3. 28 – 29).

This is why male counterparts took the women seriously. Desert Fathers would visit the Desert Mothers for counsel. Even if only three women found their way into the Sayings – after all, the lifestyle was still controlled by men, and it was the men who did the preserving and the editing – nevertheless, they threw off any associations of social “weakness” expected of women and were completely identified with the men on a level beyond separation and segregation. Almost tongue in cheek, Amma Sarah was unafraid to mingle with the Desert Fathers and reminded them of their own weaknesses, insisting that they had not yet left behind worldly attachments and roles: Amma Sarah said to the brothers: “It is I who am a man; and you are like women.”

“The Desert and Gender,” In the Heart of the Desert, John Chryssavgis: World Wisdom, 2008, pp 90 – 91.

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Notes

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Entrance Rite PRELUDE Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her — Gottfried Walther At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.

Stand

INTROIT Blessed be the holy Trinity and the undivided Unity: we will praise him and glorify him because he hath showed his mercy upon us. Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Spirit: Glory be . . .

Benedicta sit – Healey Willan

SOLEMN PROCESSION

During the solemn procession the hymn on the following 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

Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

Let us praise and exalt him for ever.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Grant that we, who ever trust in thy loving kindness, may always adore thy glory and majesty; who art one eternal Trinity in Unity, God over all, blessed for ever.

Amen.

All

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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

HYMN 148 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — The God of Abraham Praise 1. The God of Abraham praise Who reigns enthroned above, Ancient of everlasting days, and God of love: To him uplift your voice, At whose supreme command From earth we rise and seek the joys at his right hand.

2. Though nature’s strength decay, And earth and hell withstand, To Canaan’s bounds we urge our way at his command.

The watery deep we pass, With Jesus in our view, And through the howling wilderness our way pursue.

3. The goodly land we see, With peace and plenty blest, A land of sacred liberty and endless rest; There milk and honey flow, And oil and wine abound, And trees of life for ever grow with mercy crowned.

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4. There dwells the Lord our King, The Lord our Righteousness, Triumphant o’er the world and sin, the Prince of Peace: On Sion’s sacred height His kingdom he maintains, And glorious with his saints in light for ever reigns.

5. Before the Saviour’s face The ransomed nations bow, O’erwhelmed at his almighty grace for ever new: He shows the prints of love— They kindle to a flame, And sound through all the worlds above the slaughtered Lamb.

6. Before the great Three-One They all exulting stand, And tell the wonders he has done throughout the land: The listening spheres attend, And swell the growing fame, And sing in songs which never end the wondrous name.

7. The God who reigns on high Kyrie eleison.

Christe eleison.

Kyrie eleison.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

And evermore shall be: Eternal Father, great I AM, we worship thee.

8. The whole triumphant host Give thanks to god on high: ‘Hail, Father, Son and Holy Ghost’ they ever cry: Hail Abraham’s God and mine!

(I join the heavenly lays) All might and majesty are thine, and endless praise.

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The great archangels sing, And ‘Holy, holy, holy’ cry ‘Almighty King!’

Who was, and is the same,

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Setting: Missa secunda — Hans Leo Hassler

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Celebrant

Let us pray.

Father, we praise thee: through thy Word and Holy Spirit thou hast created all things.

Thou revealest thy salvation in all the world by sending to us Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.

Through thy Holy Spirit thou givest us a share in thy life and love.

Fill us with the vision of thy glory, that we may always serve and praise thee, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

All

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Stand

OLD TESTAMENT READING

Be seated

Reader

A reading from the book of Isaiah.

Reader All

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory." The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!" Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!"

Isaiah 6:1-8 The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM

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

Ascribe to the Lord, you gods, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Antiphon The Lord sits enthroned above the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king for evermore.

The Lord shall give strength to his people; the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace. Antiphon Psalm 29:1-2, 10-11

EPISTLE READING Sub-deacon

A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans.

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flesh - for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to

death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ - if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

Romans 8:12-17

Sub-deacon All

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA

A cantor begins the alleluia; all repeat it thereafter.

Stand

Alleluia. Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our Fathers: and worthy to be praised for evermore. Alleluia.

BenedĂ­ctus es (Mode V)

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All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels

believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him."

John 3:1-17

SERMON

Be seated

Mother Alexis Saunders (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

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.

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

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

Blessed be God the Father, and blessed be the only begotten Son of God, and blessed be the Holy Spirit; for the Lord God has shown us his loving kindness.

Benedíctus sit (Mode 1II)

HYMN

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

436 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — I Bind Unto Myself Today 1. I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three-in-One, and One-in-Three.

2. I bind this day to me for ever, by power of faith, Christ's incarnation, his baptism in the Jordan river, his death on cross for my salvation.

His bursting from the spiced tomb, his riding up the heavenly way, his coming at the day of doom, I bind unto myself today.

3. I bind unto myself today the virtues of the starlit heaven, the glorious sun's life-giving ray, the whiteness of the moon at even, the flashing of the lightning free, the whirling wind's tempestuous shocks, the stable earth, the deep salt sea, around the old eternal rocks.

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4. I bind unto myself today the power of God to hold and lead, his eye to watch, his might to stay, his ear to hearken to my need, the wisdom of my God to teach, his hand to guide, his shield to ward; the word of God to give me speech, his heavenly host to be my guard.

(Verse 5 is sung by the choir) 6. I bind unto myself the name, the strong name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three-in-One, and One-in-Three. of whom all nature hath creation, eternal Father, Spirit, Word.

Praise to the Lord of my salvation, salvation is of Christ the Lord.

SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Pleni sunt cĂŚli et terra Gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis. + Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.

Hosanna in excelsis.

Holy, holy, holy,

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Stand

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.

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.

For with thy co-eternal Son and Holy Spirit, thou art one God, one Lord, in trinity of persons and in unity of substance; and we celebrate the one and equal glory of thee, O Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee and singing:

SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Pleni sunt cĂŚli et terra Gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis. + Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.

Hosanna in excelsis.

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: Missa secunda — Hans Leo Hassler

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PRAYER OF CONSECRATION

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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And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ.

We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end.

Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Kneel

BREAKING OF THE BREAD

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AGNUS DEI Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: miserere nobis Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: dona nobis pacem.

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

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

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

Setting: Missa secunda — Hans Leo Hassler

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.

MOTET As truly as God is our Father, so just as truly is he our Mother. In our Father, God Almighty, we have our being; In our merciful Mother we are remade and restored. Our fragmented lives are knit together. And by giving and yielding ourselves, through grace, to the Holy Spirit we are made whole. It is I, the strength and goodness of Fatherhood.

It is I, the wisdom of Motherhood. It is I, the light and grace of holy love. It is I, the Trinity. I am the sovereign goodness in all things. It is I who teach you to love. It is I who teach you to desire. It is I who am the reward of all true desiring. All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well. Amen. (Julian of Norwich) As truly as God is our Father — William Mathias 22 | HIGH MASS

HYMN

Sit or kneel 147 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — Most Ancient of all Mysteries Most ancient of all mysteries, before thy throne we lie; have mercy now, most merciful, most holy Trinity.

When heaven and earth were yet unmade, when time was yet unknown, thou in thy bliss and majesty didst live and love alone.

Thou wast not born; there was no fount from which thy being flowed; there is no end which thou canst reach: but thou art simply God. How wonderful creation is, the work which thou didst bless!

And O what then must thou belike, eternal Loveliness!

Most ancient of all mysteries, low at thy throne we lie; have mercy now, most merciful, most holy Trinity.

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Concluding Rite PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

All

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

All

Let us pray.

Almighty and eternal God, may we who have received this eucharist worship thee in all we do, and proclaim the glory of thy majesty.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.

Amen.

BLESSING

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

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Stand

Be Seated

Stand

TE DEUM We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting.

To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein.

To thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory.

The glorious company of the apostles praise thee.

The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee.

The noble army of martyrs praise thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee, the Father of an infinite majesty; thine honourable, true, and only Son, also the Holy Ghost the Comforter.

Thou art the King of glory, O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.

We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge. (Genuflect) We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. (Stand) Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting.

O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. Govern them, and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify thee; and we worship thy Name world without end.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us. Let thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in thee.

O Lord in thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded.

Setting: Te Deum in C — Charles Villiers Stanford

Celebrant All Celebrant All Celebrant All

Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: And to be praised and glorified for ever.

Let us bless the Father, and the Son, with the Holy Ghost: Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.

Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: And to be praised and glorified above all for ever.

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Celebrant All Celebrant All

Praise the Lord, O my soul: And forget not all his benefits.

O Lord, hear our prayer: And let our cry come unto thee.

Celebrant All Celebrant

The Lord be with you: And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O God, whose mercies are without number, and the treasure of whose goodness is infinite: we render thanks unto thy most gracious majesty for the gifts which thou hast bestowed upon us; evermore beseeching thy mercy, that, as thou dost grant the prayer of them that call upon thee, so thou wouldst not forsake them, but rather dispose their way towards the attainment of thy heavenly reward, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.

Amen.

HYMN 1 Blue Hymn book (Common Praise) — Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty, God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity.

Holy, holy, holy! All saints adore thee, casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee, though the sinful human eye thy glory may not see, only thou art holy; there is none beside thee, perfect in power, in love, and purity.

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Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All thy works shall praise thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty, God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity.

POSTLUDE Wir glauben all an einen Gott (BWV 680) — J. S. Bach 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.

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

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The Thurible NOTES FROM THE CLERGY The theme for our synod last weekend was (be)longing. That is our longing for God, longing for community, longing for justice and mercy, longing for beauty and wonder and the mystery of God. Interspersed with the business of the diocese we saw three short videos and had three discussions on aspects of our human longing for God and community; our human need to belong.

This longing for belonging is at the very core of being human. The first chapter of Genesis describes how God created us in His own image.

He declared this human creation was ‘very good.’ God made a space within us that only can be filled by his presence. When we choose not to have God in our lives there is an emptiness that sends many people seeking love and fulfillment in other people or activities only to be confronted eventually with emptiness.

This longing for God is not a one way endeavour, for God longs for us. God longs for us, waiting for us to return to him. Julian of Norwich through a vision and insight saw that when Adam and Eve left the Garden, God also left the Garden to sit upon the bare earth in the

desert; sitting awaiting humanity’s return. He sits in the desert in beautiful blue clothing that encloses all the heavens and joy and bliss longing for creation to return. From there he sent out his son to fall with Adam and Eve and to bring them and humanity back to God the Father.

So as human beings we are made to long for God and God by creating us and loving us and naming us, has created a longing within himself for us human beings. So we long for each other.

Julian of Norwich came to understand that by Adam’s falling we are very fragmented in our feelings in this life. We often lose sight of God and in our blindness we lose sight of the comfort and strength of Christ our protector.

We fall into sorrow and pain and so remain in a muddle all the days of our lives.

In this muddle we have cause for mourning and yet we also have cause for rejoicing; for our God loves us infinitely and is always with us to guide, comfort and protect. We belong to God and God belongs to us.

Inform. Inspire. Invite.

INSIDE: 

Introducing Father Kevin Hunt

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Today at St. James’ Formation

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Our Parish

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Parish Council

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Justice & Mercy

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Relationships &

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Fellowships Daily Lectionary

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Mass this Week

Mother Alexis Saunders

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Introducing Father Kevin Hunt Interim Rector, Father Kevin Hunt, begins work at St. James’ on June 1, and celebrates his first Sunday at St. James’ on June 7, Corpus Christi.

Fr. Fenton: Fr. Kevin, would you tell us a little bit of your background such as where you grew up, went to school, family?

Fr. Hunt: My mother Shirley came from Stocksbridge near Sheffield in Yorkshire, and my father Roy from Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire, where I was born, the eldest of three. We moved a little further north, just outside Leeds, where I attended the Grammar School.

I studied Classics at St. John’s College in the University of Durham, and then after a year working in London I trained for the priesthood at St. Stephen’s House in Oxford, where I read the Theology Schools in the University. I was made deacon in 1984 and ordained priest in 1985, to a title at St. Mark’s, Mansfield, in Nottinghamshire, before moving to Sunderland first as curate and then as parish priest. I have been a priest in the north-east of England, the home of SS Cuthbert and Hilda, Aidan and Bede, for almost 30 years, serving in mainly urban/inner-city parishes, including Jarrow, the home of the Venerable Bede. Having lived within a 20 mile radius all that time, moving 4, 500 miles is quite an adventure! Allan and I are both very much looking forward to our new life in Vancouver.

Fr. Fenton: How would you describe your call to ordination? What is it about priestly ministry that feeds your soul?

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Father Kevin Hunt Fr. Hunt: Although my parents were not regular churchgoers, they took the promises made at our baptism seriously, so all three of us were sent to Sunday School. Church was part of my life from a very early age (my mother told me “church” was one of the first words I learned to say!); I sang in the parish choir, and became an altar server. All through Grammar School I sensed a call to be a priest; my parish priest then initiated a conversation with me when I was in my early teens. I had a brief dalliance with the idea of becoming an officer in the Royal Navy, but fortunately

for the Navy and for me that did not come to fruition! I went through the selection for training process when I was an undergraduate at Durham, where my sense of calling had been reinforced through my worship at Durham’s great Cathedral.

As a priest, it is the most humbling privilege to serve God’s people in the leading of worship, prayer and praise. So regular praying of the Daily Office and sharing in the Eucharist are at the heart of all that I do and am. Then there is the duty and joy of the Church, priest and people together, being committed to mission, recognising where God is already at work in the world around us, and sharing in that work; by the life we lead together, and the love we show as Church and individuals, reflecting God’s love, God’s care, God’s commitment to all.

Fr. Fenton: What is the ministry that you're currently engaged in? What made you decide to consider interim ministry and St. James'?

Fr. Hunt: For the past three years I have been Canon for Liturgy at St. Nicholas’ Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne, where I am responsible particularly for organising the worship, both the regular daily round and special services, e.g. the Ordination and the Chrism, regional civic occasions, etc. I play a part too, with the Dean and Canons, in the wider life of the Cathedral and diocese. It has been a rewarding and broadening experience, but there are aspects of parish -priestly life which I have missed. I am looking forward to working in a parish again, and particularly St. James’.

Friday 16 January 2015 is printed indelibly in my mind: that morning I received an email from you informing me that my name had been suggested to you as a possible interim for St. James’. This was a total surprise: I had no idea who Fr. Douglas was, and had heard only a little about St. James’. At first I thought the idea absurd, but then after one or two promptings and soundings, I thought I had better find out a little more. God was moving in his mysterious way too: the readings for Sunday 18 January were the Call of

Samuel and Philip bringing Nathanael to Jesus saying “Come and see . . .”The rest is history, as they say: after visiting Vancouver and meeting the Bishop, you, the Wardens and the Canonical Committee, and attending Sunday Mass incognito at St. James’ on 8 February, it seemed right to accept the invitation to become your interim priest.

I see this interim role from both St. James’ and my own perspective. First of all, to be for St. James’ something like a mirror, to reflect back the life, worship and mission of the parish as it appears now, and to work with the whole St. James’ community on how that life might be in 5, 7, 10 year’s time, how we might best offer an attractive, faithful vision of Anglican Catholicism in the 2020s. For myself, as I said just now, to rediscover being a parish priest in a different context, coming as I do from the land of the north-east saints where the faith has been experienced for some 1400 years, to learn how to be a Christian and a priest in your great city of Vancouver, with its relatively short history, and its great First Nations heritage.

Fr. Fenton: You're a consummate traveler. Where would you like to travel in Canada that you've not had a chance yet to explore? Are there other places in the world you'd like to see?

Fr. Hunt: You’re right! I’ve always enjoyed travelling. It’s mainly been in Western Europe, but Allan and I had a wonderful visit to Vancouver, Vancouver Island and Knight Inlet in 2008. On that trip I was amazed to discover how vast Canada is, as it took 5 hours from our first landfall, as it were, to fly to YVR. So I am sure there is much we shall want to explore. The mountains, of course, and the coast; I understand there are some excellent vineyards not far away too! I would quite like to see polar bears, and to visit the east coast. It would be good to broaden my horizons too, and experience the very different cultures of China, Japan and India, but I’ve not ventured that far yet. 

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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’

June 7: Cycling 10,000 km - Doug Ibbot June 14: Travels in Cuba - Peter Goodwin June 21: The Spirit Has No Colour; a documentary film that journeys with our native people - Jerry Adams

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

OUR PARISH

MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Church LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Church HIGH MASS 10:30 am in the Church COFFEE HOUR 12:00 pm in the Parish Hall SOLEMN EVENSONG 4:00 pm in the Church

JOB POSTING: CHILDREN AND FAMILY COORDINATOR St James’ is currently seeking a part-time Children and Family Coordinator to help children and their parents find new ways to more fully participate in the life of St. James’ community and aid in their spiritual formation. The objectives of this position are:  

FORMATION TODAY: JOURNEYS – A FORMATION SERIES Sundays 9:30 am – 10:15 am We will begin the series hearing about a few of the amazing journeys that parishioners have taken involving social justice issues.

May 31: A Heart for Africa - Amelia Birch In 2011, following Nursing education in Malawi, Amelia Birch partnered with a friend from Montreal to form a micro-non profit, "Warm Heart Initiatives." WHI focuses on "Creating partnerships to end poverty, one village at a time." We are currently partnered with a Malawian organisation focusing on early childhood education, health, and leadership development. For the May 31 Formation, Amelia will speak about her call and vision to work with sub-Saharan Africa, her love for Malawi, and the current progress on the partnership with Malawi.

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to develop the spirituality of children within the parish of St. James’ Anglican Church to work with parents in helping them to discover their role in the spiritual formation of their children to be an advocate for children as essential members of St. James’ Anglican Church

For more information about this position and details on how to apply, go to the Diocese of New Westminster website: http://vancouver.anglican.ca/ jobs/children-and-family-coordinator KEEPING IT SIMPLE Summer is fast approaching! It’s a good time to simplify our lives so that we have more time to relax and “re-create” ourselves. Your regular parish giving can be streamlined this summer by enrolling in our pre -authorized donation program. You can take weekend getaways or vacations without the time and trouble of “catching up” later on your donations.

The church will appreciate the regular, dependable flow of contributions and you will appreciate the convenience of having your offerings made “automatically.”

Please pick up a pamphlet from the Narthex explaining the program. There is a simple tear-off application form attached. If you still have questions or need help, the Church Office will be happy to assist you.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS JUNE 7 We will observe Corpus Christi and a Fellowship Lunch following High Mass on Sunday June 7. This will be our opportunity to welcome Fr. Kevin Hunt on his first Sunday at St. James' as our Interim Priest. It will also be a time to thank Mother Alexis for her ministry among us. The lunch will be a pot luck; any finger foods, sandwiches, veggies, fruit and baked goods are welcome.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS With our current Parish Council Chair (Jenny Scott) and Secretary (Tracy Russell) both moving on to new endeavours, we are in need of volunteers to be elected to these important parish positions.

Parish Council meetings are presently held three times per year; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on the last Saturday in January, May and September. The CHAIR helps in planning each meeting agenda and chairs and facilitates the meetings. The SECRETARY publishes meeting notices, takes and distributes meeting minutes and also helps prepare each meeting agenda.

Parish members interested in volunteering or learning more about either of these important parish positions are invited to contact Jenny Scott, Tracy Russell, the church office or any of the wardens or clergy. Brian Rocksborough-Smith, for the Wardens

Godly Play is an approach to spiritual formation for children in church. It involves “play” with the language of God and God's people through sacred stories, parables, liturgical actions and silences. Several churches in our diocese have had volunteers participate in Godly Play training and are now in various stages of using these strategies and activities with their children in church on Sundays. We look forward to hearing more at our May 30 Parish Council meeting. Brian Rocksborough-Smith, for the Wardens KIDS’ CORNER Vision: To help children and their parents find new ways to more fully participate in mass and aid in their spiritual formation.

Gospel: Today’s Gospel we hear of Nicodemus asking Jesus some hard questions. The responses Jesus gives may not have initially seemed satisfactory for Nicodemus. Jesus was speaking of truths that are complex and we cannot understand fully. Every child has been told, “You’ll understand when you’re older” as a response to some hard question. The truth is, though, that some things even adults cannot fully understand. In the Anglican Church we use the term “mystery” for truths that we cannot fully understand.

Today is Trinity Sunday where we celebrate the triune nature of God. Even the great theologians cannot fully explain how God can be three persons in one God and yet we hold it as a core belief.

Parents: Ask your child(ren) what questions they may have of God. Do not be afraid to admit what questions you cannot answer. Spend time together making “I wonder” statements and explore the mystery of God together. Give thanks that God is bigger than we can fully understand.

GODLY PLAY AT PARISH COUNCIL At our upcoming May 30 Parish Council meeting Ruth Monette, from our diocesan office, will briefly discuss Godly Play training opportunities, available for interested St. James’ members.

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JUSTICE & MERCY #22 DAYS The Anglican Church of Canada campaign called #22days is to ring church bells across Canada for each of the 1122 indigenous women and girls murdered and missing between 1980 and 2012. The bells will be rung in solidarity with Indigenous peoples in their cry for justice and for a special commission. Please see the website #22days.ca or more details on the campaign.

The 22 days start on May 31 (first day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s closing ceremonies in Ottawa) and end on June 21st (National Aboriginal Day).

St. James’ is inviting neighbourhood community groups to join us in ringing the bell. We need greeters from St. James’ to welcome them from June 1 to June 20. Greeters and Community group members are asked to arrive at the Church 15 minutes before Morning Prayer, Daily Mass and Evening Prayer to ring the bells 22 times. We are creating a rota of DTES community groups participating matched with a time that a St. James’ greeter is available.  Please sign up as a Greeter.  Use the sign-up sheet in the Narthex, or contact Pat McSherry patmcsherry@telus.net , call 604 687 6844 or text 604 727 3042.  Greeters will commit to arriving 15 minutes before the Prayers or Mass and stay while the bell is rung for approx.15 minutes.  Greeters will have a St. James’ welcoming card to give to the community group member(s) and can also invite them to stay for the Prayers or Mass.  If you have any questions, please speak with one of the clergy

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RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS INTERFAITH INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE, PEACE AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Conversation of Faith and Social Action Wednesday, June 17, 7 to 9 pm Room 2200, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings In the current rise in Hindutwa (Hindu Fundamentalism, particularly with the rise of Narendra Modi and the BJP in India) and Christian fundamentalism, this conversation will ask what role does your faith organization play in state led and “group think” oppression towards minorities, and how do you engage within your faith organization and community to challenge oppression and build solidarity?

Please join us on. Coffee/tea will be served. To RSVP or more information contact Priti Shah at iijpsm@gmail.com No event cost and no expert knowledge is required, just an interest in respectfully engaging with people of other faiths, and building alliances in our common work for a more just and peaceful world.

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

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COMMEMORATION Bl. John XXIII (Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli) Pope, Reformer, 1963 June 4

John XXIII convened the second Vatican Council in 1962 and thereby launched Roman Catholics into the modern renewal of their Church. We specially remember him because of his ecumenical concerns. He himself once remarked to an Anglican priest: “Whenever I see a wall between Christians, I try to pull out a brick.”

Born as Angelo Roncalli in 1885, he entered seminary at the age of ten. Ordained priest in 1904, he spent the next decade as secretary to the bishop of Bergamo, one of the most enlightened prelates of his time and place.

After the end of the First World War, Roncalli’s career in the Church developed rapidly. In 1934 he was appointed Apostolic Delegate in Turkey and Greece. His predecessors in the post had confined their dealings with the Orthodox to official business; Roncalli went out of his way to develop cordial relations with the Oecumenical Patriarch himself.

During the Second World War, Roncalli used his office as Apostolic Delegate to help Jews escape from German control, and towards the end of the war he arranged relief supplies for the starving Greeks. In 1944 he was appointed Papal Nuncio to the newly liberated France, and nine years later was made Patriarch of Venice.

Roncalli was elected Pope in 1958, and took the name John XXIII. At the age of seventy-three, he had been chosen as a “caretaker” Pope. But John quickly made it clear that he did not intend to doze in the Chair of Peter. He inaugurated a series of administrative reforms and established the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity. Then, on October 11, 1962, he opened the Second Vatican Council.

At about this time John was told that he had an inoperable cancer. He replied: “Don’t worry about me, because my bags are packed. I’m ready to go.” Undeterred by his illness, he spent the last months of his life mediating between American and Soviet leaders in order to broaden the scope of their nucleardisarmament talks. He died in early June, 1963.

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COMMEMORATION St. Boniface (Wynfrith) Archbishop of Mainz, Missionary, Martyr 754 June 5

Boniface was an English monk who went to the continent of Europe in the year 716 and spent the next four decades preaching the Gospel and building up the Church among the tribes who inhabited the Black Forest and the valley of the Rhine. He enjoyed the generous and wise support of Pope Gregory II; and from his native land he received a steady stream of English monks, the best and brightest of their generation, who joined in his missionary pilgrimage.

He founded a network of monasteries throughout southern Germany and was careful to equip them with good libraries. These monasteries ensured the continuing evangelization of the people, and with their libraries the monks themselves had the resources to make their German converts true sharers in the heritage of Christian culture.

Boniface was made archbishop of Mainz in the year 732, but spent the better part of the next two decades away from the mission field supervising a programme of reform in the Frankish church.

Frustrated by the opposition of vested interests, he decided to resume his work as a missionary and set out for the Low Countries in order to evangelize the Frisians, who were a militantly pagan people. He seems to have expected martyrdom, and this is indeed what happened on June fifth in the year 754.

His company was ambushed by pagan warriors, and Boniface perished under their swords.

For All the Saints, Prayers and Readings for Saint’s Days, ABC, 1994

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DAILY LECTIONARY MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM

EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM

1 Sam 2:1-10 Ps 113 Rom 12:9-16b Lk 1:39-57

Ps 72 1 Sam 1:1-20 Heb 3:1-6

Ps 146, 147 Zech 2:10-13 Jn 3:25-30

TUES. JUNE 2

2 Macc 7:1-14 Ps 61:1-5 Mt 16:24-27

Ps 45 Dt 12:1-12 2 Cor 6:3-13

Ps 47,48 Ec 2:16-26 Lk 17:11-19

WED. JUNE 3

Heb 10:32-39 Ps 116:10-17 Mt 24:9-14

Ps 119:49-72 Dt 13:1-11 2 Cor 7:2-16

Ps 49 Ec 3:1-15 Lk 17:20-37

THU. JUNE 4

Tob 6:9-11, 7:1-15, 8:4-8 Ps 128 Mk 12:28-34

Ps 50 Dt 16:18-20; 17:14-20 2 Cor 8:1-16

Ps 8, 84 Ec 3:16 – 4:3 Lk 18:1-8

FRI. JUNE 5

Acts 20:17-28 Ps 94:12-19 Mt 28:16-20

Ps 40, 54 Dt 26:1-11 2 Cor 8:16-24

Ps 51 Ec 5:1-7 Lk 18:9-14

SAT. JUNE 6

Eph 3:14-21 Ps 112:1-6 Mt 7:24-29

Ps 55 Dt 29:2-15 2 Cor 9:1-15

Ps 138, 139:1-17 Ec 5:8-20 Lk 18:15-30

SUN. JUNE 7

Deut 8:2-3, 14-16 Ps 116:10-17 1 Cor 10:16-17 Jn 6:51-58

Ps 63:1-8, 96 Ex 12:21-27 Lk 22:7-20

Ps 110:1-5, 147 Prov 9:1-6 Jn 15:4-17

DATE

DAILY MASS

MON. JUNE 1

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OFFICE & MASS TIMES 2015

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

MON. JUNE 1

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Elizabeth

For the safety and health of all expecting a baby

TUES. JUNE 2

5:30 pm in the Lady Chapel

Martyrs of Lyons, 177

For peace and reconciliation between all faiths

WED. JUNE 3

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

Martyrs of Uganda, 1886

For all the good work of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund

THU. JUNE 4

9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Corpus Christi (celebration transferred to Sunday)

For the well-being and good leadership of our Primate, Fred Hiltz

FRI. JUNE 5

12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel

St. Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, 754

For the work of our Provincial Synod

SAT. JUNE 6

For the work of our national General Synod

William Grant Broughton, Bishop in Australia, 1853 SUN. JUNE 7 Celebration of Corpus Christi

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

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CLERGY

PARISH STAFF

Priest-in-Charge: Father Douglas Fenton dfenton@vancouver.anglican.ca 604-684-6306 ext. 216 Days off: Saturday

Office Managers: Linda Adams: Mon – Wed, 9:00 am-4:00 pm Deanna Ferguson: Thu – Sat, 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Assistant Priest: Mother Alexis Saunders alexis_saunders@hotmail.com 778-882-3307 Days off: Friday and 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.

For immediate contact or within a few hours please contact the Assistant Priest Mother Alexis Saunders on her cell phone at: 778-882-3307.

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

Youth Worker: Jenny Scott 778-322-7967 | youthworker@stjames.bc.ca Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson Custodial Staff: Art Cuthbertson: Mon-Thu, 9:00 am-2:00 pm 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell: Sat, 7:00 am-1:00 pm, Sun, 7-10 am

PARISH COUNCIL Chair: Jenny Scott Secretary: Tracy Russell

PARISH OFFICERS Bishop’s Warden: Brian Rocksborough-Smith 604-291-9852 wardens@stjames.bc.ca People’s Warden: Reece Wrightman 604-872-4129 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Associate Warden: Betty Carlson 604-522-4412 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Trustee: Leslie Arnovick Trustee: Jerry Adams Trustee: Pat McSherry Treasurer: vacant Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood St. James’ Anglican Church Diocese of New Westminster Anglican Church of Canada 303 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1L4 T: 604-685-2532 | Fax: 604-685-7605 E: office@stjames.bc.ca | Web: www.stjames.bc.ca