As lived in the life of the community, the dimensions also relate to: o o o o o o
gender inclusivity and feminist interpretations post-colonial interpretation care for the earth avoidance of super-secessionism respect for all religions multicultural sensitivity.
The responsibility for worship music ultimately rests with the weekly presider/student leader. The VST Chapel Assistant/Music Coordinator works with this group to arrange for music provision. In the event of any conflicts, those involved should contact the Worship and Spiritual Life committee chair and/or the Denomination Directors of Formation.
Use appropriate substitute language for the Tetragramaton whenever possible to avoid speaking the name aloud.
The Revised Common Lectionary NRSV text from the Sunday previous is normally used, but flexibility is always possible and at the discretion of the worship leaders
A spoken or written statement should appear in some appropriate way at Community Worship to acknowledge that VST is located on “the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam Nation.”
Procedures for VST Community Worship 1. During the fall semester, responsibility for Community Worship is assigned to members of the faculty (or guests). Students and Staff are invited to sign up to help plan and lead worship. The Worship Committee strongly encourages faculty to use student advisees at all levels to ensure fair participation among the student body. The spring roster is made up of assigned teams to include all graduating year students, each with a faculty member. Responsibility for convening each team is assigned to a graduating year student. Primary responsibility for planning the service belongs to the graduating students. Services include prayers for alumni in different regions of the world and a prayer roster is provided for worship teams. 2. Worship begins at 12:00 pm every Wednesday during the semester and ends at 1:00 pm. 3. The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated at the beginning and the end of each semester and at other times at the discretion of those planning worship. Teams leading worship that includes the celebration of Holy Communion are responsible for finding an ordained person to preside. Given the ecumenical nature of the VST community, both wine and grape juice are served at Community Worship services. When stations for communion are used, the order from the centre out is bread, juice, wine. This pertains to both sides of the Chapel. The wine and white grape juice which are provided by the Worship Committee are kept in the Sacristy. For denominations whose tradition is to use individual glasses, there is a supply in the Sacristy cupboard 4. The consistent use of inclusive language in worship is strongly encouraged. The issue runs deeper than including all people present at worship and reflects how we image God. Many resources are available to help worship planners use inclusive language creatively in worship — hymns, readings, prayers and sermons. 5. The normative service of worship in the VST community is in the Christian tradition. On occasion, services of other traditions are also offered. 6. Use of copyrighted music and other materials for worship:
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