High Mass
Third Sunday of Lent | March 15, 2020 | 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 10:30 am Solemn Mass, Church 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, Blessed Sacrament Chapel ______________________________________________________________________ This booklet is printed on recycled paper. Discarded copies will be recycled.
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Before Mass 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 PRAYER AT THIS TIME OF COVID-19 Blessed are you, eternal God. Source of all healing. you have given us the means by which you make your creatures whole; our presence and our skills, our understanding of your laws and our humility before the unknown, our words and our hands, medicines that soothe and cure, machines that aid our work. We give ourselves to you: empty us of all that hinders the flow of your healing Spirit. Take our hands and our lives that we may live in our image and reflect your glory. This was written by Jim Cotter, Anglican priest in 1990 during the AIDS epidemic.
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Notes
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Entrance Rite At the entrance of the clergy and servers all stand.
Stand
HYMN 60 Green Hymn Book (New English Hymnal) — O Kind Creator, Bow Thine Ear (Tune: JESU CORONA) O kind Creator, bow thine ear To mark the cry, to know the tear Before thy throne of mercy spent In this thy holy fast of Lent. Our hearts are open, Lord, to thee; Thou knowest our infirmity; Pour out on all who seek thy face Abundance of thy pardoning grace. Our sins are many, this we know; Spare us, good Lord, thy mercy show; And for the honour of thy name Our fainting souls to life reclaim. Give us the self-control that springs From discipline of outward things, That fasting inward secretly The soul may purely dwell with thee. We pray thee, Holy Trinity, One God, unchanging Unity, That we from this our abstinence May reap the fruits of penitence. Amen.
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KYRIE Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Missa XVII (Kyrie salve) — plainsong
COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant All Celebrant
All
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ givest the water of eternal life, may we always thirst for thee, the spring of life and source of goodness; through him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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The Liturgy of the Word FIRST READING Reader
Be seated A reading from the Book of Exodus. From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarrelled with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?" But the people thirsted there for water; and the people complained against Moses and said, "Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?" So Moses cried out to the Lord, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me." The Lord said to Moses, "Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink." Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. He called the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarrelled and tested the Lord, saying, "Is the Lord among us or not?" Exodus 17:1-7
Reader All
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM
A cantor sings the antiphon first; all repeat it thereafter.
Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. Antiphon For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods. In his hand are the caverns of the earth, and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands have molded the dry land. Antiphon
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Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Oh, that to-day you would hearken to his voice! Antiphon Harden not your hearts, as your forebears did in the wilderness, at Meribah, and on that day at Massah, when they tempted me. They put me to the test, though they had seen my works. Antiphon Forty years long I detested that generation and said, "This people are wayward in their hearts; they do not know my ways." So I swore in my wrath, "They shall not enter into my rest." Antiphon Psalm 95
SECOND READING Sub-deacon
A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans.
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person - though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. Much more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Romans 5:1-11
Sub-deacon Allll
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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TRACT
Stand Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress: even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us. Ad te levavi (Mode VII)
HOLY GOSPEL Deacon People Deacon People
All stand and turn to face the book of the Gospels The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. Glory be to thee, O Lord. Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." The woman said to him, "Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?" Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life." The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water." Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come back." The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!" The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem." Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks
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such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us." Jesus said to her, "I am he, the one who is speaking to you." Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you want?" or, "Why are you speaking with her?" Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, "Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?" They left the city and were on their way to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, "Rabbi, eat something." But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about." So the disciples said to one another, "Surely no one has brought him something to eat?" Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, 'Four months more, then comes the harvest'? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, 'One sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not labour. Others have laboured, and you have entered into their labour." Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I have ever done." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Saviour of the world." John 4:5-42
Deacon People
The Gospel of Christ. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
SERMON
Be Seated Fr. Neil Gray (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
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CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION
Kneel
Deacon
Ye that do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead the new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth in his holy ways: draw near with faith, and take this holy sacrament to your comfort; and make your humble confession 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.
All
PEACE
Stand
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The Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist OFFERTORY & PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
Be seated
The statutes of the Lord are right and rejoice the heart; sweeter far than honey, than honey in the comb; by them also is your servant enlightened. Justitiae Domini (Mode IV)
HYMN
Stand For the duration, the collection plate will not be passed around. It is placed at the front of the church. Please place your generous gifts there as you come to receive Holy Communion or after Mass. 537 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — In the Cross of Christ I Glory In the cross of Christ I glory, towering o'er the wrecks of time; all the light of sacred story gathers round its head sublime. When the woes of life o'ertake me, hopes deceive, and fears annoy, never shall the cross forsake me: lo, it glows with peace and joy. When the sun of bliss is beaming light and love upon my way, from the cross the radiance streaming adds new lustre to the day. Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, by the cross are sanctified; peace is there that knows no measure, joys that through all time abide. In the cross of Christ I glory, towering o'er the wrecks of time; all the light of sacred story gathers round its head sublime. HIGH MASS | 15
SURSUM CORDA & PROPER PREFACE
Stand
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times and in all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God: creator and preserver of all things. Who hast bidden us thy faithful people to cleanse our hearts and to prepare with joy for the paschal feast; that reborn through the waters of baptism, and renewed in the Eucharistic mystery, we may be more fervent in prayer and more generous in works of love. 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 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, 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 XVII (Kyrie salve) — plainsong
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PRAYER OF CONSECRATION Celebrant
Kneel
Blessing and glory and thanksgiving be unto thee, almighty God, our heavenly Father, who 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; who made there, by his one oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memorial of that his precious death, until his coming again. Hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee; and grant that we receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ’s holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed body and blood; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and, when he had given thanks, he brake 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 ye all, of this; 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.” +
Allll
Celebrant
Allll
Wherefore, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, we thy humble servants with all thy holy Church, remembering the precious death of thy beloved Son, his mighty resurrection, and glorious ascension, and looking for his coming again in glory, do make before thee, in this sacrament of the holy bread of eternal life and the cup of everlasting salvation, the memorial which he hath commanded. We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee and we pray to thee, Lord our God. And we entirely desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and all thy whole Church may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion; And we pray that by the power of thy Holy Spirit, all we who are partakers of this holy communion may be fulfilled with thy grace + and heavenly benediction; through Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. HIGH MASS | 17
THE LORD’S PRAYER
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
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Kneel
PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS All
We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, Trusting in our own righteousness, But in thy manifold and great mercies. we are not worthy So much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, Whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, So to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, And to drink his blood, That we may evermore dwell in him, And he in us. Amen.
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. Missa XVII (Kyrie salve) — plainsong
INVITATION TO COMMUNION Celebrant All
+Behold the Lamb of God, behold him that taketh away the sins of the world. O Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.
All who are baptized and believe Christ present in this sacrament are invited to come forward for communion. Those who wish to receive a blessing, fold your arms rather than holding out your hand for the Sacrament. When coming forward to the altar, 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. For the time being, Holy Communion will be under one Kind. Although you will only receive the host, it is important to understand that this is a full Communion. The precious Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ and his Sacred Blood are present in each of the sacramental signs of bread and wine.
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ANTIPHON “To him who drinks the water which I shall give,” said the Lord to the Samaritan woman, “it will be a spring of water welling up to life eternal.” Psalm Surely it is God who saves me: I will trust in him and not be afraid. “To him who drinks…” Qui biberit aquam (Mode V)
HYMN
Sit or kneel Jesus, the joy of loving hearts, true source of life, our lives sustain; from the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to you again. Your truth unchanged has ever stood; you rescue those who on you call: to those yet seeking, you are good; to those who find you, all in all. We taste of you, the living bread, and long to feast upon you still. We drink from you, the fountain-head, our thirsty souls from you we fill. Our restless spirits long for you, however may our lot be cast, glad when your gracious smile we view, blessed when our faith can hold you fast. Jesus, forever with us stay: make all our moments calm and bright; chase the dark night of sin away; shed through the world your holy light.
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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 pilgrimage, we have found the living water. Refresh and sustain us as we go forth on our journey, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
All
SOLEMN PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE AND BLESSING Celebrant
All
Remain standing
Christ give you grace to grow in holiness, to deny yourselves, take up your cross, and follow him: 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
Stand
Be Seated
Stand
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ANGELUS
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HYMN 508 Blue Hymn Book (Common Praise) — I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto me and rest; lay down, thou weary one, lay down thy head upon my breast." I came to Jesus as I was, so weary, worn, and sad; I found in him a resting place, and he has made me glad. I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Behold, I freely give the living water; thirsty one, stoop down and drink, and live." I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life-giving stream; my thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in him. I heard the voice of Jesus say, "I am this dark world's light; look unto me, thy morn shall rise, and all thy day be bright." I looked to Jesus, and I found in him my star, my sun; and in that light of life I'll walk till traveling days are done. Our coffee hour is suspended for the duration. For prayer requests, please contact the office or speak to a member of the clergy.
Please notify the Parish Office (604-685-2532) when a parishioner/friend/family member is hospitalized or housebound. The Office will arrange visitation, Holy Communion or Anointing with the Parish Clergy Team and Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator. If entering hospital, please inform the hospital on arrival that you (or the patient you are with) are Anglican and ask for the hospital’s Anglican chaplain. HIGH MASS | 23
EASTER 2020 Principal Services at St. James’ 5 April Palm Sunday 10.30 am Procession & High Mass 7 April Holy Tuesday 12.10 pm Chrism Mass at Christ Church Cathedral
8 April Holy Wednesday 7.30 pm Tenebrae 9 April Maundy Thursday 7.00 pm High Mass & Watch of the Passion 10 April Good Friday 3.00 pm Liturgy of the Cross 11 April Easter Eve 9.00 pm The Great Vigil 12 April Easter Day 10.30 am Procession & High Mass
The Thurible CLERGY NOTES Things are a little different as we gather to worship at Mass on Sunday mornings! We greet each other with a smile and a wave, not a handshake or a hug. The Kiss of Peace is now shared in the same way, or more formally with a bow. The collection plate is no longer passed around and, for the duration, our coffee hour is suspended. The Common Cup has been withdrawn and we receive Holy Communion in the form of the consecrated bread. These measures have been mandated by the Archbishop following the advice of government health officials and experts. The intention is to try to avoid the spread of the Covid-19 virus by limiting human physical contact. Along with this, we are encouraged to be vigilant about hand washing and an increased attention to cleaning and sanitizing common areas.
In all of this we need to avoid both overreaction and panic. We need to find ways of supporting and encouraging one another. And of offering help and compassion to those who are affected or infected. Above all, we have to be faithful and diligent about regular prayer, bringing the whole situation into the calm and healing presence of God. Father Neil Gray
Inform. Inspire. Invite.
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TODAY AT ST. JAMES’ THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MORNING PRAYER 8:00 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel LOW MASS 8:30 am in the Lady Chapel SOLEMN MASS 10:30 am in the Church EVENING PRAYER 5:00 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
OUR PARISH COMFORT ZONES During the season of Lent, the role of the organ is reduced to that of supporting congregational singing, with the exception of Laetare Sunday (Lent 4). In so doing, we take a cue from the longestablished tradition and official stance of the Roman Catholic church, which in the spirit of no flowers on the altar and no “alleluias” helps to set this season apart, and even prepares the way for the complete absence of the organ at the Triduum, and further highlighting its glorious return at Easter. On the first Sunday in Lent, Fr. Neil spoke of Lent as a season in which to allow ourselves to experience life outside our “comfort zone”, which echos what another St James clergy person wrote a couple of years ago:
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"In Lent there is no alleluia, no music as the gospel book progresses back to the celebrant, no sound as the preacher moves to the pulpit, and for myself I find the quiet borders on uncomfortable, even when reverent. It is not because of the silence. Though it might be hard to believe, I enjoy silence from time to time. No, it is because I expect music, I am used to it and when there isn’t any, I am suddenly outside my comfort zone. I think that is partly the experience of Lent. Turning toward Jesus, when we feel that pinch of discomfort.” STATIONS OF THE CROSS This Lent, as is our tradition, we will be walking with Jesus on the way of his passion and death. Each Friday, ending Friday April 3, the Stations of the Cross will be said following the 12:10 pm Mass. Please join us. COOPER PLACE PARKADE FOBS St. James’ Parish has the exclusive full time use of eight underground parking stalls at Cooper Place; they are assigned to salaried clergy and parish staff. There has been an agreement between St. Luke’s Home (lessor) and Cooper Place (lessee) to allow Parish to use “non-24/7 reserved” stalls on weekends, statutory holidays, and weekdays after 5 pm. Cooper Place recently designated additional parking stalls as “shared” for “scramble” parking. Over the years, 50 fobs for parking under Cooper Place have been issued; however, the records are incomplete. It has become necessary to bring our records up to date. To do this, all existing fobs will be cancelled and re-issued to those who apply to the Wardens. This process will begin shortly.
LENT STUDY COURSE Each session follows a weekday Mass, which you are encouraged to attend as part of your spiritual preparation. Session 3: Did Jesus actually rise from the dead? Tuesday, March 17 at 6 pm Thursday, March 19 at 10 am The immortality of the soul Was the tomb empty? The Resurrection of the Body Session 4: When exactly will Jesus come again? Tuesday, March 24 at 6 pm Thursday, March 26 at 10 am “No one knows, not even the Son.” How long is eternity? Heaven and hell
RELATIONSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS BEYOND SILENCE AND CONTEMPLATION Sat. March 21, 1:30 – 4 pm Retreat led by Lynn Szabo Canadian Memorial Centre for Peace, 1825 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver, BC Co-sponsored by the Thomas Merton Society of Canada and Canadian Memorial United Church & Centre for Peace Silence and contemplation very often take on the ambience and context of isolation and loneliness. However, at this afternoon retreat, Lynn Szabo will explore both as rituals of joy, following the journey of Thomas Merton. Poetry and music will combine to allow your creativity and thought to flourish. Lynn Szabo, retired professor of English, is a long-time scholar of Thomas Merton’s writings. She has authored numerous articles of his poetics and is the editor of In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems of Thomas Merton (2005). Registration: tmsc@telus.net or 604-9888835. Cost is by donation. For more information, see www.merton.ca
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DAILY LECTIONARY DATE
DAILY MASS
MORNING PRAYER 9:00 AM
EVENING PRAYER 5:00 PM
MON. MARCH 16 Ordination of Simon Gibbons, First Priest from the Inuit, 1878
2 Kgs 5:1-15a Ps 42, 1-2, 11-15 Lk 4:24-30
Ps 80 Gen 44:18-34 1 Cor 7:25-31
Ps 77 Jer 7:1-15 Mk 5:21-43
TUES. MARCH 17 St. Patrick, Bishop in and Patron of Ireland, 461
S of 3 Y1:2, 11-20 Ps 25:3-8 Mt 18:21-35
Ps 78:1-39 Gen 45:1-15 1 Cor 7:32-40
Ps 78:40-72 Jer 7:21-34 Mk 6:1-13
WED. MARCH 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop & Teacher of the Faith, 386
Dt 4:1, 5-10 Ps 147:13-21 Mt 5:17-20
Ps 119:97-120 Gen 45:16-28 1 Cor 8:1-13
Ps 81, 82 Jer 8:18 – 9:6 Mk 6:13-29
THU. MARCH 19 St. Joseph of Nazareth, Patron of Canada
2 Sam 7:4, 8-16 Ps 89:1-4, 26-29 Lk 2:41-52
Ps 132 Is 63:7-16 Mt 1:18-25
Ps 34 2 Chr 6:12-17 Eph 3:14-21
FRI. MARCH 20 St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
Hos 14:1-9 Ps 81 Mk 12:28-34
Ps 95, 88 Gen 47:1-26 1 Cor 9:16-27
Ps 91, 92 Jer 11:1-8, 14-20 Mk 6:47-56
SAT. MARCH 21 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556
Hos 5:13 – 6:6 Ps 51:1-2, 17-20 Lk 18:9-14
Ps 87, 90 Gen 47:27 – 48:7 1 Cor 10:1-13
Ps 136 Jer 13:1-11 Mk 7:1-23
SUN. MARCH 22 4th Sunday in Lent
1 Sam 16:1-13 Ps 23 Eph 5:8-14 Jn 9:1-41
Ps 66, 67 Gen 48:8-22 Rom 8:11-25
Ps 19, 46 Jer 14:1-9, 17-22 Jn 6:27-40
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OFFICE & MASS TIMES DATE
MASS TIMES
MON. MARCH 16 Ordination of Simon Gibbons, First Priest from the Inuit, 1878
12:10 pm Mass in the Lady Chapel
TUES. MARCH 17 St. Patrick, Bishop in and Patron of Ireland, 461
5:30 pm Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
WED. MARCH 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop & Teacher of the Faith, 386
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
THU. MARCH 19 St. Joseph of Nazareth, Patron of Canada
9:30 am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
FRI. MARCH 20 St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
12:10 pm in the Lady Chapel
SAT. MARCH 21 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556 SUN. MARCH 22 4th Sunday in Lent
8:30 am Low Mass 10:30 am Solemn Mass 5:00 pm 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. THE THURIBLE | 29
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CLERGY
PARISH STAFF
Father Kevin Hunt On leave
Office Managers: Linda Adams: Mon – Wed, 9:00 am-4:00 pm Deanna Ferguson: Thu – Sat, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Acting Priest-in-Charge Father Neil Gray revneil@telus.net 604-633-8455 Street Outreach: Father Matthew Johnson matthew@streetoutreach.net 604-685-7522 (non-emergency #) Days off: Monday & Saturday
Organist & Choirmaster: Gerald Harder Assistant Organist: PJ Janson Music Series Organizer: Michelle Herrewynen michelle@stjames.bc.ca
Custodial Staff: Building Manager, Art Cuthbertson, 604-329-7567 Darren Campbell, Building Assistant
PARISH COUNCIL Revd Joyce Locht, Deacon joyce.locht@gmail.com 604-614-9915
Chair: Jordon Skinner Secretary: Reece Wrightman
Honorary Assistants: Sister Mary Christian Cross, Deacon Father Neil Fernyhough
Rector’s Warden: Andrew Campbell, 604-669-1539 wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Peggy Smyth wardens@stjames.bc.ca Warden: Reece Wrightman, 604-872-4129 wardens@stjames.bc.ca
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 pastoral care and support please contact the Parish Office in the first instance.
PARISH OFFICERS
Trustee: Kelvin Bee Trustee: Jenny Johnson Trustee: Pamela McDonald Treasurer: Christopher Orr Envelope Secretary: Philip Green Parish Privacy Officer & Vestry Clerk: Linda Adams Archivist: Paul Stanwood Librarian: Lynann Burton
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