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10, 2021 The of (White)

11:00 A.M. Service 11:00 a.m. HOLY

THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY

Celebrant The grace of our Lord , and the love of , The Baptism of the Lord and the fellowship of the ,

be with you all.

People And also with you.

Collect of Purity

Celebrant Almighty God,

All to you all hearts are open,

all desires known,

and from you no secrets are hidden.

Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts

by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,

that we may perfectly love you,

and worthily magnify your holy name;

through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Celebrant Glory to God in the highest,

All and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly king,

almighty God and Father,

we worship you, we give you thanks,

we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,

Lord God, ,

you take away the of the world: have mercy on us; The Christian Community of St. Chad you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. Diocese of New Westminster For you alone are the Holy One, Anglican of Canada 聖公會恩澤堂 you alone are the Lord, 3874 Trafalgar Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6L 2M4 you alone are the Most High, Phone: 604 731-5510 Fax: 604 731-0101 E-mail: [email protected] Jesus Christ, Fr. Bill Mok (cell 手機) 236-863-0201 Website: www.stchadchurch.ca with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of . Amen.

1 Collect At the conclusion of the Reading, the reader says, The of Christ. Celebrant Let us pray. People Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. All Eternal Father,

who at the baptism of Jesus Sermon revealed him to be your Son,

him with the Holy Spirit, The Apostles’ keep your children, born of water and the Spirit, faithful to their calling; Celebrant Let us confess the faith of our baptism, as we say, through Jesus Christ our Lord, All I believe in God, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, the Father almighty, one God, now and for ever. Amen creator of heaven and earth.

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit Reader The Lord be with you. and born of the Virgin Mary. People And also with you. He suffered under , Reader The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to… was crucified, died, and was buried. St. :4-11 NIV p.968 He descended to the dead. People Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. On the third day he rose again. 4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a He ascended into heaven, baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of . 5And and is seated at the right hand of the Father. people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people He will come again to judge the living and the dead. of were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river , confessing their sins. 6Now John I believe in the Holy Spirit, was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his the holy Church, 7 the communion of , waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, the forgiveness of sins, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I the resurrection of the body, am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his and the life everlasting. Amen. 8 sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize Prayers of the People you with the Holy Spirit.”

9 Confession and Absolution In those days Jesus came from of and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10And just as he was coming Celebrant Dear friends in Christ, up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy; 11 he welcomes sinners and invites them to his table. Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came Let us confess our sins, from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am confident in God's forgiveness.

well pleased.”

2 3 The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant Most merciful God, All we confess that we have sinned against you, Eucharistic Prayer 2

in thought, word, and deed, Celebrant The Lord be with you. by what we have done, People And also with you. and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord. we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.

We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give our thanks and praise. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, Celebrant We give you thanks and praise, almighty God, that we may delight in your will, through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, and walk in your ways, our Saviour and . to the glory of your name. Amen. He is your living Word, through whom you have created all things. Celebrant Almighty God have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, By the power of the Holy Spirit confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, he took flesh of the Virgin Mary and keep you in eternal life; and shared our human nature. through Jesus Christ our Lord. He lived and died as one of us,

People Amen. to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.

The Peace In fulfillment of your will he stretched out his hands in suffering, All stand, and the presiding celebrant addresses the people. to bring release to those who place their hope in you; The peace of the Lord be always with you. and so he won for you a holy people. People And also with you. He chose to bear our griefs and sorrows, The members of the community, ministers and people, may greet one another in the and to give up his life on the cross, name of the Lord that he might shatter the chains of evil and death,

THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST and banish the darkness of sin and despair.

By his resurrection Offertory he brings us into the light of your presence.

Prayer over the Gifts Now with all creation we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name. God of life and freedom, we celebrate the revelation of Jesus All ` Holy, holy, holy Lord, as the Christ who makes all creation new. God of power and might, Accept all we offer you this day heaven and earth are full of your glory. and make us new in him, who is Lord for ever and ever. Hosanna in the highest.

Amen. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,

Hosanna in the highest.

4 5 Celebrant Holy and gracious God, The Lord's Prayer

accept our praise, Celebrant As our Saviour taught us, let us pray, through your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; All Our Father in heaven, who on the night he was handed over hallowed be your name, to suffering and death, your kingdom come, took bread and gave you thanks, your will be done, saying, “Take, and eat: on earth as in heaven. this is my body which is broken for you.” Give us today our daily bread. In the same way he took the cup, Forgive us our sins saying, “This is my blood which is shed for you. as we forgive those who sin against us. When you do this, you do it in memory of me.” Save us from the time of trial, Remembering, therefore, his death and resurrection, and deliver us from evil. we offer you this bread and this cup, For the kingdom, the power, giving thanks that you have made us worthy and the glory are yours, to stand in your presence and serve you. now and for ever. Amen

Silence We ask you to send your Holy Spirit The Breaking of the Bread upon the offering of your holy Church. Celebrant We break the bread of life, Gather into one and that life is the light of the world. all who share in these sacred mysteries, All God here among us, filling them with the Holy Spirit light in the midst of us, and confirming their faith in the truth, bring us to light and life. that together we may praise you The Communion and give you glory The celebrant invites the people to share in communion and may say, through your Servant, Jesus Christ. The gifts of God for the . All glory and honour are yours, People Thanks be to God. Father and Son, The celebrant and people then receive communion. The is given with the with the Holy Spirit following words: in the holy Church, now and for ever. The (given for you). The blood of Christ (shed for you). People Amen.

Or The body of Christ, the bread of heaven.

The blood of Christ, the cup of salvation.

The communicant responds each time,

Amen

At the conclusion of the communion, silence may be kept.

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Prayer after Communion INCUMBENT: The Rev. Bill Mok 604 731-5510

Celebrant Let us pray. ST. CHAD’S PARISH STAFF WARDENS: Bob Coan All Gracious God, lover of all, Chrystina Lui by this sacrament Assistant Warden Tony Wallace you make us one family in Christ your Son, ORGANIST: Sister Roberta Mullin one in the sharing of his body and blood, SECRETARY: Andrew Ng one in the communion of his Spirit. MINISTERS: All the baptized members of this parish Office Hours: Mon: Closed Help us to grow in love for one another Tue – Fri: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and come to the full maturity of the Body of Christ. We ask this in his name. Amen ANNOUNCEMENTS

Post Communion Prayer  In-Person Worship will be suspended this Sunday,

Celebrant January 10, 2021. Glory to God, All whose power, working in us,  You can following the worship on YouTube under “Fr. Bill can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Mok” or the link is Glory to God from generation to generation, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC71dTmjUemCYUramcuTZJJQ

in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.  Next Bible Study zoom, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 11

am, study on “2 Kings”. The Blessing  You are invited to join our virtual coffee time, next zoom on

Dismissal Friday, 11 am, January 15, 2021.

Leader Go forth in the name of Christ.  Fr. Bill's footstep: Fr. Bill will use Cantonese to conduct a People Thanks be to God workshop called "creating positive mindset through

mindfulness" for the Gaia Community Care and Wellness

Society from 10:30am to 11:30am on Jan 18.

⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘⌘  Fr. Bill provides sermons in Mandarin and Cantonese,

please check the YouTube link: Ministers For the Service January 10, 2021 Fr. Bill's YouTube Channel to view other videos Celebrant / Preacher: Fr. Bill Mok  Being a nonprofit church across Canada, we can use the services by

Canadahelps to give our offerings. Fr. Bill has already posted the

link on his channel:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/parish-of-st-chad/

Readings for next week January 17 2nd Sun. after  Fr. Bill has extensive training and working experience in pastoral st 1 Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Psalm 139:1-5,12-17 nd counselling. In addition to faith enquiry, if you, your family or 2 Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Gospel::43-51

your friends need counselling on family, marriage, mental health

(including depression and anxiety) and life exploration (especially

for youth), please feel free to contact Fr. Bill for appointment. 8 9