Liturgy at Home
St. James’ Anglican Church
Third Sunday a er Pentecost 10:30 am, June 13, 2021
Welcome
We acknowledge our presence on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples.
Welcome to this St. James’ “Liturgy for use at home,” which for the time being will be the only public service at St. James’.
Nonetheless, the Church’s life of prayer and intercession continues. Those who live close to St. James’ may hear the Angelus ring from the tower: this is an audible sign that the Church is praying for the parish, the DTES, the medical services, and for a swift resolution to this pandemic.
The Daily Of ice will be said online via Zoom at the regular times: contact details on the website, and at the end of this bulletin. The Mass will continue to be offered regularly, even though the doors may be locked.
You are invited either to share in this Liturgy at 10:30 am on Sunday, via Zoom, or to use this as an aid to your prayers at home, drawing strength, we hope, from the knowledge that fellow-parishioners will be praying alongside you.
The Parish Intercession Lists, which are being kept up to date, are being prayed daily. Please make any requests to the Parish Of ice, of [email protected], 604-685-2532.
2 | Liturgy at Home PRAYER FOR A PANDEMIC
May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable. May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent. May we who have the lexibility to care for our children when their schools close remember those who have no options. May we who have to cancel our trips remember those that have no safe place to go. May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market remember those who have no margin at all. As fear grips our country, let us choose love. During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other, let us yet ind ways to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbors. Amen.
Cameron Bellm www.ccvichapel.org/post/prayer-for-a-pandemic-cameron-bellm
Liturgy at Home | 3 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 inancial 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.
4 | Liturgy at Home A Reflection
On Being a Priest
It is extraordinary, I think, that in the 21st century, priests should exist at all and should still be welcomed and wanted in a society such as ours. And of course I need to say at the outset that theologically, the priesthood of the ordained is not different from the priesthood of the whole people of God. Christ is the high priest who has opened up for us all the way to God. His priestly body, the church, stands before God on behalf of humanity to celebrate his goodness in creation and redemption and to enter into the pain of the world. The ordained priesthood focuses and represents this priesthood of all the baptised. What it comes down to is that an ordained priest can never speak about my priesthood or even my vocation as if these were private possessions apart from the priesthood and vocation of the church. Priesthood is for others and for God. A priest is a public representative of God’s catholic church. A priest is what he or she is because of what the church itself is called to be and what Christ for ever is.
Yet in another way, an ordained priest stands apart. We are anomalous, paradoxical people, like clowns and jesters, people who live an alternative lifestyle, who don’t quite it the rules. Priests fascinate and make people nervous. We carry hopes and longings, projections and transferences. What are we paid to do? Is it a job or isn’t it? What does it mean publicly and of icially to stand both for the paraphernalia of organised religion and at the same time for the contradiction of the cross? And how do we come to be here at all - for sometimes, the experience of vocation is that it happens somewhat against our will, or at least without our fully realising what is happening to us. Perhaps ordained priesthood becomes more elusive the more we inhabit it - just as a long-married couple can ind it hard to put into words what lies at the heart of something so rich and rewarding. You are ordained priest in about an hour. You spend a lifetime becoming one.
On the very same day [in 1976] that I was celebrating the eucharist for the irst time, and in awe of the holy things I was handling, people, mostly young, were being put to death: broken body and shed blood not only in the bread and wine of eucharist, but in Soweto’s streets and squares [the Soweto Uprising, Johannesburg, South Africa]. I knew I must never forget this, how priesthood means both celebrating with and suffering with. Priesthood connects us with the whole of life: I am learning that. But I glimpsed early on that there is a particular vocation in ordained ministry to be there for victims, for the suffering, for those in pain. Archbishop Michael Ramsey said to his ordinands: ‘In your service of others you will feel, you will care, you will be hurt, you will have your heart broken. And it is doubtful if any of us can do anything at all until we have been very much hurt, and until our hearts have been very much broken. And this is because God’s gift to us is the glory of Christ cruci ied - being sensitive to the pain and sorrow that exists in so much of the world.’
From a sermon by the Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove, then Dean of Durham Durham Cathedral, England, 13 June 2004
Liturgy at Home | 5 Zoom Worship
For all of us, sharing in Liturgy at Home via Zoom is a new and evolving experience. We are all on a learning curve! The technology enables us, I think, to create a sense of community as together we offer our worship to God. It also has challenges and limitations.
One such challenge is that everyone’s internet runs at a different speed: this means that if we try to say or sing something together with all the microphones switched on, the result is not edifying unison but a cacophony. For this reason we ask everyone to keep microphones on mute, unless one is reading. Please feel free to make the responses aloud at home, but not “on the air.” Designated person(s) will make the responses on everyone’s behalf.
We are exploring how we may include more music, but we have not yet discovered an effective way. We are grateful to Gerald for his commentary and links to music being circulated with The Thurible and on the website.
We offer this Liturgy at Home in union with the clergy offering the Sunday Mass in St. James’, on behalf of the parish, the DTES, and for deliverance from this pandemic.
Fr. Kevin is grateful to all who are making this Liturgy at Home possible, and for the encouraging response and helpful feedback.
6 | Liturgy at Home Opening Rite
INVOCATION
Gathering together on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Tsleil-Waututh “People of the Inlet”, the Musqueam “People of the River Grass”, and the Squamish “Mother of the Wind”, we meet +In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
HYMN
This is the day the Lord hath made, its hours to God are known; let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, and praise surround the throne.
Liturgy at Home | 7 PRAYERS OF PENITENCE
We come to God as one from whom no secrets are hidden, to ask for his forgiveness and peace.
We confess to you our sel ishness and lack of love: ill us with your Spirit. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you our fear and failure in sharing our faith: ill us with your Spirit. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
We confess to you our stubbornness and lack of trust: ill us with your Spirit. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
May the God of love and power forgive us and free us from our sins, heal and strengthen us by his Spirit, and raise us to new life in Christ our Lord. Amen.
8 | Liturgy at Home GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, +art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Liturgy at Home | 9 COLLECT OF THE DAY
Let us pray. Almighty God, without you we are not able to please you. Mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
10 | Liturgy at Home The Liturgy of the Word
FIRST READING
A reading from the Book of Ezekiel.
Thus says the Lord God: I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of a cedar; I will set it out. I will break off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs; I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it, in order that it may produce boughs and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar. Under it every kind of bird will live; in the shade of its branches will nest winged creatures of every kind. All the trees of the ield shall know that I am the Lord. I bring low the high tree, I make high the low tree; I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree lourish. I the Lord have spoken; I will accomplish it. Ezekiel 17:22-24 The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Liturgy at Home | 11 PSALM
Antiphon: We will tell of your lovingkindness early in the morning, O Lord, and of your faithfulness in the night season.
It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O Most High; To tell of your loving-kindness early in the morning and of your faithfulness in the night season; On the psaltery, and on the lyre, and to the melody of the harp. For you have made me glad by your acts, O Lord; and I shout for joy because of the works of your hands. The righteous shall lourish like a palm tree, and shall spread abroad like a cedar of Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall lourish in the courts of our God; They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be green and succulent; That they may show how upright the Lord is, my rock, in whom there is no fault.
Antiphon: We will tell of your lovingkindness early in the morning, O Lord, and of your faithfulness in the night season.
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
12 | Liturgy at Home SECOND READING
A reading from the Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians.
We are always con ident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight. We do have con idence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For all of us must appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil. For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA
Alleluia. I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Alleluia.
Liturgy at Home | 13 GOSPEL READING
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.
The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory be to thee, O Lord.
Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, irst the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come." He also said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade." With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples. Mark 4:26-34 The Gospel of Christ. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
HOMILY
Fr. Neil Fernyhough
14 | Liturgy at Home AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Let us declare our faith in God.
We believe in God the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.
We believe in God the Son, who lives in our hearts through faith, and ills us with his love.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit, who strengthens us with power from on high.
We believe in one God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Liturgy at Home | 15 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Celebrant: In the power of the Spirit, and in union with Christ, let us pray to the Father:
Intercessor: For Christians everywhere that, faithful to our calling we may become a royal priesthood, a holy nation. Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
For Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; • for The Church of Nigeria; • for Linda – our Primate; Lynne our Metropolitan; and John our Bishop; • for Archbishop Mark, and the Indigenous Peoples in the Diocese of Niagara; and for Bishop Brent and our partner diocese of Northern Philippines • for St. Barnabas, New Westminster - The Reverend Emilie Smith • for the Deanery of Richmond, Delta - The Reverend Paul Woehrle, Regional Dean • for Brynn, José Luis, and Monte, ordained deacon, and Amanda, ordained priest, yesterday • and for our parish of St. James: Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
For the leaders of the nations, and all in authority at this time of crisis, for the World Health Organization and for the medical profession, on the front line and in research; for an effective distribution of vaccine across the world: Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
That by your power, wars, famine, hatred, and pandemic may cease through all the earth, Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
16 | Liturgy at Home For all who suffer in mind, body, or spirit; for the Muslim Community in Canada; for the victims of our society; and for all those who minister to them – for all those suffering with Covid-19; and for Julius Kristoff; Sheila; Lynann Burton; Tina; Heather; James; Jim; Taryn; Shirley Whiteside; Neil Gray; Irene Collins; Michael Rawson; Olivier & Manuela; Derek Applegarth; Dianne Wood; Cynthia Green;
And in our Street Outreach for – Chuck; Masoud; Joseph; Hamish; Jasmine; Happy; Mariner; Ozzie & Donna; Lloyd; Washee; Gabriel; Staff at the Portland Hotel; and Staff at Elizabeth Fry Society:
Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
For the recently departed – all victims of Covid-19; and for Anthony Stidulph, priest; Theresa Young; Yolande; Vivian Seegers, priest; Philip Green; and Howard Smith;
For all those whose anniversary of death we commemorate at this time – Jocelyn Davies; Peggy Preiswerck; Betty Vogel; Jack Cochrane; Alex Mahlan; Harold Duncan; Ruth Naito; Quentin Fedden; Ivy Barber-Johnson; Lou Armanini; Janet Kizer; Cesario Zafra; and Charles Reeve, priest; and for the children who died in Residential Schools.
+Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord. And may light perpetual shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
Celebrant: God of reconciliation and forgiveness, the saving work of Christ has made our peace with you. May that work grow toward its perfection in all we offer you this day. We ask this in his name. Amen.
Liturgy at Home | 17 Spiritual Communion
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
AGNUS DEI
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant us thy peace.
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
As we are unable to receive the Blessed Sacrament at this time, meditate quietly for a moment on these words of Jesus from St. John 6:
“I am the Bread of Life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
Then, in union with the Body of Christ in every time and place, pray:
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus. There is room in my heart for thee.
18 | Liturgy at Home HYMN
King of glory, King of peace, I will love thee; and that love may never cease, I will move thee. Thou hast granted my request, thou hast heard me; thou didst note my working breast, thou hast spared me.
Seven whole days, not one in seven, I will praise thee; in my heart, though not in heaven, I can raise thee. Small it is, in this poor sort to enroll thee; e'en eternity's too short to extol thee.
Liturgy at Home | 19 Concluding Rite
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Let us pray. Holy and blessed God, guide us with your Holy Spirit, that we may honour you not only with our lips but also in our lives. This we ask in the name of Jesus, the Bread of Life. Amen.
THE GRACE
The peace of God which passes all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, +and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
DISMISSAL
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
20 | Liturgy at Home AVE REGINA CAELORUM
Hail, Queen of heaven, beyond compare, to whom the angels homage pay. Hail, Root of Jesse, Gate of light, which opened for the world’s new day.
Rejoice, O Virgin unsurpassed, in whom our ransom wa