The Cathedral Church of St. James The Second Sunday in Lent March 8, 2020 Choral Eucharist at 11:00am The Cathedral Church of St. James Diocese of Toronto • Anglican Church of Canada Welcome to St. James Cathedral This sacred land is the territory of several Indigenous Nations - the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishnaabe, with special recognition to the Mississaugas of New Credit. We also acknowledge that we are on the shores of Niigaani-gichigami/Lake Ontario. This territory is governed by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Treaty, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishnaabe Confederacy to peaceably share and sustain the life of the Great Lakes. In the spirit of that Treaty we seek to place at the centre of our gatherings the values of respectful reciprocity, diversity, peace, responsibility, and mutual aid. Information about Cathedral events and ministries announcements can be found at the back of this booklet after the service program. Questions? Speak to a sidesperson – the people wearing gold name tags. Children & Families Sunday School is offered at 11:00am for all children aged 5-12, including visitors, in the Library of the Cathedral Centre. Children and their families are invited to gather in the reserved pews near the entrance of the Cathedral with Children & Youth Coordinator Andrew Kuhl. During the Collect, Andrew will bring the group to the Library, returning to the service for the Eucharist. Speak to Andrew directly about registration or email him at [email protected]. Nursery Care for preschoolers is available from 8:45am – 12:30pm on Sundays, in the Library (Cathedral Centre). Accessibility A Wheelchair Accessible Washroom is located at the front of the Cathedral through the doors by the pulpit. Assisted hearing devices are available from the sidespersons. Coffee Hour Join us for coffee after the 9:00 and 11:00am services in Snell Hall of the Cathedral Centre. The Cathedral Centre is the glass and brick building located behind the Cathedral on Church Street. Parking There are a variety of inexpensive parking lots available around the Cathedral. Please see the leaflets at the back of the Cathedral or online at stjamescathedral.ca/contact for more information. Connect with the Cathedral Visit our website at stjamescathedral.ca |Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/stjamesto As this is a very public and open space please be aware of your personal belongings. Do not leave them unattended in the Cathedral or in the Cathedral Centre. Welcome! We are so glad you have joined us for worship this morning. Please ensure that cell phones are turned off and refrain from taking photographs during the liturgy. THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY Prelude Pavana Lachrymae John Dowland / William Byrd Welcome and Announcements Introit Remember, O Lord, your tender mercies and your loving kindness: for they have been ever of old. Let not my enemies triumph over me: God of Israel, deliver us out of all our troubles. Unto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul: O my God, I trust in you; let me not be ashamed. Hymn Text: Francis Pott, alt.; Music: Edwin George Monk; desc. John Barnard; Tune: Angel-Voices 1 Lenten Penitential Order Presider The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. People And with thy spirit. Presider Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins. People His mercy endures forever. Presider Almighty God, All unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Presider Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him. Come unto me all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have eternal life. Hear also what Saint Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Hear also what Saint John saith. If anyone sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins. Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God. Please kneel, as you are able. 2 Presider Almighty God, All Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, 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. Presider 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. People Amen. Kyrie Eleison Mass of St. James – 12th Century Choir Great King, gentle father, have mercy, Lord have mercy, You hold all things in your hand, have mercy, Lord have mercy, Saviour, immortal God, have mercy, Lord have mercy. Christ, Son of the Most High, have mercy, Christ have mercy, He came down from heaven, have mercy, Christ have mercy, You have redeemed your creatures, have mercy, Christ have mercy. Comforter, sweet love, have mercy, Lord have mercy, You are illumined by James, have mercy, Lord have mercy, By his prayer spare us, have mercy, Lord have mercy. Collect of the Day Presider Let us pray. Please remain kneeling. Almighty God, whose Son was revealed in majesty before he suffered death upon the cross, give us faith to perceive his glory, that being strengthened by his grace we may be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. People Amen. 3 Children between the ages of 5-12 are invited to go to Sunday School (in the Cathedral Centre Library) by meeting Andrew Kuhl at the entrance to the Cathedral; they will return for the Eucharist. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD Please be seated. The First Reading Genesis 12: 1-4a Reader Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Reader The word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. Psalm Please remain seated. Psalm 121 – Plainsong Choir I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills: O whence cometh my help? My help cometh even from the LORD, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: and he that keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD himself is thy keeper: the LORD is thy defence upon thy right hand; So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore. The Second Reading Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17 Reader What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.’ 4 Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, ‘I have made you the father of many nations’) – in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.