The Parish Church of St. Luke

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1 The Parish Church of St. Luke ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA w DIOCESE OF NIAGARA THE RT. REV. SUSAN BELL, BISHOP October 28, 2018 St. Simon & St. Jude Our Mission Statement: We seek spiritual growth by living the message of Jesus Christ. We serve our diverse church family and the broader community through worship, fellowship, mission and outreach. RECTOR: Canon Stuart Pike, B.A., M.Div PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Rev. Dr. Leonel Abaroa-Boloña PARISH DEACON: Rev. Sheila Plant, B.A., B.Ed MUSIC DIRECTOR: Jennifer Goodine, M. Mus., ARCCO YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR: Rebecca Vendetti

2 OCTOBER 28, 2018 ST. SIMON & ST. JUDE WE WELCOME NEWCOMERS AND VISITORS and we invite you to participate fully in our worship this morning. In the Narthex, we have FM Assistive Listening Devices. Please speak with the Verger if you would like to use one. Please return them to the Verger following the service. We invite you to keep a time of silence in preparation for worship The flowers are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of: ****their parents, Douglas & Margaret Reading and Lester & Doris Brain; given by Larry & Brenda Brain 8:15am HOLY COMMUNION (Book of Common Prayer page 67) 1st Reading: Ephesians 2:13-22 (NT p. 192) Gospel Reading: John 15:17-27 (NT p. 110) Homily: Canon Stuart Pike 10:00 am CELTIC EUCHARIST Prelude: Celtic airs (various) - Darwin en and Dorothy Haartman, violin Processional Hymn: 397, Praise the one who breaks the darkness Welcome & Children s Focus Call to Worship (Please Stand) The Wee Worship Book God is the still centre of all that is. Let us be still before God. 2

3 Silence By your Grace, O God, we gather in this holy place, seeking your presence, your power and your peace. Gather us, O God, all of us, in your love: the proud and the humble, the confident and the doubting, the lost and the found, the hurting and the healed, the weary and the lively, all of us, O God, who come longing to share your feast and the fellowship of friends and neighbours who are gifts from you. Be among us, O God, as we gather in this holy place, turning to you from the things of the world. Gather us, O God, all of us, from all the things of this world with which we live but which draw our hearts and minds from you. Let this time be our time of togetherness with you, with your Blessed Son, and with your gracious Holy Spirit. Amen KYRIE ELEISON (#703 Kyrie Eleison, Music: C.T.Andrew (19??-) Cantor Lord, have mercy, ALL Lord, have mercy, Cantor Christ, have mercy, ALL Christ, have mercy Cantor Lord, have mercy, ALL Lord, have mercy The Collect of the Day: Almighty God, we thank you for the glorious company of the apostles, and especially on this day for Simon and Jude. As they were faithful and zealous in their mission, so may we with ardent devotion make known the love and mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. We Listen to God s Word (Please Be Seated) First Reading: Deuteronomy (OT p. 187) Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the people of God Thanks be to God Psalm: (BAS p. 874) 3

4 Second Reading: Ephesians 2:13-22 (NT p. 192) Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the people of God Thanks be to God Gradual Hymn: 283, By all your saints still striving (v. 1, 2u) The Holy Gospel: John (NT p.110) The Lord be with you And also with you. The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ The Gospel of Christ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ Gradual Hymn: 283, By all your saints still striving (v.3) Sermon Canon Stuart Pike Anthem: Like as the hart Willan Affirmation of Faith (Please Stand) Let us proclaim our faith We believe in God who surrounds us, Maker and Sustainer of all life, of sun and moon, of water and earth, of male and female. We believe in God beside us, Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh; born of a woman s womb, servant of the poor, he was tortured and nailed to a tree. A man of sorrows, he died forsaken. He descended into the earth, to the place of death. On the third day, he rosefrom the tomb. He ascended into Heaven, to be everywhere present, and his kingdom will come on earth. We believe in God within us, Holy Spirit of Pentecostal fire, Life-giving breath of the church, Spirit of healing and forgiveness, Source of resurrection and life everlasting. Amen. The Iona Abbey Worship Book, p22 4

5 The People s Prayers (Please Stand, Sit or Kneel, as is your custom) Leader Let us pray for God s Kingdom breaking into our world today. Lord God, because Jesus teaches us to trust you in all things, we follow his word and share his prayer. Your kingdom come, your will be done. Leader Remembering nations in conflict, where the powerful threaten the weak, we remember Jesus words Put up your sword and we pray, O God, make us peacemakers in his Name. Leader Remembering our brothers and sisters in your church everywhere, we pray especially for... (insert names). We pray for unity for all people and we remember Jesus words that we might be one, and we pray, O God, give us courage to break down barriers between us. Your kingdom come, Your will be done. Leader Leader Remembering the hungry, the homeless, the lonely and afraid, we pray for all who are in need of your healing grace..(insert names) We remember Jesus words I was hungry, I was sick and we pray, O God let all who have much, share your gifts with all who have little. Your Kingdom come, your will be done. Remembering those whom we have loved who live now in your glory, we pray especially for. and all others who have been examples of faithfulness for us. Remembering Jesus Words I am with you always we pray, O God, Your kingdom come, your will be done. Leader Remembering all who have no one to pray for them, and times when our faith is weak and our prayers falter, we pray, Lord God, in Christ your kingdom is revealed among us. Open our minds to know it, our eyes to see it, our ears to hear it, our hands to serve it, our hearts to honour it, and our souls to rejoice in it, in Jesus name. The Prayer of Christ Teach us now, O Christ, to pray as one 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 5

6 trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen Confession and Absolution (Please Kneel If Able) We remember our faults and our failings. And bring them to God. Silence Holy God, Maker of the skies above, Lowly Christ, born amidst the growing earth, Spirit of Life, wind over flowing water, in earth, in sea, in sky, you are there. O hidden mystery, Sun behind all suns, soul behind all souls, in everything we touch, in everyone we meet, Your presence is around us, and we give you thanks. But when we have not touched, but trampled you in creation, when we have not met, but missed you in another, forgive us and hear now our plea for mercy. Presider God, who calls you by name, hears your every prayer, forgives your sins, and holds you in love. In the name of the Holy Trinity your sins are forgiven. Live in peace and pray for me a sinner. Amen The Peace Presider Christ who nourishes us is our peace. Strangers and friends, male and female, old and young. He has broken down the barriers to bind us to him and to each other. Having been touched by his goodness, let us share his peace. Clergy The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. As we greet each other, in this place and this time, may our life in community reflect the life of the commonwealth of heaven by which the world is blessed. Announcements The Offertory Hymn: 304, things are thine Prayer over the Gifts God of faithfulness, accept our offering this day, and give us grace to witness to your truth and to follow in the path of those who acknowledge Jesus as Lord for ever and ever. Amen. 6

7 Presider Let us Pray O God, each thing we have, it came from you. Each thing we enjoy, is of your bounty. Each thing we ask, it comes of your disposing. Each thing for which we hope, from your love it will come. Thanks be to you, O God. ( A Wee Worship Book, p16) Holy Communion The Invitation Presider In the homes of Peter, Jarius, Zaccheus, Joanna, Mary and Martha, Jesus was always the guest. But here at this table, he is the host. Those who wish to serve him, must first be served by him, those who want to follow him must first be fed by him. So come, all who hunger and thirst for a deeper faith, for a better life, for a fairer world. Jesus Christ, who has sat at our tables, now invites us to his. The Story Presider Among friends, gathered round a table, Jesus took bread, and, having blessed it, He broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, Saying, 'this is my body which is given for you.' In the same way he took wine, and, having given thanks for it, He poured it out and gave the cup to his disciples, saying 'this cup is the new relationship with God, sealed with my blood. Take this and share it. So now we take this bread and wine, gifts of the living earth and of human labour. In these, Jesus has promised to be present; through these, Christ can make us whole. The Thanksgiving Presider The Lord be with you, And also with you. Presider Lift up your hearts, We lift them up to God Presider Let us give thanks to God, It is right to give both thanks and praise. Presider We offer you praise, dear God, and our hearts lifted high, for in the communion of your love, Christ comes close to us and we come close to Christ. Therefore with the whole realm of nature around us, with earth, sea 7

8 and sky, we sing to you. With the angels of light who envelop us, with Michael and the host of Heaven, with St. Luke and all the Saints before us and beside us, with brothers and sisters, east and west, north and south we sing to you. And with our loved ones, separate from us now, who yet in this Mystery are close to us, we join in the song of your unending greatness. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might! Heaven and earth are full of your glory! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! (At this time, please feel free to sit, kneel or remain standing for the rest of the prayer) Presider Now, knowing our praise alone is but part of our work in fulfilling your purpose, we remember him who came because words are not enough. Setting aside our words and our will, emptying our hearts and bringing nothing in our hands, we ask for the healing, the accepting, and the forgiving which Christ alone can offer. Lord Jesus Christ, present with us now, as we do in this place what you did in an upstairs room, breathe your Spirit upon us and upon this bread and this wine, that they may be heaven's food and drink for us, renewing, sustaining and making us whole, and that we may be your body on earth, loving and caring in the world. The Breaking of the Bread Presider Jesus, whom the universe could not contain, is present to us in this bread. He who redeems us and calls us by name, is present to us in this cup. So take this bread and this wine. In them, God comes to us, so that we may come to God. These are the gifts of God for all the people of God. Thanks be to God! (the sharing of the bread and wine all are welcome to receive) Communion Hymns (please join in singing these hymns) Ashokan Farewell Ungar (instrumental), 70, 612 Prayer after Communion (Please stand) Eternal God, we are nourished by the bread of life. Strengthen us to witness to the gospel, and bring us to reign with Jesus Christ your Son, for he is Lord now and for ever. Amen. 8

9 In gratitude, in deep gratitude; for this moment, this meal, these people, we give ourselves to you. Lead us out to live as changed people. Because we have shared the living bread we cannot remain the same. Ask much of us, Expect much from us, Enable much by us, Encourage many through us. So Lord, may we live to your glory, both as inhabitants of earth and citizens of the Commonwealth of Heaven. Amen. Closing Responses Christ s food in our soul, Our food shared like His. Christ s life in our hands, Our life shaped by His. Christ s Love in our hearts. Our love warmed through His. Christ s peace on our path, Our path following His. The Blessing Closing Hymn: 306, O for a thousand tongues to sing Dismissal Postlude: Rights of Man/Miner s Fancy (the postlude is part of the service and you are invited to stay & enjoy this music) The resources for this liturgy are taken from the Wee Worship Book and the Iona Abbey Worship Book and are reprinted with permission under onelicense.net #A Fricker 2012 (revised 2018) Thank you for being with us at our worship this morning. We hope you can join us for coffee/tea and a time of fellowship in the Great Hall following the service. Follow the walkway through the churchyard to the Parish Hall. 9

10 UPCOMING SERVICES Every Wednesday: 10 am - Holy Communion 2 p.m. - Centering Prayer (in the Parish Hall) November 4: Saints Sunday Reading of the Memorial List 8:15am - Holy Communion 10am - Holy Eucharist Readings for Next Sunday: Wisdom of Solomon 3:1 9 or Isaiah 25:6 9, Psalm 24, Revelation a, John AFTERNOON COMMUNION Today at 1pm in the Parlour. are welcome YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS TONIGHT We are having a Pumpkin carving party from 5-7pm Pizza and juice provided. RSVP to reserve your pumpkin: saintlukes.saltandlight@gmail.com or ages welcome. Bring your friends! (Will be happening in the great hall.) Sunday Nov. 4th, regular youth gathering, 6:30-8pm in the youth room (202). Bible study, snacks, and games. NEWSLETTER DEADLINE The deadline for the WINTER issue of the St. Luke s newsletter is MON., OCTOBER 29TH This issue covers the months of December, January & February. Please your submission to newsletter@stlukesburlington.ca If you do not use , you may drop it off at the church office. ***Sorry, but no late submissions will be accepted.*** 10

11 ALL SOULS SERVICE Friday Nov. 2nd, 5pm God willing, we shall be observing the solemnity of Souls' on Fri. Nov. 2nd, at 5pm. If the weather is fair, we will process outside in the cemetery, also sprinkling the graves by the way with holy water, and holding several stations for prayer, scriptural readings, and hymn singing. If the weather is not favorable, we will gather in the church proper, for a service which will include candlelight prayer, scriptural readings, and hymn singing. The service should last under one hour. The liturgy is drawn from the 1962 Book of Common Prayer, and the hymns are classical Anglican hymnody. If you have any questions, please speak to Leonel, our parish Pastoral Associate TIME CHANGE Don t forget to put your clocks back 1 hour before you go to bed next Sat. night, Nov. 3rd. SPEAKERS LUNCH GROUP The aim of the Speakers Lunch group is to foster awareness among parishioners of happenings & endeavours in the wider community that may be worthy of interest & support. The group meets at 11:30 am on the second Thursday of each month for social time, followed by a Bring Your Own Lunch & a talk by the speaker of the month. are welcome. Please call Richard at for more information about the group. The next meeting is on Thursday, November 8th We will remember This is our traditional Remembrance Day meeting when we pay our respects to those who served. Our speaker will be Gordon Beck who be talking about, and sharing, his collection of WW1 Aerial Photography. INTERIM STATEMENTS (Jan 1 Sep 30) Are available for pick up in the Narthex. Please check yours over and report any errors and omissions ASAP. Thank you or office@stlukesburlington.ca 11

12 CHRISTMAS MARKET Saturday December 1, am to 2pm Featured Items at the Market Include: Parlour Treasures, Delicious Tourtieres Beautiful Handcrafted Christmas Ornaments, Decorations, etc. Christmas Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Puddings Jams, Jellies, Preserves and Pickles, Apple Crisps and Mincemeat Tarts Gingerbread People, Churches and Houses, Knitted and Sewn Items Children s Table, Exciting Raffle Prizes New this year our Food Emporium will offer a wide range of family-sized frozen, pre-cooked dishes Hot soup and sandwiches available at our 2nd floor Tea Room CHRISTMAS MARKET: POINSETTIAS/WREATH ORDERS Please come by our table at coffee hour where you can place an order for poinsettias and wreaths. Payment should be made with your order. Closing date for orders is November 18th. Order forms are also available in the Narthex. PWRDF SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD ST. LUKE S ADVOCACY BREAKFAST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH AT 9AM Dr. Jose Zarate, coordinator of Canadian Indigenous Communities & Latin America-Caribbean Development Programs, will join us to share how PWRDF makes a difference in the world and here at home. Come for breakfast & feed not only your body, but your mind & soul as well. ** To reserve a spot, call Gay ( ) by Friday, November 9th. Cost is still just $7. Coffee hour volunteers are still needed. Don t forget to sign up to help serve one Sunday! PARISH COUNCIL minutes are available in the Library. 12

13 PWRDF Earthquake & Typhoon Aid Needed PWRDF is responding to two ongoing disasters: the earthquake in Indonesia and the typhoon in the Philippines. ACT iance is ready to respond, providing health services, distributing food and non-food items to 500 affected households in the coming days. PWRDF supports this effort with $20,000. PWRDF longstanding development partner in the Philippines, Cordillera People s iance, will provide emergency food rations to 400 of the most affected households in Benguet province. More than 200 community-based organizations are mobilizing volunteers to respond. PWRDF has contributed $13,000. The National Council of Churches in the Philippines, with help of $20,000 from PWRDF, will provide food baskets to 4,500 disaster-affected households, hygiene kits to 1,000 households, shelter repair kits to 500 damaged homes, and corn, rice and vegetable seeds to 1,500 households. If you would like to help use the envelopes in the pews, make cheques payable to St Luke s and on the memo line write PWRDF disaster fund. Contact Jackie Maver GIVINGS HORSE RACE Each week we will update how our general offerings are doing relative to budget. It ll look like a slow-motion horse race which will last all year! Here are our current numbers as of Oct 21st. Each week, the budget for givings is $7, Budget Actual Difference Last Week $7, $9, $1, Year to Date $329, $318, $11, In last week s givings I also included what came in last week for our 184th anniversary donations. This fortunately pushed us into the black for the week s givings dropping our current deficit for the 2018 givings line to just over $11,000. So we re heading in the right direction, but we still have a ways to catch up! We do hope that many more will still consider giving a special gift of $184 to celebrate our 184 years as a parish, and to mark all that St. Luke s means to you. If you cannot give the whole $184, could you consider giving half ($92) or a quarter ($46?) However you give, we thank you for your support so far and for your continued commitment to the ministry and mission of St. Luke s through your financial support, your prayers, and the giving of your time and yourself. May God bless all we are able to accomplish in 2018 through your support. Stewardship Quote: Wealth is not to feed our egos, but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.- Andrew Carnegie 13

14 NEW PARISH DIRECTORY We will be printing a new parish directory in Pictures will be taken during the months of January, February and March. On November 25, and December 2, 9, & 16th you will have the opportunity to sign up for a date and time for your picture session. Appointments can be booked in the Narthex after the 8:15 service, and in the Great Hall during coffee hour. If you would like more information, please contact Veronica Richards-Miller at (she is away until November 12th) 2019 OFFERING ENVELOPES: If you do not currently have Offering Envelopes and would like to have them for 2019, OR if you are currently using envelopes and would like to switch to pre-authorized giving, please contact the office as soon as possible to arrange this, or office@stlukesburlington.ca. Thank you. INFORMATION UPDATING We are updating our contact information and need your help. We would like to have emergency contact information, which is particularly important for those who live on their own. This contact should be someone we can call should a medical problem happen during a service or at one of our social events. If there is a family member or close friend you would like added to your information as a contact, please let the office know their name and phone number. Please phone the office or send an to office@stlukesburlington.ca KEEPING IN TOUCH If you notice that a parishioner who usually attends our services hasn t been here for a while, or you know them to be sick or in hospital, please contact the office with the name so that we can contact them. Have a suggestion/comment? Please use the suggestion box in the Narthex. Be assured that all suggestions & comments are directed to the appropriate person or group, but we can only provide feedback if you include your name/contact info. 14

15 The Parish Church of St. Luke Church is open weekdays 9:30am-12:30pm (excluding holidays). Please inform clergy of those in hospital or sick at home. Please Display your parking sticker & obey all parking signs. Check our website: for updates. To hear sermons online: go to St. Luke s web site & click on Sermons, Podcasts and Blogs To donate online: click on About St. Luke s - then Donate to St. Luke s Follow us on us at twitter@stlukesburlington.ca The Church Office hours: Monday & Friday 9am to noon, Tuesday-Thursday 9:00am to 3:30pm (closed for Statutory holidays) Phone No. (905) Fax No. (905) Ontario Street, Burlington, Ontario L7S 1G1 St. Luke s office office@stlukesburlington.ca St. Luke s Web Site: Diocese of Niagara Web Site: ADMIN. ASSISTANTS: Sandra Tiernay & Laura Tiernay RECTOR S WARDEN: Veronica Richards-Miller PEOPLE S WARDEN: David Beck DEP. RECTOR S WARDEN: Bob Bruce DEP. PEOPLE S WARDEN: Carole Prytula VERGERS: Terry Hughes, FVGEC Ross Gosling, FVGEC Chris Payne, VGEC Helen Bittner This bulletin is sponsored by Paul Pizzolante of Planning Circle Financial Group Inc., an MFDA member. 15