The Church of St. Bartholomew Diocese of Ottawa. The Anglican Church of Canada The Guards Chapel

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1 The Church of St. Bartholomew Diocese of Ottawa. The Anglican Church of Canada The Guards Chapel Nazareth - June, 2015 Church of St Bartholomew 125 MacKay Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2B4 Parish Office: ext stbarts@bellnet.ca website: Parish Administrator Ruth Honeyman ext 115 Organist & Director of Music Timothy Piper ext 117 Honorary Assistant The Reverend Laurette Glasgow Postulant Jarrett Carty Members of Corporation Rector s Warden Rob Nelson People s Warden Brian Eckert Deputy Warden Judy Wiesinger Deputy Warden Sheila Perry Treasurer Bill Turner Christ Among the Doctors Ingres 1862 Musee Ingres, Montauban, France He said to them, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, 'Doctor, cure yourself!' And you will say, 'Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.'" And he said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet's hometown. Luke 4:23-24 The Reverend Canon David Clunie Rector Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Holy Communion 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. January 31,

2 Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany January 31, :15 a.m. Holy Communion The Book of Common Prayer, p. 67 red prayer book Greeting Priest The grace And with thy spirit. Collect for Purity p. 67 Collect of the Day Priest Living God, in Christ you make all things new. Transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10 p. 7 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 p. 8 Psalm 71:1-6 p. 351 The Gospel: Luke 4:21-30 p. 9 Sermon: The Reverend Canon David Clunie The Creed p. 71 The Intercessions Confession and Absolution p. 76 The Offertory Generous financial support is our expression of gratitude which along with our time and talents enables us to provide worship at St. Bart s and support God s work in service in our community and beyond. Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel, for ever and ever. All that is in the heaven and the earth is thine. All things come of thee and of thine own have we given thee. Eucharistic Prayer p. 78 The Communion All baptized persons are welcome to receive communion. Please do not dip the bread into the wine. If you do not wish to drink from the cup please remain at the altar rail after receiving the bread and place your arms across your chest when the chalice comes to you. The Lay Administrator will pause in front of you to say the words of administration. This shows your respect for the sacrament and solidarity with your fellow Christians. Gluten free bread is available. The Lord s Prayer p. 85 Gloria p. 86 Blessing Announcements Dismissal. Thanks be to God. Sidesperson and Reader: Gary Toft Lay Administrator: Barbara Konst The Calendar The Presentation of the Lord The Lord shall make my darkness to be light Psalm 18:30 Forty days after Christmas (February 2 nd ), St Mary ended her confinement and she and Jesus were presented in the Temple. As a first-born son, Jesus was to be offered to God in thanksgiving for Israel s deliverance from Egypt and then ransomed by a sacrifice of doves. The Redeemer had to be redeemed. The feast, formerly called The Purification of St Mary the Virgin, has lost its association with thanksgiving for recovery after childbirth, because we threw that out when we discarded the churching of women from our customs. We neglect to see each birth as a miracle and act of wonder, even though the BAS has a rite for this. We know it took many women much time to recover from childbirth, and that many others gave their lives for their children. No wonder Mary and Joseph wanted to give thanks to God as they took their baby to the Temple. There, their unobtrusive little group met Simeon, and later that day, Anna. Simeon had been prepared by the Holy Spirit to meet the Messiah, and he waited patiently; he recognized Him, even as an infant. Malachai (3:1) had written that the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his Temple. Simeon saw a light to lighten the Gentiles. He understood what was in store for Mary, and he knew that his work was now done. He could depart in peace. Light is less valuable than it was, because we dismiss darkness with the flick of a switch. It used to travel as a candle or lamp from room to room, a precious commodity. We were surrounded by darkness for almost half our lives and crippled by it. The Magi were led by God s light to the stable, and St John saw Jesus s life as a light that shines in the darkness. A light for the world. Simeon s words were represented in processions with candles, commemorating Christ s entrance to the temple, from about 350 AD onwards. The candles were blessed for many years, and the feast was known as Candlemas. Candlemas brings Christmas to an end. It is a day for those who have just entered the world and for those who are about to leave it. Submitted by Chris Burn. 2 11

3 The Gospel The Holy Gospel is written in the fourth chapter of the Gospel according to Saint Luke beginning at the 21st verse. (BCP) Glory be to thee, O Lord. (BCP) The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. (BAS) Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. (BAS) Jesus began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, "Is not this Joseph's son?" He said to them, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, 'Doctor, cure yourself!' And you will say, 'Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.'" And he said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet's hometown. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way. (Luke 4:21-30) The Gospel of Christ. Praise be to thee, O Christ. (BCP) Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. (BAS) Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany January 31, :30 a. m. Holy Communion The Book of Alternative Services green prayer book Organ Prelude: Rondino Healey Willan Processional Hymn: 487 Where Charity and Love Prevail Primrose Greeting Priest The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. Collect of the Day Priest Living God, in Christ you make all things new. Transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10 p. 7 Psalm 71:1-6 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 p. 8 Gradual Hymn: 653 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost Capetown The Gospel: Luke 4:21-30 p. 9 Sermon: The Reverend Canon David Clunie The Nicene Creed p. 188 The Intercessions Confession and Absolution p. 191 The Peace The Offertory Generous financial support is our expression of gratitude which along with our time and talents enables us to provide worship at St. Bart s and support God s work in service in our community and beyond. Offertory Hymn: 485 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Love Divine Prayer over the Gifts God of steadfast love, may our offering this day, by the power of your Holy Spirit, renew us for your service. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. Eucharistic Prayer No. 2 p.196 The Lord s Prayer p. 211 The Breaking of the Bread We break this bread, to share in the body of Christ. We, being many, are one body, for we all share in the one bread. The Gifts of God for the People of God. Thanks be to God. The Communion All baptized persons are welcome to receive communion. Please do not dip the bread into the wine. If you do not wish to drink from the cup please remain at the altar rail after receiving the bread and place your arms across your chest when the chalice comes to you. The Lay Administrator will pause in front of you to say the words of administration. This shows your respect for the sacrament and solidarity with your fellow Christians. Gluten free bread is available

4 Music during Communion Hymn: 446 Word of God, Come Down on Earth Liebster Jesu Motet: A Gaelic Blessing John Rutter Prayer after Communion Source of all goodness, in this eucharist we are nourished by the bread of heaven and invigorated with new wine. May these gifts renew our lives, that we may show your glory to all the world, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. Glory to God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen. Announcements Recessional Hymn: 645 Come Down, O Love Divine Down Ampney Dismissal Thanks be to God. Organ Postlude: Postlude: Trumpet Tune David Ouchterlony Sidespersons: Lynne Bell and David Bell Readers: Christina Lubbock and Carol Matson Lay Administrators: Nancy Millson and Philip Andio Please remember in Prayer Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Burundi The Most Reverend Bernard Ntahoturi Archbishop of the Province of Burundi and Bishop of Matana Diocese: Holy Trinity, Bearbrook; St Andrew s, Vars; St Mary s, Navan; St. Mark s, Cumberland; St. Mary s, Blackburn The Reverend Canon John Wilcox; The Reverend Kristy Reimers-Loader Crosstalk, our diocesan newspaper, Stephanie Boyd, editor For the students and staff of Ashbury College The Reverend Dr. Robert Sears, Chaplain In our Companion Diocese of Jerusalem we pray for Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Ramla Canada: Remembering especially members of the Governor General s Foot Guards and those serving in diplomatic missions and NGOs, especially Heather & Jason. Parish: Family & Friends, Elizabeth, Robert Hampson, Pamela, Lori, Jacquie, Sally, Fay. The Garry J. Armstrong Home: Bob, Phyllis. For Those Who Have Died: Joyce Sinclair Prayer List To add someone to the list, please contact the office with the name and a few words concerning the condition., i.e. upcoming surgery. Names will remain on the list for two weeks unless an update is received. A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:1-13) Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. Thanks be to God

5 Psalm 71:1-6 St Bart s Sunday Nursery, for infants & children up to the age of 3, is open from 10:15 until after coffee hour. Julia Laku Coordinator Sunday School Calling all 4 to 13 year-olds! New arrivals are always welcome. Join us for lessons, crafts, songs, family services and more! Please see Chelsea Honeyman (Sunday School Coordinator) to register before or after the 10:30 service. Refrain: You are my hope, you are my strength, in you O Lord have I trusted. In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed. In your righteousness, deliver me and set me free; incline your ear to me and save me. Refrain. Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe; you are my crag and my stronghold. Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the clutches of the evildoer and the oppressor. Refrain. For you are my hope, O Lord God, my confidence since I was young. I have been sustained by you ever since I was born; from my mother's womb you have been my strength; my praise shall be always of you. Refrain. 8 Organ Postlude Our service officially ends with the dismissal after the last hymn - Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Please feel free to leave or go to coffee hour. Some parishioners like to remain to listen to the organ postlude. We ask that you be mindful of them listening and begin your conversations in the church at the end of the postlude. Welcome to Our Visitors To become a parishioner, please fill in the Welcome to St. Bartholomew s cards found in the book rack in each pew. Place it in the collection plate or give it to a sidesperson. Scripture readings for next week are found at both entrances to the church. Coffee Hour Join us for coffee in the parish hall following our 10:30 service. Our hosts are Diane & Philip Anido. Visitors & newcomers are invited to take one of the blue mugs at coffee hour indicating that you are new to our parish. Bridge Club Mondays at 2:00 p.m. Join us for fun and fellowship. Please contact: David Younger Altar Flowers Each week two floral arrangements will be placed in the Sanctuary. To contribute to these flowers to celebrate an event or to remember a loved one, consult the flower chart in the parish hall to select a date & then contact Ruth Honeyman in the Parish Office, , to confirm & provide details for the bulletin. If your date has been taken by another, tributes may be shared or an alternate date chosen. A $60 donation is suggested. Please mark cheques Altar Flowers as tax receipts will be provided for all donations. Envelopes 2016 New envelope sets are now on the table by the coat rack at the back of the church. Please collect your set and verify your address. If you want envelopes, but do not find yours there, please call Ruth at the church office ( ) or Ron Burrows, Envelope Secretary ( ). You do not normally receive envelopes if you are on PAR, but if you put your cheque for an additional donation on the Sunday collection plate or mail it to the church office it will be credited to your PAR account. 5

6 Syrian Refugee Family Collecting Metro Stickers for Cutlery Many, many thanks for your warm and generous response to our appeal for cutlery for the Syrian family we are sponsoring. We are thrilled with the considerable contributions we received. At last count, we had collected about 130 dinner sets (and there are still some to be turned in). Our family will be well supplied! We plan to donate surplus dinner sets to other refugee sponsorship groups. Again, we are very grateful for your help and support. Thank you! Diane Harper, Penelope Muller, Irene Walker Thursdays Bible Study & Silent Meditation Meditation is held in the church at 8:00 a.m. and Bible Study is held in the hall at 10:00 a.m. Reports to Vestry Deadline February 5 Reports to be included in the Annual Vestry Report must be received by February 5th. Any submissions received by the office after that date will not be included in the printed report. stbarts@bellnet.ca Hall Doors The hall doors are now much easier to open. Unless you absolutely must use the outside button, please try to open the door using the latch. Mark Your Calendars! February 9 Pancake Supper The youth of St. Bart's invite you to a pancake supper in the parish hall on Shrove Tuesday. Time: 6-7:30 p.m. Please come out and support our youth! Organizers: Gina Watson kevinandgina@rogers.com or Karen McLure kmclure@yaknet.ca February 10 at 7:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service February 12 at 7:00 p.m. Concert at St Bart s Outstanding Austrian musicians, Florian Kitt, cello & Harald Ossberger, piano, present works by Debussy, Britten, Takemitsu & Gadenstätter (Canadian premier of the complete work). The performance was masterly, a blazing impressive exhibition of really big playing, one which obviously relished the interpretative and technical challenge of the music The Daily telegraph, London A limited number of tickets are available at the office: $20 Gen. $10 Students. Reception to follow. A Reading from the Book of Jeremiah Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy." But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a boy'; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord." Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, "Now I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant." (Jeremiah 1:4-10) Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. Thanks be to God. 6 7