St. John s Anglican Church Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

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1 The Reign of Christ November 22, 2015 Rector s Message Friends, welcome to our celebration of e Reign of Christ. At our 10:30am service, we welcome our growing Sunday School community of children, teachers and parents. The young people will take an active role today in various parts of e service. Much of our music for e service comes from songs and hymns which we have been using wi e children since e start of Sunday School. St. John s Anglican Church Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Rector: Archdeacon Michael H. Mitchell To all who mourn or need comfort To all who are weary and need rest, To all who seek friendship, To all who desire to grow in relationship wi God To all who pray and to all who do not, but ought, To all who need a Saviour, And to all whoever will worship, This Church of St. John s opens wide its doors and in e name of Christ our Lord, says - W ELCOM E. We come to e end of anoer Church Year wi e celebration of e Reign of Christ, our Shepherd King. He came as our Good Shepherd and entrusted us to one anoer. When he will come to evaluate our life and how much it is wor in his eyes and in ours, he will ask us: Have you cared for one anoer, have you served, especially e poor and e weak? This is not only a matter of serving oer people: it is also serving God, for e neighbour in need is no oer an Christ himself. It is erefore an act of deep fai. In is Eucharist we ask e Lord for generous love and fai. We live in a time when fear is a prevalent emotion. Fear can immobilize us to inaction. Wheer it is responding to e Humanitarian Crisis of refugees, working for reconciliation and justice among First Nations, addressing e needs of e homeless and underemployed, ere is still much for us to do in Canada and around world in building God s Kingdom. We Christians can make a difference! Our efforts are born out of Christian hope and rough e power of e Holy Spirit. Next Sunday begins at great Season of Hope and Expectation e Season of Advent. Let us pray for God s mighty power to be revealed in our lives and in e world. Have a great week and God Bless you. Michael+ LAY MINISTERS TODAY Lay Readers: 8:30 am Barbara Eisenhauer 10:30 am Heaer Hyson, Velvet Eliuk, Sheila Morris Lectors: 8:30 am Maureen Moffatt, Duncan Crowdis 10:30 am Sunday School; Server: Aisling Curtin Sidespersons: Audrey Skinner, Carrie Skinner, Jasmine Saunders, Aisling Curtin NEXT SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29TH Lay Readers: 8:30 am Sharon Green 10:30 am Susan MacMillan, Holly Mitchell, Sharon Green Lectors: 8:30 am Gillian Osmond, Linda Macdonald 10:30 am Kevin Skinner, Rose Conrad; Server: Aisling Curtin Sidespersons: Audrey Skinner, Carrie Skinner 2

2 Family Service of Holy Eucharist Prelude: Reverie Martin How Please stand for Processional Hymn Processional Hymn Whirl Welcome Song Everybody sing hello hello. Everybody sing hello hello Everybody take e time to say hello hello, It s Hosanna-na, hosanna-na, hosanna-na, hosanna-na-na, hosanna in e highest. Everybody clap hello hello. Everybody stomp hello hello. The Gaering of e Community Rector: Today we mark e last Sunday of e church year. We celebrate The Reign of Christ and consider what it means to follow our shepherd-king. Come let us worship. Aisling: God has promised a new kind of sovereign to rule over us. All: Jesus, our ruler and shepherd, reign in our hearts. Aisling: A ruler who will be just and fair... All: Jesus, our ruler and shepherd, reign in our hearts. Aisling: A king who will be a true shepherd of e people... All: Jesus, our ruler and shepherd, reign in our hearts. Aisling: A leader who will guide our feet in e ways of peace... All: Jesus, sovereign and shepherd, reign in our hearts. The Collect of e Day Let us pray. The community prays silently. The celebrant says e collect. Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all ings in your well-beloved Son, our Lord and King, grant at e peoples of e ear, now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought togeer under his gentle and loving rule; who lives and reigns wi you and e Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Proclamation of e Word 8:30am Service READING FROM THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL Now ese are e last words of David: The oracle of David, son of Jesse, e oracle of e man whom God exalted, e anointed of e God of Jacob, e favourite of e Strong One of Israel: The spirit of e Lord speaks rough me, his word is upon my tongue. The God of Israel has spoken, e Rock of Israel has said to me: One who rules over people justly, ruling in e fear of God, is like e light of morning, like e sun rising on a cloudless morning, gleaming from e rain on e grassy land. Is not my house like is wi God? For he has made wi me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all ings and secure. Will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire? But e godless are all like orns at are rown away; for ey cannot be picked up wi e hand; to touch em one uses an iron bar or e shaft of a spear. And ey are entirely consumed in fire on e spot. 2 SAMUEL 23:1-7 The Word of e Lord. Thanks be to God. PSALM REFRAIN The Lord will dwell in Zion forever. Lord, remember David, and all e hardships he endured; How he swore an oa to e Lord and vowed a vow to e Mighty One of Jacob: "I will not come under e roof of my house, nor climb up into my bed; R I will not allow my eyes to sleep, nor let my eyelids slumber; Until I find a place for e Lord, a dwelling for e Mighty One of Jacob." R "The ark! We heard it was in Ephratah; we found it in e fields of Jearim. Let us go to God's dwelling place; let us fall upon our knees before his footstool." R Arise, O Lord, into your resting-place, you and e ark of your streng. Let your priests be cloed wi righteousness; let your faiful people sing wi joy. For your servant David's sake, do not turn away e face of your anointed. R The Lord has sworn an oa to David; in tru, he will not break it: "A son, e fruit of your body will I set upon your rone. If your children keep my covenant and my testimonies at I shall teach em, eir children will sit upon your rone for evermore." R PSALM 132:1-19 A READING FROM THE REVELATION TO JOHN Jasmine Saunders Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from e seven spirits who are before his rone, and from Jesus Christ, e faiful witness, e firstborn of e dead, and e ruler of e kings of e ear. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Faer, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Look! He is coming wi e clouds; every eye will see him, even ose who pierced him; and on his account all e tribes of e ear will wail. So it is to be. Amen. "I am e Alpha and e Omega," says e Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, e Almighty. The Word of e Lord. Thanks be to God. REVELATION 1: 4B-8 Gospel Hymn #405 Alleluia No. 1' 3 4

3 HOLY GOSPEL Reader The Lord be wi you. People And also wi you. THE HOLY GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO JOHN People Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Then Pilate entered e headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you e King of e Jews?" Jesus answered, "Do you ask is on your own, or did oers tell you about me?" Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and e chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?" Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from is world. If my kingdom were from is world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to e Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here." Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say at I am a king. For is I was born, and for is I came into e world, to testify to e tru. Everyone who belongs to e tru listens to my voice." The Gospel of Christ. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. JOHN 18:33-37 Homily & Children s Talk 1 This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine; is little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine; is little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine; let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. 2 Ev'rywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine; ev'rywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine; ev'rywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine; let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. 3 Jesus gave it to me, I'm gonna let it shine; Jesus gave it to me, I'm gonna let it shine; Jesus gave it to me, I'm gonna let it shine; let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. The Creed Let us confess our fai, as we sing, We believe in God e Faer, Refrain: We believe, we believe. We believe he is e Holy One, R. We believe in Jesus Christ, e Lord, R. We believe he is God's only Son, R. He was conceived by e Holy Spirit; Born of e Virgin Mary; For us he died and was buried; On e ird day he rose again. We believe in e Holy Spirit, R. We believe in e Holy Church of God, R. 5 We believe in God's forgiveness, The resurrection from e dead. We believe in life everlasting, We believe, we believe - Amen. We believe. Amen. We believe. R The Prayers of e People Sunday School Class 2 Response: Christ e King, hear our prayer. Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Pray for Wangaratta - (Victoria, Australia) The Rt Revd John Parkes. Diocesan Cycle: Pray for Holy Trinity, Yarmou, Rev Helen Chandler and John Overton. Pray for Retired Clergy of e Sou Shore Region: Rev Frances Boutilier, Rev Canon Eric Ingraham, Rev Linda Macdonald, Rev Reg MacDonald and Sandy, Rev Barbara Minard, Rev Gillian Neville-Ball and John Ball, Rev Oliver Osmond and Rosalie, Rev Alvin Westgate and Cay Ramey, The Very Reverend John Wright and Mary, Rev Gordon Druggett and Donna; Widows: June Butler, June Coote, Sheila Findlay, Amy France, Rose Pritchard, Caerine Rigby, Trudy Rudderham. Local Ministerial: The Congregation of Central United Church and e Rev d Grace Caines-Corkum and Barry. Fisheries: Adams & Knickle - Chockle Cap; Clearwater - Atlantic Preserver; Tallship - Picton Castle. The Peace All stand, and Emma addresses e people. Emma: People Friends, God invites us to be peace makers in our world, Following e example of Christ e King of peace. The Peace of e Lord be always wi you. And also wi you. The assembly greets one anoer in e name of e Lord. Offertory Hymn Psalm Paul Halley -Choir and Congregation Each one as ey are able, makes an offering to e Lord for e needs and responsibilities of e Church to be placed on e altar. The Offering will be gaered by: Emma, Rogan, Corbin and Serenity The Bread, Wine and Water will be brought up by: Jasmine, Sebastian and Olivia you and e ark of your streng you and e ark of your streng 6

4 Let your priests be cloed wi righteousness; Let your faiful people sing for joy. For your servant David's sake, do not Turn away e face of your Anointed you and e ark of your streng For e Lord has chosen Zion He has desired her for his habitation This shall be my resting place for ever Here will I dwell, for I delight in her you and e ark of your streng I will surely bless her provisions And satisfy her poor wi bread I will cloe her priests wi salvation And her faiful people will rejoice and sing you and e ark of your streng The Prayer over e Gifts Read by celebrant Eternal God, by your grace you have raised us up and enroned us wi Christ in e heavenly realms. Receive all we offer you is day, and lead us in ose good works for which you have created us. We ask is in e name of Jesus Christ e Lord. Amen. The Great Thanksgiving - Eucharistic Prayer 2 The Lord be wi you. And also wi you. Lift up your hearts. We lift em to e Lord. Let us give anks to e Lord our God. It is right to give our anks and praise. Preface We give you anks and praise, almighty God, rough your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer. He is your living Word, rough whom you have created all ings. By e power of e Holy Spirit he took flesh of e Virgin Mary and shared our human nature. By his resurrection he brings us into e light of your presence. Therefore we praise you Lord, wi all e angels, in eir song of joy. Echo Sanctus - Please repeat in singing each phrase. Holy, holy, holy, Holy, holy, holy, Lord, God of power and might, Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and ear, Heaven and ear Are full of your glory. Are full of your glory. 7 Sing Hosanna! Sing Hosanna! Sing Alleluia! Sing Alleluia! Blessed, blessed is he, Blessed, blessed is he, Who comes in e name of e Lord. Who comes in e name of e Lord. Sing Hosanna! Sing Hosanna! Sing Alleluia! Sing Alleluia! Holy and gracious God, accept our praise, rough your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; who on e night he was handed over to suffering and dea, took bread and gave you anks, saying, Take, and eat: is is my body which is broken for you. In e same way he took e cup, saying, This is my blood which is shed for you. When you do is, you do it in memory of me. Therefore, Faer, according to his command, All We remember his dea, we proclaim his resurrection, we await his coming in glory; Remembering, erefore, his dea and resurrection, we offer you is bread and is cup, giving anks at you have made us wory to stand in your presence and serve you. We ask you to send your Holy Spirit upon e offering of your holy Church. Gaer into one all who share in ese sacred mysteries, filling em wi e Holy Spirit and confirming eir fai in e tru, at togeer we may praise you and give you glory rough your Servant, Jesus Christ. By whom, and wi whom, and in whom, in e unity of e Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, almighty Faer, now and for ever. People Amen. The Lord s Prayer Wi Jesus our King, we pray at God s kingdom may be more fully present among us. Our Faer, who art in heaven, hallowed be y name, y kingdom come, y will be done, on ear as it is in heaven. Give us is day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive ose who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For ine is e kingdom, e power, and e glory, for ever and ever. Amen. The Breaking of e Bread The celebrant breaks e consecrated bread for distribution, and says: We break is bread to share in e body of Christ. We, being many, are one body, for we all share in e one bread. The celebrant invites e people to share in communion and may say, The gifts of God for e People of God. Thanks be to God. 8

5 The Communion Jesus Lamb of God, you take away e sin of e world, have mercy on us. Jesus Bread of life, you take away e sin of e world, have mercy on us. Jesus Prince of Peace you take away e sin of e world, have mercy on us. Jesus Lamb of God, you take away e sin of e world, grant us your peace. The people en receive communion. The sacrament is given wi e following words. The body of Christ (given for you). The blood of Christ (shed for you). The communicant responds each time, Amen. This community of fai, welcomes to e Lord s table all who who wish to be nourished wi e Body and Blood of Christ. During Communion, hymns may be sung, silence may be kept. Communion Hymns Peace is Flowing Like a River Peace is flowing like a river, flowing out from you and me. Flowing out into e desert, setting all e captives free. Love is flowing... Joy is flowing... Fai is flowing... Hope is flowing... #56 'I Am e Bread of Life' Announcements Prayer after Communion Celebrant Let us pray. Standing, e community prays in silence. Almighty God, you have made us a royal priesood in e kingdom of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Make known his victory rough us, we pray, at all e world may see his light. We ask is in e name of Jesus Christ e Lord. Amen. Doxology Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more an we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in e Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen. 9 Blessing & Dismissal May e King of Peace grant us peace and joy all of e days of our lives. And e blessing of God almighty, Faer + Son, and Holy Spirit, be wi you now and remain wi you alway. Amen. Go in peace to love and serve e Lord. Thanks be to God. Recessional Hymn #309 Praise e Lord wi e Sound of Trumpet Postlude: Fanfare - Lemmens The Worship has Ended. Our Service Begins. NOTICES PLEASE NOTE: Pick up your Advent/Christmas Newsletter before leaving church today. It would be appreciated if you could help by delivering to a neighbour or friend. CHRISTMAS MEMORIALS It is e tradition at St. John s for parishioners to make a special contribution to e church in memory of Departed Loved Ones at Christmas. Donations may be made to e Memorial Fund, e Discretionary Fund to help local people in need, e Altar Guild for e Flower Fund, e Food Bank or anoer Fund of your choice. Kindly contact Mary at e Parish Office no later an December 14 so at acknowledgements can be included in our Christmas bulletins. Again is year we are placing a limited number of Wreas in e church for $25.00 in Memory of Loved Ones. FOOD BANK Two trawl tubs are in place at e entrance of e church to place Food Bank items. Please remember e poor and needy when you come to church by bringing a food bank item or gift of money (Income Tax Receipt is issued for monetary donations). Food Bank donations may be placed in ese containers any time. WHITE GIFT SUNDAY Each year members of e parish give someing special at will go to some needy person at Christmas. The Salvation Army which administers e Christmas Daddies program requests at e gifts not be wrapped. White Gift Sunday will be held on December 6. Parishioners are asked to bring gifts suitable for a boy, girl, adult male or adult female. 10

6 The Mission to Seafarers Christmas Shoe Box Program helps to make Christmas a little more special for each seafarer when away from home at is special time of year. It would be appreciated if members of is parish would support is program again by preparing a shoe box sized gift at includes a woolen hat, scarf, gloves or mitts, socks, men s and women s toiletries such as shampoo, soap, toopaste, toobrush and disposable razor, playing cards, hard candy and a small memento of your community or area. A Christmas card wi your return address is optional. The top and bottom of e box can be wrapped separately. All gifts are inspected to meet e custom and harbour police requirements and a New Testament is placed in each. You can drop off your shoe box gifts at e church or Parish Office by December 13. On Sunday, November 29, we are delighted to welcome Kay Lucking and e Madagascar School Project. Kay will be speaking at our services wi an opportunity to greet her following e service. ADVENT Next Sunday, e First Sunday of Advent, marks e beginning of a new liturgical year in e church and e four weeks of preparation for Christmas. The Sunday School children will be putting up e Jesse Tree on st e 1 Sunday in Advent, November 29 and assist wi e lighting of e Advent Candles. ST. JOHN S ITALIAN DINNER Mark your calendar for Sunday, November 29, from 4:30pm-6:pm, as we gaer for an Italian Dinner wi Lasagna, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread and dessert. Cost is $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children under 12. Please order your tickets from e Parish Office. Take Outs are available but should be preordered. Please indicate your choice of Lasagna: Meat, Vegetarian or Gluten Free. This dinner is being presented by e Parish Council wi e support of e ACW. Pastoral Visiting If you would like a pastoral visit or know of someone who would, please contact e parish office. TH 8 ANNUAL LUNENBURG COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS Christmas Dinner at e Lunenburg Fire Hall December 25 at 1pm. A small donation of dried or canned goods for e Food Bank please. Tickets cost $10.00 and are available at The Shop On e Corner. Limited seating. For more info call Debra Hofrichter at Please join us in extending belated birday wishes to Beatrice Hiltz who turned 92 years old. Happy Birday Beatrice and we wish you many more. Parish Contacts RECTOR: Archdeacon Michael H. Mitchell rectorlunenburg@eastlink.ca SECRETARY: Mary Wagner PARISH OFFICE: stjohnslunenburg@bellaliant.com; WEB: PRIEST ASSISTANT: Rev. Louis Quennelle louisq@eastlink.ca HONORARY ASSOCIATES: Rev. Linda Macdonald , Rev. Oliver Osmond , Rev. Alvin Westgate PARISH WARDENS Wayne Dodge Heaer Eisenhauer CHAIR OF PARISH COUNCIL Heaer Eisenhauer ORGANIST/CHOIR DIRECTOR Barbara Butler HAND BELLS Sharon Hill HONORARY ORGANIST James Aulenbach CHIMER Peter Allen TREASURER Cammy Tibbo ALTAR GUILD Joyce Creaser PASTORAL VISITATION PRAYER & HEALING MINISTRY Holly Mitchell SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT Louis Quennelle HERITAGE Roger Demone MUSIC Jane Ritcey Moore PROPERTY Wayne Dodge LADIES GUILD Susan MacMillan ACW Barbara Nowe ACW CATERING Patty Tanner LAY READERS Roger Demone SERVERS Sheila Morris SUNDAY SCHOOL & NURSERY Rena Demone TOURS Peter Allen CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Mary Meisner FOOD BANK Laura Roblee MEALS ON WHEELS Laura Roblee , Barbara Simonds PLANNED GIVING Jim Eisenhauer PWRDF Velvet Eliuk REGIONAL COUNCIL Mary Meisner, Velvet Eliuk, Betty Lou Olivier SAFER CHURCH Duncan Crowdis SYNOD DELEGATES Holly Mitchell, Mary Wagner CUSTODIAN Paul Woodley CHURCH SEXTON Paul Woodley NEWSLETTER Janice & Brian Kenefick WEBSITE Grant Dixon Church Calendars are available from Hazel Oliver