Key contacts (please contact through the office) Wardens: Bonny Hietala and Andy Khan Deputy Warden: Dan Della Rossa (Property Mgr) Music Director and Organist: Greg Paskaruk Church Administrative Assistant: Rebecca Scanga Office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am-1:30pm The Rev. Susan Haig s office hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays barring Pastoral Calls NEXT WEEK: Sunday, April 13 th, 2014 The Sunday of the Passion 8:30am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am Sung Eucharist with Choir and Sunday School Readings: Is 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Phil 2:5-11 Matthew 27:11-54 Saints and Holy Day observances this week: April 9 William Law, Priest and Spiritual Leader, 1761 April 10 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556 April 11 George Augustus Selwyn, First Missionary Bishop of New Zealand, 1878 Sunday, April 6 th, 2014 Fifth Sunday in Lent 8:30 am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am Sung Eucharist with Choir and Sunday School The Rev. Susan Haig The Rev. Allan Kirk Priest-in-Charge Honorary Assistant St. Theodore of Canterbury Anglican Church 111 Cactus Avenue North York, Ontario M2R 2V1 Telephone: 416-222-2461 Facsimile: Please call ahead E-mail: theodorechurch@bellnet.ca Website: sttheodore.ca Our mission To be a supportive Christian community allowing the Holy Spirit to grow within us so that we may become a living symbol of Christ s presence.
April 6 th, 2014 8:30 HOLY EUCHARIST Prayer Book page 67 Psalm 130 page 502 Collect see 10:30 service Ezek 37:1-14 John 11:1-45 10:30 SUNG EUCHARIST Gathering of the Community Organ Prelude: Romanza Niels W. Gade (1817-1890) Chorale Prelude: Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein Johann Nicolaus Hanff (1630-1706) The Chorale Prelude focuses on the 5th verse of the hymn by Martin Luther. The melody is from the handbook of hymns designed by Luther for use outside church as well as in services. One edition describes it as a handbook for a present day Christian quite useful to have at hand for continuous practice and contemplation of spiritual songs and psalms, skillfully and artfully translated to German. Processional Hymn: Thou Art the Way: To Thee 515 Celebrant: 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 also with you. Celebrant: Almighty God, All: to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Trisagion Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one, have mercy upon us. Collect of the Day Almighty God, your Son came into the world to free us all from sin and death. Breathe upon us with the power of your Spirit, that we may be raised to new life in Christ, and serve you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Children s Time Mother Susan THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD First Reading: Ezek 37:1-14 Andy Khan Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Response: Thanks be to God Psalm 130
Gradual Hymn: Revive Thy Work, O Lord 454 Please stand for the Gospel Reader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. John 11:1-45 Reader: The Gospel of Christ. People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. HOMILY Mother Susan Second Reading: Rom 8:6-11 Ananda Abayaratna Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Response: Thanks be to God Commissioning of New Officers Please stand Officiant: Brothers and Sisters in Christ, we are all baptized by the one, Spirit into one body, and given gifts for a variety of ministries for the common good. Our purpose today is to recognize and affirm the ministry of healing for which Carol and Dianne have offered themselves. Is it your will that they fulfill this ministry? People: It is Officiant: You have been called to this ministry. Will you, as long as you are engaged in this work, perform it with care, to the honour of God and the benefit of the Church? Answer: I will
Officiant: (to the Congregation) Will you uphold them in their service? People: We will Officiant: Let us pray. Blessed are you, gracious God, our creator and redeemer. In every age you call people to minister in your name. May the work of these your servants so build up your Church, that we may faithfully serve you and show your love in all the world. Blessed are you, O God, now and for ever. Amen Dianne and Carol, the Lord enable and uphold you in this ministry. Prayers of the People Please stand, sit, or kneel Response: As announced Confession and Absolution Dan Della Rossa Dear friends in Christ, God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy; welcoming sinners and inviting them to this table. Let us confess our sins, confident in God s forgiveness. Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen. Celebrant: Almighty God have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. People: Amen. The Peace Please stand Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you. People: And also with you. THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Offertory Hymn: O for a Thousand Tongues 306 Prayer over the Gifts Giver of life, your Son has destroyed the power of death for all those who believe in him. Accept all we offer you this day and strengthen us in faith and hope; through Jesus Christ, the Lord of all the living. Amen. Eucharistic Prayer 3 Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Celebrant: Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; because you bid your faithful people to cleanse their hearts and to prepare with joy for the paschal feast; that reborn through the waters of baptism and renewed in the eucharistic mystery, we may be more fervent in prayer and more generous in the works of love. Therefore we raise our voices to you in praise to proclaim the glory of your name. People: 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. Celebrant: We give thanks to you, Lord our God, for the goodness and love you have made known to us in creation; in calling Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, a death he freely accepted, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink this, all of you: this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me. Therefore, Father, according to his command, All: we remember his death, we proclaim his resurrection, we await his coming in glory; Celebrant: and we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation this bread and this wine. We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts, that they may be the sacrament
of the body of Christ and his blood of the new covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we, made acceptable in him, may be sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ, and make them new, and bring us to that city of light where you dwell with all your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the first born of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation; by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. People: Amen. 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. The Breaking of the Bread Celebrant: We break this bread, People: Communion in Christ s body once broken. Celebrant: Let your Church be the wheat which bears its fruit in dying. All: If we have died with him, we shall live with him; if we hold firm, we shall reign with him. The Communion Agnus Dei Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us. Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us. Jesus, redeemer of the world, give us your peace, give us your peace. Communion Hymn: Now the Green Blade Rises 237 Anthem: Restore in Us, O God CP 178 Prayer after Communion Please stand God of hope, in this eucharist we have tasted the promise of your heavenly banquet and the richness of eternal life. May we who bear witness to the death of your Son, also proclaim the glory of his resurrection, for he is Lord for ever and ever. Amen. Doxology Celebrant: Glory to God, All: 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. Blessing Recessional Hymn: Come, Thou Holy Spirit 636 Dismissal Now Go in Peace Now go in peace, now go in love, from the Father above. Jesus Christ the Son stay with you till the day is done. Holy Spirit encircle you in all you think and do. Once again God s blessing be with us. Amen. Postlude: Fugue in G J. L. Krebs (1713-1780) Servers: Elmer Highland, Anushka Abayaratna and Gayan Abayaratna Chalice Bearers: Sandy Khan and Elmer Highland The Altar Flowers are in loving memory of Stephen Krawec (Joan, Geoffrey, Theresa, Richard and Michael). In your prayers please remember the sick and those who have requested our prayers: Al, Allan, Andrew, Anne, Aneesa, Annette, Ansil, Barclay, Betty, Bill, Bishma, Carmen, Chris, Christopher, Cicely, Claudette, Connie, Cornelius, David, Derek, Donna, Doris, Douglas, Edna, Eileen, Fay, Felina, Gorretti, Greg, Gregory, Gus, Gwen, Heather, Ivris, Ivy, Janet, Jean, Jim, Joan, Joke, Kevin, Kolyn, Lenny, Lloyd, Marcel, Marie, Mark, Marla, Mavis, Michael, Mui, Nadia, Nancy, Neal, Patrick, Preston, Ratinee, Reon, Richard, Rita, Riva, Ronnie, Ryan, Shalima, Shirley, Sonia, Steve, Tom, Tricia, Vincent, Wayne,Wilhemina, and Yvonne. This week we pray for Winston and Vernessa Aleong, Lindsay, Frances and Megan Allison, Joan Andreychuk and their families. Announcements: Natural Church Development (NCD): Thanks again to those that were part of the initial survey and meetings. Your input was invaluable. Parishioners will find an insert in today s bulletin with the results of the survey. From the process so far, we are pleased to launch our slogan. Flex your faith share your story *Palm Crosses and Easter Bulletins: We will be assembling the palm crosses and collating the Easter Bulletins at 10am on Thursday. Open to all. Coffee, tea and treats will be served. *Monks Cell: It s back! You won t want to miss out on this incredible event. Please add May 2 nd and 3 rd to your calendars. Consider whom you could invite to join you at your table. Please speak to Kirk or Kari for information about getting your tickets and/or volunteering. *Blessings: The last Sunday of the month we will be celebrating the special events in our Church with a blessing. Please take a moment to add your special date to the binder in the Narthex. *Financial Donations: for ease of regular givings you can subscribe to the pre-authorized givings programme. PAG forms can be found in the Narthex. *Coffee Hour: If you are able, please drop a loonie or toonie into the coffee donation box to help offset the
weekly cost. 2014 Financial Position (to March 31, 2014) General Account only Cash Inflows $33,000 Cash Outflows $39,500 Net cash inflows/(outflows) ($6,500) Opening cash $10,400 Cash balance, at March 31, 2014 $3,900 Net Outstanding invoices (est.) $3,000 Net Surplus, March 31, 2014 $900 Today after 10:30am eucharist Monday, April 7 th 10am Wednesday, April 9 th 12 noon Thursday, April 10th 10am Wednesday, May 28 th 7:30pm Upcoming Dates Lenten Study "Talking Back: Questioning the Preacher, Questioning the Text." In the Hall during Coffee Hour Youth Server meeting with Mother Susan Prayer Group Meeting All are welcome Simple Eucharist Palm cross assembling and bulletin collating Advisory Board Meeting Easter Flowers The Altar Guild of St. Theodore s takes great pride in decorating the church for Easter. We order lilies and extra flowers to adorn our altar. After Easter the plants and flowers are taken to our shut-in or ill members. If you would like to help us with the cost of these flowers, please fill in the form below and place it in an envelope marked Easter Flowers together with your donation and put it either on the collection plate or hand it into the church office. We will print the list of memorial and thank offerings in our Easter bulletins; therefore, we need this request/donation by Monday. In loving memory of (please print) In thanksgiving for (please print) Name of Donor (please print) Envelope # Amount of gift $
Holy Week and Easter Services *Thursday, April 17 th 8:00pm The Eucharist, Washing of the Feet and Stripping of the Altar *Friday, April 18 th 10:30am Good Friday Liturgy Stations of the Cross around the neighbourhood finishing with the Solemn Liturgy at the church *Saturday, April 19 th 8pm Easter Vigil *Sunday, April 20 th 8:30 am Holy Eucharist 10:30am Sung Eucharist with Choir and Sunday School