Communion Motet Tantum ergo Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Tantum ergo sacramentum veneremur cernui, et antiquum documentum novo cedat ritui; praestet fides supplementum sensuum defectui. Genitori Genitoque laus et iubilatio, salus, honor, virtus quoque sit et benedictio; procedenti ab utroque compar sit laudatio. Amen. Therefore so great a Sacrament let us fall down and worship, And let the old law give way to a new rite, And let faith stand forward to make good the defects of sense. To the Father and the Son be praise and joy, Health, honour and virtue and blessing, And to him proceeding from both be equal praise. Amen. The Lord s Prayer p. 85 The Prayer of Thanksgiving pp. 85 86 The Gloria in Excelsis p. 86 The Blessing Closing Hymn 454 FATHER, hear the prayer we offer Sussex Voluntary Fugue sur le mon d Alain, op. 7 Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) After the 10:30 service, please stay for tea and coffee in the parish hall. The hall is just out the door near the pulpit and up the concrete walk. There is a wheelchair ramp off the Maitland Street side of the hall. We are blessed with a wonderfully faithful Priest-in-Charge at St. George's in the person of Fr. Jim Purchase. During this Interim period, as we seek a new rector, please consider making use of the following prayer: A Prayer to Use as We Seek a New Rector Almighty GOD, who knowest the needs of thy Church in every place: Look graciously at this time upon the people of this parish; and give to us a faithful Pastor, who shall feed thy flock according to thy will, and make ready a people acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Upcoming Services & Events Wednesday, November 1 in the Round Church: All Saints Day will be celebrated with 10:00am Said Holy Communion and 6:00pm Choral Holy Communion, with guest preacher Ginny Wilmhoff. The service time has been changed to 6:00pm so that those wishing to attend the installation of Archbishop Cutler may do so as well. Thursday, November 2 at 7:00pm in the Little Dutch Church: All Souls Day will be commemorated with Litany in Procession in the graveyard and Requiem Eucharist inside the restored Little Dutch Church. Please dress warmly! Sunday, November 5 at 10:00am in the Round Church: A service of Choral Matins will be offered with special observance of Remembrance Day. This service will be followed by the 10.30am service of Choral Holy Communion. Services today 8 am Holy Communion begins on page 67 of the Book of Common Prayer. The Collect, Epistle and Gospel for today are found on pages 250-252. The Introit and Gradual Psalms are printed in this bulletin. 10 am Morning Prayer begins on page 6 of the Prayer Book. Lessons: Job 38 (& 42:1-6); Col. 3:12-4:6. Psalm 107, pt. 1. 5 pm Evensong begins on page 18 of the Prayer Book. Lessons: Job 28; Matt 13:44-end. Psalm 107, pt. 2, & 108. To learn more about worship, outreach, Sunday School, music, and events at St George s, visit our website: www.roundchurch.ca 2222 Brunswick St, Halifax, NS B3K 2Z3 www.roundchurch.ca 902-423-1059 The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity October 29, 2017 Untitled depicting Matthew 22:11-14. (pub. 1840). Jan Luyken (1649-1712). Etching. Welcome! Who are we? In response to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Parish of Saint George offers a unique combination of traditional Anglican worship and a commitment to Inner-City Ministry. Open to the community that surrounds it, Saint George s dares to be shaped by the Inner City, yet seeks to transform our neighbourhood by preaching, in Word and action, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Come join us in worship, fellowship and outreach ministry.
10:30 am Choral Holy Communion Mass Setting: Mass in E-flat, JWV 57 Josef Rheinberger (1839 1901) Creed & Gloria: John Merbecke (1510-1585) Fr. Harris will be conducting both the 8am and 10:30am Holy Communion services today, while Fr. Purchase takes a well-deserved break. Opening Hymn 543 O FOR a heart to praise my GOD Introit Psalm 145:1-13 Martyrdom tone III.6 The Collect Please sit The Epistle (Ephesians 5:15) Please stand Gradual Psalm 145:14-17 pp. 250-251 p. 251 tone VIII.1 I WILL MAG-nify thee, my^god and King: / and I will praise thy Name for e-ver and e^ver. Every day will I give thanks un-to thee, / and praise thy Name for e-ver and e-ver. Great is the Lord, and high-ly^ to be praised; / there is no end of his great^ ness. One generation shall praise thy works un-to a-no^ther, / and de-clare thy might-y deeds. As for me, I will be talking of thy wor-ship, / thy glory, thy praise, and wond-rous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy mar-vel-lous acts; / and I will al-so tell of thy great^ness. The memorial of thy abundant kind-ness^shall be showed; / and men shall sing of thy righ-teous-ness. The Lord is gra-cious^and mer-ci^ful, / long-suffering, and of great kind-ness. The Lord is lov-ing^un-to all: / and his mercies are ov-er all his works. All thy works praise thee, O Lord, / and thy saints give thanks un-to thee. They show the glory of thy king-dom, /--- and talk of thy power; That thy power, thy glory, and the mightiness of thy king-dom / might be known un-to men. Thy kingdom is an ever-last-ing king-dom, / and thy dominion endureth through-out all a-ges. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the Ho-ly Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be, / world with-out end. A-men. Please kneel The Lord's Prayer and Collect for Purity The Summary of the Law The Kyrie Kyrie eleison Christe eleison Kyrie eleison Lord have mercy upon us,, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us.. p. 67 p. 69 p. 70 THE LORD IS faithful in all his words, / and gra-cious in all his^deeds. The Lord upholdeth all such as fall, / and lifteth up all those that are down. The eyes of all wait upon thee, / and thou givest them their meat in due sea-son. Thou openest thy hand, / and fillest all things liv-ing with plen-teous^ness. The Holy Gospel (St Matthew 22:1) pp. 251-252 The Nicene Creed pp. 71-72 The Sermon Offertory Hymn 393 PRAISE to the LORD, the Almighty Lobe den Herren After the biddings, please kneel The Prayer of Intercession & Invitation to Confession pp. 75-76 The Confession The Absolution, Comfortable Words, & Thanksgiving pp. 77-78 The Sanctus and Benedictus Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt cœli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis. The Prayer of Consecration & Pax The Prayer of Humble Access The Agnus Dei Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. (bis). Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem. Holy Communion O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. (repeat). O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us thy peace. The Anglican Church of Canada welcomes communicant members of all Churches who have been baptized with water in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, to receive Holy Communion in faith, hope and charity. Communion Hymn 539 THE King of love my Shepherd is The Rev d Canon Peter Harris p. 77 p. 81 Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. pp. 82-83 pp. 83-84 p. 84 Dominus Regit me
UPCOMING EVENTS The Installation of Archbishop Cutler The installation of Archbishop Cutler as Metropolitan of the Province of Canada will take place on Wednesday, November 1 at 7:00pm at the Cathedral Church of All Saints. St George's Youth Group Who: for all kids ages 11-16/17 What: tea & snacks/games; study session; prayer When: 6-8pm Sundays November 5, 19 December 10 Where: Trinity House; St George s Round Church Choral Mattins and Holy Communion Sunday, November 5 at 10:00am in the Round Church: A service of Choral Matins will be offered with special observance of Remembrance Day. The Sunday School will participate, and the Junior Choir will sing. Guest trumpeter Noah Hartlen will play the Last Post and the Reveille and we will be joined by WWII veteran Norman Crewe. This service will be followed by the 10.30am service of Choral Holy Communion. Upcoming Concert For All The Saints For All The Saints The annual musical celebration of All Saints and All Souls with the University of King s College Chapel Choir, directed by Paul Halley. This year featuring the Requiem (Mass for the Dead) by Cristóbal de Morales, composed in 1544 in Spain, juxtaposed by the Mass in G by Francis Poulenc (1937, France). A rare opportunity to hear these outstanding works performed live! Sunday, November 5 at 4:00 p.m. in the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax. Tickets ($25 / $15 general admission, taxes incl.) sold in advance at www.tickethalifax.com / 902.422.6278. Tickets also sold at the door. Information at www.ukings.ca/concerts. 2222 Brunswick St, Halifax, NS B3K 2Z3 www.roundchurch.ca (902)423-1059 parish office hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm Note: All phone numbers below are preceded by the area code 902 Priest-in-Charge: Fr. Jim Purchase 455-1888 jhpurchase@hotmail.com Parish Admin: Jordan Gracie 423-1059 office@roundchurch.ca Warden: Al Wilson al_wilson@ns.symptico.ca Warden: Jacquie de Mestral jdemestral@gmail.com Warden: Sue Zinck Music Director: Garth MacPhee 423-1059 music@roundchurch.ca Treasurer: Jan Connors jconnors@eastlink.ca Finance Chair: Nathan McAllister nathancmcallister@gmail.com Sexton: Matthew Vanderkwaak and Joe Blackwood 429-0750 sexton@roundchurch.ca YouthNet: Rosalind Curran 422-4614 director@stgeorgesyouthnet.ca Envelope Secretary: Judith Fisher judithellenfisher@gmail.com Altar Guild: Tracy Lenfesty tracy.lenfesty@eastlink.ca Sunday School: Meghan Jamieson meghan_j_ca@yahoo.ca Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Sun Thoothukudi - Nazareth - (South India) The Rt Rev d Samuel D. Ebenezer Clement Tirunelveli - (South India) The Rt Rev d Jayaraj Christdoss Mon Toamasina - (Indian Ocean) The Rt Rev d Jean Paul Solo Tue Tohoku - (Japan) The Rt Rev d John Hiromichi Kato Wed Tokyo - (Japan) The Rt Rev d Andrew Yoshimichi Ohata Thu Toliara - (Indian Ocean) The Rt Rev d Todd McGregor Fri Rutana - (Burundi) The Rt Rev d Pontien Ribakare Torit - (Loryko, South Sudan) The Rt Rev d Bernard Oringa Balmoi Torit - Kapoeta Area - (Loryko, South Sudan) The Rt Rev d Isaac Deu Chon Torit - Magwi Area - (Loryko, South Sudan) The Rt Rev d Martin Abuni Sat Toronto - (Ontario, Canada) The Most Rev'd Colin Robert Johnson Suffragan Bishop of Toronto - Trent-Durham - The Rt Rev'd Riscylla Shaw Suffragan Bishop of Toronto - York-Credit Valley - The Rt Rev'd Jenny Andison Suffragan Bishop of Toronto - York-Scarborough - The Rt Rev'd Kevin Robertson Suffragan Bishop of Toronto - York-Simcoe - The Rt Rev'd Peter Fenty Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: The Parish Chester: St. Stephen s. Chester; St. George s, East River; All Saints, Canaan: The Archdeacon Ian Wissler The Parish of Lockeport-Barrington: Holy Cross, Lockeport; Holy Trinity, Jordan Falls; Church of the Resurrection, Churchover: The Rev d Doug Chard, Priest-in-Charge. Prayer Partner Ministry: Pray for the Parish of St. Timothy, Hatchet Lake and St. Paul, Terence Bay. Pray for the Sick: Susan, and Peter. For Continuing Prayers: Brian, Catherine, Lowell, Dick, Ken, David, Catriona, Ann, Patricia, Dorothy, Margaret, Stephen, Barbara, Barbara, Fr. Gordon and Fr. Christopher. For General Prayers: The Almasalma Family. For the Faithful Departed: Rita Mary Blanche Innis ( 03), Jessie Foote ( 05), Josephine Connors ( 08), Jacques Berthoud ( 11), Beverly Mahabir ( 17), Jerry Brushett ( 17), Eleanor Rhymes ( 06), and Anne Larsson ( 09). Notices & Announcements October 29, 2017 The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity Worship schedule Daily Offices (All services will be held in the Round Church until June 4, 2017) Morning Prayer: Mon Fri, 9 am Evening Prayer: Mon Fri, 5:30 pm Said Holy Communion: Wed, 10 am; Sun, 8 am Choral Holy Communion: Sun, 10:30 am Evensong: Sunday, 5 pm Soup Kitchen Update Last Week, October 22: Team 2 led by Mary Hills. Food and volunteers came from All Saints Bedford; 137 were served. Yesterday, October 28: Team 3 led by Mike and Wendy Himmelman. Food was graciously donated and prepared by Mike and Wendy. Next Week, November 4: Team 4 led by Vacant. Food and volunteers will come from St. Mark s, Halifax. If you are interested in volunteering with the soup kitchen, please contact the Parish Office (ph: 902 423 1059; e: office@roundchurch.ca) Lessons for the week of Trinity 20 Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Mon Ezra 9; Titus 1:1-2:8 Ezra 10:1-19; Heb. 10:19-end Tue Neh. 1; Titus 2:9-3 end Neh. 2; Heb. 11:1-16 Wed Neh. 4; 2 Tim. 1 Neh. 5; Heb. 11:17-end Thu Neh. 6:1-7:4; 2 Tim. 2 Neh. 8; Heb. 12:1-13 Fri Neh. 9:1-23; 2 Tim. 3 Neh. 9:24-end; Heb. 12:14-end Sat Neh. 13; 2 Tim. 4 Dan. 1; Heb. 13
Search for new Parish Treasurer As many of you will know, our beloved Treasurer, Jan Connors, will be stepping down as of the next Annual Meeting. We are hoping to fill the position as soon as we can so that the new Treasurer will have some time with Jan. This should facilitate the transition. A detailed list of duties is available from Jan, but the main duties are preparing financial statements for Parish Council and the Annual Meeting, preparing returns for CRA and the Diocese, preparing cheques to pay invoices, reconciliation, coordinating with the Envelope Secretary, especially to issue tax receipts, etc. A parish PC laptop running Windows 10 will provide dedicated access to Quickbooks Premier Non-profit Edition accounting software and file storage. The position includes a stipend of $4800 per year. The Treasurer should have some practical accounting/bookkeeping experience, whether professional or volunteer, along with a working knowledge of Quickbooks or an aptitude for learning software programs. If you have questions or are interested, please contact Jan Connors, Jacquie DeMestral, or Tracy Lenfesty. Sunday School Volunteers Needed The Sunday School is in need of teachers for both the preschool and elementary age groups. If you have any questions about what is involved in teaching in the Sunday School, or are interested in helping out, please contact Meghan Jamieson either by speaking to her after the 10:30am service of Choral Holy Communion, calling her at 902 435 1664, or emailing her at Meghan_j_ca@yahoo.ca. Hall and Church Keys If you are in possession of any of the following keys to the Parish Hall:6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, Or any of the following keys to the Round Church: 11, 25, 30, 31, 37, or 50, please contact the Parish Office or speak to Jordan Gracie. Parochial Search Committee Update The Parochial Search Committee met with Archbishop Cutler on the evening of October 10th. The purpose of the meeting was to develop a list of candidates to interview for the position of our Rector. That list was agreed on, and interviews will occur during the next three weeks. Archbishop Cutler has agreed to a short extension to the usual 14 days in order that the committee may gain some additional information, and to have all committee members available for the interviews. Once the interviews are concluded, the committee has three choices. One, forward a single name as the recommended candidate to the Bishop, forward a ranked list, or reject all candidates, resulting in a new advertisement period for the position. Assuming there is a successful candidate to recommend, Archdeacon Smith will then assist the committee and successful candidate to develop a mutual covenant. When this is accepted and signed off by Archbishop Cutler, he will send the parish a letter and we will announce the new Rector. Until such time as Archbishop Cutler informs the parish in writing of the new Rector, Diocesan Canon 25 does not allow for the committee to discuss the names of the candidates, or other information gained by being a member of the committee. Once the successful candidate is named, the same canon does not allow discussion of other names considered, or other information gained by being a member of the parochial committee. We ask for your continued prayer during these stages in our search for a new Rector. Al Wilson Chair, Parochial Search Committee and Warden 2018 Prayer Book Calendars now available Church calendars for 2018 following the Church Year according to the Book of Common Prayer are now available. You may call or email the parish office (ph: 902 423 1059; e: office@roundchurch.ca) to reserve your calendar, or, beginning Sunday, October 22nd, see Maxine Miles after the 8 am service of Said Holy Communion, or Susan Harris or Jordan Gracie after the 10:30am service of Choral Holy Communion. The cost of each calendar is $7, the same as last year. Names to be Remembered There are now two lists at the back of the church. One is for the names of those faithful departed who will be remembered at the All Souls Day service in the Little Dutch Church at 7:00pm on Thursday, November 2. The other is for the names of those who have died for their country in war; those who have lived and died in the service of others, who will be remembered at the Choral Mattins of Remembrance at 10:00am on Sunday, November 5 in the Round Church. Please read each list carefully to ensure that you write each name on its intended list. BCP Missing A personal copy of the Book of Common Prayer, large print, with a black leather cover, ribbon bookmarks, and an inscribed bookplate has gone missing. It was last seen in the Little Dutch Church or Round Church at Evening Prayer in late September. It's been a companion since baptism, so there would be rejoicing at its return. Please contact Sue Zinck if you have seen it. Excerpt from Common Prayer: A Commendtary on the Prayer Book Lectionary The theme for this Sunday is cheerful obedience and service to God. The Epistle today exhorts us to spiritual joyfulness: be filled with the Spirit...singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. This Christian joy is one of the great sources of spiritual strength and progress. The Christian life is not one of downcast eyes but of cheerfulness. The connection between this Epistle and the Collect is clear, the petition of the Collect echoing the teachings of the Epistle. We pray to be kept from all hurtful things which hinder us from cheerful service and, as the Epistle warns, from the carelessness, laziness and self-indulgence with which we are all so often tempted. The Collect concludes that, thus guarded and guided, we may cheerfully accomplish the things which God would have us do, in the joyful spirit described in the Epistle.
Direct Debit Offering One of the ways that you can regularly support the Parish is through a Direct Debit Offering. A Direct Debit Offering is automatically deducted from your bank account at the end of each month, and allows you to support the work of the parish even if you aren t physically present to place an offering on the collection plate. If you are interested in giving your offering by Direct Debit, please pick up a Direct Debit Offering Enrollment Request form from the back of the church, fill it out, and submit the form to the Parish Office. For more information, please contact the Treasurer, Jan Connors her contact information is on the back of the Notices & Announcements Bulletin. At the Annual General Meeting in February, we pledged to raise $210,754 in undesignated offerings to support the Parish and its ministries. In addition, we pledged to raise: $266 to support the Deaf Ministry, $2750 to support Christmas Outreach to families and shut-ins, $545 to support the work of missions, $1100 to provide Outreach in the form of Family Support, and $4000 to support our Soup Kitchen. As of September 30, 2017, the most recent date for which financial statements are available, we have raised $133,026.59 in undesignated offerings (meaning that we still have $77,727.41 left to raise by December 31). In addition, we have raised: $90 to support the Deaf Ministry $0 to support Christmas Outreach to families and shut-ins $95 to support the work of missions $460 to provide Outreach in the form of Family Support $2642.22 to support our Soup Kitchen Please consider prayerfully how you can best support the valuable and important work of this Parish.