We thank you that on the night before he died for us Jesus took bread,
and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, gave it to his friends
and said: “Take, eat, this is my Body, broken for you. Do this for the
remembrance of me.”
After supper Jesus took the cup of wine, said the blessing, gave it to his
friends and said: “Drink this, all of you: this cup is the new Covenant in
my Blood, poured out for you and for all for the forgiveness of sin. Do
this for the remembrance of me.”
And so, remembering all that was done for us: the cross, the tomb, the
resurrection and ascension, longing for Christ’s coming in glory, and
presenting to you these gifts your earth has formed and human hands
have made, we acclaim you, O Christ:
All Dying, you destroyed our death. Rising, you restored our life. Christ
Jesus, come in glory!
Presider Send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these gifts of bread and wine
that they may be to us the Body and Blood of your Christ. Grant that
we, burning with your Spirit’s power, may be a people of hope, justice
and love.
Giver of Life, draw us together in the Body of Christ, and in the
fullness of time gather us with all your people into the joy of our true
eternal home. Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, by the
inspiration of your Holy Spirit, we worship you our God and Creator
in voices of unending praise.
All Blessed are you now and for ever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
McNeil Robinson
Presider As our Saviour taught us, let us pray,
All Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from
the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
Motet
(Psalm 81: 1)
Alessandro Scarlatti
May 21, 2017 • Sung Eucharist at 9:00am
Prayer after Communion
Presider Let us pray. PLEASE STAND
Father, you restored us to life by raising your Son from death. May we
who receive this sacrament always be strengthened to do your will, in
the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord.
People Amen.
Presider 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.
Tune: Ar Hyd Y Nos
Hymn
For the fruit of all creation, thanks be to God;
gifts bestowed on every nation, thanks be to God.
For the ploughing, sowing, reaping, silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth’s safe-keeping, thanks be to God.
Presider Live in us, that we may live in you.
The Communion
Dismissal
PLEASE CROSS YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR CHEST TO INDICATE THIS TO THE PRIEST.
COMMUNICANTS WHO DO NOT WISH TO DRINK FROM THE CHALICE SHOULD NOT DIP
THE BREAD INTO THE CUP. INSTEAD, AFTER EATING THE BREAD, CROSS YOUR HANDS
OVER YOUR CHEST AS THE CHALICE BEARER PASSES BY, OR MAKE A SIGN OF REVERENCE
BY GENTLY TOUCHING THE BASE OF THE CUP WHEN IT IS PRESENTED TO YOU.
THOSE DRINKING FROM THE CUP ARE ASKED TO ASSIST THE MINISTER BY
GRASPING IT AT THE BASE AND GUIDING IT TO THEIR LIPS.
Tune: Rhosymedre
Author of life divine, who hast a table spread,
furnished with mystic wine and everlasting bread,
preserve the life thyself hast given, and feed and train us up for heaven.
Prelude
Presider Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Alleluia.
People Thanks be to God. Alleluia.
Postlude
Organ Sonata de Primo Tono
José Lidon
Presiding Celebrant: The Sub-Dean • Homilist: The Dean
Reader: Margaret Dougherty • Intercessor: Carol Kysela • Chalice Bearer: Rob Haines
Stewards: Robert Hart & Edith Reese
Director of Music: Robert Busiakiewicz • Organist: Ian Sadler
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Suite on the 2nd Tone
Jean-Adam Guilain
Welcome and Announcements
Hymn
Tune: All Things Bright
Refrain All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.
Each radiant flower that opens, each vibrant bird that sings,
God made their glowing colours, God made their lively wings. Refrain
Presider May the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord
Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal
covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will,
working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, and the blessing of
God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you
and remain with you always.
People Amen.
For the harvests of the Spirit, thanks be to God.
For the good we all inherit, thanks be to God.
For the wonders that astound us, for the truths that still confound us,
most of all, that love has found us, thanks be to God.
ALL BAPTIZED PERSONS ARE WELCOME TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION.
GLUTEN-FREE HOSTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
THOSE NOT RECEIVING COMMUNION MAY WISH TO RECEIVE A BLESSING.
PLEASE OBSERVE SILENCE BEFORE THE SERVICE BEGINS,
AND ENSURE THAT CELL PHONES ARE TURNED OFF.
PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT PERMITTED DURING THE LITURGY.
The Blessing
In the just reward of labour, God’s will is done.
In the help we give our neighbour, God’s will is done.
In our world-wide task of caring for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing, God’s will is done.
Agnus Dei
New English Folk Mass
All Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Rogation
Exult God, who is our help. Alleluia.
Presider We were buried in your tomb.
All Now we share in your resurrection.
Communion Hymn
Exultate Deo
Diocese of Toronto • Anglican Church of Canada
Exultate Deo, adjutori nostro, alleluja.
The Breaking of the Bread
Presider Lord, we died with you on the cross.
All Now we are raised to new life.
Presider The gifts of God for the People of God.
People Thanks be to God.
The Cathedral Church of St. James
Our needy souls sustain with fresh supplies of love,
till all thy life we gain, and all thy fullness prove,
and, strengthened by thy perfect grace, behold without a veil thy face.
The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruit in the garden, God made them every one. Refrain
The rocky mountain splendour, the loon’s wild, haunting call,
the great lakes and the prairies, the forest in the fall. Refrain
God gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell
how great is the Creator, who has made all things well. Refrain
Presider
People
Presider
People
Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
May his grace and peace be with you.
May he fill our hearts with joy.
Presider Almighty God,
People 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.
Gloria
New English Folk Mass
Presider Glory to God in the highest,
All And peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly king, almighty
God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you
for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God,
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For
you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the
Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.
Collect of the Day
Presider Let us pray. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING
Merciful God, you have prepared for those who love you riches beyond
imagination. Pour into our hearts such love toward you, that we,
loving you above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed
all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
People Amen.
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
The First Reading PLEASE BE SEATED
Acts 17: 22-31
Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, ‘Athenians, I see how
extremely religious you are in every way. For as I went through the city and
looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar
with the inscription, “To an unknown god.” What therefore you worship as
unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and
everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines
made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed
anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things.
From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he
allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where
they would live, so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him
and find him – though indeed he is not far from each one of us. For “In him
we live and move and have our being”; as even some of your own poets have
said, “For we too are his offspring.” Since we are God’s offspring, we ought
not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by
the art and imagination of mortals. While God has overlooked the times of
human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because
he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by
a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by
raising him from the dead.’
Reader The word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Psalm PLEASE REMAIN SEATED
Psalm 66: 7-18—Plainsong
Cantor Bless our God, you peo-ples; *
make the voice of his praise to be heard;
All Who holds our souls in life, *
and will not allow our feet to slip.
Cantor For you, O God, have proved us; *
you have tried us just as sil-ver is tried.
All You brought us into the snare; *
you laid heavy burdens u-pon our backs.
Cantor You let enemies ride over our heads; we went through fire and wa-ter; *
but you brought us out into a place of refreshment.
All I will enter your house with burnt-offerings and will pay you my vows, *
which I promised with my lips
and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble.
Cantor I will offer you sacrifices of fat beasts with the smoke of rams; *
I will give you o-xen and goats.
All Come and listen, all you who fear God, *
and I will tell you what he has done for me.
Cantor I called out to him with my mouth, *
and his praise was on my tongue.
All If I had found evil in my heart, *
the Lord would not have heard me;
Cantor But in truth God has heard me; *
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
All Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, *
nor withheld his love from me.
The Second Reading
1 Peter 3: 13-22
Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But even if you
do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear,
and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always
be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an
accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and
reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those
who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame. For it is
better to suffer for doing good, if suffering should be God’s will, than to suffer
for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for
the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the
flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a
proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when
God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in
which a few, that is, eight people, were saved through water. And baptism,
which this prefigured, now saves you – not as a removal of dirt from the
body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right
hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.
Reader The word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Palestrina
Gospel Acclamation
The Peace
PLEASE STAND AND TURN TO FACE THE GOSPELLER IN THE CENTRE AISLE.
Cantor Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. People Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Cantor If you love me, you will keep my word,
and my Father will love you, and we will come to you.
People Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel
John 14: 15-21
Gospeller The Lord be with you. People And also with you.
Gospeller The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, ‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask
the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This
is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees
him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will
be in you. ‘I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while
the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also
will live. On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me,
and I in you. They who have my commandments and keep them are those
who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will
love them and reveal myself to them.’
Gospeller The Gospel of Christ. People Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Presider The peace of the Lord be always with you.
The Prayers of the People
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING
PLEASE JOIN IN THE RESPONSE INDICATED BY THE INTERCESSOR
Confession and Absolution
Presider Dear friends in Christ, God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy;
he welcomes sinners and invites them to his table.
Let us confess our sins, confident in God’s forgiveness.
PLEASE KNEEL
Presider Most merciful God,
All 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.
Presider 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.
People And also with you.
THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST
AN OFFERING WILL NOW BE TAKEN FOR THE LIFE AND MINISTRY OF THE CATHEDRAL
Offertory Hymn
Tune: Wind Upon The Waters
Wind upon the waters, voice upon the deep,
rouse your sons and daughters, wake us from our sleep,
breathing life into all flesh, breathing love into all hearts,
living wind upon the waters of my soul.
Showers from the heavens, water from the earth,
gift so wholly given, source of every birth,
joy of every living thing, making all creation sing,
shower down upon the dry earth of my soul.
Rock and hill and garden, wood and desert sand,
prairie, field, and meadow shaped by Love's own hand,
Love that fills the world around, springing up from barren ground,
grow your love within the garden of my soul.
Blazing light of wonder, flame that pierces night,
burst the dark asunder, fill our souls with light.
Lord of glory, fill the skies, make an end to hatred’s cries,
be the blazing sun of justice in our lives.
Homily
The Nicene Creed PLEASE STAND
Presider Let us confess our faith, as we say,
All We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and
earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus
Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from
God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of
one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us
and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the
Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made
man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered
death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with
the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of
the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the
Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father. With the Father
and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the
prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We
acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the
resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
PLEASE STAND
WE OFFER EACH OTHER A SIGN OF PEACE:
A HANDSHAKE OR A SIMPLE BOW ARE APPROPRIATE.
Wind upon the waters, rains upon the sand,
grace your sons and daughters, newborn by your hand.
Come, O Spirit, and renew all the life that comes from you,
send your winds upon the waters of my soul.
Prayer over the Gifts
Presider God of glory, accept all we offer you this day, and bring us to that eternal
city of love and light, where Christ is King. We ask this in his name.
People Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
Presider
Presider
Presider
People
Presider
The Lord be with you. People And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
All thanks and praise are yours at all times and in all places, our true and
loving God; through Jesus Christ, your eternal Word, the Wisdom from
on high by whom you created all things. You laid the foundations of the
world and enclosed the sea when it burst out from the womb; you
brought forth all creatures of the earth and gave breath to humankind.
Wondrous are you, Holy One of Blessing, all you create is a sign of hope
for our journey; and so as the morning stars sing your praises we join the
heavenly beings and all creation as we shout with joy:
Sanctus & Benedictus
Community Mass–Richard Proulx
All Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
PLEASE KNEEL
Presider Glory and honour are yours, Creator of all, your Word has never been
silent; you called a people to yourself, as a light to the nations, you
delivered them from bondage and led them to a land of promise. Of
your grace, you gave Jesus to be human, to share our life, to proclaim
the coming of your holy reign and give himself for us, a fragrant
offering. Through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, you have freed us from
sin, brought us into your life, reconciled us to you, and restored us to
the glory you intend for us.