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25th December 2016
Christmas Day
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Merry Christmas and Welcome!
We bid you a very warm welcome to our worship. As we gather in this sacred
space, silent prayer and reflection helps us to prepare for the service. We
acknowledge our presence is on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of
the Coast Salish Peoples. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired
during the service; please contact one of our greeters. Chorale Prelude
Words of welcome
Please rise as you are able to sing our opening Hymn No 148 in Common Praise
1 See amid the winter's snow,
born for us on earth below,
see, the tender Lamb appears,
promised from eternal years!
Refrain:
Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
2 Lo, within a manger lies
he who built the starry skies,
who enthroned in height sublime
sits amid the cherubim. Refrain
3 Say, ye holy shepherds, say
what your joyful news today;
wherefore have ye left your sheep
on the lonely mountain steep? Refrain
4 "As we watched at dead of night,
lo, we saw a wondrous light;
angels singing 'Peace on earth'
told us of the Saviour's birth." Refrain
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5 Sacred infant, all divine,
what a mighty love was thine,
thus to come from highest bliss
down to such a world as this! Refrain
Priest +The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
All And also with you.
Priest Let us pray.
All Almighty God,
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.
We stand to sing together the ‘Gloria in Excelsis’
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Priest Let us pray.
All O God our Creator,
whose Word has come among us
in the Holy Child of Bethlehem,
may the light of faith
illumine our hearts
and shine in our words and deeds;
through him who is Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Please sit for a reading from Isaiah (Chapter 9.2-7)
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has shined.
You have multiplied the nation,
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as people exult when dividing plunder.
For the yoke of their burden,
and the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
For all the boots of the tramping warriors
and all the garments rolled in blood
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shall be burned as fuel for the fire.
For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders;
and he is named
Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
His authority shall grow continually,
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onwards and for evermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
All Thanks be to God.
Please rise as you are able to sing hymn No. 122 in Common Praise
1 In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
in the bleak midwinter, long ago.
2 Our God, heaven cannot hold him,
nor earth sustain;
heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes
to reign:
in the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
the Lord God almighty, Jesus Christ.
3 Angels and archangels may have gathered there;
cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
but his mother only, in her maiden bliss,
worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
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4 What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
if I were a wise man, I would do my part;
yet what I can, I give him - give my heart.
Please sit for a reading from the letter of Paul to Titus (Chapter 3.4-7)
But when the goodness and loving-kindness of God our
Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of any works of
righteousness that we had done, but according to his
mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the
Holy Spirit. This Spirit he poured out on us richly through
Jesus Christ our Saviour, so that, having been justified by
his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of
eternal life.
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
All Thanks be to God.
Please rise as you are able to sing our Gradual hymn No 143
1 Angels, from the realms of glory,
wing your flight o'er all the earth;
you who sang creation's story,
now proclaim Messiah's birth:
come and worship, come and worship
worship Christ, the new-born King.
2 Shepherds in the field abiding,
watching o'er your flocks by night,
God with us is now residing;
yonder shines the infant Light:
come and worship, come and worship
worship Christ, the new-born King.
3 Sages, leave your contemplations;
brighter visions beam afar;
seek the great desire of nations;
you have seen his natal star:
come and worship, come and worship
worship Christ, the new-born King.
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4 Saints before the altar bending,
watching long in hope and fear,
suddenly the Lord, descending,
in his temple shall appear:
come and worship, come and worship
worship Christ, the new-born King.
5 Though an infant now we view him,
he shall fill the eternal throne,
gather all the nations to him;
every knee shall then bow down:
come and worship, come and worship
worship Christ, the new-born King.
We turn to face the Reader
All Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Deacon The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have
seen his glory.
All Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Deacon The Lord be with you
All And also with you
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ,
according to St John (Chapter 1.1-14)
All Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with
God. All things came into being through him, and without
him not one thing came into being. What has come into
being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not
overcome it.
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There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might
believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he
came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens
everyone, was coming into the world.
He was in the world, and the world came into being
through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to
what was his own, and his own people did not accept him.
But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he
gave power to become children of God, who were born,
not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man,
but of God.
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we
have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full
of grace and truth.
At the conclusion of the Gospel
Deacon The Gospel of Christ.
All Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon The Reverend Liz Hamel
Please rise as you are able as we affirm our faith
Priest 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.
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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 remain standing or kneel for our prayers
At the conclusion of the Prayers of the People:
Intercessor Rejoicing in the fellowship of Mary the mother of Jesus, and
St John the Beloved, our patron and all the saints we
commend ourselves and all people to your unfailing love.
Merciful Father:
All Accept these our prayers for the sake of your Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Confession and Absolution
Priest Dear friends in Christ,
God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy;
God welcomes sinners
and invites them to this table.
Let us confess our sins,
confident in God’s forgiveness.
Silence is kept
Priest 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.
Priest 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.
All Amen.
Please rise as you are able for the Peace
Priest Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and his name
shall be called the Prince of Peace. The Peace of the Lord
be always with you.
All And also with you.
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During the singing of Hymn No 123 a collection will be taken.
1 Once in royal David's city
stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for his bed.
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.
2 He came down to earth from heaven
who is God and Lord of all,
and his shelter was a stable,
and his cradle was a stall.
With the poor and mean and lowly
lived on earth our Saviour holy.
3 Not in that poor lowly stable,
with the oxen standing by,
we shall see him, but in heaven,
set at God's right hand on high,
when, like stars, his children crowned
all in white shall gather round.
Prayer over the gifts
Priest Generous Creator,
in faith and joy
we celebrate the birth of your Son.
Increase our understanding and our love
of the riches you have revealed in him,
who is Lord now and for ever.
All Amen.
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Priest Blessed are you, gracious God,
creator of heaven and earth;
we give you thanks and praise
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who in the mystery of his incarnation
was made perfect man
of the flesh of the Virgin Mary his mother;
in him we have seen a new and radiant vision of your glory.
Therefore with all the angels of heaven,
we lift our voices and sing our joyful hymn of praise
to proclaim the glory of your name.
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Priest 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.”
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Therefore, Father, according to his command,
All we remember his death,
we proclaim his resurrection,
we await his coming in glory;
Priest 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 firstborn 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.
All Amen.
Priest And now as our Saviour Christ has taught us, we are bold
to say,
All Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
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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.
Priest We break the bread of life,
and that life is the light of the world.
All God here among us,
light in the midst of us,
bring us to light and life.
Priest The gifts of God for the people of God.
All Thanks be to God.
We invite all baptized Christians to receive Communion at our altar. If you wish to
receive a blessing please come at the same time. Intinction is not permitted as it
contaminates the wine. It is acceptable to receive either bread or wine only.
If you are unable to make your way to the altar please ask a sidesperson to have
Communion brought to you. Gluten free wafers are available.
Communion Anthem
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Please rise as you are able
Priest Creator of all,
the child born for us is the Saviour of the world.
May he who made us your children
welcome us into your kingdom,
where he is alive and reigns with you now and for ever.
All Amen
All Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do
infinitely more than we ask or imagine.
Glory to God from generation to generation,
in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Please stand for the Blessing
Priest May the joy of the angels,
The eagerness of the shepherds,
The perseverance of the Magi,
The obedience of Joseph and Mary,
And the peace of the Christ-child
Be yours this Christmas;
And the blessing of God Almighty,
(+) the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always.
All Amen.
We sing our final Hymn No 138
1 Hark! The herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King,
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled."
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with the angelic hosts proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
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Refrain
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King."
2 Christ, by highest heaven adored;
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
late in time behold him come,
offspring of a virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail, the incarnate Deity,
pleased as one of us to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Refrain
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King."
3 Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
risen with healing in his wings,
Mild he lays his glory by,
born that we no more may die,
born to raise each child of earth,
born to give us second birth.
Refrain
Deacon My friends; Go and with the angels announce the Gospel of
the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.
Postlude Go Tell it on the Mountain arr R. Elliot
The final organ prelude is to uplift us as we go out into the world and as such is
part of our worship. Please refrain from applauding.
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St John’s Shaughnessy Anglican Church
1490 Nanton Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V6H 2E2
Telephone (604) 731-4966 (ex 11 for office)
email: [email protected] web: www.sjs.net
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 3:00pm CCLI License # 143069. Copyright © 2004 by the General Synod of the Anglican
Church of Canada. All rights reserved. Reproduced under license from ABC Publishing,
Anglican Book Centre, a ministry of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of
Canada, from Anglican Liturgical Library.
Rector The Venerable John Stephens
Curate The Reverend Liz Hamel
Deacon The Reverend Dr. Pitman Potter
Rector’s Warden Robyn Woodward
People’s Warden Louise Hadley
Treasurer Donald Wood
Vestry Clerk Karin Fulcher
Music Director Michael Dirk
Assistant Choirmaster Ann Chen
Children’s Ministry Spencer Britten
Parish Administrator Janet Hamilton
PWRDF Rep Doug Symons
Sacristan and MC Paul Bunnell
Verger/caretaker Amy Thorogood
Sunday services
8:00am Holy Communion (BCP)
10:00am Sung Eucharist
Wednesday service
9:30am Holy Communion
Baptisms, Funerals, Weddings and Confessions are by appointment with the
Rector. Please contact us if you would like to have our weekly newsletter emailed
to you. Cover: The Newborn Christ, by Georges de La Tour c. 1645-1648
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