Worship Bulletin for Sunday morning, All Saints Day We hope you find this helpful in following along with the service. You are encouraged to respond in the appropriate places. The service is taken from the Book of Common Prayer. If you do not have a copy, you can access it at either https://www.anglican.ca/wp-content/uploads/BCP.pdf or http://prayerbook.ca/resources/bcponline/.
St. Stephen’s Anglican Parish
9:00 am All Saints Church, Canaan
10:30 am St. Stephen’s On-line Service, Chester
All Saints Day
1 November 2020
Our
mission is to worship God and care for
God’s
people in the spirit of Christ.
All Saints Day
The Lord’s Prayer &
Collect for Purity – page 67
The Summary of the Law – page
69
“Kyrie” and Mutual Salutation
– page 70
Collect:
Almighty God, whose people
are knit together in one holy Church,
the mystical Body of your
Son, grant us grace to follow your blessed saints
in lives of faith and
commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared
for those who love you; through
your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Reader: A Reading from Revelation 7:9-17
After this I looked, and
there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from
all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the
Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a
loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the
throne, and to the Lamb!" And all the angels stood around the throne and
around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces
before the throne and worshipped God, singing, "Amen! Blessing and glory
and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to our God
forever and ever! Amen." Then one of the elders addressed me, saying,
"Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?" I
said to him, "Sir, you are the one that knows." Then he said to me,
"These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed
their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they
are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple,
and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no
more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat;
for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will
guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear
from their eyes."
All:
Thanks be to God
Psalm 34:1-0, & v. 22
I WILL alway give
thanks unto the LORD; / his praise shall ever be in my mouth.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD; / the humble shall hear thereof
and be glad.
O praise the LORD with me, / and let us magnify his Name together.
I sought the LORD, and he heard me; / yea, he delivered me out of all my
fears.
O look unto him and be lightened; / and your faces shall not be ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him; / yea, and saved him out of all
his troubles.
The angel of the LORD tarrieth round about them that fear him, / and delivereth
them.
O taste and see how gracious the LORD is: / blessed is the man that trusteth
in him.
O fear the LORD, ye that are his saints; / for they that fear him lack nothing.
The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; / but they who seek the LORD shall
want no manner of thing that is good.
The LORD delivereth
the souls of his servants; / and all they that put their trust in him shall not
be destitute.
Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As
it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Reader: A Reading from the First Letter of John - 1 John 3:1-3
See what love the Father has
given us that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The
reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are
God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know
is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he
is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Reader: The Word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God
Presider : The Lord be with you.
All: And with thy spirit.
Presider: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to
Matthew
5:1-12
All: Glory be to thee, O Lord.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he
went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he
began to speak, and taught them, saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will
be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed
are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in
heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be
called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people revile
you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my
account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the
same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.".
Reader: The Word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God
Presider: The Gospel of Christ.
All: Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Nicene Creed - p. 71
The Homily – The Rector
Offertory Sentence &
Preparation of the Altar
Prayer over the Gifts – p. 74
Biddings & Intercessory
Prayer – p. 75
Invitation, Confession,
Absolution, and Comfortable Words – p. 76-78
Thanksgiving &
Consecration, with Preface for All
Saints – p. 78-83
For those participating from home, Please respond in the appropriate places, as
indicated in the Book of Common Prayer. The Celebrant gives voice to the prayer
alone, on behalf of the congregation. However, the “responses” at the appropriate
moments, and especially the “Amen” at the end of the Prayer of Consecration are
vital for the people to offer.
The reason the responses,
and especially the “Amen”, is important, is to assist in receiving what is
called “Spiritual Communion”. According to the Book of Common Prayer, anyone
who believes the Prayer of Consecration, and that the bread is truly the Body
of Christ, and that the wine is truly the Blood of Christ receives all the
benefits of Holy Communion, without actually physically receiving the elements
themselves. This belief is signified by saying “Amen” to the Prayer, and when
the bread and wine are received by the Priest. In this respect, the
Priest receives Communion on behalf of the people. “Spiritual Communion” is to
be used in extenuating circumstances only – which this time certainly is.
The Peace & Prayer of
Humble Access – p. 83
“Agnus Dei” - p. 84
Presider: The gifts of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.
Again, at the receiving of
bread and wine, the people respond “Amen.”
The Lord’s Prayer, Prayer
after Communion, “Gloria”, & Blessing – p. 85-86
Announcements
Advanced
Care Planning and Personal Directives Workshops
A
free workshop offered by the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), is available,
and will be running for the coming months. Learn about how to write your
personal directive for healthcare. They will be offered every month until
March, and are free! For anyone thinking about their health,
wellness and getting their personal affairs in order, this is a wonderful tool.
Advance
Care Planning and Personal Directives – INSPIRED Program, NSHA
Explore
what advance care planning is and what to include when creating a personal
directive. To register, please call Andrew Comstock at (902) 483-8943
• Tuesday, November 24th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm (online via Zoom for Healthcare)
• Tuesday, December 8th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm (online via Zoom for Healthcare)
Flu Shots: Just a reminder as we approach flu season to
plan on getting your flu shot as a way of advancing the public
health of our families, friends, and community.
Rector's
Discretionary Fund - Our Parish maintains the Rector's Discretionary Fund, for the
relief and assistance of both parishioners and members of the broader Chester
Municipality Community, should they have a material difficulty which we may be
able to alleviate. In addition to your alms to the general ministry of the
Parish of St. Stephen, you may also donate directly to it. All donations should
be identified as being for the Rector's Discretionary Fund, while all cheques
for that purpose need to be made to St. Stephen's Parish, Chester, with
"Rector's Discretionary Fund" in the memo line.
Missions
to Seafarers Shoe Box Campaign 2020
It is
again time for the Shoe Box Campaign at the Mission To Seafarers . As part of a worldwide network of Anglican
sponsored Missions, the Halifax Mission offers seafarers help and support when
their ships arrive in port. This year during the pandemic there are ships in
the harbour carrying seafarers who have not left their ships for eight or nine
months due to quarantines placed on them.
The Mission people are working hard to
reach out to these folks with small gifts and with help to contact their loved
ones.
Shoe Boxes can be picked up at the
back of the church if you would like to participate. There is a list of
suggested items but you are welcome to put together whatever you see fit.
We will deliver the boxes on Dec.1 so
would like to have them in before that date. ITEMS: mittens/gloves,
scarves/toques, socks, tooth brush and paste, shaving foam/disposable razors,
nail clippers, deodorant, shampoo, body wash, soap/facecloth, lip balm/hand
lotion, playing cards/game, pen/pencil, Nova Scotia/Canada souvenir, post
card/signed Christmas card, small unbreakable ornament, bagged candy(no
chocolate).
St. Stephens Plum Puddings 2020
A plan has been developed and given approval by St.
Stephen’s Parish Council to make Plum Puddings in November 2020. As with
most everything else in 2020, the process for making Plum Puddings will need
adjusted to address all COVID-19 guidelines. In order to do this,
volunteers will be needed to assist at every step. This initial email is
to ask you to consider the steps below and indicate with which ones you would
be able to assist.
1. Pre-Ordering
Plum Puddings – By getting
orders in advance we will know exactly how many puddings to make. There
will be few if any extra puddings after we are finished so anyone wanting one
will definitely need to pre-order.
We need
volunteers to place calls – we have a list of some of our previous buyers
already – and volunteers to reach beyond this list to We also
hope individuals will help to reach beyond this list and contact friends and
acquaintances with whom they work, their friends, neighbours, book club,
exercise group, etc. in an effort to expand orders. These calls will be
made as soon as possible so all orders can be in by Wednesday, November 4th.
2. Pre-Measuring
Ingredients - Ingredients
(flour, nuts, raisins, etc.) will be pre-measured, parchment circles for bottom
of tins pre-cut, aluminum foil cut, ribbon cut and cards folded and hole
punched with ribbon inserted. Volunteers
are needed to do this work in
their own homes, in their own time. Items
will be delivered to your home, along with instructions on the task at hand,
early in the week of November
9th to be
completed before the end of the week
3. Mixing
Batter & Steaming Puddings – This
will be done in 3 or 4 homes with larger kitchens. A small group of 2 or
3 volunteers in each home will mix the puddings, prepare tins with Pam and the
parchment insert, fill and cover tins and wash up. Volunteers are needed to assist.
4. Preparing
Cooked Puddings for Sale –
the steamed Plum Puddings will be taken to Tuck Hall, where well-separated
tables will be set-up to permit a larger group of people to sit
socially-distanced, all wearing masks, to wrap and decorate the Plum Puddings
before they are sold. Volunteers
will be needed to help complete this work.
5. Delivering
of Finished Plum Puddings – A
large portion of the completed Plum Puddings will need to be delivered by car
to the purchaser(s). Some Plum Puddings will be picked up at St. Stephen’s. Volunteers will be needed to drive
and to sit at the Parish Community Centre to sell the Plum Puddings
Anyone willing to assist with any steps in this
process are asked to get in touch with Gretchen - by return email, or by
phoning 902-275-4058 (home) or 902-275-7646 (cell).
If you can think of someone who might be interested in
helping out, please pass these details along to them.
We can do this ..... we can enjoy the process and have
fun .... and with your assistance, we’ll do it all in a safe manner.
(You may well receive this notice again through St. Stephen’s
email distribution list. Apologies for the duplication.)
Gretchen
Gretchen McCurdy
Chester, NS
902-275-4058
home
902-275-7646
cell
