REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY November 11, 2018

Holy Trinity Church, Thornhill

Established in 1830

140 Brooke Street, Thornhill, ON L4J 1Y9 Phone: 905 889 5931 ● Fax: 905 889 5632

www.holytrinity-thornhill.ca ● info@holytrinity-thornhill.ca

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This week’s Readings for our Rule of Life – “6 VERSES FOR 6 DAYS—Mark Mon. 12:38 Tue. 12:40 Wed. 12:41 Thur. 12:42 Fri. 12:43 Sat. 12:44

OUR RULE OF LIFE As members of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, we will try to LIVE for God, our Church, and others STUDY a passage of Scripture every day and ask “what is God calling me to be or to do

today?” PRAY at least twice a day GIVE regularly to support the life and ministry of our Church

National Thanksgiving

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We extend a warm welcome to all visitors and newcomers. Be sure to sign our guest book. All baptised members of the Christian Church are invited to share in the sacrament of Holy Communion or to receive a blessing. All services are found in The Book of Alternative Services (BAS) and may be found on our website. Follow the service on your smartphone or tablet. Go to the “Worship” link on the side www.HolyTrinity-Thornhill.ca and select “Order of Services”. Wifi connection - HTC-Guest with the password: 9058895931

The Collect of The Day pg 391 1st Reading Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Psalm 127 2nd Reading Hebrews 7:23-28 Gospel Mark 12:38-44 Celebrant Canon Stephen Fields Preacher Christine Ivy Officiant Glenville Simpson (10:00) Lay Assistants/Lectors (8:00) Ron Tolhurst, Charles Sherwood (EM) (10:00) Ron

Tolhurst, Glenville Simpson, Cathy Walker-Pilgrim Sidespersons (8:00) Ken Miyata (10:00) Eric Preson, Glenn Reid, Peter

Paterson, Rebecca Jones Incumbent The Rev. Canon Stephen Fields ext 23 Honorary Assistant The Rev. Canon Stephen Crowther Lay Pastor Christine Ivy ext 25 Parish Nurse Maureen McNeish ext 29 Office Administrator Swan Li ext 21 Director of Music Rachel Yoon Church School Coordinator Judith Sophie Sinclair ext 30 Custodian Jesús Cruz Arángo ext 24

Sunday Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist & Homily 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist & Sermon

1st Sunday - Sung Eucharist (with a twist)& Sermon 2nd Sunday - Choral Mattins & Sermon 3rd Sunday - Sung Eucharist, Sermon & Prayers for Healing 4th Sunday - “ACTION” - A Non-Eucharistic Service (Quarterly) 5th Sunday - Sung Eucharist & Sermon

TODAY’S COLLECT, READINGS & MINISTERS

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Seasonal Sentence O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Psalm 67. 4

We Will Remember Them

Minute Silence Priest: They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, All: We will remember them. Prayers For Peace Leader: Let us remember those who have died for their country in war; those we knew, and all who have given their lives for freedom, justice and the hope of peace. As we look forward and seek the way of peace and reconciliation, let us say this prayer together . All: Lord, strengthen our hearts, hands, and minds, to work together for peace; to see you in one another, and to seek your kingdom above all things; that your will may be seen to be done, and your Kingdom come, through Jesus Christ, the Lord of lords and King of kings. Amen .

Leader: Let us pray for all who suffer as a result of conflict, and ask that God may give us peace: for the service men and women who have died in the violence of war, each one remembered by and known to God. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for those who love them in death as in life, offering the distress of our grief and the sadness of our loss. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for all members of the armed forces who are in danger this day, remembering family, friends and all who pray for their safe return. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for civilian women, children and men whose lives are disfigured by war or terror, calling to mind in penitence the anger and hatreds of humanity. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

8:00 a.m. - The Holy Eucharist & Homily

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Leader: for peace-makers and peace-keepers, who seek to keep this world secure and free. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for all who bear the burden and privilege of leadership, political, military and religious; asking for gifts of wisdom and resolve in the search for reconciliation and peace. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: O God of truth and justice, we hold before you those whose memory we cherish, and those whose names we will never know. Help us to lift our eyes above the torment of this broken world, and grant us the grace to pray for those who wish us harm. As we honour the past, may we put our faith in your future; for you are the source of life and hope, now and for ever. All: Amen. In Flanders Fields Robin Parravano

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks still bravely singing fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved: and now we lie In Flanders fields!

Take up our quarrel with the foe To you, from failing hands, we throw The torch: be yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields

Composed by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

Priest: In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice, O God, make us better men and women, and give peace in our time; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

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Priest: O God, on this Day of Remembrance, we come in gratitude for all who have died that we might live, for all who endured pain that we might know joy, for all who suffered imprisonment that we might know freedom. Turn our deep feeling now into determination, and our determination into deed, that as men and women died for peace, we may live for peace for the sake of the Prince of Peace, even Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen. The Collect (Page 391) Celebrant: Let us pray Eternal God, who caused all holy scriptures to be written for our learning, grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. All: Amen. The First Reading: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you. Now here is our kinsman Boaz, with whose young women you have been working. See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. When he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do." She said to her, "All that you tell me I will do." So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When they came together, the Lord made her conceive, and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him." Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse. The women of the neighbourhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed; he became the father of Jesse, the father of David. Reader: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

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Psalm 127 (Page 886) 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, * their labour is in vain who build it. 2 Unless the Lord watches over the city, * in vain the watchman keeps his vigil. 3 It is in vain that you rise so early and go to bed so late; * vain, too, to eat the

bread of toil, for he gives to his beloved sleep. 4 Children are a heritage from the Lord, * and the fruit of the womb is a gift. 5 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior * are the children of one’s youth. 6 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them! * he shall not be put to

shame when he contends with his enemies in the gate.

Gracious Father, watch over the Church, built on the foundation of your love. Help us so to live and proclaim the gospel that many may find life in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

The Second Reading: Hebrews 7:23-28 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgement, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. Reader: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. The Gospel Reader: The Lord be with you. All: And with thy spirit.

Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark (12:38-44) All: Glory be to thee, O Lord. As Jesus taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honour at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A

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poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on. Reader: The Gospel of Christ. All: Praise be to thee, O Christ.

Homily

The Apostles’ Creed (Page 251) All: I believe in God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. The Prayers Of The People Leadership…Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, Fred our Primate, Colin, our

Diocesan Bishop, Andrew, our Bishop Coadjutor, Peter, our area Bishop, Anne, our Metropolitan, Canon Stephen & Canon Stephen Crowther, our clergy, Christine, our Lay Pastor, Maureen, our Parish Nurse

Anglican Communion… The Episcopal Church of Cuba, Bishop Griselda Delgado Del Carpio

Diocese…Members of the Synod of the Diocese of Toronto Deanery… Christ Church, Stouffville, The Rev. Jason Prisley Parish… Glen Conrod & Jennifer Stewart, Blossom Cooper, Enid & Maurice

Corbett, Jewell Coy, Bobbie Creber The Residents & staff of Glynnwood, Oakridges & Delmanor Retirement

Homes The Children & Youth of our Community Candidates for Baptism & Confirmation… Aase, Efe, Seni and Egheghe Ade-

Akhoni, Alec Beckstead, Philip Downer, Dennis Miekle, Elyse Miekle and Christine Ivy

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The Sick...Carol Drieberg, Sandra Kirk, Wendy Locke, Lois Jempson, Gord Robertson, Cleo Simpson, Eve Spafford, Elaine Stecyk, Bill & Fran White

Our Sick Parish Friends...Stephen Baker, Vernal Bertie, Carolyn Brooks, Francesca Cox, Joan Davis, Donna Dhama, Catherine Kennedy, Madelyn Ross, Carolyn & Christopher Spina, Peter Tomkins, Colette Ugolini, Cam Pfanner, Kervin Rolle, Kaiden Wilson.

The Departed The Confession & Absolution (Page 238) Celebrant: Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him.

Come unto me all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. Matthew 1.28

God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3.16

Hear also what Saint Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Timothy 1.15

Hear also what Saint John saith. If anyone sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2.1,2

Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.

All: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: we acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought, word and deed, against thy divine majesty. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Celebrant: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

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The Peace Celebrant: The Peace of the Lord be always with you. All: And with thy spirit.

Please greet one another with a sign of peace.

Offertory Interlude (O God Our Help In Ages Past) Prayer over The Gifts (Page 392) Celebrant: Let us pray. Gracious God, your word to us is food indeed. Receive all we offer you this day, and let your loving-kindness be our comfort, for the sake of Jesus Christ, your living Word. All: Amen.

Eucharistic Prayer B (Page 243) Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And with thy spirit.

Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up unto the Lord.

Celebrant: Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. People: It is meet and right so to do.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God, creator and preserver of all things.

Who in the multitude of thy saints hast compassed us about with so great a cloud of witnesses, that we, rejoicing in their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set before us, and together with them may receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee and saying: All: 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.

Please kneel or sit as you are able. Celebrant: All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, who didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption.

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He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again;

who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my Blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.

And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ. All: We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee, and we pray to thee, Lord our God.

And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. The Lord’s Prayer Celebrant: And now, as our Saviour Christ hath taught us, we are bold to say, People: 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.

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The Breaking of the Bread People: We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, Trusting in our own righteousness, But in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy So much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, Whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, So to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, And to drink his blood, That we may evermore dwell in him, And he in us. Amen.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: grant us thy peace.

Celebrant: The Gifts of God for the People of God. All: Thanks be to God.

Communion Interlude (Eternal Father, Strong to Save)

Prayer after Communion (Page 392) Celebrant: Let us pray. Living God, in the eucharist you fill us with new hope. May the power of your love, which we have known in word and sacrament, continue your saving work among us, and bring us to the joy you promise. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

(Page 247) 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. The Blessing Announcements

Lay Minister: This act of worship is ended! Our service in the world continues! Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

Recessional (I Vow to Thee, My Country)

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Opening Sentence O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Psalm 67. 4 Processional Hymn 528 O God, Our Help In Ages Past

O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home:

Under the shadow of thy throne, thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defense is sure.

Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, to endless years the same.

A thousand ages in thy sight are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever-rolling stream, bears all its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day.

O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come,

Be thou our guide while troubles last, and our eternal home!

We Will Remember Them The wreath is brought into the church in silence and placed at the top of chancel

steps, flags are place on either side of wreath.

Priest: They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, All: We will remember them. Minute Silence/The Last Post The National Anthem 659 - O Canada O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, the True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

10:00 a.m. - Remembrance Day Observance Morning Prayer & Sermon

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Prayers For Peace Leader: Let us remember those who have died for their country in war; those we knew, and all who have given their lives for freedom, justice and the hope of peace. As we look forward and seek the way of peace and reconciliation, let us say this prayer together . All: Lord, strengthen our hearts, hands, and minds, to work together for peace; to see you in one another, and to seek your kingdom above all things; that your will may be seen to be done, and your Kingdom come, through Jesus Christ, the Lord of lords and King of kings. Amen .

Leader: Let us pray for all who suffer as a result of conflict, and ask that God may give us peace: for the service men and women who have died in the violence of war, each one remembered by and known to God. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for those who love them in death as in life, offering the distress of our grief and the sadness of our loss. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for all members of the armed forces who are in danger this day, remembering family, friends and all who pray for their safe return. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for civilian women, children and men whose lives are disfigured by war or terror, calling to mind in penitence the anger and hatreds of humanity. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for peace-makers and peace-keepers, who seek to keep this world secure and free. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: for all who bear the burden and privilege of leadership, political, military and religious; asking for gifts of wisdom and resolve in the search for reconciliation and peace. May God give peace. All: God give peace.

Leader: O God of truth and justice, we hold before you those whose memory we cherish, and those whose names we will never know. Help us to lift our eyes above the torment of this broken world, and grant us the grace to pray for those who wish us harm. As we honour the past, may we put our faith in your future; for you are the source of life and hope, now and for ever. All: Amen.

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Trumpet Solo You’ll Never Walk Alone In Flanders Fields Madisyn Richarz (10am)

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks still bravely singing fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead: Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved: and now we lie In Flanders fields!

Take up our quarrel with the foe To you, from failing hands, we throw The torch: be yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields

Composed by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae at the battlefront on May 3, 1915 during the second battle of Ypres, Belgium

Priest: In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice, O God, make us better men and women, and give peace in our time; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

Priest: O God, on this Day of Remembrance, we come in gratitude for all who have died that we might live, for all who endured pain that we might know joy, for all who suffered imprisonment that we might know freedom. Turn our deep feeling now into determination, and our determination into deed, that as men and women died for peace, we may live for peace for the sake of the Prince of Peace, even Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

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Hymn of Peace (Tune: Love Unknown (184 -CP) Hope for the world's despair: we feel the nations' pain; can anything repair this broken earth again? For this we pray: in every place a spark of grace to light the way.

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Wisdom for all who bear the future in their hand, entrusted with the care of this and every land. When comes the hour, O Lord, we pray, inspire the way we spend our power.

Honour for all who’ve paid war’s painful, bitter price, when duty called they made the greatest sacrifice. Their memory will never cease to cry for peace and harmony.

Ease for the troubled mind in endless conflict caught, each soul that cannot find the peace beyond all thought. May they be blessed with healing balm for inner calm and perfect rest.

Love for the human heart: when hate grows from our fears and inwardly we start to turn our ploughs to spears. Help us to sow love’s precious seed in word and deed, that peace may grow.

Composed by Ally Barrett, Winner of Jubilate's Hymns of Peace competition 2018, to mark the centenary of Armistice Day and the end of the First World War.)

Psalm 127 (Page 500) 1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me, and art so far from my help, and

from the words of my complaint? 2 O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not; and in the night-season

also I take no rest. 3 And thou continuest holy, O thou worship of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee; they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They called upon thee, and were saved; they put their trust in thee, and were

not confounded. 6 But as for me, I am a worm and no man; a very scorn of men, and the outcast of

the people. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their

heads, 8 Saying, ‘He trusted in God, that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, if he

delighteth in him.’ 9 But thou art he that took me from the womb; thou wast my hope, when I

hanged yet upon my mother’s breasts. 10 I have been left unto thee ever since I was born; thou art my God even from my

mother’s womb. 11 O go not from me, for trouble is hard at hand, and there is none to help me. 12 Many oxen are come about me; strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every

side.

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13 They gape upon me with their mouths, as it were a ramping and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart also in

the midst of my body is even like melting wax. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums,

and thou bringest me into the dust of death .

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.

The First Reading: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you. Now here is our kinsman Boaz, with whose young women you have been working. See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. When he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do." She said to her, "All that you tell me I will do." So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When they came together, the Lord made her conceive, and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him." Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse. The women of the neighbourhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed; he became the father of Jesse, the father of David. Reader: Here ends the reading.

Te Deum (Parts 1 & 2, page 7) We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. To thee all Angels cry aloud, the Heavens and all the Powers therein. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory. The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee; The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee; The noble army of Martyrs praise thee; The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee,

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The Father, of an infinite Majesty; Thine honourable, true, and only Son; Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.

Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s

womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom

of heaven to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy

precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting. The Second Reading: Mark 12: 38-44 As Jesus taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honour at banquets! They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on. Reader: Here ends the reading.

The Benedictus (St Luke 1. 68, page 9) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited, and redeemed his people; And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in the house of his servant David; As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which have been since the world

began; That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate

us; To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy

covenant; To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, that he would

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That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without fear,

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go

before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people for the remission of their sins; Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high hath

visited us; To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to guide

our feet into the way of peace.

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.

The Apostles’ Creed All: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come again to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints, The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, and the Life everlasting. Amen.

After the Creed, the Minister continues

Minister: The Lord be with you; People: And with thy spirit.

Minister: Let us pray. (all kneel) People: Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy

upon us. 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 them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Minister: O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; People: And grant us thy salvation.

Minister: O Lord, save the Queen; People: And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

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Minister: Endue thy Ministers with righteousness; People: And make thy chosen people joyful.

Minister: O Lord, save thy people; People: And bless thine inheritance.

Minister: Give peace in our time, O Lord; People: And evermore mightily defend us;

Minister: O God, make clean our hearts within us; People: And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

The Collect of the Day (Page 257) O Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour. People: Amen. Collect for Remembrance Day (Page 100) Almighty Lord and everlasting Father, who wouldest have the kingdoms of the world become the kingdom of thy Son Jesus Christ: Bestow thy blessing, we beseech thee, upon all who labour for peace and righteousness among the nations, that the day may be hastened when war shall be no more, and thou shalt take the nations for thine inheritance; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. People: Amen.

The Collect for Peace O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom: Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. People: Amen

The Collect for Grace O Lord our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day: Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. People: Amen.

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Other Intercessions Leadership…Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, Fred our Primate, Colin, our

Diocesan Bishop, Andrew, our Bishop Coadjutor, Peter, our area Bishop, Anne, our Metropolitan, Canon Stephen & Canon Stephen Crowther, our clergy, Christine, our Lay Pastor, Maureen, our Parish Nurse

Anglican Communion… The Episcopal Church of Cuba, Bishop Griselda Delgado Del Carpio

Diocese…Members of the Synod of the Diocese of Toronto Deanery… Christ Church, Stouffville, The Rev. Jason Prisley Parish… Glen Conrod & Jennifer Stewart, Blossom Cooper, Enid & Maurice

Corbett, Jewell Coy, Bobbie Creber The Residents & staff of Glynnwood, Oakridges & Delmanor Retirement Homes The Children & Youth of our Community Candidates for Baptism & Confirmation… Aase, Efe, Seni and Egheghe Ade-

Akhoni, Alec Beckstead, Philip Downer, Dennis Miekle, Elyse Miekle and Christine Ivy

The Sick...Carol Drieberg, Sandra Kirk, Wendy Locke, Lois Jempson, Gord Robertson, Cleo Simpson, Eve Spafford, Elaine Stecyk, Bill & Fran White

Our Sick Parish Friends...Stephen Baker, Vernal Bertie, Carolyn Brooks, Francesca Cox, Joan Davis, Donna Dhama, Catherine Kennedy, Madelyn Ross, Carolyn & Christopher Spina, Peter Tomkins, Colette Ugolini, Cam Pfanner, Kervin Rolle, Kaiden Wilson.

The Departed The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. People: Amen

Anthem Prayer of Thanksgiving, W.H. Anderson Hymn 361 Surely It is God Who Saves Me (tune 428)

Surely it is God who saves me; I shall trust and have no fear. For the Lord defends and shields me and his saving help is near. So rejoice as you draw water from salvation's healing spring; In the day of your deliverance thank the Lord, his mercies sing.

Make God's deeds known to the peoples: tell our his exalted name. Praise the Lord, who has done great things; all his works God's might proclaim. Zion, lift your voice in singing; for with you has come to dwell, In your very midst, the great and Holy One of Israel.

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Homily

Offertory Hymn 575 Let Streams Of Living Justice Let streams of living justice flow down upon the earth; Give freedom's light to captives, let all the poor have worth. The hungry's hands are pleading, the worker's claim their rights, the mourners long for laughter, the blinded seek for sight. Make liberty a beacon, strike down the iron power, Abolish ancient vengeance, proclaim your people's hour

For healing of the nations, for peace that will not end, For love that makes us lovers, God grant us grace to mend. Weave our varied gifts together, knit our lives as they are spun; On your loom of time enrol us till our thread of life is run. O great Weaver of our fabric, bind church and world in one; Dye our texture with your radiance, light our colours with your sun.

Your city's built to music; we are the stones you seek; Your harmony is language: we are the words you speak. Our faith we find in service, our hope in other's dreams, Our love in hand of neighbour: our home land brightly gleams. Inscribe our hearts with justice; your way - the path untried;

Your truth - the heart of stranger, your life - the Crucified.

Prayer Over The Gifts Priest: All things come from you, O Lord, and of thine own we give you. Blessed be God for ever and ever.

Gracious God, your word to us is food indeed. Receive all we offer you this day, and let your loving-kindness be our comfort, for the sake of Jesus Christ, your living Word. People: Amen. The Blessing Announcements Recessional Hymn 348 The Living God Be Praised

The living God be praised! Give honour to God’s name. Who was, and is, and is to be, for aye the same;

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The one eternal God ere all that now appears, The First, the Last, beyond all thought God’s timeless years!

Without a form is God, nor can we comprehend The measure of God’s love for us without an end. For God is Lord of all, creation speaks God’s praise; The human race and all that lives God’s will obeys.

God’s Spirit floweth free, high surging where it will; In prophet’s word God spoke of old and speaketh still. Established is God’s law and changeless it shall stand, Inscribed upon the human heart in every land.

Eternal life hath God implanted in the soul; God’s love shall be our strength and stay while ages roll. The living one be praised! Give honour to God’s name, Who was, and is, and is to be, for aye the same.

Minister: This act of worship is ended! Our service in the world continues! Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.