St. Barnabas on the Danforth

The Church in the Marketplace Embracing the Community

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Sunday, June 23, 2013 – 9:00 and 10:30

a.m. 361 Danforth Ave., Toronto M4K 1P1

416-463-1344

www.stbarnabas-toronto.com

St. Barnabas on the Danforth Welcomes You

Our 9:00 AM Said Eucharist begins on page 230 of the green Book of Alternative Services.

Greetings and Collect for Purity page 230 The Summary of the Law page 231 The Kyrie page 231 The Gloria page 231 Collect of the Day: Almighty God, you called John the Baptist to give witness to the coming of your Son and to prepare his way. Give your people the wisdom to see your purpose, and the openness to hear your will, that we too may witness to Christ’s coming and so prepare his way; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Readings (as printed below) Affirmation of Faith: The Nicene Creed page 234 Prayers of the People page 235 Confession & Absolution page 238 The Exchange of the Peace Prayer over the Gifts: God of our salvation, accept all we offer you this day, and free us to worship you without fear, in holiness and righteousness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Eucharistic Prayer A page 241 The Lord’s Prayer The Breaking of the Bread page 213 The Communion Prayer after Communion page 247 The Blessing The Dismissal

Our 10:30 AM Sung Eucharist begins on page 185 of the green

Book of Alternative Services. The hymns can be found in the blue Book of Common Praise.

Organ: Chorale Prelude, “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier,” BWV 731 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Peter Dunphy, organist

The Gathering of the Community

Greeting and Collect for Purity p. 185 The Kyrie p. 186 Sung Metrical Gloria Hymn 365 Collect of the Day: Almighty God, you called John the Baptist to give witness to the coming of your Son and to prepare his way. Give your people the wisdom to see your purpose, and the openness to hear your will, that we too may witness to Christ’s coming and so prepare his way; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Proclamation of the Word A READING FROM THE BOOK OF ISAIAH 40: 1-11 Read by Dr. Steven Shubert Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together,

for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” A voice says, “Cry out!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep. The word of the Lord: Thanks be to God. PSALM 85: 7–13 (said responsively) I will listen to what the Lord God is saying, for he is speaking peace to his faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to him. Truly, his salvation is very near to those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring up from the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven. The Lord will indeed grant prosperity, and our land will yield its increase. Righteousness shall go before him, and peace shall be a pathway for his feet. Glory be to the Father and to the Son: and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be: world without end Amen.

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF ACTS 13:14B–26 Read by Joyce Connell On the sabbath day Paul and his company went into the synagogue and sat down. After the reading of the law and the prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, give it.” So Paul stood up and with a gesture began to speak: “You Israelites, and others who fear God, listen. The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance for about four hundred fifty years. After that he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel. Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years. When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my wishes.’ Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus, as he promised; before his coming John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John was finishing his work, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but one is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of the sandals on his feet.’ My brothers, you descendants of Abraham’s family, and others who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent.” The word of the Lord: Thanks be to God. Hymn 103 “On Jordan’s bank, the Baptist’s cry”

The Gospel Gospeller: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Gospeller: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke 1: 57–80 .All: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. But his mother said, “No; he is to be called John.” They said to her, “None of your relatives has this name.” Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And all of them were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God. Fear came over all their neighbours, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea. All who heard them pondered them and said, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him. Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favourably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a mighty saviour for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke through the mouthof his holy prophets from of old, that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us. Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins. By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” The

child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel. Gospeller: The Gospel of Christ: All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Homily: Fr Jonathan Eayrs Affirmation of Faith (Please stand as able.) Sung Metrical Creed Hymn 44 Prayers of the People (as announced) led by Rhonda Boyce (Please kneel, as able, for the Prayers of the People) The Exchange of the Peace (We greet and exchange the Peace of Christ with our neighbours.)

The Celebration of the Eucharist

All who are baptized into Christ with water in the Name of the Holy Trinity are welcome to receive Holy Communion. If you

will not be receiving, you are invited to come to the Communion rail for a blessing. Please indicate this by crossing your arms.

Offertory Hymn (Iste Confessor #364)

Words: Paulus Diaconus, eighth century; trans. Richard Ellis Roberts, 1906

(During this hymn the gifts of bread and wine are presented and a collection is taken up.) Let thine example, holy John, remind us, ere we can meetly sing thy deeds of wonder, hearts must be chastened, and the bonds that bind us broken asunder! Lo! a swift Angel, from the skies descending, tells to thy father what shall be thy naming; all thy life's greatness to its bitter ending duly proclaiming.

But when he doubted what the Angel told him, came to him dumbness to confirm the story; at thine appearing, healed again behold him, chanting thy glory! Oh! what a splendor and a revelation came to each mother, at thy joyful leaping, greeting thy Monarch, King of every nation, in the womb sleeping. Angels in orders everlasting praise thee, God, in thy triune majesty tremendous; hark to the prayers we, penitents, upraise thee: save and defend us. Prayer over the Gifts: God of our salvation, accept all we offer you this day, and free us to worship you without fear, in holiness and righteousness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Eucharistic Prayer 3 p. 198 The Lord’s Prayer (sung) McNeil Robinson 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 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. The Breaking of the Bread Presider: “I am the bread,” says the Lord. “Whoever comes to me will never be hungry; whoever believes in me will never thirst.” All: Taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are they who trust in him! Doxology (All stand as able)

Presider: All your works praise you, O Lord. All: And your faithful people bless you. Gracious God we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. May we, who share his body, live his risen life; we, who drink his cup, bring life to others; we, whom the Spirit lights, give light to the world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us, so that we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Blessing Announcements Concluding Hymn 106 “There’s a voice in the wilderness calling” Dismissal: Deacon Grace Organ Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 559 – J.S. Bach (Peter Dunphy, organist)

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The flowers at the altar are dedicated to the Glory of God in loving memory of

family and friends, a gift of Barbara.

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We welcome our new members, newcomers and visitors today. To help us know each other better and to provide ministry as needed, please fill out the envelope available in the pews and

at the entrance to the church .

Today’s Liturgical Team: Presider & Homilist: Fr. Jonathan Eayrs Deacon: The Rev. Grace Caldwell-Hill Communion Minister: Marina Russouw Organist: Peter Dunphy Server: Annie Strain Children’s Focus: Teresa Johnson Sunday School: Sheila Cram Sidespeople: (Team 1 ) Captain – Eleanor Morgan; Everod Miller, Vivian Rodney, Grantley Hinkson, Sheila Lightfoot, Lori Lightfoot, Tracey Ferguson Chancel Guild: Teresa Johnson Today we remember in our Prayers: Anglican Cycle of Prayer, The Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land Diocesan Cycle, St. Peter (Erindale) Deanery Cycle, St. Luke’s Parish Cycle, Our Lay Pastoral Visitors Outreach & Advocacy Cycle, St. John, the Evangelist, Peterborough & St. John, West Toronto

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LIFE AND MINISTRY OF OUR COMMUNITY Welcome, Peter! Today we welcome Peter Dunphy as our guest organist while Neil is on a short but well-deserved vacation. Sunday School Our church school members will be meeting with Sheila Cram in The Study (through the doors by the chapel and turn right). Members return at Communion to rejoin their families. Monday Night Bible Study Bible study will continue in The Study on Monday, June 24th at 7:00 PM. Organ Swell Campaign Work begins this week on the restoration of the Swell Division. While portions of the instrument will be out of service, the organ will remain in operation through the summer. Donations to date have been encouraging. Opportunity (and need) for further gifts remains. Deacon’s Cupboard Contributions Many thanks to all those who have recently donated items! There still is need for the following items in particular: peanut butter, tinned meat, salmon & tuna, Kraft Dinner, pasta & pasta sauce, hearty soups & stews and tinned fruit. Memorial Flowers Sunday by Sunday the Altars and Church are made especially beautiful by the donation of flowers in thanksgiving and loving memory. A Flower donation for Sunday, June 30th would be welcomed. The requested donation is $50.00. Please speak to Jenny Reid or one of the Wardens.

Book Club Our next book is Neil Turok’s The Universe Within, an accessible survey of the ways the universe has been scientifically understood and what this means for us today and into the future. We will meet in The Study on Saturday, July 6th at 4 PM, just in time for (iced) tea. Do join in.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

Monday, June 24th 7:00 PM Bible Study In The Study

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Thursday, June 27th 12 noon Holy Eucharist

In the Chancel

Sunday, June 30th St. Peter & St. Paul 9:00 AM Said Eucharist

10:30 AM Sung Eucharist

Readings for this week: Ezekiel 34: 11-16; Psalm 87 2 Timothy 4: 1-8; John 21: 15-19

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CLERGY Fr. Jonathan Eayrs HONORARY ASSISTANT Fr. David Hoopes, OHC DEACON The Rev. Grace Caldwell-Hill LEADERSHIP TEAM Gary Davenport, Jane Smith Lyn Inniss, Everod Miller, Jan Booker ORGANIST & CHOIRMASTER Neil Houlton PARISH ADMINISTRATOR Mary Roycroft Ranni ORGANIST EMERITUS Dr. Eugene Gates