Join us in prayer for the sixth Sunday of Easter

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Dean Christopher A. Pappas presides 

The Rev. Alisdair Smith preaches and serves as Deacon of the Word and Table. 

Megan Otton is the MC

Monte Tugwete is the reader & intercessor

and Music is provided by Lucy Smith, Elizabeth McLenehan, Deirdre Rogers, & Margaret Ferguson, under the direction of Rupert Lang 

If you wish to contact Cathedral clergy or staff, you can find their contact information here. 

If you enjoy praying with the daily readings during the week, you can find the list of weekday readings here. 

Order of Service | Sixth Sunday of Easter 

Gathering of the Community
Cathedral Parish Announcements

Introit Kyrie (Missa Brevis in D) Benjamin Britten

Presider Alleluia Christ is risen!
All Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia.
Presider May his grace and peace be with you.
All May he fill our hearts with joy.
Presider As we gather on the unceded and ancestral lands of Coast Salish nations, let us pray that Christ’s grace and peace will be with us. May we be ministers of the reconciling love of the Risen Christ.
All May our hearts be filled with joy. Alleluia!

Gloria Glory to God (CP 686) Music: New Plainsong, David Hurd (1950 –)

Collect
Presider Let us pray (silence)
Merciful God,
All 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. Amen.

Proclamation of the Word

First Reading A reading from Acts 10:44-48

Reader The word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.

Psalm Psalm 98  Setting: Rupert Lang
           Antiphon: All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God 

Sing to the Lord a new song, the Lord has done marvellous things;
Whose right hand and holy arm has won the victory.
The Lord has made known the victory;
Righteousness has been openly shown in the sight of the nations.
God remembers mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel.
Antiphon
Shout with joy to the Lord all you lands;
Lift up your voice, rejoice and sing!
Sing to the Lord with the harp, and the voice of song!
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
Shout with joy before the King, the Lord!
Antiphon
Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it,
The lands and those who dwell therein;
Let the rivers clap their hands,
Let the hills ring out with joy before our God,
who comes to judge the earth.
In righteousness shall God judge the world,
and the peoples with equity!
Antiphon

 

Second Reading A reading from 1 John 5:1-6
Reader The word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.

Sequence Alleluias Celtic Alleluia (CP 715) Text & Music: Fintan O’Carroll (1922 –1981) & Christopher Walker (1947 –)

Cantor These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you;
Choir And that your joy may be full!
All Alleluias

Deacon The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
    Before the Gospel Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Gospel John 15:9-17
Deacon The Gospel of Christ.
    After the Gospel Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

All Repeat Alleluias

Sermon The Rev. Alisdair Smith

Silence for Reflection

The Nicene Creed
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.

Prayers of the People

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Anglican Church of Kenya. In the joint Anglican & Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Canada Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Rt. Rev. Susan Bell, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Niagara; and the dean, council, and congregations of the Winnipeg Central and North Areas of the Manitoba-Northwestern Ontario Synod. In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for John Stephens our Bishop; Linda Nicholls our Primate; Lynne McNaughton our Metropolitan; Susan Johnson the National Lutheran Bishop in Canada; Mark MacDonald the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop; Gregory Mohr the EvangelicalLutheran Bishop in British Columbia; Justin Welby the Archbishop of Canterbury; our companion dio-
cese, the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Philippines and the Rt. Rev. Brent Alawas; our companion parish,
All Saints Cathedral, Bontac, Philippines and the Very Rev. Padi Luc; and the Deanery of Tri-Cities/North
Burnaby, and the Archdeaconry of Burrard. In our Parish we pray for Bible Study/Home Groups.

If you have a special intention for which you wish to
receive prayers, please email your prayer request to the
Rev. Helen Dunn at helen@thecathedral.ca

The Peace
Presider The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said, “Peace be with you.”
Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia.
All Alleluia.

Presider The peace of the risen Christ be always with you.
All And also with you. Alleluia.
All may exchange a sign of peace, greeting one another with these words:
All Christ is risen.

Celebration of the Eucharist
The Offertory
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If you are participating in this worship from another church please give generously to your local parish.

Offertory Hymn A Prophet-Woman Broke a Jar (VU 590)
Text: Brian Wren (1936 –); Music: trad. English & Irish melody;
arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 –1958); desc. Rupert Lang; Kingsfold

1. A prophet-woman broke a jar,
by Love’s divine appointing.
With rare perfume she filled the room,
presiding and anointing.
A prophet-woman broke a jar,
the sneers of scorn defying.
With rare perfume she filled the room,
preparing Christ for dying.
2. A faithful woman left a tomb
by Love’s divine commission.
She saw, she heard, she preached the Word,
arising from submission.
A faithful woman left a tomb,
with resurrection gospel.
She saw, she heard, she preached the Word,
apostle to apostles.
3. Though woman-wisdom, woman-truth,
for centuries were hidden,
unsung, unwritten, and unheard,
derided and forbidden,
the Spirit’s breath, the Spirit’s fire,
on free and slave descending,
can tumble our dividing walls,
our shame and sadness mending.
4. The Spirit knows, the Spirit calls,
by Love’s divine ordaining,
the friends we need, to serve and lead,
their powers and gifts unchaining.
The Spirit knows, the Spirit calls,
from women, men and children,
the friends we need, to serve and lead.
Rejoice, and make them welcome!

Prayer over the Gifts
Presider God of glory,
All 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. Amen.

The Great Thanksgiving
Presider The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Presider Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them to the Lord.
Presider Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Presider Eternal God, Source of all being, we give you thanks and praise for your faithful love.
You call us into friendship with you and one another to be your holy people,
a sign of your presence in the world.
When those we trust betray us, unfailingly you remain with us.
When we injure others, you confront us in your love
and call us to the paths of righteousness.
You stand with the weak, and those, broken and alone,
whom you have always welcomed home, making the first last, and the last first.
Therefore we raise our voices with angels and archangels,
forever praising you and singing:

Sanctus Choir (Missa Brevis in D) Benjamin Britten

Presider Blessed are you, O Holy One: when Hagar was driven into the wilderness you followed her and gave her hope. When Joseph was sold into bondage, you turned malice to your people’s good. When you called Israel out of slavery, you brought them through the wilderness into the promised land. When your people were taken into exile
you wept with them by the river of Babylon and carried them home.

All Restore us, O God, let your face shine!

Presider At the right time you sent your Anointed One to stand with the poor, the outcast, and the oppressed.
Jesus touched lepers, and the sick, and healed them. He accepted water from a woman of Samaria and offered her the water of new life. Christ knew the desolation of the cross and opened the way for all humanity
into the redemption of your reconciling love. 

On the night he was betrayed, Jesus, at supper with his friends,
took bread, gave you thanks, broke the bread, gave it to them, and said,
“Take and 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.”
Loving and Holy One, recalling Christ’s death and resurrection, we offer you these gifts,
longing for the bread of tomorrow and the wine of the age to come.
Therefore we proclaim our hope.

All Dying you destroyed our death,
rising you restored our life.
Lord Jesus, come in glory.

Presider Pour out your Spirit on these gifts that through them
you may sustain us in our hunger for your peace.
We hold before you all whose lives are marked by suffering, our sisters and brothers.
When we are broken and cast aside, embrace us in your love.

All Restore us, O God, let your face shine!

Presider Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory are yours, O Source of all life, now and for ever.

All Amen.

The Lord's Prayer Cantor 

Easter Acclamation
Presider Lord, we died with you on the cross
All Now we are raised to new life.
Presider We were buried in your tomb.
All Now we share in your resurrection.
Presider Live in us, that we may live in you.
All Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Presider Alleluia. The gifts of God for the people of God.
All Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

Share the Gifts
If you know the brokenness of life, its fractures within and its division without, then you have
participated in the broken body of Christ and you are invited to share in Communion. If you are not physically receiving Communion, then offer this prayer:

In union, O God, with all your faithful people
gathered wherever the eucharist is celebrated this day,
I offer you praise and thanksgiving for creation and all the blessings of this life,
for the redemption given to us through the life, death and resurrection of Christ,
and for the means of grace and the hope of glory.
I pray you come into my heart, my soul and my mind.
Let nothing separate me from you.
May I serve you in this life until, by your grace,
I come to your promised reign of justice and peace;
through Christ and in the unity of the Spirit. Amen.

During Communion Agnus Dei (Missa Brevis in D) Benjamin Britten

Sending Out of the Disciples
Prayer after Communion

Presider Father,
All 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. Amen.

Doxology
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.

Presider May Christ, who out of defeat brings new hope and a new future,
fill you with his new life.

The Blessing
Closing Hymn Eternal God, Lord of All Space and Time (CP 472)
Text: Robert Dobbie (1901–1995); Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 –1958); Magda

Deacon Alleluia! Alleluia! Go in peace to love and serve the Risen Lord.
All Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!

Choir Easter Alleluias trad. Gregorian

The service of the Church into the World — begins again this week.