Join us in prayer this Sunday.
The Rev. Margaret Marquardt presides and the Rev. Jonathan Pinkney preaches.
A downloadable pdf of the service booklet is available here. A text only version of the order of service is posted below. Continue scrolling to follow along.
Order of Service
Cathedral Parish Announcements
Introit Lord of All Hopefulness
Presider In this time and place, We gather on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations.
All From many places and peoples we come to this house of prayer.
Presider In this time and place, We meet in the presence of the living God.
All The living God who creates us and all that is.
Presider In this time and place, The risen Christ stands in our midst.
All The risen Christ who accompanies us and all people.
Presider In this time and place, God’s Holy Spirit breathes in and through us.
All The Holy Spirit who transforms us and all life.
Presider In this time and place, Together, one people of God.
All In the name of God, Source of all being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Presider The grace of the Holy One, Jesus, The Christ, and the love of God and the community of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All And also with you.
Presider There is one body and one Spirit,
All There is one hope in God’s call to us; Presider One Lord, one faith, one baptism, All One God and Father of all.
Opening Hymn Holy God, We Praise Your Name (CP 334)
Text: You Are God (Te Deum, Latin hymn, 400?); para. Ignaz Franz (1771 –1790);
tr. Clarence Alphonsus Walworth (1820 –1900), alt.;
Music: Melody Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, 1774, alt.; Grosser Gott
Collect
Presider Let us pray (silence)
Wisdom of the Universe,
All with halting step You lead each generation
to join the caravan of your saints in its trek though holy history.
Open our hearts to the sagacity of your intelligence:
that, letting go of what is false, we enter with You into the truth of your redemption,
where the first are last and the last first:
for You are Eternally present, Heart and Soul of the world without end. Amen.
(Adapted from a Collect by the Rev. Dr. Kathleen Speegle Schmitt)
Proclamation of the Word
First Reading A reading from the Book of Wisdom 3:1-9
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
All Thanks be to God.
Canticle Walk Together Children
Traditional Spiritual, arr. G. Suderman (Ensemble)
Second Reading A reading from Revelation 21:1-6a
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
All Thanks be to God.
Sequence AlleluiasSeek Ye First (CP 458)
Text & Music: Karen Lafferty (1948 – ); Seek Ye First
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 11:32-44
Deacon The Gospel of Christ.
After the Gospel Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon The Rev. Jonathan Pinkney
Music/Silence for Reflection
Sacrament of Holy Baptism
Presentation & Examination of the Candidate
Presider The candidate for Holy Baptism will now be presented.
Presenters I present Thomas Wells Suderman to receive the sacrament of baptism.
The Presider asks the following questions of the parents & sponsors
Presider Will you be responsible for seeing that the child you present
is nurtured in the faith and life of the Christian community?
Answer I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you by your prayers and witness
help this child to grow into the full stature of Christ?
Answer I will, with God’s help.
Presider Do you renounce all the spiritual forces of wickedness
that rebel against God?
Answer I renounce them.
Presider Do you renounce the evil powers of this world
which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God?
Answer I renounce them.
Presider Do you renounce all sinful desires that draw you from the love of God?
Answer I renounce them.
Presider Do you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Saviour?
Answer I do.
Presider Do you put your whole trust in his grace and love?
Answer I do.
Presider Do you promise to obey him as your Lord?
Answer I do.
After the candidate has been presented, the Presider addresses the congregation:
Will you who witness these vows do all in your power
to support Thomas in his life in Christ?
All We will.
Prayers for the Candidate
Presider Let us now pray for Thomas
who is to receive the sacrament of new birth.
Deacon Deliver him, O Lord, from the way of sin and death.
Lord in your mercy.
All Lord, hear our prayer.
Deacon Open his heart to your grace and truth.
Lord in your mercy.
All Lord, hear our prayer.
Deacon Fill him with your holy and life-giving Spirit.
Lord in your mercy.
All Lord, hear our prayer.
Deacon Teach him to love others in the power of the Spirit.
Lord in your mercy.
All Lord, hear our prayer.
Deacon Send him into the world in witness to your love.
Lord in your mercy.
All Lord, hear our prayer.
Deacon Bring him to the fullness of your peace and glory.
Lord in your mercy.
All Lord, hear our prayer.
Deacon Grant, O Lord, that all who are baptized
into the death of Jesus Christ your Son
may live in the power of his resurrection
and look for him to come again in glory;
who lives and reigns now and for ever.
All Amen.
The Celebration of Baptism
Thanksgiving over the Water
The Presider blesses the water:
Presider The Lord be with you
All And also with you.
Presider Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Presider We give you thanks, almighty God and Father,
for by the gift of water you nourish and sustain all living things.
All Blessed be God for ever.
Presider We give you thanks that through the waters of the Red Sea,
you led your people out of slavery to freedom in the promised land.
All Blessed be God for ever.
Presider We give you thanks for sending your Son Jesus.
For us he was baptized by John in the river Jordan.
For us he was anointed as Christ by your Holy Spirit.
For us he suffered the baptism of his own death and resurrection,
setting us free from the bondage of sin and death,
and opening to us the joy and freedom of everlasting life.
All Blessed be God for ever.
Presider We give you thanks for your Holy Spirit who teaches us and leads us into all truth,
filling us with his gifts so that we might proclaim the gospel to all nations
and serve you as a royal priesthood.
All Blessed be God for ever.
Presider We give you thanks for you have called Thomas
to new life through the waters of baptism.
Now sanctify this water, that your servant who is washed in it
may be made one with Christ in his death and resurrection,
to be cleansed and delivered from all sin.
Anoint him with your Holy Spirit
and bring him to new birth in the family of your Church,
that he may become an inheritor of your glorious kingdom.
We give you praise and honour and worship
through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.
All Blessed are you, our strength and song, and our salvation.
Presider Let us join with those who are committing themselves to Christ
and renew our own baptismal covenant.
The Baptismal Covenant
Presider Do you believe in God the Father?
All I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Presider Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
All I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
Presider Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
All I believe in God the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Presider Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you persevere in resisting evil and,
whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you proclaim by word and example the good news of God in Christ?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbour as yourself?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you strive for justice and peace among all people,
and respect the dignity of every human being?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you strive to safeguard the integrity of God’s creation,
and respect, sustain and renew the life of the Earth?
All I will, with God’s help
The Baptism
The candidate is presented to the Presider.
Presider Thomas, I baptize you in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All Amen.
Using chrism, the Presider makes the sign of the cross on the forehead, saying:
I sign you with the cross, and mark you as Christ’s own for ever.
All Amen.
The Presider prays over the newly baptized, saying:
Heavenly Father,
we thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit
you have bestowed upon this your servant the forgiveness of sin,
and have raised him to the new life of grace.
Sustain him, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit.
Give him an inquiring and a discerning heart,
the courage to will and to persevere,
a spirit to know and to love you,
and the gift of joy and wonder in all your works.
All Amen.
The Giving of the Light
The Presider then gives to the newly baptized a lighted candle, saying:
Receive the light of Christ,
to show that you have passed from darkness to light.
When the newly baptized has received a candle, the people say:
All Let your light so shine before others
that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Presider Let us welcome the newly baptized.
All We receive you into the household of God.
Confess the faith of Christ crucified,
proclaim his resurrection,
and share with us in his eternal priesthood.
The Peace
Presider May the peace of the Lord be always with you.
All And also with you.
We welcome Thomas Wells Suderman baptized today into the community of the risen Christ.
All may exchange a non-contact sign of peace
Celebration of the Eucharist
The Offertory
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issued annually for gifts totalling $20 or more. Your financial gifts matter and together with the bread and wine they
are presented in spirit at the Altar as a sign of thanksgiving to God from whom all blessings flow.
Offertory Hymn For All The Saints (CP 276)
Text: William Walsham How (1823 –1897); Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 –1958); Sine Nomine
Prayer over the Gifts
Presider God of Grace and Glory,
All By the death and resurrection of your Beloved Child,
your reign of wholeness has been unleashed within our beautiful
and, at times, our bent and broken world.
Open us to your empowering grace,
that we may be bearers of your world redeeming love,
through the Resurrected Christ, our dignity, our power and our peace. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
Presider We celebrate in this Eucharist, God’s presence among us.
In the Eucharist, the bread set before us, brings the starving into our company,
and the wine before us brings those denied the fruits of the earth.
Now we become bread and wine, food for the hungry and life for the weary.
All Amen.
Presider May God be with you.
All And also with you.
Presider Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them up to God.
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 Holy, Holy, Holy Lord (CP 719)
Music: Land of Rest; American trad.; adapt. Marcia Pruner (19?? –); harm. John Campbell (1950 –)
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
Presider As our Saviour taught us, let us pray,
All 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 us 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 forever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Presider We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
All We being many, are one body, for we all share in the one bread.
Presider The gifts of God for the people of God.
All Thanks be to God.
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 Come By Here Traditional Spiritual, arr. G. Suderman
Sending Out of the Disciples
Prayer after Communion
Presider We pray then good and gracious God,
All that we might recognize you in this breaking of bread today.
It is the bread of heaven, the bread of the poor, the bread of our lives.
May we recognize You every time we join someone on a journey,
every time we share a meal, ever time we take bread into our hands.
And may this recognition call forth such a joy in us
that we might never lose sight of Your goodness. Amen.
(Source: More Than Words, Janet Schaffran & Pat Kozak)
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.
Please stand for the reading of Names for Remembrance.
The Blessing
Closing Hymn When the Saints Go Marching In Traditional Spiritual
Oh when the Saints go marching in,
Oh when the Saints go marching in,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the Saints go marching in.
Oh when the sun refuse to shine,
Oh when the sun refuse to shine,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the sun refuse to shine.
Oh when the new world is revealed,
Oh when the new world is revealed,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the new world is revealed.
Oh when the Saints go marching in,
Oh when the Saints go marching in,
Lord, how I want to be in that number,
When the Saints go marching in.
Dismissal Go forth in the name of Christ.
All Thanks be to God.
Postlude
