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Church of St Bartholomew
125 MacKay Street,
Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2B4
Parish Office: 613-745-7834 ext 410
email: [email protected]
website: www.stbartsottawa.ca
Parish Administrator
Ruth Honeyman 613-745-7834 ext 115
Organist & Director of Music
Timothy Piper 613-745-7834 ext 117
Honorary Assistant
The Reverend Laurette Glasgow 613-422-3009
Members of Corporation
Rector’s Warden Sheila Perry 613-744-1711
People’s Warden Judy Wiesinger 613-422-6509
Deputy Warden Stephen Brereton 613-791-1191
Deputy Warden Richard Remillard 613-746-5530
Treasurer Bill Turner 613-695-1790
Crèche scenes from Notre Dame Cathedral, taken by Linda Assad-Butcher on a recent
trip to Paris.
The Church of St. Bartholomew Diocese of Ottawa. The Anglican Church of Canada
The Guards’ Chapel
The Reverend Canon David Clunie Rector
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sunday School Pageant
Holy Communion
8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
December 18, 2016
The Dream of St Joseph ~ Philippe de Champaigne ~ 1642 ~ National Gallery, London
An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife,
for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit Matthew 1:20
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Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 18, 2016
8:15 a.m. Holy Communion
The Book of Common Prayer, p. 67 ~ red prayer book
Lighting of the Fourth Advent Candle
Greeting Priest The grace … And with thy spirit.
Collect for Purity p. 67
Collect of the Day Priest Heavenly Father, who chose the Virgin Mary, full of grace, to be the mother of our Lord and Saviour, now fill us with
your grace, that we in all things may embrace your will and with her rejoice
in your salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-16 p. 7 Second Reading: Romans 1:1-7 p. 8
Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 p. 433
The Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25 p. 9 Sermon: The Reverend Canon David Clunie
The Creed p. 71
The Intercessions
Confession and Absolution p. 76 The Offertory Generous financial support is our expression of gratitude which along with our time and talents enables us to provide worship at St. Bart’s and support God’s work in service in our community and beyond. Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel, for ever and ever. All that is in the heaven and the earth is thine. All things come of thee and of thine own have we given thee.
Eucharistic Prayer p. 78 The Communion All baptized persons are welcome to receive communion. Please do not dip the bread into the wine. If you do not wish to drink from the cup please remain at the altar rail after receiving the bread and place your arms across your chest when the chalice comes to you. The Lay Administrator will pause in front of you to say the words of administration. This shows your respect for the sacrament and solidarity with your fellow Christians. Gluten free bread is available. The Lord’s Prayer p. 85 Blessing
Announcements
Dismissal…. Thanks be to God. ~
Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers are given to the glory of God by Grant Walsh & Roxane Pothakos,
in loving memory of Grant’s daughter, Karin Michelle Walsh. ~
Sidesperson and Reader: Brian Eckert
Lay Administrator: Mary Ann Matzinger
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Christmas & New Year’s
at St Bartholomew’s
2016-2017
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A Celtic Christmas ~ December 20, 2016
Concert & Traditional Wassail
7:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve ~ December 24
4:00 p.m. ~ Family Service
7:30 p.m. Evening service
Christmas Day ~ December 25
10:30 a.m.
New Year’s Eve Gala ~ December 31
In Celebration of St Bartholomew’s 150th Anniversary in 2017
First Sunday after Christmas ~ January 1, 2017
New Year’s Day
10:30 a.m.
First Sunday after Epiphany ~ January 8, 2017
Visit of the Rt. Rev. John H. Chapman, Bishop of Ottawa
10:30 a.m.
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The Calendar
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Air They say that once, almost before time,
The stars with shining voices
Serenaded
The new born world.
The night could not contain their boundless praise.
From Richard Bauckham Song of the Shepherds
Our breath is a metaphor for the Holy Spirit: air that we inhale, oxygen
that sustains us, and breath that we release. It is a very human-centric
image. Anthropomorphic we say. It is tempting to make the Nativity
anthropomorphic, and that is how we tell much of the story; it is hard to
be otherwise. The Pageant will remind us of the angels, of both Gabriel’s
visit to Mary and the chorus who appeared before the shepherds. The
shepherds heard singing, brought to them through the air. It echoed and
transformed the music of the spheres, an old Greek analogy of the
harmony we usually hear in music for the coherence of the cosmos. The
shepherds appear in the Nativity story, but not again in the gospels.
Perhaps this is not surprizing, since shepherds were excluded from much
Jewish religious life, their work making them unclean. Yet God chose
them, after the animals, Mary, Joseph, and the mid-wife to be the first to
see Himself. They would have known their scripture as an oral tradition,
seeped in myth. They would have known what people said about the
beginning of the world. How the stars with shining voices serenaded the
new born world, just as the angels sang that night, the song that came to
them through the air. It was enough to hurry them to Bethlehem. There
they saw what George Herbert described as glorious, yet contracted light. It was
a glimpse of everything that made the cosmos in a new form. I doubt they
ever forgot that night. I expect it became part of their oral tradition. I hope
it is part of ours.
We clutch our meagre cloaks against the cold.
Our ageing piper’s fumbling fingers play,
Night after night,
An earthly echo of the song that banished dark.
It has stayed with us.
Submitted by Chris Burn
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Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 18, 2016
10:30 a.m. Holy Communion
The Book of Alternative Services ~ green prayer book
Lighting of the Fourth Advent Candle
Organ Prelude: Chorale Prelude on Quem Pastores H. Willan
Processional: 89 v. 1-5 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Veni Emmanuel
Greeting Priest The grace … And also with you.
Collect of the Day Priest Heavenly Father, who chose the Virgin Mary, full
of grace, to be the mother of our Lord and Saviour, now fill us with your
grace, that we in all things may embrace your will and with her rejoice in
your salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-16 p. 7
Gradual Hymn: 269 Heavenly Message Pied-De-Port
The Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25 p. 9
Homily: The Reverend Canon David Clunie
The Intercessions
The Peace
The Offertory Generous financial support is our expression of gratitude which along
with our time and talents enables us to provide worship at St. Bart’s and support God’s
work in service in our community and beyond.
Offertory Hymn: 132 v. 1-5 Of Eternal Love Begotten Divinum Mysterium
Prayer over the Gifts Gracious God, by the power of the Spirit who
sanctified the mother of your Son, make holy all we offer you this
day. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
The Eucharist
Celebrant: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Celebrant: We thank you, Holy God, that you sent Jesus to be born into
this world and live among us. People had turned away from you and no
longer loved each other the way you loved us. Jesus opened our eyes and
our hearts to your love and now brings us together to this table to
remember his love for us and for all people.
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Celebrant: Therefore with all the angels of heaven,
we lift our voices and sing our joyful hymn of praise
to proclaim the glory of your name.
All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Celebrant: The night before he died when Jesus was at supper with his
friends, he took bread and gave you thanks, broke the bread, and gave it to
his friends, saying: “Take, eat: This is my Body which is given for you. Do
this to remember me.”
When supper was ended, Jesus took a cup of wine, thanked you, and gave
it to his friends saying: “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new
Covenant, which is poured out for you and for all for the forgiveness of
sins. Whenever you drink it, do this to remember me.”
Life-giving God, we ask you now to bless these our gifts of bread and wine
and make them holy. Fill us with the joy of the Holy Spirit as we receive
this bread and wine and then send us out in peace to share your love with
the world.
Through Christ and with Christ and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, to you be honour, glory, and praise, for ever and ever. Amen.
This simplified Eucharistic prayer designed for use when young children are present
has been approved by the Right Reverend John H. Chapman, Bishop of Ottawa,
for use in the Diocese of Ottawa.
The Lord’s Prayer
The Communion All baptized persons are welcome to receive communion. Please do
not dip the bread into the wine. If you do not wish to drink from the cup please remain
at the altar rail after receiving the bread and place your arms across your chest when the
chalice comes to you. The Lay Administrator will pause in front of you to say the words
of administration. This shows your respect for the sacrament and solidarity with your
fellow Christians. Gluten free bread is available.
Music during Communion
Communion Hymn: 113 Come, O Lord, and Set Us Free Maranatha
Anthem: Righteous Joseph Trad. English, arranged by Timothy Piper
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The Gospel
The Holy Gospel is written in the first chapter of the
Gospel according to Saint Matthew beginning at the 18th
verse. (BCP)
Glory be to thee, O Lord. (BCP)
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew. (BAS)
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. (BAS)
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his
mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together,
she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph,
being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace,
planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of
David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived
in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him
Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to
fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "Look, the
virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,"
which means, "God is with us." When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as
the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, but had no
marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him
Jesus. (Matthew 1:18-25)
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise be to thee, O Christ. (BCP)
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. (BAS)
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A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the
gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the
holy scriptures, the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from
David according to the flesh and was declared to be Son of God with
power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead,
Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and
apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles
for the sake of his name, including yourselves who are called to belong to
Jesus Christ, To all God's beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Romans 1:1-7 )
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
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Prayer after Communion Faithful God, in this sacrament we receive
the promise of salvation. May we, like the Virgin Mary, be obedient
to your will. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
Announcements
Hymn: 109 When the King Shall Come Again Tempus Adest Floridum
Sunday School Christmas Pageant
Please see the Pageant Booklet
Dismissal …… Thanks be to God.
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Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers are given to the glory of God by Grant Walsh & Roxane Pothakos,
in loving memory of Grant’s daughter, Karin Michelle Walsh. ~
Sidespersons: Janet Uren and Jonathan Adams Lay Administrators: Ray Perrin and Nancy Millson Intercessor: Ray Perrin
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Please remember in Prayer
Anglican Cycle of Prayer:
Diocese: St Michael and All Angels, Ottawa; St. Richard’s, Ottawa
The Venerable Mary Ellen Berry Church Musicians serving in the parishes of the Diocese of Ottawa.
Residents, staff and Chaplain of the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.
Canada: Remembering members of the Governor General’s Foot Guards
and those serving in diplomatic missions and NGOs, especially Jason. Parish: Family & Friends, JoAnne, Jane, Jim, Eric, Fay, Wendy, Robert Hampson.
The Garry J. Armstrong Home: Bob, Betty, Jennifer. ~
Coffee Hour
Join us for coffee in the parish hall following our services. Visitors &
newcomers are invited to take one of the blue mugs at coffee hour indicating that you are
new to our parish.
*Today* Christmas Pageant The Sunday School's annual pageant, "A Brand New Star," will be held during the 10:30 service. The children are excited to share their version of the Christmas story with you! The Pageant will be our last Sunday School gathering of the year. Chelsea & Meiping.
St Bart’s Sunday Nursery, for infants & children up to the age of 3, is open from 10:15 until after coffee hour. Julia Laku ~ Coordinator
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Office Closure at Christmas The office will be closed from 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 23 until Tuesday, January 3. In the case of an emergency, please leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
150th Anniversary Gifts Please support our church by purchasing one or more items from our selection of Gifts, Christmas Cards & Hasty Notes. All are reasonably priced & available in the hall after services or at the office during the week.
Bridge Club ~ On Holiday Until Monday, January 9, 2017 Please contact: David Younger 613-241-1961
Silent Meditation and Bible Study Our next meetings will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Meditation is in the church at 8 a.m. Bible Study is in the hall at 10 a.m.
Altar Flowers On Sundays two floral arrangements will be placed in the Sanctuary. To contribute to these flowers to celebrate an event or to remember a loved one, consult the flower chart in the parish hall to select a date and then contact Ruth Honeyman in the Parish Office, 613-745-7834, to confirm and provide details for the bulletin. If your date is already taken, tributes may be shared or an alternate date chosen. A donation of $60.00 is suggested. Please mark cheques “Altar Flowers”. Tax receipts will be issued.
Envelopes 2017 New envelope sets for 2017 are now on the table by the coat rack at the back of the church. Please pick up your set and verify your address. If you want envelopes, but do not find yours there, please call Ruth at the church office (613-745-7834) or Ron Burrows, Envelope Secretary (613-746-1763). You do not normally receive envelopes if you are on PAR, but if you put your cheque for an additional donation on the Sunday collection plate or mail it to the church office it will be credited to your PAR account.
Tuesday, Dec. 20 ~ Solstice Song ~ A Celtic Christmas at St Bart’s Join us for Yuletide music to warm a cold winter’s night. Guest artists include Acacia Lyra Harps, Greg Weeks & Graham Lindsay, Garth Hampson, Chelsea Honeyman & the Katharine Robinson Dancers. Afterwards, with neighbours and friends, raise a glass at a festive Wassail ! Nollaig chridheil, hapus nadolig, and Nollaig shona duit! Tickets: $25 Students: $10 At the office.
Dec 31 ~ Welcome the New Year and St Bart’s 150th! Ring in our 150th Anniversary Year of Celebration with a glittering Gala at St Bart’s. A concert of favourite opera arias begins our magical evening, followed by dancing, a tempting hot and cold buffet of Italian delicacies, an amazing silent auction and wonderful door-prizes! Greet the New Year with a glass of sparkling wine and the ringing of the church bells! Only a few tickets remain. Tickets: $100.00 Contact Ruth in the office to reserve, or for more information.
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A Reading from the Book of Isaiah
Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God;
let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and
I will not put the Lord to the test. Then Isaiah said: "Hear then, O house
of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God
also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young
woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.
He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil
and choose the good. For before the child knows how to refuse the evil
and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread
will be deserted." (Isaiah 7:10-16)
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.