1. St. Barnabas (Chester) Anglican Church
The Church in the Marketplace
Embracing the Community
10:30 AM
September 2, 2012
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
361 Danforth Ave., Toronto M4K 1P1
416-463-1344
www.stbarnabas-toronto.com
Let us faithfully witness to the Risen Jesus, giving generously of
our lives and substance for the relief of the poor and the sharing
of the Gospel, bringing encouragement to all.

2. (From the COLLECT for ST. BARNABAS)
Welcome to St. Barnabas (Chester) Anglican Church.
The Church in the Marketplace
Embracing the Community
10:30 AM HOLY EUCHARIST
Our 10:30 AM Worship Service begins on page 185
of the green Book of Alternative Services.
Organ Prelude 15 Pieces Founded on Antiphons: Antiphon III
– Marcel Dupré, 1886 - 1971
The Gathering of God’s People
Opening Hymn 439 “Blest are the pure in heart”
(Franconia)
Greeting
Collect for Purity p. 185
The Gloria p.186
Collect of the Day: Author and Giver of all good things, graft
in our hearts the love of your name, increase in us true
religion, nourish us in all goodness, and of your great mercy
keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and for ever. Amen.
The Story of God’s People
A READING FROM THE SONG OF SOLOMON 2: 8-13
Read by Sue Ann Elite
The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the
mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle
or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing
in at the windows, looking through the lattice. My beloved
speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my fair one, and come

3. away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The
flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and
the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts
forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth
fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People:
Thanks be to God.
PSALM 45:1–2, 7–10 (Said) (Please remain seated.)
My heart is stirring with a noble song;
let me recite what I have fashioned for the king;
my tongue shall be the pen of a skilled writer.
You are the fairest of men;
grace flows from your lips,
because God has blessed you for ever.
Your throne, O God, endures for ever and ever,
a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of your
kingdom;
you love righteousness and hate iniquity.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
All your garments are fragrant with myrrh, aloes, and cassia,
and the music of strings from ivory palaces makes you
glad.
Kings’ daughters stand among the ladies of the court;
on your right hand is the queen,
adorned with the gold of Ophir.
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.

4. A READING FROM THE LETTER OF JAMES 1:17–27
read by Joyce Connell
Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from
above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there
is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfilment of his
own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we
would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. You must
understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen,
slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce
God’s righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness
and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness
the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. But
be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive
themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers,
they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they
look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what
they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law
of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers
who act—they will be blessed in their doing. If any think they
are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their
hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and
undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and
widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the
world.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People:
Thanks be to God.
The Gospel
The Lord be with you: And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

5. Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come
from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they noticed that some
of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without
washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat
unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the
tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the
market unless they wash it; and there are also many other
traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and
bronze kettles.) So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him,
“Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the
elders, but eat with defiled hands?” He said to them, “Isaiah
prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This
people honours me with their lips, but their hearts are far from
me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as
doctrines.’ You abandon the commandment of God and hold to
human tradition.” Then he called the crowd again and said to
them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing
outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that
come out are what defile. For it is from within, from the human
heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder,
adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy,
slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and
they defile a person.”
The Gospel of Christ. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Homily
Affirmation of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed p. 189
Prayers of the People led by Joyce Connell
Confession & Absolution p. 191
Sharing Christ’s Peace

6. We Offer Our Gifts to God
Offertory Hymn 619 “Fairest Lord Jesus” (Crusaders’ Hymn)
Prayer over the Gifts: Merciful God, receive all we offer you
this day. Give us grace to love one another that your love
may be made perfect in us. We ask this in the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Eucharist: God’s Spirit Transforms Our Gifts
Eucharistic Prayer 1 p. 191
The Lord’s Prayer p. 211
The Breaking of the Bread
Celebrant: “I am the bread of life,” 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!
“People of all ages and denominations who are baptized into Christ
are invited and encouraged to share in communion. If you will not be
receiving bread and wine, we would be pleased if you would join us
at the Lord’s Table for a blessing.”
Prayer after Communion: Almighty God, you renew us at
your table with the bread of life. May your holy food
strengthen us in love and help us to serve you in each other.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sharing God’s Love in the World
Doxology p. 214
Announcements
Final Hymn 393 “Immortal, invisible, God only wise”
` (St.
Denio)

7. Dismissal
Organ Postlude Le Tombeau de Titelouze: VIII. Veni Creator
Spiritus – Marcel Dupré, 1886 - 1971
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We welcome all who are new or visiting today. If we can serve
you or you wish to know more about the church, please fill out
a visitors envelope, available in pews or at back of church.
The flowers at the altar are dedicated to the
Glory of God in loving memory of
Phyllis Godwin.
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Today’s Liturgical Team:
Celebrant & Homilist: The Rev. Dr. Harold Shepherd
Deacon: The Rev. Grace Caldwell-Hill
Organist: Peter Dunphy
Communion Minister: Eleanor Morgan
Sidespeople: Team 1 – Captain: Eleanor Morgan;
Everod Miller, Vivian Rodney, Grantley Hinkson,
Sheila Lightfoot, Lori Lightfoot, Tracey Ferguson
Chancel Guild: Muriel Beard
Today we remember in our Prayers:
Anglican Cycle of Prayer, The Episcopal Church of the
Sudan, The Most Rev. Daniel Deng Bul Yak.
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, Volunteer workers in

8. Diocesan ministry
Deanery Cycle of Prayer, St. Luke’s
Parish Cycle of Prayer, Our Music ministry
SJ Cycle of Prayer, St. Michael & All Angels, Toronto &
St. Michael the Archangel, Scarborough
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LIFE AND MINISTRY OF OUR COMMUNITY
Neil returns next Sunday
Neil Houlton will return to the organ at the 10:30 service on
September 9th.
No Bible Study this week
There will be no Monday night Bible study this week because
of the Labour Day long weekend. It will resume at 7:00 PM on
Monday, September 10th in the rector’s study. All are
welcome.
Book Club this week
The St. Barnabas Book Club will meet this Wednesday,
September 5th, at 10:30 AM in the rector’s study to discuss The
Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton. All are welcome.

9. No Thursday Eucharist this week
There will be no Thursday eucharist this week as Fr. David will
be out of town. There will, however, be a service next week on
September 13th.
Who are you going to invite?
Back to Church Sunday is coming up soon: on September
30th! Start thinking now about who you’d like to invite.
The Children's Corner
Children are always welcome at our services. We have a small
area, especially designed for the younger saints, which is
located at the back of the church where you will find a number
of toys, books and craft supplies. Please make yourself at home!
Sunday school during the 10:30 service will resume in the fall.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE HYMNS?
Over the next few weeks I’ll be working on the choosing of
music (hymns, anthems, organ music, etc.) for the September to
Christmas period, and would appreciate your input, especially
hymn recommendations. Do you have favourites that we
haven’t sung for a while? Please let me know. There’s a sheet
at the back of the church on which you can write them down
(anonymously if you prefer), and I’ll do my best to incorporate
them into a service this fall/early winter.
Selecting hymns for services isn’t just a process of
plucking them out of the air (although sometimes in desperation
this is the case!). I try, as far as possible, to link them to the
gospel and other readings of the day. To choose them in
advance for a period of 3 or 4 months is a task that takes many
hours of reading the lessons, ruminating, researching and

10. juggling so that there is a good balance of old and new, familiar
and unfamiliar, and so on. Over the past couple of years we’ve
been introduced to several hymns new to St. Barnabas’
congregation, and this will continue. Eventually, these new
hymns often become old favourites! Your help in this will be
appreciated.
Neil
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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?
Wednesday, September 5th 10:30 AM
St. Barnabas Book Club
In the Rector’s study
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, September 9th Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 AM Holy Eucharist
10:30 AM Sung Eucharist
Readings: Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125

11. James 2: 1-10, 14-17; Mark 7: 24-37
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13. CLERGY The Rev. Dr. Harold Shepherd
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