THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOSTJUNE 25, 2017

111 Cactus Avenue Toronto ON M2R 2V1Telephone: 416-222-2461

Office E-mail: theodorechurch@bellnet.caWebsite: www.sttheodore.caSunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

WELCOME!

Welcome to St. Theodore of Canterbury. We are delighted that you are worshipping with us today. We are a vibrant Christian community of faith that has diversity and openness at its core. We are children and youth, adults and elderly. We are singles, couples, and families. Look around you and you will see that we come from all corners of the globe and from all walks of life. Some of us grew up in the Anglican Church, while many of us have come from other Christian denominations, other faiths, and no faith at all.

We hope you will find inspiration and meaning through our worship today. To keep in touch with what’s happening in our parish, please visit our website at www.sttheodore.ca.

COFFEE HOUR - Following this service, please join us downstairs in the parish hall for refreshments and fellowship. We look forward to getting to know you!

SUNDAY SCHOOL – If you would like your children to join the Sunday school today, please have them follow the teacher downstairs after the children’s talk. Please feel free to accompany them if you wish. They are also welcome to worship with us in the church throughout the service.

PLEASE REMEMBER to turn off all cell phones and electronic devices when you enter the church. Thank you.

June 25th, 2017

10:30 SUNG EUCHARIST THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY

Chorale Prelude

Gathering Hymn: How Firm a Foundation 527

Celebrant: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,and the love of God,and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,be with you all.People: And also with you.

Celebrant: Almighty God,All: to you all hearts are open, all desires known,and from you no secrets are hidden.Cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love you,and worthily magnify your holy name;through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Glory to GodRefrain: Glory to God in the highest,

and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly king,almighty God and Father,we worship you, we give you thanks,we praise you for your glory.

Refrain

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,Lord God, Lamb of God,you take away the sin of the world:have mercy on us;you are seated at the right hand of the Father:receive our prayer.

Refrain

For you alone are the Holy One,you alone are the Lord,you alone are the Most High,Jesus Christ,with the Holy Spirit,in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Refrain

Collect of the DayO God our defender, storms rage about us and cause us to be afraid. Rescue your people from despair, deliver your sons and daughters from fear, and preserve us all from unbelief; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Children’s Time Mother Susan

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORDFirst Reading: Gen 21:8-21 Elmer HighlandHear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.Response: Thanks be to God

Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17

Second Reading: Rom 6:1b-11 Ananda AbayaratnaHear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.Response: Thanks be to God

Gradual Hymn: Blessed Jesus, At Your Word 559

Please stand for the GospelReader: The Lord be with you.People: And also with you.Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Matthew 10:24-39Reader: The Gospel of Christ.People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

HOMILY Mother Susan

Nicene CreedPlease stand Celebrant: Let us confess our faith, as we say,People: 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 salvationhe came down from heaven:by the power of the Holy Spirithe became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.For our sake he was crucifiedunder Pontius Pilate;he suffered death and was buried.On the third day he rose againin accordance with the scriptures;he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in gloryto 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 Sonhe is worshipped and glorified.He has spoken through the prophets.We believe in one holy catholicand apostolic Church.We acknowledge one baptismfor 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 Bruce BostockPlease stand, sit, or kneel Response: As announced

Confession and AbsolutionDear friends in Christ,God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy;welcoming sinners and inviting them to this table.Let us confess our sins,confident in God’s forgiveness.

Most merciful God,

we confess that we have sinned against youin thought, word, and deed,by what we have done,and by what we have left undone.We have not loved you with our whole heart;we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ,

have mercy on us and forgive us,that we may delight in your will,and walk in your ways,to the glory of your name. Amen.

Celebrant: Almighty God have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.People: Amen.

The PeacePlease stand

Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People: And also with you.

THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST

Offertory Hymn: Nearer, My God, to Thee 538

Prayer over the Gifts:Eternal God, you have made our Saviour Jesus Christ the head of all creation. Receive all we offer you this day and renew in us his risen life, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.

Eucharistic Prayer 1

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.People: And also with you.Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.People: We lift them to the Lord.Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Celebrant: It is indeed right that we should praise you, gracious God, for you created all things. You formed us in your own image: male and female you created us. When we turned away from you in sin, you did not cease to care for us, but opened a path of salvation for all people. You made a covenant with Israel, and through your servants Abraham and Sarah gave the promise of a

blessing to all nations. Through Moses you led your people from bondage into freedom; through the prophets you renewed your promise of salvation. Therefore, with them, and with all your saints who have served you in every age, we give thanks and raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.

People:

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. Hosanna in the highest.

Celebrant: Holy God, source of life and goodness, all creation rightly gives you praise. In the fullness of time, you sent your Son Jesus Christ, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He healed the sick and ate and drank with outcasts and sinners; he opened the eyes of the blind and proclaimed the good news of your kingdom to the poor and to those in need. In all things he fulfilled your gracious will.

On the night he freely gave himself to death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, 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.”

Gracious God, his perfect sacrifice destroys the power of sin and death; by raising him to life you give us life for evermore.

Therefore we proclaim our hope.

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

Celebrant: Recalling his death, proclaiming his resurrection, and looking for his coming again in glory, we offer you, Father, this bread and this cup. Send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these gifts, that all who eat and drink at this table may be one body and one holy people, a living sacrifice in Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory is yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. People: Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

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.”

People: Taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are they who trust in him!

Agnus Dei Jesus, Lamb of God,have mercy on us.Jesus, bearer of our sins,have mercy on us.Jesus, redeemer of the world,give us your peace, give us your peace.

The Communion Communion Voluntary

Communion Hymn: All Shall Be Well 222

Anthem

Prayer after Communion:Please standAlmighty God, guide and protect your people who share in this sacred mystery, and keep us always in your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

DoxologyCelebrant: 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.

BlessingRecessional Hymn: Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing 570

Dismissal

Now Go in PeaceNow go in peace, now go in love, from the Father above.Jesus Christ the Son stay with you till the day is done.Holy Spirit encircle you in all you think and do.Once again God’s blessing be with us. Amen.

Postlude

Chalice Bearers: Elmer Highland and Kari WoodServers: Elmer Highland and Guyan Abayaratna

This week we pray for Bruce and Joan Bostock, Irene Braund, Jim, Shameeza, Nicholas and Shannon Braund and their families.

In your prayers please remember the sick and those who have requested our prayers: Aza, Barl, Beverley, Christine, Cicely, Claudette and family, Connie, Cori, Cornelius, Debra, Eileen, George, Habib, Ivris, Ivy, Joan, Lloyd, Lorena, Louise, Lynda, Mark, Melrose, Michael, MJ, Olive, Pearl, Ricardo, Robert, Rosemary, Ruby, Sam, Samantha, Shalima, Suze, and Thelma.

2017 Financial Position (to May 31, 2017) General Account only Cash Inflows $68,700 Cash Outflows $81,300 Net cash inflows/(outflows) ($12,600) Opening cash $17,300 Cash balance, at May 31, 2017 $4,700 Net Outstanding invoices (est.) ($5,200) Net Deficit, May 31, 2017 ($500)

Inflows include HST rebate received in March and net Monks’ Cell receipts in May.

Announcements *NYHFB Annual Service in the Park Food Drive: THIS is the last day to get your donations in. They will be picked up this week. Thank you to all who donated so generously. *Summer Prelude: Do you have a favourite hymn? We are once again asking for suggestions to use as hymn-sing preludes for July and August. You can leave them in the Suggestion Box in the Narthex. *Blessings: Please take a moment to add your special July date to the Blessings’ Binder. *Coffee Hour: If you are able, please drop a loonie or toonie into the coffee donation box to help offset the weekly cost.*Summer Services: During July and August there will be one service beginning at 10:00 am. July 16th and August 20th will be BAS 230 services. *Prayer Group: The Monday Prayer Group is on hiatus from June 27th until September. Please join them again on Monday, September 11th at 10:00 am. Please submit any prayers requests during the summer through the office or drop them in the suggestion box.*Sacred Dance: Sacred Dance will commence again the second Monday in September at 7:15 pm. All are welcome. A $5.00 donation is requested. *Have a Suggestion? Please leave any suggestions, comments, etc. in the Suggestion Box in the Narthex. Please note that if you have questions you should approach Mother Susan so that a conversation can take place.*Pandemic Reminder: The following is the latest pandemic protocol from the Diocese. The practice of intinction is prohibited. Social distancing should not be discouraged. For those who do not wish to shake hands, the exchange of the peace sign can be accomplished by a nod of acknowledgement. Washing of hands and the use of hand sanitizers is encouraged. Please be aware that there is hand sanitizer available throughout the church. Please do not forget the sleeve sneeze.*Yellow Envelope Reminder: Next Sunday you will find a yellow envelope in your envelope givings set. This is for the Building Fund or Capital Campaign (if you chose to support the campaign using these envelopes).

Upcoming Dates

Monday, June 26th 10:00 am Last Prayer Group before Summer Hiatus

NEXT WEEK: Sunday, July 2nd, 2017 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

10:00 am Sung Eucharist

Readings: Gen 22:1-14 Psalm 13 Rom 6:12-23 Mt 10:40-42

Office Hours: Tuesday through Thursday 8 am – 1 pmThe Rev. Susan Haig’s office hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Our Mission: To be a supportive Christian community allowing the Holy Spirit to grow within us so that we may become a living symbol of Christ’s presence.

Incumbent: The Rev. Susan Haig Deacon: The Rev. Carol Brunton Music Director & Organist: Greg Paskaruk

Rector’s Warden: Dan Della RossaPeople’s Warden: Violet Farquharson-Lambert