1. St. Barnabas (Chester) Anglican Church
The Church in the Marketplace
Embracing the Community
Back to Church Sunday
September 30, 2012
Eighteenth 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.
(Stand as you are able.)
Organ Prelude Air and Gavotte - Samuel Wesley
The Gathering of God’s People
Opening Hymn380 “O worship the King”
Service Music: David Hurd
Greeting
Collect for Purity p. 185
The Gloria p. 186
Collect of the Day: Grant, O merciful God, that your
Church, being gathered by your Holy Spirit into one, may
show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of
your name; 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 BOOK OF ESTHER 7: 1-6, 9-10; 9: 20-22
Read by Sue Ann Elite
So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. On
the second day, as they were drinking wine, the king again said
to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be
granted you. And what is your request? Even to the half of my
kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.” Then Queen Esther answered, “If

3. I have won your favour, O king, and if it pleases the king, let
my life be given me—that is my petition—and the lives of my
people—that is my request. For we have been sold, I and my
people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated.
If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would
have held my peace; but no enemy can compensate for this
damage to the king.” Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen
Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who has presumed to do
this?” Esther said, “A foe and enemy, this wicked Haman!”
Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen. Then
Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said,
“Look, the very gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai,
whose word saved the king, stands at Haman’s house, fifty
cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” So they
hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for
Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated. Mordecai
recorded these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were
in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
enjoining them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the
month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same month, year
by year, as the days on which the Jews gained relief from their
enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from
sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that
they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for
sending gifts of food to one another and presents to the poor.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People:
Thanks be to God.
PSALM 124 (sung) (Tone II.1)
1 If the LORD had not been on our side, *
let Is-ra-el now say;

4. 2 If the LORD had not been on our side, *
when enemies rose up a-gainst us;
3 Then would they have swallowed us up a-live *
in their fierce anger to-ward us;
4 Then would the waters have o-ver-whelm’d us
and the torrent gone o-ver us;
5 Then would the raging wa-ters *
have gone right o-ver us.
6 Blessed be the LORD! *
he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fow-ler; *
the snare is broken and we have e-scaped.
8 Our help is in the Name of the LORD, *
the maker of hea-ven and earth.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son,
and to the Ho-ly Spi-rit.
As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be,
world without end A-men.
A READING FROM THE LETTER OF JAMES 5:
13-20 read by
Jan Booker
Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any
cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you
sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have
them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the
Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will
raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be
forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray
for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the
righteous is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being
like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for
three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he

5. prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its
harvest. My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders
from the truth and is brought back by another, you should know
that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the
sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People:
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation
Cantor: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Cantor: Our help is in the Name of the Lord
the maker of heaven and earth.
All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Gospeller: The Lord be with you.
All: And with thy spirit.
Gospeller: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Mark 9: 38-50.
All: Glory be to thee, O Lord.
John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out
demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was
not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one
who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon
afterward to speak evil of me. Whoever is not against us is for
us. For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to
drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means
lose the reward. If any of you put a stumbling block before one
of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for
you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you
were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to stumble,
cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have
two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if

6. your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to
enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell.
And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for
you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two
eyes and to be thrown into hell, where their worm never dies,
and the fire is never quenched. For everyone will be salted with
fire. Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you
season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one
another.”
The Gospel of Christ. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Homily
Anthem Jesu, joy of man’s desiring - J. S. Bach
Jesu, joy of man’s desiring,
Holy wisdom, love most bright;
Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring
Soar to uncreated light.
Word of God, our flesh that fashioned,
With the fire of life impassioned,
Striving still to truth unknown,
Soaring, dying round Thy throne.
Affirmation of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed p. 189
Prayers of the People led by The Rev. Grace Caldwell-Hill
Confession & Absolution p. 191
Sharing Christ’s Peace
(All stand)
Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
All: And also with you.
(The members of the community, ministers and people, may
greet one another in the name of the Lord.)

7. We Offer Our Gifts to God
Offertory Hymn 384 “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Prayer over the Gifts: Eternal God, in Jesus Christ we behold
your glory. Receive the offering of your people gathered
before you, and open our hearts and mouths to praise your
great salvation, the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Eucharist: God’s Spirit Transforms Our Gifts
“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.”
Eucharistic Prayer 1 p. 193
The Lord’s Prayer (said) p. 211
The Breaking of the Bread
Celebrant: 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.
Communion Hymn 610 “Before I take the body of my Lord”
Communion Motet: If ye love me - Thomas Tallis
If ye love me, keep my commandments, and I will pray the
Father, and He shall give you another comforter, that he may
bide with you forever, even the spirit of truth.
Prayer after Communion: Father in heaven, strengthen the
unity of your Church, so that we who have been fed with
holy things may fulfill your will in the world. We ask this in
the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sharing God’s Love in the World
Doxology p. 214

8. Announcements
Final Hymn 325 “Angel voices, ever singing”
Dismissal
Organ Postlude Toccata in D minor - J. S. Bach
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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 Colonel & Mrs. McIntosh,
a gift of their daughter Nancy.
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Music Notes:
Samuel Wesley (1766-1837) was something of a black sheep in
the Wesley family. He was the son of Charles Wesley, the
famous Methodist hymn writer and the nephew of John Wesley,
founder of the Methodist church. In 1784, he converted to
Roman Catholicism (surely not a popular choice amongst his
family!); and even worse, perhaps, he fathered several children
out of wedlock (he did marry the first mother of his child, but
later left her and became involved with another woman with
whom he had 4 children). In spite of all this, many of his best
compositions were written for the church. Johann Sebastian
Bach (1685-1750) composed well over 200 cantatas which were

9. sung as part of services throughout the Lutheran church year.
“Jesu, joy of man’s desiring” is a movement from the 147th
cantata, composed for the Visitation of Mary. The most
instantly recognizable piece of organ music is Bach’s “Toccata
and Fugue in D minor”, popularized by Leopold Stokowski’s
arrangement for orchestra which was an international best seller
when he recorded it in 1927, and in 1940 when he used it in the
score to the Disney film “Fantasia” (and not forgetting its use in
Phantom of the Opera!). Thomas Tallis composed “If ye love
me, keep my commandments” to a text from John 14: 15-17.
Tallis (c1505 to 1585) is one of England’s greatest early
composers who became organist of Canterbury Cathedral and
later the Chapel Royal. He performed and wrote music for four
monarchs – King Henry VIII, Edward VI, Queen Mary and
Queen Elizabeth I.
Today’s Liturgical Team
Officiant & Homilist: The Rev. Dr. Harold Shepherd
Deacon: The Rev. Grace Caldwell-Hill
Organist and Choir Director: Neil Houlton
Sidespeople: (Team 5): Janet Booker– Captain; Jan Booker,
Joyce Connell, Winston Dottin, Irving Stoute
Chancel Guild: Lyn Inniss, Grace Caldwell-Hill
Today we remember in our Prayers:
Anglican Cycle of Prayer, The Church in Wales,
The Most Revd Dr. Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales &
Bishop of Llandaff
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, The Ecclesiastical Province of
Ontario
Deanery Cycle of Prayer, St. Saviour’s
Parish Cycle of Prayer, Our Intercessors

10. SJAC, St. Peter, CarltonSt. & St. Philip, Etobicoke
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LIFE AND MINISTRY OF THE COMMUNITY
Meeting today
There will be a Bazaar-planning meeting in the rector’s study
following the 10:30 service today. If you are or wish to be
involved with the Bazaar, please come!
Monday Night Bible study this week
Bible study will continue on October 1st at 7:00 PM In the
rector’s study. All are welcome.
No Thursday Eucharist this week or next
Please note that there will be no midweek Eucharist on October
4th and 11th as Fr. David will be out of the country. Thursday
communion will resume on October 18th.
For Thanksgiving
Fresh vegetables and fruits are needed, with which to decorate
the church for the Thanksgiving services. Donations can be
dropped off at the church on Sat.urday, October 6th between
10:30 and 11:30 AM. After Thanksgiving, the vegetables and
fruits will be donated to Street Haven at the Crossroads.
An important meeting next Sunday
A Special Vestry Meeting has been called for Sunday,
October 7th, by the Church Wardens as part of the process of
finding a new Incumbent. The purpose of this Special Vestry
Meeting is to formally approve the proposed members of the
Selection Committee. The meeting will be held immediately

11. following the 10:30 AM Sunday service and should take only
15 minutes. Please plan to attend."
Speaking of Jesus
For one night: How to begin talking naturally about your faith.
John Bowen will conduct a seminar on October 17th at 7:30
PM at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church, 100 Old Orchard Blvd.,
Toronto M5M 2E2 http://sttimothy.ca/bowen.
What are we reading?
The St. Barnabas Book Club has chosen the following two
books to discuss this fall: Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
(Oct. 3rd) and Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen (Nov. 7th).
Riverdale Art 2012
The 24th Annual St. Barnabas Art Show will take place on
Friday, October 19, 2012, from 6 to 8 PM (Artists' Reception)
and on Saturday, October 20th, from 10.30 AM to 5.00 PM.
Come along on either day (or both) and bring your friends.
ADVANCE NOTICE
The choir is planning a special Remembrance Day concert on
Sunday 11 November at 4 pm. It will feature our choir, our lead
singers and special guest Rob Crabtree, a Juno nominated
bagpiper all performing a variety of both sacred and secular
music (Scottish, Welsh, English and Canadian) that is associated
with both World Wars - and maybe a sing-along or two! It
would be a wonderful thing to fill the church for this concert, so
please tell your friends and relatives. Tickets at $10 will soon

12. be available, and the money raised will be in support of the
Organ Restoration Fund.
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 later in the
fall.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?
Monday, October 1st 7:00 PM Bible Study
In the rector’s study
Wednesday, October 3rd 10:30 AM St. Barnabas Book Club

13. In the rector’s study
Thursday, October 4th 7:45 PM Choir Practice
In the downstairs choir room
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, October 7th Harvest Thanksgiving
9:00 AM Quiet Communion
10:30 AM Choral Eucharist
Readings: Job 1: 1, 2: 1-10; Psalm 26
Hebrews 1: 1-4, 2: 5-12; Mark 10: 2-16
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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