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ST. Matthias'
Anglican Church
Westmount, qc
May 23rd, 2021
Day
of
Pentecost
St. Matthias’, our spiritual home, is located in the
traditional territory of the
Haudenosaunee & Anishinaabe.
St Matthias, notre foyer spirituel, se trouve sur le
territoire ancestral des Haudenosaunee et des
Anishinaabe.Prayers for the Morning
The Service begins with the reading of the First Lesson
The First Lesson. Acts 2:1-21 Première lecture. Actes 2:1-21
Read by Graham Wright Lue par Graham Wright
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all Quand le jour de la Pentecôte arriva, ils étaient
together in one place. And suddenly from heaven tous ensemble au même endroit. Tout à coup il
there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, vint du ciel un bruit comme celui d'un vent violent,
and it filled the entire house where they were qui remplit toute la maison où ils étaient assis. Des
sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared langues qui semblaient de feu leur apparurent,
among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. séparées les unes des autres, et elles se posèrent sur
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and chacun d'eux. Ils furent tous remplis du Saint-
began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit Esprit et se mirent à parler en d'autres langues,
gave them ability. Now there were devout Jews comme l'Esprit leur donnait de s'exprimer. Or il y
from every nation under heaven living in avait en séjour à Jérusalem des Juifs, hommes pieux
Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered venus de toutes les nations qui sont sous le ciel. A
and was bewildered, because each one heard them ce bruit, ils accoururent en foule, et ils furent
speaking in the native language of each. Amazed stupéfaits parce que chacun les entendait parler
and astonished, they asked, "Are not all these who dans sa propre langue. Ils étaient [tous] remplis
are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, d'étonnement et d'admiration et ils se disaient [les
each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, uns aux autres]: «Ces gens qui parlent ne sont-ils
Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, pas tous galiléens? Comment se fait-il donc que
Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia nous les entendions chacun dans notre propre
and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya langue, notre langue maternelle? Parthes, Mèdes,
belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Elamites, habitants de la Mésopotamie, de la
Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—in our Judée, de la Cappadoce, du Pont, de l'Asie, de la
own languages we hear them speaking about God's Phrygie, de la Pamphylie, de l'Egypte, du territoire
deeds of power." All were amazed and perplexed, de la Libye voisine de Cyrène et résidents venus de
saying to one another, "What does this mean?" But Rome, Juifs de naissance ou par
others sneered and said, "They are filled with new conversion, Crétois et Arabes, nous les entendons
wine." But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised parler dans notre langue des merveilles de
his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and Dieu!» Tous remplis d'étonnement et ne sachant
all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, que penser, ils se disaient les uns aux autres:
and listen to what I say. Indeed, these are not «Qu'est-ce que cela veut dire?» Mais d'autres se
drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in moquaient et disaient: «Ils sont pleins de vin
the morning. No, this is what was spoken through doux.» Alors Pierre, debout avec les onze apôtres,
the prophet Joel: 'In the last days it will be, God s'exprima d’une voix forte en ces termes: «Hommesdeclares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all de Judée et vous tous qui séjournez à Jérusalem,
flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall comprenez ce qui se passe et prêtez l'oreille à mes
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, paroles! Ces gens ne sont pas ivres, comme vous le
and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon supposez, car il est neuf heures du matin. Mais
my slaves, both men and women, in those days I maintenant se réalise ce qu'a dit le prophète
will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. Joël: Dans les derniers jours, dit Dieu, je
And I will show portents in the heaven above and déverserai de mon Esprit sur tout être humain; vos
signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and fils et vos filles prophétiseront, vos jeunes gens
smoky mist. The sun shall be turned to darkness auront des visions et vos vieillards auront des
and the moon to blood, before the coming of the rêves. Oui, sur mes serviteurs et sur mes servantes,
Lord's great and glorious day. Then everyone who durant ces jours-là, je déverserai de mon Esprit et
calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ils prophétiseront. Je ferai des prodiges en haut
dans le ciel et des signes miraculeux en bas sur la
terre: du sang, du feu et une vapeur de fumée; le
soleil se changera en ténèbres et la lune en sang
avant l'arrivée du jour du Seigneur, de ce jour
grand et glorieux. Alors toute personne qui fera
appel au nom du Seigneur sera sauvée.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Ecoutez ce que l’esprit dit à l’Eglise.
All. Thanks be to God. Tous. Nous rendons grâce à Dieu.
Introductory Responses
Minister. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people
People. and kindle in us the fire of your love.
Minister. All who are led by the Spirit of God
are children of God and fellow-heirs with Christ.
People. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people.
Minister. Renew the face of your creation, Creator of all,
and pour on us the gifts of your Spirit,
People. and kindle in us the fire of your love.Minister. For the creation waits with eager longing
for the glorious liberty of the children of God.
People. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your people and kindle
in us the fire of your love.
1st Hymn #645 (Common Praise - Canada)
Come down, O Love divine,
seek thou this soul of mine,
and visit it with thine own ardor glowing;
O Comforter, draw near,
within my heart appear,
and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.
O let it freely burn,
till earthly passions turn
to dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
and let thy glorious light
shine ever on my sight,
and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.
Let holy charity
mine outward vesture be,
and lowliness become mine inner clothing;
true lowliness of heart,
which takes the humbler part,
and o’er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.
And so the yearning strong,
with which the soul will long,
shall far outpass the power of human telling;
for none can guess its grace,
till they become the place
wherein the Holy Spirit finds a dwelling.
The Minister, turning to the people, shall say the Exhortation.
In baptism we died with Christ, so that as Christ was raised from the
dead, we might walk in newness of life. Let us receive new life in him as
we confess our sins in penitence and faith.A general Confession to be said of the whole Congregation with the
Minister.
Minister. Jesus Christ, risen and triumphant Lord,
we come to you in sorrow for our sins,
and confess to you our weakness and unbelief.
We have lived by our own strength,
and not by the power of your resurrection.
In your mercy, forgive us.
People. Lord, hear us and help us.
Minister. We have lived by the light of our own eyes,
as faithless and not believing.
In your mercy, forgive us.
People. Lord, hear us and help us.
Minister. We have lived for this world alone,
and doubted our home in heaven.
In your mercy, forgive us.
People. Lord, hear us and help us.
The Absolution, or Remission of sins, to be pronounced by the Priest
alone.
May the God of love and power forgive you and free you from your sins,
heal and strengthen you by his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ
Jesus our Lord. Amen.
Minister. O Lord, open thou our lips,
People. And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Minister. Send your Holy Spirit upon us,
People. And clothe us with power from on high. AlleluiaMinister. Blessed are you, creator God, to you be praise and glory for ever.
As your Spirit moved over the face of the waters bringing light and life to
your creation, pour out your Spirit on us today so that we may walk as
children of light and by your grace reveal your presence.
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!
People. Blessed be God for ever!
Canticle
FROM THE NATIONS
Ezekiel 36
The Spirit of God fills the whole world. Alleluia.
I will take you from the nations,
and gather you from all the countries.
I will sprinkle clean water upon you,
and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses.
A new heart I will give you,
and put a new spirit within you,
And I will remove from your body the heart of stone
and give you a heart of flesh.
You shall be my people,
and I will be your God.
GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.The Spirit of God fills the whole world. Alleluia.
PSALM 104 (24-34, 35b)
said together.
O LORD, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
creeping things innumerable are there,
living things both small and great.
There go the ships, and Leviathan
that you formed to sport in it.
These all look to you to give them their food in due season;
when you give to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
they are filled with good things.
When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit,
they are created; and you renew the face of the ground.
May the glory of the LORD endure forever;may the LORD rejoice in his works--
who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.
Bless the LORD, O my soul.
Praise the LORD!
GLORY be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning,
Is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
The Second Lesson. Romans 8:22-27 Deuxième lecture. Romains 8:22-27
Read by Tyler Schmidt Lue par Tyler Schmidt
We know that the whole creation has been Or nous savons que, jusqu'à maintenant, la
groaning in labor pains until now; and not only the création tout entière soupire et souffre les douleurs
creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits de l'accouchement. Et ce n'est pas elle seule qui
of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for soupire, mais nous aussi, qui avons pourtant dans
adoption, the redemption of our bodies. For in l’Esprit un avant-goût de cet avenir, nous
hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not soupirons en nous-mêmes en attendant l'adoption,
hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we la libération de notre corps. En effet, c'est en
hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with espérance que nous avons été sauvés. Or
patience. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our l'espérance qu'on voit n'est plus de l'espérance: ceweakness; for we do not know how to pray as we que l'on voit, peut-on l'espérer encore? Mais si
ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too nous espérons ce que nous ne voyons pas, nous
deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, l'attendons avec persévérance. De même l'Esprit
knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the aussi nous vient en aide dans notre faiblesse. En
Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will effet, nous ne savons pas ce qu'il convient de
of God. demander dans nos prières, mais l'Esprit lui-même
intercède [pour nous] par des soupirs que les mots
ne peuvent exprimer. Et Dieu qui examine les
cœurs sait quelle est la pensée de l'Esprit, parce que
c'est en accord avec lui qu'il intercède en faveur des
saint.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Ecoutez ce que l’esprit dit à l’Eglise.
All. Thanks be to God. Tous. Nous rendons grâce à Dieu.
Canticle
GLORY TO GOD
Tune: Woodlands
sung together
Glory to God, we give you thanks and praise;
of heavenly joy and earthly peace we sing,
We worship you, to you our hearts we raise,
Lord God, Almighty Father, heavenly King.
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father's only Son,
you bore for us the load of this world's sin.
O Lamb of God, your glorious victory won,
receive our prayer, grant us your peace within.
Alone, O Christ, you only are the Lord,
at God's right hand, in majesty most high:
who, with the Spirit worshiped and adored,
with all the heavenly host we glorify.
The Third Lesson. John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 Troisième lecture. Jean 15:26-27, 16:4b-15
Read by Helen Meredith Lue par Helen Meredith"When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to »Quand sera venu le défenseur que je vous
you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes enverrai de la part du Père, l'Esprit de la vérité qui
from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You vient du Père, il rendra témoignage de moi. Et
also are to testify because you have been with me vous aussi, vous me rendrez témoignage, parce que
from the beginning. "I did not say these things to vous êtes avec moi depuis le début. »Je vous ai dit
you from the beginning, because I was with you. cela afin que, l'heure venue, vous vous souveniez
But now I am going to him who sent me; yet none que je vous l'ai dit. Je ne vous en ai pas parlé dès le
of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' But because début parce que j'étais avec vous. Maintenant je
I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled m'en vais vers celui qui m'a envoyé et aucun de
your hearts. Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is vous ne me demande: ‘Où vas-tu?’ Mais parce que
to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go je vous ai parlé ainsi, la tristesse a rempli votre
away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I cœur. Cependant, je vous dis la vérité: il vaut
go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, mieux pour vous que je m'en aille. En effet, si je ne
he will prove the world wrong about sin and m'en vais pas, le défenseur ne viendra pas vers
righteousness and judgment: about sin, because vous; mais, si je m'en vais, je vous l'enverrai et,
they do not believe in me; about righteousness, quand il sera venu, il convaincra le monde en ce
because I am going to the Father and you will see qui concerne le péché, la justice et le jugement: en
me no longer; about judgment, because the ruler ce qui concerne le péché, parce qu'ils ne croient
of this world has been condemned. "I still have pas en moi; la justice, parce que je vais auprès de
many things to say to you, but you cannot bear mon Père et que vous ne me verrez plus; le
them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will jugement, parce que le prince de ce monde est
guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak jugé. »J'ai encore beaucoup de choses à vous dire,
on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and mais vous ne pouvez pas les supporter
he will declare to you the things that are to come. maintenant. Quand le défenseur sera venu,
He will glorify me, because he will take what is l'Esprit de la vérité, il vous conduira dans toute la
mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has vérité, car il ne parlera pas de lui-même, mais il dira
is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what tout ce qu'il aura entendu et vous annoncera les
is mine and declare it to you. choses à venir. Il révélera ma gloire parce qu'il
prendra de ce qui est à moi et vous
l'annoncera. Tout ce que le Père possède est aussi
à moi; voilà pourquoi j'ai dit qu'il prend de ce qui
est à moi et qu'il vous l'annoncera.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Ecoutez ce que l’esprit dit à l’Eglise.
All. Thanks be to God. Tous. Nous rendons grâce à Dieu.
2nd Hymn #635 (Common Praise–Canada)
Like the murmur of the dove’s song,
like the challenge of her flight,like the vigour of the wind’s rush,
like the new flame’s eager might:
come, Holy Spirit, come.
To the members of Christ’s body,
to the branches of the vine,
to the church in faith assembled,
to her midst as gift and sign:
come, Holy Spirit, come.
With the healing of division,
with the ceaseless voice of prayer,
with the power to love and witness,
with the peace beyond compare:
come, Holy Spirit, come.
Poem
Pentecost
Malcolm Guite (from the book Sounding the Seasons)
read by Jessica Stillwell
Today we feel the wind beneath our wings
Today the hidden fountain flows and plays
Today the church draws breath at last and sings
As every flame becomes a Tongue of praise.
This is the feast of fire, air, and water
Poured out and breathed and kindled into earth.
The earth herself awakens to her maker
And is translated out of death to birth.
The right words come today in their right order
And every word spells freedom and release
Today the gospel crosses every border
All tongues are loosened by the Prince of Peace
Today the lost are found in His translation.
Whose mother-tongue is Love, in every nation.
THE CREEDI BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
Born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, dead, and buried:
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost;
The holy Catholic Church;
The Communion of Saints;
The Forgiveness of sins;
The Resurrection of the body,
And the Life everlasting.
Amen.
Minister. The Lord be with you;
People. And with thy spirit.
Minister. Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us.
People. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Minister. Lord, have mercy upon us.
All
OUR Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
Then the Priest standing up shall say:
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us;
People. And grant us thy salvation.
Priest. O Lord, save the Queen;
People. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Priest. Endue thy Ministers with righteousness;
People. And make thy chosen people joyful.
Priest. O Lord, save thy people;
People. And bless thine inheritance.
Priest. Give peace in our time, O Lord;
People. And evermore mightily defend us.
Priest. O God, make clean our hearts within us;
People. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
THE COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY AND EVERLIVING GOD, who fulfilled the promises of
Easter by sending us your Holy Spirit and opening to every race and
nation the way of life eternal, keep us in the unity of your Spirit, thatevery tongue may tell of your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
The Second Collect, for Peace.
O GOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge
of whom stands our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom: Defend
us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely
trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries;
through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Third Collect, for Grace.
O LORD our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast
safely brought us to the beginning of this day: Defend us in the same with
thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run
into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy
governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Summary of the Law.
OUR LORD Jesus Christ said: hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one
Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the
first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the
law and the prophets.
People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write both these thy laws in our
hearts, we beseech thee.
Reflection The Rev. Dr. Terry Hidichuk – Clergy Associate, St. Matthias’Intercessions A General Thanksgiving, to be said by the Minister and people together Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all you have done for us. We thank you for the splendour of the whole creation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love. We thank you for the blessing of family and friends, and for the loving care which surrounds us on every side. We thank you for setting us tasks which demand our best efforts, and for leading us to accomplishments which satisfy and delight us. We thank you also for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on you alone. Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ; for the truth of his word and the example of his life; for his steadfast obedience, by which he overcame temptation; for his dying, through which he overcame death; for his rising to life again, in which we are raised to the life of your kingdom. Grant us the gift of your Spirit, that we may know Christ and make him known; and through him, at all times and in all places, may give thanks to you in all things. Amen. A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. The Dismissal
Minister. Blessed are you, sovereign God, overflowing in love.
With Pentecost dawns the age of the Spirit.
Now the flame of heaven rests on every believer.
Strong and weak, women and men tell out your word;
the young receive visions, the old receive dreams.
With the new wine of the Spirit
they proclaim your reign of love.
Amid the birth pangs of the new creation
the way of light is made known.
Source of freedom, giver of life,
blessed are you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
People. Blessed be God forever.
The congregation is invited to light their candles
The Commission
Minister. For fifty days we have celebrated the victory of our Lord Jesus
Christ over the powers of sin and death. We have proclaimed
God’s mighty acts and we have prayed that the power that was
at work when God raised Jesus from the dead might be at
work in us.
As part of God’s Church, I call upon you to live out what you
proclaim.
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, will you dare to walk into
God’s future, trusting him to be your guide?
People. By the Spirit’s power, we will.Minister. Will you dare to embrace each other and grow together in
love?
People. We will.
Minister. Will you dare to share your riches in common and minister to
each other in need?
People. We will.
Minister. Will you dare to pray for each other until your hearts beat
with the longings of God?
People. We will.
Minister. Will you dare to carry the light of Christ into the world’s dark
places?
People. We will
The Paschal candle and home candles are extinguished.
Blessing
Minister. May the Spirit,
who hovered over the waters when the world was created,
breathe into you the life she gives.
People. Amen.
Minister. May the Spirit,
who overshadowed the Virgin when the eternal Son came
among us, make you joyful in the service of the Lord.
People. Amen.
Minister. May the Spirit,
who set the Church on fire upon the Day of Pentecost,
bring the world alive with the love of the risen Christ.People. Amen.
Minister. And the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always.
People. Amen.
Concluding Hymn #426 (Common Praise-Canada)
I feel the winds of God today;
today my sail I lift,
though heavy oft with drenching spray,
and torn with many a rift;
if hope but light the water’s crest,
and Christ my bark will use,
I’ll seek the seas at his behest,
and brave another cruise.
It is the wind of God that dries
my vain regretful tears,
until with braver thoughts shall rise
the purer, brighter years;
if cast on shores of selfish ease
or pleasure I should be,
Lord, let me feel your freshening breeze,
and I’ll put back to sea.
If ever I forget thy love
and how that love was shown,
lift high the blood-red flag above;
it bears thy name alone.
Great Pilot of my onward way,
thou will not let me drift;
I feel the winds of God today,
today my sail I lift.Dismissal
Minister. Filled with the Spirit’s power,
go in the light and peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia.
People. Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.St. Matthias’ Church
10 Church Hill
Westmount, QC
H3Y 2Z9
Tel: 514-933-4295
Fax: 514-933-3309
Email: office@st-matthias.ca
Web: www.st-matthias.ca
FB: St. Matthias Church - Église Saint-Matthias
Rector
Fr. Patrick Wheeler
Clergy Associates
The Most Reverend Bruce Stavert, Archbishop of Quebec (retired)
The Rev. Prof. Patricia G. Kirkpatrick
The Rev. Dr. Terry Hidichuk
The Rev. Gwenda Wells
Director of Music/Organist
Scott Bradford
Rector’s and Peoples’ Warden
Elaine Bilodeau & Heather Barwick
Deputy Rector’s Warden & Sunday School Superintendent
Jessica Stilwell
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