WORSHIP & SERVICE TIMES
Spiritual community is an awesome and joyous mystery which we experience together in worship. Our services help us to connect to God, and to one another. Together we sing praises to God. We seek to understand the teachings of the Bible. We receive forgiveness from God through confession and absolution, and we share this peace with one another. We pray for our own concerns and those of others. And finally we share the Eucharist.
“Eucharist” is another name for “mass” or “Holy Communion” and comes from an ancient Greek word meaning “thanksgiving.” We are especially thankful for the gift of Jesus’ death and resurrection. By sharing a Eucharistic meal of consecrated bread and wine, we are united to Christ’s body and blood in His death and resurrection. Through this ancient ritual, we become a part of His living body here, today.
TO THE PARENTS OF YOUNG, WIGGLY KIDS…
Relax! God put the wiggle in children; don’t feel you have to suppress those wiggles in God’s house. Here’s a few suggestions to enhance your child’s (and your) experience in worship:
Following the bombing of Coventry Cathedral in1940, Provost Howard had the words “Forgive Forgive” inscribed on the wall behind the Altar of the ruined building. These words are used as the response in the Coventry Litany of Reconciliation, which is prayed in the new Coventry Cathedral every weekday at noon and around the world on Friday at noon by churches who are part of the Community of the Cross of Nails. All Saints Cathedral is a part of this community In response to a visit from Canon David Stone from Coventry this past summer and Bishop’s Jane call for prayers for peace during the current time the Cathedral will be engaging in this regular Friday service starting September 5. So come and pray for peace and for reconciliation among all peoples and in our own lives.
On Sunday, 10 August 2014, The Dean of Edmonton and Rector of All Saints’ Cathedral dedicated the new parish of St. Mark’s-Jieng. This parish groups together the All Saints’ Dinka (Sudanese) community and is led by the Reverend Akon Lual Akon, Rector, and the Reverend John Ayuen, Assistant Priest.
Read more about the Dinka community.
This service is quiet, contemplative and intimate. About a dozen people gather at the front of the church where the choir normally sits. It is entirely spoken and follows the order of service found in the little maroon Book of Common Prayer (BCP), copies of which are found in each pew. Some say that the traditional language of the service helps them feel a part of something ancient and transcendent. Others like being up early and having the rest of their Sunday free!
The service includes prayers, readings from the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, and a homily, and culminates in the ritual of Holy Communion – the sharing of the bread and wine that represent the body and blood of Christ.
This service has an informal feel to it. It follows a contemporary language order of service written entirely in the bulletin, based on the Book of Alternative Services (BAS). The music is a mix of old and new, some from the hymnal, some printed in the bulletin. The Dean of the cathedral often invites regular attenders to help illustrate parts of his sermon. We share communion, during which prayer ministry is offered. During the Lord’s Prayer, you will notice some members of the congregation act out the prayer with hand gestures. Ask one of the regulars to teach you the actions during coffee hour immediately following the service.
Every second Sunday of each month, the Standing Stones liturgy will be used for the 9:15 service.
PALM SUNDAY STANDING STONES EUCHARIST
09 April 2017
Our Standing Stones Eucharist
occurs once a month, on the second Sunday of the month, at 9:15am.
It is a service which blends both Aboriginal & Anglican spiritual traditions, and is rooted in Aboriginal values of inclusiveness around the circle of relationship. Attendees are welcome to smudge as they enter.
All are welcome.
This service follows the traditional-language service found in the Book of Alternative Services (BAS). It is characterized by heightened ceremony, traditional language, and the prominent roles of the organist and choir. The choir leads the congregation in the singing of hymns, the psalm, and scripted responses throughout the service. In addition, the choir sings choral settings of the Ordinary of the Mass, namely the Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei. While the congregation receives Holy Communion (the bread and wine) the choir sings a number of motets. The service concludes with an organ voluntary, played on our Casavant pipe organ by our organist and choirmaster, Jeremy Spurgeon.
The choral music is chosen from the rich Anglican tradition (from the sixteenth century to the present), as well as from the Catholic tradition predating the Reformation in England. Much of the music is drawn from the Renaissance, a period considered by many to be the “golden age” of choral music. Known for its beauty and serenity, this music helps to create a service which, at its best, becomes a place of contemplation and divine encounter. The frequent use of Latin (and of Greek in the Kyrie) may seem strange to newcomers at first, but it connects us with centuries of believers who came before, and it allows the spirit of the listener to rise with the music itself, unencumbered for the moment by the constraints of language.
The Choral Eucharist at All Saints’ is a joyous, restorative, and much-loved celebration. Please join us and experience it for yourself.
Children’s Sunday School is offered during this service, as is prayer ministry.
Worship: St. Mark’s-Jieng Anglican Parish worships on Sunday afternoons at 2:00pm at All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral, and is based on the Dinka Book of Common Prayer. Our worship is always conducted in the Dinka Language in Anglican traditions with lovely music and sometimes switches to English service during big Occasions. Services are led by Reverend Akon Lual Akon, Rector, and Reverend John Ayuen, Assistant Priest.
CHORAL EVENSONG
is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month at 7pm.
.Choral Evensong at All Saints’ is one of Edmonton’s best-kept musical secrets.
Normally on the first Sunday of the month, at 7:00pm, priest and choir offer this ancient Service of Evening Prayer set to music. Created by Thomas Cranmer during a time of great uncertainty, danger, and upheaval (the Reformation in the days of Henry VIII), Choral Evensong combines the two older offices of Vespers and Compline. A work of art as well as a service of prayer, it offers a reprieve from the noise and haste of day-to-day life and can be enjoyed by anyone who loves music and poetic language. Congregants may join in the singing of three hymns if they wish, but nothing is required of them.
There is no Eucharist (mass), and only a brief meditation rather than a sermon. Those who attend are simply invited to listen and be at peace.
The next service of Taizé is at 7:00pm on
21 May 2017, the 3rd Sunday of the month
(for May only!)
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Taizé is a religious community in France.
It is devoted to the pursuit of peace and justice through prayer and meditation. The community, though Western European in origin, has sought to include people and traditions worldwide, and demonstrate this in their music and prayers, with songs sung in many languages. The music emphasizes simple phrases, usually lines from Psalms or other pieces of Scripture, repeated over and over, and sometimes sung in canon.
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Our once a month Taizé services integrate songs from the Taizé community with scripture readings for a peaceful, meditative worship experience focused on God’s Word.
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Taizé services are held at All Saints’ at 7:00pm on the 2nd Sunday of the month.
Going away this weekend? Need a mid-week spiritual boost?
Join us Thursdays at 12:10pm for a short Eucharistic celebration.
A little prayer, a little music, and a brief meditation on God’s Word, followed by holy communion.
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