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Evensong for All Souls

St. John's Anglican Church
Parish of Horton, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
We are a welcoming & affirming community to all persons.
​

November 2nd, 2025, 4PM
​Rector: The Rev’d Nicole Uzans, [email protected]
Wardens:
Cameron Finlay & Karen Padovani, [email protected]
​Choir: The Tidal Singers

​Livestream Operator: Randy Mansfield

This parish is located in Mi’kma’ki,
the traditional and unceded lands and waters of the Mi’kmaq.

​     Introit: All Shall be Well (C. Finlay)

     Opening Responses: (Preces and Responses)
          sung by the choir
 
     Psalm 23 (Frank Mitchell)
          sung by the choir

     First Lesson: Wisdom of Solomon 5:1-5, 14-16
          read by the Rector
 
     The Magnificat (C. Finlay)
          sung by the choir
 
     Second Lesson: Revelations 21:1-4, 22
          read by the Rector
 
     Nunc Dimittis (C. Finlay)
          sung by the choir

     Affirmation of Faith:
          Apostles’ Creed
          I 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.

     Hymn: #508 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
                    From the blue Common Praise hymnal; the congregation is invited to sing.

          ​I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto me and rest;
          ​Lay down, thou weary one, lay down thy head upon my breast.”
          ​I came to Jesus as I was, so weary, worn and sad;
          ​I found in him a resting place and he has made me glad.

          ​I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold I freely give
          ​The living water; thirsty one, stoop down and drink and live.”
          ​I came to Jesus and I drank of that life-giving stream;
          ​My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in him.

          ​I heard the voice of Jesus say, “I am this dark world’s light;
          ​Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, and all thy day be bright.”
          ​I looked to Jesus and I found in him my star, my sun;
          ​And in that light of life I’ll walk ‘til travelling days are done.

          ​TEXT: Horatius Bonar
          TUNE: KINGSFOLD

     Suffrages: (Preces and Responses)
          sung by the choir
 
     The First Collect (for All Souls’):
          Father of all, we pray to you for those we love, but see no longer. Grant them your peace, let light
          perpetual shine upon them, and in your loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good
          purpose of your perfect will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
          Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

     ​The Second Collect:
          O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy
          servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy
          commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass
          our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
 
     The Third Collect:
          Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils
          and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
 
     The Lord’s Prayer (John Tavener)
          sung by the choir

     Anthem: In Paradisum, from Requiem Op. 48 (Gabriel Fauré)
          sung by the choir

     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 Grace:
          The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
          be with us all evermore. Amen.
​
     Recessional Hymn: #276 For All the Saints (v. 1, 4-6, 8)
                    From the blue Common Praise hymnal; the congregation is invited to sing.

          For all the saints, who from their labours rest,
          who thee by faith before the world confessed,
          thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
          Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
          O blest communion, fellowship divine!
          We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
          yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
          Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
          And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
          steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
          and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
          Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
          The golden evening brightens in the west;
          soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
          sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest.
          Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
          From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
          through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
          singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
          Alleluia! Alleluia!

          TEXT: William Walsingham How
          TUNE: SINE NOMINE (R. Vaughan Williams)
Introit: 
All Shall be Well (C. Finlay)

Opening Responses 
(
Preces and Responses) 
sung by the choir
 
Psalm 23 
(Frank Mitchell)

sung by the choir

First Lesson: 
Wisdom of Solomon 5:1-5, 14-16

read by the Rector
 
The Magnificat 
(C. Finlay)

sung by the choir
 
Second Lesson: 
Revelations 21:1-4, 22

read by the Rector
 
Nunc Dimittis 
(C. Finlay)

sung by the choir

Affirmation of Faith:
Apostles’ Creed

I 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.

Hymn: 
#508 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
From the blue Common Praise hymnal; the congregation is invited to sing.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto me and rest;
​Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
thy head upon my breast.”
​I came to Jesus as I was,
so weary, worn and sad;
​I found in him a resting place
and he has made me glad.

​I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Behold I freely give
​The living water; thirsty one,
stoop down and drink and live.”
​I came to Jesus and I drank
of that life-giving stream;
​My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
and now I live in him.

​I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“I am this dark world’s light;
​Look unto me, thy morn shall rise,
and all thy day be bright.”
​I looked to Jesus and I found in him
my star, my sun;
​And in that light of life I’ll walk
‘til travelling days are done.

​TEXT: Horatius Bonar
TUNE: KINGSFOLD

Suffrages 
(
Preces and Responses)
sung by the choir
 

The First Collect (for All Souls’):
Father of all, we pray to you for those we love, but see no longer. Grant them your peace, let light perpetual shine upon them, and in your loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good purpose of your perfect will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The Second Collect:
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
 
The Third Collect:
Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
 
The Lord’s Prayer 
(John Tavener)

sung by the choir
 

Anthem: 
In Paradisum, from Requiem Op. 48 (Gabriel Fauré)
sung by the choir
​

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 Grace:
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

Recessional Hymn: 
#276 For All the Saints (v. 1, 4-6, 8)
From the blue Common Praise hymnal; the congregation is invited to sing.

For all the saints,
who from their labours rest,
who thee by faith
before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus,
be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
O blest communion,
fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle,
they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee,
for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
And when the strife
is fierce, the warfare long,
steals on the ear
the distant triumph song,
and hearts are brave again,
and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
The golden evening
brightens in the west;
soon, soon to faithful warriors
comes their rest;
sweet is the calm
of Paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
 
From earth's wide bounds,
from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl
streams in the countless host,
singing to Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

TEXT: William Walsingham How
TUNE: SINE NOMINE (R. Vaughan Williams)

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This parish is located in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional territory of the Mi'kmaq people. This territory is covered by the "Treaties of Peace and Friendship" which Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) People first signed with the British Crown in 1775.

We are all Treaty People.
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      • Community Oven
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    • Prayer Chain
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      • Emmaus Sessions
      • Past Events
    • Parish Communications
    • Parish History
  • Donate