August Calendar
August
St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church, Matthews, NC 28105
St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church, Matthews, NC
August
This year Rogation Sunday falls on Sunday 9th May. But what exactly does it mark? Bishop Alastair Redfern provides an overview of this lesser-known church festival. Rogation is an ancient church festival to seek blessing for a community and its sustenance. The word rogation comes from the Latin verb rogare, meaning “to ask, ” reflecting…
As with each Monday edition, you can hear what happened yesterday (Sunday) at St. Michael’s and hear updates for the upcoming week. As well, pray with us, listen to scriptural thoughts and readings
THE SACRAMENTAL LIFE: PART I Introduction: Sacramental symbols draw on our salvation history and reflect the role of the Church as a Sacrament of God’s presence in the world. God performs the Sacraments with ministers as God’s human agents. Sacrament comes from a Latin word (sacrare) meaning holy. Anglican definition of a Sacrament is “The outward…
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(St. Barnasbas Newsletter August 2022) For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name … (Malachi 1:11) Love it or hate it, savour or choke, incense has been used in…
From meditation 2018 Now, we must speak of poor Peter. The first three Evangelists place all Peter’s denials of his Lord after this time and we should naturally conclude that they took place while our Lord stood before the Sanhedrim. But, it is normally thought that the scene around the fire took place overnight, the…