Trinity 9 August 18 (Fr. Allen)

Prelude Prelude on “Picardy”                      Jeanne E. Shaffer Offertory The Peaceable Things                    Clay R. Christiansen Postlude Postlude for Full Organ                  George E. Whiting Jeanne Shaffer (1925-2007) was chair of Visual and Performing Arts at Huntingdon College and organist-director at All Saints Episcopal Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Her composition on the folk tune from Picardy is a…

“Stations of the Cross” From the earliest times, Christians flocked to the Holy Land to visit the places sanctified by the events in our Lord’s earthly life. Especially popular was the pilgrimage along the path our Lord took on the first Good Friday. This pilgrimage was made with great devotion, the procession stopping (or making…

Propers for The First Sunday after Trinity The Collect and Lessons The Collect: O GOD, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee; Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that…

Soon, you will be able to respond with comments to the blog section – my intention is to have an active blog; however, if it becomes too time consuming we will adjust.  Get familiar with the website as it will be used as a communication vehicle – it would be nice to have as a…

What is a Gesima? “A change is a coming” as we have celebrated Jesus’s birth.  Jesus experienced the shedding of His blood at His circumcision (as he was given the name Jesus as commanded by the Angel Gabriel, thus subjecting him to the Law, while his blood that would be spilt on the Cross redeemed…

Prelude Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder    Dieterich Buxtehude Offertory Toccata in E minor            Johann Pachelbel Postlude Prelude and Fugue in D Major    J. K. F. Fischer Hymn texts are usually associated with a particular tune. Frequently, in most hymnals, some tunes are paired with more than one text. (This is so that less familiar texts…