The Lords Prayer:   Pope Francis has acted to change the words of the Lord’s Prayer from that which most of us learned when we were very young.  This seems an unnecessary act that is controversial even within the Roman Church and once again confusion has been created where there has not been confusion, and…

Propers for Saint Michael and all Angels The Collect:  O EVERLASTING God, who hast ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order; Mercifully grant that, as thy holy Angels always do thee service in heaven, so, by thy appointment, they may succour and defend us on earth; through Jesus Christ…

Propers for The Fourth Sunday after TrinityThe Collect O GOD, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal….

Baptism and Eucharist May 26 2019

Musical Notes June 30, 2019 Trinity 2 Prelude                                Partita on “Ebenezer”                    John A. Behnke Theme – Pedal Solo – Bicinium – The Cross The recessional hymn (#519) is from an 1845 poem, “The Present Crisis,” by the American poet James Russell Lowell. It was first included in the 1916 edition of The Hymnal. The hymn tune…