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Sunday June 2 Today the Sunday after Ascension we used some incense and the sermon was basically a 1500 year old sermon from St. Leo the Great. The sermon discusses the Ascension of Christ and the promise of his returning…enjoy.

Musical Notes Trinity 3 July 7, 2019 MUSIC NOTES Prelude                                Pastoral Prelude                                                     W. D. Armstrong William Dawson Armstrong (1868-1936) was an Illinois organ/choral/piano composer, church organist and music director of Shurtleff College and Western Military Academy. Introit (Psalm 25:16, 18) Turn Thee unto me, and have mercy upon me: for I am desolate and…

Some good observations on Advent – an old tradition in the Anglican Church is to emphasize the Last Four Things.  Once again a total review of scripture lets us see the totality of God and of this season.  Liberation is offered for all who seek it. Essay Advent, like Lent, can seem difficult to characterize:…

Prelude                                Rhosymedre                      R. Vaughan Williams The tune of the Gradual Hymn (#504) was written by the Welsh Anglican priest John David Edwards, who named the tune after the village of Rhosymedre in the County Borough of Wrexham, Wales, where he was the vicar (1843-1885). Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), English composer of orchestral and choral music,…

Eddi, priest of St. Wilfrid In his chapel at Manhood End, Ordered a midnight service For such as cared to attend. But the Saxons were keeping Christmas, And the night was stormy as well. Nobody came to service, Though Eddi rang the bell. “‘Wicked weather for walking,” Said Eddi of Manhood End. “But I must…