Easter first Sunday after: Holy Eucharist

The Eucharist as Refreshment For us as we approach the Fourth Sunday in Lent… – Mid Lent Our Lord Jesus Christ calls us, beckons us, to refreshment this day as we take a hopefully well-deserved pause from our Lenten discipline, and lighten the mood with the festal vestments and colour of rose.  It is time…

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…

Musical Notes For June 9  Whitsunday (Pentecost) Prelude:  Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist    J. S. Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), German Baroque composer and organist, wrote his setting of the chorale Komm, Gott Schöpfer with the tune in the soprano and afterwards in the bass. This 16th century tune is a simplified adaptation by Martin Luther…

Propers for The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity The Collect: LORD, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle: 1 Corinthians i. 4.  I THANK…

Musical Notes for Trinity 1 (June 23, 2019) Prelude                                Prelude in G                       John Zundel Introit (Psalm 13:5-6) O Lord, I have trusted in Thy mercy: my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because He hath dealt bountifully with me. (Psalm 13:1) How long wilt Thou forget me, O Lord: how…

We’re back with our annual yard sale and there is plenty to be had – including kitchen wares, house wares, bedding and linens, books galore and even lawn care equipment! The yard sale is being held this Saturday, May 15, 2021, from 8:00am to 12:00pm at St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church (St. Michael’s Anglican…