Holy Eucharist Whitsunday Pentecost June 9 2019

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:…

Total devotional time is approximately three hours.  Prepared by Fr. Michael Cawthon Rector of St. Michael the Archangel Matthews NC 28105.  Meditation time in Church will be from noon til 3pm.  Read each section and then reflect upon questions that follow (around ten minutes total on three or four questions.)  Enjoy the quiet downtime!  …

Evening Prayer/Eucharist Tuesday August 6 (Transfiguration) Live Stream You may have to un-mute on your end….This service was held in our Chapel area.  If you enjoy, please share.

MUSIC NOTES Prelude                Wachet auf                                                                                           J. S. Bach Introit (choir)     Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, rejoice. let your moderation be made known untion all Men: the Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known…

IS IT NOTHING TO YOU A paraphrase of a meditation originally written by Archbishop Joost De Blank, and spoken before the people of St. Stephen’s Church, Westminster, in 1952, telling the story of the Crucifixion as if seen from the eyes of the Centurion in charge of the prisoner Jesus.. Every Good Friday Longinus retires…

Our Music this week to the glory of God Prelude         Préambule       Louis Vierne Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Notre Dame Cathedral organist in Paris, composed his “prelude” in 1913, alternating melodic imitation with chordal phrases. Introit (Psalm 70:1-2) Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord….