Midnight Mass Bulletin

May 3rd, 2022 by The Most Reverend Chandler Holder Jones, SSC On the eve of the Great and Holy Council of the Eastern Orthodox in June 2016, the first general meeting of the majority of Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs and hierarchs in many centuries, it should be beneficial take a moment and reflect upon what the…

Prelude                                Meditation         Will C. Macfarlane William Charles Macfarlane (1870-1945) was an English-born composer, who, at the time of writing this Meditation in 1910, was organist-choirmaster at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York. Introit (Psalm 74:20a, 21a, 22a, 23a)  Have respect, O Lord unto Thy covenant: O let not the oppressed return ashamed. Arise, O…

Who hasn’t felt the urge to scream at the top of their lungs, “I’m free to be what I want?” The question is, “Are you?” The answer is complicated—in some ways you are, but in some ways, you aren’t. We have all been in situations where we felt pressure to conform to someone else’s expectations…

Sr. Allen’s sermon around the 30 minute mark….watch, enjoy, and share!

April 28th: week of calendar 2019 St. Michael the Archangel  

Sacrament of Holy Matrimony Is Christian Marriage a Sacrament? If so, why? How does Holy Matrimony differ from other kinds of ‘marriage?’ Marriage is most definitely a sacrament, instituted by God in creation and blessed by Our Lord Jesus Christ, raised and elevated to the status of a sacrament by His blessing and teaching. Actually,…