At the beginning of the sixteenth century the principal worship throughout England was the Mass, of which the Sarum Rite was the most widely used. The focal point was the elevation of the Host, not the act of Communion. The laity rarely communicated other than at Easter, and so they poured out their devotion to…

Friday May 25th – Preschool Graduation:  11am Saturday May 26th – Youth group – off site trip – tentative departure time 11am – will be using church van. Saturday June 2nd – Newcomers dinner at church:  5pm til around 7pm.  Clergy, laity, and vestry will break bread with newcomers (and recent visitors to our church)…

March 8th, 2022 by The Most Reverend Chandler Holder Jones, SSC From The American Conservative: America’s youth are leaving churches in droves. One in four young adults choose “unaffiliated” when asked about their religion, according to a 2012 Public Religion Research Institute poll, and 55 percent of those unaffiliated youth once had a religious identification…

Bishop Schneider Interview on the Church of Antiquity and commentary on the current church which has moved away from its own past.   Bishop Schneider On The Concerning Relationship Between Catholic Church And Communist Governments Bishop Schneider: Ridding The Church Of Heretical Beliefs Is Critical To The Defense Of The Faith  

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!  …