Homily for Passion Sunday. On Passion Sunday we will once again be focusing on edification of spiritual growth (Homily)  during the Lenten season.  Discussing the theological virtues as a means of measuring our growth…are we getting better?  As well, focus will be discussing the words from the sermon “He was” and “I am.”  These words…

Fun was had by all….a Christian Family enjoying Christian Fellowship.  The Holy Spirit working with Christ’s Church at St. Michael the Archangel in Matthews NC Thanks to all who worked so hard on putting this together, and special thanks to our Music Director – thanks John!

Sermon from July 24 Video   (begins around the 38-minute mark) Written  

This Thursday is Ascension Day of Christ which completes our Faith in Him as God and Man.  St. Michael the Archangel will celebrate Ascension Day on Thursday at Noon and 7pm.  Ascension Day is a day of obligation for Anglicans as its importance is critical to our faith (Acts 1:6-11) as Christ leaves His earthly…

THE PLEDGE OF FAITHFULNESS  The word “Creed” comes from the Latin word Credo, meaning “I believe,” and thus we use the Nicene Creed to help us clearly and accurately confess what we believe the Bible teaches us about God. Moreover, when the Church was using the Latin Bible, Credo was the word used to translate…

Prelude                      Fantasia in C Major          J. S. Bach Offertory Anthem   This is the Hour    Richard Shephard Postlude                   Recessional                        Frank W. Asper   Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was born in Arnstadt, a town in Thuringia in the central region of Germany.  as the eighth and youngest…