Sunday Eucharist September 1 Trinity Xi

CHAPTER 7   Reading of Scripture within the Community of Faith: Is shaped by our common worship, we also carry forward the old tradition of meeting for the purpose of reading and coming to terms with scripture.  There we learn the power of the voices and the power of the stories within the text to…

(St. Barnasbas Newsletter August 2022) For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name … (Malachi 1:11) Love it or hate it, savour or choke, incense has been used in…

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…

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…

A great time was had Saturday as we visited the Aviation Museum.  Although rainy on outside, we had a blast inside as we saw “The miracle on the Hudson” actual plane (truly a miracle) and watched a film with passengers and heard their stories.  As well, we saw many military airplanes –  from gliders to…