Trinity Xii, August 28 – sermon

The Apostles Creed – Early Church Baptism Creed (around 100 AD)

Words of comfort for a glorious early morning – taken from THE ORDER FOR THE HOURLY OFFICES Lauds –   Said at Dawn/Sunrise Revelation vii.  BLESSING, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.  R. Thanks be to God. Hymn. Ecce jam noctis. LO!…

Propers for The First Sunday after Trinity The Collect and Lessons The Collect: O GOD, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee; Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that…

Fr. Michael chats about the weekend and upcoming events.  Update from vestry on different aspects of how St. Michael’s moves forward out of this current environment.  Children and their growth in faith and maturity, skills and talents, is being pursued and planned as we use the talent that the Spirit has brought to us during…

Salvation In order to help explain the Anglican, and thus historic Catholic, position on salvation, the process by which we are brought into communion with God, I think it is important to clarify a couple of the terms that we frequently use but are not always distinguished as they should: Justification is the initial act by…

How did the early Christians worship?  Let’s us see what was written concerning the early church worship. The First Apology (St. Justin Martyr) [a.d. 110-165.] An apology is in defense of – in this case in defense of Christians and their worship. Chapter 1. Address To the Emperor Titus Ælius Adrianus Antoninus Pius Augustus Cæsar,…