Wednesday Evening Prayer/Eucharist/Healing Sept 4th

Second Sunday after Trinity: June 30, 2019 The Collect and Lessons; The Collect, The Epistle, The Gospel The Collect:  O LORD, who never failest to help and govern those whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us…

Palm Sunday April  14, 2019 Bulletin Visitors – Welcome! Peace and joy in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  Please advise us of your visit and ask for a “First Time Visitor Bulletin” which briefly explains the communion service.  Please join our church family in the Parish Hall after the service for fellowship, drinks, and…

THE INSTRUCTED EUCHARIST (2019) St. Michael the Archangel Matthews, NC 28105   The Celebrant will announce: Please be seated.   Let us gain a better understanding of the chief and central act of Christian worship: “the Lord’s Own Service / on the Lord’s Day.”   First let us speak briefly concerning the clergy preparation: Significance…

  First question:  Throughout the church I see “Christ the King” crucifixes. I also see “Catholic” style crucifixes in the items for sale. Is there an official or preferred style? Second question: how do we view the Vatican’s personal ordinariates for anglicans? ANGLICANISM     The Personal Ordinariates: are Anglican Rite dioceses under the Vatican…

Musical Notes – background and history Passion Sunday April 7 2019  St. Michael the Archangel Prelude Forty Days and Forty Nights        C. P. E. Bach Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714-1788), the fifth child of J. S. Bach, was a member of the orchestra for King Frederick the Great of Prussia and a composer of keyboard…