Brothers and sisters in Christ, This Sunday, November 27th, 2022, is the First Sunday in Advent, or as it is often called, simply Advent Sunday: it is the beginning, not only of a new season in the Church year, but of the ecclesiastical and liturgical year itself. It...

    Brothers and sisters in Christ, Happy Thanksgiving to all! The 1928 Book of Common Prayer was the first Anglican Prayer Book to include liturgical Propers for this day (although the 1914 edition of the supplementary "Book of Offices" included "An Office...

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Please note that we will be having a brief parish meeting immediately following the service this Sunday, November 6th. Please plan to attend if at all possible! Many thanks.    Propers for the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. The...

Brothers and sisters in Christ, Here are the Propers and Announcements for the week of Sunday, October 30th, 2022 – XX Trinity: Propers for the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. The Book of Common Prayer 1928.   The Collect. O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy...

Propers for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity.The Book of Common Prayer 1928.   The Collect. O GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee; Mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus...

  Brothers and sisters in Christ, Greetings, in our Lord's Name! I hope that you have had a splendid week, and I hope and pray that you will have an excellent Lord's Day this Sunday: the Eighteenth Sunday after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and the 16th day of...

Propers for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. The Book of Common Prayer 1928. The Collect. LORD, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle....

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today is the commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the most beloved of non-Biblical saints, revered for his love of the poor and of Creation. The son of a prosperous cloth-merchant of Assisi (located in the upper third of...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we prepare for our Sunday service of Holy Communion tomorrow, October 2nd, 2022, let us remember in our prayers all those who have been affected by Hurricane Ian, particularly in Florida, where the worst damage is, but elsewhere...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Remigius is one of the three great national saints of France: the others are Denis (Dionysius) of Paris and Joan of Arc, or Joan the Maid (Jeanne la Pucelle). He was born about 438 and became bishop of Rheims about 460, at the...