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The Third Sunday after Epiphany (sermon)
HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us Romans 12:16-21 Matthew 8:1-13 Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean. Epiphany season is a meditation on Christmas – the unveiling of who Jesus is as he manifests first his Wisdom (as a boy in the Temple) and then his Power…
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HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us Romans 12:6-16a St John 2:1-11 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; …. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. The readings in Epiphany season are a mediation on Christmas. What does it mean that God takes flesh…
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HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us Romans 12:1-5 Luke 2:41-end After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. Epiphany season – it is the extension of Christmas,…
Read MoreThe Circumcision of Christ (sermon)
HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us Romans 4:8-14 St Luke 2:15-21 And his Name shall be called Jesus. We continue to celebrate Christmas for 12 days! It began on Christmas Day with a focus on God’s condescension towards us – on the divine nature of Jesus taking on our humanity – and the…
Read MoreChristmas (sermon)
HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us Hebrews 1:1-12 John 1:1-14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us full of grace and truth.” Joy has begun to enter our bones this morning as we sing these songs we know well, and sing them together! Christmas celebrates the historical reality of the…
Read MoreThe Mind’s Road to God
HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us Blessed is the man whose help is from Thee. In his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps, in the vale of tears, in the place which he hath set [Ps 84:6]. Since beatitude is nothing else than the fruition of the highest good, and the highest…
Read MoreHouse Blessing
HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us You are most welcome to make an appointment with our priest for the blessing of your home. +++ The typical liturgy used is as follows: THE BENEDICTION OF A HOUSE The priest shall make the sign of the Cross on the front door and say: PEACE be to this…
Read MoreHoly Communion
HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us Communion in the mystical body and blood of Christ is one of the means Jesus has left us to know and enter more fully into the life of God. We use a particular form of prayers called “the liturgy” to guide us in our service of Holy Communion,…
Read MoreMarriage
HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us In the writings and marriage services of the Church over the ages we see a common understanding from Scripture of what are the primary purposes of marriage: (i) the procreation of children to be brought up in the fear and nurture of the Lord; (ii) the hallowing or…
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HomeAbout UsWorshipPastoral CareLeadershipTeachings Articles/News Sermons CatechismContact Us All may; some should; none must. In the Anglican Tradition all Christians are expected to regularly confess their sins before God. We do this privately but also in public worship, where we remember specific sins when saying the general confession in our liturgy. Sacramental or “auricular” confession before a…
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