Posted by Fr Guy Hawtin, on October 20th, 2018
The song “A Boy Named Sue” has resonated with me ever since I heard the late great Johnny Cash sing it on the radio. That’s because I share poor old Sue’s problem. Actually, my discomfiture is far greater than his. Sue merely totes a generic girl’s name. I, by contrast, bear the name of Britain’s . . . → Read More: Is Washington ready for a return of John Wilkes?
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Posted by Fr Guy Hawtin, on October 19th, 2018
Mrs Tracey Collins, a member of the Sunday School staff, has been appointed to join the Vestry in place of the long-serving vestryman Gordon Turner. The daughter of former vestryman Mrs Dorothy Lewis, Mrs Collins has been a member of the parish since the early 1990s. Her daughter Daytona also teaches Sunday School, and her . . . → Read More: Mrs Tracey Collins joins the Vestry
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Posted by Magister Chori, on October 19th, 2018
Sunday, October 21st 9:15 AM — Choral Eucharist Sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir 11:00 AM Choral Mattins Sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir
Sunday, October 28th 11:00 AM — Choral Mattins
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Posted by newsletter, on October 19th, 2018
All Moms interested in bringing their 5-and-under children to meet at St Stephen’s weekly are invited to a preliminary meeting to discuss times and days on Oct 28th after the 9:15 AM service in the Sunday school classroom. Call Carolyn Kerouac at (203) 500-9098 ( carolyn.kerouac@gmail.com ) to discuss.
Edited to correct Carolyn’s email . . . → Read More: How about a Mom’s Morning?
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Posted by petrus, on October 19th, 2018
The Legend of St Frideswide
O God, who didst endue with heavenly grace thy servant Saint Frideswide: Mercifully grant that we, who commemorate her life of charity and holiness, may be fruitful in good works, and attain by thy grace to the reward of the poor in spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. . . . → Read More: Saint Frideswide
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Posted by Fr Robert Ludwig, on October 18th, 2018
Some prayers flow like water. They roll from your very soul because they are so well thought out by their authors. Of course, the very best author of prayer is God Almighty in the person of Jesus Christ!
The Lord’s Prayer is so beautiful in its simplicity and directness. It tells us of God’s love, . . . → Read More: Meditation on the Lord’s Prayer
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Posted by petrus, on October 18th, 2018
St Luke the Evangelist (Icon from the royal gates of the central iconostasis of the Kazan Cathedral in Stt Petersburg), by Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757–1825). From Wikipedia.
Almighty God, who didst inspire thy servant Saint Luke the Physician, to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of thy Son: Manifest . . . → Read More: Saint Luke
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Posted by petrus, on October 17th, 2018
Saint Æthelthryth (Etheldreda) of Ely from the Benedictional of St. Æthelwold
O God, who didst call thy servant Queen Etheldreda to an earthly throne that she might advance thy heavenly kingdom: Mercifully grant that we who commemorate her faith may be fruitful in good works, and attain to the crown of peace; through . . . → Read More: Saint Etheldreda, Queen and Abbess of Ely
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Posted by Fr Guy Hawtin, on October 16th, 2018
Television has never come high among my priorities. Truth to tell, I have never developed the habit of watching much other than the news. This is possibly a consequence of several years of working behind what used to be called the Iron Curtain—a place where television programs were as dull as the architecture. One, I . . . → Read More: A vital life lesson from a Roman soap opera
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Posted by petrus, on October 16th, 2018
Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley burnt at the stake, from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like thy servants Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer, we may live in thy fear, die in thy favour, and rest in thy peace; for the . . . → Read More: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and Bishops Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley
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