Sunday School Activity Sheet No 5

Sunday School

Because of the COVID-19 quarantine, there aren’t any Sunday services—and no Sunday School. But Mrs Novicki has provided another Sunday School Activity Worksheet for the children.

Kid’s Corner Week 5

For now, past Worksheets can be found in the Sunday School section of the Christian Education page.

Videocast: Trinity Sunday 2020

Here is a video of the Holy Eucharist “in tempore quarantinæ” for Trinity Sunday, 7 June 2020. You can also watch the videocast of the Trinity Eucharist on YouTube, or on the parish’s Facebook pages: Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church, and Isaac’s FB page.

The complete collection of Eucharist videocasts is also . . . → Read More: Videocast: Trinity Sunday 2020

The First Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

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 in keeping thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and . . . → Read More: The First Sunday after Trinity

Quarantine Music: Trinity Sunday

Music for Trinity Sunday has been added.

While the men and boys of the choir have been unable to sing at services since the onset of the pandemic, live audio recordings from past choral services have been available for online listening since early April (see original post). Despite the suboptimal . . . → Read More: Quarantine Music: Trinity Sunday

Summer (Whitsuntide) Ember Days: III

Nicolas Poussin Summer or Ruth and Boaz

Summer, or Ruth and Boaz, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665). From Wikipedia.

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before thee for all estates of men in thy holy Church, that every member of the . . . → Read More: Summer (Whitsuntide) Ember Days: III

A Collect for D-Day

Soldiers resting on Omaha Beach

Almighty and All-Terrible God, Creator of all the world and Father of all men: we thank thee for the strength and courage of all those who planned and participated in the assault of Normandy on D-Day, and particularly for the valour of those who sacrificed their lives in the service of God and country. Grant . . . → Read More: A Collect for D-Day

Whitsun commemorates the Book of Common Prayer

Fr Hawtin

Whitsunday, the Feast of Pentecost, is the day upon which Anglicans celebrate the publication of the first Book of Common Prayer in the English language. Like that first Pentecost, the publication of the first English language Prayer Book—a work patently inspired by the Holy Spirit—is an event that changed the world.

To be sure, the . . . → Read More: Whitsun commemorates the Book of Common Prayer

Summer (Whitsuntide) Ember Days: II

Nicolas Poussin Summer or Ruth and Boaz

Summer, or Ruth and Boaz, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665). From Wikipedia.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church by the precious blood of thy dear Son: Mercifully look upon the same, and at this time so guide and govern the minds of thy servants the Bishops . . . → Read More: Summer (Whitsuntide) Ember Days: II

Saint Boniface, Bishop of Mainz and Martyr

St Boniface baptising and being Martyred

St Boniface baptising and being Martyred, from the Sacramentary of Fulda (Fuldaer Sakramentar) (11th century)

Almighty God, who didst call thy faithful servant Boniface to be a witness and martyr in Germany, and by his labor and suffering didst raise up a people for thine own possession; Pour forth thy Holy Spirit upon . . . → Read More: Saint Boniface, Bishop of Mainz and Martyr

We celebrated the Ascension with a ‘limited’ reopening

Fr Hawtin

Thanks to President Donald Trump, we were able to mark the Sunday After The Ascension by reopening the church and celebrating the Eucharist for the first time in more than a month.

The go-ahead to reopen came at the last minute. Until the president announced his challenge to there nations governors over mandatory church closures, . . . → Read More: We celebrated the Ascension with a ‘limited’ reopening