Forty days after Easter we celebrate the Lord’s Ascension to the Father. A Mass to recall this event will be held at St. Barnabas on Thursday evening, May 30th at 7:00 pm. We recognize this event in anticipation of Pentecost. That day concludes the Great 50 days between Easter and Pentecost. We then recall the … [Read more…]
One of the glories of the Anglican tradition is our Prayer Book, which represents an earnest effort to combine Biblical texts into a theologically sound and eloquent expression of Christian worship. Despite its many merits, the Prayer Book (our version was published in 1928) contains some old words and phrases that could cause confusion, particularly … [Read more…]
Christians are interested in sin for the same reason that the Seahawks are interested in knees. Football players need to use their knees effectively in order to play well, but knees have inherent limitations. By studying how knees work and by proper exercises, we can improve the performance of our knees, but there are limits. … [Read more…]
American folk music is rich with praise for the work of Jesus. Consider this: What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my … [Read more…]
The Passover meal was (and is) a memorial of the Israelites’ escape from bondage in Egypt through God’s miraculous aid. At his last Passover meal before his death, Jesus made the mysterious statement that the bread and wine were his body and blood and that his followers should “do this in remembrance of me.” … [Read more…]
April 27, 2019 – Saturday Morning Brethren, the time is short.1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.2 The world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he … [Read more…]
During the terrible fire at Notre Dame in Paris, a group of fire fighters and volunteers worked to save irreplaceable treasures from the building. It was said that a French priest had carried out the “body of Christ” and one reporter thought this meant some kind of statue. In fact, the phrase refers to the … [Read more…]
He is Risen Indeed! The traditional greeting of Christians to celebrate Easter is “He Is Risen!” Jesus had lots of good moral ideas, but he said some odd things too. He said he was the Son of God, he predicted that he would be killed in Jerusalem, and (most odd of all) that after three … [Read more…]
April 14th through April 21st 2019 April 14 – Palm Sunday – Regular Sunday Services: 8:00am & 10:30am April 18 – Maundy Thursday Service – 7:00 pm Vigil at Altar of Repose April 19 – Good Friday Services Noon & 7:00 pm April 20 – Easter Vigil – New Light 7:00 pm April 21 – … [Read more…]
Holy Week commemorates the most important event ever to occur on earth: Jesus, the Son of God, died to save us from the effects of sin, evil, and death, and then rose again, proving that death had no power over him. Holy Week begins (this year) on Sunday April 14, Palm Sunday. We recall Jesus’ … [Read more…]
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