March 25 marks the Church’s celebration of the Annunciation (an old word for “announcement”). Here is the story from the Gospel of Luke: In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house … [Read more…]
The Feast Day of St. Patrick: Patrick was born into a Christian family somewhere on the northwest coast of Britain in about 390. His grandfather had been a Christian priest and his father, Calpornius, a deacon. Calpornius was an important official in the late Roman imperial government of Britain. It was not unusual in this … [Read more…]
From Bagster’s Daily light Friday March 10th The Lord will provide.1 God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering.2 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear.3 There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.4 … [Read more…]
One of our hymns for Lent begins, “The glory of these forty days we celebrate with songs of praise; for Christ, by whom all things were made, himself has fasted and has prayed.” The text of the hymn comes from sixth century Latin, some think that Pope Gregory I (the Great) was involved in its … [Read more…]
One of our hymns for Lent begins, “The glory of these forty days we celebrate with songs of praise; For Christ, by whom all things were made, Himself has fasted and has prayed.” The text of the hymn comes from sixth century Latin, some think that Pope Gregory I (the Great) was involved in its … [Read more…]
During the Sundays in Lent we say as a community the Litany. It is a corporate prayer for ourselves, friends, colleagues, and family. In the Litany we pray for our neighborhoods, communities, and the nation. Our petitions covers the whole world and all of creation in this sweeping liturgy of praise. Select this link to … [Read more…]
St. Barnabas invites you to join us for soup suppers on Wednesday evenings during Lent (March 8 through April 5). Supper will be available beginning at 6:00 pm, but it’s OK to come later if traffic is slow. Sharing a simple meal will help us know one other better. More importantly, we will grow in the knowledge … [Read more…]
Lent, as its older name (Lengten) implies, is the season of spring, when the days begin to lengthen (at least in the northern hemisphere). In the Church, Lent is a season of forty days leading up to Easter. It is reminiscent of the 40 days Christ spent in the wilderness prior to the start of … [Read more…]
Old or New? Over the last few years churches have tried to distinguish themselves from their sister churches by reaching to the early church past to define the cutting edge church future. The term to describe this enviable state of embracing a distant golden age of faith and presenting in appealing new ways has been … [Read more…]
You are welcome to join us for a series of classes on basic Christian doctrine, using the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Anglican Church as a basis. The next topic, this Sunday (Feb. 19th) will be the Bible: the place it holds in Christian theology and how the Church understands it. Later topics will include the … [Read more…]
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