QUARTERLY ASIAMERICA MISSIONER UPDATE
[…] a cadre of mentors (disciplers) who will prepare at least two mentees. We have a booklet detailing its plan, an electronic copy can also be sent. To summarize: Our goal […]
St. Paul's, Alexandria 200th anniversary dinner
[…] of several St. Paul’s ladies, including one who is said to have dropped her Prayer Book down from the gallery onto the head of an offending officer. I wonder whose […]
Summary of General Convention Resolutions on Abortion and Women's Reproductive Health
[…] in becoming informed concerning the spiritual, physiological and psychological aspects of sex and sexuality.” The Book of Common Prayer affirms that “the birth of a child is a joyous and solemn occasion in […]
Bible Study: Christ the King (B) – 2015
[…] written by an historical person to first-century communities of Christ-followers. Scholars disagree about whether the book of Revelation was composed before the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE near […]
United Thank Offering: More than $1 million awarded in 2020 for Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion mission and ministry and young adult, seminarian grants
[…] Larson, Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, $5,000: To create a website that includes a digital picture book that can be viewed by scrolling through it on a computer or tablet, a […]
Perhaps Many of Us Will Think…, Lent 1 (B) – 2009
[…] because God first loved us. The introduction to the liturgy of Holy Baptism in The Book of Common Prayer states this fact with outstanding clarity: âHoly Baptism is full initiation by water and […]
Embracing Our Baptismal Promises Through Mission Experiences and Pilgrimages
[…] among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? People: I will, with God’s help. Book of Common Prayer, pp. 304-305 Sound mission experiences and pilgrimages are built on the foundation of the […]
Will You Follow?, 2 Christmas – 2021
[…] did. Yet God’s sign compelled them to become part of God’s hopeful story. In our Book of Common Prayer, the Christian hope is defined as living “with confidence in newness and fullness of […]
Dress Codes or Radical Welcome?, Proper 23 (A) – 2014
[…] of Portsmouth, in England, summarized marriage in the patriarchal tradition of ancient Judaism in his book “To Join Together”: first, negotiation of contract, then betrothal, followed by consummation. What may […]
Martyrs of Japan – Executive Council
[…] Christian presence in Japan began with Francis Xavier in 1549, the same year the first Book of Common Prayer was published in England. Francis Xavier stayed only three years, but left a Jesuit […]
Bible Study: Proper 23 (B) – 2018
[…] their Christian faith? Reflecting on the “Holy Scriptures” section of the catechism found in the Book of Common Prayer, how is your own understanding of the Bible confirmed or challenged? What can we […]
Born in 1496…, Proper 18 (C) – 2004
[…] Colet had tremendous influence. Along with Thomas Linacre he helped produce the first Greek grammar book printed in England. Translating scripture into English for his Oxford students was an action […]
What An Exciting Thing It Is…, Trinity Sunday (A) – 2002
[…] However, the Creed of St. Athanasius, which you can find on page 864 of The Book of Common Prayer, says of the three persons of the Trinity, that, “…none is greater, or less […]
Speaking With Strangers, Day of Pentecost (B) – 2012
[…] barriers of languages, or the barrier of simply being one stranger speaking with another. The Book of Common Prayer summarizes the power of the Holy Spirit in this way: “The Holy Spirit leads […]
All We Need, Easter 5 (A) – 2023
[…] death. Thus, Stephen becomes the church’s first martyr. This is a turning point in the Book of Acts, setting the scene for more intense and violent persecution of the Christians. […]
Bulletin Insert: Pentecost – May 19, 2024
[…] of the earth—witnessing to the risen Christ. The Day of Pentecost is identified by the Book of Common Prayer as one of the feast days “especially appropriate” for baptism (Book of Common Prayer, […]
Bible Study: Proper 4 (C) – 2016
[…] the sea, field, trees, and heavens. Verse eight is a familiar Offertory Sentence from the Book of Common Prayer, “Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name; bring offerings and come into […]
The Stewardship of God’s Grace, Feast of the Epiphany – 2002
[…] is said and done, from God. The Outline of Faith (the Catechism) found in the Book of Common Prayer says, on page 855, that “according to the gifts given to us we are […]
Today Is Remembrance Sunday…, Proper 28 (A) – 2011
[…] some sense molded Israel into the people of God. Our first reading today from the Book of Judges provides us with one example. And it is an interesting one at […]
Ambassador for Christ, Lent 4 (C) – 2016
[…] to be ambassadors for Christ. Or, as we are instructed in the Catechism in the Book of Common Prayer, we are “to represent Christ and his Church; to bear witness to him wherever […]