Friday, October 26, 2007

The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 28th
Proper 25

The Lessons

Jeremiah 14:(1-6)7-10,19-22
2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Psalm 84 or 84:1-6

The Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Announcements
  • Sunday, October 28th – Morning Prayer at 9:00AM
  • Mr Noah Lawson, Lay Reader from Christ Church, Lemoore will officiate at Morning Prayer
  • Sunday School and child care are provided during the service.
  • The Wednesday evening Bible study at the McCalister’s house is suspended until further notice.
  • Next Sunday: Bring the names of family members who have passed away for remembrance on All Saints Sunday.
  • The Gideons are visiting next Sunday
  • Fr Van at Epiphany: Sunday, November 4th and Thursday, November 8th
Next Sunday’s lessons: The Sunday after All Saints’ Day
Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10, 13-14
Revelation 7:2-4, 9-17
Matthew 5:1-12
Psalm 149 [BCP 807]

Friday, October 19, 2007

The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 21, 2007
Proper 24

Genesis 32:3-8,22-30
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8a
Psalm 121

The Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Announcements
  • Sunday, October 21st – Holy Eucharist at 9:00AM
  • Sunday School and child care are provided during the service.
  • Bishop’s Committee meets on Sunday after "Coffee Hour"
  • Casual Bible study at the McCalister’s house on Wednesday from 7:30 – 8:30PM (The Revelation to John). This week: chapter eight
  • Fr Van at Epiphany: Thursday, October 25th
Next Sunday’s lessons: Proper 25
Jeremiah 14:(1-6)7-10,19-22
2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Psalm 84 or 84:1-6 [BCP 707]

Thursday, October 18, 2007

SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST October 18

Almighty God, who inspired your servant Luke the physician to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of your Son: Graciously continue in your Church this love and power to heal, to the praise and glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST October 18

Luke was a Gentile, a physician, and one of Paul's fellow missionaries in the early spread of Christianity through the Roman world. He has been identified as the writer of both the Gospel which bears his name, and its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles. He had apparently not known Jesus, but was clearly much inspired by hearing about him from those who had known him.

Luke wrote in Greek, so that Gentiles might learn about the Lord, whose life and deeds so impressed him. In the first chapter of his Gospel, he makes clear that he is offering authentic knowledge about Jesus' birth, ministry, death, and resurrection. The Gospel is not a full biography-- none of the Gospels are--but a history of salvation.

Only Luke provides the very familiar stories of the annunciation to Mary, of her visit to Elizabeth, of the child in the manger, the angelic host appearing to shepherds, and the meeting with the aged Simeon. Luke includes in his work six miracles and eighteen parables not recorded in the other Gospels. In Acts he tells about the coming of the Holy Spirit, the struggles of the apostles and their triumphs over persecution, of their preaching of the Good News, and the conversion and baptism of other disciples, who would extend the Church in future years.

Luke was with Paul apparently until the latter's martyrdom in Rome. What happened to Luke after Paul's death is unknown. Early tradition has it that he wrote his Gospel in Greece, and that he died at the age of eighty-four in Boeotia. Gregory of Nazianzus says that Luke was martyred, but this testimony is doubted by most scholars. In the fourth century, the Emperor Constantius ordered the supposed relics of Luke to be removed from Boeotia to Constantinople, where they could be venerated by pilgrims.

1994 Lesser Feasts And Fasts, (c) 1995 Church Pension Fund.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky


SAMUEL ISAAC JOSEPH SCHERESCHEWSKY October 14
Bishop of Shanghai, 1906

O God, in your providence you called Joseph Schereschewsky from his home in Eastern Europe to the ministry of this Church, and sent him as a missionary to China, upholding him in his infirmity, that he might translate the Holy Scriptures into languages of that land. Lead us, we pray, to commit our lives and talents to you, in the confidence that when you give your servants any work to do, you also supply the strength to do it; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The 20th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday October 14, 2007
Proper 23

Ruth 1:(1-7)8-19a
2 Timothy 2:(3-7)8-15
Luke 17:11-19
Psalm 113

The Collect

Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Announcements
  • Sunday, October 14th – Holy Eucharist at 9:00AM
  • Sunday’s Sermon will focus on Acts 28, (Pew Bible pg. 937).
  • Sunday School and child care are provided during the service.
  • Casual Bible study at the McCalister’s house on Wednesday from 7:30 – 8:30PM (The Revelation to John) This week: chapter seven continues
  • Next Bishop’s Committee Meeting: Sunday, October 21st
  • Fr Van at Epiphany: Thursday, October 25th
Next Sunday’s lessons: Proper 24
Genesis 32:3-8, 22-30
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8a
Psalm 121 [BCP 779]

Friday, October 5, 2007

The Nineteenth Sunday after pentecost

The Lessons for Sunday, October 7, 2007
Proper 22

Habakkuk 1:1-6(7-11)12-13;2:1-4
2 Timothy 1:(1-5)6-14
Luke 17:5-10
Psalm 37:1-18 or 37:3-10

The Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Announcements
  • Sunday, October 7th – Holy Eucharist at 9:00AM
  • Sunday’s Sermon will focus on Acts 28, (Pew Bible pg. 937).
  • Sunday School and child care are provided during the service.
  • Casual Bible study at the McCalister’s house on Wednesday from 7:30 – 8:30PM (The Revelation to John) This week: chapter six continues
  • Fr Van at Epiphany: Thursday, October 11th
  • Next Bishop’s Committee Meeting: Sunday, October 21st
Next Sunday’s lessons: Proper 23
Ruth 1:(1-7)8-19a
2 Timothy 2:(3-7)8-15
Luke 17:11-19
Psalm 113 [BCP 756]

Saint Francis of Assisi

FRANCIS OF ASSISI - Friar, 1226 October 4

Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we may for love of you delight in your whole creation with perfectness of joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.