Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in thy well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (Proper 29)
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
The Sunday class on Ezekiel has encountered many theological topics. On November 15, for instance, there was the surprising discovery that Ezekiel had a wife, whom he loved, whom the Lord “took.” So a conversation about death ensued and the Lord’s place in granting the meaning of human life and history. The class will continue...
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.
This is Fr Stafford's final worship service as a parish priest of Saint Thomas Church. He retires to Palm Springs. You may read the Rector's remarks regarding Fr Stafford's retirment here.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
The Rector gives remarks and a fond farewell to Fr Stafford (at right) as Robert Stafford prepares to leave for retired life in Palm Springs.You may read the Rector's remarks by downloading the PDF below.You may also access Fr Stafford's final two sermons (as well as many of his other sermons) by accessing the Sermon...
12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m.
Purchase cookies, brownies and other goodies, all in support of the Choir School.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
This session, the Aquinas reading group looks at some of the questions Aquinas raises about faith: whether faith is necessary for salvation, whether one must believe explicitly in Christ and/or the Trinity, and whether reason can lessen the need for faith. In Bauerschmidt’s Holy Teaching, these excerpts are on pp. 133-44, but the class is...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Eve of Thanksgiving
James Otis Sargent Huntington, Monastic and Priest (1935)
Preserve your people, O God, from discouragement in the face of adversity, as you did your servant James Huntington, knowing that when you have begun a good work you will bring it to completion. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Day
Almighty and gracious Father, we give thee thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we beseech thee, faithful stewards of thy great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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