The Sermon for Sunday June 30th – Trinity V

Here is the sermon for Sunday June 30th: Trinity 5, 2013

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 25

Neo-pagans hijacking hospital chaplaincies

St Stephen’s is one of the relatively few “mainline” churches in the area that still maintains an active ministry in the wider Baltimore community. We provide pastoral care at retirement communities, assisted living facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices. We also serve as chaplains for local clubs and organizations, including the Navy League and the . . . → Read More: Neo-pagans hijacking hospital chaplaincies

The Fifth Sunday after Trinity

Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saint Peter

O Almighty God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst give to thy Apostle Saint Peter many excellent gifts, and commandedst him earnestly to feed thy flock: Make, we beseech thee, all Bishops and Pastors diligently to preach thy holy Word, and the people obediently to follow the same, that they may receive the crown . . . → Read More: Saint Peter

Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons

Amighty God, who didst uphold thy servant Irenaeus with strength to maintain the truth against every blast of vain doctrine: Keep us, we beseech thee, steadfast in thy true religion, that in constancy and peace we may walk in the way that leadeth to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth . . . → Read More: Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons

Archaeologists jousting over Dead Sea Scrolls

Claims that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the most sensational archaeological find of the century might well be justified. They do not, however, contain material that requires us to radically revise our thinking on the Christian faith.

Certainly, the scrolls are greatly increasing our knowledge of Jewish religious thought before and at the time of . . . → Read More: Archaeologists jousting over Dead Sea Scrolls

The Sermon for Sunday June 23rd – Trinity IV

Here is the sermon for Sunday June 23rd: Trinity 4, 2013

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Almighty God, by whose providence thy servant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of thy Son our Saviour by preaching repentance: Make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching; and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke . . . → Read More: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 24