Confirmation Classes to begin

In anticipation of the upcoming visit of Bishop John Vaughan in September, confirmation classes will begin shortly. For further information or to sign up for these classes please call Brock Johnson at 410-825-8007.

Saint Barnabas

O Lord God Almighty, who didst endue thy holy Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the Holy Ghost: Leave us not, we beseech thee, destitute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them alway to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Christianity – a winner on the track and field

With the arrival of summer, all excuses for playing hooky from the gym have vanished out of the window. It is not that I object to working out. Generally, I am quite conscientious about it. But the truth is I find the gymnasium quite boring.

Body contact sports are much more to my liking, but . . . → Read More: Christianity – a winner on the track and field

Tuesday in Whitsun Week

Grant, we beseech thee, merciful God, that thy Church, being gathered together in unity by thy Holy Spirit, may manifest thy power among all peoples, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Saint Columba

Almighty God, by whose providence thy servant Saint Columba proclaimed in the British Isles the truth of thy salvation: We beseech the in all thy mercy to keep us stedfast in this faith, and to order our days in thy holy peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ Or this:

Uplift us, O Lord, . . . → Read More: Saint Columba

Monday in Whitsun Week

Send, we beseech thee, Almighty God, thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, that he may direct and rule us according to thy will, comfort us in all our afflictions, defend us from all error, and lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the same Holy Spirit liveth and . . . → Read More: Monday in Whitsun Week

Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the First BCP

Almighty and everliving God, whose servant Thomas Cranmer, with others did restore the language of the people in the prayers of thy Church: Make us always thankful for this heritage; and help us so to pray in the Spirit and with the understanding, that we may worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our . . . → Read More: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the First BCP

The Sermon for Sunday June 8th – Whitsunday

Here is the sermon for sunday June 8th: Whitsunday, 2014

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXV No 22

Pentecost, commonly called Whitsunday

¶ This Collect is to be said daily throughout Whitsun Week.

O God, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in . . . → Read More: Pentecost, commonly called Whitsunday