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St Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland, shown with the shamrock he used to explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity O God, who in thy providence didst choose thy servant Patrick to be the Apostle of the Irish people, that he might cause the light of the Gospel to shine in the world: Grant . . . → Read More: Saint Patrick  It has become a tradition over the past few decades for anti-Christians in politics, the media, and academia to declare open season on the Christian Faith during the run up to the most important festivals in the Church year. So steel yourselves for a barrage of incoming fire that will intensify as Easter approaches. . . . → Read More: Rome’s martyrs got what was coming to them  
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVII No 9 
(We’re posting this today, as a reminder, and to give you a head start for tomorrow.) Daylight Saving Time currently begins, for most of the United States, on the second Sunday in March. This collect was written by Kevin Robertson, a friend of one of the Priests at St Stephen’s, and posted to Mr Robertson’s . . . → Read More: Daylight Saving Time 
Saint Gregory inspired by a dove 12 March is the date of Saint Gregory’s death. Since this date is always in Lent, the Second Vatican Council transferred his feast to 3 September, the commemoration of his episcopal consecration in AD 590. Almighty and everlasting God, who gavest thy servant Saint Gregory a great . . . → Read More: Saint Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome and Doctor My dental hygienist is a kindly, accomplished young woman with a gentle touch and a remarkable tolerance for a mouthful of sadly abused ‘British teeth’. During a recent visit, we chatted about the state of the economy and the difficulty the average family faced in trying to survive on a single wage. ‘My grandmother . . . → Read More: Stay-at-home mother as prophet of doom  
Don’t forget! Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday You don’t have to get up in the wee hours (2:00 AM, specifically) to change your clocks. You can change them when you get up; or maybe better, you should change them before you go to bed. If you’re late for the 8:00 AM service, you . . . → Read More: DST: It’s baaaack! 
Saints Cyril and Methodius holding the Cyrillic alphabet, a mural by Bulgarian iconographer Z. Zograf, 1848, Troyan Monastery The observance of 9 March as the feast day dates to the 1584 Martyrology issued after the Council of Trent. More pertinent dates are 14 February (the date of the death of Cyril in 869; . . . → Read More: Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius Saint Stephen’s Afternoon Teas will resume on Thursday, 10 March at 2:00 PM. We left January and February off the 2016 calendar, as inclement weather has presented problems in past years. Another change to note: The Afternoon Teas will now be served on the second Thursday of the month, rather than the third, . . . → Read More: Afternoon Teas resume on 10 March |
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