Saint Patrick

St Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland

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

Rome’s martyrs got what 
was coming to them

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.

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was coming to them

This Week’s Newsletter

new church tower with weathercock-bw

Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVII No 9

The Fifth Sunday in Lent: Passion Sunday 

Altar in Lent

We beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Daylight Saving Time

Pythagoreans celebrate sunrise

(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 the Great, Bishop of Rome and Doctor

Saint Gregory the Great inspired by a dove

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

Stay-at-home mother 
as prophet of doom

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

DST: It’s baaaack!

DST

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!

Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius

Cyril and Methodius

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

Afternoon Teas resume on 10 March

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