Blessed Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor

Anonymous portrait of Jeremy Taylor, from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. From Wikipedia.

O God, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered: Make us, we beseech thee, like thy servant Jeremy Taylor, deeply sensible of the shortness of human life; and let thy Holy Spirit lead us in . . . → Read More: Blessed Jeremy Taylor

Cancellations because of Synod

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Because of the Synod (and the preparations in advance of the Synod), most parish activities will be cancelled the week of August 12th. There will be no Bridge Group on Monday, no Knitting Group on Thursday, and no Bible Study, either with Brock Johnson on Thursday afternoon or with Fr Hawtin on Friday morning. . . . → Read More: Cancellations because of Synod

On the Kalendar: Saint Hippolytus

August from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

On the Kalendar is a series examining some of the lesser known feast days on the Kalendar.

“August”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Saint Hippolytus, who . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Hippolytus

Bon Voyage, Fr Kerouac!

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After Synod, Fr Kerouac will be leaving Saint Stephen’s to take up his position as Dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Port St John (Cocoa), Florida (on the coast, due east of Orlando). The coffee hour on August 11th was a celebration of his ministry at Saint Stephen’s, and to thank him and Carolyn for . . . → Read More: Bon Voyage, Fr Kerouac!

Altar Flowers — 11 August 2019, Trinity VIII, Sunday in the Octave of the Transfiguration

Altar Flowers — 11 August 2019

Altar Flowers — 11 August 2019, Trinity VIII, Sunday in the Octave of the Transfiguration

Saint Claire of Assisi

Saint Clare of Assisi saving a child from a wolf

Saint Clare of Assisi saving a child from a wolf by Giovanni di Paolo (c. 1403–1482)

O God of mercy, who hast inspired blessed Saint Clare with the love of poverty: Grant us so to follow Christ in poverty of spirit, that we may come to the joyful vision of thy glory in . . . → Read More: Saint Claire of Assisi

The Eighth Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

O God, whose never–failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth: We humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saint Laurence, Deacon at Rome and Martyr

Martyrdom of St Lawrence

The Martyrdom of St Lawrence by Tintoretto (1518–1594). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

O God, who gavest grace to thy servant Laurence to be a wise guardian of the treasures of the Church, a faithful attendant upon his chief, and a bold witness in his martyrdom to the Christian . . . → Read More: Saint Laurence, Deacon at Rome and Martyr

Tisha B’Av

Hacker By the Waters of Babylon

Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of Av, is a fast day commemorating a number of disasters in Jewish history which occurred on that day. This includes both the destruction of Solomon’s Temple by the Babylonian Emperor Nebuchadnezzar II and the destruction of the Second Temple by the Roman Empire. Other calamities include the Children of . . . → Read More: Tisha B’Av

The Latest Newsletter

Here is the latest newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXX, No 30 August 13th