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Summer (Whitsuntide) Ember Days: I

Sebastiaan Vrancx (studio) Summer

Summer, by the studio of Sebastiaan Vrancx (1573–1647). From Wikipedia.

O Lord Jesus Christ who didst say unto thine Apostles, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: Regard not our sins, but the faith of thy Church, and grant unto it that peace and unity which is agreeable . . . → Read More: Summer (Whitsuntide) Ember Days: I

Time to sign up for the Vacation Bible School

St Stephen’s Vacation Bible School will run on the afternoons of Monday, June 25th to Friday, June 29th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. It is open to children from four to twelve. The theme for this year’s event will be “Jesus is our superhero”. We are asking for a nominal $20 contribution per child . . . → Read More: Time to sign up for the Vacation Bible School

Memorial Day (Observed)

An aerial view of the USS Arizona Memorial

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead: We give thee thanks for all those thy servants who have laid down their lives in the service of our country. Grant to them thy mercy and the light of thy presence, that the good work which thou hast begun in . . . → Read More: Memorial Day (Observed)

For the Victims of Flooding in Ellicott City

Jesus Stilling the Tempest, by Gustave Doré

Jesus Stilling the Tempest (Mark iv:39) by Gustave Doré

O Lord of Hosts, who lookest on the earth, and it trembleth; who touchest the hills, and they smoke: in thy great mercy, soothe the suffering of thy servants devastated by the flooding in Ellicott City. Defend them from the perils of instability as . . . → Read More: For the Victims of Flooding in Ellicott City

The Sermon for Sunday May 27th – Trinity Sunday

Fr Hawtin

Here is the sermon for Sunday May 27th: Trinity Sunday, 2018

This Week’s Newsletter

new church tower with weathercock-bw

Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXIX No 20

Trinity Sunday

Trinity by Rublev

Trinity (The Hospitality of Abraham) by Andrei Rublev (1360s–late 1420s). From Wikipedia.

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty to worship the Unity: We . . . → Read More: Trinity Sunday

The Venerable Bede

The Venerable Bede Translates John

The Venerable Bede Translates John by James Doyle Penrose (1862-1932)

O God, the light of our fathers, the rock of their whole strength: Grant us, with thy servant Saint Bede, all diligence to study the noble works thou didst in their days, that we may discern and trust thy power in our own; . . . → Read More: The Venerable Bede

From the sublime to the utterly terrifying

The King James translation of the 13th Chapter of the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians must rank among the most sublime pieces of literature in the English language. Even in those clunky modern translations, Paul’s words are so inspiring they are frequently read at weddings.

That said, members of the Corinthian Church, . . . → Read More: From the sublime to the utterly terrifying

Saint Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury

Augustine before Ethelbert and Bertha

Augustine before Ethelbert and Bertha, from Illustrated Notes on English Church History by the Rev’d C. Arthur Lane.

Almighty and everlasting God, who didst strengthen Saint Augustine to bring the English people, by his travail, unto the faith and grace of Christ: Grant to thy servants in this age a like courage that, . . . → Read More: Saint Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury