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Faith and Deeds

Fedor Bronnikov Parable of Lazarus

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their . . . → Read More: Faith and Deeds

Saint Anthony of Padua

St Anthony preaching to animals, by Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626–1679), landscape, and Willem van Herp (c. 1613/1614–1677), figure of Anthony. From Wikipedia.

God, who didst endow thy servant Anthony with clarity of faith and holiness of life: Grant us, we beseech thee, to keep with steadfast minds the faith which . . . → Read More: Saint Anthony of Padua

Sermon by the Rev’d Michael Kerouac, Trinity III, June 12th, 2016

The Fall and Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

The passage selected for the sermon this morning is taken from the Epistle:

“But the God of all grace, who has called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a little while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen and settle you.” 1 Peter 5:10

We are often challenged by people who . . . → Read More: Sermon by the Rev’d Michael Kerouac, Trinity III, June 12th, 2016

For the Victims of the Mass Shooting in Orlando

The Massacre of the Innocents

For the Victims of an Act of Terrorism

Merciful God in heaven: Grant, we beseech thee, peace and rest to those whose lives were taken in the mass shooting in Orlando, and comfort those who mourn them. Give strength and courage to those who were injured, and bless those who minister unto them. Grant our . . . → Read More: For the Victims of the Mass Shooting in Orlando

The Sermon for Sunday June 12th – Trinity III

Fr Kerouac

Here is the sermon for Sunday June 12th:Trinity 3, 2016

This Week’s Newsletter

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Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVII No 21

The Third Sunday after Trinity  

Trinity (celtic knot)

O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom thou hast given an hearty desire to pray, may, by thy mighty aid, be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saint Barnabas

St Barnabas healing the sick

St Barnabas healing the sick by Paolo Veronese (1528–1588). From Wikimedia

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 . . . → Read More: Saint Barnabas

Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the First Book of Common Prayer

Thomas Cranmer by Gerlach Flicke

Portrait of Thomas Cranmer, by Gerlach Flicke (1495–1558). From Wikimedia

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 . . . → Read More: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the First Book of Common Prayer

Saint Columba, Abbot of Iona

Columba at Bridei's fort

Columba at Bridei’s fort, by Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton (1865–1927) , in Scotland’s Story, by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall. From . . . → Read More: Saint Columba, Abbot of Iona