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Church treasurers find that summertime is far from easy

Summer is not the best-loved time of the year for church treasurers. The trouble is that parishioners frequently forget the church when they go on vacation, and this can play havoc with the cash flow. And a healthy cash flow is essential for keeping the lights lit, the air conditioning cooling, and the doors open.

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Saint Alban, Protomartyr of England

Martyrdom of Alban

O God, in whose sight the death of thy saints is precious, and who gavest grace to thy blessed Martyr Saint Alban to glorify thee by his death: Grant that we, following his faith and constancy, may receive with him the crown of righteousness laid up for them that love thy Son’s appearing; through the . . . → Read More: Saint Alban, Protomartyr of England

The Sermon for Sunday June 21st – Trinity III

Fr Hawtin

Here is the sermon for Sunday June 21st: Trinity 3, 2015

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVI No 24

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.

The key to a successful
 future lies in the past

A dispassionate observer assessing the current state of America would be obliged to conclude that George Santayana, the Spanish-born philosopher and man of letters, was dead on the money when he said: ‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’

Evidence that we have forgotten the past is legion in almost every . . . → Read More: The key to a successful
 future lies in the past

The Sermon for Sunday June 14th – Trinity II

Fr Kerouac

Here is the sermon for Sunday June 14th: Trinity 2, 2015

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVI No 23

Saint Basil, Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia and Doctor

St Basil of Caesarea

mosaic of St Basil of Caesarea (St Basil the Great), in the Cathedral of St Sophia, Kiev (11th century). From Wikimedia

Almighty God, whose precepts are the wisdom of a loving Father: Enable us, after the teaching and example of thy servant Saint Basil, to walk as one family in the excellent . . . → Read More: Saint Basil, Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia and Doctor

The Second Sunday after Trinity

Trinity (celtic knot)

O Lord, who never failest to help and govern those whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love: Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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