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The Consecration of Samuel Seabury

We give thee thanks, O Lord our God, for thy goodness in bestowing upon this Church the gift of the episcopate, which we celebrate in this remembrance of the consecration of Samuel Seabury; and we pray that, joined together in unity with our bishops, and nourished by thy holy Sacraments, we may proclaim the Gospel . . . → Read More: The Consecration of Samuel Seabury

Parish Life Meeting Minutes

The minutes from the most recent meeting (November 11th) of the Parish Life Committee have been posted in our archive.

Remembrance Day

8th August 1918 by Will Longstaff

Song of Amiens Lord! How we laughed in Amiens! For here were lights and good French drink, And Marie smiled at everyone, And Madeleine’s new blouse was pink, And Petite Jeanne (who always runs) Served us so charmingly, I think That we forgot the unsleeping guns. Lord! How we laughed in Amiens! Till through the . . . → Read More: Remembrance Day

Saint Martin

O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst endue thy soldier Saint Martin with the spirit of sacrifice, and didst exalt him as Bishop to be a great defender of the Faith: Grant us grace to follow in his holy steps, that at the last we may be found clothed with righteousness, in the dwellings of peace; . . . → Read More: Saint Martin

The Sermon for Sunday November 9th – Trinity XXI

Fr Kerouac

Here is the sermon for Sunday November 9th: Trinity 21, 2014

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephens News XXV No 44

The Twenty–First Sunday after Trinity

Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Peck’s Bad Boy & The Cookie Walk

The author of the Cookie Walk was John I. Kohler II, who, until shortly before his death in 1998, was the immensely talented “Peck’s Bad Boy” of the parish. He coined the name Cookie Walk soon after he assumed chairmanship of the Parish Life Committee—another term attributable to Jack.

Actually, Jack’s enduring legacy to Saint . . . → Read More: Peck’s Bad Boy & The Cookie Walk

The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity 

O Almighty and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which thou commandest; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

All Souls’ Day

O God, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers: Grant to the souls of the faithful departed all the unsearchable benefits of thy Son’s passion, that in the day of his appearing they may be manifested as thy true children; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the . . . → Read More: All Souls’ Day