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This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter:St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 40

Saint Edward the Confessor

O God, who art the King of kings and Lord of lords: Give grace, we beseech thee, to the earthly rulers of thy people, that they, following the example of King Edward the Confessor, may receive with him a crown of glory that fadeth not away; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ Or this:

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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.

Help us with our prayer list

Our prayer list, sadly, has gotten horribly out of date. We suspect that many of the people on the list have, through God’s grace, recovered and are no longer in need of our special prayers.

We’ll be “resetting” the list at the beginning of November to reflect those who we know would like our continued . . . → Read More: Help us with our prayer list

Saint Denys

We beseech thee, O Lord, to grant us, after the example of blessed Denys, thy Bishop and Martyr, constancy in thy faith and truth, that we may be grounded in divine love and moved from its perfection by no temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Move your lips and help save the culture

A famous English man of letters, reduced by the expense of his vices to writing for a popular tabloid, used to refer disparagingly to his readers as “people who move their lips when they read.”

The implication, of course, was that folks who sound out the words they are reading are somehow less intelligent than . . . → Read More: Move your lips and help save the culture

William Tyndale

Almighty God, who didst plant in the heart of thy servant William Tyndale a desire to bring the Scriptures to thy people in their native tongue, and didst endow him with felicity of speech and the strength to persevere: Reveal to us thy Word which he set forth, and, by engrafting it in our hearts, . . . → Read More: William Tyndale

The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity

O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee: Mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Sermon for Sunday October 6th – Trinity XIX

Here is the sermon for Sunday October 6th: Trinity 19, 2013

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 39