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Sermon for Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd

Here is the Sermon for Thanksgiving Day: Thanksgiving Day, 2012

Thanksgiving Day

O most merciful Father, who hast blessed the labours of the husbandman in the returns of the fruits of the earth: We give thee humble and hearty thanks for this thy bounty; beseeching thee to continue thy loving–kindness to us, that our land may still yield her increase, to thy glory and our comfort; through . . . → Read More: Thanksgiving Day

Saint Cecilia

O blessed Spirit of God, by whose aid and grace thy servants skilled in music and holy song have beautified the worship of thine house: Unite us, we pray thee, in the concert of thy praises with the heavenly choirs, that rest not day and night from thy perfect service; to whom with the Father . . . → Read More: Saint Cecilia

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, …

A few parishioners were a bit taken aback on Sunday to see the Knitting Circle’s Silent Auction items lining the hallway outside the Parish Hall. “Already??” “So soon??”

Cookies, jams, jellies, greens, small gifts—all available at St Stephen’s Cookie Walk!

Their surprise is not really all that surprising to those of us who . . . → Read More: Tick Tock, Tick Tock, …

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIII 45

Second Annual Silent Auction

The St Stephen’s knitters have been at it again. In addition to making prayer shawls, hats, and lap robes for the Joseph Richey Hospice and our veterans, they have produced a stunning array of hand-made knitted articles—shawls, throws, mittens, hats, scarves, slippers, etc.—to be auctioned to the highest bidder at the close of the Cookie . . . → Read More: Second Annual Silent Auction

Saint Hilda

O God, the author of all virtues, by whose gift thy blessed Saint Hilda chose the heavenly vision before the fleeting glories of the world: Grant that we may learn by her example to despise the passing things of earth, and seek after the things which are eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Twenty–Fourth Sunday after Trinity

O Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences;that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed.Grant this, O heavenly Father, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.

Saint Hugh

O merciful Father, who didst endow thy servant Hugh of Lincoln with a wise and cheerful boldness, and didst teach him how to commend the discipline of holy life to kings and princes: Grant that we, fearing only thy displeasure, may learn to speak the truth with boldness in the name of thy Son Jesus . . . → Read More: Saint Hugh

Cookie Walk: A Brazen Appeal from the Eagle

Baskets of greens are available at the Cookie Walk.

Of Course, while cookies may be the central ingredient, we also need your help in many other areas in order to make the Cookie Walk the success it has been in years past.

We need items for our children’s table and gift table, . . . → Read More: Cookie Walk: A Brazen Appeal from the Eagle