Here is the Sermon for Sunday December 24-25: Christmas 2011
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 Every year Fr. Guy writes a special story for the Children’s Christmas Service : Christmas Story, 2011 Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 51  Grant, O Lord, that, in all our sufferings here upon earth for the testimony of thy truth, we may stedfastly look up to heaven, and by faith behold the glory that shall be revealed; and, being filled with the Holy Ghost, may learn to love and bless our persecutors by the example of thy first . . . → Read More: Saint Stephen Proto-Martyr ¶ This Collect is to be said daily throughout the Octave. Almighty God, who hast given us thy only–begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin: Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed . . . → Read More: The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day O Lord Jesus Christ, thou that art higher than the highest and didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb: Humble us under thy mighty hand, that we may be accounted true citizens of the heavenly kingdom; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Check out the schedule of services for Christmastide. And if you’re planning on attending the Choral Midnight Mass, be sure to arrive early: it’s likely to be crowded. A treasurer’s lot is by no means always a happy one (apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan) at this time of the year. The problem, you see, is that the poor treasurer has to prepare a budget for the coming year and—as always—there are still a lot of pledges to come in. If you haven’t yet . . . → Read More: My life is much easier when pledges come in Almighty and everliving God, who, for the greater confirmation of the faith, didst suffer thy holy Apostle Thomas to be doubtful in thy Son’s resurrection: Grant us so perfectly, and without all doubt, to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in thy sight may never be reproved. Hear us, O Lord, through . . . → Read More: Saint Thomas Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 50 |
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