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Regret (Internet meme du jour)

Many of the people I work with have a rather cynical sense of humor. Perhaps that’s because they’re computer nerds. They also tend to be science fiction fans. (Again with the computer thing.) They tend to be Whovians rather than Trekkers, but there’s room for Babylon 5 and Red Dwarf, and at least one of . . . → Read More: Regret (Internet meme du jour)

November Ingathering for At Jacob’s Well

November 4th is the first Sunday of the month, and so we are having our monthly ingathering for At Jacob’s Well, a charity which ministers to Baltimore’s homeless mentally ill. We generally collect household goods and non-perishable food items. At this season, At Jacob’s Well is especially looking for the latter:

Spaghetti and other pastas . . . → Read More: November Ingathering for At Jacob’s Well

It’s time to start baking for Cookie Walk 2011

It was bound to happen, of course: No sooner do I open my beak and accept a part time job writing for the parish newsletter than I get press–ganged into writing commercials about the Cookie Walk.

Please don’t think I’m boasting, but I’m well aware of the fact I write pretty good advertising copy—my “come-ons” . . . → Read More: It’s time to start baking for Cookie Walk 2011

Sermon for Sunday 23rd October Trinity XVIII

Here is the sermon for Sunday 23rd: Trinity 18, 2011

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 42

Saint James of Jerusalem

Grant, we beseech thee, O God, that after the example of thy servant James the Just, brother of our Lord, thy Church may give itself continually to prayer and to the reconciliation of all who are at variance and enmity; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

Lord, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saint Luke

Almighty God, who didst inspire thy servant Saint Luke the Physician, to set forth in the Gospel the love and healing power of thy Son: Manifest in thy Church the like power and love, to the healing of our bodies and our souls; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

¶ Or . . . → Read More: Saint Luke

Saint Etheldreda

O God, who didst call thy servant Queen Etheldreda to an earthly throne that she might advance thy heavenly kingdom: Mercifully grant that we who commemorate her faith may be fruitful in good works, and attain to the crown of peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sic transit gloria mundi—Apple’s Steve Jobs

It is likely that the passing of Steve Jobs—founder of Apple, makers of the Macintosh computer, the iMac, the iPod, the iPad, and the iPhone—has generated even more in the way of national and international attention than the death of Mother Teresa.

Condolences have poured in from folks ranging from the mightiest of world leaders . . . → Read More: Sic transit gloria mundi—Apple’s Steve Jobs