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 Three rousing cheers for chorister Dean Olsen Philip, who has been elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout. He was formally honored for the achievement at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at St. John Lutheran Church, New Freedom, Pennsylvania, last Sunday, August 21st. Dean is not only a member of St. Stephen’s Choir of . . . → Read More: Congratulations, Dean—from one eagle to another  Here is the sermon for Sunday August 28th: Trinity 10, 2011 Here is this week’s newsletter (a bit late, courtesy of Hurricane Irene): St. Stephen’s News XXII 34 Almighty God, by whose providence thy servant John the Baptist was sent to prepare the way of thy Son our Saviour, by preaching of repentance: Make us so to follow his doctrine and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching; and after his example constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, . . . → Read More: The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist O God, who from among the people of Africa didst raise up thy servant Augustine to be a Bishop and Doctor of the Church: Grant us so to follow him in paths of penitence and discipline that we may attain to the vision of thy glorious Godhead; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and . . . → Read More: Saint Augustine of Hippo Let thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy humble servants; and, that they may obtain their petitions, make them to ask such things as shall please thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O Almighty and everlasting God, who didst give to thine Apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach thy Word: Grant, we beseech thee, unto thy Church, to love that Word which he believed, and both to preach and receive the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.  Here is the sermon for Sunday August 21st: Trinity 9, 2011 There’s nothing new about howling mobs of rioting Brits. In my youth, a couple of centuries ago, London’s riots were legendary. Mark you, the British weren’t as squeamish about dealing with them as they are today. At Apsley House, the London residence of the Duke of Wellington, the pillars on the top floor were once . . . → Read More: Time to read the Riot Act  The rioters who pillaged and burned vast swathes of British cities recently have been universally condemned as amoral, materialistic, self–absorbed thugs, with an overweening sense of entitlement engendered by an overly indulgent welfare state. An apt description, perhaps, but it merely catalogues the symptoms of the disease that lies at the root of what is . . . → Read More: Beware the barbarians howling at our gates |
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