This week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No 5

Why fings ain’t wot they yoosed ter be

Maybe I’m wrong, but it seems clear that America’s leading political and intellectual elite is growing increasingly naïve. How else can one explain their predilection for adopting unlikely—even bizarre—solutions to problems their grandparents solved easily and without fuss.

Take teenage pregnancy, for example. Mayor Bloomberg of New York is tackling this serious problem by stepping . . . → Read More: Why fings ain’t wot they yoosed ter be

Questions about the BCP you never had the courage to ask

Folks familiar with Church history usually claim the first English Prayer Book is the First Prayer Book of King Edward VI, which was authorized for use in 1549. True, this wonderful book is the ancestor of all the Books of Common Prayer in use in the world of Anglicanism today—albeit a very distant one in . . . → Read More: Questions about the BCP you never had the courage to ask

Something fishy in the campaign against fat

Many years ago, I overheard three distinguished and decidedly rotund bishops discussing the subject of sin. They ultimately decided that gluttony was their favorite. I find it hard to disagree with their assessment—albeit, thanks to heart surgery, I have recently (and, I hasten to add, quite involuntarily) joined the ranks of the trim and buff.

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This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter St Stephen’s News XXIV No 4

Whoops!

As the resident eagle, one of my jobs is to keep an “eagle’s eye” on the mere humans of St Stephen’s. True to form, they goofed in last week’s newsletter by stating that the Lenten Studies would begin on February 20th when, in fact, they will begin on February 27th. If you’ve already marked your . . . → Read More: Whoops!

Arch demon or deacon—what’s in a name?

It has been more than seven years since I was appointed the diocesan archdeacon, but I must confess I still don’t feel entirely comfortable with being called “The Venerable,” the honorific that goes with the job. For starters, I am much too young for it. “The Venerable Guy P. Hawtin” has a certain ring to . . . → Read More: Arch demon or deacon—what’s in a name?

This Week’s Newsletter

Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIV No. 3

Questions about the BCP you never had the courage to ask

Folks familiar with Church history usually claim the first English Prayer Book is the First Prayer Book of King Edward VI, which was authorized for use in 1549. True, this wonderful book is the ancestor of all the Books of Common Prayer in use in the world of Anglicanism today—albeit a very distant one in . . . → Read More: Questions about the BCP you never had the courage to ask

Parish Life Committee maps out a busy 2013

At the Parish Life Committee meeting on January 8th, new co-chairs Priscilla and Dick Huffman mapped out a busy year once again for the committee’s fellowship and fundraising efforts.

The first event, the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, is just around the corner on February 12th, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM. The price of . . . → Read More: Parish Life Committee maps out a busy 2013