Lenten Series to study The Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin—a relic many Christians believe to be the cloth in which Jesus was wrapped after being taken down from the cross—has long fascinated both believers and disbelievers alike.

It has been embroiled in controversy ever since the late 1970s when, for the first time, it was subject to scientific scrutiny. Images . . . → Read More: Lenten Series to study The Shroud of Turin

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

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!

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

All you want to know about Christianity

This Year’s Lenten Study will be a freewheeling series of five seminars entitled “All You Wanted To Know About Christianity But Never Had The Courage To Ask.” The series, which began on February 29th, meets on Wednesdays at 6:45 PM (after Evening Prayer) and continues until March 28th.

Participants will join in a “no holds . . . → Read More: All you want to know about Christianity