Remembrance Sunday – November 11, 2018

St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Canon Claude Schroeder

Ordinarily, today we would have been attending to the cycle of readings appointed for Trinity XXIV in our church calendar.

But today is not an ordinary day.

Today is November 11, a day in our civic calendar that is given over to ceremonies and prayers in remembrance of the war dead.

We will be engaging in such a ceremony at the end of our service.

But this November 11 is also the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, and so it seemed good and right that we should interrupt our cycle of readings, and attend to the readings assigned for services for peace.

I want to begin this morning by discharging my duty and responsibility to you on this Remembrance Sunday to announce and declare to you the good news that the war is over. Continue reading “Remembrance Sunday – November 11, 2018”

November 11th 2018 – Remembrance Sunday

… In me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I haveconquered the world!

LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Micah 4:1-5; Psalm 85:7-13; Ephesians 2:13-18; John 16:23-33

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October 28th, 2018 – Twenty- Second Sunday after Trinity

Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52

October 21st, 2018 – The Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist

ALMIGHTY God, who calledst Luke the Physician, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be an Evangelist, and Physician of the soul: May it please thee that, by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine delivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be healed; through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

2 Timothy 4-5; Psalm 43; Luke 24:44-53

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October 14th, 2018 – Twentieth Sunday after Trinity

O Almighty and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things that thou wouldest have done; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31

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October 7, 2018 – Harvest Thanksgiving

O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who crownest the year with thy goodness, and hast given unto us the fruits of the earth in their season: Give us grateful hearts, that we may unfeignedly thank thee for all thy loving- kindness, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Deuteronomy 8:7-18; Psalm 65; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15; Luke 17:11-19

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