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Trinity 1, 2021 – Sermon

(Modified 2021-06-06: Added recording of sermon)

St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Trinity 1, June 6, 2021 Canon Claude Schroeder

Audio recording of sermon

Today marks the beginning of a long spiritual journey for us. It’s the journey through the season of Trinity, which is the longest season of the church year. 

As I mentioned last Sunday, the calendar that governs our worship is divided into two halves. In the first half of the year we rehearse the mighty acts of God whereby He has saved us in the birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ and sending of the Holy Spirit. In Advent, we prepare to celebrate the Birth of Christ at Christmas, which is followed by the celebration of the manifestation of His glory in the season of Epiphany. Then comes Lent, where we prepare to celebrate the mystery of Christ’s suffering, death, and Resurrection at Easter, which is followed by the fulfillment of Christ’s promise to send us the Holy Spirit which we celebrate at Pentecost. Do you see the pattern? Preparation, Celebration, Fulfillment centered around the Birth and the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. And so we arrive at Trinity Sunday, which was last week, and the celebration of the revelation of the name of the One True God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Then in the second half of the year, we have the long season of Trinity, marked out by the color green, which is the color of growth. During Trinity season we are seeking to grow in the knowledge and love of God. Having run through the Creed in the first half of the year, now the Creed runs through us, and that is the spiritual journey that we are beginning again today.

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Trinity 2021 – Bulletin

TRINITY SUNDAY
MAY 30, 2021

TODAY AT ST. MARY’S

10.30 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION. Henry preaching.

GODLY PLAY for children 3-6 years via zoom. Today’s story is  ‘Baptism’ Acts 2:38-39; Matthew 28:18-20.

FAITH QUEST (for children 7-13 via zoom) year end review challenge – leader is Kate. 

PARISH LIFE NOTES

TRINITY SUNDAY. Today marks the half way in our liturgical calendar. Having prepared for and celebrated the Birth of Jesus Christ ( Advent and Christmas) , and having celebrated the manifestation of His glory (Epiphany), and then having prepared for and celebrated His Passion,  Resurrection, and Ascension (Lent and Easter), and the sending of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), we now ask the question, “In light of all that has been revealed to us in the birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension of Jesus Christ, and sending of the Holy Spirit, what does this tell us about who God is. There can be no more important question life. Trinity Sunday celebrates the revelation of the One True God, who is the Father, and who is never without His eternally-begotten Son, and never without His eternal, holy, and life-giving Spirit. In short, God is the Holy Trinity, who has saved us, and who we glorify, love, and adore. Now that we have “run through the Creed”, during the season of Trinity, which will take us to Advent, the Creed runs through us, where will seek to grow in our knowledge and love of God.

SUNDAY ATTENDANCE RESTRICTIONS. IN conformity to the Public Health Order of the Provincial Government, the maximum attendance at public worship has been lifted from 30 person to 30% of capacity, which allows up to 60 people to attend. We continue to observe public health protocols, and there is no need to register in advance.

WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT! ON June 19th, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s, Derek and Li will be joined together as husband and wife in the service of Holy Matrimony. All members of St. Mary’s Parish family are warmly invited. Please let the Rector or the office know if you plan to attend.

LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.

VESTRY meets this Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. via zoom.

FAMILY MINISTRIES meets this Thursday at St. Mary’s at 6.30 p.m.

JOB POSTING.  The newly formed Immanuel Anglican Church in the St. Cuthbert Archdeaconry is looking for a dynamic and collaborative individual for the permanent, part-time position of Office Manager. The hours of work will be six hours Monday through Friday, mornings and afternoons, for a total of 30 hours each week. The hours required will be reviewed after six months. The job will be performed on-site at the Immanuel Massey Road interim primary worship site. Interested individuals should send an email outlining their experience, skills, abilities, and interest, including references, as they relate to the Office Manager Role Description below to the wardens at wardens@immanuelanglicanregina.ca.  Inquiries about the position can be sent to the same address.Salary will be commensurate with experience. Benefits will be in accordance with Diocesan of Qu’Appelle benefits.  Deadline for receipt of  expressions of interest is June 15, 2021.

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Pentecost 2021 – Bulletin

THE FEAST OF PENTECOST
MAY 23, 2021

ALLELUIA. CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED. ALLELUIA!

TODAY AT ST. MARY’S

10.30 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION WITH PRAYER FOR PERSONAL RENEWAL AND ANOINTING WITH OIL. Canon Claude Schroeder preaching.

GODLY PLAY (for children 3-6 years ) via zoom. Today’s story is ‘Pentecost’ Acts 2:1-4. 

 FAITHQUEST. There is no “zoom” lesson today.

PARISH LIFE NOTES

THE FEAST OF PENTECOST. “Let us with one mind be incited to pay reverence to Whitsuntide, rejoicing in honor of the Holy Spirit, by whom the whole catholic Church is sanctified, and every rational soul quickened. He is the inspirer of the faith, the teacher of knowledge, the fount of love, the seal of chastity, and the cause of all power. Let the minds of the faithful rejoice, that throughout the world one God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, is praised by the confession of all tongues, and that that sign of his presence, which appeared in the likeness of fire, is still perpetuated in his work and gift. For the Spirit of truth himself makes the house of his glory shine with the brightness of his light, and will have nothing dark nor lukewarm in his temple.” (St. Leo the Great A.D. 400-461)

“IN PERSON” SUNDAY WORSHIP continues today with a maximum attendance of 30. If you desire to attend the Sunday service at St. Mary’s, please observe public health protocols. There is no need to register in advance.

LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.

PRAYER RETREAT. This week the Rector will be away on study and prayer retreat, and so there will be no week day services of Morning and Evening Prayer.

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Pentecost 2021 – Sermon

(Modified 2021-05-23: Added audio recording of sermon)

St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021 Canon Claude Schroeder.

Audio recording of this sermon

Today we are celebrating the great and wonderful Feast of Pentecost, which brings to an ecstatic climax the final revelation of Jesus Christ, and the fulfillment of His promise to send us the Holy Spirit, in fulfilment of the prophecy of Joel, “In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams. Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit. (Acts 2. 17-18). 

Our celebration of Pentecost today stands as a powerful sign of contradiction to this confused, divided, sin-sick, despairing, death-bound, and socially distanced world in which we live.  In place of confusion there was clarity as the tongues of fire rested on the heads of each them, purifying and illuminating the intellects. In place of division there was unity, as the assembled multi-racial and multi-ethnic crowd, all heard them in their own tongues the mighty works of God. In place of sin sickness, and death, the announcement of salvation. “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved!” And in place of social distance: fellowship and community, as over 3,000 people were baptized that day. 

 If ever there was a time we needed the Holy Spirit to manifest Himself to us, that time is now.

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Sunday After Ascension, 2021 – Bulletin

THE SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION
MAY 16, 2021

ALLELUIA. CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED. ALLELUIA!

TODAY AT ST. MARY’S

10.30 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION. Canon Claude Schroeder preaching.

GODLY PLAY (for children 3-6 years) via zoom at 1:30pm. Today’s story is the Parable of ‘The Mustard Seed’ Matthew 13:31-32. 

FAITHQUEST (for children 7-13 via zoom) continue the Body of Christ rotation  with a Pray per View/King’s Theatre (video and creating a church machine) Leader:  Len. 
Memory Verse: “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:27

PARISH LIFE NOTES

 “IN PERSON” SUNDAY WORSHIP continues today with a maximum attendance of 30. If you desire to attend the Sunday service at St. Mary’s, please observe public health protocols. There is no need to register in advance.

LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.

WEEKDAY WORSHIP

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 
8.30 A.M. MORNING PRAYER
5.30 P.M. EVENING PRAYER

NOW YOU ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST, AND EACH OF YOU IS  A PART OF IT. We rejoice and give thanks for the good work going on”behind the scenes” at St. Mary’s in handing on this faith to our children. See results from Art Rotation in Faith Quest from last week below! 

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Sunday After Ascension, 2021 – Sermon

(Modified 2021-05-16: Added recorded sermon audio)

St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Sunday after Ascension, May 16, 2021 Canon Claude Schroeder

Recorded sermon audio

So today we have come to The Sunday after Ascension in our church calendar where we are remembering the time in-between Ascension, which we celebrated on Thursday, and Pentecost, which we will celebrate next Sunday. It’s an odd moment for us, because we really aren’t going anywhere, or moving forward on anything, or have anything particularly to celebrate. It’s a time of patient waiting and of praying. Sounds a bit like COVID, doesn’t it?

Our Collect for today is doubly appropriate.” We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless, but send to us thine Holy Ghost, to comfort us and exalt us to same place where our Savior Christ is gone before.” That word comfort means to strengthen. We are praying today for God send his Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and lift us up. I think we could use a little bit of lifting up. But this lifting up is not an emotional boost, but a spiritual one. When the Holy Ghost exalts us, lifts us UP, we find ourselves, reigning and ruling over the chaos and madness of our world, it’s sin and its sadness. This precisely what is given to us to experience in the Holy Communion. It’s our Ascension to be with Christ in the heavenly places. 

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Easter 6, 2021 – Bulletin

THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
MAY 9, 2021

ALLELUIA. CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED. ALLEUIA!

TODAY AT ST. MARY’S

10.30 A.M. HOLY COMMUNION. Canon Claude Schroeder preaching.

GODLY PLAY (for children 3-6 years )via zoom at 1:30pm. Today’s story is the Parable of ‘The Mustard Seed’ Matthew 13:31-32. 

FAITHQUEST (for children 7-13 via zoom) continue the Body of Christ rotation  with a Pray per View/King’s Theatre (video and creating a church machine) Leader:  Len 
Memory Verse: “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.”
1 Corinthians 12:27

PARISH LIFE NOTES

 “IN PERSON” SUNDAY WORSHIP continues today with a maximum attendance of 30. If you desire to attend the Sunday service at St. Mary’s, please observe public health protocols. There is no need to register in advance.

LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.

WELCOMING OF AN ENQUIRER INTO BAPTISM. Today we welcome Steve and Karen who are presenting their son, Gunnar, as an enquirer into Holy Baptism.

THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION. Hail the Day that sees Him Rise! This Thursday, being the 40th day after Easter, we will celebrate the Ascension of the Lord with a service of Holy Communion following shortened Evening Prayer at 5.30 p.m.

WEEKDAY WORSHIP. 

MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 

8.30 A.M. MORNING PRAYER
5.30 P.M. EVENING PRAYER

PLOUGHING FOR PEOPLE. Under the direction and leadership of Nat, the Ploughing for People Ministry, in partnership with St. Mary’s, has begun work at the Regina Community Gardens. To date, over 70 plots have been roto-tilled, raising over $1400.00 for missionary outreach! Our thanks to Henry, Nathaniel, Lyndon, and Claude for their good work! ( see photos below) More Ploughmen and women are welcome. To join in the effort, please contact Nat.