While All Saints will always remain a parish that uses the American 1928 Book of Common Prayer, we eagerly apply the principles promoted by the 1662 Fellowship of North America, a diocesan initiative to promote the classical Formularies as our “Theological Center of Gravity.” After all, Fr. Isaac, our Rector is in charge of this…
Text: Psalm 51 Looking back over the last five years, I realized that I’ve been unable to begin Lent here at All Saints on Ash Wednesday three times! In 2020 and 2023 I was on pilgrimage in the Holy Land, and in 2021 we had the “Snowpalypse” when services had to be cancelled. Last year…
Text: Luke 8:4-18 Today is Sexagesima, which means we are beginning the second week of our two-and-a-half-week season of “Pre-Lent.” We’re just shy of the halfway point, when we have been given a chance to prepare our hearts for our great Penitential Season. I’m very proud of my daughters who asked me to help them…
Christmas is indeed my favorite time of the year. I daresay the same is true for many of us here tonight. But as much as I love the lights, presents, food, music, movies, and family fun, most of all I truly love thinking about the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus. That the God of the…
Text: Luke 1:68-end: Benedictus Once again, we find ourselves at the beginning of a new Church Year, at the beginning of another Advent Season. I truly love this time of year. It always feels to me like something changes in the air, on our TVs and radios, in people’s demeanor, in the very environment itself…
I trust that everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving Day with a happy feast and lots of leftovers! As I mentioned Wednesday night, I love that our parish custom has been to begin our Thanksgiving celebrations with the Eucharist, the Great Thanksgiving, on Wednesday night. Because it always falls at the end of November, Thanksgiving Day…
Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-16 (p934 in the pew bibles) Good evening and happy Thanksgiving! Of all our civil holidays, Thanksgiving Day is probably my favorite. I love the crisp autumn air, the wonderful food, the visits from family and friends, and our little Parish tradition of celebrating the Eucharist, the Great Thanksgiving, on the night…
