e are followers of a Way...

• instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ
• recorded in Holy Scripture
• expressed in the Creeds and Councils of the undivided Church
• celebrated in the Sacraments
• preserved by the teaching of bishops in Apostolic Succession
• observed in the forms of the Anglican tradition

We walk this Way to grow in knowledge and love of our Lord, to strengthen the Light and resist the Darkness within and without, and to strive to live each day within the Word and still within the world. We believe that traditional worship is still valuable and relevant to contemporary society.

If you are seeking a church home or just passing through, please feel welcome.

Come unto me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. (Matthew 11:28)

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)

So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

6 May 2010 - National Day of Prayer

Today marks the 59th observance of the National Day of Prayer. The theme this year is “For Such a Time As This”, drawing on the text The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him (Nahum 1:7).

Please join in prayer for our nation, our leaders, and those who serve in our military forces. May we, through prayer, be recalled to closeness to God that we may seek to walk in his ways and truly love Him and our neighbor in accordance with his Word and Commandments.

The 2010 Prayer for the Nation was penned by Franklin Graham:

Lord,
We are thankful for the abundant blessings You have bestowed on America. Our forefathers looked to You as Protector, Provider, and the Promise of hope. But we have wandered far from that firm foundation. May we repent for turning our backs on Your faithfulness.
We pray that this great nation will be restored by Your forgiveness.
From bondage, You grant freedom.
Through Your own sacrifice, You offer salvation.
From the state of despair, You offer peace.
From the bounties of Heaven, You have blessed – not because of our goodness – but by Your grace.
You have given us freedom to worship You in spirit and in truth as Your holy Word instructs. May our lives honor You in word and deed. May our nation acknowledge that all good things come from the Father above.
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that our nation should set apart a day for national prayer to confess our sins and transgressions in sorrow, “yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon… announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.”
“We have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our own hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own… we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God who made us! It behooves us then… to confess our national sins and to pray for clemency and forgiveness.”
Help us to pray earnestly for our president and leaders who govern, that they will humble themselves and seek Your guidance so that everything we do will shine the light of Your glory in a darkened world.
May our prayers as a people and a nation be heard and blessed for such a time as this. We make this plea in faith, believing in the mighty name of Jesus our Lord.
Amen

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30 March 2010 - Holy Week Schedule 2010

The weekday Mass will be celebrated at the Maundy Thursday service. No morning Mass will be celebrated this week. Bishop Rasch would still welcome volunteers for the traditional foot-washing ceremony – please contact him if you’re interested.

• 1 April – 7 pm Maundy Thursday Service with Mass and Maundy observance
• 2 April – 12 noon Liturgy of Good Friday (approximately 2.5 hours)
• 3 April – 10 am Holy Saturday Sacrament of Penance (private Confession)
• 4 April – 10 am Procession and Solemn Mass of Easter
  Remember to bring a hand bell (to be rung at the Gloria in Excelsis)! Ladies, wear your Easter Bonnets! Easter Egg Hunt for the children after Mass.

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23 February 2010 - Lenten Wednesday Schedule

Our traditional Lenten Wednesday Evening observances will involve either a House Mass or Evening Prayer, accompanied by a meatless pot luck supper and discussion of the Seven Virtues. Please bring a Bible and Prayer Book to each session. During the weeks where there is a House Mass, we will not celebrate our midweek Mass.

• 24 Feb – Evening Prayer (Ruiz)
• 3 Mar – House Mass (Fike)
• 10 Mar – Evening Prayer (Fike)
• 17 Mar – House Mass (Martin)
• 24 Mar – Evening Prayer (Stipkovitch)

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23 December 2009 - Christmas Mass Schedule

• Christmas Eve
  10:30 pm – Carols
  11:00 pm – Solemn High Mass of the Nativity
• Christmas Day
  10:00 am – Mass with Hymns

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15 November 2009 - Stewardship Sunday is Coming!

Stewardship Sunday will be the First Sunday in Advent, 29 November. Parishioners will receive a letter about Stewardship, including the proposed Parish Budget for 2010 and a voluntary Pledge Card. Please reflect on the message of last Sunday’s sermon and give it and the forthcoming letter your prayerful attention as you consider your giving to the work of Christ’s Church for 2010.

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Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour and glad to do thy will. Bless our land with honourable industry, sound learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that, through obedience to thy law, we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

from The Book of Common Prayer