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)

16 May 2011 - The Enthronement of Bishop Rasch

This Saturday, 21 May, beginning at 9:30 am, the Diocese will celebrate the official Enthronement of the Rt. Reverend Anthony Frank Rasch as the Fourth Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Pacific and Southwest. The service will take place at St. Mary the Virgin in Chatsworth. The Most Reverend Thomas Kleppinger, Metropolitan and Archbishop, will perform the Enthronement and will celebrate and preach at the Mass.

Note that due to the Enthronement, the Sacrament of Penance will be offered this month by private appointment only.

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16 May 2011 - Diocesan Synod XXV

The Diocese of the Pacific and Southwest will hold its 25th annual Diocesan Synod this week, hosted by Christ Our Saviour in Alpine. Clericus will convene Wednesday, 18 May, with the full Synod (including clergy and laity) convening at 1 pm on Thursday, 19 May.

Due to the Synod, there will be no mid-week Mass celebrated this week.

Please keep the Synod and its attendees in your prayers that their deliberations may be fruitful and may lead to continued strength and purpose for our church body.

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29 April 2011 - Royal Wedding Prayer

All weddings provide an occasion for hope and for reflection. Royal weddings, amid the pomp and pageantry, especially so because of the visibility. Discussion is already heating up as to whether the bride’s dress was sufficient to the occasion, if the maid of honour should have worn white, and the propriety of omitting the phrase “obey and serve” from the bride’s vows. But amid all that, let us first consider this example of two people pledging themselves to unity before God. May this provide all of us renewed hope in and dedication to the ideal of the unity of God’s people in peace. And, of course, let us remember the young couple in our prayers that the hope and promise of this day shall continue and be fulfilled throughout their lives together.

Prince William and his bride-to-be, Catherine Middleton, authored a prayer for this day:
God our Father, we thank you for our families; for the love that we share and for the joy of our marriage.
In the busyness of each day keep our eyes fixed on what is real and important in life and help us to be generous with our time and love and energy.
Strengthened by our union help us to serve and comfort those who suffer. We ask this in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Amen.

For those who did not stay up to see the royal wedding ceremony (or any of the rebroadcasts), the sermon was insightful and relevant (and brief!). The sermon was presented by the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Doctor Richard John Carew Chartres, Bishop of London. The full text may be viewed here.

“We stand looking forward to a century which is full of promise and full of peril. Human beings are confronting the question of how to use wisely a power that has been given to us through the discoveries of the last century. We shall not be converted to the promise of the future by more knowledge, but rather by an increase of loving wisdom and reverence, for life, for the earth and for one another.” – +Richard Londin

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21 April 2011 - Holy Week Schedule

Please join us in celebrating Holy Week, concluding the contemplation of Lent and looking forward to the promise of our redemption and the Resurrection of Our Lord.

• Thursday, 5/21, 7 pm: Maundy Thursday Mass
• Friday, 5/22, 12 pm: Good Friday Liturgy (about 2.5 hours)
• Sunday, 5/24, 10 am: Procession and Solemn High Mass of Easter
  Easter egg hunt for children to follow. Please remember to bring a small handbell to ring during the singing of the Gloria.

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16 January 2011 - Annual Meeting 2011

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held Friday evening, January 28. There will be a pot-luck supper beginning at 6:15 pm, with the meeting beginning promptly at 7:00 pm. Please note that this year, the meeting is at a different location! The event will be held at the clubhouse at Susana Woods, 6480 Katherine Rd, Simi Valley.

Business to be handled at the meeting includes: appointment of the Senior Warden, election of 3 members to the Vestry, election of the Junior Warden, review of the Treasurer’s Annual Report, discussion of the Proposed Budget for 2011, and the election of Delegates to the 2011 Diocesan Synod.

Please note that to vote or serve on the Vestry, you must be at least 18 years of age, listed as a member in the Parish Register, be regular in attendance at Church services, and be enrolled on the books of the Parish Treasurer as a contributor of record for a minimum of sixty days prior to the meeting. All may attend and raise and discuss issues at the meeting.

Directions: Take 118W to Kuehner, turn left on Kuehner, turn right on Katherine Rd. (about 5 minutes), Susana Woods will be on your left.

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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