Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit…
Continue ReadingGrant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with…
Continue ReadingFormer parishioner Dr. Larry Hammarberg entered larger life in God’s Presence on Friday, July 30, 2010. We will offer a Requiem Eucharist for the repose of his soul on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at 2 p.m. A reception will be…
Continue ReadingLife-giving God, who alone have power over life and death, over health and sickness: Give power, wisdom, and gentleness to those who follow the lead of your servant Florence Nightingale, that they, bearing with them your presence, may not only…
Continue ReadingFlorence Nightingale became a living legend as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’. She led the nurses caring for thousands of soldiers during the Crimean War and helped save the British army from medical disaster. This was just one of Florence’s…
Continue ReadingWe give thanks to you, O Lord, for the vision and skill of Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald and Lucas Cranach the Elder, whose artistic depictions helped the peoples of their age understand the full suffering and glory of your incarnate…
Continue ReadingToday on the Episcopal Church’s calendar of commemorations we find remembrance of three German Renaissance artists: Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald, and Lucas Cranach the Elder. Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528) was a German painter, printmaker and theorist from Nuremberg. His…
Continue ReadingToday at Christ Church, Hudson, there will be a Requiem for Lee Jennings, the daughter of our Mission Area Dean Albert Jennings. Lee died unexpectedly last week at the age of 30 years. The service is scheduled to start at…
Continue ReadingToday at Christ Church, Hudson, there will be a Requiem for Lee Jennings, the daughter of our Mission Area Dean Albert Jennings. Lee died unexpectedly last week at the age of 30 years. We off the following prayer for the…
Continue ReadingGracious God, we thank you for the witness of William Edward Burghardt DuBois, passionate prophet of civil rights, whose scholarship advanced the dignity of the souls of black folk; and we pray that we, like him, may use our gifts…
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