Almighty God, whose truth makes us free: We bless your Name for the witness of Frederick Douglass, whose impassioned and reasonable speech moved the hearts of a president and a people to a deeper obedience to Christ. Strengthen us also…
Continue ReadingO God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed…
Continue ReadingO God, our refuge and our strength: You raised up your servant Martin Luther to reform and renew your Church in the light of your word. Defend and purify the Church in our own day and grant that, through faith,…
Continue ReadingThe beginning of Lent, the Day of Ashes will be February 22, 2012. Three services will be offered at St. Paul’s Parish: 8:00 a.m., 12 noon, and 6:30 p.m. The evening service will be a choral eucharist.
Continue ReadingO God, whose Son the Good Shepherd laid down his life for the sheep: We give you thanks for your faithful shepherd Janani Luwum, who after his Savior’s example, gave up his life for the people of Uganda. Grant us…
Continue ReadingMighty God, we bless your Name for the example of your bishop Charles Todd Quintard, who opposed the segregation of African Americans in separate congregations and condemned the exclusion of the poor; and we pray that your Church may be…
Continue ReadingO God of compassion, you opened the eyes of your servant Thomas Bray to see the needs of the Church in the New World, and led him to found societies to meet those needs: Make the Church in this land…
Continue ReadingAlmighty and everlasting God, by the power of the Holy Spirit you moved your servant Cyril and his brother Methodius to bring the light of the Gospel to a hostile and divided people: Overcome all bitterness and strife among us…
Continue ReadingSet us free, heavenly Father, from every bond of prejudice and fear; that, honoring the steadfast courage of your servant Absalom Jones, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true freedom of the children of God,…
Continue ReadingOur rector’s, Fr. Eric Funston’s, sermon for Sunday, February 12, 2012, the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany is now on line. The reading from the Hebrew Scriptures today is the story of Naaman, a general from the country of Aram (modern…
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