O God, the blessed assurance of all who trust in you: We give you thanks for your servant Fanny Crosby, who, though blind from infancy, beheld your glory with great clarity of vision and spent her life giving voice to…
Continue ReadingNot found on our Episcopal Church calendar, but venerated by our brothers and sisters of the Greek Orthodox Church is the martyr Haralambos who lived at the time of the Emperor Septimus Severus (194-211) in the city of Magnesia. In…
Continue ReadingNot found on our Episcopal Church calendar, but venerated today (Feb 9) by our Anglican brothers and sisters in the Church in Wales is St. Teilo of Llandeilo, an early saint of Christianity in Wales. An appropriate prayer for his…
Continue ReadingNot on our Episcopal Church calendar, but venerated in the Roman tradition and in some parts of the Anglican Communion today is St. Cuthmann the Builder, to whom this prayer is attributed: Father Almighty, you have brought my wanderings to…
Continue ReadingO God, by your Spirit you called Cornelius the Centurion to be the first Christian among the Gentiles: Grant to your Church such a ready will to go where you send and to do what you command, that under your…
Continue ReadingO God our Father, source of strength to all your saints, you brought the holy martyrs of Japan through the suffering of the cross to the joys of eternal life: Grant that we, encouraged by their example, may hold fast…
Continue ReadingJoin us for a pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday, February 21, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation – $5 per person; maximum $20 per family. Funds support youth ministry in the parish.
Continue ReadingJoin us at lunch for a free Brown Bag Concert at 12 noon on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. The Oberlin Jazz Trio will perform. Bring your lunch and enjoy the music. Or call the church office (330-725-4131) before 12 noon…
Continue ReadingAlmighty and everlasting God, you sent your servant Anskar as an apostle to the people of Scandinavia, and enabled him to lay a firm foundation for their conversion, though he did not see the results of his labors: Keep your…
Continue ReadingHoly God, you inspired the Dorchester chaplains to be models of steadfast sacrificial love in a tragic and terrifying time: Help us to follow their example, that their courageous ministry may inspire chaplains and all who serve, to recognize your…
Continue Reading