Commemorations of the saints and seasons of the year….
PALM SUNDAY April 17, 2011 8:00 a.m. – Holy Communion with Distribution of Palms 10:00 a.m. – Choral Eucharist beginning with Liturgy of the Palms and Procession 5:30 p.m. – Celtic Eucharist (Propers for Monday in Holy Week) TUESDAY IN…
Continue ReadingJoin us on Maundy Thursday, April 21, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. as we begin “the Triduum”, the three days of Christ’s Crucifixion, burial, and Resurrection. The Choral Eucharist offered on Maundy Thursday evening incorporates an Agapé Feast and the Stripping…
Continue ReadingThe combined Choirs of Christ Church, Oberlin, and St. Paul’s Parish will offer a traditional Anglican Service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, March 6, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow the service. This service will feature liturgical compositions…
Continue ReadingThere will be two services offered on Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A “low mass” Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes (a service without music) will be offered at 7:30 a.m. A Choral Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes (including hymns…
Continue ReadingFrom Holy Women, Holy Men: In the third century, many young men turned away from the corrupt and decadent society of the time, and went to live in deserts or mountains, in solitude, fasting, and prayer. Antony of Egypt was…
Continue ReadingHilary of Poitiers (315-367) lived during the great controversy between Athanasius, who taught that the Son is fully God, equally with the Father, and Arius, who denied this. Hilary is sometimes called “the Athanasius of the West.” He was bishop…
Continue ReadingAelred was born in 1109 at Durham, and was sent to the Scottish court for an education that would ensure his future as a noble and courtier. He succeded, to the extent of being made Master of the Household of…
Continue ReadingWilliam Laud, born in 1573, was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 in the days of King Charles I. It was a turbulent time throughout, one of violent divisions in the Church of England, eventually culminating in the English…
Continue ReadingJesuit priest Fr. Eugene Lobo S.J. writes of today’s Feast: The Baptism of Christ as recorded in all the four Gospels indicates the Trinitarian Revelation and the commencement of the public ministry of Jesus. John the Baptist, the cousin of…
Continue ReadingBorn in 1875, Harriet became an Episcopal deaconess in 1922 after attending the New York Training School for Deaconesses. After becoming a deaconess, Harriet became a missionary among American Indian and Alaskan Native peoples. Harriet emphasized health and education rather…
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