Faithful God, you came as a child to live among us and share in the joys and sorrows of life on earth. We thank you for the wonder of your arrival, which we honor today. Bless and unite all who minister through your church. Let the heavens rejoice. Let the earth be glad. God of power, we […]
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God, our savior, give to your church the humble heart of Mary. In our lives and ministries, let it be with us according to your word. We pray for the Episcopal Church in the Philippines; and for the faith communities of Good Shepherd, Vancouver; and St. Luke’s/San Lucas, Vancouver. We proclaim your greatness. Our spirits rejoice.
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St. John Chrysostompreached this Christmas sermonin 386.It was preached at Antioch in Asia Minor–during the first year of his public ministry.Later, he became Bishop of Constantinople.It was his skillful preachingthat earned him the nickname “Chrysostom,”which means “Golden-Mouthed.” Behold a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to the Shepherd’s song,piping no soft melody,but chanting full
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In the name of the Father,and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.Merry Christmas!What a year we’ve had:the pandemic phase of COVID is official over,but COVID itself isn’t.The war in Ukraine continuesas elections throughout the worldhave yielded interesting results.There’s unrest in the Democratic Republic of the Congoand there was an attempted coup in Sierra
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“Let it be with me according to your word.”“Let it be with me according to your word.”Our passages todayserve as nice bridgebetween the early advent readingsabout the end of the worldand what we’ll hear tonight and tomorrowabout Jesus’ birth.David wants to build God a house,so that God’s presencehas somewhere nice and permanent to stay.God has
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God of heaven and earth, shine forth through Your Church. Today in the Anglican Communion we pray for The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea; and in our diocese we pray for St. Stephen’s, Longview; and St. Peter’s, Seaview. Bless our presiding Bishop Michael; our Bishops Melissa and Brian; our priest, Joseph; and all who
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We pray to you, O God, for the peace of the world, and for our unity in Christ. Come, O Lord, and save us. For Michael, our presiding Bishop; Melissa and Brian, our bishops; Joseph; our vicar; for all who minister in Christ’s name; for the person who will be the next Bishop of Olympia;
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In her excellent sermon last week,Valerie said,“some Christians throughout the ageshave tried to skip to the end….They want to skip the wait,and in doing so,skip engaging with the world’s suffering.If we KNOW the world is ending so quickly,we don’t need to fight against thingsthat impact future generations,like climate change or systemic racism.After all, the thinking
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Happy Advent! I have a confession – even with how kitschy they’ve become, I love advent calendars. You can find them filled with traditional chocolate, of course, but nowadays you can also find advent calendars with cheese, ramen noodles, dog toys, or the other day I even saw one filled with paraphernalia from the 90’s
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Holy One of Old, we pray for your church. Inspire the souls of Justin the Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael our Presiding Bishop, Melissa and Brian our Bishops, Joseph our vicar, and our wardens and Bishop’s Committee, the Bishop Search Committee, and the next Bishop of Olympia. Give them life, that they may never turn away
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