Church guide

We would love to have you join us for our Christmas Eve Service: Lessons and Carols with a spontaneous pageant. Tonight, 7pm @ the ELKS Ballroom.

Emmanuel O Emmanuel, our King and our lawgiver, the hope of the nations and their Savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God. (Isaiah 7.14)

O Rex Gentium O King of the nations, and their desire, the cornerstone making both one: Come and save the human race, which you fashioned from clay. (Isaiah 28.16; Ephesians 2.14)

O Oriens O Morning Star, splendor of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. (Isaiah 9.2; 60.1-2; Malachi 4.2)

O Clavis David O Key of David and scepter of the House of Israel; you open and no one can shut; you shut and no one can open: Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house, those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. (Isaiah 22.22; 42.7)

O Radix Jesse O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples; before you kings will shut their mouths, to you the nations will make their prayer: Come and deliver us, and delay no longer. (Isaiah 11.10; 45.14; 52.15; Romans 15.12)

O Adonai O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush and gave him the law on Sinai: Come and redeem us with an outstretched arm. (Exodus 3.2; 24.12; Isaiah 11.4-5; 33.22)

O Sapientia O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end to the other mightily, and sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence. (Isaiah 11:2-3; 28.29)

Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and the comfort of your holy Word we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

A prayer for Advent: Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Dear friends, we are excited to meet at the Damman School THIS SUNDAY, at 10am. Hope to see you there!

Our Collect from this past Sunday seems particularly appropriate for election day: Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, as we live among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

A good interview with Tish Harrison Warren, author of The Liturgy of the Ordinary.

Pray for the church today! If you're unsure what to pray, let these words launch you into prayer. Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear our prayers, and grant that in this congregation the pure Word of God may be preached and the Sacraments duly administered. Strengthen and confirm the faithful; protect and guide the children; visit and relieve the sick; turn and soften the wicked; arouse the careless; recover the fallen; restore the penitent; remove all hindrances to the advancement of your truth; and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church, to the honor and glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Here is a link to the song from yesterday. Hope it helps... https://youtu.be/C-hD4VEoVQs

A prayer for all the farmers out there: Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth: We humbly pray that your gracious providence may give and preserve to our use the harvests of the land and of the seas, and may prosper all who labor to gather them, that we, who are constantly receiving good things from your hand, may always give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Excited to announce that our Bishop, Kevin Allen will be visiting with us this Sunday for our 10am service! This is a great opportunity to learn more about Anglicanism and the important role of the Bishop. Hope to see you there!

Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

Updated Holy Week Schedule: Maundy Thursday and Good Friday will BOTH be at the ELKS Ballroom at 7pm. Hope to see you there!