- Propers (Collect and Lessons) for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, with Hymns.
- Link to the Parish website, whereon is found the YouTube link to our 10:30 a.m. (EDT) service.
- Parish Announcements for the week of February 9th, 2025.
The Collect.
O LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and household continually in thy true religion; that they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended by thy mighty power; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle. Col. iii. 12.
PUT on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
The Gospel. St. Matt. xiii. 24.
THE kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?. But he said, Nay lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Sermon Hymn: “Come, ye thankful people, come” – #137
Communion Hymn: “Father, we thank thee who hast…” – #195
Recessional Hymn: “Joyful, joyful, we adore thee” – #769
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Annual Meeting: Given that we have already had to postpone it, it seems to make the most sense to hold off at this point until our Senior Warden, Chris Gerry, is able to rejoin us; hopefully that will be in the very near future, and we will post updates on his progress and the date of the rescheduled meeting as available. In the meantime, please continue to pray for his full and speedy recuperation from his recent cardiac procedures!
Grand Investiture, Order of St. George: Fr. Tom, who has been appointed (with the permission of our Bishop!) Deputy Grand Chaplain of the Order of St. George, an international chivalric and humanitarian order of Christian knighthood, will be officiating at the Order’s annual Grand Investiture, to be held in Atlanta on the weekend of February 23rd. On that Sunday Fr. Zacchary Braddock, Dean of the Cathedral of the Diocese of the Holy Cross in Columbia, SC, will be preaching and celebrating here at Christ Church. Many thanks to Fr. Braddock, and to Bishop Hewett, for making this coverage possible!
Bishop’s Visitation: The Rt. Rev’d Paul C. Hewett, SSC, Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Holy Cross, Anglican Catholic Church, will be conducting his annual Episcopal Visitation of Christ Church Anglican on Sunday, March 9th, the First Sunday in Lent. He will be preaching and celebrating at our 10:30 service, and attending our Fellowship Meal afterwards. This is an excellent opportunity to meet (if you have not had the pleasure previously) and talk to our Bishop!
Holy Days for the Week of February 9th, 2025
Sunday, February 9th: St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop & Doctor (444)
Monday, February 10th: St. Scholastica, Abbess (543)
Friday, February 14th: Cyril & Methodius, Monk and Bishop (869, 885)
