Weekly E-News from Christ Church Anglican – May 14th, 2026

Sunday after Ascension

  • Propers (Collects and Lessons) for the Sunday after Ascension.
  • Hymns.
  • We will be livestreaming this week!
  • Parish announcements and other information.
Propers for the Sunday after Ascension

The Book of Common Prayer 1928

Our book of services, the Book of Common Prayer

 

The Collect.

O GOD, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

 

The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. iv. 7.

THE end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

 

The Gospel. St. John xv. 26, and part of chap. xvi.

WHEN the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them.

This Sunday’s hymns

Hymn numbers are from the 1940 Hymnal:

Processional Hymn: “The strife is o’er, the battle done” – 91

Gradual Hymn: “My faith looks up to thee” – 449         

Communion Hymn: “Breathe on me, Breath of God” – 375

Recessional Hymn: “A mighty fortress is our God” – 551       

this week’s

We are live-streaming this Sunday! 

The upcoming YouTube live-stream will always be found at “Watch this Sunday’s live-stream,” also accessible from the menu bar at the top of the website home page. If we are not doing a live-stream for any reason, there will be a link to a past Sunday service to aid in your worship if you aren’t able to be with us in person.

If a live-stream of a Sunday service is accomplished, the audio of that Sunday’s sermon will usually be posted sometime Sunday evening on the media page on our website.

Announcements and other information:

Expanding our outreach to the world:  Father Hutchens is not only our new rector – he remains the Canon of the Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Kibungo in the African nation of Rwanda, headed by the Right Reverend Emmanuel Ntazinda.  As such, we now have the opportunity and privilege to be a blessing and encouragement to our brothers and sisters in Christ there.  “Stay tuned” to this weekly newsletter and to our website for more information to come! In the meantime, please be in prayer for the Anglican Church in Rwanda, particularly that God would move those in authority in Rwanda to re-open a number of churches that have been closed by the Rwandan government.

NEW weekly parish office hours: 
Here is our new parish office schedule:

Monday – Priest’s Sabbath (day off)
Tuesday – Office open 10AM to 5 PM
Thursday and Friday – Office open 9AM to 12 noon

Other times are available by appointment only.

If you ever experience an emergency or urgent situation that requires the presence of your priest – Father Hutchens expects, encourages and asks you to contact him immediately, day or night, any day of the week. Cards with his phone and email information are in the narthex – please take one and keep it with your personal “in case of emergency” information.

NEW weekly service: We now hold a weekly Evening prayer and healing service on Wednesday nights at 6:00 P.M.