Every November 30th the Episcopal Church remembers Saint Andrew, Apostle. Here’s a fun look at the history that has made Saint Andrew important to the Scottish people:
Prayers and readings we use on this day
Author: Daniel Rondeau
I am a husband and father and an Episcopal Priest (now retired) in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego.
On the Way | 11/29/15
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Episcopal Church Responds to Syrian Refugee Crisis
Adapted from the Diocesan News of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego:
Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD), the worldwide relief arm of the Episcopal Church, is working to collaborate with organizations active in transit countries such as Greece. Episcopal Migration Ministries suggests these actions for concerned Episcopalians:
- pray;
- volunteer with one of our local resettlement partners to welcome new Americans: http://bit.ly/EMMpartners;
- join the #RefugeesWelcome global social media campaign urging governments to welcome refugees (ie. use hashtag #RefugeesWelcome in your Facebook posts, Tweets and Instagram posts);
- sign the White House petition asking the president to pledge to resettle at least 65,000 Syrians by 2016: http://1.usa.gov/1L6zh9l.
A Prayer for the Victims of the Syrian Conflict
We pray for those damaged by the fighting in Syria.
To the wounded and injured:
Come Lord Jesus.
To the terrified who are living in shock:
Come Lord Jesus.
To the hungry and homeless, refugee and exile:
Come Lord Jesus.
To those bringing humanitarian aid:
Give protection Lord Jesus.
To those administering medical assistance:
Give protection Lord Jesus.
To those offering counsel and care:
Give protection Lord Jesus.
For all making the sacrifice of love:
Give the strength of your Spirit
and the joy of your comfort.
In the hope of Christ we pray, Amen.
Traditional Marriage?
What is a traditional marriage? The history of marriage may surprise you. As debate continues in America, as you listen for the Spirit in your reading of the Word, as you exercise your mind consider this brief look at marriage through the centuries and across continents.
“From “ghost marriages” to weddings staged purely to attain power, [this essay presents] just a few of the ways that marriage has been radically redefined throughout history.”
Source: Here Is All You Need To Prove Bigots Wrong About ‘Traditional Marriage’
Companions along the Way
Here’s an interesting post for those—like me—who sometimes find it difficult to hear what the Spirit is saying along the Way. 8 Books to Read When You’re Struggling to Read the Bible: How some writers can push you toward God.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/8-books-read-when-youre-struggling-read-bible#dhIDIrqIDWARPKW6.99
Pentecost — The Birthday of the Church
As you prepare for Pentecost: this meditation via Alive Now Blog:
Homeless Jesus
The Anglican Church News Service (ACNS) posted this article with commentary as the “Homeless Jesus” sculpture was placed at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin:
Speaking during the short service in the cathedral before the unveiling, Archbishop Jackson said that the people of Dublin were both honoured and chastened to receive the Homeless Jesus sculpture. Honoured, he said, because of the beauty of the craftsmanship and the trust expressed in the location of Christ Church Cathedral and chastened because of the “scandalous fact that the relentlessness of homelessness and the statistics of individual homeless people in Dublin in 2015 still merit such a sculpture as a reminder and as a memorial”.
Read the full article is here
Was Jesus’ Last Supper a Seder?
Here is an accessible look at the events of Holy Week. When was the “Last Supper” and was it a Seder? When was Jesus tried, condemned, and crucified? Let Jonathan Klawans guide your exploration:
Many people assume that Jesus’ Last Supper was a Seder, a ritual meal held in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Passover. And indeed, according to the Gospel of Mark 14:12, Jesus prepared for the Last Supper on the “first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb.” If Jesus and his disciples gathered together to eat soon after the Passover lamb was sacrificed, what else could they possibly have eaten if not the Passover meal? And if they ate the Passover sacrifice, they must have held a Seder. […]
… I believe we must be careful not to let our emotions get the better of us when we are searching for history. Indeed, even though the association of the Last Supper with a Passover Seder remains entrenched in the popular mind, a growing number of scholars are beginning to express serious doubts about this claim.
Read the entire post on the pages of the Biblical Archeology Society:
Was Jesus’ Last Supper a Seder? – Biblical Archaeology Society.
A Life Filled with Questions
An excellent preparation for Palm/Passion Sunday and Holy Week.
A photo taken with the Trustees at Saturday’s Meeting of Elected Bodies
While many of us wait for warmer days and real spring to arrive, many seniors in high school are waiting to hear about where they will find themselves on life’s great adventure. One of the things I like to tell juniors in high school to do, is to get their story straight. Most of them don’t know that as soon as they enter their senior year, every adult will ask them, “So where are you going to college?” Or “What are you doing after high school?”
For many young people, this is one of the biggest decisions of their life thus far. And the reality is, it is the beginning of a series of questions that family and friends are going to inquire about for years ahead. For once they are in college, many will begin asking, “So what…
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