St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Regina, Saskatchewan
KEEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable for our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, make us to love that which thou dost command; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SONG OF SOLOMON 2:8-13; PSALM 45:1-2, 7-10; JAMES 1:17-27;
MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
This week’s bulletin: September 2nd Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
With the verses of our Gospel lesson today, we have come to the end of this extended side excursion through John chapter 6. Why, in the midst of a year where we are reading through Mark’s gospel, have we spent the whole month of August on this one chapter of John’s gospel? Continue reading “Trinity 13 – August 26, 2018”
Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service: Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
1 KINGS 8:(1, 6, 10-11) 22-30, 41-43; PSALM 84; EPHESIANS 6:10-20; JOHN 6:56-69
This week’s sermon: Trinity 13 – August 26, 2018
This week’s bulletin: August 26th Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
O GOD, who declarest thy almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
2 SAMUEL 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; PSALM 130; EPHESIANS 4:25-5:2; JOHN 6:35, 41-51
This week’s bulletin: August 12th Eleventh Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Almighty God, your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry with the bread of his life and the word of his kingdom. Renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in all our weakness sustain us by your true and living bread, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13A; Psalm 51:1-13; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35
This week’s bulletin:August 5th Tenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
GRANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21
This week’s bulletin: July 29th Ninth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
O GOD, whose never-failing providence orders all things both in heaven and earth: We humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us those things which be profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Psalm 89:20-37; Ephesians 2:1-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
This week’s bulletin: July 22nd Eight Sunday after Trinity Sunday
O GOD, who hast prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man’s understanding: Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ezekiel 2:1-5; Psalm 48; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13
This week’s bulletin: July 8th Sixth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
in his Gospel, St. Mark is concerned to present and defend Jesus’ universal call, to men and women everywhere, to follow Him. Throughout this Trinity season we are going to be reading through St. Mark’s Gospel in church on Sunday mornings. The question before us is this, “What does it mean to follow a crucified and risen Savior, who is Jesus Christ?”
Today we are in the 4th chapter of St. Mark, which is given over entirely to a number of parables, of which we heard two: the parable of the growing seed, and the parable of the mustard seed. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, which is what we get in the parables, a short picture story, which was Jesus’ preferred method of teaching. Continue reading “Trinity 3 – Jun 17, 2018”