M.P. Wednesday Sept 11 2019

Saturday: Movie Night 5 pm.  Youth Group will provide food and snacks and we will feature the movie “Christmas Angel” which is a wonderful movie that shows the goodness in people for those who have less. Also, the bulletin for tomorrow December 15th for Advent III: CLICK HERE

What is the Sacrament of Holy Confirmation? Did Our Lord institute it?  The Sacrament of Confirmation is the Sacrament of Christian maturity, the Sacrament which properly completes Baptism, making us full members of Christ’s Church. It conveys to the baptised Christian the Seal of the Holy Ghost, the fulness of the Holy Spirit in His…

The following is written by one of our talented members.   It discusses directly the root problem of today’s society and world. On Denise’s website, you will find other inspirational writings that give the views of a devout Christian who is simply offering her talents to the Lord and His Church. Her website is www.beltoftruthmagazine.com and…

IS IT NOTHING TO YOU A paraphrase of a meditation originally written by Archbishop Joost De Blank, and spoken before the people of St. Stephen’s Church, Westminster, in 1952, telling the story of the Crucifixion as if seen from the eyes of the Centurion in charge of the prisoner Jesus.. Every Good Friday Longinus retires…

Article from Christianity Today: Justin Martyr (100 – 175AD).   hen Justin was arrested for his faith in Rome, the prefect asked him to denounce his faith by making a sacrifice to the gods. Justin replied, “No one who is rightly minded turns from true belief to false.”.   It was in one sense an easy answer…

Total devotional time is approximately three hours.  Prepared by Fr. Michael Cawthon Rector of St. Michael the Archangel Matthews NC 28105.  Meditation time in Church will be from noon til 3pm.  Read each section and then reflect upon questions that follow (around ten minutes total on three or four questions.)  Enjoy the quiet downtime!  …