Week of May 5th church calendar

The Lords Prayer:   Pope Francis has acted to change the words of the Lord’s Prayer from that which most of us learned when we were very young.  This seems an unnecessary act that is controversial even within the Roman Church and once again confusion has been created where there has not been confusion, and…

Prelude                                Rhosymedre                      R. Vaughan Williams The tune of the Gradual Hymn (#504) was written by the Welsh Anglican priest John David Edwards, who named the tune after the village of Rhosymedre in the County Borough of Wrexham, Wales, where he was the vicar (1843-1885). Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), English composer of orchestral and choral music,…

Sacrament of Holy Matrimony Is Christian Marriage a Sacrament? If so, why? How does Holy Matrimony differ from other kinds of ‘marriage?’ Marriage is most definitely a sacrament, instituted by God in creation and blessed by Our Lord Jesus Christ, raised and elevated to the status of a sacrament by His blessing and teaching. Actually,…

We regret to inform our St. Michael’s family that Fr. Richard Bakley passed into peace and life eternal last Sunday. Requiem Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Chad Jones and will be held on May 17th at St. Michael the Archangel at 2 pm.  Fr. Rich was the Rector of St. Michael for over 20…

Music for Trinity XVIII – 10/20/20 Prelude         Morning Prelude         E. M. Read Edward Mason Read (1846-1936), born in Vermont and student of Samuel B. Whitney (Church of the Advent, Boston), was an organist and representative of the Estey Organ Co. in St. Louis. His prelude from 1906 has contrasting…

Children’s devotion followed by Morning Prayer You may have to un-mute your device.  Meditation first 15 minutes, followed by Children’s devotion, followed by Morning Prayer.