Sermon, 2nd Sunday in Advent, 2024
Once per year during Advent, we are called upon to consider the gift of the Holy Scriptures, the Word of God. God has graciously revealed Himself to us in the pages of the Bible. Thus, the reading of Holy Scripture is a sacrament for in them Christ gives Himself to us. They are not easy to understand, but we, like the patriarch Joseph, are called upon to wrestle with scripture, to conform our precepts to the precept that we find there, and to study them so that we may apprehend God more fully. In doing so in the company of our fellow believers in the Church throughout time, we find…
Holy Communion, First Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1, 2024
What is Advent about? There are two core themes that we find in the readings. First is the sense of urgency. Christ is coming, and therefore there is no time for procrastination! Second is the theme of preparation. Christ is coming so we must prepare to receive Him. Let us therefore repent of our sins and embrace holiness. “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.” Here is the time code for the video below: 3:10 Litany 10:49 Processional Hymn 15:46 Morning Prayer 26:48 Ante-Communion 47:50 Homily 1:15:31 Comfortable Words/Sursum…
Sermon, Sunday Next Before Advent, 2024
The Sunday Next Before Advent is coloquially called, “Stir Up Sunday,” from the first words of this day’s collect. “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people.” In reading the lessons, we note the theme of “in-gathering” for the Kingdom of God is a harvest of those who have previously been dispersed throughout the whole world. Yet in the Kingdom, we are not only the object of the verb “to gather in”, but we are the subject as well. We have been gathered in, and we are called to gather in others as well. This, therefore, is the reason that we are to be stirred…
2024, Christmastide and Epiphanytide Worship and Events at Christ the King
This is a great season at Christ the King. Come join us for worship and feasting! Dec 21, Saturday, 10:30 am, Eucharist for the Feast of St. Thomas Dec 22 After our Sunday morning worship (12:15 pm): Greening of the Church After our worship for the 4th Sunday in Advent, we break out the decorations and put up the Tree while enjoying lunch, festive music, and seasonal treats. Stop by and lend a hand hanging ornaments! Dec 24, Tuesday, Christmas Eve. 5 pm: Christmas Lessons and Carols. This is a worship service of scripture readings, carols, and special music. You are invited to join us for this special and beautiful…
Upcoming Men’s Fellowship Night, 12/13/2024
Calling all gentlemen! Come out for a night of fellowship and encouragement and maybe a scotch and/or a cigar on Friday, December 13th at the vicarage. We will be starting around 6 pm. Bring friends, side dishes, other food and drinks to share, and did I mention to bring friends? Highly recommended to dress warmly as cigars are more of an outside activity.
Page Turners, Women’s book club for December
The ladies will be reading and discussing J.R.R. Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas on Dec. 10 at 6:45 pm at Heather White’s house. This is a fun read and copies of the book can be purchased at the links below: Abebooks Amazon Audiobooks.com
Photos from Our Hymn Workshop, 11/15-11/17
We all had a really great time learning about music, being encouraged to sing out, and practicing singing some of our great hymns better. Again – special thanks to our guest instructor, Andrew Dittman, from Chapel of the Cross, in Dallas, Texas! Did you know that the tune from God the Omnipotent is the bass line from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture? Practicing Chanting on Saturday Afternoon Saturday Night Dinner at the Johansens! Good Food! Good Fellowship! Sunday After Church – Great Singing this Weekend!
Holy Communion, 24th Sunday after Trinity, 2024
God is good even though life is hard, even though He allows us to struggle. It is in the struggle and the trials that we are purified, that we become more like Christ. Our purification and sanctification is a life-long project, but, thanks be to God, He is faithful. Hold on to Jesus. When life is challenging and difficult, hold on to Him all the more. You will grow. In the pain, through the pain, you will know healing, joy, and peace. Propers Manuscript Sermon Archive
Anglican Hymn Singing Workshop, Nov. 15-17, 2024
Do you like to sing, but feel timid about singing along with everyone in Church? Do you wish that you could sing better, but don’t know where to begin to improve? Then please join us at Christ the King Anglican Church on the weekend of November 15-17 when we welcome Andrew Dittman, Choirmaster at Chapel of the Cross in Dallas, Texas, to help us to better understand why we sing and to help us to sing better! Besides being choirmaster at the Chapel, Mr. Dittman also leads the music department at St. Timothy’s School in Dallas, and is also Artistic Director of the Denton Bach Society. Here is the weekend’s…
Page Turners, Women’s book club for November
If you are a woman who likes to read or simply enjoys being social, then please join us on November 12, 2024, at 6:45 pm for the next “Page Turners” bookclub meeting. This month’s book is Sheldon Vanauken’s, A Servere Mercy. This poignant memoir tells the story of Vanauken’s love and marriage, of studying under C.S. Lewis at Oxford, of him and his wife’s conversion to Christianity, and of the severe mercy God shows to him through his wife’s illness and death. Book can be purchased via Amazon or Abebooks Audiobook can be purchased at Audiobooks.com