Grouped by: Holy Orders

    Christmas Eve Meditation

    12.24.20 | Holy Orders

      The Cultivation of Christmas Trees By T.S. Eliot   There are several attitudes towards Christmas, Some of which we may disregard: The social, the torpid, the patently commercial, The rowdy (the pubs being open till...

      Hearing the Call

      12.11.17 | Holy Orders

      Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one. To each is given the manifestation...

        Pathway to Holy Orders

        12.10.17 | Holy Orders

        Dear Brothers and Sisters, Greetings in Christ! At the heart of the Christian life is listening to the word of God. We begin sometimes to listen to the word found silently throughout creation (Psalm 19); but most importantly we do so as we...

          Holy Orders Pathway Forms

          12.08.17 | Holy Orders

          FORMS FOR THE PATHWAY TO HOLY ORDERS FORM A: REPORT OF THE PARISH COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONS (PCOV) to the Vestry Form B: Vestry Nomination of an Aspirant for Holy Orders and Vestry Financial Commitment  FORM C: RECTOR’S...

            Essential Reading on Holy Orders

            11.17.17 | Holy Orders

            Rosalind Brown, Being a Deacon Today: Exploring a Distinctive Ministry in the Church and in the World (Morehouse, 2005) Michael Ramsey, The Christian Priest Today (SPCK, 2009; first published 1972) George Sumner, Being...