IV Lent

Let us pray for...
Anglican Communion Network (ACN)
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wm. Duncan (Moderator)

Special Prayer Petitions
The Ministry Development Program
Anglican Relief and Development Fund
The Titus Institute for Church Planting and the Rev. Tom Herrick, Executive Director

Anglican Global Mission Partners
The Regional Anglican Women's Council Retreat, to be attended by about 150 women, April 11-13, In Costa Mesa, CA

Southeastern Convocation Conference: Common Cause--Working Together in Mission and Ministry, April 17-19, Loganville, GA

Anglican Men's Retreat, to be attended by as many as 300 men, May 16-18, in Newport Beach, CA

The Young Anglicans Project and the Young Anglicans Summit, June 11-13 in Pittsburgh, PA

The Good News Initiative and the Sharing Our Faith event, April 11-13 in Bakersfield, CA, and Jenny Noyes, Director of Evangelism

Please pray for the three-day catechism symposium June 10-12 at Trinity School for Ministry. Clergy, academics, and Christian educators will discuss various aspects related to the historic Anglican Catechism as well as the the new Anglican Catechism in Outline (ACIO) recently released Ash Wednesday by the Global South Primates. The event will provide a foundation to better enable contemporary transmission of the historic Christian faith to future generations. The gathering will consist of position papers, seminars, working groups and panel discussions. It will host a variety of Anglican scholars from Nashotah House Seminary, Trinity School for Ministry, and elsewhere.

Objectives
* To relaunch formal discussions between the academy and the church on the Anglican Catechism involving clergy, scholars, and practitioners together, in order to avail more effective faith transmission

* To present the new Anglican Catechism in Outline created under the auspices of the Global South Primates

* To garner feedback on the ACIO with respect to its potential usability at the parish level

* To encourage clergy, scholars, and Christian educators to work to support and equip families as the primary vehicles of faith formation


From the Scriptures
"Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses. And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. For at just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of kings and Lord of all lords."

I Timothy 6:11b-15 (NLT)

A Guiding Prayer
Direct us, O Lord, in all our doing, with thy most gracious favor, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Book of Common Prayer (1928, USA)

A Heritage Reflection
Christian! dost thou see them
On the holy ground,
How the powers of darkness
Rage thy steps around?
Christian! up and smite them,
Counting gain but loss;
In the strength that cometh
By the holy cross.

Christian! dost thou feel them,
How they work within,
Striving, tempting, luring,
Goading into sin?
Christian! never tremble;
Never be downcast;
Gird thee for the battle,
Watch and pray and fast.

Christian! dost thou hear them,
How they speak thee fair?
"Always fast and vigil?
Always watch and prayer?"
Christian! answer boldly:
"While I breathe I pray!"
Peace shall follow battle,
Night shall end in day.

"Well I know thy trouble,
O My servant true;
Thou art very weary,
I was weary too;
But that toil shall make thee
Some day all Mine own,
And the end of sorrow
Shall be near My throne."

The Hymnal (1892, The Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA)