XXI Pentecost

Let Us Pray For...
International Conference, ACN
The Rt. Rev. William Atwood
The Rt. Rev. William Cox
The Rt. Rev. Andrew Fairfield
The Rt. Rev. John A. M. Guernsey
The Rt. Rev. William Murdoch
Anglican Church of Kenya
Anglican Church of Uganda
Anglican Province of the Southern Cone

Emmaus Network, AMiA
The Rev. John Miller III

Kings Mission Network, AMiA
The Rev. Alan Hawkins


Special Prayer Petitions
From Bishop John Guernsey: for our joint Clergy and Spouses Retreat, October 27-30 at Ridgecrest, NC.



From the Scriptures
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Ephesians 5:15-21 (ESV)

A Guiding Prayer
O Almighty and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things which thou commandest; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

“The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity,” The Book of Common Prayer (USA, 1928)

A Heritage Reflection
“… concerning that Faith, Hope, and Charity, without which there can be no salvation, was there ever any mention made saving only in that law which God himself hath from heaven revealed? There is not in the world a syllable muttered with certain truth concerning any of these three, more than hath been supernaturally received from the mouth of the eternal God.”

Richard Hooker (1554?-1600)
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity