Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King

Let Us Pray For…

Reformed Episcopal Seminary
The Rev. Dr. Wayne A. Headman (President)
The Rev. Dr. Jon W. Abboud (Provost)

Trinity School for Ministry
The Very Reverend Dr. Justyn Terry (Dean and President)


Prayer Petitions
May Reformed Episcopal Seminary and Trinity School for Ministry continue to train leaders in the Anglican Tradition who speak the word of God to us, who live lives and hold to a faith worthy of imitation. May they watch over our souls, and never forget that that the Lord is their helper, and they have nothing to fear from the world.

WHS

From the Scriptures
Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say,

“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”

Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 13:1-21 (ESV)

from the readings for Evening Prayer for this day

A Guiding Prayer
Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

“The Sunday next before Advent,” The Book of Common Prayer (USA, 1928)

A Heritage Reflection
“Throughout its fruitful history, the Reformed Episcopal Seminary has distinguished itself as

“Evangelical, proclaiming Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and seeking to build up its students in faith and devotion;

“Catholic, affirming the faith of the apostles and of the early creeds, while also rejoicing with those everywhere who confess Christ Jesus as Lord;

“Protestant, holding to the Reformation doctrines of the primacy and sufficiency of Scripture and justification by grace through faith;

“Ecumenical, welcoming students from a variety of church groups and backgrounds into a community of ministerial training;

“Episcopal, holding to the worship, doctrine, and order of the English Reformation.”

from “Heritage and Purpose”
Reformed Episcopal Seminary

Trinity has always rested upon a commitment to the scriptural vision of holiness and ministry as it has been expressed in the Anglican tradition. In terms of our particular ethos, then, this means:

First, we affirm the authority, trustworthiness, and sufficiency of Scripture as “God’s Word written.” We believe that God gave us Scripture that we might be saved through faith in His Son and transformed by the Word in the power of the Holy Spirit. We believe that these truths have been faithfully transmitted in the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds, reliably interpreted in the 39 Articles of the Anglican Reformation, and given liturgical expression in the Book of Common Prayer.

Second, we seek to be shaped by the example of Jesus’ ministry. Jesus came into the world to minister and to give of Himself. This determines both how we live with each other and what sort of graduates we seek to form. We are committed to training both lay and ordained ministers, believing that the whole people of God are called to witness to Him and serve God's creation.

Third, we are committed to holiness, to being increasingly conformed to His image as individuals and as a community. We seek to be devoted to the Lord and to live in accordance with His character and purpose, and to this end we search the Scriptures and freely make use of the devotional and spiritual classics of Christian history. Only students who have a personal commitment to Christ are accepted for the degree and diploma programs.

Fourth, we welcome students from the “three streams” (evangelical, Anglo-Catholic, and charismatic), as well as from other Christian traditions. We are committed to our Anglican and Episcopal identity and confident in our Scriptural and evangelical roots. We rejoice in our Church’s liturgical life, concern for the balance of Word and Sacrament, respect for tradition, openness to all of God’s truth, power, and episcopal order.

Finally, our life together is dedicated to mission and evangelism. We believe mission originates in the heart of God. We pray for a passion not just to know the Lord ourselves but to bring others within the reach of His saving embrace. We are committed to help lead and encourage the Church in evangelism and mission. We are a Great Commission fellowship.

“Trinity’s Ethos”
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry